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Courts must not take Contractual terms beyond their face value

Asmita Kuvalekar | Government Law College, Mumbai | 02nd April 2020.  CARETEL INFOTECH LTD V HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD AND ORS (CIVIL APPEAL NO 3588 OF 2019 ARISING OUT OF SLP…

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Madras HC on audio and video recording of witness statements

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 31st March 2020 Satheesh Kumar & Ors. v. Inspector of Police Facts: The criminal appeals 482 and 513 of 2017 were heard…

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Married daughter has the same rights as a married son when it comes to seeking an appointment on compassionate grounds

Sonali Rajput | KLE Society Law College,Bangalore | 31st March 2020 Anjula Singh v Udham Singh Nagar District Cooperative Bank Ltd and ors., Civil Writ Petition No. 953 of 2016…

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Principles to determine ‘Commercial Purpose’ with regard to hostel facilities to nurses in hospitals

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 31st March 2020 Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical v. M/S Unique Shanti Developers Facts: In the year 1995, an agreement to sell was…

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If promise to marry was not made with sole intention to seduce a woman to indulge in sexual act, such an act would not amount to rape

Lisa Coutinho | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 30th March 2020 Dr. Dhruvaram Murlidhar Sonar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Criminal Appeal No. 1443 of 2018 Facts…

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Furnishing surety/ security, indemnity bond not required in every case seeking grant of a succession certificate

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 30th March 2020 Arvind Nanda v. State [CM (M) 265/2020 CM APPL. 7880/2020; High Court of Delhi] Facts:             The petitioner, Arvind Nanda…

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Secondary Evidence does not Require Application to be led

Krisha Kamal | Presidency University Banglore | 30th March 2020   DHANPAT V. SHEO RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. & ORS. Facts: An appeal was filed against the decree of Punjab &…

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CSE rule declaring persons who had undergone organ transplant unfit for selection is archaic

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 30th March 2020 Udbhav Kumar Jain v. High Court of Delhi & Anr. [Writ Petition (civil) 13807/2019 CM no. 55473/2019; High Court…

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Karnataka HC upholds validity of amendment to KTTP Act allowing reservation for SC/ST category in public works tender process

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 30th March 2020 Sri Vishwanath HM v Government of Karnataka [Writ Petition 53036/2017; Karnataka High Court] Facts: The Karnataka Transparency in Public…

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Police Officer cannot seize driving license unless in uniform

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 31st March 2020 Mr. Suryaneel Das v State of West Bengal and others Facts:             In the following case, Mr. Suryaneel Das, the…

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For the grant of invalid pension, minimum qualifying years of service cannot be ignored

Lisa Coutinho | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 31st March 2020 State of Odisha & Ors. v. Manju Naik Civil Appeal No. 9204 of 2019 Facts of the case:…

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When a woman states before the court that she did not consent to a physical relationship, the court shall not presume otherwise

Lisa Coutinho | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 31st March 2020 Miss XYZ v. State of Gujarat & Anr. Criminal Appeal No. 1619 of 2019 Facts of the case:…

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Even if a Juvenile is convicted, the same should be obliterated, so that there is no stigma with regard to any crime committed by such person as a juvenile

Lisa Coutinho | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 31st March 2020 Union of India & Ors. v. Ramesh Bishnoi Civil Appeal No. 9109 of 2019 Facts of the case:…

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Allahabad High Court

Right to reform is an essential part of right to life

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 31st March 2020 Satyam Rai v. Banaras Hindu University [Writ Petition (Civil) 25122/2019; High Court of Allahabad] Facts:             Satyam Rai, the petitioner…

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Magistrates and not High Courts should Direct Filing of FIRs or Proper Investigation

Asmita Kuvalekar | Government Law College, Mumbai | 29th March 2020.  M. SUBRAMANIAM AND ANR V S. JANAKI AND ANR (CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 102 OF 2011)  FACTS OF THE CASE:  This…

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At a premature stage of a case where investigation process is still going it is not fit to exercise powers under section 482 of Cr.P.C

Yugashree | School of Law Sastra University, Thanjavur | 30th March 2020 L C Nagaraja Vs The state by CBI Facts: The petitioner who is working with government as an…

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Delhi HC directs expeditious DNA testing of bodies of riot victims without waiting for court orders

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 30th March 2020 Sajid Ali v. Government of NCT of Delhi [ Writ Petition (civil) 2912/2020; High Court of Delhi] Facts:             On…

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Rule 51 shall not have any application for further investigation under section 173(8) of CrPC

Lisa Coutinho | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 30th March 2020 Satishkumar Nyalchand Shah v. State of Gujarat & Ors. Criminal Appeal No. 353 of 2020 Facts of the…

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Custodial Death shall raise a presumption of unnatural death when there’s nothing to show for ill health of the deceased

Daniyal Qureshi | Symbiosis Law School Pune | 29th March 2020 Konjengbam (O) Pishak Devi  v. State of Manipur Decided in 17.12.2019 The High Court of Manipur at Imphal Facts …

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The Bombay Animal Preservation Act, 1994 is held to be intra vires the Constitution

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 29th March 2020 State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Qureshi Kasab (2005 8 SCC 534; Supreme Court of India) Facts:             The Bombay Animal…

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Environmental Compensation Can’t Be Imposed Without Giving Notice to Violator

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 29th March 2020 Public Works Department, GNCTD v Central Pollution Board [Writ Petition (civil) 2693/2020; Delhi High Court] Facts:             In the present…

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Application is not required to be filed before the Secondary evidence is led

Lisa Coutinho | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 28th March 2020 Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 1960 of 2020. Facts: The plaintiff…

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The tribunals having exclusive jurisdiction to one act must take the primary question as nature of case and can proceed only if satisfied

Yugashree | School of Law Sastra University, Thanjavur | 28 March 2020 The Branch Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs. Poongavanam and others Facts Mani While driving a lorry which…

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Allahabad High Court

Online gaming is not gambling on mere chance

Asmita Kuvalekar | Government Law College, Mumbai | 29th March 2020.  GURDEEP SINGH SACHAR V UNION OF INDIA AND OS (CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION STAMP NO 22 OF 2019)  FACTS OF…

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A wrong decision does not give a right to a person to enforce the wrong order and claim equality

Kosha Doshi | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 27th March 2020 Sr. Divisional Manager, LIC of India v Renuka Sharma [ Writ Petition Civil – 6692/2014; Delhi High Court] Facts:…

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