Trial Judge Archives

Calcutta High Court refuses to consider order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for binding Trial Judge to stay anti-arbitration suit

The Calcutta High Court said that the principle of comity of nations and comity of courts had been recognized by the Indian Courts by giving adequate weightage to orders or decrees of a foreign court while deciding any proceeding in a domestic court.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court acquits murder convicts; reverses High Court findings based on conjectures and surmises

Supreme Court said that the elaborate exercise of the trial Judge has been washed away by the High Court in a totally cursory manner.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | A reversioner, under Hindu Law, only entitled to challenge an alienation made by a limited owner [(1953) 1 SCC 112

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on alienation of property under Hindu Law.

POCSO Trial Judge training Karnataka Judicial Academy

Case Briefs High Courts

Know why Karnataka HC recommended a Trial Court Judge to undergo training in Karnataka Judicial Academy vis-à-vis POCSO cases

The High Court was shocked to find that the Trial Judge have not understood properly what is meaning of the theory beyond reasonable doubt in appreciating the evidence in POCSO cases.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Rules of Stock Exchange are mere rules for regulation of business and do not affect general law of contract [(1952) 1 SCC 481]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on reciprocal promises in share transactions under the Contract Act, 1872.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | When Supreme Court determined the public or private status of the lane between the houses [(1952) 1 SCC 296]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on use and enjoyment of property.

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Bias and prejudices, conjectures and surmises and personal views contrary to material on record have no place in court of law: HC says Trial Judge needs special training at Judicial Academy. Read why

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J., while addressing the matter stated that the present judgment as well as the Trial Court’s Judgment

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Lesotho HC | Can Directors’ decision to indict summarily, be challenged before a Non-Trial Judge? Here’s what Court decides in the interest of justice

Lesotho, High Court: S.P. Sakoane, CJ, addressed a matter wherein the decision of summary indictment has been challenged. Applicants in the present

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Sole testimony of prosecutrix found reliable enough for a trial judge to act; Court dismisses appeal against conviction

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

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,

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Findings in a suit dismissed for being premature are not binding either on parties or trial judge; law on res judicata explained

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the decree of prosecution passed in a civil suit. While dismissing

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

No error by Trial Judge in addressing witness’s refusal to answer; convictions restored

Supreme Court of Canada: This appeal was filed before a 5-Judge Bench comprising of Wagner, CJ. Abella, Cote, Rowe and Martin, JJ.,