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Deductions to the salary of an officer in reference to other Laws of the Land

 25 July 2020

It was decided by the Court in this regard that as there is no law of the Governor-General-in-Council whereby the salary of an officer is to be deducted, vide Section 60 (2) (b), the officer's salary is not liable to attachment or deductions...

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Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Negligence In Management Of Dead Bodies Of Covid-19 Victims By MCGM Staff

 24 July 2020

In a latest and fresh development, the Bombay High Court just recently on July 3, 2020 in Ketan Tirodkar Vs State of Maharashtra & Anr in Case Number: PIL-CJ-LD-VC-29 of 2020 dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging negligence in manage..

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The need and severity of the punishment granted by the Court Martials in relation to certain offences

 24 July 2020

The Court looked into the previous judgments on the same matter and decided that the perusal as to the charges was not conducted in the appropriate manner and therefore complete understanding of the charges and the facts as to the said charges needs ..

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Privilege in case of communication within a corporation between employees, including a legal adviser

 23 July 2020

The Court held that the first question that is to be answered is whether the document of communication contains any confidential information. It was concluded that this particular document and the information contained within upon speculation does no..

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A dying declaration not in the question-answer form is admissible under s.32 of the Indian Evidence Act

 23 July 2020

The Supreme Court examined the question on the admissibility of the three dying declarations of Smt. Uma Devi and observed that the principle on which the dying declarations are admitted in evidence is indicated in legal maxim – “Nemo moriturus praes..

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As far as the entries in the register of births or deaths or marriages are concerned, the evidence must be produced to connect the entries with the persons whose births or deaths or marriages have to be established

 23 July 2020

The court held that there was no justification for the Authorities under the Rules to reject the school certificate and the medical certificate. There was not even an iota of evidence on the record to show that the appellant was minor on the date of ..

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Evidentiary value of photograph

 23 July 2020

The court held that Ethyl Wong was a competent witness. Under Section 118 of the Indian Evidence Act all persons are competent to testify unless the court considers that they are prevented from understanding the questions put to them for reasons indi..

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The burden of proof lies on the appellant under section 106 of the Evidence Act

 22 July 2020

The court held that the burden of proof lies on the appellant Anil since all that was required of the him was to explain the unusual situation, namely, of the unnatural death of his wife in their room, but he made no attempt to do this. Under Section..

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The expert in the present case did not commit perjury

 22 July 2020

The court held that merely because an expert has tendered an opinion while also furnishing the basis of the opinion and that too without being conclusive and definite, it cannot be said that he has committed perjury so as to help somebody...

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Sections 93 and 94 deal with patent ambiguity and Sections 95, 96 and 97 deal with latent ambiguity

 22 July 2020

In the result, the appeal is allowed and the judgment and decree dated 29-7-1993 passed by the learned 1st Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, in O.S. No. 754 of 1983, are hereby set aside. In sequel thereto, the suit stands dismissed. The..

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Whether a map can be admitted under Section 83 without proving accuracy

 22 July 2020

The Judge allowed this appeal and stated that the if any map or plan is made for the purpose of any cause, the said map or plan will have to be proved to be accurate. The onus of proving such map as accurate lies on the party who wants to rely on the..

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The statements made before the circumstances of death as being included in Dying Declaration

 21 July 2020

Stating that, “a confession must either admit in terms the offence or at any rate substantially all the facts which constitute the offence. An admission of a gravely incriminating fact, even a conclusively incriminating fact is not in itself a confes..

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Onus of proof is on the party asserting the affirmative, after which the opposing party has to dislodge it by proving that it is sham and fictitious

 17 July 2020

Where a sale deed for its immovable property executed by a company in favour of the wives of the directors of the company, is contended to be bogus and collusive, theCourt will be justified in piercing the veil of incorporation to ascertain the true ..

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The failure to prove a defence does not amount to an admission and nor does it reverse or discharge the burden of proof from one party to the other

 17 July 2020

Concerning the question of burden of proof, the Court observed that the Respondents furnished only an affidavit and no other evidence was adduced to support their contentionthat they worked for 240 days in the year preceding the termination, as per S..

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Sustainability of convictions on the basis of confessional statements

 17 July 2020

The bench was of the view that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove, beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of conspiracy against these appellants with the aid of Section 120-B of IPC. As a result, the appeals were allowed and the impugned judg..

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Case Analysis of: Kalawati vs. Maharashtra

 17 July 2020

In view of the credible and cogent evidence of PW1 and the dying declaration, we find no merit in the present appeal which deserves dismissal, which we direct...

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Section 17: Sahoo v. State of UP

 17 July 2020

The Court was satisfied with the series of circumstantial evidences and held that the extra judicial confession made by the appellant was proved beyond doubt by the prosecution. The oral statement made by the accused was admissible under Section 17 ..

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The burden of proof lies on the accused to show that he/she was not present at the scene of crime

 17 July 2020

It was also observed that, even though it has been argued by the Appellant that he was not present at the time of the incident, no plea has been raised and no evidence has been furnished by him support his alibi. The burden of proof to prove his plea..

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[Motor Vehicles Act] Person In Whose Name Vehicle Stands Registered On The Date Of Accident To Be Treated As Owner: SC

 16 July 2020

In a fresh development, the Supreme Court just recently on June 18, 2020 in a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Surendra Kumar Bhilawe vs The New India Assurance Company Limited in Civil Appeal No. 2632 of 2020 (Arising out of S..

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Unilateral withdrawal of mutual consent after time limit has elapsed

 15 July 2020

After hearing the views of the parties, the honourable city civil judge (the trial court) dismissed the petition for divorce by mutual agreement. In an appeal filed by the husband, a learned single judge of the Gujarat High Court, examined all releva..

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