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'Access To Drinking Water A Right': Bombay High Court Flags Scarcity In Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court has held that access to clean and potable drinking water is a fundamental right and questioned why citizens in Maharashtra continue to approach courts for such a basic necessity even after 75 years of Independence.
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Blanket, Disproportionate Freezing Of Bank Accounts Arbitrary: Delhi High Court
Blanket or disproportionate freezing of bank accounts, when the account holder is neither an accused nor a suspect in an investigation, is manifestly arbitrary and against one's fundamental right to livelihood, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Barred From Church, Enrolled At Bar: Sister Lucy Becomes Lawyer At 60
At the age of 60, Sister Lucy Kalapura has enrolled as a lawyer with the Kerala High Court Bar Council, marking a new chapter in her long public struggle.
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Rush Of Voter Applications At Age 18 May Overwhelm Authorities: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said if every individual began submitting voter enrolment applications immediately upon turning 18, it would overwhelm the authorities with verification work and "open the floodgates".
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'No Excuse For Bad Roads In City Like Mumbai': High Court On Pothole Deaths
The Bombay High Court on Monday said there can be no justification for bad roads in Mumbai, India's financial capital, and noted civic bodies and government were not only obligated, but duty-bound to provide good roads to citizens.
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Kerala High Court Rules Beggar Cannot Be Forced To Pay Maintenance To Wife
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a court cannot compel a beggar to pay maintenance to his wife, while directing the state to step in to ensure that destitute spouses receive food and clothing.
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Wife Pressuring Husband To Cut Family Ties Amounts To Cruelty: High Court
A wife pressurising her husband to sever ties with his family members amounts to cruelty, the Delhi High Court has said and upheld an order dissolving an estranged couple's marriage.
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Denial Of Marriage Post Consensual Physical Relationship Not An Offence: High Court
Merely refusal to get married by a man after a consensual physical relationship for four years would not constitute a cognisable offence, the Allahabad High Court has said while rejecting the plea of his live-in partner who had accused him of rape.
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Consenting Adults Have Right To Choose Partners, Live Together: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has called the right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and live together "a facet of their personal liberty and privacy" being immune to the family's disapproval.
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Bombay High Court To Get New Bench In Kolhapur From August 18
The Bombay High Court will get a new bench at Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, which will be the fourth HC bench in the state, and its sittings will commence from August 18.
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Delhi High Court Fines Woman For "Casually" Filing Sex Offence Case Against Partner
The Delhi High Court has fined a woman with Rs 20,000 for "casually" filing a case of sexual offence against her live-in partner.
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Kerala High Court Asks State If It Contemplates Law Against Black Magic
The Kerala High Court has sought the state government's stand regarding its earlier submission that it was contemplating legislation against evil practices like black magic and sorcery.
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Gauhati High Court Asks Assam To Disclose Whereabouts Of 'Foreigner' Brothers
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to disclose the whereabouts of two brothers declared as foreigners by a tribunal, officials said on Friday.
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Delhi High Court Revises Timings Of Court Sittings, Lunch Breaks
The Delhi High Court has revised its timings for court sittings and lunch breaks for judges and staff, a day after the Supreme Court said high court judges were taking breaks "unnecessarily" and too often.
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Parent Cannot Be Implicated For Kidnapping Own Child: Punjab High Court
A parent cannot be implicated for kidnapping their own child as both the parents are equal natural guardians, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held while dismissing a plea.
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'Access To Drinking Water A Right': Bombay High Court Flags Scarcity In Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court has held that access to clean and potable drinking water is a fundamental right and questioned why citizens in Maharashtra continue to approach courts for such a basic necessity even after 75 years of Independence.
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Blanket, Disproportionate Freezing Of Bank Accounts Arbitrary: Delhi High Court
Blanket or disproportionate freezing of bank accounts, when the account holder is neither an accused nor a suspect in an investigation, is manifestly arbitrary and against one's fundamental right to livelihood, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Barred From Church, Enrolled At Bar: Sister Lucy Becomes Lawyer At 60
At the age of 60, Sister Lucy Kalapura has enrolled as a lawyer with the Kerala High Court Bar Council, marking a new chapter in her long public struggle.
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Rush Of Voter Applications At Age 18 May Overwhelm Authorities: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said if every individual began submitting voter enrolment applications immediately upon turning 18, it would overwhelm the authorities with verification work and "open the floodgates".
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'No Excuse For Bad Roads In City Like Mumbai': High Court On Pothole Deaths
The Bombay High Court on Monday said there can be no justification for bad roads in Mumbai, India's financial capital, and noted civic bodies and government were not only obligated, but duty-bound to provide good roads to citizens.
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Kerala High Court Rules Beggar Cannot Be Forced To Pay Maintenance To Wife
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a court cannot compel a beggar to pay maintenance to his wife, while directing the state to step in to ensure that destitute spouses receive food and clothing.
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Wife Pressuring Husband To Cut Family Ties Amounts To Cruelty: High Court
A wife pressurising her husband to sever ties with his family members amounts to cruelty, the Delhi High Court has said and upheld an order dissolving an estranged couple's marriage.
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Denial Of Marriage Post Consensual Physical Relationship Not An Offence: High Court
Merely refusal to get married by a man after a consensual physical relationship for four years would not constitute a cognisable offence, the Allahabad High Court has said while rejecting the plea of his live-in partner who had accused him of rape.
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Consenting Adults Have Right To Choose Partners, Live Together: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has called the right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and live together "a facet of their personal liberty and privacy" being immune to the family's disapproval.
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Bombay High Court To Get New Bench In Kolhapur From August 18
The Bombay High Court will get a new bench at Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, which will be the fourth HC bench in the state, and its sittings will commence from August 18.
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Delhi High Court Fines Woman For "Casually" Filing Sex Offence Case Against Partner
The Delhi High Court has fined a woman with Rs 20,000 for "casually" filing a case of sexual offence against her live-in partner.
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Kerala High Court Asks State If It Contemplates Law Against Black Magic
The Kerala High Court has sought the state government's stand regarding its earlier submission that it was contemplating legislation against evil practices like black magic and sorcery.
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Gauhati High Court Asks Assam To Disclose Whereabouts Of 'Foreigner' Brothers
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to disclose the whereabouts of two brothers declared as foreigners by a tribunal, officials said on Friday.
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Delhi High Court Revises Timings Of Court Sittings, Lunch Breaks
The Delhi High Court has revised its timings for court sittings and lunch breaks for judges and staff, a day after the Supreme Court said high court judges were taking breaks "unnecessarily" and too often.
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Parent Cannot Be Implicated For Kidnapping Own Child: Punjab High Court
A parent cannot be implicated for kidnapping their own child as both the parents are equal natural guardians, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held while dismissing a plea.
