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."..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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 ..
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..
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..
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 ..
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...
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..
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 ..
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 ..
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..
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..
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...
In the matter of Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors. Transferred Case (Civiil) No. 66 of 2018 In Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1399 of 2018 ..
Judgement passed in Rafale Review Petition. Centre's objections on admissibility of documents dismissed by the Supreme Court. ..
The application filed by the appellant under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed and the proceedings initiated based on the FIR instituted at the instance of espondent no. 2 are hereby quashed. ..