Successive Applications For Recalling Witnesses Should Not Be Encouraged: SC [Read Judgment]

"Where the prosecution evidence has been closed long back and the reasons for non-examination of the witness earlier is not satisfactory, the summoning of the witness at belated stage would cause great prejudice to the accused and should not be allowed."

What Is Meant By 'Taking Cognizance' In Section 190 of CrPC?

"Know The Law" is a series which explains the legal principles for the beginners in the legal professionSeveral provisions in Chapter XIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure use the word 'cognizance'.However, the word 'cognizance' has not been defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure.The meaning of the word has been explained by judicial pronouncements and it has acquired a...

Lawyers From Asian Countries Discuss Need For Stronger Privacy Laws

Lawyers and policy makers from several Asian countries discussed the nature of protection granted to privacy rights by laws in their respective jurisdictions in the second session of the LAWASIA Human Rights Conference held at New Delhi yesterday.The session chaired by Meenakshi Arora, Senior Advocate, explored the foreseeable impacts of technology on human rights, especially privacy rights,...

Dishonour Of Cheque : How To Discharge The Burden Of Accused?

Presumptions are devices by use of which the Courts are enabled and entitled to pronounce on an issue notwithstanding that there is no evidence or insufficient evidence. Under the Evidence Act all presumptions must come under one or the other class of the three classes mentioned in the Act, namely, (1) "may presume" (rebuttable), (2) "shall presume" and (3) "conclusive (irrebuttable). The term...

Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Republic TV, Arnab on Tharoor's Complaint [Read Order]

A Delhi court has ordered the registration of an FIR against news channel Republic TV and its editor Arnab Goswami on the complaint made by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor accusing them of committing theft of confidential documents pertaining to the investigation into the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar and the alleged hacking into his e-mail account. Metropolitan Magistrate...

Section 115 CPC: Revision Petition Not Maintainable Against Interlocutory Orders, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

“We are constrained to observe that every legal canon has been thrown to the winds by the impugned judgment.”

Meghalaya Rat-hole Miners' Rescue Operation: All Eyes On SC Now

Shillong has been news with the Supreme Court telling the Kolkata police chief to appear before the CBI in this hill station of Meghalaya, which is over 700 km from Kolkata, for questioning in connection with chit fund scams. That being so, all eyes will be on Shillong in the coming days, given the political interests. But, barely a 100 km from this 'Scotland of the East' is...

Circuit Bench Of Calcutta HC At Jalpaiguri Established By President's Order [Read Order]

The President Ram Nath Kovind issued order today establishing a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The order titled Calcutta High Court(Establishment of Circuit Bench At Jalpaiguri) Order 2019 was issued by the President in consultation with the Governor of West Bengal and the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. It will come into existence...

Section 38 Specific Relief Act: Plaintiff Has To Prove His Actual Possession On The Date Of Filing The Suit: SC [Read Judgment]

"Under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, an injunction restraining the defendant from disturbing possession may not be granted in favour of the plaintiff unless he proves that he was in actual possession of the suit property on the date of filing of the suit."

Lokpal Search Committee Invites Applications For Preparation Of Panel Of Names For Consideration For Appointment As Chairperson & Members

Following a deadline fixed by the apex court, the Lokpal Search Committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has invited applications/nominations for preparation of panel of names for consideration by Selection Committee as appointment as Chairperson and Members of Lokpal.To be eligible for appointment as Chairperson, the applicant must have been a Chief Justice...

BCI Calls For Nationwide Lawyers' Agitation On February 12 [Read The Press Release]

The Bar Council of India (BCI) is organising a nationwide lawyers' agitation on Feb 12The press invitation claims that 1.7 million lawyers across the country would take it to the roads on February 12, "to protest against the present Government's inaction towards causes of Lawyers".It then states that the press conference has been scheduled to share the agenda regarding the same with the press,...

Revenue Record Entries Can Be Challenged On The Ground That It Was Made Fraudulently Or Surreptitiously: SC [Read Judgment]

"Although correctness of entries in the revenue records cannot be challenged but entries are open to attack on the ground that it was made fraudulently or surreptitiously."