delhi high court
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“The Court deeply discourages the growing trend of pressurizing young minds to perform the best in every aspect of life, leading them to take unfortunate steps.”

testimony credibility of injured eyewitnesses
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on the credibility of injured eyewitnesses.

uttaranchal high court
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“The res ipsa loquitur is applicable in a civil action under the tort and the same cannot be pressed into service in a criminal case to prove negligence.”

supreme court converts conviction
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Supreme Court said that the prosecution has failed to prove that the accused had either any intention of causing the death of the deceased or the intention of causing such bodily injury to the deceased which was likely to cause his death.

Kerala High Court
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Kerala High Court: In a significant case where a widow whose husband died due to adverse effects of Covid-29 immunization had approached

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Supreme Court: In a case alleging death of two young girls due to side-effect of Covishield, the Division Bench comprising Dinesh Maheshwari

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sanjay Dwivedi, J. dismissed a revision petition filed questioning the validity of the order passed by the Sessions

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Rajasthan High Court: Farjand Ali, J. dismissed the bail application of petitioner being accused of honour killing and observed that the investigating

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Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah B.V. Nagarathna*, JJ., cancelled the bail order of the High Court against the person

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Bombay High Court:  Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., addressed a case of ‘Honour Killing’ by a brother

Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

The Central Government notified Boiler Accident Inquiry Rules, 2021. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the

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Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while addressing an issue with respect to culpable homicide expressed that: “…crucial to determine whether the

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In a case of a death in judicial custody, the National Human Rights Commission, India has set aside the conclusion of an

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Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., while addressing a petition with regard to grant of maintenance held that under Section 19 of

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Death of Coal India employees due to Corona Pandemic will be treated as accidental death and the kins of employee will get

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Taking note of the fact that several Tribunals and High Courts have been awarding compensation for both loss of consortium

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The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report that a family residing at Ojhaganj village

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Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court to convict

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NHRC notice to the Chief Secretary and DGP, Uttar Pradesh in connection with a death in police custody after a brutal assault

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Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Dinesh Kumar Singh-I, JJ. allowed the appeal filed by a couple accused