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CBI | Death Sentence for rape and murder to accused on being found guilty

The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Ranchi has awarded the Death Sentence with a fine of Rs. 5000/- under Section 302 of IPC;

SL SC | Termination of employee justified where he did not act with full honesty; Court allows appeal by employer

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Sisira J. de Abrew, Murdu N.B. Fernando and

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle or scuttle the legitimate prosecution

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., addressed an application that sought to quash criminal proceedings under Sections 420, 468, 471 of

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Cognizance taken in a criminal case after taking extraneous material into consideration, is against the law and not sustainable

Allahabad High Court: Om Prakash-VII, J. allowed the application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Denial of overtime pay to an employee amounts to infringement of Articles 23 and 300-A of the Constitution of India

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J. allowed a writ petition praying for quashing of a circular whereby overtime dues were denied

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | No right of maintenance under S. 125 CrPC to a wife divorced on grounds of adultery

Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., dismissed the petitions filed by the petitioner questioning the order of denial of maintenance to her. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Conviction for “Gang Rape” of a minor child upheld; Victim’s deposition corroborated with forensic evidence cannot be doubted

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench of Bhaskar Raj Pradhan and Meenakshi Madan Rai, JJ., while upholding the impugned judgment of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Sexual Offences on Children – Offenders should be mercilessly and inexorably punished

Bombay High Court: Prithviraj K. Chavan, J., dismissed the present appeal filed challenging the Judgment passed by Special Judge under Protection of

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Persons employed on contractual basis cannot claim regularisation as a matter of right through a writ petition

Rajasthan High Court: Arun Bhansali, J. dismissed this Writ Petition by the petitioners for restraining the respondents to terminate their services that

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Passing an order without giving the opportunity of hearing is a violation of natural justice; Court dismisses appeal

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., dismissed an application which was

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Termination of a Polytechnic Institute Principal indulged in homo-sexual activities with students upheld; Citizen has duty to renounce practices derogatory to dignity of women

Madras High Court: M. Duraiswamy, J., while addressing a petition that was filed in pursuance of the impugned order of termination of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Court finds Fundamental Rights of deceased violated while in police custody; State directed to pay 1 million rupees

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of L.T.B. Dehideniya, Murdu N.B. Fernando and S. Thurairaja,

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Court commutes Death Penalty to Life Sentence as potential of rehabilitation remains

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., has recently observed in a case of rape and

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Conviction for murder set aside where ‘reverse burden’ wrongly shifted on accused to prove innocence, law regarding S. 106 Evidence Act restated

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Mir Alfaz Ali and Nani Tagia, JJ., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | ‘Death sentence’ may or may not deter others; balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating circumstances must be made before its imposition

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ. upheld the conviction of the appellants for the commission

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | S. 142(2) of Negotiable Instruments Amendment Act, 2015 — not ultra vires of Art. 14 of Constitution; Legislation can take away the basis of a Judgment

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of A.P. Sahi, CJ and Subramonium Prasad, J., while deciding a petition filed in regard to

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Additional Collector can exercise powers and discharge the duties of a Collector under U.P. Land Revenue Act or any other Act for the time being in force

Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J. while dismissing the petition observed that the assertion made by the petitioner that the proceedings

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Welfare of child is paramount consideration in a custody battle – Israeli nationals’ daughter allowed to be retained with her mother in England for child’s welfare

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Full Bench of Lord Wilson, Lord Hodge, Lady Black, Lord Kitchin and Lord Sales upheld

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Making statement of accused under S. 108 of Customs Act the foundation of offence under Wild Life (Protection) Act is against principles of law

Calcutta High Court: Tirthankar Ghosh, J., reversed the order of the trial court (as confirmed by the first appellate court) whereby the petitioner

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Vyapam Case] CBI | 7 Years imprisonment to 3 accused including candidate, impersonator & middleman in a Vyapam related case

The Special Judge CBI, Vyapam Cases, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has sentenced the three accused, therefore the candidate Amit Gaur, the impersonator Nitish