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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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago