Category - Latest Judgments

Criminal Trial — Sentence — Principles of sentencing — Reduction — Conviction and sentence by the trial, rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months under S. 294 IPC, rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year under S...

Service Law — Promotion — Annual confidential report (ACR) — When relevant — Appellant was not considered for promotion as in three ACRs the appellant was graded as “good” whereas benchmark for promotion was “very good” — All the...

Limitation Act, 1963 — S. 5 — Appeal — Delay of 1373 in filing of — Condonation of — Attempt on the part of the government officials or public servants to defeat justice by causing delay — Court should take a lenient view condone...

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the relevant material.

A. Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 — Ss. 138, 142(2) and 142-A — Territorial jurisdiction — In the present case, cheque was drawn...

Education and Universities — Establishment and running of educational institutions — Affiliation/Recognition — Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 — Whether High court can give a direction to the Medical Council of India (MCI) to...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Acquisition of land — Award — If can be directed to be made by Writ Court — State Government realised that there was an error in the declaration issued under S.6 — Error was sought to be...

Education and Universities — Medical admission — Admission to MBBS course — Admissions made in the academic year 2009-10 by the Dr M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai in the A.C.S. Medical College and Hospital...

Excise — Central Excise Act, 1944 — S. 4 — Valuation — Opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses by the adjudicating authority — If mandatory — Order of the commissioner was based upon the statements given by two witnesses —...

A. Evidence Act, 1872 — Ss. 133, 114(b) Ill. (b) — Accomplice evidence vis-à-vis decoy/trap witness evidence — Distinction between two, re-iterated B. Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Prevention of...