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Supreme Court Annual Digests 2022- Indian Penal Code
Penal Code, 1860 - Appeal against judgment of Allahabad HC which acquitted accused by setting aside conviction recorded by Trial Court under Section 302 and 148 IPC - Partly allowed - Accused convicted under Section 304 Part I r/w Section 149 IPC and for the offence under Section 148 IPC. State of Uttar Pradesh vs Subhash @ Pappu, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 336 : AIR 2022 SC 1651 : (2022) 6...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Labour Law
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976; Sections 16-17- For attracting the provision of Section 16 of the Act, the prosecution must establish that an accused has forced and compelled the victim to render bonded labour. This force and compulsion must be at the instance of the accused and the prosecution must establish the same beyond reasonable doubt. Similarly, under Section 17 of...
Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part III]
LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here is a Digest on decisions relating to Service matters. This is the third of four parts of this Digest.Part IPart II201. In Absence Of Criteria To Break A Tie, Selection Committee May Adopt Its Own Yardstick In Consonance With Article 14: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Suhail Ahmad...
IBC Cases Weekly Round-Up: 2nd To 8th January 2023
Supreme Court “Inappropriate, Almost Bordering On Contempt”: SC Deprecates NCLAT Order Impeding Implementation Of SC Order Case Title: Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. v Iirf India Realty Xii Ltd. & Ors. Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL NO.9062/2022 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Abhay S. Oka while adjudicating an appeal has set aside...
Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part II]
LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here is a Digest on decisions relating to Service matters. This is the second of four parts of this Digest. First part here.101. If The Contract Is Extended By The Employer, It Cannot Be Allowed To Reduce The Period Of The Extension Retrospectively: Delhi High CourtCase Title: North...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Juvenile Justice Act
Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice - Plea of juvenility could be raised in any court, at any stage even after the final disposal of the Special Leave Petition- Where the plea of juvenility is raised at a belated stage, often certain medical tests are resorted to forage determination in absence of the documents - While appreciating the evidence adduced on behalf of the accused in support...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Insurance Law
Insurance Law Insurance - Insurance companies refusing claim on flimsy grounds and/or technical grounds - While settling the claims, the insurance company should not be too technical and ask for the documents, which the insured is not in a position to produce due to circumstances beyond his control. (Para 4.1) Gurmel Singh v. National Insurance Co. Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 506 : AIR...
Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]
LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here is a Digest on decisions relating to Service matters. This is the first of four parts of this Digest:1. [GPF Rules] Rule Framed Under Article 309 Can't Be Replaced By Executive Order Issued Under Article 162: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Anurag Mehrotra v. State Of U.P.Thru...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1 - 335]
Citations 1 To 335:1. MCQ Exams- "Question Having No 'Most Appropriate Answer' Is Incapable Of Being Asked, Needs To Be Deleted": P&H High CourtCase title: Lovepreet Singh v. Haryana Public Service Commission and anotherCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (P&H) 1The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently observed that in a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) based examinations, a question which has...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Hindu Law
Family Courts Act, 1984 Family Courts Act, 1984 - The Family Courts Act is not a standalone Act. It draws sustenance from Acts like the Hindu Marriage Act. This is for the reason that a petition within the meaning, for instance, of the Hindu Marriage Act, after a Family Court is established in India, is to be dealt with by the Family Court, on the grounds as provided under the...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Evidence Act, 1872 - A mere non -examination of the witness per se will not vitiate the case of the prosecution. It depends upon the quality and not the quantity of the witnesses and its importance. If the court is satisfied with the explanation given by the prosecution along with the adequacy of the materials sufficient enough to proceed with the trial and convict the accused, there...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index(Citations 1 - 16) [January 1 – 9, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEX AYSUH MISSION Operating Guidelines of the National AYSUH Mission - Paragraph 4(vi)(b) - Order for the purchase of Ayurvedic medicines issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh in favour of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) - Inviting tenders from the entities is the most transparent and non-arbitrary method of allocation that can be...