Author : Prity Kumari Citations- (2012)2 SCC 648 Bench- SB Singh, Harjit Singh Bedi Introduction – it had been seen that in earlier cases of drunken driving leading to an accident were being determined in accordance with sections 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under these sections, there are provisions with warrant
Author : Neha Singh Citation: AIR 1927 Cal 324 Bench: Justice Walmsley, Justice Mookherjee INTRODUCTION In this case the application of section 34 of IPC was implied with second part of the section 304 of IPC. The jury carried out the decision by the point of the accused of being guilty of committing culpable homicide
Author : Neha Singh Citation: 2016 SC 708 Bench: Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice C. Nagappan INTRODUCTION In this case the court upheld the constitutional validity of the criminal defamation provisions in the Indian Penal Code, citing the Subramanian Swamy vs Union of India case and stress on the idea of fair criticism, dissent and
Author : Neha Singh Citation: AIR 1977 Mad 182, (1977) 1 MLJ 482 Bench: Justice Ramanujam INTRODUCTION This case is a face off of provisions of legitimacy of a child in Muslim Personal law and section 112 of Indian Evidence Act. In this case it was held that the Evidence Act is a very general
Author : Prity Kumari Citations- (2012)2 SCC 648 Bench- SB Singh, Harjit Singh Bedi Introduction- It was seen that in earlier cases of drunken driving resulting in an accident were being determined in accordance with sections 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under these sections, there are provisions with warrant maximum punishments
INDIRA GANDHI VS RAJ NARAIN Forty five years ago, on 25th June 1975, India saw its darkest phase in the history of independent India. Indira Gandhi proclaimed national emergency under Article 356 which lasted for 21 months. Two weeks earlier, Allahabad High Court had set aside the election of PM Indira Gandhi in the case
Author : Neha Singh Citation: AIR 1971 All 328 Bench: Justice S Katju INTRODUCTION In this case restriction on entry into a mosque was imposed but at no point did the Government or the police authorities either expressly or impliedly make an order allowing entry in the mosque to the general Muslim public. Although the
Author : Rutambhara Nayak Citation: 1892 19 I.A. 170 Bench: Lord Watson, Lord Morris, Sir Richard Couch, Lord Shand. Introduction: The case is a clarification with regard to the essentials of a valid waqf, that the primary endowment must be for religious/charitable purposes. Further that the inheritance of property by the descendants is decided by
Author : Rutambhara Nayak Citation: 1989 CriLJ 1224 Bench: C S Nair Introduction: The decision is of prime importance because it laid down that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (hereinafter known as Act) came into effect to being the primary statute to determine the rights of a muslim woman who
Author : Rutambhara Nayak Citation: (1891) ILR 18 Cal 399 Bench: J., Tottenham, J., Trevelyan Introduction: The above case is an example where the complexities of laws pertaining to personal laws(here, the Muslim law) is dealt with. The case decides whether or not a deed executed is a valid waqf as per the Mohammedan law
