Supreme Court Annual Digests 2023- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 3 - A support person – whether involved from the early stages of lodging a report or brought on board shortly thereafter - can play a tremendous role in offering encouragement, reassurance, and guidance, merely from their knowledge of the legalese, armed with...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Act 15 of 2003) – Section 3 – Registration of ECIR – Effect of delay – Information about all complaints, the nature of the complaints, and the amount of money allegedly collected towards illegal gratification had all come into the public domain – Once a piece of information relating to the acquisition of a huge amount of illegal gratification in...

Kerala High Court Digest 2023: Negotiable Instruments Act

Complainant U/S 138 NI Act Must Specifically Assert That Power Of Attorney Holder Has Knowledge Of Impugned Transaction: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Razak Mether v. State of Kerala and Anr.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 24The Kerala High Court observed that a complaint filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act through power of attorney holder is perfectly legal and...

Orissa High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 15 To January 21, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ori) 4 To 2024 LiveLaw (Ori) 9Nominal Index:Jaga @ Jagabandhu Mohalik v. State of Orissa, 2024 LiveLaw (Ori) 4Sk. Sadab Kadir & Ors. v. Saher Saniya, 2024 LiveLaw (Ori) 5Maxi @ Maximus Soreng v. State of Odisha, 2024 LiveLaw (Ori) 6Sangram Keshari Mohanty v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2024 LiveLaw (Ori) 7Krushna Dom @ Domb v. State of Odisha, 2024 LiveLaw (Ori)...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 - Prevention Of Corruption Act

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Demand and recovery both must be proved to sustain conviction under the Act - Conviction set aside as demand was not proved. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 232Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - In the present case, there are no circumstances brought on record which will prove the demand for gratification. Therefore, the ingredients of the offence under Section 7 of...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Juvenile Justice Act

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - Bone Ossification test does not give precise age, not entirely accurate. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1003Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - Courts must extend the benefit of juvenility where 2 views are possible on the same evidence. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1003Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000...

Jharkhand High Court Weekly Round Up: January 15 - January 21, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 9-19]Pratima Devi v Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 9M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited v Anant Kumar Singh 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 10Vinod Shankar Jha vs State of Jharkhand & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 11Kunwar Ganjhu v Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 12Mithilesh Kumar Saw @ Mithlesh Saw & ors. vs The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw...

Delhi High Court Halts PCA Arbitration Over Arbitrator Appointment Breach

The High Court of Delhi has stayed a PCA Arbitration between an African and an Indian Entity due to the constitution of the tribunal in violation of the arbitration agreement. The bench of Justice Anup J. Bhambhani, dealing with a suit seeking anti-arbitration injunction and an application seeking ad-interim injunction, restrained the defendant from proceeding further with the...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up: January 15, 2023 To January 21, 2023

Nominal Index [Citation 20 - 33]Sandesh Madhukar Salunkhe v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 20M/s. A. Navinchandra Steels Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India and Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 21Maharashtra Housing And Area Development Authority v. Airport Authority of India & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 22Forum For Fast Justice and Anr. v. Government of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw...

Consumer Cases Weekly Round-Up: 15th to 21st January 2024

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission National Consumer Commission Holds Oriental Insurance Liable For Deficiency In Service The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Subhash Chandra(member), held that the Custom Bonded Warehouse schemes don't require the insured to own the stocked goods to claim the insurance policy and held Oriental Insurance...

150 Important Rulings Of Bombay High Court In 2023: Part II

1. Message Has The Tendency To Play With Emotions Of Different Groups: Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Kashmiri Professor Booked For WhatsApp Status Calling Abrogation Of Article 370 "Black Day For J&K" Case Title: Javed Ahmed Hajam v. State of Maharashtra Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 195 The Bombay High Court refused to quash an FIR against a young...

Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 15th To 21st January 2024

NCLAT NCLAT Delhi Upholds Dismissal Of Insolvency Plea Against Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail Ltd., An Aditya Birla Group Company Case title: In Style Fashion v Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited Case No.: Company Appeal (AT)(Insolvency) No. 1679 of 2023 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice...