WHEN DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR CRIME AVAILABLE, NO MOTIVE NEEDED

-Report by Pranav Mathur The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, on the 10th of February 2023, in the case of Narendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh, upheld the conviction of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”) given to the present appellant. TheRead More

POWER TO BLACKLIST THE CONTRACTOR IS INHERENT IN PARTY ALLOTING CONTRACT

-Report by Arun Bhattacharya In the matter of M/S WELL PROTECT MANPOWER SERVICES PVT. LTD. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR the High Court of Delhi on Wednesday 22nd of February, reiterated the fact “it is now well settled that the power to blacklist the contractor is inherent in the party allotting the contract”.  FACTS: The petitioners were successfulRead More

DESIRE TO LIVE SEPERATELY, MOTHER STRANGULATES FIVE-YEAR OLD CHILD

-Report by Arun Bhattacharya The Supreme Court of India on Thursday 23rd of February, 2023 had to resolve a bizarre case of appeal by a by a mother who had allegedly strangulated her five-year old child in desperation and desire to live separately. The aforementioned matter has been dealt in VAHITHA versus STATE OF TAMIL NADU.  FACTS:Read More

JURISDICTION DECIDED ACCORDING TO THE THE LEASE DEED: DELHI HC

-Report by Shreya Gupta The petition and respondent in this case is SMT. SUNITA GARG and M/S SCRAFT PRODUCT P LTD respectively. The case arose due to the arbitration clause in the lease agreement. FACTS: The present case has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in order of appointment of an arbitrator. The dispute has risen betweenRead More

ISSUE OF COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT BROUGHT BEFORE DELHI HIGH COURT

-Report by Tannu Dahiya The Delhi High Court on Wednesday while hearing the petition rejected the application made for compassionate appointment in the case of Union of India and Ors. Vs. Umesh Kumar. Facts: The facts of the case are, the respondent is the son of the late Bishan lal, a safaiwala, who died inRead More

DISPARITY IN PAYSCALE: RIGHT OF JUDICIARY OR NOT

-Report by Saloni Agarwal The Supreme Court in Union of India vs Indian Navy Civilian Design Officers Association and Anr., decided the rights and rules of the judiciary in interfering with the functioning of the executive and decided the parameter for the same. Facts: The appellant challenged the decision of the tribunal court regarding theRead More

RIGHTS OF A CHILD CANNOT FORGONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A FAIR TRIAL: SC

-Report by Umang Kanwat Family law conceptions still depend on parental control and the idea of “the family” as a unit, while privacy theories are mostly adult-centered and cannot be meaningfully applied to minors. In the recent case of Aparna Ajinkya Firodia Versus Ajinkya Arun Firodia, the Supreme Court determined that it could not forgoRead More

DISMISSAL OF PIL FILED: AUDIT PROCEDURES NOT FOLLOWED

-Report by Saloni Agarwal The Delhi High Court in Bhupinder Singh & Anr. Vs LT Governor decided whether the PIL filed is justified or not and looked into the fund’s misappropriation issue. Facts: The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee and GHPS Society had mismanaged and misappropriated the funds and illegally removed the fund by conspiring with the members. They also runRead More

INVOKING JURISDICTION UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE 

–Report by Shweta Sabuji The judgment and order from the learned Single Judge of the High Court, dated April 4, 2019, that overturned the Trial court’s orders by Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code is being contested in the present case of MITA INDIA PVT. LTD. Versus MAHENDRA JAIN. FACTS: Mahendra Jain was givenRead More

RIGHT OF ABSORPTION DOES NOT ARISE MERELY FROM APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS

–Report by Arun Bhattacharya The High Court of Delhi on Monday 20th February, 2023 in SHIWANG TRIPATHI & ORS versus UOI & ORS reiterated the stance taken by a learned Single Judge’s bench while dismissing the matter that a Right of Absorption or regularization of post does not arise merely because of an agreement of apprenticeship between parties. FACTS: The National InsuranceRead More