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Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302, 342 and 454 — Murder case — Conviction challenged — Appreciation of evidence — Conduct of the appellant in locking the door from outside and leaving the place held, clearly reflects upon...

In these appeals, nine persons, including three appellants herein, were charged for committing offence of murder of one Santokh Singh @ Tokhi under Section 302 read with Section 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter...

Constitution of India — Arts. 19 and 32 — Writ seeking transfer of investigation — Petitioner father of victim girl in case lodged under Ss. 395, 397, 376-D & 342 IPC r/w POCSO Act, sought transfer of investigation from...

Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Practice & Practitioners and Public Health — Abortion Norms and Infanticide Prohibition — Female Foeticide/Infanticide — Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex...

Ordinarily, the review petitions are circulated and upon appreciation of the grounds raised therein, they are either dismissed or listed for hearing in the open Court.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant-State that Respondent No. 1-Bharamappa in Criminal Appeal No. 709 of 2010 and sole respondent-Bheemappa in Criminal Appeal No. 710 of 2010 are dead.

The High Court answered the said question against the landowner.

A. Service Law — Cadre strength — Measurement — Post and Vacancy — Held, cadre strength is always measured by the number of posts comprising the cadre — Right to be considered for appointment can only be claimed in respect of a...

Family and Personal Laws — Hindu Law — Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 — S. 12 proviso — Effect of adoption by widow — Inheritance of property — Held, by virtue of proviso to S. 12, an adopted child cannot divest any...

Cooperative Societies — Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 — S. 108 — Rights and functions of officers of co-operative society — Held, are many, some of them are created by the statute under which the office is created...