principal Seat's jurisdiction on establishment of Circuit Bench
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Bombay High Court held that creation of the Kolhapur Circuit Bench does not divest the Principal Seat of jurisdiction, as both the DRT (Pune) and DRAT (Mumbai) fall within its territory and the appellate order forms a substantial part of the cause of action.

failure to examine scientific experts
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The High Court examined whether reliance on CA reports, without summoning the scientific experts, affected the fairness of the trial in a case involving allegations of aggravated sexual assault and homicide

life sentence for father
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A ‘Police Didi’ Program enabled the victim to approach authorities, supported by her Principal and counsellor.