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May 28, 2026

Hostility Of Panch Witnesses No Ground To Discard Recovery If IO's Testimony Is Convincing: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Merely on account of the panch witnesses turning hostile cannot be a ground to discard this important piece of evidence, if the recovery is proved through the investigating officer." Supreme...

May 28, 2026

Faulty Investigation Cannot Be Ground To Discard Credible Material Evidence Proved By Prosecution: Supreme Court

By: sayum

Supreme Court, in a significant judgment, held that a faulty or insensitive investigation cannot be a singular ground to discard credible material evidence produced by the prosecution. A bench comprising...

May 27, 2026

Absence Of Magistrate's Signature Or Seal On Contraband Inventory Renders Seizure Doubtful: Kerala High Court

By: sayum

"The act of certifying an inventory under Section 53A of the Abkari Act is not an empty formality, especially since such inventory is treated as primary evidence in an Abkari...

May 27, 2026

Advocates Running Office From Residence Not Liable To Pay Commercial Electricity Rates: Madhya Pradesh High Court

By: sayum

"By no stretch of imagination, it can be said that Advocate is liable to pay electricity dues at commercial rates for the office run at his residence," Madhya Pradesh High...

May 27, 2026

Major Earning Sons Entitled To Compensation For Parent’s Death Even If Not Financially Dependent: Punjab & Haryana High Court

By: sayum

"A legal representative is entitled to compensation, even if he was not dependent on deceased and there was no loss of dependency," Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a...

May 27, 2026

Election Commission Empowered To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls; Can Conduct Limited Enquiry Into Citizenship: Supreme Court

By: Admin

"Constitutional power of superintendence, direction, and control over the preparation of electoral rolls, vested in the Commission, necessarily carries with it the authority to verify, scrutinise, and, where necessary, revisit...

May 27, 2026

Administrative Office Orders Cannot Override Express Terms Of Concluded Contracts: Allahabad High Court

By: sayum

Allahabad High Court, in a significant ruling, held that administrative office orders and internal policies cannot supersede the express terms of a concluded contract between a statutory authority and an...

May 27, 2026

Every Member Of Unlawful Assembly Vicariously Liable For Acts Committed In Prosecution Of Common Object: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Once the common object of the unlawful assembly stands established, every member thereof becomes vicariously liable for acts committed in prosecution of such common object." Supreme Court, in a significant...

May 27, 2026

Public Servant’s Act Of Disarming Victims During Mass Violence Amounts To Abetment; Supreme Court Affirms Conviction Of Circle Officer

By: sayum

Supreme Court, in a significant judgment dated May 26, 2026, has affirmed the conviction of a public servant for abetting a gruesome incident of mass violence by disarming victims who...

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