The Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that in a Departmental enquiry, the Decision/order by disciplinary authority, is required to give reasons only when it disagrees with finding of the enquiry officer and not when it concurs with that finding. Also, held that the mere quoting of what transpired would not amount to the giving of any reasons.
The Karnataka High Court in Sri Lalji Kesha Vaid v. Sri Dayanand R. reaffirmed that criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, remain maintainable even if a civil suit for recovery of the same amount has been initiated. Citing Vishnu Dutt Sharma v. Daya Sapra (2009) 13 SCC 729, the court... Read more » Read more »
The Hon’ble Supreme Court while deciding an SLP against an order of MP High Court dismissing the appellant’s revision application held that S.132 of The Evidence Act, 1872 does not provide absolute immunity to the witness making self-incriminating statements as the same could be abused by an influential person with the help of a dishonest... Read more » Read more »
Abstract The Supreme Court’s decision in Kamla Nehru Memorial Trust v. U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (2025 INSC 791) represents more than the resolution of a dispute over an industrial allotment. It marks a doctrinal convergence of three significant strands of Indian jurisprudence: (i) the insistence on reciprocal obligations in the... Read more »
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