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Can't interpret constitutional provisions in a manner which encourages 'sin': Shiv Sena (UBT) to SC

Sibal argued that subsequent events may be taken into account for disqualification but not for considering whether there was a split.

Delhi HC upholds teacher's imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor student in school

What illegal act done by suspended teacher Kerala HC poser on Savarkar quiz issue

J-K High Court dismisses contempt court notice against Shopian deputy commissioner

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea by Central Secretariat Club against de-recognition

SC asks UPSC not to finalise names for appointment of Odisha DGP

Dismiss CBI's challenge to discharge in excise case: Kejriwal, Sisodia to Delhi HC

Compassionate appointment - Age of the dependent should be assessed when the appointment was initiated

Appellant declared a juvenile on the date of the offence. Sentences set aside

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Owaisi appears in Hapur court to record statement in 2022 firing case

Police had arrested Sachin, a resident of Duriyaai in Gautam Buddh Nagar, and Shubham, a resident of Sapla Begampur in Saharanpur's Nakur area, in connection with the case.

Aug 13

UP court sentences 4 to death in 12-year-old murder case in Shamli

Kumar was killed in the firing, while his brother Ashok Kumar sustained bullet injuries. Ashok had lodged a complaint in connection with the incident.

Aug 13

Delhi court denies bail to man accused of stalking, defaming woman on Instagram

Dismissing the plea, the court noted allegations that the accused had repeatedly stalked the complainant and said that the Instagram posts appeared to portray her in a highly derogatory manner.

Aug 13

All 16 accused in Abhimanyu murder case appear before Kerala court

On Thursday, the court read out an additional charge under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to voluntarily causing hurt, which was denied by all 16 accused.

Aug 13

Murder case: Three sentenced to life imprisonment in Bareilly

According to the prosecution, on October 25, 1998, the three accused took a labourer identified as Mohan Lal with them on the pretext of offering him work in the Bahedi police station area.

Aug 13

2020 Delhi riots: Court says 'unsafe' to rely on tainted witness testimony

Considering the fact that this witness had suddenly become an eyewitness and in view of the above discussion that the testimony of PW8 as an eyewitness is under a shadow of doubt, it will be unsafe to rely upon the testimony of PW8 (prosecution witness 8)," the court said in its recent order.

Aug 13

Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows withdrawal of case against 25 BJP leaders, Hindu activists

The accused were facing trial for allegedly violating prohibitory orders, obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duties and inciting communal tension through speeches at a mahapanchayat held at Nagla Mador in the district on July 31, 2013, Singh told PTI on Thursday.

Aug 13

What happened in Supreme Court on Wednesday 12th Aug

LGD23 SC-CIP DIRECTOR-BAIL (6.09 PM) The SC refused anticipatory bail to the former director of the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) at Kanke in Ranchi district in Jharkhand in the alleged recruitment scam, terming the allegation against him as very grave.

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Can't interpret constitutional provisions in a manner which encourages 'sin': Shiv Sena (UBT) to SC

Sibal argued that subsequent events may be taken into account for disqualification but not for considering whether there was a split....

SC asks UPSC not to finalise names for appointment of Odisha DGP

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Ba...

Compassionate appointment - Age of the dependent should be assessed when the appointment was initiated

Supreme Court Overturns High Court Verdict, Upholds Timely C...

Appellant declared a juvenile on the date of the offence. Sentences set aside

Supreme Court Affirms Conviction in Haryana Murder Case; App...

Civil disputes arising out of contractual obligations cannot be converted into criminal cases

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Business Executives in Jha...

High Courts

Delhi HC upholds teacher's imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor student in school

The high court's verdict came while dismissing an appeal of a drawing teacher who was convicted by a trial court for subjecting the 12-year-old girl student to an inappropriate conduct in the school premises on several occasions. An FIR was lodged against the teacher in August 2016.

What illegal act done by suspended teacher Kerala HC poser on Savarkar quiz issue

J-K High Court dismisses contempt court notice against Shopian deputy commissioner

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea by Central Secretariat Club against de-recognition

Dismiss CBI's challenge to discharge in excise case: Kejriwal, Sisodia to Delhi HC

Punjab: HC stays appointment of 454 pharmacy officers till September 17

T''gana HC orders interim stay on ‘Kalyana Lakshmi’ , ‘Shaadi Mubarak’ schemes

Allahabad HC orders probe against police officers for not lodging FIR on digital rape complaint

Allahabad HC questions UP govt over denial of contract renewal to teacher after 16 years

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Fair Trial

Section 314 Criminal Procedure Code provides that any party to a proceeding make oral arguments and can submit written arguments in support of his cas...

Intervention Of Third Parties Including Defacto Complainant In Criminal Proceedings

The basic distinction drawn in the statute by introducing th...

Voice of Dissent under the Shadow of LATHI and Rule of Law

The true test of any democracy is not how it treats those wh...

Hierarchy Of Revenue Officers Under Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887

Financial Commissioner shall control all revenue officers in...

Love or a Crime?

Thereafter, what followed was the pain disintegration of hum...

Glorification of Singham Style Police Encounters is a Vicious Attempt to Deviate From the Due Process of Law Exigency of Anti Torture Shield to Curb the Sin in the Cells

The argument of the government that the notification and imp...

Consumer Laws

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Hospital 'callous, insensitive' for delaying newborn's discharge over insurance: Consumer panel

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), in an order passed last month in the 2017 case, asked the hospital to pay a compensation of ...

Mumbai consumer panel orders insurance firm to cough up Rs 1.2 cr for liquor stock ruined in floods

The South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commis...

Delhi consumer commission fines railways Rs 25,000 for making two passengers share same blanket

A bench comprising commission president Monika Aggarwal Sriv...

Ordered iPhone, got beard oil: Flipkart, seller told to pay over 1.8 lakh to customer

The failure to investigate the complaint, recover the wrongl...

Men in 'ladies only' tour: Travel firm directed to pay compensation for service deficiency

The unilateral alteration of the itinerary after receiving t...

Taxation Laws

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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when valuation done by registered valuers per Rule 11UA; clarifies payments to joint venture for ...