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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Section 376 (3) IPC — Rape — Conviction upheld — Evidence of victim’s mother and medical evidence — Reliability of victim’s mother’s testimony confirmed despite lengthy cross-examination, finding it natural and trustworthy and corroborated by other witnesses and medical evidence — Medical evidence, though partially presented by defense, conclusively supported sexual assault, citing perineal tear and abrasions around anus Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2005) — Retrospective application — Validity of pre-amendment sale deeds — The prohibition contained in the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not affect registered sale deeds executed prior to December 20, 2004 (date of introduction of the amending provision) — This principle aligns with the judgment in Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, (2020) 9 SCC 1. Judicial Process — Misuse of process — Challenging bail conditions previously offered voluntarily — Accused offering substantial deposits to secure bail and subsequently challenging the onerous nature of conditions or the counsel’s authority to make such offers — This practice is condemned for undermining the judicial process and preventing consideration of bail applications on their merits — Such conduct leads to setting aside of bail orders and remittal for fresh consideration. Social Media Posts — Content-Related Offenses — Retaliatory Action — Quashing of Proceedings — While the court made no final determination on the nature of the petitioner’s social media posts, it acknowledged the petitioner’s counsel’s submission that the tweets were ‘retaliatory’ and were made in response to an incident involving a social media influencer. This assertion formed part of the petitioner’s argument for quashing or consolidating the numerous FIRs, suggesting a motive beyond simple offensive content. Legal Profession — Autonomy and Independence — Administration of Justice — Role of Lawyers — Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India — Impact of direct summons to defence counsel by Investigating Agencies on the autonomy of the legal profession and the independence of the administration of justice — Need for judicial oversight.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 16 – Daily wager – Regularisation of service – Respondents employed on daily wages – High Court directed that on basis of Notification G.O.Ms No. 212, respondent employees shall be regularised w.e.f. the date they completed five years of continuous service

  AIR 1999 SC 1601 : (1998) SCC(L&S) 1747 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DISTT. COLLECTOR/CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. T. DEVENDERPAL SINGH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before :…

Contract Act, 1872 – Section 126 – Bank guarantee – Enforcement of – Works contract – Bank guarantee has to be read in conjunction with terms of contract – Failure to furnish extended terms of bank guarantee – State not obliged to file suit for a specific performance requiring contractor to furnish guarantee

  AIR 1999 SC 3466 : (2000) 10 SCC 503 : (1999) AIRSCW 3452 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA MAKHARIA BROTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF NAGALAND AND OTHERS — Respondent…

Allotment of plot–Conditions of compeletion construction within two years not fulfilled–Plot resumed. Second Appeal–High Court dismissing the application without trying to understand what the suit is for, what was the nature of disposal of the suits by the courts below and what that document implied and what it established–Illegal.

 2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 2711 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Balasubramanyan Civil Appeal No. 3940 of 2007…

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