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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Land Encroachment Removal Notice: Rules That Provisions of the Land Revenue Act Allowing Exchange of Proprietary Land for Public Land Were Invalidated by 2020 Amendment

Court’s Decision The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir dismissed the petition challenging a notice for land encroachment removal, citing that the earlier provisions of the Land Revenue Act, which…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Abetment of Suicide Case: “Refusal to Marry, Even if Emotionally Distressing, Does Not Amount to Abetment Under Section 306 IPC Without Evidence of Mens Rea or a Direct Act of Provocation”

1. Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of charges under Sections 417 (cheating) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC, restoring the trial court’s verdict. The court…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Does Section 87 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 2003, Prohibit Membership if Residential Property Exceeds 66.72 Sq. Meters? Delhi High Court Directs Registrar to Treat Writ Petition as Representation and Resolve Membership Regularization in 12 Weeks

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court directed the Registrar Cooperative Societies (RCS) to consider the present writ petition as a representation and adjudicate it in accordance with the law within…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Delhi High Court Acquits Appellant in Burning Case: “Critical Discrepancies in Dying Declarations and Lack of Corroborative Evidence Undermine Conviction”

1. Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court’s conviction of Appellant No. 1 for the murder of her sister-in-law under Sections 302 and 34 of the…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside NDPS Conviction: “Prosecution Must Prove Case Without Loopholes” — Highlights Procedural Lapses, Unreliable Chain of Custody, and Failure to Involve Independent Witnesses

Court’s Decision The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh overturned the trial court's conviction of the appellant under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), 1985.…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Supreme Court Clarifies “Experience Marks” for Outsourced Workers: “Recruitment Criteria Must Be Interpreted Fairly and Inclusively, Especially for Outsourced Workers Whose Contributions Are Often Equivalent to Regular Employees”

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision, which granted 0.5 experience marks to an outsourced worker employed as a clerk-cum-typist. The Court ruled that…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Delhi High Court Acquits Appellant in Section 302 IPC Case: Highlights Inconsistent Witness Testimonies and Insufficient Evidence, Reaffirms “Benefit of the Doubt Must Go to the Accused”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court overturned the conviction and life sentence of the appellant, who had been found guilty under Sections 302 (murder) read with 34 (common intention) of…

Rawlaw December 5, 2024

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Chhattisgarh High Court Orders Probe into Police Misconduct Allegations: Officer Used Vulgar and Obscene Language, Misbehaved with Lady Petitioner, and Threatened False Implication if She Did Not Cooperate

Court’s Decision The Chhattisgarh High Court disposed of the petition with a directive to the Superintendent of Police to examine the allegations of misconduct made by the petitioner against certain…

Rawlaw December 4, 2024

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife’s Appeal Challenging Acquittal of Husband and Family: “Mere Allegations Unsupported by Credible Evidence Cannot Suffice for Conviction”

Court’s Decision: The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant (wife) challenging the acquittal of her husband and his family by the trial and appellate courts under…

Rawlaw December 4, 2024