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Calcutta High Court Directs Disbursement of Compensation under Old Award to Subsequent Purchasers; Holds Section 24 of 2013 Act Inapplicable Since Acquisition was under 1948 Act and Land Already Vested with State “Subsequent purchasers are entitled only to receive compensation based on vendor’s title and cannot claim benefits under the 2013 Act”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

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Orissa High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against One Accused for Lack of Specific Allegations While Refusing Relief to Co-accused Implicated in FIR: “Allegations Must Be Clear, Not Omnibus or Vague”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

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Orissa High Court refuses to quash bribery charges under Prevention of Corruption Act against government clerk accused of demanding ₹5,000 bribe: “Disputed facts fall squarely within the domain of trial”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

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Orissa High Court Partially Allows Criminal Revision, Discharges Mother-in-Law While Declining Relief to Husband Accused Under Dowry Death Provisions Noting Prima Facie Case Against Him for Cruelty and Harassment

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

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Calcutta High Court Denies Quashing of Complaint Alleging Sexual Harassment by Retired Officer, Holds “Prima Facie Materials Sufficient for Continuation of Proceedings” under New Criminal Law

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

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Calcutta High Court Denies Bail in Organised Child Trafficking Case: “This is a heinous kind of organized crime… many involved may not come to the forefront or be identified by the victim”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

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Orissa High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail Citing Long Criminal History and Allegations of Serious Offences under Special Laws, Including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. “Given the antecedents and the nature of allegations, the Court is not inclined to entertain the plea.”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PILs Challenging Iron Ore Mining Expansion Over Lack of Locus and Public Interest: “Public Interest Litigation Cannot Be a Tool to Wreak Vengeance or Win Notoriety”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail in ₹242 Crore Bank Scam Case Citing Illegal Arrest of Woman After Sunset Without Magistrate’s Permission and Failure to Communicate Grounds of Arrest to Relatives “Guarantee of life and liberty under Article 21 cannot be denied even to an accused”

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Alleged Murder Case of Social Activist Citing Inconsistencies in Witness Statements and Delay in Recording Eye-Witness Accounts as Ground for Doubt. “The inconsistencies between Section 161 and 164 CrPC statements of eyewitnesses create reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s story, entitling the accused to bail.”

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read