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  • Abetment to Suicide Quashing by HighCourt

    Abetment to Suicide Quashing by HighCourt

    The Supreme Court on Monday (Aug. 18) upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision to quash the abetment to suicide case against the Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administrator and other officials over the suicide by MP Mohanbhai Delkar, observing that harassment, without a direct and proximate link to the suicide, is insufficient to sustain charges under…

  • Adverse Possession Plea at Appellate Stage-SC

    Adverse Possession Plea at Appellate Stage-SC

    Observing that a court’s decision cannot rest on grounds beyond the parties’ pleadings, the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a suit where the plaintiff, having not originally pleaded adverse possession, raised the claim only at the appellate stage. “It is important to remember that the basic rule of law of pleadings is, that a…

  • Cheque Bounce Jurisdiction Supreme Court Latest August 2025

    Cheque Bounce Jurisdiction Supreme Court Latest August 2025

    The Supreme Court reiterated that the territorial jurisdiction for a complaint for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is with the Court having jurisdiction over the place where the payee maintains his bank account through which the cheque was delivered for collection.  The jurisdiction is not where the…

  • Summoning at Committal Stage u/s 193 or Sec 319 CrPC? Supreme Court

    Summoning at Committal Stage u/s 193 or Sec 319 CrPC? Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 5) held that there is nothing wrong with a Court of Sessions summoning an additional accused to stand trial at the committal stage under Section 193 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan explained that a Court takes cognizance of…

  • Specific Performance Suit or 420 Cheating FIR- SC

    Specific Performance Suit or 420 Cheating FIR- SC

    The Supreme Court today (July 31) reiterated that in the absence of criminality, a civil and criminal case cannot be allowed to continue with respect to the same issue, as it would amount to abuse of process of law, warranting the Court’s interference to quash the criminal proceedings. “In the absence of the element of…