Category - Latest Judgments

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...

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 482 — Quashing of FIR — Inherent powers — Exercise of — Refusal to — When not justified — Every breach of contract — If would give rise to an offence of cheating — Complainant/respondent alleged...

Civil Suit — Maintainability — Judgment/Decree/Order — Extraneous considerations — Cryptic conclusion — Appellants took a stand both before the trial court as well as the High Court that the civil suit filed by the...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 498-A, 302 and 201 — Cruelty/Harassment and murder — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Deceased, wife of appellant was allegedly harassed and subjected to cruelty by her husband and in-laws...

Karnataka Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1957 — S. 26(4) explanation — Validity of — Explanation added retrospectively to S. 26(4) — Assessment of agricultural income in case of discontinued or dissolved firm — In the original...

Taxation — Refund of Tax — M.P. Sthaniya Kshetra Me Mal Ke Pravesh Par Kar Adhiniyam, 1976 — S. 3 — Entry Tax — Levy of — Refund of excess tax — Duty of State to act reasonably having regard to the equality clause contained in...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 r/w 34 and 201 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Appellant allegedly committed murder of deceased — Informant (PW 1) supported the prosecution case...

Advocates Act, 1961 — Ss. 35 and 37(2) — Bar Council of India Act, 1926 — S. 15 — Bar Council of India Rules — Part VI Section II R. 33 — Professional misconduct by advocate — Complainant alleged that Appellant/Advocate did not...

A. Intellectual Property — Trademark — Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Passing off — What is — Passing off in common law is considered to be a right for protection of goodwill in the business against misrepresentation caused in the...

Aircraft and Airports — Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 — Rr. 3, 4 and 4(2) — Decision making authority — Matters involving revenue loss to government — Finalisation at level of officers/representatives...