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Where Negligence Is Evident, Burden Of Proof Shifts To Hospital: SC
CPL Ashish Kumar Chauhan vs Commanding Officer underscored the applicability of this time-tested principle in cases where negligence is evident and shifts the burden of proof onto the hospital or...Hits: 9167 -
Ravishankar Shrivas v. Sarita Sen that if a wife insists to stay with husband at his posting place, it cannot be said to be cruelty upon her.Hits: 9491
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Phulel Singh vs Haryana that the same dying declaration which was disregarded in the case of the co-accused cannot be the sole basis for the conviction of the accused.Hits: 9522
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SC Must Take Suo Motu Cognizance Of Hapur Lathicharge
It is not just the lawyers of Hapur but lawyers all across India who are now feeling most humiliated, most harangued and most harassed by the ruthless, reckless and roguish manner in which the...Hits: 9668 -
Undertrials In Jail For Long Should Get Bail Even If Offence Serious: Bombay HC
Akash Satish Chandalia vs Maharashtra that the undertrial prisoners who have remained in jail for a long time should ordinarily be released on bail even if the crimes that they are accused of are...Hits: 8781 -
Damodar Valley Corporation vs Reliance Infrastructure Limited in Neutral Citation that was passed in favour of the Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RIL).Hits: 10752
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The Remedy Which Is Not Directly Available Cannot Be Availed Indirectly By Clever Drafting: Patna HC
Shanker Prasad vs Lakshmi Devi in Dr Shanker Prasad vs Smt Lakshmi Devi that the remedy which is not directly available cannot be availed of indirectly by clever drafting.Hits: 10458 -
Smt Abha Kumari W/o Sri Krishna Prasad Vs The State of Bihar that had been pronounced as recently as on September 21, 2023 underscored the critical need for clear, cogent and coherent reasoning in...Hits: 10017
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Holding TIP In Superintendent's Office Is A Method Not Known To Law: SC
Mohd Rijwan vs Haryana in the exercise of its criminal appellate jurisdiction while acquitting the murder accused citing irregular witness identification held in no uncertain terms that holding the...Hits: 9640 -
Aasha Lata Soni vs Durgesh Soni that recording a phone call without the knowledge of the person concerned violates their ‘right to privacy’ under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.Hits: 9834
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Only One Bench For Whole Of UP Is Just Not Acceptable
It is beyond at least my comprehension entirely that why the nearly one crore people of hilly areas of undivided Uttar PradeshHits: 9173 -
Landmark Directions Issued By Apex Court For Speedy Trial Of Civil Cases
Yashpal Jain vs Sushila Devi while expressing serious concerns and utmost anguish at the pendency of cases in the country issued a slew of directions to ensure the speedy disposal of cases...Hits: 9390 -
State/UTs Must Notify ‘District Officers’ Under POSH Act: SC Issues Slew Of Directions
Inclusion Foundation vs Union of Indian the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction has issued a slew of directions to the Union Government and all State/UT GovernmentsHits: 10583 -
Informant vs Karnataka that denying the victim his/her right to participate in the proceedings of the accused can result in the rightful cancellation of his bail under Section 439(1A) of the...Hits: 9691
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Accused Cannot Be Convicted Merely On The Testimony Of Police Personnel: Allahabad HC
Yusuf vs UP that accused cannot be convicted merely on the testimony of police personnel.Hits: 9343 -
Why Statehood For Telangana But Not Even Bench For West UP?
UPA approved Statehood for Telangana with just 3.5 crore population but did not approve even a single High Court BenchHits: 9256 -
SC Holds Prosecutrix To Be Major And Sex Consensual While Acquitting Man In Rape Case
Manak Chand @ Mani vs Haryana that was pronounced as recently as on October 30, 2023 has held that based on the conduct of the prosecutrix that the sex, if at all, was consensual and not forced.Hits: 9488 -
Pankaj Mehta vs Madhya Pradesh quashed a criminal case against a husband by following the reasoning that a compromise has already been reached between the concerned spouses and it was clearly...Hits: 9538
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Why No Change In Uttar Pradesh On Bench Since 1948?
Even the 230th Report of Law Commission of India more than 14 years back headed by former Supreme Court Judge – Dr AR LakshmananHits: 23892 -
Centre, States Must Ensure Manual Scavenging Is Completely Eradicated: SC Issues 14 Directions
Dr.Balram Singh vs Union of India that was pronounced as recently as on October 20, 2023 in the exercise of its civil original jurisdiction has issued a slew of 14 most commendable directions to...Hits: 9669 -
Recovery Of A Weapon From An Open Place Accessible To All Not Reliable: SC
Manjunath vs Karnataka that the incriminatory objects when discovered in places accessible to the public cannot be solely relied upon to establish the guilt of the accused persons.Hits: 10987 -
Muslim Wife Can't Be Denied Maintenance When Factum Of Divorce Not Properly Established: J&K&L HC
Zahoor Ahmad Dar Vs Jameela Bano while speaking out most vocally in favour of legal rights of Muslim wife has unequivocally ordered a Muslim man to maintain his wife till the factum of divorce, as...Hits: 9416 -
Petty Quarrels Do Not Amount To Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay HC
Ramesh Sitaldas Dalal vs Maharashtra the exercise of its criminal appellate jurisdiction has quashed an FIR that was lodged against an elderly couple accused of harassing the estranged wife of...Hits: 8622 -
Court Has No Jurisdiction To Alter Period Of Detention Under Preventive Detention Law, Article 21
Sreeja vs Kerala ordered the release of a woman who was detained under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities considering the humanitarian ground that her daughter is at an advanced stage of her...Hits: 9924 -
Clear Case Of False Implication Due To Political Rivalry: Allahabad HC
Shamim vs UP that it is a clear case of false implication due to political rivalry and property dispute. The Court also held that there is no material evidence to substantiate the prosecution case.Hits: 10152 -
Gursewak Singh vs Punjab has granted bail to a man booked under stringent Unlawful Prevention of Activities Act (UAPA), observing that there was no prima facie case made out in the case for...Hits: 8549
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Jyotsana Rawat and otr vs Punjab an appeal seeking to quash an order of the State Government to produce copies of six court orders of each year to prove their experience.Hits: 12241
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Paper Apology Cannot Be Accepted in Contempt Cases: Andhra Pradesh HC
P Satyanarayan Reddy vs M Saraswathi, Deputy Director, Tribal Welfare that: Paper Apology is an apology which is hollow; or with no remorse, regret or repentance, or if it is only a device to...Hits: 16365 -
Ultimate Goal Of Imprisonment Even In Most Serious Crime Is Reformation: SC
Rajo @ Rajwa @ Rajendra Mandal v/s Bihar commendably allowed to be considered the premature release of the murder convict who was incarcerated in jail for 24 years.Hits: 10533 -
Women Nowadays File Package Of 5 Cases Against Husband, In-Laws : MP HC
Swapan Kumar Das vs West Bengal that: The legislature has enacted the provision of Section 498A to strike out the dowry menace from the society.Hits: 6782
