Category: Digest Of Supreme Court Cases

Victim has a fundamental right of fair investigation and fair trial. Therefore, mere filing of the chargesheet and framing of the charges cannot be an impediment in ordering further investigation…

Instant case was filed to direct the government to find out original names of ‘ancient historical cultural religious places’, named after barbaric foreign invaders and publish the initial names of…

Writ petition maintainable on the ground that earlier judgment does not lay down the correct law-though the concept of finality of judgment has to be preserved, at the same time,…

The issue in the first suit was limited only as to whether the respondent-plaintiff has a right to construct the latrine in the passage. The issue as to whether the…

Right to use software would amount to “deemed sale” under Art. 366(29-A). Law relating to transfer of “right to use” and deemed sales, summarized. The sum and substance of the…

Principles clarified relating to effect of determination of juvenility after conviction at stage of appeal, on status of trial, conviction and sentence recorded by trial court and appellate court. The…

Principles summarized relating to duty of court after insertion of S. 313(5) which enables court to take assistance of Public Prosecutor and defence counsel.  What follows from these authorities may…

Principles summarised relating to effect of failure of accused to throw any light upon facts proved to be within special knowledge of accused and circumstances when accused does owe explanation…

Economic disabilities or economic backwardness, held (per majority), is a valid criterion for reservation or compensatory discrimination. Reservation structured singularly on economic criteria does not damage the basic structure of…

The fact that in the suit, the legal representative was not substituted would not result in the consequence which the High Court has found in the impugned order having regard…