Appeal against Acquittal—When the approach of the trial court is perverse, in an appeal against the order of acquittal, a duty is cast upon the High Court to re-appreciate the evidence
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2833 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1745 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogoi Honble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Criminal Appeal No. 1479…
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.I38—Dishonour of Cheque—Legal enforceable debt—Cheques were issued towards repayment of capital infused by the complainant in the company of accused—Cheques were dishonoured with memo of ‘Stop payment’ and “Insufficient funds”–Accused admitted his signatures—Presumption under S.I39 would operate
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2829 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1744 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rohinton Fall Nariman Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Indu Malhotra Criminal Appeal No(S).…
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482—Inherent Power—Stay of proceedings–Presence of parties–When the proceedings are stayed, there is no need for the parties to be in lower court till the stay is vacated or modified by the higher court, which granted the stay.
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2828 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1743 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Transfer Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s).…
Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.302~Murder—Premature Release—Petitioner has been in jail for over 29 years and with remission total sentence undergone is 36 years—Petitioner has also crossed the age of 60 years—As per rules a person who has crossed 60 years of age and served 16 years of sentence, without remission, is entitled to be considered for premature release- Directed accordingly.
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2827 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1742 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Writ Petition (Criminal)…
Pecuniary Jurisdiction—Objection with regard to pecuniary jurisdiction cannot be taken for the first time before the appellate court —Section 21 CPC contains a legislative policy which policy has an object and purpose—The object is also to avoid retrial of cases on merit on basis of technical objections
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2800 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1741 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Civil Appeal Nos. 9051…
Succession—Probate Proceedings—Probate Court does not decide any question of title or of the existence of the property itself
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2792 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1615 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Civil Appeal No.…
Family Settlement—Gift deed—A reversioner who consents to an alienation by a widow or other limited right heir made without legal necessity or to an invalid surrender and transferees from him are precluded from disputing the validity of the alienation though he may have received no consideration for his consent.
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2789 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1614 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Civil Appeal No.…
Service Law—Appointment—Final list prepared on basis of performance in interview—Two candidates obtained same marks—Candidate appearing higher in list has preferential right for appointment.
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2783 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1613 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Chief Justice Dipak Misra Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar Hon’ble Mr.…
Medical Negligence—Post surgery ailments—Patient was not able to prove that the ailments which she suffered after she returned from the hospital were result of faulty surgery (removal of Gall Bladder) by the doctor and such aliments were not normal post surgery effect-Complaint dismissed.
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2772 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1611 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran Civil Appeal No.3971…
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, S. 4 and S.3(c)–Issuance of Notification-Delegation of authority—State is empowered to appoint any officer other than a Collector or Deputy Commissioner to act as Collector—Such officer is empowered to extent of purpose mentioned in notification designating him as Collector—But relying upon same notification the designated officer cannot act as Collector in respect of other acquisition proceedings-Impugned notification u/s 4 issued by designated officer without being empowered for that is set aside.
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2767 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1610 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta Civil Appeal…