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Contempt–Denial to vacate premises by tenant despite Court orders–No case for initiating contempt proceedings.

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2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2349 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.P. Mathur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Balasubramaniyan Contempt Petition (C) No.249 of…

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Eviction—Personal Necessity—Mere non-examination of the family member who intends to do the business cannot be taken as a ground for repelling the reasonable requirement of the landlord.

Apr 22, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (P&H) 847 (SC) : 2017 LawHerald.Org 618 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Civil…

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Eviction–Personal necessity would include re-possession of the demised premises by the landlord for the purposes of its demolition so as to widen the entrance to another building belonging to the landlord.

Apr 16, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1789 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Honb’le Mr. Justiec B.P. Singh The Honb’le Mr. Justiec Harjit Singh Bedi Civil Appeal No. 6347…

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Eviction—Bonafide requirement—Demolition and reconstruction— An intention to put the building to better use by way of earning better income consistent with the developments in the locality, cannot be held to be not a bona fide intention.

Apr 15, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1767 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.K. Sema The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Balasubramanyan Civil Appeal No. 1829 of…

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Eviction—Husband of landlady running business of repair of fire aims—For setting her son in same business, she requires separate vacant shop— Need is bona fide.

Apr 9, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1322 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No.…

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Eviction—The order of eviction could not been passed in a summary way without adjudicating the question whether the tenant had any defence available.

Apr 8, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1026 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia Civil Appeal No. 895…

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Eviction—Causing of nuisance and annoyance to the adjoining occupiers by blocking passage—Decree upheld.

Apr 7, 2017 sclaw

2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 761 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Mathur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Balasubramanyan Criminal Appeal No. 758 of 2007…

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Eviction—Leave to Defend—Merits and De merits of ground raised are not to be examined—Only prima facie ground to defence which may result in favour of tenant is to be seen.

Mar 24, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (P&H) 426 (SC) : 2017 LawHerald.Org 583 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre…

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Acquittal

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against dismissal of criminal appeal by High Court — Conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act — Prosecution case based entirely on circumstantial evidence — No eyewitnesses — Reliability of prosecution witnesses critically examined — Admission by key witness regarding darkness and identification by voice only, materially undermining credibility — Evidence found insufficient to meet standard of proof in criminal law and exclude reasonable hypotheses of innocence — Conviction set aside and appellant acquitted.

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I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 294(b) — Conviction for uttering obscene words — Held, mere use of the word “bastard” is not sufficient to constitute obscenity, especially in heated conversations during the modern era — Conviction under Section 294(b) IPC is not sustainable and is liable to be set aside.

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Medical negligence — Consent for surgery — Allegation of interpolation in consent form for Orchidectomy — Medical Board’s opinion that Orchidectomy was an appropriate procedure in cases of undescended testicle and that consent should have been obtained — No evidence of interpolation in consent form (different ink or handwriting) — Consent form indicated both Orchidopexy and Orchidectomy as options. Held, continuance of criminal proceedings would be an abuse of process of court and liable to be quashed. Appeals allowed, impugned High Court judgment set aside, and proceedings quashed

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Constitution

Extraordinary Jurisdiction of Supreme Court (Article 136) — Equitable relief — Not granted to litigants whose conduct is callous, lackadaisical, and in clear violation of applicable rules and regulations — Commercial decisions of State Government not substituted by court.

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