The IT Act adopts the principle that if electronic records satisfy the same level of reliability as paper documents, they ...

So far as the case in hand is concerned, the learned Magistrate upon satisfying himself regarding to record the service of pre-cognizance notice could have inferred, the forfeiture of the right of ...

It is well settled that generally speaking the provisions of a statute creating public duties are directory and those conferring private rights are imperative. When the provisions of a statute relate ...

In a groundbreaking judgment that could reshape how digital evidence is treated in family disputes, the Madhya Pradesh High ...

Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in K.B. Saha & Sons Pvt. Ltd v. Development Consultant Ltd (2008) 8 SCC 654 stands as a landmark judgment on the admissibility and legal effect of ...

When there is a specific enactment of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Rule 49 of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 will take a backseat, as Domestic Violence Act, 2005, will come to the driver’s ...

The Supreme Court reaffirmed that when an arbitration agreement forms part of a larger contract, there is a strong presumption that the law governing the main contract (lex contractus) also governs ...

Courts must also consider statutory bail rights. If the charge sheet is not filed within the prescribed period (60 days for regular offenses, 90 days for offenses under Section 111 punishable with ...

Confirm the case is registered under the exclusive jurisdiction of Special Courts as per Section 14 of the Act Verify that the Sessions Court has jurisdiction to hear the bail application Apply ...

On plain reading of the said provisions, the contention of Shri Sudin Usgaonkar, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the Respondents, that the cross examination has to be restricted only to the ...

I have in Kawal Sachdeva Vs. Madhu Bala Rana 2013 SCC OnLine Del 1479 held that, (i) when a vague plea is taken, the Court should hesitate to frame an issue on such a vague plea unless the parties are ...