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Mere recovery of tainted currency not sufficient for conviction under prevention of Corruption Act when substantive evidence not reliable: Bombay HC
In a significant development, we have seen how the Bombay High Court in a remarkable, robust, rational and recent judgment…
Ensure That All Police Stations Have Lawyers’ Panel To Aid Sexual Assault Victims: Gujarat HC Directs DGP
In a recent, remarkable, refreshing, rational and robust judgment titled J v. State of Gujarat (name concealed intentionally) in R/Special…
Encroachment on public land cannot be retained citing right to shelter: Gujarat High Court
While dismissing a PIL that was seeking to restrain the Railway authority from evicting slum dwellers until rehabilitation, the Gujarat…
MP HC rejects application for compounding of offences under Sections 307, 498A IPC based on compromise between parties
While sending a firm, full and final rebuff to an application for compounding of offences, the single Judge Gwalior Bench…
Exclusion Of Female Dependents From Consideration For Compassionate Appointment Violative Of Article 14: Chhattisgarh HC
While fully, finally and firmly endorsing gender equality, the Chhattisgarh High Court recently on January 25 in Mamni Pradhan vs…
High Court, while exercising revisional jurisdiction under Section 401 CRPC, cannot convert acquittal into conviction: SC
It is quite significant from all angles to note that the Apex Court has as recently as on January 25,…
A Kazi can act as mediator to settle disputes but cannot adjudicate them and pass orders like a decree: MP HC
While drawing the red line on what a Kazi can do in his role to settle dispute, the Indore Bench…
Section 5 limitation act cannot be invoked to condone delay beyond period prescribed under section 34(3) of arbitration act: SC
Section 34(3): An application for setting aside may not be made after three months have elapsed from the date on…
NEED TO SCRAP THE COLLEGIUM SYSTEM OF APPOINTING JUDGES
Many years ago, Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, a celebrated jurist, had criticized the collegium system in one of his…
RECORDING WIFE’S PHONE SECRETLY IS A VIOLATION OF HER RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS EVIDENCE: P&H HC
In a clear, cogent, commendable, composed and convincing judgment titled Neha vs Vibhor Garg in CR No. 1616 of 2020…