Judgments Online https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Contempt: Unqualified, Unconditional Apology Accepted Home “Fake and hallucinated” legal precedents generated through Artificial Intelligence Default Bail: Failure to file additional copies of the charge-sheet Representation of the People Act: Does not apply to municipal elections Rejection of Plaint: Rejected on ground of limitation Balancing the removal of unauthorized encroachments with the protection of vendor livelihoods Compromise: A lawyer cannot unilaterally conclude substantial legal rights of client without clear instruction. MACT: Standardized principles for assessing the annual income of deceased persons Recording “Pre-charge evidence”: When an offence is exclusively triable by a Court of Session Gang Rape: Mandatory statutory minimum Sentence – Enhancement of Sentence held Valid Sentence Reduced: Fatal injuries were primarily result of an accidental fall into a dry canal Condonation of Delay: Absence of express exclusion or restrictive language MACT: 100% functional disability regarding profession – Compensation Enhanced MACT: “Physical disability” and “Functional disability” – Compensation enhanced Right to Information: Subordinate legislation that exceeded the clear boundaries set by the parent Act Election: Rejection of Nomination can only be adjudicated through an election petition Proportionality of the sentence: Reduced to already undergone Service Law: Court directions already compiled – Recruitment must be carried to its logical end MACT: Minor Enhancment of Compensation Consolidation: Minor, Inconsequential Discrepancies – Sale deed held Valid Specific Performance: Failure to establish their continuous “readiness and willingness” Existence of an arbitration clause in agreement does not oust the jurisdiction of consumer fora Substitution of decree for mandatory injunction with an order for monetary compensation Compensation: Right to walk is a fundamental right integral to the right to movement & right to life Service Law: Authorized Disciplinary Authority Service Law: Procedural irregularities in a recruitment are curable Release of Life Convicts: More liberal policy exists on the date of consideration, convict is entitled to its benefits. Service Law: Compassionate Appointment – Pending of Criminal Case Service Law: Dismissal based on enquiry already declared vitiated POCSO: Child’s psychological safety and emotional integrity must remain paramount MACT: Felling of heavy tree limb on the stationary vehicle Doctrine of constructive res judicata: When not applicable Quashing of Complaint: PCPNDT Act – Incomplete records are not trivial clerical slips MACT: Housewife – Monetization of her work SARFAESI : Auction sale set aside on ground of Violation of Statutory provision Powers of a “Referee” Judge in Split Verdicts Doctrine of forum non conveniens: Error in application of Doctrine Strict, time-bound statutory deadlines under the IBC cannot be bypassed. Right to travel abroad is not absolute and must be robustly balanced Statutory revisions in mineral royalties override prior contractual agreements Divorce: Marriage had completely broken down Hindu Minority and Guardianship: Power to alienate a minor’s immovable property Ddivorce: Denial of conjugal rights without a reasonable cause NDPS: Bail Cancelled – Commercial quantity- Twin conditions stipulated under Section 37 Arbitration: Calculation of the limitation period for filing an application under Section 34 Cruelty: “Petty quarrels cannot be termed as cruelty” unless the mental torture is pushed to an unbearable extent. Hindu Succession: Principle of coparcenary or karta management has no application to individual statutory successions Service Law: Non Payment Because of State Bifurcation Justice delayed is justice denied: Delay in Investigation – Directions issued