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[MPID Act, S. 2(c) & 2(d)] – Amounts advanced with promise of return and interest qualify as “deposit” accepted by “financial establishment” under the Act. – Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 Section 2(c) and Section 2(d) — Deposit and Financial Establishment — Amounts advanced to individuals with promise of repayment with interest constitute a “deposit” under Section 2(c) and the recipients are “financial establishments” under Section 2(d) of the MPID Act, irrespective of the transaction being termed as a “loan” — The nomenclature of the transaction is not determinative; the essential attributes of the transaction are key. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 432 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 72 & 161— Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 473 & 477 — Premature release of a prisoner — Rejection of recommendation — Non-speaking order — Order rejecting premature release must provide reasons and reflect due application of mind — Absence of reasons renders the order bald and impossible to ascertain if relevant factors were considered — Violates principles of natural justice and frustrates judicial review. [Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, S. 3] – No State can levy VAT on inter-State sales; taxation power for inter-State trade vests exclusively with the Union. – Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 269 — Taxes on sale or purchase of goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce — Levied and collected by Union but assigned to States — Parliament’s power to formulate principles for determining when such sale/purchase takes place — State legislature’s power restricted to intra-State sales. Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 15 Rule 5 — Striking off defence for non-deposit of rent — This is a drastic consequence and the power to strike off a defence is not to be exercised mechanically — The court must consider whether there has been substantial compliance and whether the default is wilful or contumacious. [ Landlord and Tenant — Eviction Suit — Pleading and Proof Satisfied — In this case, the plaint contained material facts of co-landlord status and eviction grounds — Evidence, including affidavits and documents like share certificates, was provided to support these pleaded facts, fulfilling both pleading and proof requirements.

(CrPC) – Section 311 – The significant expression that occurs is “at any stage of any inquiry or trial or other proceeding under this Code”. It is, however, to be borne in mind that the discretionary power conferred under Section 311 CrPC has to be exercised judiciously, as it is always said “wider the power, greater is the necessity of caution while exercise of judicious discretion.”

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH V.N. PATIL — Appellant Vs. K. NIRANJAN KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

If evidence on record clearly establishes that the deceased was murdered by the accused by using firearm, the factum of motive loses its importance, more so, in this case the motive has been established by leading cogent evidence to show that only because the deceased had developed relationship with accused’s wife, has decided to eliminate the deceased

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAHUL — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 262…

Dying declaration – Deceased has suffered 90 per cent injuries and was in a fit condition to make a declaration – Deceased was tortured by the accused and his family members – Merely because family members were in the hospital, the same is no ground to disbelieve the dying declaration – Conviction upheld.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SATPAL — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 261…

Murder – Post-Mortem Report – No marks on the body which would suggest violence or struggle – In any case, the medical expert himself has not ruled out the possibility of suicidal death – Post-Mortem Report shows, that the cause of death was ‘asphyxia due to hanging’ – Appellant acquitted.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHIVAJI CHINTAPPA PATIL — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Respondent ( Before : R.F. Nariman and B. R. Gavai, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

I B C, 2016 – S 14 – For the period of moratorium, since no Section 138/141 (NIA) proceeding can continue or be initiated against the corporate debtor because of a statutory bar, such proceedings can be initiated or continued against the persons mentioned in Section 141(1) and (2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH P. MOHANRAJ AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. M/S. SHAH BROTHERS ISPAT PRIVATE LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Rohinton Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha and…

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