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June 06, 2025

Writ Jurisdiction Not Substitute for Investigation: Supreme Court Rejects PIL Alleging ₹2,426 Crore Scam in Telangana Lift Irrigation Scheme

By: sayum

“Fraud Allegation Requires Evidence, Not Rhetoric”, In a judgment Supreme Court of India refused to entertain a Special Leave Petition filed by Nagam Janardhan Reddy, former MLA and Chairman of...

June 06, 2025

Consumer Justice is a Constitutional Right: Supreme Court Overhauls Appointment Rules for Consumer Fora

By: sayum

"Consumerism is the spirit of the Constitution...It is not merely a statutory right, but a natural one"- In a significant decision Supreme Court of India delivered a path-breaking verdict reasserting...

June 06, 2025

Post-Search Material Cannot Justify a Search Conducted Without Reason to Believe — Allahabad High Court Declares Income Tax Search Illegal for Lack of 'Reason to Believe'

By: sayum

"Jurisdictional Prerequisites Under Section 132(1)(b) Were Woefully Absent in This Case" – In a landmark judgment Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) declared illegal a high-profile search and seizure operation carried...

June 06, 2025

Final Extension to Clear AIBE — Failure Will Lead to Removal from State Rolls: Bar Council of India Issues Strict Compliance Directive

By: sayum

“Those who fail to clear the AIBE even within this final extended period will cease to be advocates and their names shall be removed from the State Roll.” In a...

June 06, 2025

Circumstantial Evidence Must Form an Unbroken Chain: Bombay High Court Acquits Man Accused of Murder to Fake Death"

By: sayum

Failure to Establish Victim's Identity and Complete Chain of Circumstances Must Result in Acquittal: - In a significant judgment Bombay High Court set aside the conviction of an accused charged...

June 06, 2025

“Section 66 Permits Penalty Even After Delivery”: Supreme Court Clarifies Railways’ Power Over Misdeclared Goods

By: sayum

“Section 66 does not restrict the levy of penalty only before delivery. Consequently, it can be seen that the legislative intent had to be, to permit levy of charge under...

June 06, 2025

Failure to Prove Mens Rea and Improper Seizure Vitiates Conviction: Calcutta High Court Acquits Retailer Under Essential Commodities Act

By: sayum

“Conviction Cannot Stand When Prosecution Fails to Prove Whose Stock Was Seized and Whether Lawful Procedure Was Followed”, Calcutta High Court set aside a nearly four-decade-old conviction under Section 7(1)(a)(ii)...

June 06, 2025

“Relationship Was Consensual and Survivor Was Not Proven to Be a Child: Delhi High Court Acquits Man Convicted for Rape Under POCSO

By: sayum

“Prosecution Failed to Prove Survivor’s Minority as Per Section 94 of JJ Act”— In a significant ruling Delhi High Court set aside the conviction and 10-year sentence awarded to the...

June 05, 2025

Investigation Conducted by CBI Was Not Properly Done, Raises Suspicion About Prosecution Case: High Court Acquitted In Murder Case

By: sayum

The court criticized the investigative process and the credibility of key witnesses, leading to the acquittal of all accused in the 2002 murder case. In a significant ruling, the Punjab...

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