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Nagamma @ Nagarathna & Ors. vs. The State of Karnataka: Criminal Appeal No. 425 of 2014…

Supreme Court acquits trio in policeman’s murder, citing flawed evidence chain. The Supreme Court acquitted the accused because the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. Key elements like motive, extra-judicial confessions, and recovery of weapons were deemed unreliable, and the presence of the deceased’s body at the accused’s house alone was […]

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M. Rajendran & Ors. v/s M/S KPK Oils and Proteins India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. Civil Appeal Nos. 12174-12175 of 2025…

Supreme Court rules borrowers lose right to redeem property once auction notice is published. The Supreme Court held that a borrower’s right to redeem a mortgaged property under the SARFAESI Act ends on the date the auction notice is published, not when the sale is completed. The Court clarified that the 2016 amendment to Section

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Kulbhushan Kumar Vs. Raj Kumari and Ors.: Civil Appeal Nos. 2564 and 2589 of 1966…

Supreme Court: The court may award maintenance to wife up to 25% of husband’s income and to child 15% of husband’s incomeA sum of Rs. 250/- per month for the maintenance of the wife of a person occupying the position of the appellant cannot be said to err on the liberal side. The High Court

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Murari v/s State OF Bihar CRLDB 538/08 18/09/25…

🏛️PATNA HIGH COURT BIBEK CHAUDHURI J Section 302 IPC and Arms Act Section 27 Conviction based on defective investigation Prosecution’s failure to seize weapon of offence, obtain ballistic expert’s opinion, and examine critical evidence like blood-stained earth, wearing apparel, and pellets recovered from the deceased’s body – Held, such lapses amount to no investigation, and

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KAVERI v/s MAHDOOM SLPCRL 11184/24 19/09/25…

🏛️ SUPREME COURT OF INDIA N.V. ANJARIA, J. NI ACT Sections 138, 141, 142, Proviso (b) Dishonour of Cheque Demand Notice Validity Requirement of notice to demand the “said amount of money’ “Said amount of money’ refers to the cheque amount itself — Demand for an amount different from the cheque amount invalidates the notice

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Legal Update: विधिक विश्लेषण : उपभोक्ताओं की सहमति के बिना स्मार्ट प्रीपेड मीटर लगाना…

विधिक विश्लेषण : उपभोक्ताओं की सहमति के बिना स्मार्ट प्रीपेड मीटर लगाना विद्युत वितरण निगमों द्वारा उपभोक्ताओं की सहमति के बिना स्मार्ट प्रीपेड मीटर लगाए जाने की प्रक्रिया विवाद का विषय बन चुकी है। राज्य विद्युत उपभोक्ता परिषद और विद्युत कर्मचारी संघर्ष समिति ने इसे न केवल असांविधानिक बल्कि विद्युत अधिनियम, 2003 के प्रावधानों का

Legal Update: विधिक विश्लेषण : उपभोक्ताओं की सहमति के बिना स्मार्ट प्रीपेड मीटर लगाना… Read More »

0ANKIT v/s NIKITA TA 1039/25 26/08/25…

🏛️ PUNJAB HARYANA HIGH COURT ARCHANA PURI, J Section 24 CPC Transfer applications – Three civil suits filed at the instance of respondent arising out of matrimonial dispute – Applicant seeking transfer from Ludhiana to Faridabad – Held, Courts generally lean towards convenience of wife in matrimonial disputes but same is not a thumb rule

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Ashok Kumar And Others v/s Bhartiya Jeevan Beema Nigam Mandal…

Specific performance. The plaintiff is not entitled to the relief of specific performance if the property is not identifiable. The Hon’ble Apex Court, in Pawan Kumar Dutt and another Vs. Shakuntala Devi and others, (2010) 5 SCC 601, and Nahar Singh vs. Harnak Singh (1996) 6 SCC 699, held that the plaintiff is not entitled

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