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May 18, 2026

Decree On Admission Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC Can Be Based On Statements Made In Criminal Proceedings: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"A decree can be passed under Order XII, Rule 6 CPC on the basis of an admission, whether it is contained in the pleadings or elsewhere. Such an admission may...

May 18, 2026

CISF Personnel Making Unsubstantiated Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Colleagues Can Be Removed From Service: Delhi High Court

By: sayum

"In a disciplined force, making unsubstantiated allegations against colleagues, misbehaving with superior officers, and bypassing chain of command have serious implications for discipline," Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling...

May 18, 2026

"Shocking Administrative Apathy": Supreme Court Summons Rajasthan Top Brass Over Failure To Curb Illegal Sand Mining In Chambal Sanctuary

By: sayum

"Conduct of the State reflects a wholly casual, indifferent, and indolent approach towards the grave issues prevailing in this matter, i.e., rampant illegal mining, irreversible environmental degradation, and destruction of...

May 18, 2026

Landlord Residing In Same Building Entitled To Eviction For Nuisance By Tenant's Patrons; No Need To Examine Independent Witnesses: Bombay High Court

By: sayum

"Every act of tenant which interferes with landlord’s right to use or occupy his property and disturbs the reasonable peace of ordinary persons leading to unpleasant feeling constitutes nuisance or...

May 18, 2026

Nature Of Property And Limitation In Partition Suits Are Mixed Questions Of Law & Fact, Cannot Be Decided Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Telangana High Court

By: sayum

"Whether the father sold the suit property as Kartha of a Hindu Undivided Family is a mixed question of law and fact and the sanctity of the sale deed is...

May 18, 2026

Bar Council Of India Seeks Mamata Banerjee's Enrolment Details After Former WB CM Appears In Calcutta HC In Advocate's Robes

By: sayum

"Having regard to the constitutional public office held by her during the said period, and without expressing any opinion at this stage on the permissibility or otherwise of such appearance,...

May 18, 2026

Prosecution Case Demolished If Physical Layout In IO’s Sketch Map Contradicts Witness Testimony: Calcutta High Court

By: sayum

"Sketch map as has been prepared shows the house of Babulal Das on the northern side... the place of occurrence is shown as in the common passage... there is no...

May 18, 2026

Husband Cannot Be Convicted For Wife’s Death Merely Because They Lived Under Same Roof Without Proof Of His Presence: Allahabad High Court

By: sayum

"Section 106 of the Evidence Act does not absolve the prosecution of its primary burden of proving its case beyond reasonable doubt; it is only when the prosecution has led...

May 18, 2026

Suppression Of Facts Not Fatal If Not Material To Merits; State Cannot Benefit From Its Own Failure To Implement Orders: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Concept of suppression or non-disclosure of facts transcends mere concealment; it necessitates the deliberate withholding of material facts—those of such critical import that their absence would render any decision unjust,"...

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