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“The facts of the present case disclose a peculiar and rather disturbing situation, wherein an educational institution has been drawn into the ambit of a criminal investigation solely Banker’s lien on the ground that it received a fee payment through an online transaction from a parent who is allegedly involved in a cyber offence.”
“While the organised sectors may be regulated through government orders and legislative intervention, the unorganised sector requires a more facilitative mechanism. However, beyond regulatory frameworks, what remains imperative is, a sustained and pervasive effort to sensitise all segments of society, reaching every corner of the State to foster awareness, empathy and compliance.”
“In the case at hand, the issue is not purely civil in nature, it has all the hues and forms of cyber crime and not a run on the mill allegation. It is the allegation of downloading, copying, deletion of source code, proprietary data, and confidential digital assets. All these are hues and forms of cyber crime and cyber crime investigations are highly technical and complex involving forensic reconstitution of data.”
“It is well settled that, in case of conflict between form and substance, substance must prevail, unless the law expressly mandates strict adherence to the form as well.”
“The law protects childhood, so that it may blossom into informed adulthood. This Court will not permit this protection to be diminished.”
Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria was serving as the 34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court prior to being appointed as Judge of Supreme Court in May 2025.
“In absence of any material to show that the advertisement was at the instance of Rahul Gandhi, reliance on advertisement by itself could not lead to the assertion that it was published by him with the requisite intention to defame.”
The Court observed that the victim admitted being about 18 years old, while her father’s evidence on age was inconsistent. With contradictions between oral and medical evidence, minority was not proved, and hence, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 could not be invoked.
“Accused 4 was actively involved in conducting reconnaissance and arson activities in and around Mangaluru. It has been established that he received funds through Cryptocurrency from online handler affiliated with the terrorist outfit and these funds were subsequently utilized to carry out the terrorist activities.”
“Minor skirmishes that happens in the family between the husband and the wife are projected to become a crime for offences punishable under Section 498A of the IPC or even under Section 504 IPC”
Effective representation by the beneficiary company cannot be substituted by the Special Land Acquisition Officer or any other State Authorities inasmuch as the very constitution of the said company is to ensure proper and effective implementation of the project.
“Permitting further proceedings against the neighbor would become an abuse of the process of the law and result in miscarriage of justice.”
“Petitioner being a Doctor by profession, major in age, and knowing all the aspects relating to the donation of the kidney… thereto, her request has to be given due credence and accepted and put in action.”
In the absence of any Government order, “the employees of Institutions like the Temperance Board and the Media Academy cannot claim that they are entitled to pension as a matter of right.”
In the case at hand, a couple on a motorcycle was hit by another motorcycle driven in a negligent manner, and their compensation claim was denied.
“If, any statements are published or spoken any imputation concerning any person intending to harm or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of such person, it is said that it is expected to defame that person.”
In the case at hand, a woman filed a complaint against her brother-in-law alleging that he created her fake social media accounts, accessible in public domain, containing defamatory content about her and her family.
In the present case, the Karnataka State Law University hiked the fee charged by students by 128 per cent.
Justice B. V Nagarathna who is currently serving as a Judge of Supreme Court of India, 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.
“A relationship born of mutual volition, even if it founders in disappointment, cannot, save in clearest of cases, be transmuted into an offence under the criminal law.”