That the proof of ‘demand of bribe’ by a public servant and its acceptance by him is sine qua non for establishing the offence of bribe taking, coming under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act).
That the proof of ‘demand of bribe’ by a public servant and its acceptance by him is sine qua non for establishing the offence of bribe taking, coming under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act).
In Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar (2024 INSC 763), the Bihar Technical Service Commission (BTSC) disqualified candidates with private university diplomas unapproved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in its recruitment for Junior Engineers. This criterion was challenged based on Bharathidasan University v. AICTE (2001), which held that universities... Read more » Read more »
The Supreme Court’s judgment in Sankar Padam Thapa v. Vijaykumar Dineshchandra Agarwal (2025 INSC 1210) has conclusively addressed a long-standing ambiguity at the intersection of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. The Court was called upon to decide whether a complaint under... Read more »
The court held that for an accused acquitted to join as a police constable, mere acquittal will not be sufficient. The court observed that being acquitted on the absence of any evidence is different from acquittal based on grounds of benefit of doubt. Thereby, in the case of an heinous offence, an acquittal based on... Read more » Read more »
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