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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 437 and 439 — Bail — Grant of — Factors to be considered — Murder trial — R-2 allegedly along with his brother came and fired shots on deceased from their country made pistols thereby instantly...

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 167(2), 2(r), 173(2) and 190 — Default bail — Entitlement to — Appellant/accused was arrested on 4-4-2013 for an offence, which is popularly known as the fake encounter death of Ishrat Jahan —...

These contempt petitions have been filed by the petitioners inter-alia seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent-contemnors for the alleged willful and deliberate disobedience of the orders of this...

A. Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304 Pt. I [S. 300 Exception 4] — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Fourth exception of S. 300 IPC covers acts done in a sudden...

Service Law — Compassionate appointment — Entitlement to — Deceased, a clerk in the Municipal Corporation, had two wives — The appellant is the daughter of deceased-employee through the first wife — 3rd respondent is the son of...

Labour Law — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — S. 11-A & Sch. II Item 3 — Dismissal from service — Punishment of — Interference by Labour Court — Scope — Labour Court in exercise of its discretion under S. 11-A set aside the...

Education and Universities — Private Colleges — New degree/graduate and post-graduate courses — Salary and expenses of teachers — Non-payment of, by private managements — If justified — University granted approval to appointments...

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 389, 401 and 391(1) — Order of conviction and sentence — Suspension of sentence — Legality — The respondent — accused is convicted under S. 51 of the Wild Life (Protection Act), 1972 — The...

Notice was ordered in the Special Leave Petition (now Appeal) on 9th July, 2007, but while doing so, this Court had specifically clarified that:

Fraud/Forgery/Mala Fides — Appreciation of Evidence — Conjectures and surmises — Findings not based on evidence but on mere presumption and conjecture — Divorce Proceedings — Respondent-wife challenged the judgment of the...