[Mukhtar Ansari death] UP Court orders Judicial inquiry; Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate to submit report within month
An additional Chief Judicial Magistrate has been appointed as the officer in charge of the inquiry.
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10 Important Insolvency Law Judgments of 2023
by Vasanth Rajasekaran† and Harshvardhan Korada††
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 1
Children’s room in District Courts must be kept open for visitation on Sundays and Second Saturdays as well: Delhi High Court
“If the children’s room remain open, a party to a litigation can have the benefit of visitation on Sundays and second Saturdays as well.”
Delhi Court acquits accused(s) for committing offence similar to the plot of movie ‘Special 26’ giving benefit of doubt
If there is cogent evidence that the accused was shown to prosecution witnesses, refusal to participate in test identification parade by accused is justified and the said test identification parade cannot be used against the accused for any purpose. If identification in Test Identification Parade has taken place after the accused is shown to the witnesses, then not only is the evidence of Test Identification Parade inadmissible, even an identification in a court during trial is meaningless.
[Drug Trafficking] 34 kgs heroin seized at ICD Tughlkabad, Delhi; Delhi Court discharges accused due to lack of evidence
Delhi Court observed that as per the series of events, the accused was made a scapegoat in case things did not work out as planned.
“Life is too short to be spent on litigating”; Karnataka High Court gives elaborate suggestions regarding jurisdiction of District Courts vis-à-vis hearing of First Appeals
Raising concerns over the period of delays in hearing appeals, the Karnataka High Court made detailed suggestions for effective functioning of judiciary, and which can reduce work -load of the High Court.
Mere phrase ‘abused me in a very filthy language’ does not suffice; Required to prove the nature of abuses to make a case under S. 509 IPC: Delhi Court
West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: In a case wherein it is alleged that the accused committed the offence punishable under
[Elgar Parishad Case] Bombay Court refuses to permit activist Varavara Rao to travel to Hyderabad for 3 months to undergo cataract surgery
City Civil and Sessions Court, Bombay: In an application filed by Dr. P V Varavara Rao ‘applicant-accused’ seeking permission to
Alarmed by trial and conviction of a person with an unsound mind, Meghalaya High Court stresses on quality of free legal aid
Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and W. Diengdoh, J. was alarmed by the present criminal
Alleged leak of FIR details in Hindustan Times containing sensitive information regarding high profile individual; Delhi Court issues notice to SHO seeking explanation
Saket Court (South), Delhi: In a case of alleged leak of details of FIR containing sensitive information, Shilpi Singh J., issued notice
8 Legal Stories of the Week: From High Courts to District Courts
“For a contract to be enforceable, the restraint of trade clause must be reasonable.” [Rajesh Kumar Gandhi v. Mukesh Dutt] Read the
Ker HC | Guardian of Property v/s Guardian of Person of the minor; HC clarifies jurisdiction of District Court
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas held that the District Court cannot entertain petition to appoint
Year-End Round-Up of District Courts | From #MeToo Verdicts, ICICI — Videocon Scam, Toolkit Case to Delhi Riots: Get a Glimpse of it All
As we are approaching the end of 2021, let’s dive in to know all the important decisions that District Courts of India
Condonation of Delay | Litigants who indulge in frivolous litigation, clog arteries of justice delivery system: Read Court’s opinion on vexatious litigation
Saket Courts, New Delhi: Anuj Agrawal, Additional Sessions Judge-05, while addressing the present matter, expressed that, A litigant who takes liberty with