Judicial Scrutiny Archives

Courts must scrutinize 498 A complaints to discern between clever drafting and truth; Delhi High Court quashes complaint

Where the wife is set to implicate the entire family of the husband in a criminal case, it is to be expected that through her lawyer she would get a complaint properly drafted making some specific allegations against each of the family members.

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Magistrate duty bound to scrutinise complaint under Section 200 of CrPC, even if lodged by Public Servant: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court stressed the importance of ensuring that the complaint is not false, vexatious, or intended to harass the accused.

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Madras HC | Is writ petition maintainable against Asset Reconstruction Co. which is assigned debts by nationalised banks? Is there element of public duty and obligation to follow RBI Circulars? HC decides

Madras High Court: V. Parthiban, J., expressed that plea of public interest in a private loan transaction is only a mask to

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Del HC | “Ss. 69 and 132 of CGST Act prima facie valid; Power to arrest and prosecute is prima facie ancillary to power to levy and collect GST”: Read HC’s detailed analysis

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ., upheld the validity of Sections 132 and 69 of the