Supreme Court Upholds Prosecution in Evidence Tampering Case: M.R. Ajayan vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal court can take cognizance of offences related to tampering with evidence in court proceedings without a formal complaint from the court itself, and whether a third party can appeal such a case. CASE TYPE: Criminal […]
Supreme Court Orders Perjury Case for Fabricated Evidence in Tenancy Dispute: New Era Fabrics Ltd. vs. Bhanumati Keshrichand Jhaveri (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party can be prosecuted for perjury for submitting fabricated evidence before the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Civil, Perjury Case Name: M/s New Era Fabrics Ltd. vs. Bhanumati Keshrichand Jhaveri & Ors.
Supreme Court Dismisses Perjury Application in Property Dispute: Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. vs. Johnson Dye Works Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings should be initiated for giving false evidence before the Court. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Dispute, Criminal Procedure) Case Name: Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. vs. Johnson Dye Works
Supreme Court Sets Aside Perjury Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute: Aarish Asgar Qureshi vs. Fareed Ahmed Qureshi & Anr. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether perjury proceedings can be initiated based on contradictory statements in an anticipatory bail application without conclusive evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Aarish Asgar Qureshi vs. Fareed Ahmed Qureshi & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for False Evidence Complaints: Narendra Kumar Srivastava vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can take cognizance of an offense under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on a private complaint, or if a complaint from the court is required. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:
Supreme Court penalizes medical college for fraud and misrepresentation: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a medical college can be penalized for submitting false information and fabricating records to obtain permission for admitting students. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions Case Name: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University & Another vs. Union of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gang Rape Case, Criticizes High Court’s Approach Date of the Judgment: 30 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 928 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s conviction in a rape case based on discrepancies in the timing of related police actions and
Supreme Court overturns perjury prosecution in election case: Prof. Chintamani Malviya vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a perjury prosecution should be initiated for a contradictory statement in a judicial proceeding. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Election Law) Case Name: Prof. Chintamani Malviya vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April
Supreme Court Clarifies Safeguards Against Misuse of the Atrocities Act LEGAL ISSUE: Safeguards against misuse of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Service Law Case Name: Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 20 March 2018 Can a public servant
Can a ballistics expert be charged with perjury for changing his opinion during court testimony? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case arising from the infamous Jessica Lal murder case. The Court quashed proceedings against a ballistics expert, emphasizing the nature of expert testimony. The judgment was delivered by a
