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Both the victim and accused have a right to fair trial, and therefore when the victim’s statement does not inspire confidence and creates doubt, the Court must look for corroborative evidence.
Supreme Court said that the recovered contraband item having weight less than the stipulated commercial quantity, the restriction on grant of bail under Section 37 of NDPS Act does not apply in this case
“The approach adopted by the High Court is incorrect and contrary to the well-entrenched principles of considering an application under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC.”
The burden of proving that there was a failure on the part of the vehicle owner in carrying out due diligence apropos driving licence before employing a person to drive the vehicle is upon the insurance company.
“Departmental proceedings pending criminal trial would not warrant an automatic stay unless, a complicated question of law is involved. Also, acquittal in a criminal case ipso facto would not be tantamount to closure or culmination of proceedings in favour of a delinquent employee”
Supreme Court held the statement of an injured eyewitness to be an important piece of evidence, which cannot be easily discarded by a Court, and that minor discrepancies do not matter.
Supreme Court found the dying declaration to be genuine, true and not tainted with doubt or shrouded with mystery, reflecting the maker to have stated the true story.
Justice B. V Nagarathna is currently serving as a Judge of Supreme Court of India. She formerly served as a Judge of Karnataka High Court until her elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice Nagarathna is also the potential contender for the first ever woman Chief Justice of India.
In case of a sloppy trial, the Supreme Court kept scope for Manish Sisodia to file another application for bail.
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on partition of Hadapsar lands under Hindu law.
Supreme Court considered what would be fair and just compensation to do justice between the parties so that landowners get a fair and reasonable compensation for losing their land.
“For applying the principles of Res Ipsa Locutor, it is necessary that a ‘Res’ is present to establish the allegation of negligence.”
“When millions of consumers of justice file their cases by knocking at the doors of the courts of first instance, they expect speedy justice.”
“For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is the battle of reclamation of human personality.”- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
“Thrusting upon a woman the guilt of having killed a child without any proper evidence, simply because she was living alone in the village, thereby connecting with one another two unrelated aspects; reinforces the cultural stereotypes and gendered identities which the Court has explicitly warned against.”
Supreme Court wondered “how a Civil Writ Petition for clubbing First Information Reports could be entertained”.
Supreme Court opined that the interpretation, spirit and object of the Ceiling Act as envisaged during enactment and juxtaposed against the regressive impact experienced in different States as indicated in Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Repeal Act required authoritative determination of related issues by a Larger Bench.
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Supreme Court found the case fit for recalling the witnesses for further cross-examination but added that the power to recall witnesses under S.311 CrPC ought to be exercised sparingly and mere hostility by a witness, per se, would not be sufficient grounds to infer misuse of concession of bail.
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on the Preventive Detention Act, 1950.