Advocates—Designation of Senior Lawyer—Guidelines/norms laid down which henceforth would govern the exercise of designation of Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court and all High Courts in the country.
(2017) AIR(SCW) 5017 : (2018) 1 AIRBomR 69 : (2017) AIR(SC) 5017 : (2017) 6 AllWC 6049 : (2017) 4 Crimes 184 : (2017) ILR(Karnataka) 5037 : (2017)…
Murder–Common Intention—Overt Act—If common intention by meeting of minds is established in the facts and circumstances of the case, there is no need to prove overt act or possession of weapon, to establish common intention
(2017) 101 ACrC 278 : (2017) 178 AIC 153 : (2017) 3 AICLR 685 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 3588 : (2017) AIR(SC) 3588 : (2017) ALLMR(Cri) 3543 : (2017) 2…
IMP : Quashing—Compromise between parties—In a case involving extortion, forgery and conspiracy where all the appellants were acting as a team, it was not in the interest of society to quash the FIR on the ground that a settlement had been arrived at with the complainant,
(2018) 1 AICLR 301 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 4843 : (2017) AIR(SC) 4843 : (2017) 3 AllCrlRulings 2714 : (2017) ALLMR(Cri) 4438 : (2017) 4 BLJud 136 : (2017) 4…
IMP : Electricity—Auction Sale of Property—Auction purchaser cannot be called upon to clear the past arrears and a power connection to an auction purchaser cannot be withheld for the dues of the past owner.
(2017) 178 AIC 145 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 3862 : (2017) AIR(SC) 3862 : (2017) 3 ApexCourtJudgments(SC) 206 : (2017) 4 CivCC 484 : (2017) 3 CPR 267 : (2017)…
MCOCA—Continuing unlawful Activity—Charge Sheets filed in competent courts outside the National Capital Territory of Delhi can be taken into account for purpose of constituting a “continuing unlawful activity” and it would be merely for the purpose of determining the antecedents of the accused.
(2017) 101 ACrC 965 : (2017) 180 AIC 135 : (2017) 3 AllCrlRulings 3233 : (2017) 10 SCC 779 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 4888 : (2017) 3 AIRBomR(Cri) 818 :…
Once agricultural land loses its basic character and has been converted into authorized/unauthorized colonies by dividing it into plots, disputes of plot holders cannot be decided by the revenue authorities and would have to be resolved by the civil court. The bar under Section 185 of Specific Relief Act would not be attracted – Appeal Dismmissed
(2017) AIR(SCW) 5852 : (2017) AIR(SC) 5852 : (2018) AllSCR 145 : (2017) 245 DLT 355 : (2017) 12 JT 272 : (2018) 1 LawHerald 177 : (2018) 1 LawHerald(SC) 1 : (2018) 1…
Custody of Child—Preference of Child of discernible age is to be given due importance.
(2017) 178 AIC 180 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 5407 : (2018) 1 AIRBomR(Cri) 41 : (2017) AIR(SC) 5407 : (2017) 3 AllCrlRulings 2397 : (2017) ALLMR(Cri) 4430 : (2017) 3…
Eviction—Mesne Profit not claimed in eviction suit which attained finality—It cannot be claimed thereafter by filing subsequent fresh suit.
(2017) 178 AIC 192 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 4574 : (2017) AIR(SC) 4574 : (2018) AllSCR 115 : (2017) 124 ALR 897 : (2017) 6 AndhLD 161 : (2017) 3 ApexCourtJudgments(SC)…
Rape—Sexual intercourse by husband with his own wife below 18 years of age is rape—Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC is to be read down accordingly.
(2017) 10 SCC 800 : (2017) 4 BomCR(Cri) 599 : (2017) 3 ALT(Crl) 379 : (2017) 101 ACrC 630 : (2017) 179 AIC 1 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 4904 :…
Necessary Party—After dismissal of an application for substitution of Legal Representatives under 0,22, R,4 CPC being non-maintainable subsequent passing application under O,1R,10 CPC not be dismissed by applying the principle res judicata
(2017) AllSCR 2259 : (2017) 180 AIC 177 : (2017) 6 ALT 37 : (2017) 3 ApexCourtJudgments(SC) 679 : (2017) 6 BCR 611 : (2017) 4 BLJud 181 :…