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  ''Vajpayee led NDA–Government was toppled for want of one vote.'' Election set aside by a very small margin is not a ground to set aside judgement in election petition. Karnataka High Court.

  • 07-April-2022
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  Affiliation of Colleges. Exercise of power must not only satisfy integrity and probity but also the timeframe within which power is exercised. Karnataka High Court.

  • 07-April-2022
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  Omission to put question to accused under section 313 Cr.P.C, cannot be a good ground to upset conviction unless it has resulted in miscarriage of justice or prejudiced the interest of the accused substantially. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-April-2022
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  There is no bar for the informant police officer to undertake investigation so long as the investigation is free of bias and prejudice. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-April-2022
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  ‘’No limitation to doing justice.’’ State cannot shield itself behind the ground of delay and laches when relief is sought against forcible dispossession of a person of his private property without following due process of law. Supreme Court.

  • 06-April-2022
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  Whether corporate death of an entity upon amalgamation per se invalidates an assessment order cannot be determined on a bare application of the provisions in the Companies Act but would depend on the terms of the amalgamation. Supreme Court.

  • 06-April-2022
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  Preemption under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955. Non-notified co-sharer is entitled to bring a petition for preemption within a period of three years from the date of registration of the impugned document of sale. Calcutta High Court.

  • 05-April-2022
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  Google cannot allow keywords that infringe trademark. It has an obligation to investigate complaints alleging keywords resulting in diversion of traffic from website of trademark owner to that of infringer. Delhi High Court.

  • 06-April-2022
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  Court cannot receive and admit documents merely reserving liberty to opposite party to object at a later stage. Court must hear and decide immediately when production is objected. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-April-2022
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  Member of Indian Legal Service cannot be appointed as judicial member. Madras High Court strikes down Section 32(2) of the Benami Transaction Act, 1988.

  • 07-April-2022
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  Writ. Mere representations to the authority cannot justify a belated approach. Court may refuse to invoke extraordinary power if there was negligence/omission on the part of the applicant to assert his right within a reasonable time. Allahabad High Court.

  • 07-April-2022
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  Amendment in the pleadings by way of adding mutually destructive inconsistent/contradictory pleas/reliefs/claims, is not permissible. Punjab High Court.

  • 04-April-2022
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