Saturday, April 27, 2024

Leading Cases

Summary of Mohari Bibi v. Dharmodas Ghosh case

The case of Mohari Bibi v. Dharmodas Ghosh is a landmark case in Indian contract law, which established that a contract entered into by a minor is void and...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme As Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark verdict on February 15, 2024, striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme as unconstitutional. This decision was...

DBS Bank Ltd. Singapore vs. Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. 2024

The case of DBS Bank Ltd. Singapore vs. Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd., decided on January 3, 2024, by the Supreme Court of India, centered...

Summary of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. vs. MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) Limited & Ors. 2024

The case of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. vs. MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) Limited & Ors. revolved around a dispute concerning the...

Vinubhai Haribhai Malviya & Ors v. State of Gujarat & Another 2019

In the case of Vinubhai Haribhai Malviya & Ors v. State of Gujarat & Another, (decided on 16.10.2019) the Supreme Court addressed whether a...

Principle of proportionality should guide the sentencing process (SC-03/07/2023)

Having held all the accused criminally liable, under Section 304 Part II read with Section 149 IPC and also not having found any distinguishing...

Aditya Khaitan & Ors. Vs. IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (03/10/2023)

The question that arises for consideration is, was the High Court justified in rejecting the application for an extension of time dated 20.01.2021 and...

Grant of sanction is nowhere contemplated under Section 167 CrPC

The right to be released on default bail continues to remain enforceable if the accused has applied for such bail, notwithstanding pendency of the bail application or subsequent filing of the chargesheet or a report seeking extension of time by the prosecution before the court.However, where the accused fails to apply for default bail when the right accrues to him, and subsequently a chargesheet, or a report seeking extension of time is preferred before the Magistrate or any other competent court, the right to default bail would be extinguished. 

Dr. Balram Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors.

The Union and States are duty-bound to ensure that the practice of manual scavenging is completely eradicated Dr. Balram Singh Vs. Union of India &...

Mahesh Yadav & Anr vs Rajeshwar Singh & Ors on 16 December, 2008

Supreme Court of India Mahesh Yadav & Anr vs Rajeshwar Singh & Ors on 16 December, 2008 Author: S Sinha Bench: S.B. Sinha, Cyriac Joseph REPORTABLE IN...

Rup Chand Gupta vs Raghuvanshi Private Limited & Anr on 15 April, 1964

Supreme Court of India Rup Chand Gupta vs Raghuvanshi Private Limited & Anr on 15 April, 1964 Equivalent citations: 1964 AIR 1889, 1964 SCR (7) 760 Author:...