2024 INSC January

Union Of India vs Ex.Lt. Selina John – CA 1990 OF 2019 – Gender Bias -Military Nursing Service

Constitution of India, 1950; Article 14,15 –Laws and regulations based on gender-based bias are constitutionally impermissible. Rules making marriage of women employees and their domestic involvement a ground for disentitlement would be unconstitutional- Referred to Anuj Garg and Others v. Hotel Association of India and Others (2008) 3 SCC 1 and C.B. Muthamma v. Union …

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Chandigarh Housing Board vs Tarsem Lal 2024 IINSC 119 :: [2024] 2 S.C.R. 371 -Article 342 Constitution – Schedule Tribe – Presidential Notification

Constitution Of India, 1950; Article 342 – The Presidential notification of a tribe or tribal community as a Scheduled Tribe by the President of India under Article 342 is a sine qua non for extending any benefits to the said community in any State or U.T. – This implies that a person belonging to a …

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State vs Naresh Prasad Agarwal 2024 INSC 120 – Judge Retaining Case File After Demitting Office – Impropriety

Practice and Procedure – On 17th April, 2017, the Single Judge Of High Court pronounced only one line order declaring the operative part. The Judge demitted office on 26th May, 2017 and a detailed judgment was made available only on 23rd October, 2017, nearly 5 months after the Judge demitted the office- SC observed: even …

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Farhana vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2024 INSC 118 – UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities(Prevention) Act

Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities(Prevention) Act, 1986 ; Section 2(b)(i) – The person alleged to be the member of the gang should be found indulging in anti-social activities which would be covered under the offences punishable under Chapters XVI, or XVII or XXII IPC -For framing a charge for the offence under the Gangsters …

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Deepak Kumar Shrivas vs State Of Chhattisgarh 2024 INSC 117 :: [2024] 2 S.C.R. 364- S 482 CrPC – Criminal Case – Civil Dispute – Police

Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 482 – Appeal against HC judgment that refused to quash FIR allowed – Criminal prosecution should not be allowed to continue where the object to lodge the FIR is not for criminal prosecution and for punishing the offender for the offence committed but for recovery of money under coercion …

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State Of Rajasthan vs Swarn Singh @ Baba CrA 856/2024S 91 CrPC – Right Of Accused

Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 91 – The accused cannot invoke and would not have right to invoke Section 91 Cr.P.C. at the stage of framing of charge – Referred to State of Orissa Vs. Debendra Nath Padhi, (2005) 1 SCC 568: Insofar as the accused is concerned, his entitlement to seek order under …

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Mam Chand vs State Of Haryana – S 5 Limitation Act – Sufficient Cause

Limitation Act, 1963; Section 5 -The word ‘sufficient cause’ should be given liberal construction to see that substantial justice is done but only so long as negligence or inaction or lack of bonafide is not imputed to the parties concerned – Referred to Basawaraj and Another vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer, (2013) 14 SCC 81.

Lalit Chaturvedi vs State Of Uttar Pradesh – S 482 CrPC – Ss 406,415,420 IPC –

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 482 – Indian Penal Code, 1860; Sections 415,420 , 406 – A contractual dispute or breach of contract per se should not lead to initiation of a criminal proceeding – The ingredient of ‘cheating’, as defined under Section 415 of the IPC, is existence of a fraudulent or dishonest …

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Krishna vs Tek Chand SLP(C) 5044/2019 – Motor Accident Compensation – Compassionate Assistance – Deduction

Can the monetary benefit received by the family of the deceased-employee under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, be reduced in terms of the amount received under Haryana Compassionate Assistance to Dependents of Deceased Government Employees, Rules, 2006? Dismissing SLP, SC observed: The amount of Rs.31,37,665 was paid to the dependents of the …

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Jaiveer Malik vs State Of Delhi CrA 864/2024 – S 482 CrPC – Quashing Of Non Compoundable Cases

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 482 – FIRs quashed on settlement – The High Court can quash a criminal proceeding in exercise of its power under Section 482 of the Code having regard to the fact that the parties have amicably settled their disputes and the victim has no objection, even though the offences …

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