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May 11, 2025 2:51 am

The case of the Appellants and the Writ Petitioners, in most of the cases, is based on the doctrine of promissory estoppel on the basis of a promise apparently made by the Respondents to the land owners that they would be granted dealerships in lieu of the lands offered by them for setting up of the retail outlets

Jul 16, 2017 sclaw

(2013) 8 AD 665 : (2013) 10 JT 304 : (2013) 8 SCALE 762 : (2014) 1 SCC 201 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA MOHD. JAMAL — Appellant Vs. UNION…

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Sections 33 or 35 are not concerned with any copy of the instrument and party can only be allowed to rely on the document which is an instrument within the meaning of Section 2(14). There is no scope for the inclusion of the copy of the document for the purposes of the Stamp Act. Copy of the instrument cannot be validated by impounding and this cannot be admitted as secondary evidence under the Stamp Act, 1899.

Jun 21, 2017 sclaw

2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 3239 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.N. Agrawal The Hon’ble Mr. Jusitce P.P. Naolekar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam…

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Registration Act, 1908, S.17 & S.49–Compulsory Registration-Admissibility of document—Any document, which is not registered as required under the law would be inadmissible in evidence and cannot therefore be produced and proved under Section 91 of the Evidence Act

Jun 17, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 4012 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 1785 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph The Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Civil…

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Determination of Age—Ossification test cannot be regarded as conclusive when it comes to ascertaining the age of a person.

Jun 4, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3835 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2222 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri The Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Criminal…

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Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 3 – Witness – Solitary eye-witness – Non-mentioning of name in FIR – Incident of murder of two brothers seen by wife of one of the deceased – Her testimony appearing to be reliable, natural and not shaken in cross-examination

May 31, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2002 SC 312 : (2002) CriLJ 587 : (2002) 1 Crimes 205 : (2001) 2 JT 347 Supp : (2001) 8 SCALE 372 : (2001) 10 SCC 94…

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Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 27 – Applicability of provision – Recovery based on information already known – Since the dead body was recovered on the basis of information already known, Section 27 of the Evidence Act has no application.

May 31, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2003 SC 4377 : (2003) CriLJ 5054 : (2003) 2 JT 393 Supp : (2003) 8 SCALE 221 : (2003) 11 SCC 261 : (2003) 4 SCR 165…

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Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 9 – Accused persons known to witnesses – When the persons are known, identification is possible from the manner of speech, manner of walking and gesticulating and special features of a person like the physical attributes.

May 13, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2003 SC 3408 : (2003) CriLJ 4982 : (2003) 8 SCALE 48 : (2003) 11 SCC 280 : (2003) 3 SCR 1079 Supp : (2003) AIRSCW 4841 :…

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Witness – Interested witness – Natural presence – Incident of stabbing taking place at night inside the house of deceased in the presence of son and wife whose presence was natural at the scene of occurrence

May 10, 2017 sclaw

AIR 1998 SC 1492 : (1998) CriLJ 846 : (1997) 9 JT 405 : (1997) 7 SCALE 309 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ELKUR JAMEESU — Appellant Vs. STATE OF…

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Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 24 — Extra — judicial confession — Accused confessing to his uncle and other villagers that he had quarrelled with deceased and gave lathis blow on head of deceased and locked him in a room.

May 9, 2017 sclaw

AIR 1995 SC 1943 : (1995) CriLJ 3225 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA BALU RAM — Appellant Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Respondent ( Before : G. N. Ray, J;…

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Circumstantial Evidence—The conditions precedent, before conviction could be based on circumstantial evidence, must be fully established.

Apr 28, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2458 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. JusticeLokeshwar Singh Panta Criminal Appeal No. 1003 of…

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Service

Under Rule 17, CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, prior contractual service counts towards pension upon subsequent regularisation, subject to the employee opting to refund/forgo specified monetary benefits.

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I B C

Service of an IBC Section 8 demand notice upon Key Managerial Personnel at the Corporate Debtor’s registered office constitutes valid service on the company, emphasizing substance over technical form.

May 6, 2025 sclaw

Cr P C

High Court’s inherent power to quash criminal proceedings precludes conducting a ‘mini trial’ by assessing evidence credibility; consistency requires acknowledging coordinate bench decisions involving co-accused.

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Cr P C

Quashing FIR under 482 CrPC impermissible when complaint prima facie discloses cognizable offences; allegations accepted true, investigation not thwarted based on delay, civil suit, or witness status if complicity alleged.

May 5, 2025 sclaw

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