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no dowry death
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Acquittal in Dowry Death Case: “High Court’s Evaluation Not Perverse; Appellate Interference Unwarranted in View of Two Possible Views”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed a criminal appeal challenging a High Court judgment that had acquitted the accused of charges under Sections 304B, 498A, and 201 of the Indian…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
defamation
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Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Defamation Case Against Editor: “Right to Reputation is a Fundamental Right, Press Freedom Not a License for False Allegations”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal challenging the acquittal of a newspaper editor in a criminal defamation case and restored the conviction recorded by the trial court. It…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
full compensation
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Supreme Court Restores Full Compensation to Deceased Driver’s Family; Rejects Insurance Company’s Limited Liability Claim Citing “Absence of Pleadings Cannot Be Cured by Guidelines”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s reduction of compensation to ₹2 lakhs and restored the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's (MACT) award of ₹25.82 lakhs to the…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
ombudsman award
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Kerala High Court Sets Aside Insurance Ombudsman Award: “Policies Taken By Proprietary Concerns Are Not ‘Personal Lines’ Within The Meaning Of The Rules”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court allowed the writ petition filed by the insurance company and set aside the award passed by the Insurance Ombudsman, which had directed payment of…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
private property
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Kerala High Court Rules that State Cannot Take Over Private Land Without Title: “A Person in Possession Cannot Be Dispossessed Except in Accordance with Law”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court quashed proceedings initiated by revenue authorities for the recovery and resumption of a parcel of land measuring 5.60 Ares, holding that the government could…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
territorial jurisdiction
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Supreme Court Clarifies Territorial Jurisdiction in Cheque Bounce Cases: “Jurisdiction Lies Where Payee Maintains Account, Not Where Cheque is Deposited”

Court’s Decision In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court held that complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 must be instituted in the court where the payee…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
pocso
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Supreme Court modifies life sentence under POCSO for pre-amendment offence: “Convict cannot be punished beyond what law permitted at the time of offence”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court partly allowed a criminal appeal, upholding the conviction under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 but modifying the…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
gold smuggling
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Calcutta High Court Grants Bail in Gold Smuggling Case: “Mere possession of gold without evidence of smuggling conspiracy cannot justify prolonged detention”

Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court allowed the bail application of an individual accused under the Customs Act, 1962 in a gold smuggling case. The Court held that continued detention…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
dowry death quashed
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Kerala High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Proceedings: “Allegations are vague and lack the specificity necessary to constitute a triable offence”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court quashed the criminal proceedings initiated under Sections 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code along with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025
minor penalty
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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Proceedings by Minor Penalty Authority for Major Charges: “Issuance of Charge-Sheet by General Manager Could Not Have Been Faulted”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court set aside the Karnataka High Court’s order that had quashed disciplinary proceedings against a former telecom official on the ground that the charge-sheet was issued…
Posted by Rawlaw July 26, 2025

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