Category - Latest Judgments

Education and Universities — Establishment — Medical Council Act, 1956 — Letter of permission for starting of a new Medical College — Medical Council of India (MCI) inspection report — Relevance — Union of India disapproved the...

Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304B — Dowry death — Conviction — Allegation that husband and in-laws of deceased harassed her in connection with demand of dowry and gave poison to her in greed of getting more dowry — PW 1, father of...

Armed Forces — Army Rules, 1954 — R. 13(3) — Recruit not been attested — Holding of enquiry — If mandatory — In the present case, before being confirmed in service or being appointed as a soldier, respondent remained absent from...

Civil Suit — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 8 R. 11 — Appeal — Rejection of plaint — Limitation — Limitation Act, 1963 — Art. 54 — Appeal against the judgment and order of the High Court setting aside the order of the trial...

Service Law — Compassionate appointment — Claim for, by respondent — Under the policy, respondent could not be appointed as there were claimants who were more needy than the respondent — Policy of the appellants had been strictly...

A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 299-304 — Culpable Homicide and Murder — Trial, Sentencing And Other Issues — Sentence — Death Sentence — General principles for imposition of death sentence — Aggravating and mitigating circumstances —...

Family and Personal Laws — Divorce proceedings — Decree — Settlement — Appellant and respondent were duly married on 26-4-2007 — After a couple of years, differences started between them which culminated in a decree of divorce...

Contract and Specific Relief — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Ss. 16(c) and 19(b) — Agreement to sell — Specific performance — Suit for — Readiness and willingness to perform — Time, whether essence of contract — Defendants 1 to 11...

A. Armed Forces — Army Act, 1950 — Ss. 108, 116 and 120 — Summary Courts Martial (SCM) — Nature and scope — Commanding Officer (CO) alone is to constitute the Court — Observed that reason for conferment of such power is obvious...

Both the appellants herein are convicted by the Trial Court for the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “I.P.C.”) and given life imprisonment.