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Mere presence or absence of a large number of witnesses cannot be the basis of conviction : Supreme Court

The quality of witnesses should be the criteria under Section 134 of the Evidence Act, rather than the number of witnesses, considering how common

Municipal corporation has constitutional duty and responsibility to protect the interests of the differently abled persons: Kerala High Court

Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the handicapped and mentally retarded is a constitutional duty and responsibili

Investigation against public officials can be carried even without state approval: Supreme Court

A public servant or official can be investigated against even without prior approval from the state government, unless the official can prove the i

Laws of the country will apply to states where specific laws are absent: Sikkim High Court

The custom followed in one family can be different from the one followed in another, and the onus of proving which custom is applicable in the case

High Court can dismiss the second appeal without even formulating the substantial question of law: Supreme Court

The bench comprising of Justice L.Nageswara Rao, Justice Hemant Gupta, Justice Ajay Rastogi has reiterated that when the second appeal is listed fo

Commission cannot relegate an employee without hearing him: Supreme Court

Relegating an employee from a particular department of service after particularly long years of service and without being heard is not just against

Mere circumstantial evidence cannot be a basis for conviction: Sikkim High Court

Circumstantial evidence cannot be the basis for conviction, and if it is to be the basis for so, then it must successfully rule out every other pos

Mere application of mind by P.P is not enough to invoke section 321 of Cr.P.C : Sikkim High Court

The essential requirements that need to be fulfilled in order for a public prosecutor to obtain consent from the court to withdraw a petition in li

Appellate court to order retrial in case of grave error by lower court: Rajasthan High Court

The Appellate court must use the powers granted to it under Section 217 and 368 (b)(i) of the Cr.P.C to reverse conviction or pass an order for the

Foetus suffering from severe abnormalities may be considered for termination of pregnancy

A medical board needs to be set up in cases a pregnancy beyond 12 weeks need to be terminated, keeping in mind severe abnormalities of the foetus o

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