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
High Courts are misusing their powers under the SARFAESI Act: Kerala High Court
High courts have been misusing the power granted to them under Article 226 of the constitution while passing judgements in cases that deal with pub
Judgement cannot be quashed merely based on irregularity of procedure: Delhi High Court
In a recent judgement dealing with the matter of robbery, the High Court of Delhi held that irregularity in a procedure cannot be a basis for chall
Witnesses not being cross-examined does not render the trial unfair: Delhi High Court
In a typical case of an acid attack carried out, the counsel for the accused argued on inconsistencies in the approach towards the witness by the c
