Pappu Tiwary & Law Tiwary v.State of Jharkhand - 2022 LiveLaw(SC) 107 - Evidence Act- Plea Of Alibi

2022 LiveLaw SC 107 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Sanjay Kishan Kaul; M.M. Sundresh; JJ. January 31, 2022 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1492 OF 2021 PAPPU TIWARY v. STATE OF JHARKHAND CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1202-1203 OF 2014 LAW TIWARI @ UPENDRA KUMAR TIWARI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Evidence Law - Plea of Alibi - The burden on the accused is rather...

Shiv Developers Through Its Partner v. Aksharay Developers & Ors -2022 LiveLaw (SC) 104 -Section 69(2) Partnership Act

2022 LiveLaw (SC) 104 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION DINESH MAHESHWARI; VIKRAM NATH, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NO. 785 OF 2022 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO. 20262 OF 2018); January 31, 2022 SHIV DEVELOPERS THROUGH ITS PARTNER SUNILBHAI SOMABHAI AJMERI v. AKSHARAY DEVELOPERS & ORS. Partnership Act, 1932 - Section 69 – Effect of Non-registration – Whether...

Plea Of Bias Can't Be Taken After Participating In Selection Process With Knowledge About Composition Of Panel : Supreme Court

While rejecting the challenge against the appointment of Dinkar Gupta IPS as the Punjab Director General of Police in 2019, the Supreme Court observed that a person can't take the plea of bias after having participated in the selection process with full knowledge about the composition of the selection panel.In this case, the appellant officer, who challenged the DGP's appointment, argued that...

Arbitration - 2015 Amendment Won't Apply To Section 34 Applications Filed Prior To It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the 2015 amendment to Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 will apply only to Section 34 applications that have been made after the date of the amendment. "Section 34 as amended will apply only to Section 34 applications that have been made to the Court on or after 23.10.2015, irrespective of the fact that the arbitration proceedings may...

Will Can't Be Revoked By Subsequent Agreement; Revocation Only By Modes Under Section 70 Succession Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a Will cannot be revoked by an agreement and can be revoked only as per the modes specified under Section 70 of the Indian Succession Act.A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay.S.Oka clarified the essential ingredients of S.70 of the Indian Succession Act required to be fulfilled in a case involving a question of revocation of will by a subsequent...

ID Act - Burden Is On Employee To Prove He Was Not Gainfully Employed After Dismissal : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on September 24 observed that whether an employee has been able to discharge the burden that he was not gainfully employed after order of compulsory requirement or not is an issue which is to be decided in the facts of each case taking into consideration the entire material on record(National Gandhi Museum v.Sudhir Sharma and others). The Court was dealing with a...

Section 138 NI Act - If Signature On Cheque Is Admitted, Presumption Under Section 139 Will Be Raised : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court convicted the accused noting that accused had not replied to the demand notice and had raised his defence for the first time before the High Court.

Supreme Court Judgments With LiveLaw Citation (August 2021)

LL2021SC343Shubas Jain vs. Rajeshwari ShivamWrit Jurisdiction Not For Deciding 'Hotly Disputed Questions Of Facts'LL2021SC342Pramila vs. State of Uttar Pradesh ;Accused's Burden To Prove His Defence Taken U/s 313 CrPC Is Not Beyond All Reasonable DoubtsLL2021SC341Shabbir Hussain vs. State of Madhya PradeshMere Harassment Will Not Amount To Abetment Of Suicide U/s 306 IPCLL2021SC340Ramdas...