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Judgments and Orders

SC Issues Slew Of Directions To Curb Air Pollution In Delhi

 06 February 2020

Who is not aware of the exceedingly high level of air pollution in Delhi which has attracted a huge media attention even in international fora? Who is not aware that Delhi which is our national capital is sitting on the keg of a huge environmental ex..

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Bachan Singh vs State Of Punjab

 04 February 2020

Bachan Singh was tried and convicted and sentenced to death under Section 302, Indian Penal Code which reads as: "Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine."..

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Landmark judgment on national judicial appointment commission

 27 January 2020

The three judges cases led to intense political debate overl the judicial control of the appointments process. The collegium system of appointment of judges to higher judiciary was criticized on various grounds like being opaque, secretive and gave j..

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Bail - If Case Diary And Other Materials Disclose Prima Facie Case Then Bar Under Proviso To Section 43D(5) Of UAPA Will Be Attracted: Chhattisgarh HC

 24 January 2020

It is imperative to mention right at the outset that in a latest ruling, the Chhattisgarh High Court has as recently as on December 20, 2019 in Abhay Nayak v. State of Chhattisgarh in CRA No. 1213 of 2019 held quite explicitly that on reading the cas..

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Parents Not Entitled To Claim Filial Consortium Under Motor Vehicle Act On Death Of A Married Son: Bombay HC

 22 January 2020

In First Appeal No. 1239 of 2016 with Civil Application No. 3457 of 2016 in First Appeal No. 1239 of 2016, has very rightly held that parents of a married son are not entitled to claim filial compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. While partly mo..

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Unfortunate That Provisions For Probation Are Not Much Utilized By Courts: Allahabad HC Grants Probation In 28 Years Old Case For Attempt To Homicide

 22 January 2020

In a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Ramdas Harijan & Ors. Vs. State of UP in Criminal Appeal 2012 of 2003 reserved on December 11, 2019 and delivered on January 6, 2020, the Allahabad High Court has very rightly gone the extr..

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Karnataka Legislative Assembly Case: Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil vs Honble Speaker Karnataka

 18 January 2020

The questions arising in this batch of Writ Petitions concern the importance of party politics in a democracy and the requirement to have stability within the government to facilitate good governance, as mandated under the Constitution..

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Courts At Place Where Wife Resides After Leaving Matrimonial Home Can Entertain Complaints U/s 498A IPC: SC

 14 January 2020

It would be in the fitness of things to mention right at the outset that in a major significant development, the Supreme Court just recently on January 6, 2020 in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Ruhi Vs. Anees Ahmad & Ors in Criminal ..

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Wife Not Entitled To Maintenance If Allegation Of Adultery Is Proved Against Her: Bombay HC

 08 January 2020

As anticipated, in yet another major ruling titled Sanjivani Ramchandra Kondalkar vs 1. Ramchandra Bhimrao Kondalkar 2. State of Maharashtra in Criminal Writ Petition No. 2547 of 2016 with Criminal Writ Petition No. 2546 of 2016, the Bombay High Cour..

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Judicial Process Should Not Be An Instrument Of Oppression Or Needless Harassment: Allahabad HC

 06 January 2020

While striking the right chord, the Allahabad High Court in a significant development has very rightly in Ranvijay Singh & Ors v State of UP & Anr in Case No. 284/2013 and Application u/s 482 cautioned the courts to be circumspect and judicious in ex..

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Seeking Financial Assistance Can Also Constitute Demand For Dowry: SC

 04 January 2020

It must be stated forthright that the demand of money for any purpose from the wife can be termed as demand for dowry. The husband would be liable in such cases for demanding dowry even though it may not seem like dowry! This is what the Supreme Cour..

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Ayodhya case: Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, says SC

 09 November 2019

The Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque...

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KM Nanavati Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 24 November, 1961

 16 July 2019

FACTS: Nanavati was a Parsi imam who married English born Sylvia in 1931 they had two sons and a daughter and were settled in Mumbai. Being a naval officer Nanavati spent most of his time away from home and in his absence Sylvia fell in love with ..

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Novartis AG v. Union of India & Others

 09 July 2019

This is a landmark case of Intellectual Property Rights. The Supreme Court considered the entire case de novo despite it being an appeal from the IPAB. This case was considered as a test case for Section 3(d) of the Patents Act...

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Lily Thomas v. Union of India [(2013) 7 SCC 653]

 03 July 2019

A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhya passed a landmark judgment on 10th July, 2013 that reformed the conduct of elections. The judgement dealt with exemption of convicted representative..

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Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India

 28 June 2019

Shreya Singhal v/s. Union of India is the landmark case in relation to the online freedom of speech & expression and has played vital role in establishing intermediary liability with respect to the Information Technology Act of 2000. This case was ..

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Rameshwar Prasad & Ors. v/s. Union of India & ANR.

 17 June 2019

Rameshwar Prasad v/s. Union of India, popularly known as the ‘BIHAR ASSEMBLY DISSOLUTION CASE’ is a matter as one of its kind which primarily relates to the subject matter of Election Law which has paved the way for more fairer & transparent process ..

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Mohd Ajmal Amir Kasab vs. State of Maharashtra

 14 June 2019

In the aforesaid facts the judges were firmly of the view that there is no question of any violation of any of the rights of the appellant under the Indian Constitution. He was offered the services of a lawyer at the time of his arrest and at all rel..

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Vodafone Hutchison Tax Case

 13 June 2019

The Supreme Court set aside the order of the Bombay High Court dated 8th September, 2010 and allowed the appeal. The Court has ascertained the transaction through the tests and removed the doubts pertaining to the transaction. This decision has furth..

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Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla

 12 June 2019

This Case is popularly known as Habeas Corpus Case. A Presidential order was issued on 25th June, 1975, by exercising power conferred under Article - 352 (2) of the Indian Constitution, which declared emergency due to internal disturbances...

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