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    Why This Step-Motherly Treatment To Article 226 Jurisdiction?: CJI Surya Kant On Runaway Couple Plea Before Supreme Court
    Why This Step-Motherly Treatment To Article 226 Jurisdiction?: CJI Surya Kant On Runaway Couple Plea Before Supreme Court
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    Why This Step-Motherly Treatment To Article 226 Jurisdiction?: CJI Surya Kant On Runaway Couple Plea Before Supreme Court

    Today, On 20th March, The Chief Justice of India asked the lawyer to move the Delhi High Court after a runaway couple’s protection plea was mentioned before the Supreme Court of India. He questioned, “Why this step-motherly treatment to Article 226 jurisdiction?”

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    Secondary Evidence Cannot Be Permitted When Original Exists And Can Be Produced: MP High Court
    Secondary Evidence Cannot Be Permitted When Original Exists And Can Be Produced: MP High Court
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    Secondary Evidence Cannot Be Permitted When Original Exists And Can Be Produced: MP High Court

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur set aside a trial court order allowing secondary evidence under Section 60 of the Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. The Court held, “Secondary evidence cannot be permitted when original exists.”

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    A Counsel Is An Officer Of The Court, Not A Mechanical Agent: Punjab & Haryana HC Says Litigants Can’t Blame Lawyer After Withdrawing Case
    A Counsel Is An Officer Of The Court, Not A Mechanical Agent: Punjab & Haryana HC Says Litigants Can’t Blame Lawyer After Withdrawing Case
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    A Counsel Is An Officer Of The Court, Not A Mechanical Agent: Punjab & Haryana HC Says Litigants Can’t Blame Lawyer After Withdrawing Case

    The Punjab & Haryana High Court said litigants cannot backtrack or blame their lawyer after withdrawing a case. It added that “a counsel is an officer of the court and not merely a mechanical agent of the litigant” while rejecting such excuses.

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    Excise Policy Case: Delhi HC Gives Time To Arvind Kejriwal & Others To Respond In ED’s Plea Against Trial Court Remarks
    Excise Policy Case: Delhi HC Gives Time To Arvind Kejriwal & Others To Respond In ED’s Plea Against Trial Court Remarks
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    Excise Policy Case: Delhi HC Gives Time To Arvind Kejriwal & Others To Respond In ED’s Plea Against Trial Court Remarks

    Today, On 19th March, The Delhi High Court has granted Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other AAP leaders one week to file their replies to the Enforcement Directorate’s plea seeking removal of adverse remarks, rejecting their request for four weeks’ time.

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    Husband Cannot Use Voluntary Early Retirement to Escape Maintenance: Delhi High Court Slams Strategy Used by Well-Qualified Men
    Husband Cannot Use Voluntary Early Retirement to Escape Maintenance: Delhi High Court Slams Strategy Used by Well-Qualified Men
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    Husband Cannot Use Voluntary Early Retirement to Escape Maintenance: Delhi High Court Slams Strategy Used by Well-Qualified Men

    The Delhi High Court held that a husband cannot rely on voluntary early retirement to avoid paying maintenance to his estranged wife and their children. The court said financial responsibility continues despite retirement and must be fulfilled fully.

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    Consider K. Kavitha’s Plea to Register Political Party ‘Telangana Praja Jagruti’: Delhi High Court Tells ECI
    Consider K. Kavitha’s Plea to Register Political Party ‘Telangana Praja Jagruti’: Delhi High Court Tells ECI
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    Consider K. Kavitha’s Plea to Register Political Party ‘Telangana Praja Jagruti’: Delhi High Court Tells ECI

    The Delhi High Court directed the Election Commission of India to consider former BRS MLC K. Kavitha’s application for registering her political party, Telangana Praja Jagruti. The ECI told the court that her application would be decided “as soon as possible.”

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    Snake Venom Case| Big Relief For Elvish Yadav: Supreme Court Quashes FIR And Proceedings Against YouTuber
    Snake Venom Case| Big Relief For Elvish Yadav: Supreme Court Quashes FIR And Proceedings Against YouTuber
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    Snake Venom Case| Big Relief For Elvish Yadav: Supreme Court Quashes FIR, Proceedings Against YouTuber

    Today, On 19th March, The Supreme Court of India set aside the FIR and all subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in the 2023 snake venom case filed under the Wildlife Protection Act by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

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    Maligning A Woman’s Character Is A Pernicious Form Of Social Violence: Kerala High Court
    Maligning A Woman’s Character Is A Pernicious Form Of Social Violence: Kerala High CourtMaligning A Woman’s Character Is A Pernicious Form Of Social Violence: Kerala High Court
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    Maligning A Woman’s Character Is A Pernicious Form Of Social Violence: Kerala High Court

    The Kerala High Court said maligning a woman’s character without any basis amounts to a “pernicious form of social violence” that deeply harms dignity. It added that valuing a woman’s image over her accomplishments “exposes society’s intellectual poverty.”

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    Magistrate Should Not Feel Hesitant in Passing Necessary Orders: Allahabad HC Flags Police Browbeating, Directs Judges to Seek Contempt
    Magistrate Should Not Feel Hesitant in Passing Necessary Orders: Allahabad HC Flags Police Browbeating, Directs Judges to Seek Contempt
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    Magistrate Should Not Feel Hesitant in Passing Necessary Orders: Allahabad HC Flags Police Browbeating, Directs Judges to Seek Contempt

    The Allahabad High Court said magistrates should not feel hesitant in passing necessary orders even if high-handed police officers cause inconvenience, and urged judges to initiate contempt proceedings when facing intimidation from any attempts to undermine their authority.

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    Serving Summons Or Notices By Email Is Valid Service Under PMLA Proceedings: Calcutta High Court
    Serving Summons Or Notices By Email Is Valid Service Under PMLA Proceedings: Calcutta High Court
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    Serving Summons Or Notices By Email Is Valid Service Under PMLA Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

    The Calcutta High Court held that serving summons or notices through electronic mail amounts to valid service under proceedings governed by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The ruling reinforces digital communication as effective in PMLA cases.

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