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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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  Impounding of entire sale agreement in a suit for specific performance for non payment of stamp duty is mandatory even though the suit is confined only one of several properties. Karnataka High Court.

  • 04-April-2022
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  When challenge to arbitrator u/s 13 of A & C Act fails, the only recourse is Section 34 after the award is passed. No separate challenge u/s 14 permissible. Delhi High Court.

  • 05-April-2022
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  Ordinarily a Power of Attorney is to be construed strictly by the Court. Agent can NOT sell property without THE express authorisation under the GPA. Supreme Court.

  • 05-April-2022
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