Category - Latest Judgments

A. Judiciary — Appointment of Judges — Supreme Court and High Court — Collegium — Memorandum of Procedure — Amendment — Who is competent to make — Since, earlier in Special Reference No. 1 of 1998, (1998) 7 SCC 739, task of...

A. Contracts — Contracts Act, 1872 — Consideration — Pre-existing duty doctrine — What is — It is a principle that states that if a party to a contract is under a pre-existing duty to perform, then no consideration is given for...

A. Interpretation of Statues — Internal aids — Preamble — Clarified that preamble cannot control the enacting part — However, preamble r/w the provisions of a statute, however, makes the legislative scheme clear — Preamble can...

On 21st January, 2016, notice was ordered to be served through substituted service and in pursuance of the said order, necessary publication was made in two newspapers and proof thereof was filed on 15th February, 2016...

Preventive Detention — Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA), 1974 — Advisory board — Representation through legal practitioner — Entitlement — In the present case, detaining...

A. Education and Universities — Educations Statutes, Rules, Regulations, Norms, Etc. — State of Maharashtra — Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981 — R. 3(3) — If applicable on private...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 and 324 — Murderous assault — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Allegation that there was dispute between complainant and his relatives on one side and accused persons on the other side...

Upon hearing the learned counsel, it appears that two important documents have not been properly considered by the High Court and no specific findings have been recorded thereon, namely; 1) compromise arrived at in O.S. No. 47/70...

The land acquisition has always been causing serious heart burn to the owners. It is all the more so when they realise after a few years that the value of their land has skyrockated. The land owners before this Court belong to...

The appellants are the legal representatives of late Pratap Singh. He was a driver employed by respondent No. 2-Devendra Singh. During the course of employment, Pratap Singh met with an accident and died. The appellants...