promotional trailer
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Promotional trailers are unilateral and are only meant to encourage a viewer to purchase the ticket to the movie, which is an independent transaction and contract from the promotional trailer. A promotional trailer by itself is not an offer and neither intends to nor can create a contractual relationship.”

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abortion of 14-year-old
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court noted that medical termination of pregnancy is sought for a minor who is 14, and this pregnancy is alleged to be an emanation from a sexual assault, and that the minor was unaware of the fact that she was pregnant until a very late stage.

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5 lakhs cost on State of Telangana
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Human beings indulge themselves in selective amnesia when it comes to fathom the significance of forests. It is the forests which give life to the Earth by replacing carbon dioxide with oxygen, thereby providing a hospitable environment for the steady growth of diverse life forms.”

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jurisdiction to deal with UAPA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The State Government has been given exclusive power delegated by virtue of Section 22(1) of the NIA Act to constitute one or more Special Courts for trial of offences under any or all the enactments specified in the Schedule to the NIA Act

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statement before NDPS official inadmissible
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu (2013) 16 SCC 31, it was held that officers authorised under Section 53 of the NDPS Act were ‘police officers’ and the statements made to them under Section 67 were inadmissible in evidence.

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AICTE approval case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that AICTE itself never claimed that it was dishonestly induced to grant such approvals and that essential link is altogether missing, whereby any such criminal charge of cheating can be sustained against the accused persons.

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guidelines for trial of deaf and mute persons
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court noted that the guidelines for conducting trial against persons who are deaf and mute, but otherwise of sound mind to commit a heinous offence, were not laid down by the Court.

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late submission of OBC certificate
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The candidate had secured 88 marks, which was more than the cut-off of 84 marks in the ‘general category’ and 82 marks in the ‘OBC category’.

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non-bailable warrants
Case BriefsSupreme Court

By the interim order, the Supreme Court had restrained the NCDRC from taking any coercive steps against Ireo Grace Realtech

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confiscation under Gujarat Prohibition Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Approaching the High Court directly under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution seeking release of the seized vehicle without approaching the Magistrate under Section 451 of the CrPC is not proper course of action.”

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cheque dishonour case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Both the appellate fora, on-going through the evidence did not find existence of any ‘enforceable debt or other liability’. This strikes at the root of the Rajco Steel’s case”

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Article 142 of the Constitution
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed the parties to withdraw all the cases pending between them.

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easementary rights and powers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The easementary right is essentially a right claimed by the owner of land upon another land owned by someone else so that he may enjoy his property in the most beneficial manner.”

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chargesheet without FSL report entitle accused to] default bail
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The matter has been placed before the Chief Justice of India for considering tagging it with Directorate of Enforcement v. Manpreet Singh Talwar [SLP(Crl.) No.5724 of 2023], wherein similar question is still pending before a three-Judge Bench of the Court.

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MV accident compensation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Compensation awarded under the head ‘loss of income’ towards permanent disability deserves to be enhanced by construing the whole-body disability at 17%.”

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Potency Test
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that as the husband is willing to undergo potency test, the High Court should have upheld the order of the Trial Court to that extent

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Karikho Kri's 2019 election
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Not necessary for a candidate to declare every item of movable property that he or his dependent family members owns, such as, clothing, shoes, crockery, stationery and furniture, etc., unless the same is of such value as to constitute a sizeable asset.”

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conviction for day-light murder in 1993
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The lack or absence of motive is inconsequential when direct evidence establishes the crime.”

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DMRC’s Curative Petition
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court has applied the standard of a ‘grave miscarriage of justice’ in the exceptional circumstances of this case where the process of arbitration has been perverted by the arbitral tribunal to provide an undeserved windfall to DAMEPL.

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condonation of delay of 12 years
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The length of the delay is a relevant matter which the court must take into consideration while considering whether the delay should be condoned or not.”

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