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Watali Judgment
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In Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali v. National Investigating Agency, 2018 SCC OnLine Del 11185, the accused under various provisions of IPC and UAPA was released on bail by the High Court, conducting a mini trial and determining admissibility of certain evidence which clearly exceeded the limited scope of a bail proceeding, hence, the Supreme Court in NIA v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, (2019) 5 SCC 1, cancelled the said grant of bail.

murder inside police station
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“The cross examinations are adjourned routinely which can seriously prejudice a fair trial and this practice is not healthy. The Courts should be slow in deferring cross-examinations. The mandate of Section 231 of the CrPC must be followed in its letter and spirit.”

Justice J.K. Maheshwari
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In August 2021, Justice J.K. Maheshwari became the first Chief Justice from Sikkim High Court to be elevated to the Supreme Court and has served as Chief Justice of two High Courts, Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim High Courts.

Mesne Profits on continuation of possession
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In the matter at hand, the Court directed the tenant to deposit Rs.5,15,05,512/-, considering the location of the demised premises in the heart of Kolkata, the rent, the alleged non-payment of rent, the default in payment of interest, as alleged.

SC grants divorce decree
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“The wife took advantage of the settlement executed before the Mediator and managed to get the matrimonial case instituted by the husband withdrawn and also accepted a sum of Rs. 50 lakhs from the husband as permanent alimony.”

husband's conviction after killing wife in 1990
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The wife was found dead in the house in May, 1990. It was after several attempts for years, that the husband was apprehended on 09-08-2000 nearly ten years after the incident.

SC allows demolition of Pracheen Shiva Temple
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The Supreme Court rejected to halt the demolition of the temple but clarified that the Temple Samiti was not precluded from pursuing its remedies before the High Court in the pending proceedings.

Supreme Court on refund of stamp duty
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The appellant paid the stamp duty of Rs.25,34,350 and purchased the stamp duty for registration of conveyance deed. However, the conveyance deed was not registered as the vendor had earlier sold the property in question to a third party in 1992.

Vinay Kulkarni in BJP worker's murder case
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The deceased was a BJP worker from the Dharwad zila panchayat from Hebballi constituency and was murdered on 15-06-2016. The matter was investigated by the CBI.

appeal as an indigent for enhanced compensation
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The Court allowed the ‘indigent woman’ to file an appeal as an ‘indigent person’, as her indigency was not extinguished by the compensation awarded, for she did not actually receive the money at the time of filing the appeal.

AAP to vacate Delhi office premises by August 10
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The premises in question was allotted in 2020 to expand the footprint of district judiciary.

Manish Sisodia Bail
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The Court did not grant relief to Sisodia in his bail plea against Delhi High Court’s decision but granted him the liberty to revive his prayer afresh after filing of the final complaint/Charge sheet on or before 03-07-2024, after considering the assurance by Prosecution.

Onus to prove service for commercial purpose on service provider
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“If and only if, the service provider discharges its onus of showing that the service was availed, in fact for a commercial purpose, does the onus shift back to the complainant to show that the service was obtained exclusively for the purpose of earning its livelihood by means of self-employment.”

Merit-cum-Seniority
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“As long as ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’ is applied in the manner as explained in All India Judges’ Association v. Union of India, (2002) 4 SCC 247, wherein both merit and seniority are considered, and merit plays the dominant role, the process of promotion cannot be said to be violative of the principle of ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’.”

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's 7-days extension
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On 28-05-2024, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi had mentioned the IA before the Vacation Division Bench of JK Maheshwari and KV Viswanathan, JJ. It was clarified that the criminal appeal was already heard and reserved on 17-05-2024 by another Bench and was also suggested that it would be appropriate to place the application before the CJI Dr. DY Chandrachud for appropriate orders.

acquittal on material omissions of witnesses
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“The requirement under Section 145 of the Evidence Act, 1872 of confronting the witness by showing him the relevant part of his prior statement is to give the witness a chance to explain the contradiction and this is a rule of fairness.”

Bail to PFI Members set aside
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“National security is always of paramount importance and any act in aid to any terrorist act — violent or non-violent is liable to be restricted.”

Interim bail Arvind Kejriwal
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Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested on 21-03-2024 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy.

Oxford Professor to surrender passport to Indian High Commission
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The Oxford Professor’s citizenship was involuntarily and automatically terminated by operation of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 upon acquisition of British Citizenship. It was submitted that ‘renunciation’ of citizenship is different from ‘termination’ and Sections 4(1), 4(1A) and 9(1) of the Act, 1955 were challenged for being ultra vires to Articles 14, 19, 21, and 25 of the Constitution.

Anticipatory Bail Umar Ansari
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Umar Ansari was alleged of threatening the Administration, during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls, violating the Code of Conduct, which is punishable under Section 171-F and 506 of the IPC.