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Allahabad High Court Quashes Arbitrary Order in Landlord-Tenant Dispute

Court Condemns Misuse of Authority by Public Officials, Orders Restoration of Possession and Imposes Costs

Civil disputes cannot be given a criminal color; Allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust cannot co-exist on the same set of facts

Maintenance can be denied if adultery is ex-facie proved ; Adultery allegations should not be deferred for final adjudication

Supreme Court Awards Rs. 15 Lakhs Compensation for Bovine-Related Fatality, Calls for Robust Stray Animal Management Mechanism

Appeal not maintainable against a judgment of conviction recorded by a Sessions Court while exercising appellate jurisdiction

HC rues people's 'litter here, cleanliness abroad' act; asks if we are living in civilised society

Lucknow police commissioner appears before HC following summons

Madras High Court Upholds Child Protection in POCSO Case

Gram panchayat population must be based on last published census: Allahabad HC

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Collegium not giving reasons is disservice to judges: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

“In our country, we are taught not to harm even the smallest animals, not to kill ants, and this lesson is ingrained in us. Perhaps that is why we are tolerant and compassionate; we feel pain when others suffer. But in your culture, from a young age, children are exposed to the slaughter of animals. How can you expect them to be tolerant and compassionate

Aug 1

Foreign citizen cannot be deported unless home country confirms nationality: Centre to SC

A foreign national whose nationality is unknown/unverified can be deported to their home country only upon confirmation of their nationality/possession of a valid travel document/acceptance by the home country concerned. The deportation procedure cannot be initiated without nationality verification," the Centre said in the submission.

Aug 1

Delhi court convicts 3 in 2001 Rs 7-crore Uco bank fraud case, acquits bank official

Special Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik held Amit Chaturvedi, Sanjay Chaturvedi, and Parvin Juneja, ex-directors of Dwarkadhish Spinners Ltd (DSL), guilty of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and using forged documents as genuine.

Aug 1

Delhi court expresses disappointment over NCB's conduct in contesting bail plea

Hearing the bail plea of the accused, Special Judge Jitendra Pratap Singh directed the NCB zonal director to furnish an explanation on the agency's insufficient response in countering the plea.

Aug 1

Delhi court rejects govt department's plea to register FIR, upholds magistrate's order

Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana was hearing a revision plea by the department against a magistrate's order of August 2023, rejecting a plea seeking the court's direction to register an FIR against the company and its signatory for "dishonestly and fraudulently misappropriating government money through fraud and cheating."

Aug 1

UP: Man gets 25 years in jail for raping minor girl in Ballia

Special public prosecutor Vimal Kumar Rai said that on April 24, 2024, the girl from a village within the Sahatwar police station limits was abducted and raped by the convict while she was on her way to the market to buy medicines.

Aug 1

What happened in Supreme Court on Friday 31st July

4.25PM In a major relief to DMK leader and former minister V Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him anticipatory bail till further orders in a fresh corruption case lodged against him by the Tamil Nadu government.

Aug 1

Maharashtra govt forms committee for 'performance audit' of SRA Act

Besides senior officials from the Housing and Urban Development departments, representatives of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Pune Municipal Corporation and architects' bodies, the panel includes BJP MLA Parag Alvani and Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale as political representatives.

Jul 31

Supreme Court

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Civil disputes cannot be given a criminal color; Allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust cannot co-exist on the same set of facts

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Civil Dispute Over Property Development, Allegations of Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Dismissed ...

Maintenance can be denied if adultery is ex-facie proved ; Adultery allegations should not be deferred for final adjudication

Supreme Court Orders Reassessment of Adultery Allegations in...

Supreme Court Awards Rs. 15 Lakhs Compensation for Bovine-Related Fatality, Calls for Robust Stray Animal Management Mechanism

In landmark judgment, Supreme Court emphasizes State and cit...

Appeal not maintainable against a judgment of conviction recorded by a Sessions Court while exercising appellate jurisdiction

Supreme Court Rules Appeal Not Maintainable Against Convicti...

SC seeks Centre's response on plea to declare polygamy among Muslims as unconstitutional

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

High Courts

Allahabad High Court Quashes Arbitrary Order in Landlord-Tenant Dispute

Court Condemns Misuse of Authority by Public Officials, Orders Restoration of Possession and Imposes Costs

HC rues people's 'litter here, cleanliness abroad' act; asks if we are living in civilised society

Lucknow police commissioner appears before HC following summons

Madras High Court Upholds Child Protection in POCSO Case

Gram panchayat population must be based on last published census: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court Upholds Rights of Pregnant Candidate, Directs Postponement of Physical Efficiency Test

Allahabad HC quashes order that restored possession of a rented school building to tenant

Allahabad High Court Upholds Merger of Gram Panchayat Karua with Kumhraura

Bombay High Court Dismisses Interim Relief in 'Bimbo' Trademark Dispute Between Bristol Bakery and Grupo Bimbo

Articles

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

A bench comprising commission president Monika Aggarwal Srivastava and members Rajender Dhar and Ritu Garodia passed the order awarding Rs 20,000 as c...

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...

Competition Commission Dismisses Allegations Against Reliance Jio and Others

Claims of Anti-Competitive Practices Across Multiple Sectors...

Supreme Court Upholds Clean Slate Principle in Tata Steel Insolvency Case

All Sub-Judice Claims Stand Extinguished After Resolution Pl...

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 ...