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  Criminal Law. Accused ‘must be’ and not merely ‘may be’ guilty before a Court can convict. Supreme Court reiterates.

  • 16-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Severance of land due to acquisition for railway line. Unacquired portion, the value of which is diminished cannot be awarded the same compensation as that of the acquired portion. Supreme Court.

  • 16-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Transactions between banker and borrower are purely contractual. Private lending agency/Bank does not fit into the term ‘other authorities’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Karnataka High Court declares creation of the Anti Corruption Bureau unconstitutional.

  • 11-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  False recital made in a sale deed cannot be construed as a ‘statement made before the Sub-Registrar’ to attract penal provision of Section 82 of the Registration Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Criminal Trial. ‘’Just like mythological Hamsa, (swan) Courts separate milk and water from a mixture of the two’’. Supreme Court replaces the old idiom ‘’sifting the chaff from the grain’’.

  • 12-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  In special drive to fill up backlog vacancies meant for reserved category candidates, creation of DPC becomes redundant since candidates considered for promotion invariably belong to the same reserved category. Supreme Court clarifies.

  • 12-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Tenderer can show revenues from sales between companies forming part of group for the purposes of computation of the group revenue unless the tender conditions prescribe otherwise. Delhi High Court.

  • 11-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Pendency of dispute regarding ownership of land is not a ground to deny electricity connection. Gujarat High Court

  • 11-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  ''Financial dependency is not the Ark of The Covenant''. Even the married sons and daughters are also entitled to compensation under the MVC Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Blacklisting of tenderer. Allegation of false declaration would not sustain where the stipulations are either ambiguous or open to more than one plausible interpretation. Delhi High Court.

  • 11-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Cheque bounce case. Person being director of a company will not make him liable for prosecution unless it is shown that he is in-charge of or responsible for conduct of the company business. Delhi High Court.

  • 12-August-2022
  • Daksha Legal