(1)
State represented by Assistant Commissioner of Police Sooramangalam Range Karuppur Police Station ...Appellant Vs.
Jaganathan,
Elangovan ...Respondents D.D
29/04/2025
Bail – Jurisdiction of Magistrate – Offences under SC/ST Act and IPC Section 409 – Bail Order Set Aside - The learned Magistrate rejected remand of accused but also granted bail in offences triable by Sessions/Special Court including under SC/ST Act and Section 409 IPC – Held: Though rejection of remand was within discretion of Magistrate, granting bail was beyond jurisdict...
(2)
Rajendra Jain ...Appellant Vs.
State of Odisha ...Respondent D.D
29/04/2025
Criminal Law – Murder – Appeal Against Conviction – Circumstantial Evidence – Last Seen Theory and Recovery of Bloodstained Articles – Conviction Set Aside - Appellant was convicted for murder of his foster daughter based solely on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution relied on last seen theory, recovery of bloodstained pant, and alleged improper motive &...
(3)
Yuvraj Alias Yuvi ...Petitioner Vs.
State of Punjab ...Respondent D.D
29/04/2025
Bail - NDPS Offense – Commercial Quantity – Application of Section 37 – Bail Granted – Petitioner accused of possessing 71 Buprenorphine injections, constituting commercial quantity under FSL report – Despite applicability of statutory bar under Section 37, prolonged incarceration of 1 year and 5 months invoked constitutional protection under Article 21 – Held: ...
(4)
Anilkumar Chhotelal Yadav,
Nagendrakumar @ Monu Lalkrishor Kanojiya ...Appellants Vs.
State of Maharashtra at the instance of Sr. P.I. Ghatkopar Police Station ...Respondent D.D
29/04/2025
Criminal Law – Murder and Robbery – Appeal Against Conviction - Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory – Conviction Confirmed - Appellants convicted under Sections 302 and 392 IPC for murdering their employer and robbing his belongings – Prosecution relied on 'last seen together' evidence, mobile phone data, recovery of gold chain from jeweler, and blood-stain...
(5)
Ansh Jindal,
Navita ...Petitioners Vs.
State of NCT of Delhi ...Respondent D.D
29/04/2025
Anticipatory Bail – Allegation of Abetment to Suicide – Grant of Interim Protection – Bail Granted - Petitioners (wife and son of deceased) sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in FIR No. 431/2024 under Sections 306/34 IPC – Allegations included harassment of deceased and forced consumption of poison – Petitioners contended deceased had psychiatric illnesse...
(6)
Maverick Motors LLP and Others ...Appellants Vs.
Mr. Rohit Murthy ...Respondent D.D
29/04/2025
Arbitration – Commencement of Proceedings – Interpretation of Section 21 of Arbitration Act vis-à-vis Rule 9(4) of Karnataka Rules – Appeal Allowed - Appellants challenged Commercial Court’s order vacating interim injunction for non-initiation of arbitral proceedings within three months under Rule 9(4) – Court held that issuance of notice under Section 21 dated...
(7)
The Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Chennai ...Appellant Vs.
M/s. Express Infrastructure (P) Ltd. ...Respondent D.D
29/04/2025
Taxation Law - Wealth Tax – Urban Land – Building Under Construction – Taxability Upheld - ITAT excluded respondent’s land under construction from wealth tax by relying on Rohini Hotels case – High Court held this reliance misplaced in light of Supreme Court’s later decision in Giridhar G. Yadalam v. CWT which reversed Rohini Hotels – Held: Land with parti...
(8)
Insaf...Petitioner Vs.
The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others...Respondents D.D
29/04/2025
Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Intimidation – Petition Dismissed – Petitioner sought quashing of FIR under Sections 354, 354A, 506 IPC, alleging false implication by his niece-in-law – The Court noted that FIR disclosed specific acts of molestation and intimidation occurring over a sustained period – Held: Allegations, if t...
(9)
Zilla Parishad Washim through Chief Executive Officer,
District Health Officer Zilla Parishad Washim ...Petitioners Vs.
Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act and Judge Labour Court, Akola
[Various retired employees including Sushila Dhokne, Vivek Rajurkar, etc.] ...Respondents D.D
29/04/2025
Gratuity – Applicability of Payment of Gratuity Act to Zilla Parishad Employees – PG Act Held Applicable - Petitioners (Zilla Parishad, Washim) challenged orders of Controlling Authority directing payment of gratuity under the PG Act to retired health workers – Petitioners contended employees were covered under Maharashtra Civil Services Rules and hence excluded under Section 2(e...