Bail in UAPA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Delays are bad for the accused and extremely bad for the victims, for Indian society, and for the credibility of our justice system, which is valued. Judges are the masters of their Courtrooms and the Criminal Procedure Code provides many tools for the Judges to use in order to ensure that cases proceed efficiently.”

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Compassionate appointment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Judicial decisions abound that in deciding a claim for appointment on compassionate grounds, the financial situation of the deceased employee’s family must be assessed. In a situation otherwise, the purpose of the scheme may be undermined; without this evaluation, any dependent of an employee who dies while in service might claim a right to employment as if it is heritable.”

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Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The wife is a well-educated lady, but also she was previously working in some media houses, however, she has definite prospects to work and earn for her sustenance.”

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SIT reinvestigation in suicide
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Was there anything more sinister? Even if it was suicide what was the real cause? Was the deceased girl distraught with what happened to her friend? Considering the under-currents and the disapproval of the relationship, was there any instigation for the suicide from any other quarter?”

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Acquittal in murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“If the recovery memos had been prepared in the police station itself or signed by the panch witnesses in the police station, the same would lose their sanctity and cannot be relied upon by the Court to support the conviction.”

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Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner alleged that the respondent and him have the same name- Antaryami Mishra, and following the same, the respondent impersonated the petitioner and fraudulently secured the Padma Shri Award in 2023.

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Quash DV and Dowry case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“In the context of matrimonial disputes, emotions run high, and as such in the complaints filed alleging harassment or domestic violence, there may be a tendency to implicate other members of the family who do not come to the rescue of the complainant or remain mute spectators to any alleged incident of harassment, which in our view cannot by itself constitute a criminal act without there being specific acts attributed to them.”

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Offence under S. 276-CC Compoundable
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The assessee’s case was that whether he had filed a belated return of income, after the expiry of the due date or not, was immaterial and the point in time when the offence under Section 276CC is committed is the date immediately following the due date for furnishing the return of income as prescribed under Section 139(1) of the Act.

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Justice JS Verma Fellowship
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The winners of the Fellowship are Ninni Susan Thomas, Kumar Abhishek, and Sreekar Aechuri.

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CESTAT
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“The importer has an obligation to self-assess duty but has no obligation under law to anticipate what view regarding classification of goods may be taken by the proper officer or may be taken by DRI or some other investigating agency at any time in future and file Bills of Entry conforming to such anticipated views of the proper officer or DRI or some other investigating agency.”

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Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the allegations made in the complaint are simple, where the Court can straight away proceed to conduct the trial, the Magistrate is expected to record evidence and proceed further in the matter, instead of passing the buck to the police under Section 156(3) of the CrPC.”

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Senior Advocates
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“We don’t see that anybody gets better treatment in this Court because he has a different gown,” the Bench remarked.

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NEET-PG 2024 AIQ Counselling
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Three of NEET-PG 2024 candidates sought directions to the MCC to conduct afresh Round III of Counselling.

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Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The plea for rectification of an unevaluated answer does not involve a challenge to the examiner’s discretion or marking scheme but seeks judicial intervention to correct an apparent omission. Such omissions undermine the credibility of the examination process and can adversely affect the outcome for candidates.”

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Credibility of Extra-judicial confession
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The circumstances taken cumulatively must be so complete that there is no escape from the conclusion that, within all human probability, the crime was committed by the accused and none else. While there is no doubt that conviction can be based solely on circumstantial evidence, great care must be taken in evaluating circumstantial evidence.”

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Common Law Admission Test-2025
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Common Law Admission Test-2025 (CLAT-2025) was held in December 2024 for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate law courses in various National Law Universities. However, petitions were instituted before various High Courts challenging the results.

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Deport Foreign National
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“We expected the State to put on record reasons for detaining 270 foreign nationals in the transit camp and details of the steps taken by the State Government for deporting the detenues in the detention camp.”

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Scribe for disabled candidates
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“All the benefits given to PwBD candidates must also be extended to PwD candidates, and there can be no discrimination between the candidates in granting facilities such as scribes, compensatory time, etc., except for reservation, in writing the examinations.”

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FIR for raping rape
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The victim-wife and the accused-husband married each other as per Sikh rites and ceremonies against the wishes of her family. The wife accused the husband of rape and also alleged that the marriage was solemnised forcibly by the accused.

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Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The inalienable rights of the infant child supersede all the attending adverse circumstances alleged against the biological parents of the baby. Notwithstanding the pendency of the criminal proceeding, the petitioners were entitled to claim custody of the infant being biological parents under the ‘tender years doctrine’.”

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