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Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 — Section 45 — Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts — This section bars civil courts from entertaining suits or proceedings related to matters within the jurisdiction of authorities, Adjudicating Authorities, or the Appellate Tribunal under the Act — However, the question of whether a suit falls under this bar is itself a matter that can be considered in the context of Order 7 Rule 11 or Order XIV Rule 2. Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 34 — Common intention — Requires proof of pre-arranged plan or prior meeting of minds, which must be clearly discernible from the material on record — Mere presence at the scene of offence without proof of participation or shared intention is insufficient to sustain conviction with the aid of Section 34 IPC — Prosecution must establish that accused shared a common intention and acted in furtherance thereof. Police Manual, Jharkhand, Rule 828 read with Appendix 49 — Procedure for imposition of major penalties — Respondent No — 1 was provided with charge memorandum, relevant materials, afforded adequate defence opportunity, participated in enquiry, received enquiry report, and submitted representation, satisfying procedural fairness. Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 61(d), Section 62, Section 125 — Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011 — Regulation 6.32, Regulation 4.1 — Capital Cost Recovery — Depreciation — Consumers’ Interest — The Electricity Act mandates that tariff determination must safeguard consumer interests and allow reasonable cost recovery — Depreciation recovery for a power plant cannot extend beyond the period for which electricity was actually supplied to consumers or the approved operational period under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), even if the plant has a longer technical useful life Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) — Engagement of para-teachers on contract basis — Part of Government of India’s flagship program for universal elementary education — Aimed to address human resource gaps in employing teachers — Jharkhand Education Project Council responsible for implementation in Jharkhand — Para-teachers engaged since 2002 — Primarily vehicle for Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act)

Rape—Medical Evidence—Doctor has opined that the possibility of sexual assault upon the victim cannot be ruled out, though she did not specify as to whether the sexual assault was in the recent past-­Accused acquitted.  Rape—Improbable Story—Prosecutrix specifically disposed that at the time of incident, the wife, children, sister and mother of the accused persons were present in the house—Accused acquitted.

    2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 2237: 2018 LawHerald.Org 1488   SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHAM SINGH — Appellant  Vs.  STATE OF HARYANA — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana and Mohan M…

When the doctor has given opinion that the suicide cannot be ruled out and the death of the deceased could have been due to suicide which was accepted by the High Court—Held; when the High Court has a view which is a plausible view such order does not call for interference—Acquittal upheld.

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 22O1 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1443 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran Criminal Appeal Nos. 1496…

Challenge to order granting bails—As per orders of Supreme Court bail would be subject to furnishing of bank guarantee—Held; (i) Bank guarantee would be mean obligation as per agreement and not the due amount; (ii) Ail those who had already furnished sufficient security by way of pledging immovable property need not to furnish bank guarantee as per earlier orders; (iii) All those who had not given any security are obligated to furnish bank guarantee—In absence of it, bail would stand cancelled and they be taken into custody; (iv) Corporation permitted to serve its interest either by involving the bank guarantees where ever furnished and or by putting to auction the unencumbered immovable property pledged by the millers—Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.438.

2018(3} Law Herald (SC) 2193 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1442 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Criminal Appeal…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016—Real Estate Project—Home Buyers—However, keeping in view the change of legal status of home buyers and facts and circumstances of the case, while exercising the powers under Article 142 of the Constitution directions issued to start the process under code afresh.

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 2162 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1440   SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH CHITRA SHARMA — Appellant  Vs.  UNION OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : Dipak Misra, CJI.,…

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