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Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302, 364, 201 and 120B — Kidnapping and murder — Acquittal — Appreciation of circumstantial evidence — Allegation that accused persons forcibly closed nose and mouth of victim, dragged him towards the main...

A. Environment Protection and Pollution Control — Air pollution — Vehicular pollution in Delhi — Environment compensation charge (ECC) — Order dt. 9-10-2015 — Clarification — Clarified that order dt. 9-10-2015 was intended to act...

Food Safety — Tests required for the product, namely ‘Maggi Noodles’ — National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, had directed to send the product for testing to the laboratory at Mysore vide order dt. 15-10-2015...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Motive — Proof — If mandatory — Settled law that motive is not a necessary element in deciding culpability — However, held, it is an equally important missing link which can be used to...

A. Family and Personal Laws — Hindu Law — Joint family — Existence of joint family — Evidence — In the present case, family was peacefully living together at the time of the demise of Karta — Such common residence continued for...

A. Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Banks — Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — If has fiduciary relation with other banks — RBI is a statutory regulatory authority to oversee the functioning of the banks and the banking sector — S...

A. Interpretation of Statutes — Doctrine of implied repeal — When applicable — There is a presumption against repeal by implication — Settled law that implied repeal is not readily inferred and the mere provision of an additional...

Arbitration — Reference to arbitrator — Question whether in terms of Cl. 13 of the Work Order, the dispute raised by the appellant should be referred to the Arbitration — Cl. 13 of the Work Order provides reference of dispute to...

Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, learned Advocate-on-Record representing the appellant has filed an application for discharge.

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...