The Supreme Court upheld conviction of a man accused of dowry death, relying on the evidence of his deceased wife's parents and relatives. In this case (Mahadevappa vs. State of Karnataka), the...
The Supreme Court recently upheld cancellation of licenses granted to Digi Cable Network and SCOD 18 Networking, for operating as Multi System Operators (MSOs) in the Digital Addressable System (DAS)...
![SC Explains Five Material Questions To Be Answered In Specific Performance Suit [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/images/compressed_Kzrn174ivc8f4USzh3cDEXHKwm90XNjr_500_300_crop.jpg "SC Explains Five Material Questions To Be Answered In Specific Performance Suit [Read Judgment]")
SC Explains Five Material Questions To Be Answered In Specific Performance Suit [Read Judgment]2019-01-08T10:44:23+05:30High Court Cannot Stay/Quash An Order In Anticipation, Before It Is Passed: SC [Read Judgment]2019-01-07T21:30:38+05:30
The Supreme Court observed that a High Court cannot stay or/and quash the orders in anticipation, before they are passed by an authority.Some 'Liquor' licensees had approached the Bombay High...
![Teachers Cannot Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/images/compressed_KV5rfVarWkYFokoZZbl0SsTktiWwRhtC_500_300_crop.jpg "Teachers Cannot Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC [Read Judgment]")
Teachers Cannot Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC [Read Judgment]2019-01-07T20:02:32+05:30
The Supreme Court observed that a teacher, irrespective of the type of educational institute he/she is working, is not an 'employee' under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act and and...
Regularization By Management Does Not Give Any Right To Retrenched Employee For Claiming Re-Employment: SC [Read Judgment]2019-01-02T17:52:33+05:30
'The expression 'employment' signifies a fresh employment to fill the vacancies whereas the expression 'regularization of the service' signifies that the employee, who is already in service, his...
![27 Villagers Challenge WB Govt’s Eviction Move 67 Yrs After Land Acquisition Proceedings, SC Issues Notice [Read Petition]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Justice-AM-Sapre-and-Justice-Indu-Malhotra.jpg "27 Villagers Challenge WB Govt’s Eviction Move 67 Yrs After Land Acquisition Proceedings, SC Issues Notice [Read Petition]")
27 Villagers Challenge WB Govt’s Eviction Move 67 Yrs After Land Acquisition Proceedings, SC Issues Notice [Read Petition]2018-12-18T13:26:58+05:30
Can the State evict owners of the land in pursuance of land acquisition proceedings initiated 67 years ago when the actual physical possession of the land was not taken over or would the purported...
![Brevity Must Be Observed In Judgments/Orders While Expressing An Opinion, Says SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AM-SAPRE-indu-malhotra.jpg "Brevity Must Be Observed In Judgments/Orders While Expressing An Opinion, Says SC [Read Judgment]")
Brevity Must Be Observed In Judgments/Orders While Expressing An Opinion, Says SC [Read Judgment]2018-12-04T18:28:35+05:30
“Before parting, we cannot resist observing that having rightly formed an opinion to remand the case to the First Appellate Court, there was no need for the High Court to devote 60 pages in writing...
![Where Are The Facts Of The Case? SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Orders In Sec. 482 Petitions [Read Judgments]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/supreme-court-of-india.jpg "Where Are The Facts Of The Case? SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Orders In Sec. 482 Petitions [Read Judgments]")
Where Are The Facts Of The Case? SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Orders In Sec. 482 Petitions [Read Judgments]2018-12-04T13:03:57+05:30
‘In our view, the Single Judge ought to have first set out the brief facts of the case with a view to understand the factual matrix of the case.’ “Now, what I want is Facts”, this is how Charles...
Article 226 Can't Be Used For Deciding Disputes For Which Civil And Criminal Remedies Are Available: SC [Read Judgment]2018-12-03T21:18:19+05:30
‘The remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution shall not be available except where violation of some statutory duty on the part of statutory authority is alleged. ‘The Supreme Court has observed...
