justice Aravind Kumar

Delayed reporting of seizure does not vitiate seizure order
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Section 102(3) was inserted by way of an amendment only in the year 1978, which reintroduced the reporting obligations of police officer to the Magistrate, as it originally existed in the 1882 Code. It also empowered the seizing officer to give custody of the seized property to any person, on such person executing a bond undertaking to produce the property before the Court as and when required.”

Jurisdiction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“No tribunal, far less a civil court, in exercise of judicial power ought to play ducks and drakes with the rights of the parties.”

pendency of cases in India
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“When millions of consumers of justice file their cases by knocking at the doors of the courts of first instance, they expect speedy justice.”

support persons to POCSO victims
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed NCPCR to formulate model guidelines after due consultation with the Central and State Governments for the States and Union Territories to frame their rules respecting the support persons under Section 39 of POCSO Act.

prescribe qualification
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the denial of promotion was on the ground that candidates do not possess the prescribed requisite qualification namely “Diploma in Civil Engineering”, and not because they possess a two-year diploma not three-year diploma.