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    Attempt To Convert Administrative Or Personal Grievances Into A Criminal Prosecution: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Complaint Against Chief Justice, Judges
    Attempt To Convert Administrative Or Personal Grievances Into A Criminal Prosecution: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Complaint Against Chief Justice, Judges
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    Attempt To Convert Administrative Or Personal Grievances Into A Criminal Prosecution: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Complaint Against Chief Justice, Judges

    The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a 2016 complaint against Navin Sinha and P Diwaker, with a bench led by Ramesh Sinha finding no cognizable offence or specific allegations.

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    Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea
    Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea
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    Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea

    The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside a Family Court order rejecting a mutual-consent divorce petition because the husband belonged to a Scheduled Tribe, ruling that Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 protections cannot bar couples married under Hindu customs.

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    Sad Commentary On Our Criminal Justice Delivery System: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Jail
    Sad Commentary On Our Criminal Justice Delivery System: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Jail
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    Sad Commentary On Our Criminal Justice Delivery System: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Jail

    The Allahabad High Court acquitted Raees after 23 years in a family murder case, calling it a “sad commentary on our criminal justice delivery system.” Justices Siddharth and Jai Krishna Upadhyay urged more judges, staff, and infrastructure to tackle criminal appeal delays.

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    Testimony of Rape Victim Must Align With Medical Evidence: Allahabad HC Acquits Two in 2015 Rape Case
    Testimony of Rape Victim Must Align With Medical Evidence: Allahabad HC Acquits Two in 2015 Rape Case
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    Testimony of Rape Victim Must Align With Medical Evidence: Allahabad HC Acquits Two in 2015 Rape Case

    The Allahabad High Court acquitted Surajpal and Udai Pal, overturning their twenty-year sentences in a 2015 minor gang-rape case. Justice Manoj Bajaj held that inconsistencies between eyewitness testimony, medical evidence, and investigation created reasonable doubt, citing material discrepancies in statements.

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    FTC Cannot Be Denied Merely For Late Filing Of Form 67 Under Income Tax Rule : Delhi HC
    FTC Cannot Be Denied Merely For Late Filing Of Form 67 Under Income Tax Rule : Delhi HC
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    FTC Cannot Be Denied Merely For Late Filing Of Form 67 Under Income Tax Rule : Delhi HC

    The Delhi High Court ruled Foreign Tax Credit cannot be denied solely for delayed Form 67 filing, directing reconsideration within two months. Real Time Data Services Private Limited challenged FTC denial for AY 2020-21 and subsequent years.

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    Post-Retirement Promotion Can't Extend Service Tenure, But Notional Benefits Allowed Up to Retirement Date: Gauhati High Court
    Post-Retirement Promotion Can't Extend Service Tenure, But Notional Benefits Allowed Up to Retirement Date: Gauhati High Court
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    Post-Retirement Promotion Can’t Extend Service Tenure, But Notional Benefits Allowed Up to Retirement Date: Gauhati High Court

    The Gauhati High Court ruled that a promotion issued after retirement cannot be used to extend an employee’s tenure. However, it held that notional financial benefits may still be granted up to the retirement date under the CAS.

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    Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Force State To Create Posts Or Amend Rules For Promotion Of Lab Technicians
    Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Force State To Create Posts Or Amend Rules For Promotion Of Lab Technicians
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    Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Force State To Create Posts Or Amend Rules For Promotion Of Lab Technicians

    The Chhattisgarh High Court held that courts cannot direct the State to create new posts or modify service rules to provide promotional avenues as it falls under government policy. The plea of long-serving Laboratory Technicians was dismissed as legally unsustainable.

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    Supreme Court Reduces 38-Year-Old Murder Case Conviction, Says Awareness of Death Risk Isn’t Intent to Kill
    Supreme Court Reduces 38-Year-Old Murder Case Conviction, Says Awareness of Death Risk Isn’t Intent to Kill
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    Supreme Court Reduces 38-Year-Old Murder Case Conviction, Says Awareness of Death Risk Isn’t Intent to Kill

    The Supreme Court reclassified a 1986 triple homicide case from murder to culpable homicide, observing that knowing an act could cause death does not prove intent to kill. The accused, having served over 12 years, can now be released immediately.

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    ‘No Sympathy for Daylight Murder of a Brave IPS Officer’: Jharkhand HC Split on Maoists’ Death Sentence in SP Balihar Killing
    ‘No Sympathy for Daylight Murder of a Brave IPS Officer’: Jharkhand HC Split on Maoists’ Death Sentence in SP Balihar Killing
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    ‘No Sympathy for Daylight Murder of a Brave IPS Officer’: Jharkhand HC Split on Maoists’ Death Sentence in SP Balihar Killing

    Jharkhand High Court delivers a split verdict on the 2013 Maoist attack that killed SP Amarjit Balihar and five policemen. One judge acquits the accused, the other confirms their death sentence.

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    Calcutta HC Clears Teacher Hiring: Dismisses Petitions Challenging New Rules
    Calcutta HC Clears Teacher Hiring: Dismisses Petitions Challenging New Rules
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    Calcutta HC Clears Teacher Hiring: Dismisses Petitions Challenging New Rules

    Calcutta High Court allows WB teacher recruitment to proceed, rejecting pleas against 2025 eligibility norms. Court backs “modern-day requirements” in selection process.

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