Key Takeaway The Apex Court held that the principle of the initial date of appointment or officiation shall be the valid principle while determining the inter se seniority when any rule or guidelines are absent to the contrary. The Bench that decided ..
Key takeaways The Apex Court passed a judgement stating that prior sanction of the Magistrate is not required for investigating cases of non-cognizable offences along with cognizable offences. The Bench comprised of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna an ..
Will Cannot Be Revoked By Subsequent Agreement, Revocation To Be Done Only By Modes Under S.70 Of Succession ActThe Supreme Court has held that a will cannot be revoked by an agreement and can be revoked only as per the modes specified under Section ..
Key Takeaways The Commission while taking cognizance of the matter has asked the Cyber Crime Cell for registering an FIR against persons who gave rape threats to the child.Background The Delhi Commission for Women took suo moto cognizance on media re ..
Key Takeaways The Karnataka High Court refused to extend the parole leave of a life convict suffering from COVID-19 disease. Principle of criminal jurisprudence that release of a convict on parole or furlough cannot be sought as a matter of rightBack ..
Key Takeaways Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh who formed the Bench together gave a judgement stating that the principle of preferential candidates should apply when there is a tie between the preferential candidate and the general candida ..
Principle Of Preferential Candidate Applies When There Is A Tie With A General CandidateThe Supreme Court observed that the principle of preferential candidates would apply when there is a tie between the preferential candidate and a general candidat ..
Key Takeaways Judges becoming soft targets of organized campaigns in a politically polarized environment Judge bashing is a favorite pastime for some peopleBackground The High Court had last year directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to invest ..
Key Takeaways The "wills and preferences" of a mentally ill person have to be considered by the Court in deciding how care is to be given. Credence has to be given to the views of the person with mental illness to the extent that the person ..
Key Takeaways “After perusing the charge sheet, if the Court is unable to draw such a prima facie conclusion, the embargo created by the proviso will not apply" “The Court has to examine the material forming a part of the charge shee ..