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Month: October 2025

Crime Was Not Result Of Lust But Love’ : Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Act Conviction Noting Marriage Between Accused & Victim

The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) on the ground that the victim and the accused are now married and living

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Test of Prejudice Irrelevant When Tribunal Is Constituted Without Consent of Joint-Venture Partner: Madras High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award

Test of Prejudice Irrelevant When Tribunal Is Constituted Without Consent of Joint-Venture Partner: Madras High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award. The Madras High Court has set aside an arbitral award on the ground that the tribunal

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Once Court Indicates Its Mind, Counsel Must Refrain From Further Submissions; Continued Insistence Affects Decorum: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has observed that when a bench has clearly indicated its view and directed counsel to cease further submissions, that direction must be respected. The Court emphasised that continuing to press arguments

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Cheques Issued Only For Security Purpose Not Encashable For Any Existing Debt: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that where a cheque is issued purely for the purpose of security, rather than as payment of an existing debt or liability, it cannot be presented for encashment under Negotiable

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‘Photos Of Place Where Crime Occurred Is Relevant Document While Cross-Examining Witness’: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that, during cross-examination, an accused’s counsel may confront a prosecution witness with documents such as photographs of the place of occurrence or a site-plan, even if the documents were not

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Debate Over Death Penalty: Plea Seeks Lethal Injection Instead of Hanging

The Supreme Court of India recently observed that it will re-examine the method of carrying out the death penalty in the country, as it heard a plea seeking to replace the traditional practice of execution by

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Gratuity Cannot Be Withheld To Recover Loan Default Even If Retired Employee Was Guarantor: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has ruled that gratuity of a retired employee cannot be withheld to recover the defaulted loan amount of another person, even if the retired employee had stood as a guarantor. The Court

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Property Tax Is First Charge On Property; Auction Purchaser Liable To Pay It Before Sale: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court: Property Tax Is a First Charge; Auction Buyer Must Pay It Before Sale The Calcutta High Court has clarified that property tax forms a first charge on immovable property, meaning that an auction

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If Disability Is Acquired During Service, Employee Must Be Shifted To Suitable Post Instead Of Termination: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that if an employee develops a disability during the course of their employment, the employer must not terminate them outright but should instead attempt to assign them to a suitable

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Armed Forces Tribunal Empowered To Modify Court-Martial Convictions And Impose Lesser Penalties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has affirmed that the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), under Sections 15(6)(a) and (b) of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, is empowered to alter findings of a Court-Martial if those findings are excessive,

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