Justice Sanjay Dhar delivered the ruling while dismissing a petition filed by Farhat Ali Khanday against the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and other authorities. The petitioner had challenged a ...
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has clarified that it has neither approved nor disapproved the revised Form 6 declaration introduced by the Election Commission of India ( ...
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has acquitted a man who was convicted under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), for allege ...
The Supreme Court of India has sought the response of the Union Government in a significant constitutional challenge concerning the status and mandatory rendition of “Vande Mataram” at official ...
The Supreme Court has clarified the limits of the jurisdiction of the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, holding that the authority cannot adjudicate and fasten liability ...
The Delhi High Court has modified the conviction of a man who attacked a labourer sleeping outside a shop in Lajpat Rai Market, holding that although the weapon used in the assault was dangerous and ...
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the presumptions of guilt and culpable mental state under Sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), cannot be ...
The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere fact that a person was driving a vehicle without a valid driving licence cannot, by itself, be used as a ground to deny compensation to the victim or the ...
The Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, has clarified the territorial jurisdiction of Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) under Section 166(2) ...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that a petition seeking cancellation of bail and a petition seeking setting aside of a bail order operate within distinct legal parameters. While ...
The Kerala High Court has issued a significant procedural direction requiring strict compliance with the Supreme Court’s mandate concerning disclosure of criminal antecedents and previous bail ...
The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that electricity distribution companies cannot ordinarily recover outstanding electricity charges after the expiry of two years from the date on which the ...