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Constitution

HELD lotteries’ is a species of gambling activity and hence lotteries is within the ambit of ‘betting and gambling’ as appearing in Entry 34 List II. if lotteries are conducted by private parties or by instrumentalities or agencies authorized, by Government of India or the Government of State, it would come within the scope and ambit of Entry 34 of List II – State Legislatures have legislative competence to impose tax on the lotteries conducted by other States in their State

Mar 30, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER ETC. — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ANOTHER ETC. — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V.…

Constitution

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 – Confiscation of the appellant’s truck when he is acquitted in the Criminal prosecution, amounts to arbitrary deprivation of his property and violates the right guaranteed to each person under Article 300A – Therefore, the  District Magistrate’s order of Confiscation (ignoring the Trial Court’s judgment of acquittal), is not only arbitrary but also inconsistent with the legal requirements

Mar 6, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ABDUL VAHAB — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

Constitution

University Grants Commission Act, 1956 – Issuance of writ of quo warranto to set aside the appointment of Vice Chancellor – Therefore, any appointment as a Vice Chancellor contrary to the provisions of the UGC Regulations can be said to be in violation of the statutory provisions, warranting a writ of quo warranto – This is a fit case to issue a writ of quo warranto and to quash and set aside the appointment of Vice Chancellor.

Mar 6, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GAMBHIRDAN K GADHVI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. )…

Constitution

Re-auction – re-auction of the entire properties by fixing the upset price higher than what has been fixed earlier, the auction purchaser who purchased the property in the year 1998- Valuation as on the date of auction is the relevant consideration and not the value after so many years

Feb 27, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH K. KUMARA GUPTA — Appellant Vs. SRI MARKENDAYA AND SRI OMKARESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V.…

Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 15(1) and 19(1)(g) – Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 – Section 33(1)(w)(i) and 33(w)(ii) and 162(1) – Licensing and Performance for Public Amusement including Cabaret Performance, Melas and Tamashas Rules, 1960 – Rules 108A, 109, 118, 207 and 209- Condition limiting female performers in bars – Restriction directly transgresses Article 15(1) and Article 19(1)(g)-

Feb 27, 2022 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HOTEL PRIYA, A PROPRIETORSHIP — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph and S. Ravindra Bhat,…

Constitution

Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules,1989 – Rule 174(2)(c) – Under Rule 174(2)(c) of Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules,1989 – discretion will have to be exercised reasonably, fairly as the facts and circumstance would clearly demonstrate – For instance, where the vehicle sought to be substituted is marginally and inconsequentially older than the vehicle covered under the permit, the Authority may perhaps be justified in permitting such an application

Feb 26, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. SHAJU ETC. — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ. ) Civil…

Constitution

Reinstatement of woman Additional District Judge, who complained of sexual harassment against the judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and resigned in 2014 – Petitioner’s resignation from the post of Additional District & Sessions Judge, Gwalior dated 15th July 2014, cannot be construed to be voluntary – directed to re­instate the petitioner forthwith as an Additional District & Sessions Judge

Feb 20, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MS. X — Appellant Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and B.R.…

Constitution

Benefit of parity or equality – A principle, axiomatic in this country’s constitutional lore is that there is no negative equality – In other words, if there has been a benefit or advantage conferred on one or a set of people, without legal basis or justification, that benefit cannot multiply, or be relied upon as a principle of parity or equality – Candidates could not claim the benefit of parity

Feb 20, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH R. MUTHUKUMAR AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR TANGEDCO AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S.…

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I P C

Defamation — Imputation in Good Faith for Protection of Interests — Exception 9 to S. 499 IPC engrafts the principle of qualified privilege, stating it is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another, provided it is made in good faith for the protection of the interest of the person making it, or of any other person, or for the public good

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Corporate

ESI – The definition of ‘principal employer’ under Section 2(17) is wide and includes not only the owner or occupier of a factory (or head of department in government establishments) but also the managing agent or any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment — Designation is immaterial if the person functions as a managing agent or supervises/controls the establishment

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail

Habitual Offender/Criminal Antecedents — Consideration of Nature of Current Offence — While the criminal antecedents and alleged status of an accused as a habitual offender are extremely relevant factors that ordinarily weigh against the grant of anticipatory bail, the High Court’s discretion in granting such bail may not warrant interference

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Circumstantial Evidence I P C

Murder (Filicide) vs. Suicide — In cases based on circumstantial evidence where the question is whether the death was homicidal (filicide) or suicidal, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstances that points exclusively to the guilt of the accused and is inconsistent with any hypothesis of innocence

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw