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The High Court examined whether reliance on CA reports, without summoning the scientific experts, affected the fairness of the trial in a case involving allegations of aggravated sexual assault and homicide
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From allegations of being stopped from Namaz at private property to threats of bulldozer run at home, read how the Allahabad High Court ordered protection for the man.
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“This conduct of the defendant shows its consistent manner of not complying with the directions of this Court in a timely manner without being directed again and again; and thus, shows wilful disregard for legal process.”
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“We cannot say that the interim relief sought for by the plaintiff is a camouflage to bypass the mandatory Pre-Institution Mediation procedure contemplated under Section 12-A, Commercial Courts Act, 2015.”
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Gurmeet From eyewitness accounts to alleged conspiracy links, read how the High Court assessed each element before reaching its verdict in the Ram Chander Chhatrapati’s murder case.
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“Just because the accused happened to be the wife of the deceased, it cannot be assumed that she would always be present with the deceased inside the house.”
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“In view of the unrebutted testimony of the Complainant, there is no reason to discredit the submissions of the Complainant against Opposite Party 1.”
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In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court of India permitted withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for a patient who had been in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) for 13 years, while clarifying guidelines laid down in Common Cause v. Union of India, (2018) 5 SCC 1 and urging the Centre to fill the legislative gaps on subject of end-of-life care.
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“The procurement of license by the respondent in the past would indicate the knowledge of the respondents that, for the purpose of communicating the plaintiff’s copyrighted sound recordings, it is necessary to obtain the license from the plaintiff.”
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“Appellants secured admission based on tribe certificates, which have since been cancelled, is not in doubt. Nonetheless, sight cannot be lost that their tribe certificates were invalidated after they had graduated.”
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The Supreme Court held that the deeming fiction under Section 103 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 does not operate automatically merely because a cooperative society’s area temporarily extends across two States following reorganisation.
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“Before law all are one and no one can claim immunity merely because they happen to hold high offices.”
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“It is open to the petitioner to challenge the orders of the OHRC and of the State Information Commissioner and avail any alternate remedy available to him under the law.”
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“The exclusion of the creamy layer among the backward classes is not a matter of mere policy preference but a constitutional imperative intended to ensure that the benefits of reservation reach those who are socially and educationally backward in the true sense of the phrase.”
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The Court considered guidelines on disability certification and the requirement for MACT to ensure fairness when the disability percentage is contested.
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A ‘Police Didi’ Program enabled the victim to approach authorities, supported by her Principal and counsellor.
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In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of India permitted withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for a patient who had been in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) for 13 years, reaffirming the constitutional principle of the right to die with dignity and clarifying the application of the Common Cause euthanasia guidelines across India.
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“The State, as a model employer, cannot adopt artificial classifications to deny statutory benefits. Repackaging contractual engagements under a different nomenclature, while denying regularization, violates the equality mandate under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.”
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“Education = learning throughout the world, but in this part of the world, education = admission to a medical seat or engineering seat.”
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“Despite the forgiveness expressed by respondent No. 2 towards the petitioner, whom she brought up as a daughter, must the Court compel the criminal proceedings to be taken to their logical conclusion?”
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