Scheduled Offences

Learned Senior Counsel, Ms. Meenakshi Arora contended, Section 120­B of IPC alone, in absence of any other scheduled offence, cannot sustain a charge under The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002. Learned Additional Solicitor General argued, as Section 120­B of IPC is included in Part A to Schedule, even if allegation is of making a criminal […]

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Minakshi Bala, (1994) 4 SCC 142

A case for interference has been made out. The symbol for Indian National Rupee symbol [₹] was not in existence when purported ‘Memorandum of Agreement of Tenancy’ was signed. Minakshi Bala v Sudhir Kumar, (1994) 4 SCC 142: “Court cannot usurp functions of a Trial Court to delve into and decide upon respective merits.” Court […]

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Oye Lucky!

Laxman Bisht aka Lucky Bisht was born in 1985 in Boongli, located in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Father had worked with Ministry of Defence. Grandfather was a Subedar with Indian Army. 12th December, 2003 – Lucky was sent a call letter, asking him to report to Dimapur, Nagaland. 19th April, 2004 – Cadets were taken to Delhi International Airport. An IL-76, introduced in India by Indira Gandhi, […]

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Contracts of Insurance VII

Notably, in earlier cases like Galada Power and Telecommunication Ltd. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., (2016) 14 SCC 161 and Saurashtra Chemicals Ltd. v. National Insurance Co. Ltd., (2019) 19 SCC 70 it was declared, new grounds for repudiation cannot be introduced during hearing if they were not included in repudiation letter. This legal […]

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Claim of Juvenility VII

Since, at commencement of 2015 Act, proceedings were pending before High Court, Section 25 of 2015 Act would be attracted [Satya Deo v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2020) 10 SCC 555]. It would mean, The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 would be applicable including Rule 12. This aspect has also been […]

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Anticipatory Bail III

There can be no presumption, wealthy and mighty will submit themselves to trial and humble and poor will run away from course of justice. In this case, we are concerned with what is loosely termed as ‘transit anticipatory bail’. If ‘anticipatory bail’ is not a defined expression, it is quite natural, ‘transit anticipatory bail’ would […]

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The Rules of The Game Principle IX

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission invited applications from eligible candidates against 8 vacancies for a post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service. Out of total 8 vacancies, 6 were ‘existing vacancies’ and 2 were ‘anticipated vacancies’. The purpose of a ‘waiting list’ is only to fill shortfall of ‘clear and anticipated […]

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The Rules of The Game Principle VIII

One issue in Bank of India v. Aarya K. Babu, (2019) 8 SCC 587 was, whether a particular educational qualification made eligible after issue of recruitment notification could have been considered for purposes of recruitment. Court held, if there is any change in qualification criteria after notification is issued but before completion of selection process, […]

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The Nature of Judicial Power: Chief Justice of India No. 59

Hon’ble Justice Parent High Court D.O.B. Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud* Bombay 11.11.1959 S.K. Kaul** Delhi 26.12.1958 S. Khanna* Delhi 14.05.1960 B.R. Gavai* Bombay 24.11.1960 S. Kant* P&H 10.02.1962 A. Bose** Calcutta 11.04.1959 A.S. Bopanna** Karnataka 20.05.1959 H. Roy Gauhati 01.02.1960 A.S. Oka Bombay 25.05.1960 V. Nath* Allahabad 24.09.1962 J.K. Maheshwari MP 29.06.1961 H. Kohli** Delhi 02.09.1959 […]

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Stags and Whiskey

According to Defendants, in olden times, hunting was a favoured sport and when setting out to hunt, whisky was often carried. ‘Stags’ were among animals which were favourites. Both are an integral part of Scottish culture and cannot be separated. ‘Stag’ is an animal. Liquor, consumed in excess, may evoke animalistic tendencies. ‘Stags’ cannot, in […]

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