Ans:- Civil procedure does not permit justice to become one-sided merely because the defendant has been proceeded ex parte. A recurring question arises where, after setting the de ...
The question is not whether offences under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 deserve prompt and effective prosecution; they certainly do. The real issue is narrower and jurisdictional: ...
A first appeal under Section 96 CPC is not a mere formality. It is a rehearing on facts and law, and the first appellate court has a duty to independently test the correctness of the decree on the ...
A parent statute is the main law enacted by the legislature, while a notification is a form of subordinate or delegated legislation issued under that law to carry it out. Since the delegate has no ...
In regard to the action of the learned Special Judge of taking cognizance of the offence directly, there appears substance in the submission of Mr. Bhasin. {Para 40} ...
The Bombay High Court’s decision in Ms. C.B. Healthcare and Ors. v. Union of India is a significant reminder that prosecutions under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 must satisfy not only public ...
A trap is planned. The complainant is prepared. The officers wait. But when the crucial moment arrives, the accused refuses to accept the money. No tainted currency is recovered. No hand-wash turns ...