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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquiry by Police into cause of unnatural death — Requirement of fair and impartial investigation — Evidence considered — Inconsistencies in CCTV footage, suspicious medical findings, and failure to preserve crucial forensic evidence indicated failures in local investigation. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Application to Magistrate without approaching Police/SP — While a Magistrate ought not ordinarily entertain an application under Section 156(3) CrPC directly without the informant having availed and exhausted remedies under Section 154(3) CrPC, the Magistrate is competent to direct FIR registration if allegations disclose cognizable offence — Such an order is not without jurisdiction and not vitiated on this count, but it is a procedural irregularity. Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 170(3) — Proviso — Readjustment of seats in Legislative Assemblies — Constitutional bar on readjustment of seats in State Legislative Assemblies until publication of census data after 2026 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Section 26 — Increase in seats subject to Article 170(3) — Petitioners’ claim for delimitation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana dismissed as it contravened constitutional mandate. Insurance Law — Motor Insurance Policy — Guidelines (IMT) — Guidelines issued by the Tariff Advisory Committee (IMT) regulate the issuance of policies but cannot bind the insured unless specified in the insurance policy itself. – – Personal Accident Cover — Contractual liability — Claim based on personal accident cover is a contractual liability, not a statutory one — The question is whether the liability was limited or not, which depends on the terms specified in the policy. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Territorial jurisdiction — Where a payee maintains his bank account in a particular branch and deposits cheques issued by the drawer for collection through that account, the complaint for dishonour of such cheques must be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the location of the payee’s bank branch, even if the cheques were presented at a different branch of the bank for the purpose of crediting the payee’s account.
Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Application to Magistrate without approaching Police/SP — While a Magistrate ought not ordinarily entertain an application under Section 156(3) CrPC directly without the informant having availed and exhausted remedies under Section 154(3) CrPC, the Magistrate is competent to direct FIR registration if allegations disclose cognizable offence — Such an order is not without jurisdiction and not vitiated on this count, but it is a procedural irregularity.

Jul 27, 2025 sclaw
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquiry by Police into cause of unnatural death — Requirement of fair and impartial investigation — Evidence considered — Inconsistencies in CCTV footage, suspicious medical findings, and failure to preserve crucial forensic evidence indicated failures in local investigation.
Cr P C
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquiry by Police into cause of unnatural death — Requirement of fair and impartial investigation — Evidence considered — Inconsistencies in CCTV footage, suspicious medical findings, and failure to preserve crucial forensic evidence indicated failures in local investigation.
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Application to Magistrate without approaching Police/SP — While a Magistrate ought not ordinarily entertain an application under Section 156(3) CrPC directly without the informant having availed and exhausted remedies under Section 154(3) CrPC, the Magistrate is competent to direct FIR registration if allegations disclose cognizable offence — Such an order is not without jurisdiction and not vitiated on this count, but it is a procedural irregularity.
Cr P C
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Application to Magistrate without approaching Police/SP — While a Magistrate ought not ordinarily entertain an application under Section 156(3) CrPC directly without the informant having availed and exhausted remedies under Section 154(3) CrPC, the Magistrate is competent to direct FIR registration if allegations disclose cognizable offence — Such an order is not without jurisdiction and not vitiated on this count, but it is a procedural irregularity.
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 170(3) — Proviso — Readjustment of seats in Legislative Assemblies — Constitutional bar on readjustment of seats in State Legislative Assemblies until publication of census data after 2026 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Section 26 — Increase in seats subject to Article 170(3) — Petitioners’ claim for delimitation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana dismissed as it contravened constitutional mandate.
Constitution
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 170(3) — Proviso — Readjustment of seats in Legislative Assemblies — Constitutional bar on readjustment of seats in State Legislative Assemblies until publication of census data after 2026 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Section 26 — Increase in seats subject to Article 170(3) — Petitioners’ claim for delimitation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana dismissed as it contravened constitutional mandate.
Insurance Law — Motor Insurance Policy — Guidelines (IMT) — Guidelines issued by the Tariff Advisory Committee (IMT) regulate the issuance of policies but cannot bind the insured unless specified in the insurance policy itself. – – Personal Accident Cover — Contractual liability — Claim based on personal accident cover is a contractual liability, not a statutory one — The question is whether the liability was limited or not, which depends on the terms specified in the policy.
Accident
Insurance Law — Motor Insurance Policy — Guidelines (IMT) — Guidelines issued by the Tariff Advisory Committee (IMT) regulate the issuance of policies but cannot bind the insured unless specified in the insurance policy itself. – – Personal Accident Cover — Contractual liability — Claim based on personal accident cover is a contractual liability, not a statutory one — The question is whether the liability was limited or not, which depends on the terms specified in the policy.
C P C

(CPC) – Section 89 – Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 – Section 69A – Refund of Court fees – Settlement of disputes outside the Court – Parties who have agreed to settle their disputes without requiring judicial intervention under Section 89, CPC are even more deserving of this benefit.

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL — Appellant Vs. M.C. SUBRAMANIAM AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before :…

I P C

Punishment of life imprisonment for remainder of natural life- It is true that the punishment of remainder of natural life could not have been imposed by the learned trial Judge but after looking into the entire case – It appropriate to confirm the sentence of imprisonment for life to mean the remainder of natural life while upholding the conviction under Section 302 IPC – Appeal dismissed.

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GAURI SHANKAR — Appellant Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 135…

Education

Admission to MBBS Course – Equivalence certificate – substance of the eligibility requirement is the candidate should have qualified an intermediate level examination or first year of a graduate course, and studied the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at this level, along with practical testing and English – This subject matter requirement is at the heart of eligibility to be admitted into the medical course.

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KALOJI NARAYANA RAO UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES — Appellant Vs. SRIKEERTI REDDI PINGLE AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and…

Corporate

DRAT – Waiver of pre deposit – In all cases fifty per cent of the decretal amount i.e. the debt due is to be deposited before the DRAT as a mandatory requirement, but in appropriate cases for reasons to be recorded the deposit of at least twenty five per cent of the debt due would be permissible, but not entire waiver.

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK PRIVATE LIMITED — Appellant Vs. AMBUJ A. KASLIWAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S. A. Bobde, CJI, A. S.…

Education

Permission for establishment of new Medical College – Gross deficiencies found -No action has been taken to improve the situation – State Government is directed to rectify all the deficiencies that have been pointed out by the MCI at the earliest and make an application for renewal of permission for admission of the second batch of MBBS students for the academic year 2021-2022.

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DUMKA MEDICAL COLLEGE, DUMKA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN SUPERSESSION OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent (…

Environment

Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 – Section 2 – Restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose – Relief of diversion of small extents of forest land for the purpose of carrying out certain public welfare projects – Some of the reliefs sought by the State of Himachal Pradesh can be straight away granted and some other reliefs can be granted subject to certain clearances

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IN RE: T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S.A. Bobde, CJI, A.S. Bopanna and…

I P C

Dacoity with murder – Reduction in sentence – – the accused shall undergo 22 years of compulsory imprisonment – Accused still young about 38 years of age – He may improve his conduct after coming from jail – Maintaining the conviction under Sections 396 and 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC – reduce the sentence to 22 years actual imprisonment .

Feb 23, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHIVALINGA @ SHIVALINGAYYA — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

C P C

(CPC) – Orders 21 Rule 92 and Orders 21 Rule 94 – Once the sale is confirmed and the sale certificate has been issued in favour of the purchaser, the same shall become final.Appeal against the decree passed with the consent of the parties shall be barred.No suit shall lie to set aside a decree on the ground that the compromise on which the decree is based was not lawful.

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH H.S. GOUTHAM — Appellant Vs. RAMA MURTHY AND ANOTHER ETC — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah, JJ.…

Will & Succession

Succession Act, 1925 – Section 273(b) – Partition suit – Transfer of – Virtue of Proviso (b) of Section 273 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, any letters of administration granted by the District Court, Saket cannot have effect in other States unless the value of the property affected by the grant and located beyond the limits of the State, does not exceed Rs.10,000/.

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SINGLE BENCH RAVINDER NATH AGARWAL — Appellant Vs. YOGENDER NATH AGARWAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian, J. ) Transfer Petition (Civil) No.…

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquiry by Police into cause of unnatural death — Requirement of fair and impartial investigation — Evidence considered — Inconsistencies in CCTV footage, suspicious medical findings, and failure to preserve crucial forensic evidence indicated failures in local investigation.

Jul 27, 2025 sclaw
Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Application to Magistrate without approaching Police/SP — While a Magistrate ought not ordinarily entertain an application under Section 156(3) CrPC directly without the informant having availed and exhausted remedies under Section 154(3) CrPC, the Magistrate is competent to direct FIR registration if allegations disclose cognizable offence — Such an order is not without jurisdiction and not vitiated on this count, but it is a procedural irregularity.

Jul 27, 2025 sclaw
Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 170(3) — Proviso — Readjustment of seats in Legislative Assemblies — Constitutional bar on readjustment of seats in State Legislative Assemblies until publication of census data after 2026 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Section 26 — Increase in seats subject to Article 170(3) — Petitioners’ claim for delimitation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana dismissed as it contravened constitutional mandate.

Jul 27, 2025 sclaw
Accident

Insurance Law — Motor Insurance Policy — Guidelines (IMT) — Guidelines issued by the Tariff Advisory Committee (IMT) regulate the issuance of policies but cannot bind the insured unless specified in the insurance policy itself. – – Personal Accident Cover — Contractual liability — Claim based on personal accident cover is a contractual liability, not a statutory one — The question is whether the liability was limited or not, which depends on the terms specified in the policy.

Jul 27, 2025 sclaw