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Cal HC | Court denounces lawyer’s strike — Obstructing the course of justice to be treated as a cognizable offence

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., while denouncing the conduct of lawyers who had called a

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Ker HC | Court entertains Art. 226 petition for last and final indulgence where alternate remedy under SARFAESI Act available

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J., disposed of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The

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SL SC | Where there is a variation between description and extent in a deed, description will prevail

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Prasanna Jayawardena, L.T.B. Dehideniya and S. Thurairaja, JJ.,

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Gau HC | Right to life under Art. 21 creates an obligation upon the State to ensure that the right to health is respected, protected and is duly entitled to all its citizens

Gauhati High Court: Songkhupchung Serto, J. was hearing a writ petition of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India pertaining

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UK SC | Reasonableness is always fact-specific and decisions based on similar factual circumstances are not decisive

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Full Bench of Lord Briggs (President), Lord Carnwath, Lord Hodge, Lord Wilson and Lady Arden,

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Cal HC | Common intention under S. 34 IPC is a species of constructive liability, not to be confused with similar intention

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Baghi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., partly allowed a criminal appeal against the order of the

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Flashback 2019: From Ayodhya verdict to P. Chidambaram’s bail, here are the big Supreme Court cases that made headlines

Today marks as not only the beginning of a new year but also a new decade and it is pertinent to look

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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – December 2019

TOP STORIES Nirbhaya Case| SC rejects review petition filed by the fourth death row convict Akshay Kumar Singh The grounds raised in the

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SL SC | Acts causing loss to State property especially at their institution cannot be pardoned or condoned; Reduction of sentence refused

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, P. Padman Surasena and S. Thurairaja,

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Islamabad Special Court | Former President and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for ‘high treason’

Islamabad Special Court: A Full Bench of Waqar Ahmed Seth, Nazar Akbar and Shahid Karim, JJ. sentenced Former President Pervez Musharraf of

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Del HC | ‘Technical contribution’ is the test of patentability for computer programs; law on S. 3(k) of Patents Act clarified

Delhi High Court: Pratibha Singh, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (“IPAB”) whereby it had

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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NCDRC | Buyer cannot be made to wait indefinitely for possession of flat when the entire consideration amount has been made

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): R.K. Agrawal (President) while deciding the present consumer case held that, “Wherever the Builder commits a particular

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SL SC | Courtesy begets courtesy; Court refuses application relating to the violation of Fundamental Rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, L.T.B. Dehideniya and Murdu N.B.Fernando, JJ.,

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SL SC | No relief against dispossession by bona fide purchaser where vendor fails to show retention of beneficial interest

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Sisira J. de Abrew, L.T.B. Dehideniya and Murdu

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CERC | Plea of rehearing rejected where an error could not be established on the face of the record

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC): The Coram of P.K. Pujari (Chairperson), Dr M.K. Iyer (Member) and I.S. Jha (Member) dismissed a petition

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Cal HC | Knowledge of commission of dacoity necessary to attract penal liability for harbouring dacoits under S. 216-A IPC

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

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All HC | Cognizance taken in a criminal case after taking extraneous material into consideration, is against the law and not sustainable

Allahabad High Court: Om Prakash-VII, J. allowed the application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing

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Cal HC | Court denounces lawyer’s strike — Obstructing the course of justice to be treated as a cognizable offence

Ker HC | Court entertains Art. 226 petition for last and final indulgence where alternate remedy under SARFAESI Act available

SL SC | Where there is a variation between description and extent in a deed, description will prevail

Gau HC | Right to life under Art. 21 creates an obligation upon the State to ensure that the right to health is respected, protected and is duly entitled to all its citizens

UK SC | Reasonableness is always fact-specific and decisions based on similar factual circumstances are not decisive

Cal HC | Common intention under S. 34 IPC is a species of constructive liability, not to be confused with similar intention

Flashback 2019: From Ayodhya verdict to P. Chidambaram’s bail, here are the big Supreme Court cases that made headlines

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – December 2019

SL SC | Acts causing loss to State property especially at their institution cannot be pardoned or condoned; Reduction of sentence refused

Islamabad Special Court | Former President and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for ‘high treason’

Del HC | ‘Technical contribution’ is the test of patentability for computer programs; law on S. 3(k) of Patents Act clarified

NCDRC | Buyer cannot be made to wait indefinitely for possession of flat when the entire consideration amount has been made

SL SC | Courtesy begets courtesy; Court refuses application relating to the violation of Fundamental Rights

SL SC | No relief against dispossession by bona fide purchaser where vendor fails to show retention of beneficial interest

CERC | Plea of rehearing rejected where an error could not be established on the face of the record

Cal HC | Knowledge of commission of dacoity necessary to attract penal liability for harbouring dacoits under S. 216-A IPC

CBI | Death Sentence for rape and murder to accused on being found guilty

SL SC | Termination of employee justified where he did not act with full honesty; Court allows appeal by employer

Utt HC | Jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle or scuttle the legitimate prosecution

All HC | Cognizance taken in a criminal case after taking extraneous material into consideration, is against the law and not sustainable