The Supreme Court noted that "the powers to be exercised under this law are exceptional powers that have been given to the government for its exercise in an exceptional situation," emphasising that the preventive detention law "strike ..
The Madras High Court has ruled that even after the assessee's late return is accepted by the revenue authorities and an assessment order is made based on it, the assessee can still be prosecuted for willfully and deliberately concealing his inc ..
In Himanta Biswa Sarma v. The Election Commission of India & 5 Ors, the Gauhati High Court noted that the Courts must revisit section 126 of the Representation of People Act which prohibits campaigning during a period of 48 hours, ending with an ..
In Malhan & 17 Ors. v. State Of U.P. & Anr, the Allahabad High Court held that advocates should refrain from advising their clients to reagitate the case when there is not any prima facie error after an order has been passed. A Division Benc ..
In Zakia Ahsan Jafri & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Anr, the Apex Court gave clean chit to 64 politicians including PM Modi in the Gujarat Riots Case. The Court observed that conspiracy cannot be presumed on the ground of failure on part of th ..
According to the Kerala High Court, Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not restrict the ability of a person to file an application for anticipatory bail from outside of India. The applicant must be present in the country prior to th ..
The death penalty imposed on a 37-year-old man for the rape and murder of a seven and a half-year-old girl who was physically and mentally challenged was upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday. Manoj Pratap Singh, the accused, was about 28 years old ..
In Kalu Sk. @ Kuran v. State, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that in cases pertaining to the recovery of narcotic substances, seizing officers must ensure to record a video of the entire procedure. If in case video of the procedure ca ..
In a landmark decision, the Calcutta High Court ordered on Wednesday that seizing officers in all cases involving the recovery of narcotic substances must film the entire process and that any excuses for not doing so must be made explicit in the inv ..
According to Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act, 2005), depriving the wife and the minor son of financial support is considered "domestic violence," according to the Calcutta High Court, and it ma ..
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