Criminal law — Appeal — Challenging the order of the High Court to release respondent prisoner on the basis of government order even though not satisfied the conditions stipulated therein — Legality and justifiability — Held, as...

Public interest litigation — Maintainability — Parties — Directed the petitioner to show cause as to why the petitioner should not be debarred from filing and/or canvassing any public interest litigation on account of the...

Constitution of India — Art. 142 — The powers under Art. 142 to dissolve a marriage between the consenting parties without referring the parties to the Family Court to wait for the mandatory period prescribed under S. 13-B of the...

A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 307 & 34 — Attempt to murder — Conviction and sentence — Appreciation of evidence — Common intention — Appellants “I” and “M”, allegedly attacked complainant with pistol and knife — There was...

Criminal Trial — Murderous assault — Conviction — Death sentence — Appreciation of evidence — Accused persons allegedly started assaulting victims, after an altercation in front of a shop, with a weapon, like a small axe, fired...

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

A. Rent Control and Eviction — Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Eviction — Alternate business — Bona fide desire — If exists — Where premises was purchased by the appellants on 6-9-1980 for a total...

A. Preventive Detention — Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 — Ss. 3(1)(i) & 3(1)(iii) — Detenu’s representation — Must be forwarded to the Advisory Board — Reiterated that if...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302, 324 r/w 34 — Murder and voluntarily causing hurt — Common intention — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Motive, if relevant — Allegation that accused/father of girl and co-accused/mother of girl...

Mr. P.S. Patwalia, learned senior counsel has brought to our notice the clerical/typographical error which has occurred in the judgment dated 14.5.2015 pronounced by the Constitution Bench in the WP(C) No. 1072/2013 authored by...