Case Name: R. P. Kapur and Others vs Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon and Others Citations: 1961 AIR 1117, 1961 SCR (2) 143 Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Das, S.K. Hidayatullah, M. Gupta, K.C. Das, Shah, J.C. Ayyangar, N. Rajagopala Date of Judgment: 28th October 1960 Parties Involved: Appellant: Read more…
INTRODUCTION: – The meaning of the word ‘cognizance’ is to “provide legal notice” or “to became aware of.” It indicates to the point where a Magistrate or a Judge first takes judicial notice of an offense. It is the line where the investigation is completed and the initial trial begins. Read more…
INTRODUCTION: The magistrate takes cognizance in the case to make the accused in the court and direct him to be present or brought before the court as the circumference may be through the process of issue. In simple words, it means that the court has the power to ask questions Read more…
Introduction: In this case, the complainant filed by the respondent herein against the petitioners and numerous form others for the commission of an offense punishable under section 500/34 of the Indian penal code the petitioner has contested the accuracy and legality of the order learned Metropolitan Magistrate on January 15, Read more…
Introduction The case of State of N.C.T. of Delhi Vs. Mukesh commonly referred to as the Nirbhaya case, was a landmark judgment in India’s criminal justice system. The case involved the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old female physiotherapy student in Delhi, India, on 16 December 2012. The incident Read more…
GENERAL INFORMATION CASE TYPE – SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION FACTS OF THE CASE Respondent M.K. Anthony was a resident of Kerala and he was serving as a clerk in the Cash Office of the Central Railway at Jhansi. He was staying with his wife and two children – a son named Read more…
This article is written by Tamanna Pasi, an intern under Legal Vidhiya. INTRODUCTION: The procedural rules that must be followed by our nation’s civil courts are set down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908[1]. It specifies the procedures to be followed in civil cases. The 158 sections of the Read more…
The Supreme Court of India has recognized that the use of the sealed cover procedure can infringe upon the principle of open justice, and has therefore developed an alternative process for protecting sensitive information. The Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure (PIIC) has been created to ensure that information can be Read more…
Uniform Civil Code is a matter dealt with by Article 44 which directs the State to attempt to secure a uniform civil code for all its citizens. The Honourable Apex Court on March 29, 2023, dismissed multiple petitions, most of them i.e., four filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. Ashwini Read more…
The Law Commission of India, headed by retired Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, recently recommended a minor amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure to expedite the resolution of cases stuck at the cross-examination stage in civil courts across the country. The proposed amendment seeks to remove an anomaly that has Read more…
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