Category - Latest Judgments

Compensation — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304-A — The deceased was working as a maid for more than five yrs in the house of R-1 & R-2 and died due to electric shock allegedly sustained by her while working on the washing machine —...

Education and Universities — Medical Colleges — New medical college — Establishment of — Proposal of Petitioner/Institute for the academic year 2015-16 was returned on the ground that the same was not submitted before the cut-off...

A. Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 7 R. 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Question of jurisdiction of the Civil Court to entertain and try the civil suit goes to the very root of the case and hence it can be raised at any time by...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Conviction — Circumstantial evidence — Test — Reiterated that a conviction on the basis of circumstantial evidence alone would demand that the circumstances be such so as to form a complete...

Criminal Law — S. 482 — Inherent Powers of High Court — Interference with investigation/FIR — Suppression/Non-disclosure of material facts — Effect of — Respondent after dismissal of his SLP filed a case before the High Court...

Constitution of India — Art. 136 — Exercise of Power under by Supreme Court — Broadly — Licence conditions for Restaurants with FL — III licence — Modified conditions issued — Further directed that the modified conditions along...

A. Labour matter — Service Law — Regularisation — Generally — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Power to order regularization — Jurisdiction of the Tribunal to direct the Corporation to regularise the services of workmen — The...

Government contract/Tender — Dispute as to payment of dues — Applicability of the “back-to-back” principle — Novation of contract — Arbitration award — Validity — Appellant was the successful tenderer in respect of a contract...

A. Land Acquisition and Requisition — Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 — Ss. 12(2) — Constructive knowledge of the award — Constructive notice — Meaning and scope of –– Held, constructive notice signifies individual person...

Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 — Ss. 10 and 36-A — ‘Unfair trade practice’ or ‘Monopolistic trade practice’ as well as ‘restrictive trade practice’ — If there is — Housing Scheme — Cancellation of allotment...