Category - Latest Judgments

A. Environment Protection and Pollution Control — Forests, wildlife and zoos — Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 — Ss. 40 & 42 — Certificate of ownership for captive elephants in Kerala — If necessary — Held, obtainment of...

We have heard learned counsel for the parties, petitioner No. 1-Ruchika Abbi and petitioner No. 2, the child (Roshni Seth) in Chamber. So far as child is concerned, we interacted with her individually, and later with petitioner...

A. Criminal Trial — Appeal — Appeal against acquittal — State appeal against the concurrent judgment by the trial court and High Court of acquittal — Glaring discrepancies in the evidence adduced by prosecution witnesses — In the...

Labour Law — Termination of Service — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Non-compliance with Ss. 25-F (Cls. (a) and (b)), 25-G and 25-H — Non- issuance of notice or notice pay or grant of retrenchment compensation — Non-adherence to...

A. Constitution of India — Arts. 12 and 226 — Meaning and scope of Art. 12 — Amenability to writ jurisdiction — Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) not ‘State’ within the meaning of Art. 12 — BCCI amenable to the writ...

Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Writ petition — Issue of reduction of sex ratio in various States — Earlier, it was held that the documents that form the basis on which figures have been arrived at, should be verified — Data...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 r/w S. 34 — Conviction under — On facts, held, set aside — Benefit of doubt given to accused — Version of eyewitnesses in the instant case, as regards the identity of the appellant is...

Leave granted.

Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 or S. 304 Pt. I [S. 300 Exception 4] — Murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Nature of offence — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence as to circumstances — Appellant allegedly...

A. Criminal Trial — Dying declaration — Need to examine this specie of evidence with great circumspection and care, reiterated — In addition to the Dying Declaration, which is only one of the species of the genus of S...