Category: Case Summary

Regina v. Dudley and Stephens

CASE NAME : Regina v. Dudley and Stephens AUTHOR : Suchandra Mukherjee EQUIVALENT CITATION  14 Q.B.D. 273 BENCH Chief Justice Lord Coleridge INTRODUCTION Necessity as a defense is defined under section 81 in Indian Penal Code As per section 81 when a act is done to harm but which doesn’t have the parameter of criminal

Sakal Papers Ltd. v. Union of India

Case Name : Sakal Papers Ltd. v. Union of India Author : Srishti Facts of the case A private newspaper company published newspapers, filed petitions against the state challenging the newsprint policy of the government which restricted the number of pages a newspaper was entitled to print. The publishing company challenged the constitutional validity of

Epru Sudhakar v Govt of A.P. 2006

Author : Sandeep Rana Case Name : Epru Sudhakar v Govt of A.P. 2006 EQUIVALENT CITATIONS  : (2006) 8 SCC 161  BENCH:  INTRODUCTION The process of granting pardon in India starts with filing a mercy petition to the president under article 72 of the constitution. Firstly, this petition is discussed by the home ministry in consultation

Maru Ram v Union of India 1980

Author : Sandeep Rana Case Name : Maru Ram v Union of India 1980 EQUIVALENT CITATIONS  1980 AIR 2147, 1981 SCR (1)1196 BENCH:  HON’BLE JUSTICE Y. V. CHANDRACHUD (CJI) HON’BLE JUSTICE  V. R. KRISHNA IYER HON’BLE JUSTICE P. N. BHAGWATI HON’BLE JUSTICE SYED M. FAZAL ALI HON’BLE JUSTICE A. D. KOSHAL INTRODUCTION Article 161 is

CHURCH OF GOD (FULL GOSPEL) IN INDIA VS. K.K.R. MAJESTIC COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS

Citation AIR 2000 SC 2773. Bench M B Shah and S.N. Phukan. Introduction The introduction start with question is that the questions involved in this appeal are that in a nation having various religions and various networks or groups, regardless of whether a specific network or organization of that network can guarantee option to include

Kehar Singh vs. Union of India 1989

Author : Sandeep Rana Case Name : Kehar Singh vs. Union of India 1989 EQUIVALENT CITATIONS 1989 AIR 653, 1988 SCR Supl. (3) 1102 BENCH ·       PATHAK, R.S. (CJ) ·       VENKATARAMIAH, E.S. (J) ·       MISRA RANGNATH ·       VENKATACHALLIAH, M.N. (J) ·       OJHA, N.D. (J)   INTRODUCTION In India, the President and the Governor of states