Category - Latest Judgments

Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jainarayan Chouksey and Ors.

Education — Admission procedure — Held, that admission to all medical seats shall be conducted by centralised counselling only by the State Government and none else, and that if any counselling has been done by any College or...

Harpinder Pal Singh v. Rajiv Prashar & Ors.

Service Law — Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 1976 — R. 28 — Relaxation of Recruitment Rules — Power under — Exercise of — Legality — Held, an absolute embargo on the authority of the State to grant relaxation...

Somasundaram @ Somu v. State Rep. by Dy. Comm. of Police

Evidence Act, 1872 — Ss. 133 and 114, Ill. (b) — Accomplice witness — Corroboration of by independent evidence — Scope — Held, independent evidence must be such that it corroborates with the testimony of the accomplice in...

State of Rajasthan v. Firoz Khan @ Arif Khan

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 378 (3) — Application seeking leave to file appeal against acquittal — Parameters to be kept in mind by High Court — Murder case — Acquittal — Appeal — Leave to appeal by State — Application for...

Vijay Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

The learned senior counsel appearing for respondent No. 2 submits that the possession having been taken, the mere non-payment of compensation will not result in lapse under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and...

Re – Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons

Constitution of India — Arts. 21 and 32 — Life of dignity for all persons — Issues relating to prisons in the country and their reform — Prisoners, like all human beings, deserve to be treated with dignity — To give effect to the...