In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court ruled that compensation to victims under the SC/ST Act should be paid only after the accused is convicted, not after the FIR and charge sheet are filed. This was stated by the Court while allowing a ..
The Supreme Court has overturned an "utterly incomprehensible" Himachal Pradesh High Court decision because it did not understand the basis for the decision. "The High Court's decision is completely incomprehensible. The reasons o ..
The Supreme Court observed that when examining an accused under Section 313 CrPC, all adverse evidence must be presented in the form of questions so that the accused can articulate his defence and give his explanation. "If all the circumstance ..
The Delhi High court ordered that bulldozer cannot be just brought up at the doorstep. Sufficient time has to be given to the jhuggi jhopri before demolishing the residency. Bringing up a bulldozer straightaway would render them shelter less. The DD ..
The Punjab and Haryana High Court have held that default bail cannot be denied to the accused just because an extension was filed by the investigating officers. The high court has directed the DGPs of Haryana, Chandigarh, and Punjab to ensure that ..
The Gauhati High Court has stated unequivocally that in cases arising under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Court's territorial jurisdiction will be where the cheque is delivered for collection. Justice Robin Phukan went on t ..
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld the trial court's decision in the landlord's eviction petition and held that the second eviction petition is not barred by the principle of res judicata because it was filed on changed circum ..
Existence of contingent contract cannot be decided in the limited jurisdiction of the courts under section 11 of the Arbitration act. Contingent contract under section 31 of the contract act is a dispute to be referred to arbitration says the Telan ..
The Supreme Court observed that an averment that a Managing Director or Joint Managing Directors were in charge of and responsible for the conduct of a company's business is not required to charge them under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instrum ..
Workman serving for continuous years without taking breaks cannot be denied benefit under section 25F of the industrial disputes act merely because of contractual agreement. Section 25F talks about the conditions precedent to retrenchment of workers ..
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