Category - Latest Judgments

Foreign Children — Foreign Judgment — Custody of Minor children — Interlocutory/interim orders passed by a foreign court — Jurisdiction of foreign court — Principle of comity of courts vis-à-vis principle of the best interests...

Elections — Representation of the People Act, 1951 — S. 86(7) — Election disputes — Adjudication of — Undue delay in — Same exposes the High Court’s unpleasant criticism damaging the credibility of the institution — It was the...

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 40 R. 1 — Court receiver — Dispute regarding property — Suit for specific performance and injunction with prayer for appointment of Court Receiver — Decree — First appeal — Whether after the...

Tenancy and Land Laws — Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 — Ss. 4(5), 2(8), 40 and 44 — Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 — Ss. 2(6), 8, 9, 10, 14-A, 17 and 18 — Tenant of agricultural holding — Expiry of lease — Whether tenant...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — S. 24(2) — Deemed lapse of proceedings — Factual conclusion be drawn about the...

Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1996 — S. 11(3) — Caste certificate — Cancellation of — Legal propriety — Appellant claimed to be belonging to caste by name...

A. Service Law — Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 — Ss. 47 proviso, 33, and 73(3) and (4) — Invalidation of respondent/Assistant Commandant from service on...

Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Maintainability — Scope of Judicial review/Interference under Art. 226 — Civil/Private disputes — Writ of Certiorari — Whether can be issued to quash an order passed by a civil court — Scope of...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Acquisition of land — Proceedings for — Lapse of — Possession had not been taken and compensation had also not been paid to landowners — Acquisition would lapse — This is sufficient ground for...

This is an appeal by four persons who have been convicted and sentenced under Section 302 read with 149 IPC, each of whom are to suffer life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 500/- together with various other lesser offences all of...