false statement Archives

Disclosure of second marriage not a ground to unseat an elected candidate: Bombay HC upholds election of Palghar MLA Rajendra Gavit

“There might be cases where a candidate belonging to a particular religion, in which polygamy is not prohibited, has contracted multiple marriages. If contention about impermissibility to add column in Form 26 Affidavit is accepted, such candidate would never be able to contest any election as disclosure of information about additional wife would attract ground for declaring the election void.”

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

NRJ Series | When Supreme Court upheld Senior Advocate’s conviction under Ss. 181 and 193 IPC for making of false statement [(1954) 2 SCC 473]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment on making of false statement, dating back to the year 1954.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“The question is of trust”. No matter how trivial the case, suppression of fact of conviction can lead to termination from service: Supreme Court

When a candidate suppresses material information and/or gives false information, the choice/option whether to continue or not to continue such an employee always must be given to the employer.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Split decision over culpability of a woman under Section 201 IPC for being silent about the murder of her husband by her lover

Supreme Court: In a 2-decade old matter relating to culpability of the accused under Section 201 IPC pertaining to disappearance of evidence