Supreme Court Biannual Digest 2022 - 2023 [Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908]

The rules of procedure are essentially intended to subserve the cause of justice and are not for punishment of the parties in conduct of the proceedings. (Para 26.1) Prakash Corporates v. Dee Vee Projects Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 162 : AIR 2022 SC 946 : (2022) 5 SCC 112 Civil Trial Fixing of the date of trial shall be in consultation with the learned advocates appearing...

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 [Citations 1 - 733]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 733NOMINAL INDEXKHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1VINOD KUMAR v. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 2CIT Versus RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 3Neelam Azad v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 4Sanket Bhadresh Modi v. Central Bureau Of Investigation & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw...

Complete Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024- [January To March]

Abuse of Process of LawSpecial Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. Filing of such petitions not only wastes the time of the Court but it also puts unnecessary burden on the Courts and adds up to the pendency of matters before the...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [May 01 to 10]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 340 to 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 360BankRecipients of a fixed deposit cannot suffer at the cost of the criminal conduct of the Bank officials and that, in such an event the Bank would be held vicariously liable for the conduct of their employees. Leelawati Devi v. District Cooperative Bank Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 346Bar AssociationThe Supreme Court directs minimum...

Supreme Court Criminal Digest April 2024

Bail Cancellation of Bail – Grounds – Misuse of liberty – Participation in protest and expression of strong views – Non-violation of bail conditions. A. Duraimurugan Pandiyan Sattai @ Duraimurugan v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 313 Criminal Law – Bail application – No specific prayer for bail in appeal petition – Held, the plea for bail in the context of the present...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024 - Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Director of the company not responsible for its day-to-day affairs cannot be held liable for dishonor of cheque. (Para 10) Susela Padmavathy Amma v. Bharti Airtel Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 237 Section 118 r/w. 139 - Accused has signed the cheque. The only dispute is with regard to the age of the ink used in making the signature on the cheque and the age of the signature and contents of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest April 2024

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 269 to 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 339 Abuse of Process of Law Abuse of process of law – Collusion between parties in tender process – Held, respondent no. 1 in collusion with respondent no. 2, had misused the process of law for covering up the irregularities and illegalities committed in the tender process. The division bench of High Court failed to notice...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [April 21 to 30]

Supreme Court Weekly Digest April 2024 Part 3 (Apr 21 - 30, 2024)Bail Cancellation of Bail – Grounds – Misuse of liberty – Participation in protest and expression of strong views – Non-violation of bail conditions. A. Duraimurugan Pandiyan Sattai @ Duraimurugan v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 313Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Failure to implead necessary parties – Court must apply its...

Supreme Court Quarterly Civil Digest 2024

Supreme Court Quarterly Civil Digest 2024Abuse of Process of Law Special Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. Filing of such petitions not only wastes the time of the Court but it also puts unnecessary burden on the Courts and adds up...

Supreme Court Quarterly Criminal Digest 2024

AcquittalAppeal from acquittal – Principles of deciding – Appreciation of evidence is the core element of a criminal trial and such appreciation must be comprehensive i.e. inclusive of all evidence, oral or documentary. Partial or selective appreciation of evidence may result in a miscarriage of justice and is in itself a ground of challenge. If the Court, after appreciation of...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Indian Evidence Act [Jan – Mar, 2024]

Appreciation of Evidence – The High Court fails to appreciate evidence in a thorough manner and merely relied on a limited set of facts to arrive at a finding. In an appeal, as much as in a trial, appreciation of evidence essentially requires a holistic view and not a myopic view. Appreciation of evidence requires sifting and weighing of material facts against each other and a conclusion...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest -Indian Penal Code [Jan-Mar, 2024]

Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024Section 34 & 120B – Since the foundational facts essential for constituting the substantive offences under Sections 153A and 504 IPC are not available from the admitted allegations of prosecution, the allegations qua the subsidiary offences under Sections 34 and 120B IPC would also be non est. (Para 30) Shiv Prasad Semwal v....