(1)
Smt. Hasina Bano .....Appellant Vs.
Mohammad Ehsan .....Respondent D.D
12/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Family Law – Appeal for Declaration of Matrimonial Status – Appeal under Section 19 of the Family Court Act 1984 – The appellant, Smt. Hasina Bano, filed an appeal against the dismissal of the suit by the Family Court, Jhansi, seeking a declaration of her matrimonial status as "divorced" by mutual consent (mubara’at) under Muslim Personal Law – The trial cou...
(2)
Arun R.S. .....Petitioner Vs.
Union of India & Others .....Respondents D.D
12/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Service Law – Inter-Cadre Deputation – Order of Central Administrative Tribunal Set Aside – The petitioner, an Indian Forest Service officer from the Manipur Cadre, sought an extension of his inter-cadre deputation to Kerala for an additional two years due to personal difficulties – His initial deputation was granted on grounds of his father's old-age ailments and his f...
(3)
M/S TDI INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. .....Petitioner Vs.
BIRJENDRA SINGH MALLIK (Since Deceased) through Legal Representative .....Respondent D.D
12/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Consumer Law – Writ Petitions under Article 227 – Jurisdiction – Challenge to NCDRC Orders – Multiple writ petitions were filed in the High Court of Delhi challenging the orders of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) – Petitioners contended that the High Court of Delhi had jurisdiction as NCDRC is located in Delhi – Respondents argued tha...
(4)
Biltu Ray @ Bilat Ray @ Bilat Prasad Yadav.....Appellant Vs.
The State of Bihar & Ors......Respondents D.D
12/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Constitutional Law – Citizenship – Cessation of Citizenship – The appellant was disqualified from the post of Mukhiya on the ground of having voluntarily acquired the citizenship of Nepal, resulting in the cessation of his Indian citizenship under Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 – The appellant contended that the State Election Commission lacked jurisdiction to decid...
(5)
Tata Steel Limited .....Appellant Vs.
Coal India Limited and Others .....Respondents D.D
12/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Contract Law – Coal Supply Dispute – Appeal Dismissed – Coal Pricing – Colliery Control Order 2000 – Imposition of Add-on Charges - CCL imposed add-on charges over the base price of coal, which the appellant paid under protest. The appellant contended that under the Colliery Control Order 2000, only CIL was authorized to fix coal prices and that CCL had no power to im...
(6)
Mritunjay Tiwari and 6 Others .....Applicants Vs.
State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Parties D.D
11/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Law – Quashing - Dowry Death – Section 304-B IPC – Whether the absence of a dead body (corpus delicti) nullifies the charges of dowry death – Held, the lack of recovery of a body does not invalidate the case, and sufficient circumstantial evidence, including the applicant's illicit relationship and the victim's harassment, supports a prima facie case ...
(7)
Ramesh Krishna Gopnur ...Appellant Vs.
The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent D.D
11/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Law – Sexual Assault – Conviction Upheld – Minor Victims – The appellant, a close relative of the complainant, was accused of sexually assaulting five minor girls aged 8 to 13 years over two years. The victims were residents of the same village as the appellant. The trial court convicted the appellant based on consistent and corroborative evidence from the survivor...
(8)
Viresh Kumar @ Viresh Singh .....Applicant Vs.
State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Parties D.D
11/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Law – Discharge - Abetment of Suicide – Section 306 IPC – Whether sufficient prima facie evidence exists to proceed against the accused for abetment of suicide – Held, based on the viscera report indicating poisoning and evidence of the applicant's conduct before and after the death, there is more than a prima facie case to proceed under Section 306 IPC –...
(9)
State of J&K .....Appellant Vs.
A.M. Sangma .....Respondent D.D
11/09/2024
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Law – Murder – Acquittal Upheld – Eyewitness Testimonies – The prosecution’s case relied on the testimonies of two eyewitnesses, PW 11 Sudip Mukhopadhyay and PW 12 Abdul Rashid, along with circumstantial evidence – PW 11 initially claimed to have seen the respondent firing the shots but contradicted himself during cross-examination, stating that he only...