December 15, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT MERELY ABSCONDING FROM TRIAL DOES NOT PROVE GUILT

A 3 Judge Bench comprising of Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Aravind Kumar passed a judgement in Sekaran Vs. State of Tamil Nadu in Criminal Appeal No. 2294 of 2010 on 12.12.2023…

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December 15, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS CO-ACCUSED VICARIOUSLY LIABLE FOR COMMITTING AN OFFENCE, DESPITE THE MAIN ACCUSED BEING CONVICTED FOR THE OFFENCE ALONE AND NOT FOR VICARIOUS LIABILITY

A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal passed a Judgment dated 13-12-2023 in the matter of Maheshwari Yadav & Anr. Vs.  The State of Bihar,…

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December 15, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT CONSTITUTION BENCH HOLDS UNSTAMPED ARBITRATION AGREEMENT ENFORCEABLE IN LAW BUT INADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE TILL PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY

A 7-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice B R Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice J B Pardiwala, Justice…

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December 15, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS WHEN LAW DOES NOT SPECIFY TIME PERIOD FOR FILING APPEAL, COURT MAY ALLOW THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol passed a Judgment dated 11.12.2023 in a recent case of M/S North Eastern Chemicals Industries (P) Ltd.& Anr…

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December 15, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE DECISION OF ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370 BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

INTRODUCTION In the recent landmark Judgement passed by a 5 Judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjeev Khanna, Justice…

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December 14, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

CRIMINAL LAW BILLS 2023

The Centre has introduced three new Bills in the Lok Sabha on 11.08.2023 that propose a complete overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system. The three Bills are set to replace the Indian Penal Code…

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December 9, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT DIRECTS APPELLANT-BUILDER TO REGISTER SALE DEED IN FAVOR OF THE RESPONDENT-BUYER AFTER 60 YEARS OF LITIGATION

A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Vikram Nath and Rajesh Bindal passed a Judgment dated 06-12-2023 in the matter of M/s Greater Ashoka And Land Development Company vs. Kanti Prasad Jain…

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December 9, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT: CONSTITUTION BENCH HOLDS NON-SIGNATORY PARTIES BOUND BY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

A five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice J B Pardiwala, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha…

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December 9, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE LOWER COURT ORDERS AS THE APPELLANT WAS NOT GIVEN A PROPER OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD

INTRODUCTION A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice C.T. Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Kumar passed an Order dated 06.12.2023 in C.A. No.-7963/2023 (@ Special Leave Petition (C) No. 6536 of 2022) in…

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December 9, 2023 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO GRANT A BAIL FOR A LIMITED PERIOD

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal, passed a judgement dated 29.11.2023 in Manoranjan Rout V. State of Odisha[1] where the Bench held that once a Court…

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