MBBS admission to disabled
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Dean of Pune’s Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College was directed to constitute a Medical Board to examine as to whether the speech and language disability of the petitioner would come in his way of pursuing the MBBS.

Criminal Law Monthly Roundup August 2024
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Criminal law discussions that unfolded at the Supreme Court and various High Courts in the month of August

bulldozer action
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court sought suggestions from all the parties, which can be considered in framing appropriate guidelines.

Shambhu border
Hot Off The PressNews

Shambhu Border between the States of Punjab and Haryana was closed in February 2024 due to farmers’ protests, raising demands such as a statutory guarantee for the Minimum Support Price for crops.

Swati Maliwal assault case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Bibhav was accused of slapping and abusing Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.

Vijay Nair
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A conspiracy was hatched by Vijay Nair along with others to get the undue benefits by circumventing the provisions of the of the excise policy of GNCTD of Delhi for the year 2021-22.

splitting up of admission
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment, on splitting up of admission, dating back to the year 1953.

discharge application under S. 216 CrPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Without mincing any words, the Court stated that the accused had miserably failed to get himself discharged when he had filed the application under S. 227 CrPC; still however, he filed another vexatious application seeking modification of charge under Section 216 of CrPC to derail the criminal proceedings.

attestation of fake signatures
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The case of fake signatures came before the Court, when the petitioner approached the Court in person, stating that he did not know either of the Advocates who were appearing on his behalf and that he came to know of the SLP filed in his name, when the Police Station served notice upon him.

Stridhan position of law
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court found that insofar as Section 406, IPC was concerned, no cognizable offence was visible on the face of the record. Furthermore, charges under S. 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act were not made out either, against the appellants

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custody to father
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Whether the writ Court should exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India or not will depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. However, it is to be noted that a common thread in all the judgments relating to the custody of minor children is the paramount welfare of the child.”

Award of interest by Arbitrator
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court has affirmed the power of the Arbitrator to grant pre-reference, pendente lite, and post-award interest on the rationale that a person who has been deprived of the use of money to which he is legitimately entitled has a right to be compensated for the same.

Shajan Skaria
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“All insults or intimidations to a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe will not amount to an offence under the Act, 1989 unless such insult or intimidation is on the ground that the victim belongs to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.”

PMLA accused under custody
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Article 21 being a higher constitutional right, statutory provisions should align themselves to the said higher constitutional edict”

criminal breach of trust and cheating
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“For cheating, criminal intention is necessary at the time of making a false or misleading representation i.e., since inception. In criminal breach of trust, mere proof of entrustment is sufficient. Thus, in case of criminal breach of trust, the offender is lawfully entrusted with the property, and he dishonestly misappropriated the same. Whereas, in cheating, the offender fraudulently or dishonestly induces a person by deceiving him to deliver any property.”

Rule 170 of Drug Rules
Hot Off The PressNews

Vide notification dated 01-07-2024, the Ministry of Ayush amended Drug Rules, 1945, omitting Rule 170.

K. Kavitha
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The CBI and the ED have claimed that K. Kavitha was involved in the exchange of bribes and money laundering in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy

1990 custodial death case
Hot Off The PressNews

The victim’s family alleged that was in police custody for nine days but after being released on bail, he had died of renal failure.

Coordinate Bench of High Court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the matter at hand, the Division Bench of High Court upheld a detention order, which was quashed by a coordinate Bench of the same High Court, based on same grounds and material relied.

CECB officers NGT penal proceedings NGT Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court emphasised that every State organ, and particularly the wings of the Government associated with environment protection, such as the CECB, must be even more diligent in ensuring timely compliance with the directions of the NGT.