Search Results for Tag : trial
Statute
Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2013 shelved(22.06.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved withdrawal of the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2013 from the Rajya Sabha.
Having been sent for examinat.....
Tags : Drugs and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, clinical trials
International Cases
ECHR derides pre-trial detention in Russia(24.03.2016)
The European Court of Human Rights rejected the Russian Government’s application to strike part of the case against alleged unjust pre-trial detention.....
Tags : echr, russia, pre-trial detention
ECHR derides pre-trial detention in Russia(24.03.2016)
The European Court of Human Rights rejected the Russian Government’s application to strike part of the case against alleged unjust pre-trial detention.....
Tags : echr, russia, pre-trial detention
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
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
Inconsistencies and imperfections in evidence of prosecution witnesses cannot justify finding of no case to answer at law(03.03.2020)
In present case, on 7 August 2019, following a trial in the Magistrates Court, the Respondent was acquitted of one charge of obstructing a security of.....
Tags : Acquittal, Legality, New trial
A custody order must not be made unless the alleged offence is punishable by imprisonment and the judge is satisfied that, such an order is appropriate(27.09.2017)
In facts of present case, The charges against Accused are that, he attempted to unlawfully kill his wife contrary to Section 283(1) of the Criminal Co.....
Tags : Trial, Mental fitness, Custody order
When a judge decides that, an accused is not mentally fit to stand trial, it is then necessary to consider whether accused may become fit within six months(08.08.2019)
In present matter, on 29 July, 2019, the accused appeared at a hearing to determine whether he was fit to be tried. Reports obtained by the Court conc.....
Tags : Mental illness, Trial, Adjournment
Judgments
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.....
Tags : Conviction, Validity, Retrial
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
Investigating officer/agency, has power at any stage of trial, to place before Court such material that would assist investigating agency to put forward its case(09.08.2018)
By present writ petition, the Petitioners (original accused) have challenged order, whereby an application moved by the investigating officer for send.....
Tags : Trial, Investigation, Validity
General allegation of 'surcharged atmosphere' is not sufficient to transfer a case from one Court to another(25.11.2020)
Present petitions are filed under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) read with Order XXXIX of the Supreme Court Rules seeking .....
Tags : Trial, Transfer, Entitlement
No mini trial can be conducted by the High Court in exercise of powers under Section 482 of CrPC(11.07.2022)
In present matter, State of U.P. as well as the original informant have preferred the present appeals dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed b.....
Tags : Mini trial, Proceedings, Quashing of
If the earlier Magistrate has recorded the evidence in detail, there is no necessity for the succeeding Magistrate to hold de nova trial(11.07.2022)
In facts of present case, the applicant has filed Summary Criminal Case for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.....
Tags : Evidence, Denovo trial, Legality
Interlocutory application seeking discharge in the midst of trial is not maintainable(03.08.2023)
The Appellant by way of instant appeal has assailed the judgment and order passed by the High Court whereby the High Court has allowed the said petiti.....
Tags : Trial, Discharge, Legality
Notifications & Circulars
Revision of North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, 2007 for new industrial units(24.11.2016)
1. Government had approved a package of incentives and concessions to promote industrialization and investment in the North East Region (including Sik.....
Tags : Incentives, Industrialization, Promotion
Unless the conditions as laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are satisfied, the bail cannot be granted to an accused, who has been found in possession of commercial quantity of contraband(26.12.2023)
By way of instant petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), the Petitioner is seeking bail in case FIR under Secti.....
Tags : Trial, Bail, Grant
Lease rent from letting out buildings/developed space along with other amenities in an Industrial Park/SEZ- to be treated as business income(25.04.2017)
The issue whether income arising from letting out of premises /developed space along with other amenities in an Industrial Park/SEZ is to be charged u.....
Tags : Lease rent, Industrial Park, Business income
Deciphering Haldiram: Court finds needle in bhujia(19.10.2015)
In a convoluted and long-standing case involving a devolved Haldiram brand, the Delhi High Court assessed plethoric familial disputes, sprinkled with .....
Tags : Haldiram, interim injunction, mini trial
Market fees and Rural Development fees are distinct as there is no exemption from Rural Development fees mentioned in the Industrial Policy 2003, it only encompasses exemption from Market fees.(15.07.2024)
This special leave appeal assails the correctness of the judgment and orders passed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court where the matter pertains to ex.....
Tags : Industrial Policy, 2003, Market fees and Rural Development fees, Exemption
Commerce Minister Releases Report on Industrial Park Rating System(19.11.2018)
Suresh Prabhu releasing the report on Industrial Park Rating System
The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Pra.....
Tags : Report, Release, Industrial Park, Rating System
‘Ritu Kumar’ designs lose copyright battle(23.03.2016)
The Delhi High Court reiterated a ruling that “once a drawing, a sketch or a design is used for creation of dresses, then, once the dresses cross 50 n.....
Tags : Ritu kumar, designs, copyright, industrial process
Apprehension of not getting a fair and impartial enquiry or trial is required to be reasonable and not imaginary, based upon conjectures and surmises(28.03.2018)
The present application seeks transfer of FIR registered under Sections 354, 354A, 323, 506 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and another F.....
Tags : Investigation, Fair trial, Transfer
Separate charges for distinct offences must be framed separately and cannot be clubbed together for more than one year(08.05.2017)
Present appeals arise out of three separate judgments of learned Single Judge of High Court discharging three Accused persons namely; Lalu Prasad Yada.....
Tags : Trial, Discharge, Validity
Essar’s petition for trial with other 2G scam accused dismissed(29.09.2015)
The Supreme Court, dismissing Essar’s plea to be tried with other accused in the 2G scam, held that a Penal code offence could not be tried with a Pre.....
Tags : 2g scam, penal, corruption, trial, together
National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System(23.09.2020)
Government has integrated Industrial Information System (IIS) portal with the GIS System of six States in first phase to provide updates on land avail.....
Tags : GIS-Enabled, Bank System, Industrial land
Measures to Boost Industrial Growth Rate(23.09.2020)
Industrial growth depends on a number of factors including structural, external, fiscal and industrial factors. The moderation in India's industrial g.....
Tags : Measures, Boost, Industrial Growth
Restriction on EPF withdrawal(05.05.2016)
The Minister for Labour and Employment outlined the restrictions on withdrawal of funds from the Employees Provident Fund Scheme. Instances when withd.....
Tags : Employees provident fund, withdrawal, labour and industrial
Mentioned industrial undertakings under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 be declared as public utility services(27.01.2022)
1. Whereas the Central Government being satisfied that the public interest so requires that the services engaged in the following industrial undertaki.....
Tags : Industrial undertakings, Declaration, Public utility services
Top Story
Supreme Court issued guidelines to bring uniformity in criminal trial(30.03.2017)
Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance regarding inadequacies in holding of criminal trial. Supreme Court passed the order in wake of drawbacks highli.....
Tags : Guidelines, Criminal trial, Uniformity
Streamlining the Procedure for Grant of Industrial Licenses(24.07.2023)
I Increasing the initial validity period of Industrial License to be issued
In supersession of all earlier Press Notes, the period of validit.....
Tags : Procedure, Grant, Industrial Licenses
Government likely to release a new industrial policy aiming to promote 'Make in India'(30.08.2017)
The process to formulate new Industrial Policy began in May 2017 by The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The new Industrial Policy will .....
Tags : Industrial policy, Release, Comments, Invitation
Central Government hereby declares the services in the Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, Mysore, Karnataka to be a public utility service for the purposes of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(11.02.2021)
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that the public interest so requires that the services in the Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, .....
Tags : Bank Note Paper Mill, Public utility, Industrial Disputes Act
Central Government hereby declares the services engaged in the Banking industry to be a public utility service for the purposes of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(18.04.2019)
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that public interest so requires that the services engaged in the Banking industry, which is covered under.....
Tags : Services, Declaration Industrial Disputes
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and South Korea for enhancing cooperation in Applied Science and Industrial Technology(26.09.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Kore.....
Tags : MOU, Approval, Applied science, Industrial technologies
A return to public hangings(30.07.2015)
When a judge begins his deliberations with a somewhat sardonic assessment that, “the issue had seen the end yesterday, appears to have unending charac.....
Tags : supreme court, death, public trial
News
Court Concerns over Women Being Blatantly Abusing and Misusing Laws Against the In-Laws(05.02.2016)
A trial court, while granting relief of possession of property to 70-year-old widowed woman who had accused her estranged daughter-in-law of illegally.....
Tags : trial court, women, In-Laws
SC: Prisoner is Entitled to be Treated With Dignity and Sympathy(08.02.2016)
SC has said that prisoner is entitled to be treated with dignity,sympathy and directed Undertrial Review Committee to see that undertrial prisoners ar.....
Tags : SC, undertrial prisoners
Apple files for mistrial against $625 million lawsuit(08.02.2016)
Apple has filed for a declaration of mistrial in a patent infringement suit, which concluded in it being held liable for over $625 million in damages......
Tags : Apple, virnetx, mistrial, patent, infringe
End Rape & Murder Trial of Constable in 3 Months: Madras High Court(08.02.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the District Sessions and Mahila Court in Tiruppur, to complete the trial and dispose of the rape and murder of a woman.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Trial
Supreme Court: Do not Conduct Trials in Undue Haste(19.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled while setting aside the order of a trial court which wrapped up proceedings within a fortnight and awarded death sentence to t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trials, Haste
Bombay High Court: Not Producing Undertrials Violates Their Right to Fair Trial(09.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has taken cognizance of the issue pertaining to shortage of police escort parties to produce undertrials before a court and its impa.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Right to Fair Trial
Calcutta HC: Criminal Trial Need Not Split Up Against Company Refusing Representation Before Court(24.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that where a company having notice, fails to represent itself in criminal judicial proceedings, the Courts must proceed w.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Criminal Trial
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Trial Court Order Which Misread Direction(02.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has clarified that there is a difference between "addition" of charge and "alteration" of charge under Section 216 of the Code of Cri.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trial Court Order Which Misread Direction
Delhi HC Directs Filing of Status Report in Alleged Murder of 23-Year Old Undertrial Prisoner(25.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to file a status report within 3 days in a compensation petition on the alleged murder of a 23-year old.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Murder of 23-Year Old Undertrial Prisoner
SC Seeks Views on Creation of Additional Courts for Trial of Cheque Dishonour Cases(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has sought the views of the Central Government on the creation of additional Courts for the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Sectio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trial of Cheque Dishonour Cases
Trial Court Re-Confirms Death Sentence to Accused in 1996 Samleti Bus Bombing Case(18.12.2015)
Trial court in Bandikui in Dausa district has once again confirmed death sentence awarded to Dr Abdul Hameed, prime accused in 1996 Samleti bus bomb b.....
Tags : Trial court, 1996 Samleti bus bomb blast cas
NGT Directs DPCC to Submit List of Hazardous Industrial Units(07.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that industrial units operating in residential areas are one of major contributors to air pollution in Capital .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, air pollution, industrial units
Gujarat HC Notices State Government over Kharicut Canal Pollution(08.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has sought an explanation from State Government and Authorities concerned over a PIL that complained about heavy air and water poll.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Kharicut canal, industrial gases
NGT Levies Cost of 5 Crore on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for Polluting Water Body(12.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal has levied a cost of Rs 5 crores on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for causing pollution by discharging industrial .....
Tags : NGT, Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation
Delhi HC: Writ Petition Relation to Industrial Dispute to Not Be Listed(22.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that a writ petition relating to an industrial dispute shall not be listed unless it discloses 'exceptional circumstances' i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Writ Petition to Industrial Dispute
SC Issues Notice on Plea for Disclosure of Clinical Trial & Efficacy Data of COVID Vaccines(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking public disclosure of clinical trial data and post vaccination efficacy d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disclosure of Clinical Trial & Efficacy Data of COVID Vaccines
Delhi Trial Court Acquits Unitech in Cheating Case(15.01.2016)
A trial court of Delhi has acquitted Unitech's top bosses in a cheating case, after it got to know that they have resolved the matter with the complai.....
Tags : Delhi Trial Court, Unitech
NGT Directs AAP Govt, DPCC to Initiate Action Against Illegal Industrial Units(26.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against industrial units opera.....
Tags : NGT, Industrial Units, residential areas
Categorise Undertrial Cases As ‘Priority Sector Litigation’: J&K High Court(03.01.2018)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has reiterated the need to categorize cases relating to undertrial prisoners as a priority sector litigation.
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Undertrial Cases
SC Seeks HC’s Response on Report Suggesting Expeditious Trial of Cheque Bounce Cases(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the responses of all High Courts to the preliminary report submitted by Amici Curiae with suggestions for expeditious trial o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Expeditious Trial of Cheque Bounce Cases
SC Stays Delhi High Court Order Denying Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
Tags : Supreme Court, Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials
Gujarat HC Initiates Suo Motu Matter on Expediting Trials Against MPs/MLAs(30.10.2020)
Gujarat High Court has decided to monitor expeditious disposal of criminal proceedings pending against sitting/ former Members of Parliament and Membe.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Expediting Trials Against MPs/MLAs
Allahabad HC: Seeking Transfer of Criminal Trial at Drop of Hat Not Recognized by Court(27.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that seeking of the transfer of criminal trial at the drop of a hat is not recognized by the Courts or by any tenent.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Transfer of Criminal Trial
SC Upholds Order on Maharashtra Illegal Land Grant(08.08.2016)
SC has upheld Bombay High Court order cancelling allotment of over 100 industrial plots by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) i.....
Tags : SC , Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) , Bombay High Court
Delhi Court Upholds Juvenile's Conviction in 2011 Delhi HC Blast Case(11.08.2016)
A Delhi Trial Court has upheld conviction of a juvenile in 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, saying that the teenager was a "co-conspirator" in the te.....
Tags : Delhi Trial Court, 2011 Delhi HC Blast Case, Juvenile
SC: Co-Accused can be Tried after Death of Graft Accused(11.08.2016)
SC has held that death of a tainted public servant before trial begins in a corruption scam does not bar a special court from trying the fellow accuse.....
Tags : SC , Graft , trial, corruption scam
Delhi HC Directs 3499 Undertrial Prisoners to Surrender Before Jail Superintendents(08.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed all 3499 undertrial prisoners who were granted interim bails on the recommendations of the High Powered Committee, to su.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Undertrial Prisoners
Karnataka HC: Victim/Complainant Does Not Have Right to Challenge Every Order of Trial Court(13.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a victim/ complainant does not have the right to challenge each and every order that is passed by the trial Court. .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Right to Challenge Every Order of Trial Court
SC: Any Premises Belonging to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is Public Premises(14.01.2022)
Supreme has Court has held any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is public pr.....
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Bombay HC Says Same Person Can’t Be Framed for Murder and Suicide Abetment Alternatively(13.06.2016)
Bombay HC has held that a trial court cannot direct framing of charges against an accused for abetment to commit suicide and alternatively for murder.
Tags : Bombay HC , trial court
Domestic Inquiry During Pending Criminal Trial Not Contempt: SC(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court, while upholding termination of a teacher accused of harassing girl students in a Private school, has observed that departmental procee.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Domestic Inquiry, Criminal Trial
Delhi HC Directs Government to Seek Instructions on Computer Facility for Under-Trial Prisoners(14.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government to seek instructions on prayers for computer, internet facility with limited website access, and physic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Instructions on Computer Facility for Under-Trial Prisoners
SC Issues Directions to Expedite Trial of Cheque Dishonour Cases(16.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a set of directions to expedite the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Expedite Trial of Cheque Dishonour Cases
Delhi HC: Keeping Undertrial in Custody Would Impact His Right to Defend During Trial(09.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that keeping an undertrial in custody would impact his right to defend himself during trial and that he will be clearly .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Keeping Undertrial in Custody
Gujarat HC Declines Permission to Reconnect Sewer Lines for Discharge of Industrial Effluents(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has stressed the significance of effluent management in the textile industries discharging wastewater in the Sabarmati River, empha.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Discharge of Industrial Effluents
Allahabad High Court Stays I-T Notice Issued to Greater Noida Industrial(24.12.2015)
Allahabad High Court has stayed a notice issued by the Income Tax department to Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority proposing to reassess t.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Directs Fresh Trial in a Rape Case(30.12.2015)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered fresh trial of a case wherein trial court had acquitted an accused of rape charges after ignoring the victim’.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court ,Fresh Trial in Rape Case
HC can’t Go Beyond Decree of Trial Court While Dismissing Appeal in Absence of Cross Appeal: SC(18.12.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that, while dismissing an appeal filed by a defendant, the high court could not pass any further order beyond the judgment .....
Tags : Supreme Court, HC can’t Go Beyond Decree of Trial Court While Dismissing Appeal in Absence of Cross Appeal
Bombay HC Directs Shifting of Terminally Ill Undertrial Prisoner in Naxal Blast Case(09.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has allowed a terminally ill prison inmate suffering from stage four cancer to take palliative care or pain management at a hospice .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Shifting of Terminally Ill Undertrial Prisoner
SC: False Charge U/S 211 IPC Refers To Initial Accusation & Not False Evidence Adduced During Trial(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the expression 'falsely charges' in Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) refers to the initial accusation which puts.....
Tags : Supreme Court, False Charge, Trial
Kerala High Court Upholds Land Acquisition by KSIDC(04.11.2015)
Kerala High Court while dismissing a batch of appeals has allowed Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) decision to acquire land for.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
NGT Forms Panel to Study Patancheruvu Pollution(09.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a panel to study pollution throughout Patancheruvu industrial area in Ranga Reddy district.
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Patancheruvu industrial area
Delhi HC Initiates Suo Motu Matter on Expediting Trials Against MPs/MLAs(07.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has initiated a suo motu matter concerning the issue of expediting the trials against Members of Parliament/Members of Legislative As.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trials Against MPs/MLAs
Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners(20.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the impact of extension of interim orders, and interim bails granted to the und.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners
Delhi HC Transfers CBI Investigation into Allegation of Killing of Undertrial Prisoner in Tihar Jail(22.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation into alleged killing of an undertrial prisoner by jail officers .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, of Killing of Undertrial Prisoner in Tihar Jail
Delhi HC: Treatment of Children With Rare Diseases Can’t Be Suspended for Lack of Clinical Studies(10.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that treatment of children suffering from rare diseases should not be suspended on the ground that long term clinical trial .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Clinical Trial, Rare Diseases
Supreme Court Raises Concern Regarding Overcrowding in Prisons(14.10.2016)
SC, while blaming Delhi for paying “little or no attention” to fundamental rights of under trials and convicts, has said, it is “not only tragic but a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, under trials
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Under Trial In Jail for Over 11 Years(13.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an under trial prisoner who has been in jail for over 11 years regarding an attempt to murder case. The court.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, under trial prisoner, pecuniary position, 11 years
Delhi HC: Fairness Assured by Article 21 Would Receive Jolt If Period of Deprivation Becomes Long(13.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that if the period of deprivation pending trial or disposal of criminal appeal becomes unduly long, the fairness assured by.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, under trial prisoner, pecuniary position, 11 years
Delhi HC: Trial Court has Power to Modify Orders of Custody & Disposal of Property Pending Trial(20.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Trial Court has power to modify orders of custody and disposal of property pending trial under Sec. 451 of the Code.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trial, Custody, Disposal of Property
Kashmiri Separatist Leader Yasin Malik Convicted in J&K Terror Funding Case(20.05.2022)
A Special NIA Court in Delhi convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, after he pleaded guilty in relation with Jammu & Kashmir terror funding.....
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Orissa HC: "Last Come First Go" Principle Can Be Departed By Employer Only After Recording Reasons(20.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that the principle of "last come first go" cannot ordinarily be departed from by employers while retrenching labourers unde.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Retrenchment, Workmen, Industrial Dispute Act, 1947
SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....
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SC: Trial of Criminal Case Against Indian Citizen for Offences Outside India Needs Government Sanctio(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the trial of the criminal case against an Indian citizen for offences committed outside India cannot commence without .....
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Delhi HC: Accused Can't Claim De Novo Trial Unless Claim Of Counsel's Ineffectiveness Is Proved(05.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an accused cannot, as a matter of right claim de novo trial, except where he is able to show and prove his claim of cou.....
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Orissa HC: Government is Not Required to Refer National Security Issues to National Tribunal(11.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that it is not obligatory for the Central Government to refer a matter of national importance to the National Industrial T.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Central Government, National Industrial Tribunal, Section 7-B, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Undertrial In Jail for Over 11 Years(13.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an undertrial prisoner who has been in jail for over 11 years regarding an attempt to murder case. The court .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, undertrial prisoner, pecuniary position, 11 years
Madras High Court Suggests Amendments to Industrial Disputes Act(05.01.2016)
Madras HC has made suggestion to amend Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and empower Labour Courts to directly initiate criminal action against employers .....
Tags : Madras High Court , Industrial Disputes Act
Supreme Court Refers Case Seeking Redefinition of 'Industry' to Nine Judge Bench(03.01.2017)
Supreme Court has referred a case seeking to redefine the term ‘industry’ under Industrial Disputes Act (IDA), 1947 to a nine-judge bench.
Tags : Supreme Court, nine-judge bench, Industrial Disputes Act
Delhi HC: Court Must Not Hand Out Hasty Decisions in Guise of ‘Speedy Trial’(06.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has observed that “courts, while endeavouring to deliver speedy justice, must not hand out hasty decisions without any concern for ju.....
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Delhi High Court Wants Records of Undertrials in Public Domain(13.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed the DG (Prisons), the city government and the police to implement a system which would put in public domain the records .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Undertrials
NGT: Industrial Development Cannot be Done on Graves of Human Beings(11.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has observed that industrial development cannot be done on the graves of human beings and should not be done at the cost of "a.....
Tags : NGT, Industrial Development
SC: Public Prosecutor Owes Duty to Give Fair Idea Regarding Prosecution Case to Trial Court(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that before a Trial Court proceeds to frame the charge against the accused, the Public Prosecutor owes a duty to give a fair id.....
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Stay of Proceedings in Trial, Civil or Criminal, to Automatically Lapse in Six Months: Supreme Court(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that stay of proceedings in a pending trial, whether civil or criminal, will automatically lapse after six months unless extend.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trial, Civil, Criminal
Delhi High Court: Undertrials Languishing in Jail Despite Being Granted Bail(02.04.2018)
Delhi High Court, while taking strict note of the issue of several undertrials languishing in jail, has laid down extensive guidelines regarding bail .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Undertrials
Karnataka HC: Trial Courts Can Only Recommend Compensation Under POCSO Rules(24.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that the Trial Court or Special Court has to recommend the District Legal Services Authority to decide and award the com.....
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Madras HC: Trial Where Police Officers are Accused Must be Transferred to Nearby District(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that to ensure a fair trial in criminal cases and sessions cases where police officers or uniformed services personnel are.....
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SC: Petitioners can File Fresh Cases as Plea on Undertrials Set Aside(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a plea seeking direction to State Governments to stop the influx of undertrials to prisons and implement orders of the Ape.....
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SC: Rights of Under-trial Includes Right to Receive Medical Attention(30.09.2022)
Supreme Court while directing Superintendent of Taloja Jail to take Gautam Navlakha to a hospital of his choice immediately for a thorough medical che.....
Tags : reme Court, Under-Trial, Bhima Koregaon
NGT Raps DSIIDC Over Functioning of CETPs in Okhala and Lawrence Road(31.07.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) over functioning of common eff.....
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Accused and His Witnesses can Lead Evidence on Affidavit in Dishonour of Cheque Trial: Gujarat HC(31.01.2019)
Gujarat High Court has held that just like the witnesses, the accused in a case filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can also lea.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Dishonour of Cheque Trial
Delhi HC Issues Directions to Ensure Custody of Undertrial Prisoner Not Extended Mechanically(20.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued slew of directions to ensure that the custody of an undertrial is not extended mechanically in view of sec. 167(2) of the .....
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Allahabad HC Orders DNA Test in Murder Trial to Unearth Truthfulness of Prosecution's Case(08.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has allowed conduct of DNA Test in a murder trial as it noted that the same was in the interest of justice to unearth the truthfu.....
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SC to Trial Courts: Hold In-Camera Trial in All Sexual Harassment Cases Apart from Rape Cases(16.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the trial that in-camera trials should be allowed in all cases relating to sexual harassment and ensure that the cross-exam.....
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Kar. HC: Denial of Chargesheet Material to Accused Results in Unfair Trial(16.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a petitioner/accused would become entitled to all copies of the charge sheet material, denial of which would undoub.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Junks Allotment of 222 Industrial Plots in Rohtak(30.11.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has junked the allotment of 222 industrial plots in Rohtak after finding huge irregularities in the allotment process adopted by.....
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Madras HC: Acquittal from Trial Court Provides No Immunity from Departmental Proceedings(28.11.2016)
Madras High Court has ruled that a person’s acquittal of criminal charges by a Trial Court does not provide them with immunity from Departmental Actio.....
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SICA Repeal Act Shall Come into Force From Dec. 01, 2016(30.11.2016)
Ministry of Finance has appointed December 1, 2016 as the date on which provisions of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003 .....
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Ministry of Finance Repeals SICA With Effect From Today(01.12.2016)
Ministry of Finance has repealed Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) with effect from today.
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SC: General Allegation of Surcharged Atmosphere Not Sufficient to Transfer Trial(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a general allegation of surcharged atmosphere is not sufficient to transfer trial from one one Court to another.
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SC: Can’t Cancel Bail Merely for Any Perceived Indiscipline by Accused Before Granting Bail(15.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that cancellation of bail can’t be ordered merely for any perceived indiscipline on the part of accused before granting .....
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SC: Need of Custodial Trial Not Relevant Aspect While Considering Bail Application U/S 439 CrPC(18.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail granted to a rape accused has held that 'need of custodial trial' is not a relevant aspect while considering a .....
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CIVIL - Bombay HC Asks Industrialist Vijaypat Singhania Not to Release Autobiography till March 25(22.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has restrained industrialist Vijaypat Singhania from releasing his autobiography "The Incomplete Man" till March 25.
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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Seek Fresh Date for Hanging from Trial Court in Nirbhaya Case(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted the Centre to seek a fresh date for the hanging of Nirbhaya case death row convicts whose mercy pleas have been rejected.
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ITAT, Pune: License Fees for Use of Industrial Parks Assessable as ‘Business Income’(18.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune has recently held that the license fees received for the use of Industrial Parks should be assessed as busi.....
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Jharkhand HC: Defence Of Accused Cannot Be Put Forth At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges(28.01.2022)
Jharkhand High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings against a public servant, where the trial has already begun noting that at the stage of fr.....
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Delhi HC: Settlements Entered Into in Industrial Disputes are Legal and Valid(07.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that settlements entered into in industrial disputes are legal and valid even though provisions similar to Order XXIII R.....
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SC: Appellate Court Can’t Remand Suit for De Novo Trial Only Because Evidence Not Adduced(01.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that merely because particular evidence which ought to have been adduced but had not been adduced, the Appellate Court cannot a.....
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Mumbai Industrial Court Charges Sun Pharma with Unfair Labour Practices(01.08.2016)
Mumbai Industrial Court has held that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries adopted unfair labour practices by holding back salaries of 86 sales promotion emp.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Asks Amarinder to Devise Ways to Improve Criminal Trials(06.07.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to examine and devise ways to strengthen the prosecution of criminal cases.
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Delhi HC Allows Release of Under Trial Prisoners on Bail Upon Furnishing of Personal Bond(13.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has agreed with the decision of the High Powered Committee to do away with sureties and release the under trial prisoners on bail upo.....
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AAR, Odisha: Sending of Raw Materials for Manufacture of Industrial Gas Not Job Work(30.03.2022)
Authority for Advance Rulings, Odisha has concluded that IOCL’s sending of raw materials for the manufacture of industrial gas does not qualify job wo.....
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SC: Getting Bail Would be Impossible if Courts Does Plain & Literal Interpretation of S. 37 NDPS Act(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to undertrial prisoner arrested 7 years ago under NDPS Act, has observed that plain & literal interpretation of cond.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure at Trial Courts Not Following its Judgment on Bail(03.04.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure at trail courts repeatedly dismissing bail applications in violation of its judgments, has also criticized .....
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SC: 'Concurrent Findings of Fact by Trial Court & Appellate Courts Binding on Apex Court'(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that if there are concurrent findings of fact by Trial Court, first and second Appellate Courts, such findings are binding .....
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Delhi HC: Litigant Seeking Adjournments Can't Invoke High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction U/Art 227(21.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that it is impermissible for a litigant to seek adjournments before a Trial Court and later invoke the jurisdiction of t.....
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Delhi HC: Criminal Justice Machinery Should Not be Kept in Limbo(22.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the criminal justice machinery shall not be kept in limbo and that the proceedings cannot remain stayed before the Tri.....
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SC: HC Can’t Conduct Mini Trial Under Section 482 of CrPC(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that at the stage of quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC, Court is not required to conduct a mini tr.....
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Cal HC: Repeal and Amendment Act of 2016 Does Not Remove S. 2A(2) of Industrial Disputes Act(17.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Repeal and Amendment Act of 2016 does not have the effect of removing section 2A(2) from Industrial Disputes Act, 19.....
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Mumbai Court: Nude Strip Searching of Undertrial Prisoner Violates Right to Privacy(17.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that right to avail appropriate remedy under law can’t be construed as obstruction in course o.....
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CIC Asks Govt. to Reveal Bio-Safety Data on GM Mustard Trials(16.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Environment Ministry to reveal safety data regarding trials of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard wit.....
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Madras HC: Old Age No Reason for Accused to Seek Transfer of Trial(22.08.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that accused in criminal cases cannot cite their old age and consequent inability to attend court proceedings frequently as a reas.....
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Karnataka HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Legal and Technical Issues Faced by Trial Courts(29.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court has taken suo motu cognizance to address various legal and technical issues that would arise before the District and Trial Courts.....
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Allahabad HC: Provision Of De Novo Trial Is Mandatory For Any Accused Summoned U/S 319 CrPC(28.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the provision of de novo trial is compulsory for the accused summoned under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal.....
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SC: Can’t Upheld Conviction in Absence of Trial Court’s Records(27.04.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside Allahabad High Court’s judgment upholding conviction of a person on ground that High Court can’t decide appeal witho.....
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JKL HC: Only Court has Power to Transfer Undertrial Prisoner from One Jail to Another(01.05.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that power to remand or transfer of an undertrial prisoner from one jail to another is to be exercise.....
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Karnataka HC Allows Physical Filing on Trial Basis in District Courts(18.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court has decided to allow the physical filing of new cases in Trial Court across Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Bidar, Chikkamagalu.....
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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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Gujarat High Court: Past Service of Daily Wagers to Qualify for Pension(05.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that past services of the daily wagers where they have completed 240 days of continuous service under Section 25B of t.....
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All. HC: Maintenance can be Granted by Trial Court from Date of Order if Reasons Exist for Doing so(16.05.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that ruling in Rajnesh v. Neha (MANU/SC/0833/2020) doesn’t completely block discretionary power of trial court in.....
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Raj. HC: Forcing a Person to Trial Without Prima Facie Evidence is Infringement of Fundamental Right(19.05.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while observing that framing of charges by trial Court is an important exercise of power, has held that forcing a person to go th.....
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NGT Directs Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas(01.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over menace of unauthorised industrial units running in residential areas and directed Centre and Delhi Govern.....
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NGT Orders Delhi, UP Govt. to Take Action against Unauthorized Industries(09.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Governments to take action against unauthorized industrial units running in residen.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Under Trial Prisoners in Cases of Anti-National Activities Not Entitled to Release(12.07.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that the under trial prisoners who are facing trial for offences investigated by specialized agencies, cases invo.....
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Karnataka HC: Right to Defend Cannot be Illusory(17.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to furnish to the accused, all the documents and evidence collected prior to.....
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SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....
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Pat. HC: Non-Determination of POCSO Victim’s Age Causes Prejudice to the Fair Trial(19.07.2023)
Patna High Court has held that non-determination of victim’s age as per Section 34(2) of POCSO Act causes prejudice to fair trial. Non-compliance with.....
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SC Says ‘Speedy Trial is Accused’s Fundamental Right’, Suggests Time Frame For Trial Procedure(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding that speedy trial in criminal cases is part of fundamental rights of an accused, has suggested a time-frame for lower cou.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Side Effects After 'Covishield' Trial(19.02.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by a participant of the clinical trial of Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine 'Covishield' produced by the.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Three Officials Accused in Biocon Bribery Case(06.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to three accused in connection with Biocon bribery case, has held that though the offence alleged are grave but t.....
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Orissa HC Upholds Conviction of Dara Singh & Other Accused in 1999 Father Arul Doss Murder Case(12.09.2022)
Orissa High Court while affirming the conviction and sentence pronounced by the Trial Court in September 2007, has upheld the conviction of Dara Singh.....
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Allahabad HC: Right to File Bail Plea Sans Delay & Access to Legal Aid Intertwined(15.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court while emphasizing that right to file bail without delay and access to legal aid of an eligible prisoner are intertwined has sugge.....
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Ker. HC: Admission of Confession Made to Police Can Vitiate Trial(27.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that admission of confessions of accused made to police under Section 25 and Section 26 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 can vi.....
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NGT Summons Bijnor, Amroha Industrialists(17.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up industrialists discharging dirty water and waste into tributaries, nullahs, flowing through Bijnor, Amroha.....
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GNIDA Fines 40 Builders for Violating NGT Orders(18.02.2016)
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has said it has fined 40 builders, Rs 50,000 each, with projects under construction in Greater .....
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Orissa HC: Industrialization Should Not be Done at Cost of Human Lives(30.12.2020)
Orissa High Court has observed that industrialization is required for enhancement of revenue, but that does not mean that it should be done at the cos.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Expeditious Disposal Cases Pending Before NIA Courts(17.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking early and efficacious disposal of cases falling under Scheduled Offence of the National Investiga.....
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Manipur HC to State: Operationalise Mobile Towers in Violence Free Areas on Trial Basis(07.11.2023)
Manipur High Court has directed State to open and operationalize mobile towers, on a trial basis, in all those District Headquarters which have not be.....
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Ker. HC: Court Must Consider Convenience of Lawyer While Scheduling Trial(08.11.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that there cannot be a unilateral decision from the Court alone while scheduling trial, has held that accused has go.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Police Can’t Add, Delete Offences During Trial(11.03.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that an investigating agency cannot be allowed to add or delete offences during the progress of trial. It can .....
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Bombay High Court: Police Department Responsible for Delayed Trials(27.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that trials were being delayed because of police department, who do not produce accused persons before Court, hampering.....
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SC: Power of Trial Court Under Section 319 CrPC is Discretionary Power(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the power of a Trial Court under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceed against other person.....
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NGT Orders Dissolution of Special Task Force on Industrial Pollution(01.02.2021)
National Green Tribunal has ordered to dissolve the Special Task Force monitoring environmental pollution caused by discharge of effluents by the tie .....
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Bombay HC: Seriousness of Accusation No Reason to Deny Bail to Undertrial if Half Sentence Served(13.10.2022)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to a businessman accused of duping investors under Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financia.....
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Ker HC: Accused not Entitled to Bail u/s 37 NDPS Act if Trial Doesn’t Start Within a Specific Period(11.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that S.37 of NDPS Act doesn’t lay down any stipulation that accused in entitled to be released on bail if trial doesn’t com.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Undertrial Languishing in Jail for 9 Years(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused in a murder case who had been languishing in jail for 9 years while observing that there was no likelihoo.....
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SC Directs Decisions of High Court Benches Shall Not Affect Pending Trial in Amazon-Amway Case(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that while both the division and single benches of the Delhi High Court had made observations on merits of the contentions,.....
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Madras HC Directs Sessions Court to Expeditiously Complete Trial in Eight-Year-Old Murder Case(15.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tiruvannamalai District and Sessions Court to reach an end with regards to the criminal trial within a period of si.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Madras HC Direction to Conduct Murder Trial Inside Jail(08.02.2024)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with Madras High Court’s Direction to Conduct Murder Trial Inside Jail has held that while CrPC and CPC prov.....
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Del. HC Refuses to Direct Trial Courts in National Capital to Issue Notice At Pre-Trial Stage(08.02.2024)
Delhi HC while refusing to direct trial courts in the national capital to compulsorily issue notice to the complainant or victim in a criminal case at.....
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Supreme Court Asks Its Registry to Not Refer Trial Courts As Lower Courts(12.02.2024)
Supreme Court has asked its registry to not use the term ‘Lower Courts’ for ‘Trial Courts’ and has further added that even the record of the Trial Cou.....
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Delhi High Court: Take Steps to Release 152 Tihar Undertrials(24.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has initiated steps to ensure the release of 152 women undertrials languishing in Tihar Jail for more than six months due to its conc.....
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Delhi HC Suggests Digital Recording of Witness Statements in Addition to Existing Mechanism(27.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Centre and Delhi Government, while suggesting digital recording of witness statements and effecting recovery by .....
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Malegaon Blast Trial: NIA Court Rejects Pragya Thakur's Plea Seeking Exemption From Weekly Appearance(21.06.2019)
Special NIA Court has rejected an application filed by accused BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur seeking exemption from weekly appearance.
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SC to Trial Courts: Don’t Record Witness Testimonies Only in English(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court has disapproved of the practice of trial judges recording the testimonies of a witness only in the English language form as translated b.....
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Delhi High Court: Deployment of CISF Personnel Shall be Based on Operational Requirements(27.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has stated that deployment of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel can either be in India or Abroad and such posting sh.....
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Del HC: No Restraint in Grant of Bail Under S. 37 of NDPS Act For Undue Delay in Completion of Trial(29.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) does not put a restrain on granting bail .....
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Karnataka High Court: Regularisation of Workmen Will Depend on Work Done For Corporation(05.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing the order of regularisation by the Industrial Tribunal, has held that the claim of regularisation is not depende.....
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Delhi HC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Undertrial Prisoners for 45 Days(11.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has extended the interim bail granted to Under Trial Prisoners (UTP) for 45 days in light of the continuing COVID19 pandemic on the r.....
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Karnataka HC: Permission from Trial Court Not Necessary for Renewal of Passport(21.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that the permission from a trial court is not necessary for renewal of passport when the proceedings are stayed by a hig.....
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Karnataka HC: Man Cannot Escape Trial for Rape Only Because Victim is Wife(25.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that a man cannot escape trial for rape only because the victim is his wife, stating that a brutal act of sexual assault.....
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Delhi HC: Hold Meeting on Clinical Trials for Developing Indigenous Therapies for Rare Diseases(10.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed National Consortium for rare diseases to hold a meeting on clinical trials for developing indigenous therapies for Duche.....
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Bom HC: Eviction of Air India Employee Due to Privatization is Not Industrial Dispute(14.03.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that right to retain accommodation is governed by stipulations of leave and license agreement and not as a matter of.....
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SC to Trial Courts: Do Not Mention Caste of Parties in Cause Titles(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Trial Courts to refrain from continuing practice of adding one's caste next to name in cause titles of judgments.
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Kar. HC: Serious Stigma May be Caused on Person’s Character by Pre-Trial Detention(24.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court while granting bail to a person charged with offences under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has observe.....
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Madras HC Says, Concept of Fair Trial Also Extends to Victims and Society at Large(08.07.2016)
Madras HC, while confirming life term sentence to an 80-year-old man, who was charged of raping three children, has said that a fair trial is not conc.....
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SC: Industrial Policies Cannot be Hit by Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel(24.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the industrial policies or notifications cannot be hit by the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court was of the view t.....
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Delhi HC to Trial Courts: Decide Cases Pending Against MPs/MLAs on Priority(10.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while hearing a suo motu case initiated by it in the year 2020 concerning expedited trial of cases against MPs and MLAs has directed .....
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SC: Remand Order Prolongs And Delays Litigation(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside a High Court order remanding case to trial court has observed that an order of remand prolongs and delays litigation.....
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Bom. HC Sets Aside Reinstatement Order of Hindustan Petroleum Workman Who Slapped His Supervisor(15.04.2024)
Bom. HC set aside decision of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) to reinstate workman who slapped his supervisor and observed that comm.....
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Karnataka High Court: Accused can’t be Morally Convicted by Trial Court in Absence of Legal Proof(17.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court while setting aside the conviction of life sentence imposed on accused, has observed that since the prosecution failed to establi.....
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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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Delhi HC: Undertrials Accused of Economic Offences Not Eligible for Interim Bail(11.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash decision of the High Powered Committee constituted to decongest the prisons whereby under trial prisoners accuse.....
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SC: Trial Judge Has Duty to Ask Crucial Questions(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that trial judge has tremendous powers toask any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, of any witness, or of th.....
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SC: Trial Judge Has Duty to Ask Crucial Questions(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that trial judge has tremendous powers to ask any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, of any witness, or of t.....
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SC: When Sentence Imposed is for Fixed Term, Court Should Consider Suspension of Sentence(05.07.2024)
SC has observed that law is well settled that if sentence imposed by trial court is for a fixed term, then ordinarily the appellate court should consi.....
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SC: Bail Shouldn’t be Opposed for Seriousness of Offence if Prosec. Agency Can’t Ensure Speedy Trial(05.07.2024)
SC has observed that if any prosecuting agency has no wherewithal to provide or protect the fundamental right of an accused to have a speedy trial as .....
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Delhi HC: Severity of Allegations Can’t be Justification for Pre-Trial Incarceration(21.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that even though economic offences are serious in nature and the allegations if proved at the trial, must be met with re.....
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Del. HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Exemption Given to Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia(24.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has dismissed plea filed against exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia for Asian Games trials, has held that decision .....
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SC Imposes Costs on Police Constable for Dragging Trial for 14 Years(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on a police constable who is accused of murdering his wife, for misusing the legal system and dragging .....
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SC Imposes Costs on Police Constable for Dragging Trial for 14 Years(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on a police constable who is accused of murdering his wife, for misusing the legal system and dragging .....
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SC: Trial/Appellate Court Has Full Discretion to Order Sentences to Run Concurrently(06.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Trial court and Appellate Court has full discretion to order sentences for two or more offences at one trial to run concur.....
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Delhi HC: Quantum of Damages Can Only be Decided After Trial(11.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that quantum of damages to be awarded to the plaintiff can only be decided after the trial and therefore a plaint cannot be .....
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SC Extends Stay of Delhi HC Order Which Denied Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the stay of the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
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Delhi HC: No Bar On Trial Courts in Deciding Issues Having No Precedent(30.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Trial Courts are wholly competent to decide the questions of fact and law which may arise before them, many of whic.....
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JKL HC: Failure of Employer to Assign Work Would be Deemed Retrenchment(16.08.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in case the employer fails to issue termination order against the employee, the subsequent failu.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Retrenchment, Industrial Disputes Act
Raj. HC: Delay Itself Can’t be a Ground for Refusing to Make a Reference U/S 10 of ID Act(24.08.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while observing that delay and latches itself cannot be a ground for refusing to make a Reference u/s 10 of Industrial Disputes (.....
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Delhi HC Asks HPC to Clarify Whether Guidelines Can be Applied to Under Trial Prisoners(01.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked its High Powered Committee to clarify as to whether the guidelines issued this year can be applied to under trial prisoners.....
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Del. HC: Pregnant Woman Deserves Dignity, Giving Birth in Custody Traumatic for Both Mother & Child(22.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while granting three months interim bail to a pregnant under-trial prisoner, who was expecting her delivery in jail, has held that ev.....
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Gujarat HC: Reinstatement a Normal Course When Section 25(F) ID Act is Violated(25.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that the benefits of reinstatement would be a 'normal course' that ought to follow once there is a violative of Section 25.....
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SC: Judge Can’t be a Mute Spectator in a Trial(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if courts are to impart justice in a free, fair and effective manner, then the judge cannot afford to remain a mute sp.....
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Guj. HC: Person Working in Supervisory Capacity Cannot Raise Industrial Dispute(05.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a person working in ‘supervisory’ capacity cannot raise an industrial dispute under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.....
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Kar. HC: Apprehension of Not Getting a Fair Trial is Required to Seek Transfer of Case(25.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that to seek transfer of case within State under Section 407 of CrPC, has held that the apprehension of not getting a fa.....
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Ker. HC: Right to Bail is Not to be Denied Merely Because of the Sentiments of the Community(26.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even in case of serious accusations, right to bail is not to be denied merely because of the sentiments of the communi.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report from DSLSA on Women Undertrial Prisoners(08.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has irked over condition of women undertrial prisoners who are still suffering in jails despite undergoing detention for half of thei.....
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Supreme Court: Undertrial Review Panel's Functioning Needs Fine-Tuning(01.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that jail officials must be made part of Undertrial Review Committees (UTRCs) in the states and a standard operating procedure .....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre for Not Ensuring Speedy Trial for Prisoners(30.11.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed Centre for not taking appropriate steps itself for ensuring speedy trial for under trial prisoners but "criticising" the cri.....
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Kerala HC: Whether Suit Falls Under Section 92 of CPC Has to be Decided Before Trial(28.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that question as to whether suit falls under Section 92 of CPC must be decided before trial as suit under Section 92 can be.....
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SC: Court is Expected to Timely Conclude Trail When Detention of Accused is Continued by Court(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the detention of the accused is continued by the Court, the courts are also expected to conclude the trials within a .....
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Supreme Court: There Should be Proactive Participation of Trial Court in Trials(16.07.2024)
SC has observed that the Trial Court is under an obligation not to act as a mere spectator and should proactively participate in the trial proceedings.....
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Ker. HC: To Proceed Against an Offence Committed Partly in India, Sanction of Centre Not Required(19.07.2024)
Ker. HC while directing Trial Court to proceed against an offence that was partly committed in India and partly abroad, has referred to Sartaj Khan vs.....
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Bom. HC: Maharashtra Govt Criticized for Exhibiting Mindset to Curtail Liberty of Undertrials(19.07.2024)
Bom. HC while granting bail to an accused, has observed that despite the consistent view of Apex Court on subject of pre-trial bail, State exhibits a .....
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Bom. HC: Issues Which Only Dispose of the Suit Partly, Cannot be Framed by Trial Court(23.07.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that an issue which only partly disposes of a suit cannot be framed by the Trial Court under Section 9 of the Code of Civil.....
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Calcutta High Court: Warrant of Arrest Should Not be Issued Mechanically(24.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court while quashing warrant of arrest against accused, has observed that warrant of arrest cannot be issued by trial court without appl.....
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MP HC: Accused Can’t be Compelled to Languish in Jail in Absence of Progression of Trial(26.07.2024)
MP High Court while allowing bail application of an accused, has held that if there is delay in progression of trial, then no one can be allowed to la.....
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Formulate Policy Guideline for Allowing Redevelopment in Industrial Zone: Bombay High Court(03.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that it is time for the civic body to formulate a policy guideline for allowing redevelopment of areas by demolishing old b.....
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NGT Orders Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas in Delhi(10.10.2018)
National Green Tribunal has ordered closure of industrial units running in "non-conforming" residential areas of Rohini and slapped a fine of Rs. 50,0.....
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Madras HC: Media Must be Enlightened With Regards to Limitations on Freedom of Speech & Expressions(08.06.2023)
Madras High Court while making observation about media trial in criminal cases stated that the real need of the hour is to educate and enlighten media.....
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SC: Benefit of Section 479 BNSS Extended to Undertrials in Cases Registered Before 1st July(26.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall have a retrospective application across the country and shal.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 479 of BNSS, Undertrials
SC: Inordinate Delay in Conclusion of Trial Infringe Right of Accused Under Article 21(11.09.2024)
SC has observed that an accused has a right to a fair trial and while a hurried trial is frowned upon as it may not give sufficient time to prepare fo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Inordinate Delay, Fair Trial, Article 21
SC: Not Prudent for HC to Relegate Matter to Trial Court if there are Significant Delays(16.09.2024)
SC has stated that if there are significant delays in a matter in which accused approached the High Court directly without first seeking relief from t.....
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Cal. HC: Writ Court Can’t Re-appreciate Evidence Already Examined by Industrial Tribunal(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that High Courts can’t interfere with awards passed by Tribunals by re-appreciating evidence already considered and exami.....
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SC: Early Conclusion of Trial Would Enhance People's Faith in Justice Delivery System(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that early conclusion of criminal trials would enhance the faith of people in justice delivery system.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking to Produce Undertrials in Court Virtually(12.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a PIL seeking directions to prevent undertrial prisoners from being produced in court to ensure safety of ju.....
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SC: Certificate to Prove Electronic Evidence can be Produced at Any Stage of the Trial(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a certificate under Section 65-B of Indian Evidence Act, to prove electronic evidence, can be produced at any stage of tri.....
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Bombay HC: Media Trial Interferes with Criminal Investigation and Would Amount to Contempt(19.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that media trial during criminal investigation interferes with administration of justice and hence amounts to 'contempt of .....
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SC: Special Court Can Conduct Joint Trial of MMDR Offences With IPC Offences(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a Special Court under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 can conduct joint trial of the offence.....
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Ori. HC: Person Can Apply for Anticipatory Bail u/s 438 CrPC if Added as Accused u/s 319 Crpc Trial(15.01.2024)
Orissa High Court has held that a person who is added as an accused by the court during the trial under Section 319 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) .....
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Madras HC: Trial Courts can Remand Accused for Adopting Dilatory Tactics(31.05.2016)
Madras HC has said that trial courts can cancel bail granted to the accused in criminal cases and remand them to judicial custody if they indulge in d.....
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Karnataka HC: State Cannot Exercise Power Under KIAD Act, 1956 Without Conforming to New Laws(20.04.2017)
Karnataka High Court has held that State Government can no longer exercise power under KIAD Act, 1966 without conforming to prerequisites as prescribe.....
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Karnataka HC: Every One Has Right to Fair Trial; Kangaroo Courts Not Permitted(18.03.2020)
Karnataka High Court has observed on the Hubli Bar Association’s withdrawal of the resolution by which it had decided that none of its members would a.....
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Delhi HC: Accused Can Seek Conversion of Summary Trial to Summons Trial After Disclosing Defence(18.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that in a trial for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the accus.....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Probe Into Case of Undertrial Gone Missing from Correctional Home(24.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has appointed Advocate General S.N Mookherjee to conduct a thorough probe into the case wherein an undertrial had allegedly gone m.....
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SC Explains Principles That Appellate Courts Should Follow While Deciding Acquittal Appeals(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if through appreciation of evidence two possible views are being made out then the Appellate Court cannot reverse the .....
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Allahabad HC: Convicts or Persons Under Trial Have a Right to Get Adequate Medical Treatment(31.01.2024)
All. HC while granting bail to an accused held that health concern of person in custody has to be taken care of by State and is to be keenly watched a.....
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SC: In Acquittal Appeal, HC to Record Clear Finding While Reversing Judgement(20.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not permissible for the Appellate Courts to reverse a well reasoned judgement given by the Trial Court and if th.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Should Challenge UAPA Sanction at the Earliest(24.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in ordinary circumstances challenge to sanction under UAPA should be raised at the earliest possible opportunity so as to .....
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Allahabad High Court: Accused Cannot be Kept Indefinitely in Jail(30.09.2024)
Allahabad High Court while expressing concern over Prosecution’s non-production of witnesses, has viewed that a person cannot be detained for indefini.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Suspension of Sentence to Accused Only Because Another Trial is Pending(07.10.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that mere pendency of the other trial where the appellant is an accused cannot be regarded as sufficient for denying him th.....
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SC: HCs Passing Orders Directing Disposal of Trials Within a Time Schedule is Contrary to Law(07.10.2024)
SC has held that while rejecting bail applications, the HCs are passing orders directing disposal of trials within a time schedule. Apart from the fac.....
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Gau. HC Issues Guidelines Regarding Release of Seized Money in Cyber Frauds or Crimes(08.10.2024)
Gau. HC has issued guidelines directing Trial Courts not to insist on registration of FIRs in matters already registered on NCRP on cyber frauds / cri.....
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Delhi HC to Trial Court Judges: Show Sensitivity Towards Undertrials(09.01.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that although criminal courts are duty bound to consider rights of victim, they can’t overlook the rights of an accus.....
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Gauhati HC: Undertrial Can’t Seek Private Hospital Treatment When Same is Available in Govt Hospital(11.01.2023)
Gauhati High Court has held that fundamental right to seek medical treatment can’t be interpreted and extended to get undertrial treated in a private .....
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HP HC: S.37 NDPS Act Can’t be Invoked in Perpetuity to Dilute Right of Expeditious Trial(13.01.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that stringent provisions concerning bail under Section 37 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) A.....
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SC:Pre-Trial Injunction Against Media Platform Impact Freedom of Speech; Must Be Granted Cautiously(26.03.2024)
SC while urging trial courts to be cautious while granting pre-trial injunctions against publication of articles and journalistic pieces in defamation.....
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Del. HC: Can Only Interfere With Industrial Tribunal’s Decision if Found Perverse(25.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the High Court is empowered to interfere with the decision of the Industrial Tribunal only to the extent of decisions f.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Transfer of Trial in Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case(16.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea seeking transfer of trial in the Chhatrasal Stadium Murder case from city's Roh.....
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All. HC: Use Terms District Judiciary & Trial Courts Instead Of 'Subordinate Judiciary/Courts(19.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notification stating that the terms 'district judiciary' and 'trial Courts' shall be used instead of 'subordinate ju.....
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NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)
NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....
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MP HC: Proof of Allegations Not Concern of Trial Court At Time of Framing Charges(11.08.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Trial Court is not concerned with proof of allegation at the stage of framing of charges.
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Bombay HC Annuls Order Declaring Candidate For Sub-Inspector Post Unfit Due To His Tattoos(16.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has set aside an order declaring a candidate for post of Sub-Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force as unfit due to tattoos .....
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AAR: Leasing & Maintaining of Industrial Gas Plant Doesn't Qualify as Job Work(11.03.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Orissa has ruled that the leasing and maintenance of hydrogen and nitrogen gas plants does not qualify as job work.
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Del HC: Responsibility of Justice System to Protect Rights of Accused Can’t be Ignored(21.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Courts have to ensure that the right of fair trial to the complainant and rights of the accused of being protected from.....
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Patna HC Orders Fresh Trial in POCSO Case in Which Trial was Concluded in Single Day(06.04.2023)
Patna High Court while setting aside a trail in POCSO case in which court framed charges and convicted accused in single day, ordered a fresh trail an.....
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Delhi High Court: Material on Which Prosecution Bases its Case Cannot be Disclosed in Parts(27.05.2024)
Delhi HC has observed that prosecution cannot disclose the material on which it bases its case in parts as requirement of full disclosure is an extrem.....
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Guidelines Issued by Delhi High Court for Trial Court Judges to Decide Transfer Applications(29.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has issued guidelines required to be followed in the national capital by Principal District & Sessions Judges while dealing with tran.....
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Jh. HC: Can’t Cancel Bail Unless There is Violation of Bail Conditions or Accused Impedes Fair Trial(29.05.2024)
Jharkhand High Court has held that bail once granted to an accused person cannot be cancelled unless he violates the condition of the bail or does any.....
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Delhi HC: Directions Issued to Ensure Speedy Trial in Excise Policy Case(10.06.2024)
Delhi HC in order to ensure speedy trial in Delhi excise policy case has issued directions that include no unnecessary delay in scrutiny of documents,.....
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Pat. HC: After Commen. of Trial, Amen. of Pleadings Allowed if Required to Arrive at Just Conclusion(14.06.2024)
Patna High Court has observed that in sum and substance, if the amendment is necessary for deciding the real controversy between the parties and for a.....
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Mumbai Court: Nude Strip Searching of Undertrial Prisoner Violates Right to Privacy(17.04.2023)
Mumbai Court has while directing Mumbai Central Prison authorities to use scanners and electronic gadgets to conduct personal searches of Undertrial P.....
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Industrial Tribunal, Rouse Avenue Courts Issues POSH Guidelines for IIT Delhi(18.04.2023)
Industrial Tribunal of Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Courts while observing that sexual harassment of women is an expression of unhealthy human relationship, h.....
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Patna HC: Bihar IIPP Encourages Manufacturing Industries But Doesn’t Bar Other Industries(21.04.2023)
Patna High Court has observed that Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy of 2016 mentions of encouraging the manufacturing industries, however .....
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Gau. HC: Accused Eligible for Bail if Undue Delay in Trial Completion and Prolonged Incarceration(01.07.2024)
Gauhati High Court has observed that if there is an undue delay in the completion of the trial, and that the incarceration of the accused is long enou.....
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Kar. HC: Exoneration in Departmental Enquiry Will Not Come in Way of Criminal Trial Against a Person(30.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that if an employee accused of accepting and demanding bride is exonerated in a departmental enquiry, it shall not come .....
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SC: Rigours of Section 45 of PMLA Can Be Relaxed in Peculiar Facts and Circumstances(31.07.2024)
SC while granting bail to an accused under PMLA, has held that taking into consideration the period spent by accused in custody and that there is no l.....
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Bom. HC: While Granting Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused to Obtain Passport and Surrender it(11.07.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that while imposing the condition for grant of bail, the Trial Court does not have power to direct any person to apply for .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Whether S. 479 of BNSS Applies Retrospectively(14.08.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a PIL on overcrowding of prisons in the country, has sought the response of Centre on whether Section 479 of Bharatiya Nag.....
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Supreme Court: States Have the Power to Regulate Industrial Alcohol(23.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that under Entry 8 of List II of the Constitution of India, the term intoxicating alcohol includes within its meaning industria.....
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Ker. HC: Children's Courts Were Specified for Purpose of Speedy Trial Only(18.11.2024)
Ker HC has observed that for speedy trial of offences against children, children's courts were specified and it cannot be said, as result of such an i.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Speedy Trial, Children's Courts