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February 15, 2026 10:30 pm

(CrPC) – Section 482 – – howsoever well intentioned, cannot be permitted to be operated in utter disregard of the well-recognized judicial principles governing uniform application of law – Unwarranted judicial activism may cause uncertainty or confusion not only in the mind of the authorities but also in the mind of the litigants.

Mar 22, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CARDINAL MAR GEORGE ALENCHERRY — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ.…

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CrPC, Sec 406, – Article 139A of the Constitution – Order 39 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 – HELD phrase party interested under Section 406(2) of the CrPC, the Petitioner, being the real brother of the Deceased, is vitally interested in a fair trial – challenge to the locus standi of the Petitioner is thus rejected. there is no legal necessity to transfer the trial outside the State of West Bengal and the apprehensions of the Petitioner, some of which are indeed genuine, can be effectively redressed by issuing appropriate directions.

Mar 19, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AFJAL ALI SHA @ ABJAL SHAUKAT SHA — Appellant Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and…

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No case is made out against the appellant at this stage for summoning an additional accused merely because he once had supplied a copy of the statement of account to the complainant which was either dim or mis-printed.

Mar 19, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MEENU PRAKASH BHANTU — Appellant Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal, JJ.…

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(CrPC) – Section 482 – Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – Section 18(c) and 27(b)(ii) – Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 – Rule 123 – Sanctioning authority had not examined at all whether a practising doctor could be prosecuted under the facts of the case, considering the small quantity of the drugs and the exception created in favour of medical practitioner under Rule 123, read with the Schedule “K” – Criminal proceedings is quashed

Mar 19, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH S. ATHILAKSHMI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE REP. BY THE DRUGS INSPECTOR — Respondent ( Before : Krishna Murari and Sudhanshu Dhulia, JJ. )…

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(CrPC) – Section 319 – Summoning of additional accused – Only where strong and cogent evidence occurs against a person from the evidence laid before the court that such power should be exercised and not in a casual and cavalier manner.

Mar 5, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH VIKAS RATHI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. )…

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CBI Investigation – It is to be used very sparingly and in an exceptional circumstance where the Court on appreciating the facts and circumstance arrives at the conclusion that there is no other option of securing a fair trial

Mar 5, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ROYDEN HAROLD BUTHELLO AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : A.S. Bopanna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ.…

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(CrPC) – Section 173(8) – Endeavor of the Court should be to have the fair investigation and fair trial only – mere filing of the chargesheet and framing of the charges cannot be an impediment in ordering further investigation / re-investigation / de novo investigation, if the facts so warrant

Mar 2, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ANANT THANUR KARMUSE — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. )…

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(CrPC) – S 319 – Power of summoning – HELD ordinarily the summoning of a person at the very threshold of the trial may be discouraged and the trial court must evaluate the evidence against the persons sought to be summoned and then adjudge whether such material is

Feb 23, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JUHRU AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. KARIM AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

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PMLA, 2022 – Money-laundering – Territorial jurisdiction – Issue of territorial jurisdiction cannot be decided in a writ petition, especially when there is a serious factual dispute about the place/places of commission of the offence.

Feb 14, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RANA AYYUB — Appellant Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH ITS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ. )…

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Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Ss 323, 384, 406, 423, 467, 468, 420 and 120B – Civil remedy – In respect of the issue involved, which is of civil nature, the respondent had already a civil suit and it is pending, there can be no doubt with respect to the fact that the attempt on the part of the respondent is to use the criminal proceedings as weapon of harassment against the appellants. FIR Quashed

Jan 31, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH USHA CHAKRABORTY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ.…

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Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Abuse of process — Family arrangement (KBPP) and Conciliation Award — Allegations of undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, and fabrication — Grounds for challenge were distinct for KBPP and Award — Lower courts erred in rejecting plaint by treating documents as one Conciliation Award and dismissing allegations of fraud due to admitted execution of KBPP — Allegations of coercion need not be limited to life threat and can arise from subservience — Rejection of plaint was erroneous as prima facie cause of action disclosed, suit not vexatious or abuse of process.

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108, 80, 103, 85 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Offences — Abetment to suicide, Dowry death, Murder — Allegations of extra-marital relationship, demand of money/dowry — Deceased died of poisoning/injection — Autopsy findings — Prosecution case not strong at bail stage.

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33(1) — Requirement for employer to seek permission before altering service conditions or stopping work of workmen during pendency of dispute — Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Act.

Feb 1, 2026 sclaw

Labour Cases

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 10(1), 12 — Reference of industrial dispute — Apprehended dispute — Appropriate Government’s power to refer — The appropriate Government has the power to refer an industrial dispute for adjudication if it is of the opinion that such dispute exists or is apprehended. The initiation of conciliation proceedings under Section 12 does not statutorily require a prior demand notice to the employer as a pre-condition to approaching the Conciliation Officer. The management’s argument that a prior demand notice is essential, based on certain previous judgments, fails as it ignores the provision for referring an apprehended dispute, which can be invoked to prevent industrial unrest

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