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SC: Government Officers to First Appear Virtually, if Court Thinks Their Presence to be Necessary - 25.04.2024

SC while expressing disapproval at practice of High Courts routinely ordering personal appearance of Government Officials, has observed that if High Courts think that it is necessary to direct personal appearance of the official, they should first allow them to appear through video conferencing.

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SC: Can Only Apply Egg Shell Skull Rule if Patient Had Pre-Existing Conditions - 25.04.2024

Supreme Court While enhancing the compensation amount for a patient from Rs. 2 Lakh to Rs. 5 Lakh, has observed that the egg shell skull rule that holds the injurer liable for damages suffered, shall only be applicable if the patient had pre-existing conditions.

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Del. HC: Property Given by Deceased Husband Can Only be Enjoyed by Hindu Woman Without Income - 25.04.2024

Delhi High Court has observed that a Hindu woman without income only has complete rights to enjoy the property received by her deceased husband. She can also enjoy the income from the said property throughout her life but she cannot have absolute right over the property.

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Supreme Court Launches Whatsapp Messaging Services, Advocates and Parties to Receive Updates - 25.04.2024

Supreme Court has announced the integration of Whatsapp messaging services with its IT services and through this initiative, Advocates on Record and parties will receive messages regarding cause lists, electronic filing, orders and judgements.

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Raj. HC: Impermissible for Mag. & ASJ to Take Cognizance Against Same Accused for Diff. Offences - 25.04.2024

Raj HC has held that a conjoint reading of Section 193 and 209 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would make it clear that situation wherein part cognizance has been taken by the Magistrate and part cognizance has been taken by the Additional Sessions Judge cannot be held to be legally permissible.

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Del. HC: Can Only Interfere With Industrial Tribunal’s Decision if Found Perverse - 25.04.2024

Delhi High Court has held that the High Court is empowered to interfere with the decision of the Industrial Tribunal only to the extent of decisions found to be perverse or based on no evidence.

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Bom. HC: Tender Conditions Challenged by Contractors Through PIL Pollute Purity of Stream of PIL - 25.04.2024

Bombay High Court has held that permitting a contractor to file a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the conditions of a tender, is nothing but a sheer abuse of the process of Court and an effort to pollute the purity of the stream of public interest litigation.

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Del. HC: Threshold Income to Claim Financial Aid Under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Unreasonable - 25.04.2024

Delhi High Court while initiating a suo motu case, has observed that the eligibility criteria of threshold income under the Central Government's Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi is not reasonable.

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Del. HC: Record Rooms of District Courts in Grim Situation, Record to be Weeded Out Efficiently - 24.04.2024

Delhi High Court has observed that the situation in record rooms of the District Courts is grim and the process of weeding out of the record needs to be carried out expeditiously and monitored on a regular basis.

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Kar. HC: Serious Stigma May be Caused on Person’s Character by Pre-Trial Detention - 24.04.2024

Karnataka High Court while granting bail to a person charged with offences under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has observed that the pre-trial detention is unwarranted as it will be a serious stigma on the character of a person.

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