Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 can proceed against an accused for offences under the Indian Penal Code 1860 even if sanction for prosecution has not been granted in respect of PC Act offences as per Section 19 of the said Act. (A. SREENIVASA...
Custody under Section 167 of Cr.PC,1973 includes custody of other Investigating Agencies and not just Police. The Hon’ble Supreme Court held that the word ‘Custody’ under Section 167 Cr.P.C, 1973 includes not only a Police custody but also that of other Investigating...
Not Necessary for claimants to file a claim before MACT having jurisdiction over the area where the accident occured. As per Hon’ble Supreme Court,It is not mandatory for the claimants to lodge an application for compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle...
Mere suppression of material/false information in a given case does not mean that the employer can arbitrarily discharge/terminate the employee from service. (Pawan Kumar Versus Union of India, CA 3574 of 2022) This was an appeal filed by an employee before the...
Right to reside in the shared household even in the absence of any act of domestic violence (Prabha Tyagi Versus Kamlesh Devi, Cr. A.No. 511 of 2022): Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court held that every woman in a domestic relationship has a right to reside in...
The Hon’ble Supreme Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Dr. Jacob Puliyel wherein he challenged the constitutional validity of the vaccine mandates imposed by States, in particular, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu and also...
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