Assessment of civil liability under Section 135 of the Electricity Act for alleged theft of electricity must comply with principles of natural justice. The assessing authority is bound to co..

Cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are quasi-criminal and primarily compensatory in nature. Trial courts must refer all such cases to medi..

Conviction under Section 306 of the IPC requires proof of two distinct elements: first, that the deceased committed suicide, and second, that the accused abetted the act through instigation ..

The principle of "no work no pay" does not apply where an employee, though willing to work, was kept away from a promotional post due to administrative lapse of the employer. Once retrospect..

Under Section 195 of the CrPC (Section 215 BNSS), cognizance of offences affecting public justice can be taken only upon a complaint by the concerned public servant or a superior authority â..

Obscenity under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code requires words capable of arousing sexually impure thoughts. Mere mocking or tasteless remarks do not satisfy the test of obscenity. “S..

Engagement of State Law Officers cannot be dismissed as merely "contractual" to deny core service benefits where the substance of the relationship reveals exclusivity, continuity, and instit..

Criminal proceedings under Section 304-A IPC involving death by negligence cannot be quashed on the basis of compromise between the accused and relatives of the deceased. The deceased is the..

Conflict between judgments must be real, direct, and irreconcilable on a question of law arising from comparable facts governed by the same legal regime. A divergence in outcome arising from..

Direction to deposit a minimum of 20% of the compensation amount under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is the general rule when an appeal is preferred against conviction under ..

Non-disclosure of an FIR cancelled by judicial order before the recruitment process commenced does not amount to suppression of a material fact justifying termination. Relying on Avtar Singh..

Section 362 CrPC, which prohibits alteration or review of final judgments, does not bar cancellation of anticipatory bail granted on the strength of a court-recorded compromise subsequently ..