LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on a dying declaration, especially when there are minor discrepancies in multiple dying declarations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Abrar vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 16th December 2010 Date of the Judgment: 16th December 2010 Citation: Not Available in the […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a fatal injury inflicted during a sudden fight without premeditation constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Sangh Araj Bhogappa Kamble vs. State of Maharashtra. Judgment Date: 26th October 2010 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26th October 2010 Citation: 2010(13) SCR 376 Judges: Hon’ble
Date of the Judgment: 18th September 2009 Judges: Harjit Singh Bedi, J. and J.M. Panchal, J. Did the High Court err in upholding the conviction of the accused based on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a decades-old murder case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal stemming from a 1977
Date of the Judgment: 18 August 2009 Citation: Mohd. Zafar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2009) INSC 123 Judges: Harjit Singh Bedi, J., Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. In a significant ruling concerning food adulteration laws, the Supreme Court addressed the critical issue of ensuring fair trial rights to an accused. The case revolves around the alleged
“`html Date of the Judgment: October 03, 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. Can prior experience as a Research Assistant be considered equivalent to postgraduate teaching experience when applying for the post of Professor in a University? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in
Introduction Date of the Judgment: October 03, 2008 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 4445 of 2006 Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. Does a part-time employee qualify as a workman under the Industrial Disputes Act, entitling them to protection against unlawful retrenchment? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in the case of Div.
Date of the Judgment: September 30, 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When does the limitation period begin for recovering money in a commercial transaction? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a dispute between Krishna Gopal Kakani and Bank of Baroda.
Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2008 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5797 of 2008 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 14337 of 2006) Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. Can an employer selectively deny re-deployment to a retrenched employee when a company policy mandates it? The Supreme Court of India, in K. Alex
Date of the Judgment: September 22, 2008 Judges: S.B. Sinha, Harjit Singh Bedi Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the accused acted as part of an unlawful assembly, even if the common intention to commit murder wasn’t explicitly proven? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Shankaraya Naik
Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 18, 2008 In a criminal appeal concerning a murder case, the critical question arose: Can eyewitness testimony be dismissed solely because a dying declaration is deemed unreliable? The Supreme Court of India addressed this issue in the case of *State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tiruchy v. Rettaimandaiyan @
Date of the Judgment: September 18, 2008 Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J. and Harjit Singh Bedi, J. In a criminal appeal concerning an attempt to murder, the Supreme Court of India was tasked with evaluating the correctness of a Patna High Court judgment that acquitted the accused. The core issue revolved around the reliability of
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Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 September 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a criminal case? The Supreme Court addressed this question in Sunil Dattatraya Vaskar & Another vs. State of Maharashtra. The case revolves around an incident of firing that
