"Mere use of the word ‘bastard’, by itself, is not sufficient to arouse prurient interest of a person. More so, when such words are commonly used in modern era during heated conversations."

Blacklisting, being stigmatic and exclusionary in nature, cannot be imposed mechanistically but must comport with principles of natural justice and reasonableness

While considering a request for CBI investigation or constitution of an SIT, the Court does not undertake an adjudication on culpability.

The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of Piaggio’s 33‑acre industrial lease in Surajpur by UPSIDA, finding that the company had failed, over many years, to raise construction or commence industrial production as required under the lease conditions.

Every link in the chain of circumstantial evidence must be conclusively established. Even a single missing or weak link may prove fatal to the prosecution’s case.

Once the basic ingredients of Section 138 N.I. Act are duly satisfied by the complainant, the rebuttal of statutory presumption by the drawer can only be made during the course of trial

A post earmarked for special (horizontal) reservation under the Unreserved category will be open to every candidate possessing the attribute or character of the special (horizontal) reservation.

A ‘related’ witness is not necessarily an ‘interested’ witness, and an ‘interested’ witness need not be a ‘related’ one.

Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965

Aim of all legal proceedings is to arrive at justice, a meaningful and substantive.

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 - Section 170, 149 - Motor Accident Compensation - The Insurance Company, when impleaded as a respondent in the claim petition, has the right to contest the claim on all available grounds, without any restriction to grounds available…

Motor Accident Compensation - The compensation under the M.V. Act takes into account the component of loss of income which has a direct reference to the “pay and wages” that the deceased would otherwise be entitled to had the accident not occurred or the…

"A positive act of passing an order of refusal is required to be undertaken by the appointing authority."

Once a power is exercised without jurisdiction, it is void ab initio, and any subsequent action or proceedings which stems from it, would likewise be rendered void.

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Constitution of India - Article 226 ; Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 - Section 37A - Although ordinarily a writ petition against a Show Cause Notice (SCN) may not be entertained, however, the said proposition is not an inviolable…

Even if the wife is highly educated and professionally qualified, that by itself cannot be a reason to absolve the husband from his matrimonial, paternal, moral and legal responsibility to provide for his wife and children.

The punishment for the offences under Section 25 and Section 29 of the NDPS Act is separately contemplated and could be imposed independently and additionally

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Uttar Pradesh Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1981 - In the matter of award of extraordinary pension, the sanction of the Hon’ble Governor is necessary. Such sanction is expected to be granted by the Hon’ble Governor…

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Section 9 - When examining an application under Section 9 , the adjudicating authority has to examine (i) whether there was an operational debt exceeding ₹1 lakh (after 24th March, 2020, ₹1…

A letter of intent does not, in and of itself, create a legal relationship or contractual obligations until there is a clear, unambiguous final acceptance by the parties.

"no discretion is left in the NCLAT to condone delay beyond the prescribed condonable period of 15 days"