It was held in AIR 1996(Supreme Court) 67 that taunting for not bringing sufficient dowry is distinct from demand of dowry and should not be confused with. Though taunting for bringing insufficient dowry is also an uncivilized act but does not come w..
Classic case in Quashing FIR..
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 24(6)--State Government whether bound to appoint Public Prosecutors and Additional Public Prosecutors only from among persons con- stituting such 'regular cadre of prosecuting Officers'--Interpretation of...
The Code Of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1956 The Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 19A in The Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 19 in The Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 17 in The Indian Contract Act, 1872..
Held: "In the matter of exercising discretion of anticipatory bail under Section 438, Cr. P.C. the persons who fall in the category of Government servants, minors, women, old and infirm persons, handicapped persons, persons having permanent disabil..
There is no question of appellate court travelling beyond and making observations alien to the case. Any opinion, observation, comment or recommendation de hors the subject of the appeal, may lead to confusion in the minds of litigants, members of pu..
Ragging in essence is a human rights' abuse. Ragging can be in various forms. It can be physical abuse or mental harassment. In present times shocking incidents of ragging have come to the notice. Sometimes violence is used. The student is physically..
This Court held that in service matters PILs should not be entertained, the inflow of so-called PILs involving service matters continues unabated in the courts and strangely are entertained. The least the High Courts could do is to throw them out on ..
Adult women entitle to live independely and not to be detained in nari niketan..
"The people of the entire country have a stake in natural gas and its benefit has to be shared by the whole country." ..
Revision against summoning order or legally maintainable and is not barrid under sub section 2 of section 397 cr.p.c. ..
(INTER-CASTE/INTER-RELIGION MARRIAGE CASE..
Whether the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 is liable to be declared void on the ground that the same was not reserved for the consideration of the President and did not receive his assent as per the requirement of Article 31(3) of the Cons..
As indicated in our order dated 9th December, 2009, this Contempt Petition has a background of alleged breach of an undertaking given on 18th January, 2006 and the order passed on the basis thereof on 23rd January, 2006 in SLP(C)Nos.22882- 22888 of 2..
This appeal seeks to challenge the order passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in Regular Second Appeal No.3013/2007 dated 18.9.2010 whereby the learned single judge has confirmed the judgment of the Additional District Judge and that of the..
This appeal by the appellant Bank seeks to challenge the judgment and order dated 31.1.2008 rendered by Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing LPA No. 17 of 2008 filed by the appellant Bank with costs. The impugned judgment wa..
An FIR was registered on 23.3.1996 on the statement of one Prakashi Devi. She stated that on the night of 22/23.3.1996, while she and her daughter-in-law Sheela Devi were sleeping in her house, around 11.30 PM, the appellant jumped over the front wal..
Whether the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 (for short, “the 1976 Act”) is liable to be declared void on the ground that the same was not reserved for the consideration of the President and did not receive his assent as per the requirement ..