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Statute

Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015(11.08.2015)

The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015 became Act No. 23 of 2015. It amends the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, raising the value of suits in which th.....

Tags : delhi high court, district court, suit value

Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015(22.09.2015)

The government introduced the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015. The Ordinance clarifies that jurisdiction for cheque bounce c.....

Tags : Cheque, ordinance, negotiable instruments, jurisdiction

Blast from the Past

Party partaking in arbitration waives right to object validity(21.02.2002)

By participating in arbitration proceedings without protest, or objection before a court at the initial stage, a party is deemed to have waived its ri.....

Tags : arbitration, jurisdiction, acquiescence, participation, without protest

Events

Conflict of interest: CCI members attend Assocham conference(07.08.2015)

Members of the Competition Commission of India participated in a conference organised by parties that have cases pending before the Commission. Held, .....

Tags : competition, conflict of interest

Top Story

An urge towards protecting vulnerable witnesses(16.12.2015)

The Madras High Court confirmed a conviction and sentence of the accused by a trial court for the rape of a minor. It rejected contentions that the vi.....

Tags : Rape, minor, competent victim, vulnerable

RBI Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework(13.04.2017)

RBI has issued Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for banks which will override existing PCA framework. New set of provisions will be ef.....

Tags : Framework, Issuance, Restrictions

India’s first language dictionary launched(23.03.2018)

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched First Indian Sign Language Dictionary. At present, it consist of 3000 words, new words woul.....

Tags : Sign Language, Dictionary, Launch

India’s first language dictionary launched(23.03.2018)

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched First Indian Sign Language Dictionary. At present, it consist of 3000 words, new words woul.....

Tags : Sign Language, Dictionary, Launch

New Appointments Not To Be Made From In-Service Candidates Against Bar Quota Rules Supreme Court(10.05.2019)

Supreme Court has ordered that, no new appointments to the post of District Judges shall be made from in-service candidates against quota reserved for.....

Tags : Appointment, District Judges, Interim relief

Hitting the right wavelength(14.05.2015)

In a case determining if mobile service providers were owed a right of extension of licence by the Government, the Supreme Court held in the negative......

Tags : telecom, auction, licence, conflicting aims

RBI imposes restriction on Mastercard from on-boarding new domestic customers(14.07.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed restrictions on Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Limited (Mastercard) from on-boarding new domestic customer.....

Tags : Supervisory action, Restrictions, Mastercard

Notifications & Circulars

Restriction on redemption of Mutual Funds(31.05.2016)

In efforts to quell disparity in imposition of restrictions on redemption of mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Board of India clarified that r.....

Tags : mutual fund, redemption, restriction, sebi

Consultation Paper on Cloud Computing(10.06.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced a paper (09.04.2018)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened an Open House Discussion on Consultation Paper on "Making ICT Accessible for Persons with Di.....

Tags : Discussion, ICT, Accessibility

Competition Commission of India imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda(16.01.2019)

The Competition Commission of India ('Commission') has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda ('CDAB') to be in contravention of the p.....

Tags : Restrictive trade practices, Penalty, Imposition

Streamlining export data to include District level details in Shipping Bills(05.02.2020)

1. Reference is invited to Notification No. 33/2019-Cus (NT) dated 25.04.2019 vide which the Shipping Bill (Electronic Integrated Declaration and Pape.....

Tags : Export data, Inclusion, District level details

Rs. 200 crore set aside for Central Victim Compensation Fund(14.10.2015)

Ministry of Home Affairs introduced the Central Victim Compensation Fund to provide support to victims of various attacks, including acid attacks, rap.....

Tags : Victim, fund, central, state

Restrictions on Public Procurement from certain countries(23.07.2020)

The Government of India today amended the General Financial Rules 2017 to enable imposition of restrictions on bidders from countries which share a la.....

Tags : Restrictions, Public Procurement, Countries

Modi Government Decides to give FRRO, Delhi Jurisdiction over Matters Relating to Services in Respect of OCI Card Holders residing in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad(11.11.2020)

During the last few years, the Government under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has taken a number of measures to facilitate t.....

Tags : FRRO, Delhi Jurisdiction, Services

International Cases

Victim’s entitlement to compensation measured by reference to the law of state of accident, routes to recovery provided by Directives he or she invokes(03.08.2016)

In present case, Respondent, a United Kingdom resident, was on holiday in Greece. Walking along the verge of a road, she was struck from behind by a v.....

Tags : Compensation, Liability, Jurisdiction

Lockdown 4.0 - States/UTs cannot dilute restrictions imposed in MHA guidelines; can only make them stricter based on local level assessment and Health Ministry Guidelines: MHA(18.05.2020)

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on 17.05.2020, issued the revised guidelines regarding lockdown restrictions, to contain COVID-19. As the lockdo.....

Tags : Assessment, Restrictions, MHA guidelines

Periodic updation of KYC - Restrictions on account operations for non-compliance(05.05.2021)

This is with reference to Section 38 of the Master Direction on KYC dated February 25, 2016, in terms of which Regulated Entities (REs) have to carry .....

Tags : Periodic updation, KYC, Restrictions

Where, there is challenge on totality grounds, severity of sentence imposed on individual count to be assessed in light of its contribution to total effective sentence(08.12.2016)

Appellant appeals against his conviction on the grounds that a miscarriage of justice occurred due to the appellant wrongly pleading guilty. Appellant.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Totality principle

Tribunal has no jurisdiction to interpret agreement, it can only amend statutory statement to ensure that, it corresponds with agreement(04.06.2017)

Claimant in present claim complained that, he had suffered an unlawful deduction from wages arising out of Respondent discontinuing its practice, afte.....

Tags : Wages, Deduction, Jurisdiction

Bail can only be granted where exceptional circumstances are demonstrated and it is otherwise appropriate to do so(09.01.2018)

In instant case, Mr Valerio's application filed for bail pending his appeal against conviction. Alternatively, the Appellant seeks an urgent appeal or.....

Tags : Bail, Grant, Jurisdiction

Air Quality Commission directs strict enforcement of dust control measures to curb air pollution(23.12.2020)

The Commission of Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas reviewed the deteriorating air quality situation and has directed strict enf.....

Tags : Strict enforcement, Dust control, Direction

Enlistment under Appendix 2E to issue Certificate of Origin (Non - Preferential) for All India Jurisdiction(18.10.2021)

1. In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade authorizes agen.....

Tags : Enlistment, Certificate, Jurisdiction

Mere fact of pending internal appeal, by itself, not sufficient to justify finding of fact that it was not "reasonably practicable" to present complaint to tribunal(16.11.2016)

In instant case, claims lodged with tribunal were a claim of unfair dismissal, unlawful deduction of wages, breach of contract and sex discrimination......

Tags : Dismissal, Limitation, Jurisdiction

Where offences occur on separate occasions and involve separate transactions, cumulative sentences will generally be called for unless the totality principle requires another approach(12.12.2017)

In instant case, the Appellant was sentenced in the Fremantle Magistrates Court to a total effective sentence of 4 years' imprisonment in respect of 4.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW(22.05.2018)

In the instant case the Apple group of companies is involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of various mobile communication and media device.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Exhaustion, Patent

Mere fact that a sentence is outside the range does not necessarily establish that exercise of sentencing discretion in particular case miscarried(09.08.2018)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was convicted, on his plea of guilty, on a single count in an indictment which alleged that, on 1.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Quantum

Processing of e-forms and company registration handed to CRC(23.03.2016)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified that the Central Registration Centre will have functional jurisdiction of processing and disposal of e-form.....

Tags : Central registration centre, registration e-forms, jurisdiction

New AICTE rules for admission in and approval of institutions(08.03.2018)

In order to grant approval to new Technical Institutions and extension of approval to existing Technical Institutions, detailed Approval Process for t.....

Tags : AICTE rules, Admission, Approval, Institutions

Financial Action Task Force High risk and other monitored jurisdictions(16.11.2021)

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), vide public document 'High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action' dated October 21, 2021, has called.....

Tags : Financial Action, Task Force, Jurisdictions

Imposition of a sentence other than life imprisonment for the offence of murder will be an exceptional course(01.09.2017)

The Appellant was convicted after trial of murdering the deceased, who was her former partner, on 13 June 2015. She was sentenced to life imprisonment.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Once Court recognized its jurisdiction over a public interest matter, applicant is not entitled to halt proceedings by unilateral withdrawal(14.09.2018)

Issue involved in present case was relating to maintainability of proceedings initiated vide Show Cause Notice No. 70/2012 dated 14th June 2012 (SCN').....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Complaint, Withdrawal

Strict implementation of the import policy i.r.t. transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus (ITC HS Code-8525 60 00), by the Customs Authorities(11.08.2021)

1. Reference is invited to F. No. P-11014/04/2013-PP(Vol-1) dated 12th July, 2021 issued by DWA (Regulation), Wireless Coordination and Planning Wing,.....

Tags : Strict implementation, Import policy

Restrictions on import of products made of plastic(22.06.2022)

1. Kind attention is invited to letter No. B-17011/7/UPC-II-PWM (MLP)/2021/12900 dated 01.02.2022 received from Ministry of Environment, Forest & Clim.....

Tags : Restrictions, Import, Plastic products

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise, an Appellate Court can intervene only if Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(19.09.2018)

The Appellant appeals against his sentence of 4 years' immediate imprisonment imposed on his conviction, on his pleas of guilty, to one count of posse.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Inferences could be drawn at trial only where Section was invoked(17.09.2018)

Matter Arising out of an incident which occurred on the 3rd June, 2009, Mr. Wilson, the Appellant, was arrested on suspicion of the unlawful possessio.....

Tags : Offence, Trial, Conviction, Validity

Medical Devices under the Jurisdiction of CDSCO(19.11.2019)

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regulates the safety, efficacy and quality of .....

Tags : Medical Devices, Jurisdiction, CDSCO

Restriction on Storage of Actual Card Data [i.e. Card-on-File](28.07.2022)

1. Reference is invited to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circulars DPSS.CO.PD.No.1810/02.14.008/2019-20 dated March 17, 2020 and CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S33/02-.....

Tags : Restriction, Storage, Actual Card Data

Merger approval is a "once off' affair(02.10.2017)

Effects of an acquisition of control are considered, when approval of merger is sought and obtained and cannot be revisited once it has been determine.....

Tags : Merger, Declaratory relief, Grant, Jurisdiction

An appeal to present Court is not an opportunity to revisit question of appropriate sentence(07.12.2018)

The Appellant pleaded guilty to three offences. He was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment on count 1, attempting to possess methylamphetamine with int.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Graded relaxation in visa and travel restrictions(22.10.2020)

In view of the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had taken a series of steps to curtail the inward and outward m.....

Tags : Graded relaxation, Visa, Travel restrictions

Reserve Bank of India lifts the business restrictions imposed on American Express Banking Corp.(24.08.2022)

In view of the satisfactory compliance demonstrated by American Express Banking Corp. with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular dated April 6, 201.....

Tags : Business restrictions, Lifting of, American Express

Guidelines on Insurance claims of victims of Subsidence and Landslides in the calamity affected areas in the State of Uttarakhand(19.01.2023)

1. Subsidence and Landslide have caused loss to property in some areas in the State of Uttarakhand. There is an urgent need for the general insurers t.....

Tags : Guidelines, Insurance claims, Victims

Location of conduct of business of company quintessential to jurisdiction(11.11.2015)

Hearing a petition against the prejudicial conduct of business by a stakeholder in the company, the Hong Kong High Court gave rather a long stretch to.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, location, conduct of business, incorporation

A reasonable suspicion that a thing has been stolen or unlawfully obtained will necessarily fall short of certainty(06.11.2018)

In facts of present case, the Appellant was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of a charge of being in possession of a thing capable of be.....

Tags : Suspicion, Conviction, Legality

Reserve Bank of India to Launch the Pilot Project for Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit(14.08.2023)

1. As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released on August 10, 2023, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the develo.....

Tags : Pilot Project, Frictionless Credit, Public Tech Platform

Leave to appeal is required for each ground of appeal(24.12.2018)

The Appellant applies for leave to appeal against his conviction in the Children's Court of Western Australia of one count of burglary and one count o.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Discretion to suspend a term of imprisonment is not confined by considerations relating to rehabilitation and mercy(10.04.2019)

The Appellant was convicted after trial on charge of unlawfully assaulting a member of the crew of an aircraft so as to interfere with the performance.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs starts capturing district-wise data or origin of export goods(17.02.2020)

Keeping with the Hon'ble PM's objective of turning districts into export hubs, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has now started capturing d.....

Tags : District-wise, data, Export goods

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – Calls for action for High risk and other monitored jurisdictions(29.02.2024)

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vide public document 'High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action' - February 2024, has called on its .....

Tags : FATF,High-Risk, Jurisdictions

Spent conviction orders are not made, when public interest is involved(17.04.2019)

The Appellant seeks leave to appeal against penalties imposed upon him following his conviction of road traffic offences. The penalties were imposed b.....

Tags : Public interest, Conviction, Validity

Overlapping/Conflict between Central and State Labour Laws(07.12.2016)

The 'Labour' is a subject included in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The concept of "Appropriate Government.....

Tags : Conflict, Labour Laws, Centre-state

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme being extended to 61 more districts(01.02.2016)

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has extended its Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiatives to an 61 additional districts, from the 100 it had enco.....

Tags : Beti bachao, extended, districts, initiatives

Air Quality Commission calls for strict implementation of RFID system at 13 toll plazas of Delhi(29.12.2020)

Commercial vehicles without RFID tags or inadequate balance in the tags will not be allowed entry from 01st January.

Move to help reduce veh.....

Tags : Strict implementation, RFID system, Vehicular pollution

An appellate court will not set aside a conviction based on a plea of guilty unless Appellant satisfies the Court that a miscarriage of justice has occurred(14.06.2019)

The Appellant appeared in the Magistrates Court in relation to various charges including one charge of assaulting a public officer. He entered pleas o.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Restriction on storage of actual card data(23.12.2021)

1. In terms of our circular DPSS.CO.PD.No.1810/02.14.008/2019-20 dated March 17, 2020 on "Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment .....

Tags : Restriction, Storage, Card data

Companies (Listing of Equity Shares in Permissible Jurisdictions) Rules, 2024(24.01.2024)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 23 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Govern.....

Tags : Equity shares, Permissible jurisdictions, Rules

Central Government notifies Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit(22.02.2024)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 158A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and section 20 of the Integrated Good.....

Tags : Public Tech, Platform, Frictionless Credit

A mere link between a claim which engages Article 24(2) of Recast Regulation and one which does not is not sufficient to bring latter within scope of that provision(29.07.2019)

Present appeal is concerned with the interpretation of Article 24(2) of the Brussels I Recast Regulation (Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) of 12.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Regulation, Applicability

Liability in tort, delict or quasi-delict can only arise, if a causal connection can be established between damage and event in which that damage originates(21.03.2018)

In facts of present case, between May 2005 and February 2009, Mr. Mukhtar Ablyazov was the chairman and controlling shareholder of the claimant, a ban.....

Tags : Conspiratorial agreement, Damages, Jurisdiction

Every case must be approached on its own facts and it is only after a diligent examination of all the facts that, it can be decided whether an accused had a fair trial or not(12.03.2020)

Present is an appeal, with the special leave of present court, against a judgment of the High Court, which confirmed a sentence of life imprisonment i.....

Tags : Conviction, Fair trial, Legality

Armed Forces Tribunal Jabalpur gets extended jurisdiction(03.05.2016)

The Central Government notified extended jurisdiction for the Armed Forces Tribunal at Jabalpur effect 9 May 2016. Within its territorial jurisdiction.....

Tags : Armed forces, tribunal, jurisdiction

ECI Advisory to media - Refrain from telecasting/publishing programmes with respect to prediction of results in any form during the prohibited period(08.04.2019)

The Election Commission of India has issued an advisory to all the media (electronic and print) to refrain from telecasting/publishing programmes whic.....

Tags : Prediction, Results, Media, Prohibition

Authorization of the Assessing Officer for a specified jurisdiction to exercise all or any of the powers conferred on for the purpose of Chapter VIII of Finance Act, 2016(20.03.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause(b) of section 164 and section 178 of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016) read with sub-sections(1) and (2.....

Tags : Authorization, Assessing Officer, Jurisdiction

Imposition of port restrictions on supply of Prohibited/Restricted essential commodities to the Republic of Maldives during 2024-2025(15.04.2024)

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as ame.....

Tags : Imposition, Port restrictions, Prohibited essential commodities

Sponsor contribution to an AIF set up in overseas jurisdiction, including IFSCs(12.05.2021)

1. Attention of AD Category - I banks is invited to paragraph A.3.(e) and B.6 of Master Direction No.15 dated January 1, 2016, on "Direct Investment b.....

Tags : Sponsor contribution, AIF, Overseas jurisdiction

An appeal Court cannot intervene simply on basis that, it might have exercised discretion differently(16.05.2017)

In facts of present case, on 1st September 2016, Appellant was convicted after a trial in Magistrates Court of five offences of stealing as a servant .....

Tags : Spent conviction, Denial, Validity

A conviction based on a plea of guilty may be set aside on basis that, an Appellant satisfies the Court that, he had an arguable defence with a reasonable prospect of success(29.06.2018)

In the instant case, Mr Granato was charged with importing a firearm accessory into Australia in contravention of Commonwealth law. He appeared before.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Arguable defence

Court will not interfere with sentence imposed unless it is satisfied that, the sentence has been vitiated by a material misdirection or is disturbingly inappropriate(01.04.2019)

Present appeal arises from a tragic incident which occurred on 10 July 2009 at the offices of the detective branch at Esikhawini, when Bongani Cebekhu.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

In a sentencing discretion Court should only intervene, if a material error of fact or law has been made or result is manifestly unreasonable or unjust(14.04.2020)

In present matter, the Appellant was convicted of six breaches of a family violence restraining order (FVRO) contrary to Section 61(1) of the Restrain.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Quantum

When reviewable error is established, discretion to grant relief under Section 36(4) of the Magistrates Court Act, 2004 is enlivened(02.06.2020)

In present matter, on 4 September 2015, the second Respondent applied for and was granted a restraining order against the Applicant. The application w.....

Tags : Summons, Service of, Jurisdictional error

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise. An Appellate Court can intervene, only if, Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied error(27.06.2018)

The Appellant seeks an extension of time within which to appeal and leave to appeal a total sentence of 22 months immediate imprisonment imposed by a .....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Any order for further and better discovery is discretionary and the discretion must be exercised having regard to the objectives of case management(25.06.2020)

Present is the Plaintiff's application for discovery orders. The Plaintiff is seeking orders requiring the second Defendant to discover all applicatio.....

Tags : Discovery orders, Entitlement, Jurisdiction

Regulations made under a statute cannot be used to interpret the governing statute(23.05.2020)

The Appellants appeal against an urgent interim interdict issued by the High Court, Pretoria, which prevents the South African Police Service (the SAP.....

Tags : Interim interdict, Implementation, Provision

Leave to appeal can only be granted by present Court, if failure to make a conviction order amounts to a miscarriage of justice(07.08.2020)

The Appellant seeks leave to appeal against sentence. On 8 November 2019, following a plea of guilty, the Appellant was convicted for attempting to co.....

Tags : Conviction, Fine, Legality

Labour Court has concurrent jurisdiction with civil courts to hear and determine any matter concerning a contract of employment(18.09.2019)

The narrow issue in present appeal is whether the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, had the jurisdiction to determine the Appellant’s .....

Tags : Salary, Labour Court, Jurisdiction

Negligence by the business operator does not have to be proved(16.10.2020)

In facts of present case, Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Ltd. (“HPFPL”) operates a poultry slaughterhouse. The birds have their legs shackled to a movi.....

Tags : Strict liability, Negligence, Mensrea

Section 8 of the Criminal Code is applicable only when two or more persons forms common intention to prosecute a criminal offence(24.12.2020)

On 14 February 2020, the Appellant was convicted after trial of one count of animal cruelty contrary to Section 19(1) of the Animal Welfare Act, 2002 .....

Tags : Animal cruelty, Conviction, Legality

A person who unlawfully omits or refuses to do any act which it is the person's duty to do under Section 444A of the Criminal Code is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment(28.01.2021)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was convicted after trial on basis of being a person who had charge of an ignition source and unl.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Amendment in paragraph 3.06 and 3.08 of Handbook of Procedures of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20(26.08.2015)

The Director General of Foreign Trade made amendments in paragraphs 3.06 and 3.08 - Jurisdictional RA / RA Concerned and Port of Registration of Scrip.....

Tags : Amendment, foreign trade, jurisdiction, scrips

Govt. relaxes operation of Sec. 10(1) r/w Sec. 14A(1) of Tobacco Board Act, 1975 in State of Andhra Pradesh for auctions during crop season 2022-2023(04.07.2023)

WHEREAS, the Central Government is satisfied that circumstances have arisen rendering it necessary in the public interest, to relax the restrictions i.....

Tags : Restriction, Provisions, Relaxation

Council’s disciplinary functions are not limited to instances relating to criminal conviction; it is the Council’s duty to act against conduct that is improper, unethical(15.01.2021)

In present matter, on 25 November 2014, the Respondent, Dr. David Grieve, appeared before the professional conduct committee (the committee) of the fi.....

Tags : Council, Jurisdiction, Disciplinary proceedings

High Court would have jurisdiction over matters specified in Section 62(2) of Competition Act, 1998, unless such jurisdiction was specifically and expressly ousted(08.04.2021)

Present is an appeal against a decision of the High Court, in terms of which it dismissed an application under Rule 30 of the Uniform Rules , brought .....

Tags : Provision, Applicability, Jurisdiction

Discretion to make a spent conviction order should be regarded as of an exceptional character(07.05.2021)

The Appellant was convicted on 27 October 2020 of breach of bail in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court. She was fined $100 and ordered to pay costs. The App.....

Tags : Spent conviction, Entitlement, Hardship

Where an issue in general interest is at stake, it is incumbent on public authorities to act in good time, in an appropriate manner and with utmost consistency(13.09.2016)

Instant case originated in an application against Russian Federation lodged with Court under Article 34 of Convention for Protection of Human Rights a.....

Tags : Eviction, Rights, Violation

A confession by an accused shall not be admissible as evidence against his or her co-accused(09.07.2021)

The issue before the Supreme Court was whether the evidence of a single witness was reliable and acceptable considering that the witness was declared .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Court is empowered to remove a BRP from office on the grounds of ‘conflict of interest or lack of independence’(21.05.2021)

In facts of present case, Oakbay Investments applied to the High Court for the removal of Messrs Knoop and Klopper as business rescue practitioners (B.....

Tags : BRPs, Conflict, Removal

Accused could only have been properly convicted, if the evidence of the single witness was clear and satisfactory in all material respects(01.09.2021)

In facts of present case, on 28 November 2018, the appellant, Mr. Lungisa Grifhs, was convicted together with two of his erstwhile co-accused in the R.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Where an eviction is going to render persons homeless, a constitutional obligation rests on relevant municipality to provide suitable accommodation(14.11.2019)

Present is an appeal against the eviction of Mr. Cedric Morgan Jones and Mrs. Diane Morgan Jones, aged 78 and 76 years old respectively, together with.....

Tags : Eviction, Legality, Right of residence

Fundamental breach of relationship justifies eviction(30.09.2021)

The Appellant’s appeal is against an order of the Land Claims Court, Randburg, which set aside an order by the Magistrate’s Court that, the Respondent.....

Tags : Eviction, Grant, Justification

Congress must specifically authorize CDC to continue with eviction moratorium imposed as relief program for alleviating the burdens caused by the COVID–19 pandemic(26.08.2021)

In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Re¬lief, and Economic Security Act to alleviate burdens caused by the COVID–19 pandemic. Among oth.....

Tags : Eviction, Extension of moratorium, COVID-19

An accused released on warning who fails to appear, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to the punishment(19.08.2020)

The issue in present appeal, with the special leave of this Court, is whether the Appellant’s petition for leave to appeal in terms of Section 309C of.....

Tags : Conviction, Leave to appeal, Grant of

In the absence of demonstrable and material misdirection, Trial Court’s findings of fact are presumed to be correct(30.07.2021)

The Appellant was arrested and charged with murder. Appellant raised an alibi defence during trial before the South Gauteng High Court (trial court). .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise, an appellate court can only intervene, if the Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(15.03.2022)

The Appellant was sentenced to a total effective sentence of 8 years 11 months' imprisonment. The appellant now appeals against his sentence. His sole.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Leave to appeal must not be granted, unless the court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of succeeding(19.09.2022)

The Appellant lodged an appeal against the decision by a magistrate to convict the Appellant of an offence contrary to Section 218(b) of the Planning .....

Tags : Charge, Simple offence, Conviction

Applicant for grant of special leave to appeal must show that there are special circumstances which merit a further appeal to the court(05.09.2022)

Present is an appeal against the refusal by the high court of the Appellant’s application for leave to appeal to that court against his conviction and.....

Tags : Conviction, Leave to appeal, Grant

If an undertaking is clear and unambiguous, a failure to obey it will constitute contempt(02.09.2022)

The applicant, the Attorney General, seeks orders that the first contemnor, Robert Noel Morrison (Mr. Morrison Snr.), and the second contemnor, Robert.....

Tags : Undertaking, Contempt, Conviction

Constitution not only provide protection for different religious beliefs and affiliation, it also guaranteed the freedom to observe and manifest the different religious beliefs(24.11.2022)

The interdict application had been brought by Mr. Chandra Giri Ellaurie. In terms of the interdict the high court ordered that the sound of the ‘Call .....

Tags : Noise, Interdict, Requirement

Sentencing or punishment is pre-eminently a matter of discretion of the trial court, A court exercising appellate jurisdiction cannot, interfere in the absence of a material misdirection(23.01.2023)

In present case, the Appellant was convicted of the rape of his 9-year-old niece and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Regional Court. The issues .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Driver of a vehicle must not use a mobile phone while the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked(12.01.2022)

The Appellant was convicted of a contravention of regulation 265(2) in the Magistrates Court. Pursuant to Part 2 Division 2 of the Criminal Appeals Ac.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Legality

Once an alibi has been raised, the alibi has to be accepted, unless it can be proven as false beyond a reasonable doubt(01.12.2022)

On 3 July 2016, in the early evening at approximately 18h00, a group of men arrived at the Mall of Africa taxi rank in Midrand in a white VW Polo moto.....

Tags : Charges, Conviction, Legality

High Court has jurisdiction to grant a forfeiture order in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act(03.05.2021)

In present matter, on 28 July 2017, the high Court granted an ex parte application for a preservation order, in terms of Section 38 of the Prevention .....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Unlawful activity, Forfeiture order

Leave to appeal must not be granted on a ground of appeal unless the court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of succeeding(17.02.2023)

The Appellant was charged with one count of assaulting a public officer who was performing a function of his office, contrary to Section 318(1)(d) of .....

Tags : Assault, Conviction, Legality

In a trial involving a charge of murder, the magistrate shall be assisted by assessors unless the accused requests that the trial may proceed without assessors(23.06.2023)

In facts of present case, Pillay had been charged with murder before the Regional Court. He was convicted. Pillay appealed to the high court against h.....

Tags : Conviction, Compliance, Provision

When self-defence has been specifically pleaded by the accused, the onus remains on the State to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused acted unlawfully(27.07.2023)

On 12 June 2020, the regional court, Benoni convicted Mr. Pillay for murder and sentenced the Appellant to 15 years’ imprisonment. On the same day, th.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Legality

Leave to appeal must not be granted unless the court is satisfied that, the ground has a reasonable prospect of succeeding(08.08.2023)

Appellant was convicted of reckless driving, contrary to Section 60A(2) of the Road Traffic Act, 1974. He was fined $1,400, ordered to pay costs in th.....

Tags : Evidence, Conviction, Legality

Accommodation is not a home, it is a residence of limited duration for a specific purpose, that is time-bound by the academic year and subject to rotation(03.07.2023)

Present is an appeal against the order of the High Court, dismissing the Appellant’s application to evict the Respondents. The respondents had been ca.....

Tags : Accommodation, Eviction, Entitlement

If the preconditions in Section 45(1)(a) and (b) of Sentencing Act are satisfied, the Court has a discretion, not a duty, to make a spent conviction order(17.08.2023)

The Appellant was convicted in on a charge that, being an occupier of premises, she knowingly permitted those premises to be used for the purpose of t.....

Tags : Discretion, Spent Conviction, Sentence

High court will only exercise its jurisdiction in exceptional circumstances(29.09.2023)

The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) initiated an investigation into a series of transactions involving Absa Bank and several.....

Tags : Investigation, Notices, Jurisdiction

Jury can be satisfied of the guilt of the accused only if guilt is not simply a rational inference, but the only rational inference that the circumstances permit(22.02.2024)

The Appellant was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of one count of home burglary contrary to Section 401(2)(b) of the Criminal Code and .....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

An accused can be convicted on the evidence of a competent single witness(20.03.2024)

The Appellant and his co-accused were convicted in the Regional Court, Johannesburg on a count of robbery with aggravating circumstances read with Sec.....

Tags : Robbery, Conviction, Legality

A contracting party is entitled to specific performance of any contractual right(28.03.2024)

Present is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court, which granted an eviction order against the appellant from a commercial property, pursuant .....

Tags : Eviction, Notice, Legality

News

Bombay HC Dismisses Rape Convict's Plea After Completion of Jail Term(23.11.2015)

Bombay HC has dismissed appeal filed by convict against five-year sentence granted to him for raping a minor in 2011. The convict has already served .....

Tags : Bombay HC, Rape Convict

Allahabad HC Issues Criminal Contempt Notices to 15 Agra Lawyers(26.10.2016)

Allahabad High Court, while taking cognizance of an illegal strike and alleged misbehaviour with several Judges of Agra District Court, has issued cri.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Agra District Court, Criminal Contempt

Madras HC Orders Rs. 3 Lakh Interim Compensation to Fire Victims of Sivakasi(27.10.2016)

Madras High Court has ordered an interim compensation of Rs 3 Lakh each to families of nine people who died due to a fire accident at a cracker shop i.....

Tags : Madras HC, Interim Compensation, Fire Victims, Sivakasi

Consumer Forum Orders 3 Months Jail Term to Chennai Based Builder(02.11.2016)

Northern Chennai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered three months imprisonment for a city-based realtor, in a case in which Chennai.....

Tags : Chennai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, builder

Convicts Too Must Breathe Fresh Air, Maintain Family Ties, Says Supreme Court(03.10.2017)

Supreme Court has said and favoured a "humanistic approach" while dealing with pleas for parole or furlough to those serving long jail term by observi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Convict, Fresh Air, Family

Why No Action Against Media Houses Revealing Identity of Sexual Offences Victims? SC to Media Bodies(23.10.2018)

Supreme Court has sought the response of media bodies like Press Council of India, News Broadcasting Standards Authority, Editors Guild of India and t.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Ofences Victim

Probation officer’s report cannot be used as a substitute for evidence(31.05.2024)

The present eviction application was launched in terms of section 9 of Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA) on the basis that the statutory requ.....

Tags : Eviction, Entitlement, Discretion

Madras High Court Raps Trial Court for Wrong Conviction(16.12.2015)

Madras HC has pulled up a Sessions Court for having convicted five people under wrong provisions of law in a highway robbery case and set aside convic.....

Tags : Madras HC, Wrong Conviction, Sessions Court

Delhi HC: DDCA Can't Hold Twenty20 World Cup Without Compliances Certificate(21.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has said that Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) will not be allowed to host ICC World Twenty20 matches unless it acquires.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi and District Cricket Association

Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief's Conviction, Says Chargesheet(29.11.2017)

Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief's Conviction, Says Chargesheet

Tags : The chargesheet, accessed by CNN-News18, says Honeypreet played a major role before and during the riots that occurred in the aftermath of the verdict by a special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25, killing over 40 people.

Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills(29.11.2017)

Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills

Tags : A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre's plea to relocate half of the remaining paramilitary forces from the state's strife-torn districts to the poll-bound state.

President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary(29.11.2017)

President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary

Tags : Telling the higher judiciary that it was its "sacred duty" to "groom" district and sessions judges and raise their skill so that more and more of them can be elevated to High Courts, President Kovind said "We need to take long-term measures to remedy this situation."

Hyderabad High Court Quashes G.O. on VM Home(29.11.2017)

Hyderabad High Court has quashed the orders of Telangana Government allotting 10 acres of land of Victoria Memorial orphanage home for construction of.....

Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Victoria Memorial

HC can Execute Foreign Arbitration Award Despite Change in Pecuniary Jurisdiction: Delhi HC(04.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that jurisdiction to execute foreign arbitration award continues with the high court, despite the change in pecuniary jurisd.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitration Award, Pecuniary Jurisdiction

State bears the onus to prove the identity of the Accused and to dispel their alibi defence beyond reasonable doubt(20.06.2024)

The matter involved Dinesh Moodley and Ugresen Perumal who were convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison on 6 September 2019 by the Gau.....

Tags : Conviction, Identification, Legality

Court has power to manage access to its records in a pending action.(16.01.2019)

The present application is about restricting access by persons who are not parties to the action. The applicant, Cockburn Cement Limited, has applied .....

Tags : Information, Access, Restriction

Contempt of a court order can be issued against the party when the breach is both wilful and mala fide(27.05.2020)

Present is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Pretoria in which she declared the first Appellant, (the City) and the second Appellant, .....

Tags : Interim interdict, Contempt, Prohibition

Court may allow an appeal against sentence if, in its opinion, a different sentence should have been imposed(27.07.2020)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was charged on indictment with two counts: (a) On 1 March 2018, at Margaret River, the Appellant.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Delhi HC Rejects Azad’s Plea for SIT Probe(09.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has rejected plea of Ex-Indian cricketers Kirti Azad and Bishan Singh Bedi seeking court monitored SIT probe into alleged financial i.....

Tags : Delhi High Court , Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi , Delhi and District Cricket Association

SC Stays Execution of a Death Row Convict(11.02.2016)

Supreme Court has stayed execution of a man who was convicted for raping and later killing a four-year-old girl in Mumbai in 2008.

Tags : Supreme Court, Death Row Convict

SC Orders All State to Formulate Policies for Uniform Compensation to Disabled Rape Victims(12.02.2016)

SC has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate a uniform scheme to provide compensation to the victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Disabled Rape Victims

Bombay HC Seeks State’s Reply Over Delay in Deciding Eligibility for Victim Welfare Scheme(17.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked State Government to explain delay in deciding whether benefits of its rehabilitation schemes meant for survivors of rape a.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Victim Welfare Scheme

Jodhpur Based Court Acquits Salman Khan of All Charges Under Arms Act in Black Buck Poaching Case(18.01.2017)

A Jodhpur based Court has acquitted Bollywood Actor Salman Khan of all charges in Arms Act case against him in alleged poaching of two black bucks, af.....

Tags : Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jodhpur district, Salman Khan, Arms Act, Black Buck Poaching

CCI Approves Sony Pictures Deal to Buy Ten Sports(19.01.2017)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Sony Pictures Networks’ proposed purchase of Ten Sports, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Tags : Competition Commission of India, Ten Sports, Zee Entertainment, Sony Pictures

Court has to Confine Itself to 'Disobeyed' Order While Exercising Contempt Jurisdiction: SC(08.02.2019)

Supreme Court has reiterated that, while exercising the contempt jurisdiction, the court has to confine itself to the four corners of the order allege.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Jurisdiction

SC Put Stay on Execution Of Rape Convict, Murderer Of 5-Year-Old(30.03.2016)

SC has stayed execution of man, who was to be hanged on Wednesday for raping and killing a five-year-old last year in Madhya Pradesh and sought respon.....

Tags : SC, Rape Convict,stayed execution

Bombay High Court Seeks Progress Report on Rehabilitation of Victoria Owners(16.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked Government of Maharashtra to file an affidavit within 14 days explaining their progress on developing a rehabilitation pla.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Victoria Owners

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Liquor Ban For Civic Polls(20.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has set aside ban on sale of liquor in Thane district on February 19 evening for civic elections.

Tags : Bombay High Court, Thane district, Liquor Ban

SERVICE - SC Dismisses Govt's Plea to Review Faculty Quota Verdict(28.02.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to re-examine its verdict which held that reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs for appointment as teachers in universities and .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Faculty Quota Verdict

SERVICE - Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail: Calcutta HC(01.03.2019)

Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was charged under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail

CRIMINAL - Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail: Calcutta HC(01.03.2019)

Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was charged under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail

Judgments

Prominent Hotels Ltd. suit for injunction against eviction not maintainable(11.09.2015)

Setting aside the judgment of the trial court, the Delhi High Court pronounced Prominent Hotels’ suit for declaration and injunction against the NDMC .....

Tags : Hotel, eviction, lease, maintainability, suit

Supreme Court dismisses UoI plea to hear arbitration dispute with Reliance(22.09.2015)

Noting the “valiant attempt to reopen a question settled twice over, that is by dismissal of both a review petition and a curative petition on the ver.....

Tags : Arbitration, jurisdiction

Delhi HC : Judges Should Not Disclose Victim’s Name in Sexual Assault Case(30.05.2016)

Delhi HC has said that Judicial officers should not mention the name of victims in the judgements passed in sexual assault cases and they “must avoid”.....

Tags : Delhi HC , Sexual Assault Case, Victim’s Name

SC Raps AICTE for Flouting Deadline(31.05.2016)

Supreme Court has rapped All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for flouting its deadline for approval to engineering colleges, thereby jeo.....

Tags : Supreme Court , AICTE

Bombay High Court Seeks State's Reply Over Policy For Children Born to Rape Victims(19.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked State Government whether there was a policy or scheme in place for children born to victims of rape.

Tags : Bombay High Court, Rape Victims

SC: ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause’ In Arbitration Agreement Will Oust All Other Courts' Jurisdiction(20.04.2017)

Supreme Court has held that when there is an exclusive jurisdiction clause in an arbitration agreement stating that Courts at a particular place alone.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Exclusive Jurisdiction Claus

Victim Cannot be Allowed to Conduct Prosecution Independently: Supreme Court(15.05.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled that a victim or a de-facto complainant, under proviso to Section 24(8) of CrPC, cannot be permitted to conduct prosecution ei.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Victim

SC to P&H HC: Rethink Hiking Per Acre Payoff From Rs 12L to Rs 2Cr(25.05.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Punjab and Haryana High Court to reconsider its decision to enhance market value of acquired land at Hansi in Hisar District f.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hisar District

PROPERTY - Delhi HC: Forced and Unannounced Eviction Of Slum Dwellers Contrary To Law(19.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that forced and unannounced eviction of jhuggi dwellers is contrary to law and authorities should ensure that displaced .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, unauthorised eviction, slum dwellers

Mere reference of numerous members not having the same interest does not raise presumption of non-maintainability(12.08.2015)

In a case where the Petitioner, with over 3,000 members, alleged non-maintainability of a suit filed by one member disputing a resolution taken in an .....

Tags : Company, jurisdiction, single member, complaint

Civil Courts in West Bengal have authority to entertain tenant's application for repair of premises(19.08.2015)

The West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 does not exclude jurisdiction of the Civil Court in an application to facilitate urgent repair work. A civi.....

Tags : Tenancy, civil court, jurisdiction

Madras High Court Cancels Conviction of Family of Three, Charged in a Murder Case(28.08.2015)

Madras High Court has cancelled conviction and sentence imposed on a family of three, including an aged woman, from murder case on account of various .....

Tags : Madras High Court,Conviction

SC Seeks Center, Election Commission's Views over Lifetime Ban on Convicted Politicians(15.09.2016)

SC has formally sought views of Centre and Election Commission on a public interest litigation demanding a lifetime ban on convicted politicians after.....

Tags : SC , Centre , Election Commission, Convicted politicians

Kurnool Consumer Court Orders 4.5 lakh Compensation to Patient for Kidney Removal Without Consent(29.06.2017)

Karnool District Consumer Forum has ordered Indian Medical Association based in Hyderabad, to pay Rs 4.5 lakh as compensation and medical expenses to .....

Tags : Karnool District Consumer Forum, Indian Medical Association

Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Parity in Compensation to Riot Victims(05.07.2017)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging Patna High Court’s refusal to issue a direction to Centre to frame a common policy wi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Riot Victims

District and Sessions Court, Pathankot Convicts Six and Acquits One in Kathua Rape Case(10.06.2019)

District and Sessions Court Pathankot held six of the eight accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua including the .....

Tags : Kathua Rape Case, District and Sessions Court

Kathua Rape Case : District and Sessions Court, Pathankot Sentences Three Accused to Life Term(11.06.2019)

District and Sessions Judge Pathankot Tejwinder Singh has pronounced sentence in the ghastly crime relating to gang rape and murder of an eight year o.....

Tags : Kathua Rape Case, District and Sessions Court

Pleadings allowed to be amended when 'petition ripe for hearing'(07.08.2015)

The Court allowed an amendment of pleadings requiring a determination of jurisdiction by the court. The Court questioned whether the amendment was nec.....

Tags : amending pleading, territorial jurisdiction

Two Indian firms may conduct arbitration outside Country and under a foreign law, if there was an agreement to that effect(24.08.2016)

Disputes arose between Appellant and Respondent. Respondent by its letter purported to terminate AGREEMENT-I. Thereafter, Respondent made a request fo.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Agreement, Arbitration, Assertion

Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Contending that Appeals of Celebrities are Heard on Priority Basis(14.09.2015)

Bombay HC has dismissed petition filed by convict contending that appeals of celebrities are heard on prority basis, stating that such discretion is e.....

Tags : Bombay HC ,writ jurisdiction

Delhi High Court Orders “Swacchta Abhiyan“in Delhi Court Complexes(17.09.2015)

Delhi High Court while taking note of lack of cleanliness in Delhi court complexes, has ordered all bar associations and district judges heading each .....

Tags : Delhi High Court ,bar associations , district judges

Bombay High Court Says No Corroboration Needed if Rape Victim's Statement is Reliable(21.09.2015)

Bombay HC has confirmed conviction of a 23-year-old man for raping a minor girl while observing that if statement of rape victim is trustworthy and re.....

Tags : Bombay High Court ,corroboration of rape victim

SC: Discretionary Jurisdiction Must Be Exercised On Fair And Just Principles(17.07.2017)

Supreme Court has held that exercise of discretion under Section 427(1) Code of Criminal Procedure, in a given case, mandates that the substantive sen.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Discretionary Jurisdiction

Govt Exempts Import of Motion Pictures, Music, Gaming Software from Customs Duty(24.07.2017)

Central Government has notified exemption for import of motion pictures, music, gaming software for use on gaming consoles printed or recorded on medi.....

Tags : Customs Duty, Motion Pictures, Music, Gaming Software

Supreme Court: Courts Should Give Priority to Eviction Cases(31.07.2017)

Supreme Court has said that eviction matters should be given priority by Courts at all stages of litigation, especially in cases where the landlord ha.....

Tags : Supreme Court, eviction

Supreme Court: Interest of Victim Has to be Kept in Mind While Awarding Punishment(31.07.2019)

Supreme Court has ruled that courts have to keep in view the interest of the victim and society at large when awarding punishment. The Court further h.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Victim

When parties mutually agreed for jurisdiction of Delhi Courts and fact that, goods were supplied from Delhi, Delhi High Court has jurisdiction(30.08.2016)

Appellants-Defendants were appointed as Clearing and Forwarding Agents and Stockists of respondents-Plaintiffs and on account of appellants-defendants.....

Tags : Contract, Privity, Sale of goods, Jurisdiction

Delhi Court Orders Criminal Proceedings against Unitech(15.06.2016)

A Delhi District Court has ordered that proceedings be initiated against real estate developer Unitech and its promoters along with its top executives.....

Tags : Delhi District Court, Unitech

Delhi HC: Rape Leaves Permanent Scars On Child Survivor(20.06.2016)

Delhi HC has dismissed a man's plea against a 10-year jail term awarded to him for raping a seven-year-old girl in 1996, saying the "abhorring act" le.....

Tags : Delhi HC , Rape, child victim

US Supreme Court Upholds District Lines in Texas(26.06.2018)

US Supreme Court has upheld Texas' challenged maps for political districts, but said one congressional district near Fort Worth was drawn in a way tha.....

Tags : US Supreme Court, District Lines

US Supreme Court Partly Rejects Redrawn North Carolina Election Districts(29.06.2018)

U.S. Supreme Court threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North C.....

Tags : US Supreme Court, Carolina Election Districts

Madras High Court Dismisses Law Teacher's Request to Appear in District Judge Examination(18.06.2019)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a law teacher seeking directions to amend the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service (Cadre and Recruit.....

Tags : Madras High Court, District Judge

ITAT Pune: Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked Against an Illegal Re-Assessment(20.06.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT Pune) has noted that the revisional jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be invoked b.....

Tags : ITAT Pune, Revisional Jurisdiction

Avitel’s petition against arbitral award dismissed(28.09.2015)

The Bombay High Court dismissed Avitel Post Studioz’ petition under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 against arbitral awards passed in 2012 .....

Tags : Arbitration, seat, challenge, exclude, jurisdiction

Court is within powers to direct that subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with previous sentence(03.10.2016)

Appellant was involved in committing thefts was charged of having committed offences on different occasions and was separately tried for offences puni.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentences, Quantum

When a dying declaration is suspicious, it should not be acted upon without corroborative evidence(09.09.2016)

A charge sheet was filed against accused persons under Sections 302, 452 and 34 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 3 read with Section 25 of the A.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

NGT Isues Notices to Civic Agencies over Mahanadi Pollution(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notices to Subarnapur District Administration and Sonepur Town Municipality and Odisha Housing and .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Subarnapur District Administration , Sonepur Town Municipality , Odisha Housing and Urban Development Department

SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elected Representatives, disqualification, conviction

Madras HC: Litigants Cannot Choose Forum as Per Their Likes(09.11.2016)

Madras High Court has held that litigants cannot approach High Court directly, without moving an application before Jurisdictional District Court, for.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Jurisdictional District Court, Intra-District Transfer

Madras HC Notices State Government over Plea Challenging Fishing Restrictions(10.11.2016)

Madras High Court has issued notice to State Government on plea seeking to quash Government order prohibiting fishing by Mechanized Vessels, Motorized.....

Tags : Madras High Court , Fishing Restrictions

Delhi High Court Reverses Dowry Conviction of In-Laws(06.10.2017)

Delhi High Court has noticed a tendency "to rope in all in-laws" by the alleged victims in dowry related cases, and reversed a conviction in one such .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Dowry Conviction

Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines on Victim Compensation(06.09.2019)

Karnataka High Court while observing that trial courts are delivering justice more oriented towards the rights of accused persons and the same is not .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Victim Compensation

Legal right of residence in property entitled married daughter to seek tenant’s eviction from it for her need(27.09.2016)

In instant case, Appellant is aggrieved by judgment of High Court reversing concurrent findings of Courts below holding that, Appellant’s daughter is .....

Tags : Eviction, Right, Bonafide Need

Jurisdiction specifically given to competent authority under Act bars lower courts jurisdiction(03.10.2016)

In facts of present case, under leave and licence agreement made in year 2007, Petitioners had given their property situated at Shahanurwadi Chowk, Au.....

Tags : Competent authority, Jurisdiction

Madras HC: Private Intercity Buses Can Enter City During Night Hours(23.12.2015)

Madras High Court has stayed operation of a notification published in Madurai district gazette on December 9 last prohibiting entry of private interc.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Madurai district, private intercity buses

NGT Directs MP to Stop Sand Mining in Harda District(24.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) over a complaint that mining was being carried out mechanically in a river in Harda district, has directed Madhya Prades.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Harda district

Gujarat HC Permits Abortion Of Rape Victim's 8-Week Foetus(29.12.2015)

Gujarat High Court, on plea of a 16-year-old rape victim’s parents, has permitted to abort her eight-week foetus under proper medical care.

Tags : Gujarat High Court, rape victim, Abortion

Lack of Injury on Rape Victim’s Body is of No Help in Determining Consent: Bombay HC(29.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has observed that absence of any injury on the body of the victim cannot lead to a conclusion that she had given her consent and all.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Lack of Injury on Rape Victim

Lack of Injury on Rape Victim’s Body is of No Help in Determining Consent: Bombay HC(29.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has observed that absence of any injury on the body of the victim cannot lead to a conclusion that she had given her consent and all.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Lack of Injury on Rape Victim

District Forum Directs SBI to Pay Rs. 1 Lakh to Customer for Wrongly Debiting his Account(09.10.2019)

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Hyderabad has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay compensation and litigation costs worth Rs 1 l.....

Tags : District Forum, SBI

Supreme Court: Rights of Victim and Society at Large not Secondary to Rights of Accused(09.10.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that rights of the victim and the society at large cannot be made secondary to the rights of the Accused. The Court observe.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Victim

Mere knowledge that modesty of a woman is likely to be outraged is sufficient to constitute offence(23.09.2016)

Instant appeal filed against judgment of High Court dismissing revision petition filed by SPS Rathore-Appellant-accused, a member of prestigious ser.....

Tags : Modesty, Outrage, Conviction

Delhi High Court Stays 25% Wage Cut of Convicts in Delhi Jails(04.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has put on hold a practice in Tihar jail under which 25% of the wages of prisoners is deducted for a victim compensation fund.

Tags : Delhi High Court, 25% Wage Cut of Convicts

SC Grants Interim Protection to Rape Accused from Arrest Who Later Married the Victim(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to a ‘rape’ accused who was accused of kidnapping a girl and committing rape on her and later.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Rape victim, Rape Accused Married Victim

Supreme Court Issues Important Directives to protect privacy and reputation of Sexual Assault Victim(12.12.2018)

SC while issuing important directives to protect privacy and reputation of sexual assault victims has barred any agency from revealing the identity of.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Assault Victim

Convict’s Socio-Economic Condition Must be Considered While Awarding Sentence: SC(13.12.2018)

Supreme Court, while commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for murdering six members in a family, has observed that socio-economic condi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Socio-Economic Condition of Convict

Convict’s Socio-Economic Condition Must be Considered While Awarding Sentence: SC(13.12.2018)

Supreme Court, while commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for murdering six members in a family, has observed that socio-economic condi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Socio-Economic Condition of Convict

Supreme Court: Cannot Compensate Crash Victim in Installments(03.10.2019)

Supreme Court has put brakes on a Madras High Court order that held that motor accident victims in Tamil Nadu would receive compensation in periodic i.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Crash Victim

Agreement to confer exclusive jurisdiction on one of Courts to exclusion of other, neither forbidden by law nor against public policy(04.10.2016)

Instant petition filed by Petitioner against Respondent, Mahindra Logistics Limited, seeking appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate disputes betwe.....

Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Agreement, Jurisdiction

Proof of cruelty or harassment by husband or her relative or person charged is sine qua non to inspirit statutory presumption(18.11.2016)

Appellants, in-laws of deceased, being aggrieved by conversion of their acquittal into conviction by High Court under Sections 498A and 304B of Indian.....

Tags : Dowry death, Conviction, Proof

P&H HC : Any Reduction in Sentence of Rape Convicts Would be an Anathema to the Very Concept of Law(16.02.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC, while making it clear that there is no room for leniency towards people convicted of rape, has held that "any reduction in sent.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Rape Convicts

Gujarat HC Permits Rape Victim to Abort 6-Month Foetus(23.02.2016)

Gujarat High Court has allowed a teen rape victim to abort her six-month foetus on medical grounds.

Tags : Gujarat High Court , rape victim

Punjab & Haryana HC Notices Haryana Govt For ‘Uprooting’ 80 Families in Mewat(12.01.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has put Haryana Government on notice over a petition highlighting that Government has uprooted over 80 families in Tundl.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mewat district, CRPF camp

Availability of Alternative Remedy No Bar to Invoke Contempt Jurisdiction: Chhattisgarh HC(15.01.2019)

Chhattisgarh High Court has termed contempt jurisdiction a 'Jurisdiction of Necessity' and also observed that a contempt petition cannot be held to be.....

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Contempt Jurisdiction

Executing Court can't Decide Whether Court Which Decreed Suit had Territorial Jurisdiction: SC(21.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that an executing court has no jurisdiction to decide whether the court which passed the decree had territorial jurisdictio.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Executing Court, Territorial Jurisdiction

Madras High Court Orders Collector to Evict Encroachers from Nilgiris Water Bodies(21.01.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Nilgiris Collector on January 11 to evict encroachers from public land, bus stands and water bodies in the district.

Tags : Madras High Court, Evict Encroachers from Nilgiris Water Bodies

SC: No Automatic Conviction under Section 306 IPC because Accused was Found Guilty under Section 498A(27.11.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that merely because an Accused is found guilty of an offence punishable under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and t.....

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High Court having supervisory jurisdiction under Arbitration Act not expected to sit on appeal against Arbitral Award(21.11.2016)

In instant case, Arbitrator passed the Award, thereby winding up partnership firm and to settle accounts of the firm between parties in terms of Secti.....

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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Acid Attack Convict Jerrit John(27.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has granted bail to production house owner Jerrit John, convicted for hurling acid at his former girlfriend Aryanka Hosbetkar, after.....

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CIVIL - SC Orders Eviction of More Than 10 Lakh Tribals(21.02.2019)

Supreme Court has ordered eviction of at least 10 lakh Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers after their claims on forestlands were r.....

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CRIMINAL - Trend of Minor Rape Victims Turning Hostile is on Rise: Bombay HC(21.02.2019)

Bombay High Court has taken note of trend of minor rape victims turning hostile and observed mostly culprit is a relative so child is forced to forget.....

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Kerala High Court:Authority of Advance Rulings Does not Have Jurisdiction to Go Beyond Issue Referred(13.01.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that it is only open to Authority of Advance Rulings to enquire based on terms of the agreement and not venture beyond the .....

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SC Dismisses BBMP’s Plea Against High Court Order Directing it to Compensate Victims(13.01.2020)

Supreme Court has refused Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's Plea to interfere with the Karnataka High Court's verdict, asking the corporation to co.....

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Supreme Court: Sub-Letting Part of Tenanted Premises Gives Landlord Right Eviction from Whole Premise(14.01.2020)

Supreme Court has interpreted the provisions of Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control), Act, 1965 and observed that the sub-letting of any part of .....

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To have territorial jurisdiction at Delhi, whole or part of cause of action would have to accrue at Delhi(19.12.2016)

Present writ petition impugns orders passed by Respondent/Central Bank of India/ employer whereby Petitioner has been inflicted punishment of dismissa.....

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Presumption under Section 113B of Evidence Act can be drawn only where ingredients of Section 304B of IPC are fulfilled(21.12.2016)

In facts of present case, FIR under Section 304B/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), was registered on basis of statement made by complainant. After .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Delhi HC Activates District Road Safety Committees(18.01.2016)

Delhi HC has activated Delhi's District-Level Road Safety Committees formed two years ago to deal with traffic problems.

Tags : Delhi HC , Delhi's District-Level Road Safety Committees

Rajasthan HC Directs State to Connect all Central, District Jails with Video-Conferencing Facility(21.12.2016)

Rajasthan High Court has directed State Government to connect all Central and District Jails in State with video-conferencing facility by February 28 .....

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BHC: Divisional Commissioner does not have Jurisdiction to Set Aside Appointment of Anganwadi Sevika(12.11.2019)

Bombay High Court (BHC) has ruled that Divisional Commissioner does not have jurisdiction under Section 267A of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Pancha.....

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Supreme Court Quashes DDA's Eviction Proceedings for Fortis’ Escort Heart Institute(15.11.2019)

Supreme Court has quashed the proceedings for eviction of Fortis Healthcare Ltd’s subsidiary Escort Heart Institute & Research Centre from its premise.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Right of NRIs to Claim 'Summary' Eviction Procedure(18.11.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 13-B of East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 which grants Non-Resident Indians.....

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SC: Pvt Counsel Engaged by Victim Cannot Make Oral Argument or Cross Examine Witnesses(21.11.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that though a victim can engage a private counsel to assist the prosecution such Counsel could not be given the right to ma.....

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Courts cannot usurp function of disciplinary authority, decision qua nature and quantum prerogative of disciplinary authority(09.12.2016)

A departmental inquiry was conducted against Respondent No.1, an employee of Appellant, into certain charges of misconduct. In said inquiry, charges w.....

Tags : Penalty, Alteration, Jurisdiction

To constitute abetment, intention of accused to instigate commission of suicide is imperative(02.12.2016)

In instant case, assailment is the judgment passed by High Court of Punjab and Haryana, affirming conviction of Appellant and co-accused Sukhvinder Si.....

Tags : Conviction, Abetment, Mensrea

Murder charge cannot be brought home unless there is some evidence to show that, robbery and murder occurred at same time(20.01.2017)

Accused-Appellant had been convicted by trial Court for offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. He has a.....

Tags : Conviction, Provision, Applicability

Person who records dying declaration must be satisfied that deceased was in fit state of mind(19.01.2017)

In present criminal appeal, Accused-Appellant, has challenged judgment passed by Additional Sessions Judge, by which accused appellant was convicted f.....

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Prosecution under Section 182 of IPC void without following procedure prescribed under Section 195 of Cr. PC(10.01.2017)

Instant appeals arise out of criminal proceedings pending in Court of Additional Session Judge, Delhi in relation to offences registered under Section.....

Tags : Conviction, Procedure, Applicability

States ordered to better compensation for rape vicitims(11.02.2016)

The Supreme Court ordered States and Union Territories to establish uniform compensation for rape victims under the Victim Compensation Scheme. It pre.....

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Mere filing of appeal by convicted person should not be a ground to suspend conviction(16.01.2017)

Present application has been filed by Applicant-appellant under Section 389 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) se.....

Tags : Conviction, Suspension, Entitlement

Delhi HC Question Special Court’s Jurisdiction in Nido Tania’s Case(11.04.2016)

Delhi HC has raised questions over jurisdiction of special court conducting trial in case of Nido Tania, in 2014, while pointing out that charges agai.....

Tags : Delhi HC, Nido Tania, Special Court’s Jurisdiction

SC Rejects Plea Challenging Compesansation Awarded to Family of Dadri Victim(12.04.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea challenging award of whopping Rs 45 lakh to family of Dadri victim Mohammed Akhlaq on ground that it was violative .....

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Delhi HC Stays Restriction that Refund Period Cannot be Spread across Two Financial Years(31.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has stayed the Paragraph 8 of Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019 which restricted that Refund Period cannot be spread acro.....

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Bombay HC Issues Notice to Government on PIL for Protection of Rights & Identity of Rape Victims(03.02.2020)

Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Union of India and State of Maharashtra in a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for implementati.....

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Delhi HC Directs Constitution of Board to Examine Rape Victim for Termination of 24-Week Pregnancy(04.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the constitution of a medical board to examine a minor rape victim, who is seeking permission to terminate her 24-week p.....

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Intent and knowledge is must for crime to fall under Section 304 Part I of Indian Penal Code(14.02.2017)

In present case, Trial Court observed that, Appellants acted with common intention to commit murder of deceased and found that, prosecution has proved.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, modification

Jurisdiction of consumer fora not barred, even if, provisions to provide compensation are laid down in Railway legislation(18.01.2017)

Present first appeal has been filed under Section 19, read with Section 21(a)(ii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, against impugned order passed .....

Tags : Complaint, Compensation, Jurisdiction

Intention of members of unlawful assembly can be gathered by nature, number and location of injuries inflicted(27.01.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life for offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal C.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Unlawful assembly

Stalling foreign arbitral award with Indian law rebuked(13.05.2016)

Where parties to a contract choose a seat of arbitration outside India and the law applicable is explicitly not Indian, courts in India do not have ju.....

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Accused is entitled to benefit of doubt, when there is contradiction between medical and ocular evidence and latches in investigation(28.03.2017)

Ratio: Accused is presumed to be innocent until his guilt is proved beyond reasonable doubt

Instant appeals arise out of a common .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

“Venue of Arbitration proceedings” need not essentially be a place where “seat of arbitration” is located”(23.03.2017)

In facts of present case, pursuant to award passed by Arbitrator in favour of Respondent/decree holder, an execution petition was filed before Court b.....

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Value of medical evidence is only corroborative; it proves that, injuries could have been caused in manner alleged(25.04.2017)

Present appeal arises out of impugned judgment passed by a Division Bench of High Court of Madhya Pradesh, upholding conviction and sentence passed by.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Bombay High Court to State: Frame Policy to Permit Victorias to Ply Officially(17.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked State Government to consider framing a new policy that permits iconic Victoria horse-drawn carriages to ply officially.

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Supreme Court: Eviction Suit By Co-owner With ‘No Objection From Other Owners’ Maintainable(24.03.2017)

Supreme Court has reiterated that a co-owner can alone maintain a suit for eviction of tenant without joining other co-owners if such other co-owners .....

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CRIMINAL - SC Review Sets Free 6 Death Row Convicts(06.03.2019)

Supreme Court has set aside its own judgment of 2009 and set free six convicts sent to death row, concluding that they had been “falsely implicated” i.....

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Consumer Forum, Kolkata Directs VLCC to Compensate Client who Sustained Burn Injuries(20.01.2020)

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata has directed beauty clinic Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves to compensate a client who sustain.....

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NCDRC: Consumer Forums Do Not Have Jurisdiction Over Educational Institutions(23.01.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has answered a reference holding that 'educational institutions' do not impart 'services' and hence th.....

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Madras HC Upholds Decision of Sessions Court to Award Compensation to Victim of Custodial Torture(24.01.2020)

Madras High Court has upheld the judgment of the Sessions Judge awarding compensation of Rs. 1 Lakh to the victim who suffered torture, bodily injury .....

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SC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Cannot be Invoked for Granting Premature Release to Convicted Prisoners(24.01.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that a Writ of Habeas Corpus cannot be invoked for granting plea seeking the premature release of a convicted prisoner. The.....

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Eviction can be claimed on ground of default in payment of rent(22.05.2017)

Instant appeal is against judgment passed in eviction wherein suit filed by Respondent herein/Plaintiff was decreed holding that, Plaintiff was entitl.....

Tags : Rent, Payment, Default, Eviction

District courts 'principal civil Court' in Bihar(30.07.2015)

The District Court, not the Subordinate court, have original jurisdiction in Bihar for receiving matters under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conci.....

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Where primary witnesses itself are reliable, conviction can safely be based on testimony of said witnesses even in absence of corroboration from call records(31.05.2017)

By present appeal, Appellant challenges impugned judgment convicting him for offences punishable under Section 302/201 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Validity

Madras HC: Injury Need Not be Physical Always(01.08.2016)

Madras HC, while clarifying that injury doesn’t always need to be physical, has held that parents of a minor girl who was allegedly abducted and marri.....

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Madras HC Quashes ‘Worst Judgment’, Says 'Let This be Last Ruling Ever Written on Communal Grounds'(28.04.2017)

Madras High Court has set aside a Judgment delivered by District & Sessions Judge No.II, Kancheepuram observing that impugned judgment is a classic ex.....

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Bombay High Court: Kindness to Convict Should Not Result in Cruelty to Society(19.06.2018)

Bombay High Court has upheld a provision denying furlough to rape convicts, asserting that “kindness to the convicts does not result in cruelty to the.....

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Supreme Court Frees Convict in 20 year old Murder Case(18.04.2019)

Supreme Court has acquitted a man sentenced to life imprisonment in a 20 year old murder case on learning that he was a juvenile at time of commission.....

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Delhi HC Directs Police to Submit Compliance Report in Plea Seeking Rehabilitation of Victims(02.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to submit a report within 3 weeks highlighting the actions taken by police in compliance of the Court's pre.....

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SC: Statement u/s 161 CrPC Inadmissible in Evidence and Cannot be Relied Upon for Conviction(03.03.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that a Statement recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is inadmissible in evidence and canno.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Evidence to Uphold Conviction

Delhi HC Issues Directions for Streamlining Recording of Victims/Witnesses Testimonies(04.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions to the Delhi Government, Delhi Police and the Trial Courts, to make the process for collecting the .....

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Minor defect in investigation on part of Investigating Officer does not take away prosecution case(23.06.2017)

Instant appeal is against judgment passed by Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track 1st Court, convicting Appellant for offence punishable u.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Mere delay cannot be a ground for discarding entire prosecution case(23.06.2017)

In instant case, Trial Court framed charge against Appellant under Section 9(m) of Act punishable under Section 10 of Protection of Children from Sexu.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, FIR, Delay

Essence of Section 34 of IPC, is simultaneous consensus of minds of persons participating in criminal action to bring about particular result(25.07.2017)

Present appeals arise out of common judgment and sentence passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court. Trial Court after hearing parties and.....

Tags : Common Intention, Conviction, Validity

Delhi High Court to Revise Norms on Protecting Identity of Child Victims, Juveniles(18.07.2016)

Guidelines to protect the identity of minors involved in criminal cases, laid down by a committee appointed by the Delhi High Court, are set to be rev.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Victims

Delhi HC Directs AIIMS to Constitute Panel of Doctors to Examine Minor Rape Victim(26.07.2016)

Delhi HC has directed AIIMS to constitute a panel of doctors to examine minor rape victim and consider if her foetus can be aborted without endangerin.....

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Barabanki District Court Acquits Former AMU Scholar Gulzar Wani in Sabarmati Express Blast Case(22.05.2017)

Barabanki District Court has acquitted two accused in Sabarmati Express Blast Case of 2000.

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Supreme Court Says Fresh Selection to Kerala District Judges Subject to Result of Writ Petition(24.07.2018)

Supreme Court has ordered that selection made to Kerala District Judges during the pendency of petition will be subject to the final result of the pet.....

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NCLT Has Exclusive Jurisdiction to Try All Company Matters(30.05.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal/NCLAT has held that the National Company Law Tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction to try all matters under Comp.....

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Supreme Court Allows Wife of Murder-Convict to Stay With Her In-Laws(30.05.2019)

Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court order which refused the request of the wife of a murder-convict to stay with her in-laws.

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SC Asks Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victim to Move to Madhya Pradesh HC(08.04.2020)

Supreme Court has asked a Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivor to immediately approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur with her Petition challenging .....

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Public servant facing charge of criminal misconduct is not liable to furnish any explanation in absence of proof of the allegation(09.08.2017)

Appellant seeks to overturn judgment rendered by High Court thereby affirming his conviction passed by Trial Court under Section 13(1)(e) read with Se.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Proof, Burden

When evidence of eye witnesses is credible and trustworthy, medical opinion pointing to alternative possibilities cannot be accepted as conclusive(03.08.2017)

Appeals have been filed against common judgment passed by the High Court, whereby order of conviction and sentence passed by trial Court, for offences.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity

Testimony of an injured accused and his deposition has to be relied upon(04.08.2017)

In the facts of present case, Appellant has been charged under Section 307/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for causing gunshot injury to PW-2 by a.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Credibility

Orissa HC Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications of Balangir District Collector(19.05.2016)

Orissa HC has quashed the land acquisition notifications of Balangir district Collector for acquisition of 272 acres of land in Bijkati village for th.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Review Petition Filed by Victoria Owners(04.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has dismissed the review petition filed by horse carriage owners calling for the Victoria ban to be overturned.

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TRUSTS & SOCIETIES - Gujarat HC Stays Anandiben Patel's Appointment as Trustee of Education Trust(28.03.2019)

Gujarat High Court has stayed an order of the Ahmedabad charity commissioner by which former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who is presently the Gove.....

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Pay Rent to Those Evicted from Homes Near Water Pipeline: Bombay HC(04.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to pay Rs. 15,000 per month as rent to people who were rendered homeless after their dwellings, .....

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SC: HC in Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction Can Pass Order Interdicting Legal Fiction(20.03.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the High Court in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 can pass an order .....

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Madras High Court Restricts All Protests Until Pandemic Threat Abates(23.03.2020)

Madras High Court has ordered against the conduct of any protests/processions/ demonstrations, etc. till the threat of Covid-19 Pandemic abates.

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Interest claimed is taken into consideration for purpose of deciding pecuniary jurisdiction of Commission(29.08.2016)

Flat Buyers Agreement executed and booking made by Complainants. Possession of flat was not offered to complainant within 27 months from execution of .....

Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation, Pecuniary Jurisdiction

Burden is on accused to prove facts which is within his knowledge(06.07.2017)

Appellant in present appeal is sole accused in Sessions Case, on file of Sessions Judge. He stood charged for an offence under Section 302 of Indian P.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Supreme Court need not re-appreciate evidence while affirming the judgments of Courts below in criminal cases(16.11.2017)

In facts of present case, the Animal Husbandry Officer, received information that wrongful withdrawal of treasury bills was being made. He constituted.....

Tags : Conviction, Re-appreciation, Evidence

When there are strong circumstances proving the guilty, absence of evidence on motive cannot be a circumstance for discarding the evidence(20.11.2017)

The Appellant is convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and he is sentenced to suffer imprisonment fo.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Circumstantial Evidence

Bombay HC Suspends Jail Term of 2002 Blasts Convict(11.08.2016)

Bombay HC has suspended 10-year jail term of Atif Mulla, convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for his role in the series of blasts t.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Dispute Must Be Adjudicated at Place Mentioned In ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction’ Clause(24.05.2017)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that under ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ clause in arbitration agreement, dispute is to be adjudicated at the place mentio.....

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Supreme Court Allows Serving Judicial Officers to Appear for District Judges Examination(25.05.2017)

Supreme Court dealing with eligibility of serving judicial officers to apply for direct recruitment as District Judges, has issued notice, and permitt.....

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Allahabad HC Suspends Sentence of Two Murder Convicts Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak(01.04.2020)

Allahabad High Court has temporarily suspended the sentence of two murder convicts on their susceptibility to contracting an infection, amidst the out.....

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Sikkim HC Disposes PIL Which Raised Issues Arising Out of COVID-19 Restrictions(03.04.2020)

Sikkim High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which has raised several issues arising out of restrictions imposed by the State in the w.....

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Bombay HC: Release of Accused/Convict Breaching Lockdown Not 'Extremely Urgent' Matter(06.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has rejected two bail applications, observing that release of an accused or a convict in 'breach of the lockdown order' and at the c.....

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SC: HC Can Only Exercise Jurisdiction Over State of Which It is the High Court(06.04.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the jurisdiction of a High Court is limited to the territorial jurisdiction of the States of which it is the High Cour.....

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Delhi High Court refusal to interfere in ‘odd-even’(11.01.2016)

In most other decisions the High Court’s refusal to interfere with government policy on its merits and possible alternatives may seem mundane, but it .....

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Parties to an arbitration agreement have autonomy to decide on both procedural and substantive law(15.12.2016)

In instant case, Parties entered into a contract and disputes arose between them. Contract contained an arbitration Clause and Centrotrade invoked it......

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Pure finding of fact based on appreciation of evidence not to be interfered with, in exercise of jurisdiction(11.12.2017)

Instant appeal has been filed against the judgment of High Court by which judgment High Court has allowed the Revision and set aside the order passed .....

Tags : Eviction, Rent, Recovery

Conviction Upheld by Bombay High Court 13 years After MTNL Employee Took Rs-500 Bribe(06.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of an MTNL employee who had taken the money from a phone booth owner for reducing his bank guarantee amoun.....

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Delhi HC: Expedite Relief for Hashimpura Massacre Victims(16.08.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Uttar Pradesh Government to place on record all available documents about the extra judicial killings in Hashimpura.

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Kerala HC Sets Aside Decision To Increase District Judges’ Cadre Strength(05.06.2017)

Kerala High Court has set aside decision of its administrative committee to increase cadre strength of District and Sessions Judges in State.

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Kerala HC Seeks Govt Explanation on Foreign Jurisdiction Clause and Lack of Law Dept Sanction(21.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has sought explanation from the Kerala Government on the foreign jurisdiction clause in the contract with United States-company Spri.....

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Delhi HC: Prior Use in One Jurisdiction Would Not Entitle User to Exclusive Rights in Other Dominion(23.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has denied interim injunction in an Application wherein the Plaintiff, while not having business operations in India could also not p.....

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Delhi HC Temporarily Suspends Sentence of Man Convicted for Sexual Assault of Minor(23.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted interim suspension of sentence to a man convicted and sentenced for 10 years of imprisonment for committing sexual assaul.....

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Calcutta HC to Observe Restrictive Functioning Until May 15(27.04.2020)

Calcutta High Court has decided that the order of suspension of regular works of the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches and the Subordinate Cou.....

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Jurisdiction vested where cheque delivered for collection(24.11.2015)

The Supreme Court accepted the explanation that pursuant to the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015, “the place where a cheque i.....

Tags : Dishonoured cheque, jurisdiction, collection, drawee

Civil suit would be triable by the Civil Court; Arbitrator has no jurisdiction to decide the eviction/rent disputes(12.10.2017)

Present appeal is filed by the Defendant against the final judgment passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi whereby the High Court dismissed th.....

Tags : Eviction, Application, Maintainability

Question with regard to juvenility can be raised at any time either during trial or during pendency of the appeal or revision or in any other proceeding pending in any Court of law(11.10.2017)

Present is an appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed by the convicts (Appellants) assailing the judgment and order of .....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Juvenility Plea

Statement of a person recorded by officers of NCB or CBN after arrest of such person is inadmissible in evidence(10.10.2017)

The instant appeal has been preferred by the accused Appellant being aggrieved of the judgment passed by the learned Special Judge, whereby, the Appel.....

Tags : Conviction, Statement, Admissibility

Once Session judge has found that order of authority is not accordance with law, then that order cannot be quashed(28.10.2017)

In the instant petition, the Petitioner has assailed the validity of the order passed by Additional Sessions Judge, whereby the order passed by Petiti.....

Tags : Proceedings, Legality, Supervisory jurisdiction

Warner Music Group Loses Copyright over ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song(24.09.2015)

United States District Court in Los Angeles has held that long claimed copyright on “Happy Birth day to You,“ the most popular tune in the English lan.....

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Supreme Court Frees Murder Convict Who Served More Than 29 Years in Jail(17.10.2018)

Supreme Court has allowed a plea of premature release and ordered the release of a murder convict who served more than 29 years in jail.

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Bombay HC Rejects Bail Plea of Youth Who Posted Obscene Pictures for Fifth Time(22.10.2018)

Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application of a 27-year-old call centre employee from Nashik who was accused of posting videos and pictures o.....

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Rajya Sabha Passes Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019(07.08.2019)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019. The Bill aims at the speedy eviction of unauthor.....

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Apex Court: Victim has Right to Help Court in Trial Before Magistrate(08.08.2019)

Apex Court has observed that though the Magistrate is not bound to grant consent to a victim to conduct prosecution at the mere asking but the victim .....

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BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocates Registered with District Bar Associations(11.08.2020)

Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates registered with the concerned District and Taluka.....

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P&H HC Imposes Cost on Plea Filed Without Territorial Jurisdiction to Gain Benefit of Interim Order(13.08.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 1,00,000/- on the Directors of a Mumbai-based company, who had appeared before it against disqu.....

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A moral opinion howsoever strong or genuine cannot be a substitute for legal proof(04.01.2018)

The Appellant faced trial and convicted for offences punishable under Sections 498-A/302 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC) on the accusation that he.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Rajasthan HC: Disclosure of Rape Victim’s Name in Judgment Doesn’t Allow Disclosure of Same in Media(17.07.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has refused to quash charges levied against a few journalists for disclosing name of a rape victim, refusing to accept their cont.....

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Delhi HC Asks LG to Decide on Katara Convict’s Plea(04.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked lieutenant governor to treat parole plea of Vishal Yadav, who is serving life term for killing business executive Nitish Ka.....

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Allahabad HC Quashes Order Disengaging District Government Counsels(04.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has quashed several Government Orders disengaging the District Government Counsels in the State.

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Delhi HC Extends Restrictive Functioning Till May 17(04.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has decided to continue with its restricted functioning till 17th May, 2020 in view of the extension of the nationwide lockdown.

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Madhya Pradesh HC to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 17(04.05.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has extended the period of suspension of regular court work and has announced that only urgent matters will be heard via vid.....

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Orissa HC & Subordinate Courts to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 17(04.05.2020)

Orissa High Court has intimated that normal working of the High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it will further remain suspended till 17th .....

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SC: Accused Can Challenge Conviction in Appeal Even if Formal Appeal Not Preferred(07.05.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that an accused can challenge the finding and order of conviction in the appeal filed by the State, even though he had not .....

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Kerala HC: Allow Entry Without Necessary Entry Passes at Walayar Checkpost(11.05.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to allow the entry of persons who got stranded at Walayar checkpost without the necessary 'entry .....

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Madras High Court Cancels Conviction of two in a Murder Case(15.10.2015)

Madras HC has acquitted two in case filed against them on charges of abducting a married woman for ransom and subsequently murdering her after relievi.....

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Delhi HC Nods for Free Care for Accident Victim(23.10.2015)

Delhi HC on plea of road accident victim's wife, seeking free treatment from government hospital of her husband, has directed Maharaja Agrasen Hospita.....

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Tenant Can’t Be Evicted On Ground Of ‘Change Of User’ Sans Negative Covenant: SC(20.09.2018)

SC has held that in absence of any negative covenant in lease agreement restricting the tenant to run business only relating to the purpose for which .....

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Bombay High Court: Adult Victim Rescued from Trafficking Cannot be Forced to Live in Correction Home(16.07.2019)

Bombay High Court has held while ordering the release of a 22-year-old woman that the woman had been rescued with eleven others during a raid conducte.....

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SC: When Conviction by Lower Court Was Not Granted, High Court Cannot Can’t Convict Accused(19.07.2019)

Supreme Court has noted that when the trial court conviction under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 was not for the demand of dowry the High Co.....

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Orissa HC Releases on Bail Man Accused of Rape of Minor Upon Marriage to Victim(28.07.2020)

Orissa High Court has granted bail to a man accused of rape of a minor, noting his submission that while availing interim bail, he has married the sur.....

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No bar on Police Chief to appoint officer for investigation outside territorial jurisdiction(04.03.2016)

The State Police Chief or Director General of Police is empowered to appoint a superior officer to investigate a crime case registered outside the ter.....

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Court has to consider effect of subsequent development on bona fide need of landlord(07.02.2017)

Instant appeal by way of special leave is preferred against order passed by High Court wherein High Court affirmed order passed by Additional District.....

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Retrial cannot be ordered, when there is a mere irregularity or where it does not cause any prejudice(23.01.2018)

Instant appeal arises out of the judgment passed by Kerala High Court allowing Criminal Revision Petition preferred by Respondent No. 1 thereby settin.....

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Delhi High Court To AAP Government: List Out Benefits for Acid Attack Victims(30.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked AAP government to list out the benefits available to acid attack victims under its various schemes to ensure that the suffe.....

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US District Court Denies Mahindra Motion for Injunction in Infringement Case(08.10.2018)

A US District Court in Michigan has denied the Mahindra’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have prevented Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA.....

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Litigant Can’t Take Contradictory Stands in Same Case: Supreme Court(09.10.2018)

Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against Gujarat High Court order has observed that recitals in the order sheet with regard to what transpire.....

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Shoppers Stop Summoned by District Consumer Forum(13.08.2019)

District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Delhi has summoned Department store, Shoppers Stop over a complaint filed against it for charging a custome.....

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Apex Court Explains High Court Cannot Reappreciate Evidence While Exercising Revisional Jurisdiction(14.08.2019)

Apex Court has explained that the High Court cannot reappreciate evidence while exercising revisional jurisdiction under Section 20 of the Kerala Buil.....

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Bombay HC: Deceased Victim's Salary Cannot be Evaluated on Ground that Victim was Brilliant Student(19.08.2019)

Bombay High Court has ruled that merely because the victim in a motor accident case was a brilliant student his salary cannot be assessed as exemplary.....

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SC: Central Govt. has Authority to Impose 'Quantitative Restrictions' on Import(27.08.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the Central Government has the authority to impose quantitative restrictions by an order under Section 3(2) of the For.....

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Power to punish for contempt vested in a Court of Record does not extend to punishing for contempt of superior Court(02.01.2017)

In present appeals, Appellants called in question the correctness of an order passed by a Division Bench of High Court of Delhi whereby Appellants hav.....

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Validity of a decree can be challenged before an executing court only on ground of an inherent lack of jurisdiction which renders the decree a nullity(15.12.2017)

In 2002, a suit was instituted by the Respondents for a permanent injunction, alleging that the Defendants to the suit were threatening to interfere w.....

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Mere presence of a knife on Appellant cannot impute pre-meditation on his part(23.12.2017)

The Appellant has impugned the judgment and the order on sentence passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, whereby he has been convicted for commi.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Offence, Nature

Presumption under Section 306 of IPC operates only when there was cruelty or harassment, soon before committal of suicide(05.01.2017)

The Appellant had been convicted for the offences under Sections 302 read with 34, 304-B, 306 and 498 A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The Firs.....

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Where more than one court has jurisdiction, it is open for parties to exclude all other Courts(07.02.2018)

The Respondent No. 1 floated a notice inviting tender for the civil and electrical work of Super Specialty Hospital, wherein several bids were invited.....

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SC Suspends Allahabad HC’s Decision On Compulsory Retirement Of A District Judge(25.10.2017)

Supreme Court has suspended the decision of Allahabad High Court based on the Screening Committee recommendations against an Additional District Judge.....

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Benefit of Any Doubt in Age of Victim Goes to Accused: Delhi High Court(30.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has asserted that the benefit of any doubt in the age of the victim needs to go to the accused.

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Madras HC Grants Two Weeks’ Parole to Life Convict for Conjugal Visit(03.12.2018)

Madras High Court has granted two weeks’ parole to a life convict for the purpose of conjugal visit and also observed conjugal visits for prisoners le.....

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Kerala High Court: Individual Partner Cannot Claim Eviction on Ground for his Occupation of Building(22.10.2019)

Kerala High Court has ruled that an individual partner cannot claim eviction on the ground of bonafide need for his or her occupation of the building .....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to NDMC on Wrongful Eviction of Street Vendors(25.10.2019)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the New Delhi Municipal Corporation and the SHO Connaught Place Police Station in a public interest litigation c.....

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MP HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Posting Vulgar Pictures of Dr. Mohan Bhagwat(06.11.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied to grant the benefit of Anticipatory Bail to a man accused of posting the vulgar photograph of the Rashtriya Sway.....

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MP HC: Disclosure of Details of Victim to Media is a Violation of Article 21(06.11.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that production of victims and suspects before the media, as well as disclosure of personal information of the susp.....

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SC Suugests Contempt Case against Hospital, if not Giving Free Treatment to Acid Attack Victims(25.11.2015)

SC on being informed that private hospitals were not giving free treatment to victims of acid attack, has suggested to an NGO to file a contempt case .....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea for Constituting Tribunal for Endosulfan Victims in Kasaragod(26.11.2015)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea to constitute a tribunal for identifying endosulfan victims in Kasaragod district and payment of compensation t.....

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SC to Govt.: Why Shouldn't a Stray Dog Victim be Given Compensation?(30.11.2015)

Supreme Court while concerning over children who were being bitten by stray dogs, has asked Centre why should Government not be directed to pay comp.....

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Bombay HC Confirms Life Imprisonment or 23 Convicts in Murder Case(01.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed life imprisonment for 23 convicts who belong to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), convicted for murder of three perso.....

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Bombay HC Directs RBI to Issue Payment of Salaries of Aided School Teachers(06.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has asked RBI to consider issue of payment of salaries to aided school teachers since it is disbursed through District Cooperative B.....

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Gujarat HC: Spouse of Nationalised Banks Entitled for Inter-District Transfer Benefits(07.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has held that a government employee, who is spouse of a nationalized bank employee, is entitled to inter-district transfer to place.....

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Karnataka HC Asks State Govt to Come Out with Better Rehabilitation Scheme for People Evicted(28.09.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to come out with a 'better scheme' for rehabilitation of those evicted persons from Kariyammana.....

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Social interest and conscience of the society is to be kept in mind while exercising the discretion pertaining to awarding of sentence(27.02.2017)

In present case, on basis of statement of injured, an FIR under Sections 448 and 307 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) was registered at police station.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Quantum

An amendment which affects vested rights is prospective in nature unless legislature makes it retrospective expressly or by necessary implication(08.03.2018)

The Petitioners were held guilty of manufacturing/sale of spurious and mis-branded drugs. Consequently, sentence of RI for three years was imposed und.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Trial, Delay

Gujarat HC Issues Notice to Anand Municipality, District Collector over Stray Cattle, Dog Menace(14.01.2016)

Gujarat HC has issued notice to Anand Municipality, District Collector and sought reply over measures undertaken to curb cattle menace and to control .....

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Supreme Court: Judge Can’t Close Criminal Case by Simply Recording Its End Results(09.01.2017)

Supreme Court, while maintaining that accused are “not lone receivers of justice” and that victims of a crime must be treated equally, has ruled that .....

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Media can't Identify Sex Assault Victims, Even Dead: Supreme Court(13.12.2018)

Supreme Court has barred media organisations and law-enforcement agencies from revealing the identity of sexual assault victims, even if they are dead.....

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Serving Judicial Officers can’t Participate in District Judge Selection Meant for Lawyers: Orissa HC(18.12.2018)

Orissa High Court has observed that serving judicial officers cannot participate in the selection process of the direct recruitment meant for lawyers .....

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Original Owner Liable to Pay Accident Victim: Supreme Court(21.12.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled that the owner of a vehicle who transfers it to another person is also liable to pay compensation in case of an accident unles.....

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SC: State’s Nod Must for Centre to Extend CBI Jurisdiction(19.11.2020)

Supreme Court has said that the provision making the state government’s consent mandatory for a Central Bureau of India probe in their respective juri.....

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Court cannot draw adverse inference against accused by invoking Section 106 of Evidence Act unless basic burden to prove the case is discharged by prosecution(15.01.2018)

The Appellant has assailed the judgment of conviction awarded by the Sessions Judge, for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal .....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Burden, Discharge

Delhi High Court has Jurisdiction on Case of Any State(10.10.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed the Union Jalshakti Ministry to consider the Writ Petition on illegalities and corruption in execution of the under-cons.....

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Bombay High Court: Mumbai Court has Jurisdiction to Try US Domestic Violence Complaint(14.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected a plea by a US-based IT professional that if an incident of domestic violence has occurred in the United States a magis.....

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SC Upholds Rejection of Candidature of District Judge Aspirant(14.10.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed plea of a District Judge aspirant whose candidature was on the ground of pendency of a criminal case under Section 498A of.....

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MP HC: Can't Issue Blanket Order to Restrict Circulation of News on Whatsapp, Facebook Etc.(19.10.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to put a blanket order to restrict the circulation of news on WhatsApp, Facebook etc.

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SC: Conviction Can Be Based on Sole Testimony of Victim If Reliable and Trustworthy(19.10.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that there can be a conviction based on the sole testimony of the sexual assault victim if she is found to be reliable an.....

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Kerala HC Grants Certificate for Appeal to SC While Quashing Appointment of District Judge(20.10.2020)

Kerala High Court has upheld a judgment setting aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing the order of appo.....

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Supreme Court Explains Civil Suit Objecting Jurisdiction of Arbitrator not Valid(26.08.2019)

Supreme Court has explained that a suit for injunction and declaration challenging the jurisdiction of arbitrator is not valid. The Court observed tha.....

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SC: Evidence that Offence was Committed Just Because Victim was SC/ST Essential to Sustain Conviction(28.08.2019)

Supreme Court has ruled in order to sustain conviction under Section 3(2) (v) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1.....

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P & H High Court: Comfort of Lawyer No Basis for Transferring Petition to Another Jurisdiction(29.08.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed while declining a request for transfer of a divorce petition that the Court was not liable to see the conve.....

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Delhi HC Stays Payment of Compensation to Family of Youth Who Rammed Bike into Barricades(10.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has put on hold payment of Rs 75 Lakhs compensation to the family of a youth who rammed his bike into chained barricades and is curre.....

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Calcutta HC: COVID-19 Victims Have Right to Decent Burial as Per Religion(17.09.2020)

Calcutta High Court has ruled that the immediate family members of Covid-19 victims be permitted to perform the funeral rites of the deceased as per r.....

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Benefit of any alternate hypothesis which is reasonably discernible from record must necessarily be given to the accused(25.01.2018)

The Appellant seeks to assail the judgment rendered by the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, by and under which, the Appellant is convicted fo.....

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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Sets Free HIV+ Man Convicted for Fraud(05.03.2019)

Madras High Court has granted liberty to a man who was convicted and sentenced to one month of imprisonment for swindling public money from a co-opera.....

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Gauhati High Court Orders Eviction of Non-Tribals, Others ‘Ineligible’ from Tribal Belts(02.01.2020)

Gauhati High Court has ordered the eviction of non-tribals and others who are not eligible to hold possession of land in the tribal belts and blocks o.....

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Karnataka High Court Refuses Further Time to Govt for Appointing Prosecutors in District Courts(06.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has refused grant of extensions to the State Government for filling up vacant positions of Public Prosecutors, Senior Assistant P.....

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Supreme Court Asks J & K Administration to Review All Restrictive Orders Within Seven Days(10.01.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Administration to review all orders of restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation.....

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Delhi HC: Parents of Dead Accident Victim to be Treated as Dependants for Compensation(15.01.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that parents of a dead accident victim are to be treated as dependants to award compensation. The Court has clarified that l.....

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Supervisory jurisdiction would be exercised only in a case where order has been passed in flagrant violation of principles of natural justice or if same will result in miscarriage of justice(26.03.2018)

In instant petition filed under Section 104 of Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir read with Article 227 of Constitution of India, the Petitioner has as.....

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Rape Victim's Evidence Stands on Higher Pedestal Than That of Injured Witness: Bombay HC(11.02.2019)

Bombay High Court has acquitted a man convicted of raping his 15-year-old student who took tuition from him and also held that a rape victim's evidenc.....

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Madras HC Asks for Details from Centre on Indians 'Victimised' Overseas(13.02.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Centre to apprise it of steps taken to ensure safety and well-being of Indians abroad and asked whether it has taken ef.....

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Delhi High Court Junks Plea to Replace Delhi Police with CISF in District Courts(26.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that the existing security system at the district courts provided by police was "sufficient enough" to protect visitors .....

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J&K HC: Minor Rape Victims Entitled to Receive Detailed Information of Proceedings(29.12.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that minor rape victims are entitled to receive most appropriate information of the proceedings which would incl.....

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Allahabad HC: Writ Jurisdiction for FIR Can’t be Invoked Without Availing Statutory Remedies(06.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has observed that informants/ complainants should not directly invoke the writ jurisdiction of the High Court for direction to th.....

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Circumstances must be proved which unerringly points out finger towards the accused and none else(25.04.2018)

Appellants assailed the judgment by which Appellants are convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 109, 120-B, read with Section 34 o.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Circumstantial evidence

Condition of building is not so essential. If it is shown that building is bona fide required by landlord for immediate purpose of demolition, eviction could be ordered(25.04.2018)

Aggrieved by the order reversing the order of eviction passed by the Rent Controller, Petitioners, who are trustees of Sri Mouna Swamigal Madam, also .....

Tags : Eviction, Bonafide need, Grant

CIVIL - Lack of Parental Care One of the Reasons for Child's Addiction to Online Video Games: Kerala HC(22.03.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that lack of parental care is perhaps one of the reasons for child getting addicted to online games, while dealing with.....

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CONSTITUTION - Statutory Regulation on Private Bodies Does Not Make Them Subject To Writ Jurisdiction: SC(27.03.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that mere regulation by a statute on a private body cannot be conclusive of whether it discharges a public function, to hol.....

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CRIMINAL - SC Sets Aside Concurrent Conviction in a Rape Case(27.03.2019)

Supreme Court while acquitting a man who faced concurrent conviction in a rape case has noted that prosecutrix was in the habit of making such complai.....

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SC: Writ Jurisdiction in Election Matters Not Appropriate Where Alternative Machinery Available(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that once alternate machinery is provided by the statute, the recourse to writ jurisdiction in matters related to elections is .....

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SC: High Courts Not Precluded from Entertaining Writ Petitions Even if Disputed Questions of Facts(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that a High Court is not precluded from entertaining a writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 e.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Against Differential Compensation for Major & Minor Riots Victims(03.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi government on its scheme for compensation of Delhi riots' victims, which has been alleged to be di.....

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FIR need not contain an exhaustive account of the incident(04.07.2018)

The judgment and order of conviction passed by the High Court, relating to the conviction of the Appellant, is the subject matter of present appeal. B.....

Tags : Unlawful assembly, Conviction, Validity

Kerala HC Dismisses Plea for Allowing Relatives to Wash Dead Bodies of COVID-19 Victims(23.11.2020)

Kerala High Court has refused to issue any direction to the State Government or the Union Government to overlook its Guidelines (COVID Protocol) and t.....

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Bombay HC: NCLT Has No Jurisdiction to Examine Legality of Action Taken Under MPID Act(23.11.2020)

Bombay High Court has held that the National Company Law Tribunal has no jurisdiction to examine the legality or validity of action taken under the Ma.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge to CBI Appeal Against 2G Verdict(23.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has dismissed pleas challenging the legality of the Central Bureau on Investigation (CBI) appeal against the trial court's 2G verdict.....

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Rajasthan HC Directs Magistrate to Re-Record Statement of Minor Victim(24.11.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Judicial Magistrate hearing the Baran rape case to immediately proceed to record the statements of the prosecutri.....

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Delhi HC Accepts Sony’s Plea for Exclusive Rights in India Australia International Cricket Series(25.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has accepted Sony Pictures' Network India Pvt Ltd's plea before it claiming exclusive media rights in the forthcoming India Australia.....

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Injured witness’s testimony to not be accepted without scrutiny(03.06.2016)

The Supreme Court cautioned that though an injured witness was “generally reliable”, nonetheless his or her testimony should still be subjected to scr.....

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Prosecution is duty bound to furnish proper explanation to the Court regarding injuries sustained by Accused in course of altercation(11.05.2018)

Present appeal is filed by the present Appellant, aggrieved by the concurrent findings of the Court below, which has upheld the culpability of the Acc.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

If evidence of an eyewitness, though a close relative of victim, inspires confidence, it must be relied upon(15.05.2018)

Instant appeal is against the judgment passed by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir. By the said judgment, the High Court reversed the order of acqui.....

Tags : Conviction, Eye-witness, Evidence

No Civil Court can exercise jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter which a DRT or DRAT is empowered(17.05.2018)

The judgment of the High Court is assailed in instant appeal, whereby the High Court without formally setting aside the order passed by the Debts Reco.....

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Heat of passion requires that there must be no time for the passions to cool down(03.05.2018)

The Appellant has filed the present appeal against his conviction and sentence passed by Additional Sessions Judge, convicting him under Section 302 o.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Exception, Benefit

SC: District Council Court Can Try Criminal Cases in Where Both Parties Belong to Scheduled Tribe(19.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the District Council Courts in Meghalaya have jurisdiction to entertain criminal cases in which both the victim and the ac.....

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Supreme Court: Subordinate Judges Cannot Seek Direct Recruitment to Post of District Judges(19.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that Civil Judges are not eligible to seek direct recruitment to post of District Judges in bar quota. The Court has further he.....

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Meghalaya HC: No Discretion for Governor in Appointments in District Councils in Tribal Areas(19.02.2020)

Meghalaya High Court has held that the Governor of the State does not have any discretion in the matter of appointments to the Executive Committee of .....

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Supreme Court Stays Death Warrant Against Rape Convict of 3-Year Old Minor(20.02.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the death warrant issued against 22-year-old Anil Yadav, convicted for the rape and murder of a 3-year old girl in Surat stat.....

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Delhi High Court Directs Police to Ensure Safe Passage of Injured Victims to Hospitals(26.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to ensure safe passage to injured victims of riots in North Eastern portions of Delhi by deploying all the .....

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Bombay HC: When Party Does Not Object to Court's Territorial Jurisdiction, Deemed as Waived(17.03.2021)

Bombay High Court has stated that when an objection to the territorial jurisdiction of a Court is not taken by a party under Section 42 of the Arbitra.....

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Madras HC Restricts Functioning to Two Division Benches & Five Single Benches(24.03.2020)

Madras High Court has restricted its functioning to only two-division benches and five single benches to hear urgent matters for three weeks, starting.....

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Delhi HC Directs Expeditious DNA Testing of Bodies of Riot Victims Without Waiting for Court Orders(25.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government not to wait for Court's order before conducting DNA testing of persons killed during the Delhi Riot.....

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Delhi HC: Senior Citizens Needn't Show 'Ill Treatment' to Seek Eviction of Children from Property(27.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that senior citizens, who seek eviction of their sons or legal heirs from their property, need not necessarily have to show .....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Pleas for Compensation to Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(23.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Cen.....

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Patna HC Directs Government in Plea on Non-Implementation of Schemes for HIV/AIDS Victims(24.03.2021)

Patna High Court has directed the ascertainment of several issues in a plea inviting the attention of the Court towards the non-implementation of the .....

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President of District Consumer Forum does not need High Court recommendation(05.10.2015)

Appointment as President to a District Consumer Forum does not require a recommendation from the High Court, and the selection process is governed by .....

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NGT has jurisdiction to deal with substantial question arises out of enforcement of enactments given in Schedule 1 of NGT Act, 2010(01.05.2017)

Applicant after being shocked on reading the news item, reported in Daily Excelsior Jammu dated 17th February, 2016 giving details of transfer made by.....

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No presumption can be absolute; every presumption is rebuttable(25.06.2018)

The Appellant has challenged his conviction under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Sections 452 .....

Tags : Conviction, Proof, Validity

In a criminal case, resting entirely on circumstantial evidence, all circumstances are required to be proved solidly beyond reasonable doubt(20.07.2018)

The Appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) in Sessions Case and was sentenced to.....

Tags : Conviction, Circumstantial evidence, Credibility

Accused is not conferred with any right to claim test identification parade(02.08.2018)

In instant case, the Accused pleaded not guilty and claimed to have been implicated falsely, therefore, wanted to be tried. At the trial, the prosecut.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Uttarakhand HC Issues Guidelines For Rehabilitation of Acid Attack Victims(14.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued several directions for rehabilitation of acid attack victims, and for prevention of such instances which include mea.....

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Supreme Court: Single Judge Not Subordinate to Division Bench in Intra-Court Appeal(13.08.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that the single judge of a high court is not subordinate to the division bench of that high court and that they both exerci.....

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No Eviction Order Unless Ground Seeking Eviction is Made Out: Supreme Court(16.08.2018)

Supreme Court has held that, in cases where protection under the Rent Act is available, no eviction can be ordered unless ground seeking eviction is m.....

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Bombay HC: NCLAT Has No Jurisdiction Over Petition Under Arbitration Act(14.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has absolutely no jurisdiction over it in a petition under the Arbitration.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre to File Affidavit Clarifying Stand on Restrictions on Congregations(14.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to state on affidavit the stand taken that all religious, political, academic, social, sp.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Responses on Plea Seeking Details of Wrong Uploaded Photo of Hathras Rape Victim(19.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought the responses of the Centre and three social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter on a petition seeking details of.....

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Delhi HC Denies Bail Despite Possibility of Custodial Violence and Illegal Detention(13.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a person arrested for alleged involvement in violence committed during Delhi Riots. The Court has highli.....

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Madras HC to Continue Restricted Functioning Till April 30(14.04.2020)

Madras High Court has decided to extend the period of suspension of regular Court work until 30th April, 2020 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Madhya Pradesh HC to Observe Restrictive Functioning Till May 3(15.04.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has extended its restrictive functioning in view of the extension of lockdown till 3rd May, 2020. The Court has stated that .....

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Meghalaya HC & Subordinate Courts to Have Restricted Functioning Till May 3(15.04.2020)

Meghalaya High Court has informed that the normal functioning of the High Court and Courts subordinate to it will remain suspended till 3rd May, 2020 .....

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Delhi HC and Subordinate Courts to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 3(16.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current mode of restricted functioning of the High Court and the subordinate Courts till 3rd May, 20.....

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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Compensation and Rehabilitation of Victims of West Bengal Riots(25.05.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state spon.....

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P&H HC Issues Interim Order Barring Convicted Cops from Occupying Public Posts(17.03.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued an interim order barring charge-sheeted, convicted cops from occupying posts having public dealing. The Court h.....

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Karnataka HC States Modified Restrictions on Road Travel from Kerala are Misconceived(19.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has observed that the modified order passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada regarding restrictions for road travel.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Re-Allocation of Territorial Jurisdiction(22.03.2021)

Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Awadh Bar Association on a Public Interest Litigation seeking re-allocation of territorial jurisdiction .....

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NCDRC: Provisions for Jurisdiction of Consumer Commissions Not Retrospective in Operation(22.03.2021)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that provisions regarding Jurisdiction of District, State and National Commission under Secti.....

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Allahabad HC Sets Aside Governor's Order Granting Premature Release of Triple Murder Convict(22.03.2021)

Allahabad High Court has set aside the premature release order in favor of a triple murder convict, underling that the Governor transgressed his juris.....

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Delhi HC Directs for Reformation and Rehabilitation Plan of POCSO Convict(04.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Superintendent of Tihar jail to prepare an appropriate rehabilitation programme for the convict under Protection of .....

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Delhi HC Denies Relief to Plea Seeking NHRC Inquiry on Torture Against Nirbhaya Convicts(04.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking Court's direction to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to conduct an inquiry into the p.....

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Delhi HC Directs Tihar to Take Decision in Zee Media's Plea Seeking Interview With Nirbhaya Convicts(11.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Tihar authorities to decide on the request in accordance with law and pass a reasoned order by 12th March, 2020 in a ple.....

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Tripura HC: Conviction Only on Presumption Under POCSO Act Would Offend Articles 20(3), 21(05.04.2021)

Tripura High Court has held that the conviction of an accused only on the basis of presumption under sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Children .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea by Delhi 2020 Riots Victim Seeking Damages(07.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on and sought responses of the Centre, Delhi Government and others on a plea by a Delhi 2020 riots victim seeking d.....

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Consumer Forum Compensates 3 Commuters for Delay of Train(09.04.2021)

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Thrissur has allowed three railway commuters compensation after their train from Wadakkanchery to Payyanur.....

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Restriction placed on a second marriage would not apply to a case where parties have settled and decided not to pursue the appeal(24.08.2018)

By present appeal, Appellant is impugning the judgment of High Court set aside the judgment of the Family Court and allowed the appeal of the Responde.....

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Tenant cannot be evicted for defaulting rent without determination Of ‘Provisional Rent’ by Court(21.08.2018)

In instant appeal, The Appellant-Plaintiff is the landlord of the suit premises, whereas the Defendant is the tenant. The Plaintiff filed Suit for evi.....

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Dying declaration cannot be rejected on hyper technicalities; if it is trustworthy, conviction can be based solely on dying declaration, without any necessity of corroboration(14.08.2018)

By present appeal, the Appellant has challenged judgment passed by the trial Court, whereby she has been convicted under Section 304 Part I of the Ind.....

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Bombay HC: Legal Heirs of Deceased Convicts Liable to Pay Fine(14.03.2016)

Bombay High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convict are liable to pay fines and compensation, imposed by the trial courts, from the prop.....

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Bombay High Court: ‘Compensating Rape Victims is State’s Duty, Not Charity’(02.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has said that rape victims are not beggars and giving compensation to women victims of crime is the State’s obligation and not chari.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses DDCA’s Objections Against Proposed Articles of Association(26.03.2018)

Delhi High Court has dismissed the objections raised by the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) against amendments to its Articles of Associatio.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Reply of 10 States on Rights Violation of Death Row Convicts(02.04.2018)

Supreme Court has sought response from 10 states on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of prisoners on death sentence.

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SC Directs State to Pay Rs. 50 Lakh Compensation & Provide Govt Job to Gujarat Riot Gang Rape Victim(23.04.2019)

Supreme Court has directed Gujarat Government to pay Rs. 50 lakh compensation and to provide government job to a woman who was gang raped during Gujar.....

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Need Stricter Rules on Honking, Pandals, Construction Sites: Bombay HC(02.05.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed state to consider and implement suggestions on honking, pandals and construction sites to reduce violation of noise nor.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Post-Poll Violence Victims to Approach Relevant Authorities for Filing Complaint(19.05.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed that if any person has suffered on account of post-poll violence, he shall be at liberty to file a complaint along wi.....

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Kitchen knife and Sil Batta are sufficiently dangerous weapons, if used on vital parts of a person's body can cause serious damage(30.08.2018)

In present matter, the accused challenges the judgment passed by the trial Court convicting him for the offences under Sections 326 and 342 of Indian .....

Tags : Grievous injury, Conviction, Legality

Delhi HC Seeks Response on Digitisation of District Courts(30.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought response from the Finance Secretary of the Delhi Government on the proposals to digitise the District Courts which have be.....

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Bombay HC Grants Emergency Parole to Murder Convict(31.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has granted emergency parole of 45 days to Asha Tayade, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life, serving her term at Yerwa.....

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Delhi HC and Subordinate Courts to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till August 14(31.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current mode of restricted functioning till 14th August, 2020 in light of the extension of the natio.....

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NGT, New Delhi Awards Compensation to Victims of Fire Accident at Achankulam in Virudhunagar(22.06.2021)

National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, has awarded higher compensation of up to Rs. 20 lakh to the victims of a fire accident at Sree Mariyammal Firework.....

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Bombay HC Asks State to File Affidavits to Deal with 2053 Victims of Unauthorized Vaccination(25.06.2021)

Bombay High Court has asked the State and BMC to file separate affidavits enumerating how they plan to deal with the 2053 victims of unauthorised covi.....

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Karnataka High Court Eases Restrictions on Entry and Hearing of Cases(28.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has eased restrictions on entry and hearing of cases in all taluk and district Courts as well as its Principal Bench at Bengaluru.....

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When accused is not known to victim, then identification parade is necessary(30.08.2018)

Instant conviction appeal has been filed by Ahktar Hussain, which is directed against judgment passed by learned Sessions Judge, whereby Appellant/acc.....

Tags : Conviction, Identification parade, Necessity

Only recovery of tainted money is not sufficient for conviction, rather prosecution has to prove the demand, acceptance and illegal gratification(30.08.2018)

Sole Appellant has preferred present appeal against the judgment and order by which the Appellant has been convicted under Section 5(2) read with Sect.....

Tags : Illegal Gratification, Conviction, Legality

If a 'necessary party' is not impleaded, the suit itself is liable to be dismissed(07.09.2018)

In instant matter, challenge is thrown to the order passed by the trial Court on an application under Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, .....

Tags : Impleadment, Jurisdiction, Validity

Tribunal has jurisdiction to compound the offence where alternative punishment of fine is prescribed in place of imprisonment and where no case is pending before the Special Court(29.08.2017)

Present appeal is filed against impugned order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal. The Appellants failed to file its Annual Return for the fi.....

Tags : Offence, Compounding of, Jurisdiction

Statements of a person who dies, are admissible, if the statements relate to the cause of death, or explain circumstances leading to the death(07.09.2017)

The Appellants faced trial for offence punishable under Sections 306 and 498-A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'). They have been.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Circumstantial evidence

Evidence of Food Inspector need not necessarily corroborate from independent witnesses(05.10.2018)

The revisionist-accused has preferred present revision under Sections 397 and 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) against the judgment pass.....

Tags : Conviction, Provision, Compliance

Chhattisgarh HC Orders 7 Lakhs Compensation for Rape Victim(04.09.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held in a Writ Petition that the Rape victim was entitled to compensation of Rs. 7 lakhs along with interest under Section.....

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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....

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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....

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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....

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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....

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Orissa HC Orders CID Crime Branch to Initiate Probe to Determine Authenticity of Affidavit(19.07.2021)

Orissa High Court has ordered the CID-Crime Branch to initiate a probe to determine the authenticity of an affidavit purportedly filed by a minor rape.....

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Examination of any particular number of witnesses is not required for proving prosecution case and reliance can be placed on solitary witness(04.10.2018)

Present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant assailing the judgment and order of conviction passed by the trial Court. By virtue of the impugned.....

Tags : Solitary witness, Conviction, Validity

Introducing an additional restriction of graduation for participation in examination without there being any quota reserved for graduates is discriminatory(03.11.2017)

The short question arising for consideration in this case is whether the restriction introduced on the basis of educational qualification for particip.....

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Unless there is any kind of illegality in the impugned judgment of acquittal, Supreme Court cannot interfere in such judgment(13.11.2017)

Present appeal is filed by the State against the final judgment and order passed by the High Court of whereby the High Court allowed the appeal filed .....

Tags : Acquittal, Validity, Evidence, Contradiction

Prosecution is required to establish continuity in links of chain of circumstances, so as to lead to conclusion of Accused being the assailant(31.10.2018)

The Appellant is the wife of the deceased convicted under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and sentenced to life imprisonment with fine of.....

Tags : Circumstantial evidence, Conviction, Legality

SC Asks Madhya Pradesh HC to Consider Reinstatement of Ex-District Judge(15.07.2020)

Supreme Court has recommended to the Madhya Pradesh High Court to consider the reinstatement of the former Additional District and Sessions Judge from.....

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Kerala HC: Lockdown Restrictions Applicable to Political Parties & Associations Also(15.07.2020)

Kerala High Court has clarified that the directives issued by the Centre and the State Governments restricting social gatherings in view of the COVID-.....

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Kerala HC Sets Aside Recruitment of District Judge on Not Being Advocate on Date of Appointment(20.07.2020)

Kerala High Court has set aside the appointment of a District and Sessions Judge, who was selected via direct recruitment, on the ground that he was n.....

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Karnataka HC: Victim Includes Parents & Family Members of Person Suffering Injuries(24.07.2020)

Karnataka High Court has observed that a victim under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 includes not only the perso.....

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Bombay HC Quashes FIR on Amicable Settlement Between Man and Victim(24.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has quashed a First Information Report filed against a 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy after the fa.....

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Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction of Man for Murdering Wife and Daughters(12.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for brutally murdering his wife and four minor daughters aged 7, 5, 3 years and the youngest o.....

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High Court had power to prevent abuse and quash confronted proceeding, if any attempt is made to abuse the authority(29.10.2018)

The present petition has been filed to set aside the order convicting Petitioner under Section 376, 323 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and the orde.....

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Mere breach of promise without mala fide intention cannot amount to deception(29.10.2018)

The Appellant has preferred present appeal against the judgment passed by the trial Court whereby the Appellant has been convicted for the offence und.....

Tags : Conviction, Consent, Legality

Conviction of accused cannot be sustained, if sole testimony of prosecutrix found artificial(11.08.2017)

Instant criminal appeal is against the judgment passed by trial Court, whereby Accused Appellant was convicted for offences under Sections 363, 366, 3.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Credibility

Non-collection of FSL report might be a defect of investigation which could not result in acquittal of an accused, when enough evidence was available for conviction(13.09.2018)

Present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant assailing the judgment, order of conviction and sentence respectively passed by the learned Additio.....

Tags : Conviction, Circumstantial evidence, Validity

Mere possession and recovery of currency notes from an Accused without proof of demand would not establish an offence(14.07.2017)

Appellant, heir of Mukhtiar Singh (since deceased) has carried this appeal to present Court against affirmation of his conviction under Sections 7 and.....

Tags : Illegal gratification, Proof, Conviction

Subletting is not permitted by camouflaging it as a partnership(18.07.2017)

In instant case, Petition filed under Section 14 of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 by Appellant-Landlord for eviction of Respondents was allowed by Rent.....

Tags : Premises, Sub-let, Eviction

Default sentence is not to be merged with or allowed to run concurrently with a substantive sentence(20.09.2018)

Present appeal challenges the decision passed by the High Court affirming the conviction and sentence of the Appellant (original Accused No. 6) for of.....

Tags : Conviction, Fine, Imposition

Bombay High Court Refuses to Interfere With BMC's Restrictions on Animal Sacrifice on Bakr Eid(21.07.2021)

Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with the BMC's circular limiting to 300, the number of water buffaloes to be sacrificed at the designated D.....

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Kerala HC: Constitutional Jurisdiction Cannot be Used for Deciding Disputes(21.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that its constitutional jurisdiction cannot be used for deciding disputes for which remedies under the civil law are availa.....

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Gauhati HC: Foreigners Tribunal Cannot Suo Moto Assume Jurisdiction to Give Opinion(22.07.2021)

Gauhati High Court has ruled that the Foreigners Tribunal cannot suo moto assume the jurisdiction to give an opinion which is not sought while answeri.....

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Orissa High Court Disposes of PIL for Aid to Rape Victim after 15 Years(23.07.2021)

Orissa High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation filed 15 years ago seeking Rs 10 lakh compensation for a rape victim as it was not clea.....

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Supreme Court: Independence of District Judiciary is Cardinal(23.07.2021)

Supreme Court has pointed out that “trial judges work amidst appalling conditions” and called for a change in what it said is “the colonial mindset wh.....

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When eviction is sought on the ground of sub-letting, the onus to prove sub-letting is on the landlord(30.08.2017)

Present appeal is against the final judgment passed by the High Court of Delhi whereby learned Single Judge of the High Court allowed the eviction pet.....

Tags : Subletting, Eviction, Grant

When there is omission to put material evidence to Accused by Trial Court, prosecution cannot be said to be guilty of not adducing or suppressing such evidence(28.09.2018)

The Appellant assails his conviction by the High Court under Section 376(2)(f) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) sentencing him to ten years rigorous i.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Delhi HC Seeks Status Report from Govt. on Setting Up Special Cell for Honour Killing Victims(13.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) of the Delhi Government to file a status report in a plea seeking strict compliance with .....

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DGFT Removes Import Restrictions on Refined Palm Oil, Refined Palm Olein, Potatoes(02.07.2021)

Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has temporarily removed import restrictions on refined palm oil, refined Palm Olein, Potatoes. According to a.....

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Patna HC Directs Authority to Dispose Plea Seeking Relief Camps in Flood Affected Districts(02.07.2021)

Patna High Court has directed the authority concerned to dispose of expeditiously a plea seeking setting up of relief camps in flood affected district.....

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SC: Name of Victim in Sexual Offences Shall Not Be Mentioned in Any Proceedings(02.07.2021)

Supreme Court has taken strong objections to a Sessions Court Judgment where the names of rape victim are mentioned. The Court has held that all the s.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2012(07.07.2021)

Bombay High Court has sought response of the Central Government and Goan administration on a plea challenging the amendment made in Goa Victim Compens.....

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Court derides lack of legislation on rehabilitation for sexual assault victims(03.11.2015)

In a case involving the rape of a minor and birth of a child as a consequence, the Allahabad High Court, taking note of the physical and mental trauma.....

Tags : Rape, rehabilitation, victim, child, compensation

Adjudicatory proceedings before Tribunal will not be affected by the provisions in the Companies Act(07.09.2017)

In present matters, execution applications have been filed and are pending. Matters are against S. Tel Pvt. Ltd. which is facing liquidation proceedin.....

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Mere circumstance of Accused being last seen with the deceased is an unsafe hypothesis for conviction under Section 302 of IPC(19.09.2017)

Present appeal arises from a judgment of a Division Bench of High Court. The High Court affirmed the conviction of the Appellant under Section 302 of .....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Circumstantial evidence

Exception 4 to Section 300 of IPC applies when the act was committed without premeditation, in a sudden fight without the offender having taken undue advantage or acted in a cruel or unusual manner.(20.09.2017)

In instant appeal, an exception is taken to the judgment and order of Additional Sessions Judge, whereby Appellant is convicted for the offence under .....

Tags : Conviction, Exception, Applicability

Unlawful possession of public property without having paid for same tantamounts to unjust enrichment(23.10.2018)

Present appeal is directed against order passed by the High Court wherein without issuance of notice to the Ghaziabad Development Authority ("GDA") an.....

Tags : Unlawful possession, Eviction, Grant

Delhi HC to Continue with Restrictive Functioning Till October 8(01.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current hybrid model of both physical and virtual hearings. The Court has decided to extend the rest.....

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Delhi HC: Advisory Jurisdiction to Provide Legal Advice u/s 151 CPC(01.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has clarified that it doesn't have the advisory jurisdiction to provide legal advice to the parties in applications moved under secti.....

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SC: Not Much Scope of Going Into Question of Territorial Jurisdiction in Transfer Petition(06.08.2021)

Supreme Court observed that there is not much scope of going into the question of 'territorial jurisdiction' of a court in a Transfer Petition under S.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response of State Regarding Clause Restricting Non-Vaccinated Persons(10.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State regarding a clause in its latest Government Order which restricts persons who have not taken CO.....

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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Has No Residual Equity Jurisdiction While Dealing With Resolution Plan(11.08.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that there is no residual equity based jurisdiction in the Adjudicating Authority or the Appellate Authority while dealing .....

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Bombay HC Extends Protective Orders Against Evictions and Dispossessions Till August 30(11.08.2021)

Bombay High Court has refused to continue its unconditional extension of all interim orders in Maharashtra beyond 30th August, 2021, given the improvi.....

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Allahabad HC: HC Can Nullify Order of Conviction in Criminal Revision in Cheque Bounce Case(16.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has held that High Court can nullify an order of conviction passed by it in a Criminal Revision in a Cheque bouncing case, by usi.....

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Bombay High Court Declines Relief to Former District Judge(29.11.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected a former District Judge’s petition and ruled that if the concerned authority is of the opinion that the compulsory reti.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Against Revelation of Hyderabad Rape Victim's Identity(04.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre on a plea against revelation of identity of the Hyderabad rape victim by certain media houses. .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Hyderabad Rape Victim

Calcutta HC Orders District Magistrate to Act as Impartial Authority and Steer from Political Motivat(16.12.2020)

Calcutta High Court has ordered the District Magistrate of Cooch Behar District in West Bengal, to act as an impartial authority and to steer away fro.....

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SC Asks AG to Consider Whether NGT's Jurisdiction Can Be Extended to Wildlife Protection Act(16.12.2020)

Supreme Court has asked Attorney General of India, KK Venugopal if the jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal can be extended under the Wildlife .....

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SC: Selective Leaks to Media Infringes Rights of Victims(18.12.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that selective disclosures to the media during investigation of crime affect the rights of the accused and the rights of vi.....

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Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Imprisonment of Convicts on Grounds of Hearing of Appeal(20.10.2021)

Calcutta High Court has suspended the sentence of imprisonment imposed on two convicts on the ground that there lies no possibility of their appeals b.....

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Standard of proof requires proof that it was accused alone who had committed offence(26.12.2018)

In instant matter, the learned Trial Court after recording evidence and evaluating the same convicted the Petitioner under Sections 279, 337 and 338 o.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Standard of proof

Essence of crime of conspiracy is unlawful agreement and not its accomplishment(08.10.2018)

Present appeals are directed against the judgment passed by the trial Court whereby the Appellants were convicted for the offence punishable under Sec.....

Tags : Conspiracy, Circumstantial evidence, Conviction

In order to constitute a conspiracy, meeting of mind of two or more persons to do an illegal act or an act by illegal means is a must(10.10.2018)

Present appeal is directed against the final judgment passed by the High Court in Criminal Appeal whereby the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by.....

Tags : Conspiracy, Conviction, Legality

Testimony of an injured witness can be acted upon even without any corroboration as he is having a special status in law(16.11.2018)

Present Criminal Appeal is preferred by the Appellants who have been convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, vide impugned judgment and sentenced to .....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Witnesses, Credibility

Bombay HC: Conviction in Non-Compoundable Case Can't Be Set Aside by HC(07.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that the High Court while exercising the inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot s.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Conviction in Non-Compoundable Case

Delhi HC Issues Notices on Plea for Action Against Social Media Sites(11.01.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a Petition filed by an advocate seeking action against major social media platforms for revealing the identity o.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Social Media Sites, Hathras Rape Victim

Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Transfer of Women Convicts to Jails with Women Barracks(11.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea seeking transfer of women convicts from Central Jail Naini, Prayagraj to District Jail Sonbhadra and Distric.....

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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Setting Aside Appointment of District Judge(12.01.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court judgment which set aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing t.....

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Kerala HC Directs Submission of Grounds for Non-Admission of Sexual Harassment Victim in School(26.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the responde.....

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J&K&L HC Issues Guiding Factor to Magistrates to Pass Conviction Orders Under NI Act(29.11.2021)

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court has issued certain guiding factors for Magistrates to consider when they pass conviction orders under Section 13.....

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Punishment to be awarded for a crime must not be irrelevant but it should conform to and be consistent with atrocity and brutality which the crime has been perpetrated(09.10.2018)

Present jail appeal has been preferred by Accused Appellant against judgment and order passed by Sessions Judge convicting and sentencing Appellant fo.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Karnataka HC: Revenue Authorities Have No Jurisdiction to Decide 'Title Dispute' Between Parties(27.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has held that the revenue authorities like the Tahsildar, Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner have no jurisdiction to .....

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District Consumer Redressal Forum, Bengaluru Directs Coaching Institute to Refund Fees(16.02.2021)

District Consumer Redressal Forum, Bengaluru has directed a coaching institute to refund the fee collected from a father whose daughter failed in the .....

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SC: Presence of Arbitration Clause Does Not Oust Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226(18.02.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that presence of an arbitration clause within a contract between a state instrumentality and a private party is not an abso.....

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Supreme Court Asks to Chalk Out Plan to Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers(07.12.2021)

Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Railways, State Governments and Municipal Corporations to chalk out a plan with regards to rehabilitation of s.....

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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Disbursal of Funds for Construction of New District Court Building(07.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Law Department) to apprise the concerned government authorities to release funds for the co.....

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Conviction cannot be based on a DNA report when it is established that there has been no quality control or quality assurance and the sampling has been improper(04.10.2017)

By the impugned judgment and order, the Sessions Court held four Accused persons guilty under Sections 363 and 376(D) read with 34 of the Indian Penal.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

A person cannot be punished twice for the same offence(24.10.2018)

The instant criminal appeal under Section 374 (2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) has been preferred by the Appellants, challenging the jud.....

Tags : Counterfeit currency, Possession, Conviction, Legality

In absence of fitness certificate referring mental fitness, no reliance can be placed upon dying declaration(02.11.2018)

The Appellant has filed present appeal from his conviction and sentence passed by Additional Session's Judge convicting the Appellant under Section 3.....

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Bombay HC Allows Application by Victim of 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim Who Lost His Son(27.11.2020)

Bombay High Court has allowed an intervention application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast who also lost his.....

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Delhi HC: Rights of Persons With Disability Act Not An Embargo on Exercise of Parens Patriae(02.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that the Rights of Persons With Disability Act, 2016 Act or the Rules framed there under do not create any embargo on the ex.....

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SC Seeks Centre's Response to PIL Seeking Enforcement of Provisions to Assist Victim Women(08.11.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a writ petition seeking proper implementation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter Ill,.....

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SC: Conviction Based on Disclosure Statement Sustained Only When Resultant Recovery Is Unimpeachable(09.11.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that to convict an accused exclusively on the basis of his disclosure statement and the resultant recovery of inculpatory m.....

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Madras High Court Orders Relaxation on COVID-19 Restrictions from November 15(10.11.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered relaxation of many restrictions that have been in place for long to fight COVID-19. The relaxations would come into forc.....

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If Court passes a decree having no jurisdiction over the matter, it would amount to nullity(02.11.2018)

In instant second appeal, learned counsel for the Appellant has raised issue of jurisdiction of the trial Court as well as the Appellate Court on the .....

Tags : Matrimonial dispute, Jurisdiction, Nullity

If the acquittal is justified on a probable view taken by the trial court, it should not be interfered with(04.12.2018)

In instant Appeals, Court is concerned with the correctness of the judgment of the High Court of by which the judgment of the trial Court was set asid.....

Tags : Conviction, Presumption, Innocence

When the recovery is suspicious, non-production of seal is to be considered to hold the Accused innocent(05.11.2018)

The present appeal is maintained by the Appellant laying challenge to judgment passed by the trial Court, whereby the Accused was convicted for the c.....

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State Government had no jurisdiction and authority to convert a statutory appeal in a representation and issue directions(01.11.2018)

The Petitioner is the owner of plots carved out in a private layout within the municipal limits of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation ('municipal .....

Tags : Power, Jurisdiction, Legality

Consumer Forum, Hyderabad: Supermarket Charging Cost for Carry Bags an 'Unfair Trade Practice'(22.02.2021)

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad has directed 'More Megastore' to discontinue its unfair trade practice of arbitrarily impos.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Travel Restrictions at Kerala Border(26.02.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union Government and State government on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the restrictions on th.....

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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Travel Restrictions at Kerala Border(01.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union Government and State government on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the restrictions on th.....

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Patna HC Directs Subordinate Courts to Refrain from Disclosing Identity of Rape Victim in Judgments(01.03.2021)

Patna High Court has directed all Courts subordinate to ensure that the identity of the rape victim is not indicated in Orders/Judgment, unless such d.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response on Printing of Subhash Chandra Bose's Picture on Currency Notes(14.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has sought the Union government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to print images of Netaji Subh.....

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SC Acquits Three Death Row Convicts, Holds Prosecution Utterly Failed To Prove Case(16.12.2021)

Supreme Court has acquitted three murder accused who were sentenced to death by the Trial Court and the Allahabad High Court. The Court has observed t.....

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Suspicion howsoever strong cannot substitute proof(26.02.2018)

Present appeals are against the judgment passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge arising out of FIR registered at Police Station ('PS'), convi.....

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Imposition of appropriate sentence must commensurate with nature and gravity of crime and manner in which crime is done(20.02.2019)

In present appeal, the Appellant-Accused has called in question the judgment and order whereby, Madras High Court while dismissing criminal revision p.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

SC: Vote Cast by Lawmaker Prior to Conviction on Same Day Cannot be Termed Invalid(21.12.2020)

Supreme Court has held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid.

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Uttarakhand HC Suspends District Judge Who Used Audi Car of Accused for Official Travel(24.12.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun who fixed the official board of District Judge, Dehradun on a private Au.....

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Madras HC: Accused Can be Convicted Under POCSO Act Solely on Testimony of Victim Child(27.10.2021)

Madras High Court has reiterated that an accused can be convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 solely based.....

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Kerala High Court Establishes Policy Decision to Interdict Self-Financing Institutions(27.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has established that a policy decision taken by the State to interdict self-financing institutions from commencing new courses in th.....

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SC Dismisses SLP Filed by AKM Ashraf to Restrict Entry of People Without RT PCR Certificate(29.10.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed by AKM Ashraf, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly assailing the Kerala High Court's .....

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Karnataka HC Quashes Denotification 260 Acres of Forest Area in Shivamogga District(05.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has quashed the notification issued in 2017 denotifying 260 acres of forest area in Shivamogga district purportedly for rehabilit.....

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Calcutta HC: Writ Jurisdiction Shall Exist IBC Matters Despite Alternative Remedy(10.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court held that the writ jurisdiction can be invoked in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) matters, despite the availability of an.....

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Calcutta High Court Seeks Report on Existing VC Facilities at District Courts & Tribunals in State(04.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to apprise the Court about the steps which are taken to set up video conferencing facilities in .....

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Kerala HC: Convict in Cheque Bounce Case can Submit Fine Directly to Complainant(04.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has observed that a convict in a cheque bounce case can pay the fine amount directly to the complainant. It is not necessary to depo.....

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Tripura HC Upholds Conviction Of Rape Accused(07.01.2022)

The Tripura High Court has confirmed the conviction of rape accused of sexually assaulting a girl child. The court further stated that the mother of a.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Guidelines for Functioning of District Courts, Tribunals from Jan 10(10.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has decided to issue certain guidelines that shall be applicable to all the Courts (including Tribunals) subordinate to the High .....

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Man in possession of stolen goods soon after theft is either thief or received goods knowing them to be stolen, unless he can account for his possession(14.01.2019)

The present revision is against the judgment of conviction by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, by which the applicant ('accused') came to be convi.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Credibility

A related witness cannot be said to be an 'interested' witness merely by virtue of being a relative of victim(19.02.2019)

Present appeal is presented by the convicted Accused against the concurrent judgments of conviction and sentence passed by the Additional Sessions Jud.....

Tags : Conviction, Testimony, Eye-witnesses, Validity

SC: Jurisdiction of High Court Hearing An Arbitration Appeal Is Distinct from First Appellate Court(16.11.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the jurisdiction in a first appeal arising out of a decree in a civil suit is distinct from the jurisdiction of the Hi.....

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Allahabad High Court Orders Enquiry into Lucknow District Court Violence Incident(19.11.2021)

Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into the violent behavior of the lawyers outside the Lucknow District Court campus on October 30, stressin.....

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Madras HC: No Jurisdiction Based on Location of Branch Office Where No Cause of Action Has Arisen(23.11.2021)

Madras High Court has interpreted, actually and voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain, in Section 134(2) of Trade Ma.....

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SC: Residuary Jurisdiction of NCLT Cannot be Invoked to Adjudicate Contractual Dispute(24.11.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the residuary jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal cannot be invoked to adjudicate contractual dispute if.....

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Allahabad High Court Acquits Man Convicted for Raping and Murdering Minor Girl(24.11.2021)

Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man convicted for raping and murdering a minor girl and facing the death penalty, having found the evidence of th.....

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Statement to police is not a substantive piece of evidence; same cannot form the basis of conviction(14.02.2019)

In facts of present case, on the basis of the FIR registered, police investigated the case. The necessary witnesses were examined by police under Sect.....

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When remedy is available under provisions of Act, jurisdiction of Civil Court is impliedly ousted(14.02.2018)

The question that arises for consideration in this appeal is, whether the suit filed by the Respondent seeking declaration and permanent injunction ag.....

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Credibility of witnesses is ordinarily not re-visited by Supreme Court in an appeal by special leave(12.02.2019)

Present appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court dismissing the appeal filed by the Appellant against his conviction.....

Tags : Conviction, Circumstantial evidence, Validity

A long delay can be condoned if witness has no motive for falsely implicating Accused(27.11.2018)

Present appeal arose out of the judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Appellant herein there.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Challenging Expansion of BSF Jurisdiction in West Bengal(15.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has sought response from the Central government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government'.....

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Kerala HC: Vague Statement in Victim's Testimony with No Indication of Penetration Not Rape(16.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has observed that a statement from the victim that the accused hugged her with no indication of penetration would not attract the of.....

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Gauhati High Court Imposes Interim Stay on Assam Govt's Order to Evict 244 Villagers(21.12.2021)

Gauhati High Court has restrained the Assam government from evicting 244 people from Dhekiajuli town in Assam's Sonitpur district. The Court has direc.....

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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversions(24.12.2021)

Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on r.....

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Bombay HC: Conviction Cannot be Based on Admissions Made by Accused(20.12.2021)

Bombay High Court has said conviction cannot be solely based on the admissions made by the accused in his statement under Section 313 of the Criminal .....

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Delhi HC: Negotiable Instruments Act Being Penal Statute Should Receive Strict Construction(22.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 should receive strict construction for the reason of being a penal statute. Th.....

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Deposition of an injured witness should be relied upon unless there are strong grounds for rejection of his evidence(03.01.2019)

In present matter, FIR was lodged under Sections 323, 324 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) against four persons alleging that, on 18th February, 1985,.....

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Calcutta HC to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 31(14.05.2020)

Calcutta High Court has announced that the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches at Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Jalpaiguri and all subordinate C.....

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Delhi High Court Restricts Functioning of Courts till May 23(18.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has decided to restrict its and the District Courts’ functioning to urgent matters till 23rd May, 2020.

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Delhi HC Imposes Fee Restrictions on Two Branches of Apeejay(20.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has barred two branches of Apeejay school from collecting any amount other than tuition fee from students. The Court has further stat.....

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Delhi HC Awards Rs. 6 Lakh Interim Compensation to Minor Sexual Assault Victim(17.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 6 Lakhs as interim compensation to a minor victim of sexual assault, directing the Delhi State Legal Services Authori.....

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Rajasthan HC: Proper Facts & Evidence Must Be Placed Before Court to Invoke PIL Jurisdiction(07.03.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has observed that a citizen approaching the court in a public interest jurisdiction holds greater duty to make full research and .....

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Karnataka High Court Held That District Magistrate Empowered To Attach Property(08.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court has held that the District Magistrate is empowered to attach the property and not the Commissioner of Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.....

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Delhi HC Asks Centre Over Delay in Restricting Use of Oxygen in Industries(22.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government as to why there is a delay in restricting use of oxygen in industries, in view of acute shortage of .....

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Challenging District Judge Recruitment Process(25.02.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the District Judge Recruitment process. In this matter, all the petitioners h.....

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SC Sets Aside Conviction of Person for Offence of Murder on Lack of Proper Evidence(02.03.2022)

Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a person for the offence of murder, after noting that the only evidence which linked him to the offence .....

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SC Sets Aside Conviction of Person for Offence of Murder on Lack of Proper Evidence(02.03.2022)

Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a person for the offence of murder, after noting that the only evidence which linked him to the offence .....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Tiger Attacks in Sunderbans(02.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition pertaining to the grant of compensation .....

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Calcutta HC Modifies Order of Conviction to Attempt to Rape in Case Concerning 11 Yr Old Girl(02.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has observed that penetration even of the slightest degree is necessary to establish the offence of rape and accordingly held that.....

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Mere fact that deceased allegedly died an unnatural death could not be sufficient to bring home a charge under Section 201 of IPC(12.02.2018)

Present is a case where the Appellant's wife committed suicide by hanging. The incident took place on 26th December, 1990. The information was conveye.....

Tags : Suspicion, Conviction, Legality

Sole testimony of victim is sufficient to record conviction in offence of rape(01.02.2019)

Present appeal is preferred against the judgment passed by Additional Sessions Judge, by which learned Trial Judge has convicted and sentenced the acc.....

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Payment of rent or monetary consideration are not required to be proved by affirmative evidence as same may have been made secretly in case of sub-tenancy(01.02.2019)

The Plaintiff instituted suit against the Defendants for recovery of possession, alleging that Defendant No. 1 remained in arrears of rent and other c.....

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Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 does not prohibit Additional District Magistrate to pass externment order(29.01.2019)

In facts of present matter, the Additional District Magistrate, has passed an order externing Respondent for a period of one year from the district co.....

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Delhi HC: Jurisdictional Objection to be Raised at Earliest Stage(26.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that a jurisdictional objection under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by its very nature would .....

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Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction of Man for Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs(31.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for the offence of rape after observing that the consent of the minor victim is immaterial as s.....

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Meghalaya HC Refuses to Interfere with Summon to District Council for No-Confidence Motion(31.01.2022)

Meghalaya High Court has refused to interfere with a notice issued by the Governor of Meghalaya under Rule 36(5) of the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous.....

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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Finance Minister Informs on Plans Under Aspirational Districts Programme(01.02.2022)

Finance Minister has stated that in 2022-23 Aspirational districts programme will focus on lagging blocks. Vibrant villages programme for border villa.....

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Allahabad HC Sets Aside Life Sentence of Murder Convicts in Aligarh Gandhi Park Murder(02.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has set aside the life sentence of two murder convicts, including a woman in connection with the murder of a youth in Aligarh's G.....

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Appellate Court on hearing appeal filed against judgment of acquittal will not overrule or otherwise disturb trial Court's acquittal, if there is no substantial and compelling reason for doing so(01.06.2018)

In present case, five Accused were tried for the offences punishable under Sections 326, 302, and 114 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 .....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Evidence

Muddamal in self same condition is required to be produced in Court and non-production thereof is fatal to prosecution(31.05.2018)

In instant case, charge sheet was filed against the Accused-Appellant for the offence under Section 8/15 Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Ac.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Seized muddamal, Non-production

Right of private defence does not extend to inflict more harm than it is necessary in exercise of right of private defence(01.04.2019)

The challenge in the present appeals is to a judgment maintaining conviction of the Appellant for an offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1.....

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Madras High Court Slams a Trial Court for ‘Illegal’ Conviction(12.10.2015)

Madras High Court has slammed a trial court for throwing to the winds the fundamental principles of criminal jurisprudence and “illegally” convicting .....

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Uttarakhand High Court Cancels Conviction of Rape-Murder Accused(12.10.2015)

Uttarakhand High Court has reversed decision of a lower court in a case of rape and murder of a 10-year-old in Lalkuan, Nainital district, in 2012, as.....

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Delhi HC Seeks District Judge Response over Plea to Quash Ads for English Stenos(06.10.2016)

Delhi HC has sought a reply from District and Sessions Judge on a plea seeking quashing of an advertisement for appointment of 326 English stenographe.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Border Restrictions(27.05.2020)

Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to two PILs seeking to do away with restrictions put up by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on entry of people.....

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Kerala High Court Upholds Ordinances Merging District Cooperative Banks(29.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has upheld Ordinances amending the Kerala Cooperative Society Act, 1969 to merge District Cooperative Banks in the state with the Ke.....

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SC: NDMA May Consider Laying Down Minimum Standards of Relief to COVID Victims(04.05.2021)

Supreme Court has suggested that the National Disaster Management Authority consider laying down minimum standards of the relief which is to be provid.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Registrar for List of Appeals Wherein Convicts Jailed for More than 14 Years(30.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court directed the Registrar (IT) of the High Court to prepare a list of appeals wherein the convicts are in jail for 14 or more and lis.....

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Kerala HC: Additional District Judge Has Jurisdiction to Entertain Plea Under Sec. 34(12.04.2021)

Kerala High Court held that an Additional District Judge has jurisdiction to entertain a petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Concil.....

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Patna HC: Judicial Officers Cannot Stake Experience of Advocate for Recruitment as District Judge(12.04.2021)

Patna High Court has held that judicial officers, who opted to be appointed in subordinate judicial services cannot stake claim of "past experience" o.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Posting Objectionable Pictures of PM Narendra Modi(17.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man who has been accused of posting objectionable pictures of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on .....

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Supreme Court Asks UP Govt to Show Position of Posts in All District Hospitals(18.02.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that vacancy positions of 62% and 70% of male and female doctors/ attendants particularly in District Hospital, Sambhal was.....

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Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....

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Benefit of Exception 4 to Section 300 of IPC is available only when act is committed without premeditation in a sudden fight in heat of passion(15.03.2019)

Present appeal arises out of the judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court affirmed the conviction of the Appellant under Section 302 .....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

SC Issues Notice to Haryana Government Allowing Premature Release of Life Convicts(11.05.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Haryana asking it to explain its policy which conferred the benefit of remission on convicts who stood.....

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Uttarakhand HC Issues notice on PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Glacial Disaster(07.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Central and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking compensation for families affecte.....

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Madras HC: CIT Can’t Invoke Revisionary Jurisdiction If Conditions u/s 263 of IT Act Not Fulfilled(10.06.2021)

Madras High Court has ruled that the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) rightly set aside the order passed under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, .....

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Madras HC: Court Cannot Issue Mandamus Directing Compensation to COVID Victims(10.06.2021)

Madras High Court has observed that the Court cannot issue a mandamus directing all COVID-19 victims to be compensated, irrespective of the financial .....

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Delhi HC: High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction Over Orders Under Order 39 Rules 1&2 Restricted(26.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of interference in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 227 of the Const.....

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Courts shall have jurisdiction to try all suits of civil nature excepting suits of which their cognizance is either expressly or impliedly barred(15.03.2019)

In facts of present case, the dispute relates to 4/5th share in the suit land. The suit land was subjected to ceiling proceedings under the Haryana Ce.....

Tags : Suit, Maintainability, Jurisdiction

In a crime committed by an unlawful assembly, every member of unlawful assembly would be guilty of offence, even if he himself had not done actual act(15.03.2019)

In present matter, First Information Report was lodged with Police Station, District Raipur pursuant to information received at Police Station from In.....

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Minor irregularity/omission by Investigation Officer need not necessarily lead to rejection of prosecution version(13.03.2019)

The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment passed by Addl. Sessions Judge convicting and sentencing the Appellant-Girand under Sectio.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

SC Sets Aside Order Allowing Minister Chinmayanand Access to Victim's Statement(08.10.2020)

Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court order which had allowed former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janta Party leader Chinmayanand to se.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea Against Alleged Detention of Hathras Victim's Family(09.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed the habeas corpus writ petition filed on behalf of the Hathras victim's family against alleged illegal detention by.....

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Mathura District Court Calls for Records in Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case on Oct 16(13.10.2020)

Mathura District Court has summoned all Court records with respect to the Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case for the hearing on 16th October, 2020.

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SC Rejects Plea to Enact Law to Provide Uniform Compensation to Victims of Violence(13.10.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a lawyer's plea seeking direction to Parliament to enact a law providing a uniform scheme of compensation for persons who .....

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SC: Conviction Can be Based on Sole Eye Witness Testimony Only if He is Wholly Reliable(13.10.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that conviction can be based on the testimony of a single eye witness so long he is found to be wholly reliable.

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Jharkhand HC Directs CBI to Take Over Probe into Death of District Judge Uttam Anand(04.08.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the death case of Dhanbad district judge Uttam.....

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ITAT, Pune: Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked Sans Illegality in Original Re-Assessment(16.05.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune while quashing a revisional jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has ruled that the .....

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Witness cannot be said to be an "interested" witness merely by virtue of being a relative of victim(26.04.2019)

Present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the appeal preferred b.....

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Nature of weapon used and vital part of body where blow was struck are sufficient to prove intention of Accused to cause death(10.04.2019)

Present appeal arises from the judgment and Order of a Division Bench of the High Court passed in Criminal Appeal. The High Court, while allowing the .....

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Law presumes that, every person committing an offence is sane and liable for his acts, though in specified circumstances, it may be rebuttable(02.07.2018)

The Appellant assails his conviction under Section 302 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), rejecting his defence that he was of unsound mind.....

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Revisional power cannot be equated with a power of re-consideration of all questions of facts as a Court of first appeal(07.05.2019)

Present petition challenges the order passed in eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) whereby the lea.....

Tags : Eviction, Bonafide, Legality

Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Sent Girlfriend's Intimate Pictures to Her Family(23.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man who allegedly shared intimate pictures of his girlfriend with her family members as it noted that this w.....

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Gujarat HC Directs DGP, Gujarat to Ensure All Police Stations Aid Victims of Sexual Assault Crimes(24.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Gujarat State to ensure that all the police stations in the state have a panel of lawy.....

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Supreme Court Approves AICTE's Revised Calendar for Academic Year 2022-2023(25.02.2022)

Supreme Court has approved the amended calendar for the academic year 2022-2023 as proposed by All India Council for Technical Education for admission.....

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SC Issues Notice in Contempt Petition Over Failure to Pay Compensation to Victims(25.02.2022)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a contempt petition preferred by victims of spread of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan alleging failure on the par.....

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Orissa HC: Jurisdiction u/s 14 SARFAESI Act Can be Exercised Either by CJM or DM(25.02.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that jurisdiction under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security.....

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AP HC Directs All Convicts and Under Trial Prisoners to be Released on Interim Bail(31.05.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed that all convicts and under trial prisoners to be released on interim bail of 90 days who were readmitted to pr.....

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NGT Directs to Take Remedial Action Over Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Hamirpur District(02.06.2021)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of a plea with direction to the Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh, and District Magistrate, Hamirpur to take r.....

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Orissa HC Dismisses Challenge to Retirement of Former Additional District & Sessions Judge(15.04.2022)

Orissa High Court has dismissed challenge to a notification which notified the decision to compulsorily retire a former Additional District & Sessions.....

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Orissa HC: Revision Petition Not Maintainable Against District Court Appellate/Revisional Order(19.04.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure Code,1908 is not maintainable before the High Co.....

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ITAT, Delhi: Fulfillment of Twin Conditions is Mandatory for Invoking Jurisdiction u/s 263(19.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that fulfillment of twin conditions is obligatory for invoking the jurisdiction under section 263 of.....

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Allahabad HC: Concurrent Sentences is Basic Rule Where Accused is Convicted for 2 or More Offences(20.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has observed that if the accused is convicted for two or more different offences, arising out of one and the same transaction, th.....

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Present Court ought not to interfere with impugned order, since provision of appeal under Section 22 of National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is akin to that of second appeal(14.06.2019)

The present challenge under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been directed against an order whereby the National Green Tribunal passed a d.....

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Delhi HC: Convict Not Entitled to Remission of Sentence While Undergoing Sentence(07.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that a convict is not entitled to remission of sentence while he is undergoing sentence in default of payment of fine under .....

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