The Bar is not a private guild, like that of ‘barbers, butchers and candlestick-makers’ but, by bold contrast, a public institution committed to public justice and pro bono publico service. The grant of a monopoly licence to practice law...
Day: May 5, 2019
ADI PHEROZSHAH GANDHI Vs. H.M. SEERVAI, ADVOCATE GENERAL OF MAHARASHTRA, BOMBAY – 21/08/1970
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In a civil proceeding the decision of a criminal court is not res judicata. To give an example, if a person is involved in a traffic offence in which some one is injured he may in the criminal court...
It is hereby declared that Bar Council of West Bengal has no power to call upon Advocates on its roll to cease work or to compel them not to attend Court and such a resolution will not be binding...
Supreme Court Notified 2019 Advocates-on-Record Examination: First paper scheduled on 3rd June
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Retraction does not always dilute or reduce or wipe out the evidentiary value of a confessional statement. Quite often retraction is an afterthought. It could be the result of legal advice or pressure exerted by those whose involvement may...
In Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, after referring to several judgments of this Court on the evidentiary value of confession particularly judgment of this Court in Nalini, this Court summed up the position of law on the evidentiary value of...
The basic ingredients of the offence of criminal conspiracy are: (i) an agreement between two or more persons; (ii) the agreement must relate to doing or causing to be done either (a) an illegal act; or (b) an act...
Supreme Court in Sarwan Singh Vs. The State of Punjab, wherein it has been held as follows: …An accomplice is undoubtedly a competent witness under the Indian Evidence Act. There can be, however, no doubt that the very fact...
Section 216 Code of Criminal Procedure gives considerable powers to the Trial Court, that is, even after the completion of evidence, arguments heard and the judgment reserved, it can alter and add any charge, subject to the conditions mentioned...
A large crowd gathered in the court premises caused a great deal of inconvenience, as a result of which, scuffle ensued between advocates, police and media persons and simultaneously violence broke out and the police resorted to lathi charge...
(3 of 1984) An Act to provide for prevention of damage to public property and for matters connected therewith . Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title,...
The functions of the judiciary and the Police are complementary, not overlapping. 78 CalWN 539 : (1974) 1 ILR(Calcutta) 535 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT DIVISION BENCH ( Before : Talukdar, J; A.N. Banerjee, J ) PRABHUDYAL GUPTA — Appellant Vs....
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