criminal antecedents of accused
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“FIR in a criminal case is an extremely vital and valuable piece of evidence for the purpose of corroborating the oral evidence adduced at the trial and the delay in the registration of the FIR, by itself, cannot be a ground for quashing of the FIR”.

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court held that the New Town Mela Ground, specifically designated for fairs, could not be equated with streets or playgrounds.

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bombay high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the Order dated 7-08-2023, the Bombay High Court had directed Nishcon Realty along with its cohorts to bring 50% of amount of the arrears that was due as transit rent, but nothing was deposited by them.

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extended age of retirement
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation does not have any role to play in matters that are strictly governed by the service regulations. This is an exercise that is undertaken by the State in discharge of its public duties and should not brook undue interference by the Court.”

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patna high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“No mandate on the State to carry out public advertisement, especially when a Selection Committee was appointed which could device a method by which the search of suitable people could be made, and recommendations could be given to the Government.”

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court suggested the respondent committee to approach the Civil Court through an appropriate interlocutory application for permissions related to puja.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Accuracy and reliability of an Artificial Intelligence (‘AI') generated data is still in the grey area. At best the tool could be utilized for a preliminary understanding or for preliminary research and nothing more.”

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court held that all the reliefs sought by the petitioner is to protect the subject matter of the arbitration and to preserve the rights of the parties under the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA).

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Director of Shakti Shalini Shelter Home is directed to provide counselling session to the missing person. It is further directed that parents of missing person shall also be counselled to prepare them to accept their child’s wishes.”

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translation of charge sheet
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court clarified that if the accused and his advocate are non- conversant with the language, the question of providing translation may arise because the accused must get a fair opportunity to defend himself by understanding the material against him in the charge sheet.

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maternity benefits
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The expression “discharge” is of wide import, and it would include “discharge on conclusion of the contractual period”.”

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court set aside impugned order due to the lack of evidence for subletting and the non-maintainability of the suit.

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grant of remission
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“If the view of the Presiding Judge, based on the judicial record, is mechanically followed, then the discretion of the executive empowered with execution of the sentence, would be denuded of its content”.

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dying declaration
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is just not enough for the court to say that the dying declaration is reliable, as the accused is named in the dying declaration as the assailant.”

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“ It is ironic that the petitioner being appointed with the Juvenile Justice Board, is hired to protect the interest and welfare of the children who may be suffering at the hands of criminal justice system, however, is not able to secure the benefits that are necessary for the best interest and welfare of her own child.”

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bombay high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court expressed that even in the absence of Ankiti Bose's name being specifically referred in the said article when the defendant had admitted her status as the co-founder of Zilingo.

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uttaranchal high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Court, 1973 makes it clear that the liability to maintain a minor child is on “any person”, and this denotes not only a male but a female gender and it cannot be said that ‘a person' can only qualify father and not the mother.”

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“District Court, Karnal where the first petition was filed pertaining to the Agreement in question alone shall have jurisdiction over the arbitral proceedings and all subsequent applications arising out of the Licence Agreement. No other Court can entertain any subsequent application.

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patna high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The intention is not to give benefits based on caste, but to identify communities with the caste as an indicator of the larger group of individuals; who will require measures for their social, economic and educational upliftment, to ensure an equal status and decent living conditions, within the society.”

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allahabad high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Allahabad High Court said that Development Authority is only in possession of part of the land and the scheme for proposed ‘New Kanpur City’ as of now is not viable.

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