he Supreme Court on Monday took a very grim view of a West Bengal government body retaining unlawful possession of a property in Kolkata for the last 22 years without "paying a single pice towards compensation" (Punalur Paper Mills Limited v. West Be..
This case deals with the issue of social exclusion of women at private, public, religious and educational places on basis of their menstrual status...
While allowing the appeal, the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that the inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and/or under Article 226 of the Constitution is designed to achieve salutary purpose that criminal p..
This case deals with the issue of joint liability under Sec. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and the requirements for the same...
This case deals with the issue of disclosure of private information of an accused to a third party by the investigating officer...
In this case, it was held by the Court that the nature of modification which has been made by the High Court vide order impugned dated 4th October, 2019 in the form of an ad-hoc interim arrangement, in their view, is exceeding its jurisdiction, and n..
The present case deals with sections 138 and 141 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which criminalises dishonour of cheque and lays down provisions for offences done by companies respectively...
Whether the appellant can claim the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act? It was held by the Bench that appellant cannot invoke the benefit of section 6 of the Probation of Offenders Act, as the appeal fails and is dismissed...
The present deals with the offence of sexual assault committed against a child under section 6 of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act...
This case deals with the issue of inter-caste marriages and non-acceptance of the same...
This judgement deals with section 211 of I.P.C and 304 Cr.P.C. The question before the Madras High Court was of the independence of investigating officer and whether the fact that the accused is acquitted by the court attracts the offence u/s 211 I.P..
This case deals with the issue of whether or not it is permissible to file multiple complaints against the same accused in respect of the same incident...
In the present case the hearing an appeal against the judgement of High Court of Gujarat through which the High Court allowed the writ petition filed by the respondent in the present case and directed the Gujarat Maritime board to the refund along wi..
The Court pointed out that where the Magistrate's order mentions any provision of law under which he has passed such a direction, the order directing the girl to be kept in the protective home suffers from inherent lack of jurisdiction...
Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 6 to pay a just and reasonable compensation of a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- (Twenty Lakhs Rupees) to the petitioner for the ..
The Bombay High Court has held that offences under laws other than Indian Penal Code (IPC) which are punishable with imprisonment of 3 years or more are cognizable and non-bailable. The question is whether the offence is bailable or not?..
This case deals with the amount paid by Indian companies to use foreign software and whether or not it is taxable as royalty. It also deals with the issue of whether or not TDS can be deducted for purchase of software from foreign software suppliers...
Before the Vishakha guidelines, there was nothing specific to protect those who were sexually harassed at their workplace. The present case is also a case regarding an incident that happened in the 1993, way before the Vishakha judgment came. Then, t..
It was held in this case that the election of the respondent could not be set aside as the appeal brought before the Court has not merit. The case was dismissed on the ground that the fulfillment of the requirements of section 65B is essential for th..
In this case the court deals with the question that whether a conviction can be based on the sole testimony of a witness or not. Also, the case looks into whether inconsistency in the report is acceptable or not...
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