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SC: Cannot Direct Company’s Authorized Signatory to Pay Interim Compensation - 26.07.2024

SC has stated that authorized signatories can bind company through their actions but they do not merge their legal status with that of the company. This distinction supports interpretation that drawer under Section 143A of NI Act refers specifically to issuer of cheque, not authorized signatories.

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MP HC: Accused Can’t be Compelled to Languish in Jail in Absence of Progression of Trial - 26.07.2024

MP High Court while allowing bail application of an accused, has held that if there is delay in progression of trial, then no one can be allowed to languish in jail because unless and until a person is held to be guilty he has to be presumed innocent.

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Del. HC: Denying Seat to Candidate Due to Administrative Fault Would be Unjust - 26.07.2024

Del. HC has observed that a MD seat denied to a candidate due to administrative inefficiency would be unjust and contrary to principles of fair competition and merit- based selection and the Courts must ensure that a meritorious candidate does not suffer injustice due to no fault of his or her own.

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Supreme Court: Promotion to be Effective from the Date on Which It Was Granted - 25.07.2024

Supreme Court while hearing an appeal against an employee seeking retrospective promotion, has observed that promotion of an employee is to be effective from the date on which it was granted and not from the date on which the vacancy has occurred.

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Delhi High Court: BCI Directed to Decide Plea for Payment of Minimum Stipend to Junior Lawyers - 25.07.2024

Delhi High Court has directed Bar Council of India (BCI) to decide the plea regarding payment of minimum stipend to junior lawyers within a period of six months.

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All. HC: Decision of Continuation or Termination of Pregnancy is Up to the Woman - 25.07.2024

All. HC while hearing a case of a 15 years old pregnant rape victim, has opined that a woman's decision in whether or not to go ahead with termination of her pregnancy is a decision that is to be taken by no one but herself. This is primarily based on the widely acknowledged idea of bodily autonomy.

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SC: Customs Duty to be Paid by Owner Even When Confiscated Goods are Redeemed by Paying Fine - 24.07.2024

Supreme Court has held that the owner of goods has a liability to pay customs duty, even after confiscated goods are redeemed after payment of fine under Section 125 of the the Customs Act of 1962.

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HP HC: Adultery Not a Ground to Automatically Disqualify Divorced Wife from Receiving Maintenance - 24.07.2024

Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that a divorced wife cannot be automatically disqualified from receiving maintenance under Section 125(4) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 only on the ground that she was living in adultery.

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Bombay HC: If Ignorance Was an Excuse Every Accused Would Claim Unawareness of Law - 24.07.2024

Bombay High Court has observed that if ignorance was an excuse, every person who is charged for any offence or involved in a crime would merely claim that he was unaware of the law in question in order to avoid liability, even though he was well aware of the consequences of breaking the law.

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SC: Split Verdict Delivered in Challenge to Approval for Genetically Modified Mustard Cultivation - 23.07.2024

Supreme Court has delivered split verdict on petitions challenging Centre’s approval on release of genetically modified mustard. While Justice BV Nagarathna quashed the approval, Justice Sanjay Karol upheld the same.

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