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Interlocutory order in one case cannot be treated as precedent for cancellation of bail of accused in other cases: Supreme Court

Supreme Court has ordered that the Rajasthan High Court's impugned order being interlocutory in nature, shall not be treated as precedent for cancellation of bail granted to the petitioner in other cases, and the question of law was kept open to be decided in an appropriate case.

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Defendants cannot be dispossessed unless the plaintiff has established a better title and rights over the property, Supreme Court reiterates

The Supreme Court observed that the defendants, being in possession, would be entitled to protect and save their possession, unless the person who seeks to dispossess them has a better legal right in the form of ownership or entitlement to possession.

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Section 138 NI Act| Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court’s reversal of acquittal in a cheque bouncing case

The Supreme Court observed that the scope of interference in an appeal against acquittal is limited and that the Madras High Court ‘could not have interfered with the finding of acquittal recorded by the learned Trial Court.

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Order rejecting Siddique Kappan’s discharge application is against law propounded by SC; Allahabad High Court remits the matter back to the Trial Court to decide afresh

If statute provides for anything to be done in a particular manner, then it must be done in that manner alone and not otherwise and thus, the impugned order rejecting Siddique Kappan's discharge application is against the law propounded by the Supreme Court

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Investigating Agencies deserve reasonable time to conduct investigation, Supreme Court sets aside Madras HC order quashing a criminal proceeding in haste

The Supreme Court noticed that in the case at hand, without giving any reasonable time to the investigating agency to investigate the allegations in the FIR, the Madras High Court has, in haste, quashed the criminal proceedings.

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Specific Performance| Supreme Court’s split verdict over a party’s readiness and willingness to perform his part of the contract

While Justice Shah stated that the Kerala High Court has erred in interfering with the judgment of Trial Court of passing a decree for specific performance; Justice Nagarathna affirmed the Judgment of the High Court.

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It isn’t the purpose of grace marks to allow reserved category candidate to switch over to general category: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., reversed the impugned order of the Rajasthan High Court whereby

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SC-ST Act is prospective or retrospective? Kar HC quashes criminal proceedings for offences committed in the year 1975

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S Dixit J. quashes the criminal proceedings as the SC-ST act is not retrospective in nature. The petitioners

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HP HC | [Interpretation of Statutes] Court while drawing distinction between the terms ‘Block’ and ‘Constituency’, denies to reserve the post of Pradhan in Gram Panchayat elections for ST category

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. while dismissing the present petition

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Madras HC | “Head hanged in shame for ill-treating SCs for centuries altogether”: Court while asking questions to State in matter of lack of road to graveyard for SCs

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., asked the State Government to file a report in the