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Comrades of the “Justice” Brigade: Separated by Authority, United for a Common Cause

by Abhishek Goyal*

Cal HC | In case of discrepancy between ocular and medical evidence, ocular testimony shall prevail; Conviction set aside entitling benefit of doubt

Calcutta High Court: Bibek Chaudhury, J. allowed an appeal which was filed assailing the judgment and order of conviction passed by the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere suppression of criminal antecedent regardless of whether there is a conviction or acquittal should not axiomatically lead to termination of service just by a stroke of pen: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., reversed the impugned order of Delhi High Court whereby the

Case Briefs High Courts

[S. 37 IT Act] Ori HC | The reasonableness of the expenditure had to be adjudged from the point of view of the businessman; Applied the test of commercial expediency

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar CJ and R. K. Pattanaik J. dismissed the appeal filed by the assessee

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice M. R. Shah

by Kamini Sharma†

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice Dinesh Maheshwari

by Ritu Singh†

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Travelling allowance for members of Parliament taking airlines modified vide Members of Parliament (Traveling and Daily Allowances) Amendment Rules, 2021

On 12th May, 2022, Parliament notified Members of Parliament (Traveling and Daily Allowances) Amendment Rules, 2021. With immediate effect the rules of

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice Sanjiv Khanna

by Ritu Singh†

Case Briefs High Courts

A 138 NI complaint filed was barred by limitation but such issue was raised for the first time before the Appellate Court and not Trial Court; Read to know what Kar HC observed

Karnataka High Court: HP Sandesh J. dismissed the petition and upheld the judgment by the Appellate Court and further directed the complainant

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | No objection from the Indian Nursing Council is not required for the purpose of University granting recognition or approval for the GNM Course

Karnataka High Court: P Krishna Bhat, J. disposed of the application with a direction to KSNC and State to consider the applications

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

In refusing a local organisation to fly their “Christian Flag” at the entrance of City Hall, did City of Boston violate the First Amendment? SCOTUS answers

Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the instant issue related to the First Amendment, the SCOTUS Justices had to decide

Case Briefs

Decide all 350 bail applications in one go, Supreme Court directs Allahabad HC to expeditiously dispose of bail applications in cases pending for 10 years and 14 years

Supreme Court: On being appraised of high number of pending bail applications in 10-14 years old cases, the Division Bench of Sanjay

Case Briefs High Courts

Tel HC | ‘slap- say sorry-forget cannot be accepted’; An apology can neither be a defence nor a justification for an act which tantamount to Contempt of Court

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of P Naveen Rao and M G Priyadarshini, JJ. dismissed the petition and held that contempt

Case Briefs High Courts

[ID Act] Kar HC | Labour Court has no jurisdiction to first decide the workmen’s entitlement and then proceed to compute the benefit so adjudicated; Labour Court’s power like that of the Executing Court’s power

Karnataka High Court: K.S. Mudagal, J., allowed the petition and set aside the impugned award awarding compensation as well as the silver

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | In the absence of any declaration that the child is deserted by his biological or adoptive parents or guardians; no offence can be made out under S. 80 JJ Act

Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned proceedings initiated against alleged offence under Section 80 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Minor contradictions or insignificant discrepancies in the statement of a prosecutrix should not be a ground for throwing out an otherwise reliable prosecution case; appeal dismissed in POCSO matter

Uttaranchal High Court: Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, J. dismissed a criminal appeal which was filed from jail assailing the judgment and order whereby

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Cheque issued as a security and not in discharge of legally recoverable debt; Is the contention sufficient to quash proceedings under N.I. Act at pre-trial stage? SC examines

“The quashing proceedings must not become an expedition into the merits of factual dispute, so as to conclusively vindicate either the complainant or the defence.”