2024 INSC April

Purni Devi vs Babu Ram 2024 INSC 259 :: [2024] 4 S.C.R 37 – S 14 Limitation Act

Limitation Act, 1963; Section 14 – The following conditions must be satisfied before Section 14 can be pressed into service: (1) Both the prior and subsequent proceedings are civil proceedings prosecuted by the same party; (2) The prior proceeding had been prosecuted with due diligence and in good faith; (3) The failure of the prior …

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Ballu @ Balram @ Balmukund  vs State Of Madhya Pradesh 2024 INSC 258 :: [2024] 4 S.C.R. 48 – Ss 378 CrPC – Circumstantial Evidence

Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 378,386– Unless the finding of acquittal is found to be perverse or impossible, interference with the same would not be warranted – The High Court could have interfered in the criminal appeal only if it came to the conclusion that the findings of the trial Judge were either perverse …

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Level 9 Biz Pvt. Ltd. vs Himachal Pradesh Housing & Urban Development Authority 2024 INSC 257 :: [2024] 4 S.C.R. 1 – Letter of Intent

Contract Law – Letter of Intent – Letter of Intent is merely an expression of intention to enter into a contract. It does not create any right in favour of the party to whom it is issued. There is no binding legal relationship between the party issuing the LOI and the party to whom such …

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Orissa State Financial Corporation vs Sukanti Mohapatra 2024 INSC 256 – S 29 State Financial Corporations Act

State Financial Corporations Act, 1951; Section 29 – Haryana Financial Corporation & Anr. v. Jagdamba Oil Mills (2002) 3 SCC 496 judgment explained: Section 29 gives a right to the financial corporation inter alia to sell the assets of the industrial concern and realize the property pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated or assigned to the financial corporation. …

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Pankaj Singh vs State Of Haryana 2024 INSC 254 – S 114A Evidence Act- Presumption Of Innocence – S 294 CrPC

Indian Evidence Act, 1872; Section 114A – The condition precedent for applicability of Section 114A of the Evidence Act is that the prosecution must be for the offence of rape under various clauses set out therein under sub-Section (2) of Section 376 of the IPC – When this condition is not met, the presumption under …

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State Of Kerala vs Union Of India 2024 INSC 253 :: [2024] 4 S.C.R. 13- Suit Referred To Constitution Bench – Interim Relief Refused

State Of Kerala vs Union Of India – Suit Challenging Borrowing Limits Referred to Constitution Bench -Suit raises more than one substantial questions regarding interpretation of the Constitution, including: (a) What is the true import and interpretation of the following expression contained in Article 131 of the Constitution: “if and in so far as the …

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Bloomberg Television Production Services India Private Limited vs Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited 2024 INSC 255 – Defamation Suits Against Journalistic Pieces

Defamation Suits Against Journalistic Pieces – Interim Injunctions – The three-fold test of establishing (i) a prima facie case, (ii) balance of convenience and (iii) irreparable loss or harm, for the grant of interim relief is equally applicable to the grant of interim injunctions in defamation suits. However, this test must not be applied mechanically, …

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