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Bachni Devi and anr. Vs. State of Haryana

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2011SC1098

..... 1961 act was enacted to prohibit the giving or taking of `dowry' and for the protection of married woman against cruelty and violence in the matrimonial home by the husband and in-laws. ..... the high court has also examined the matter thoroughly and reached the finding that a-1 and a-2 had raised a demand for purchase of motorcycle from pw-8; this demand was made within two months of the marriage and was a demand towards `dowry' and when this demand was not met, kanta was maltreated and harassed continuously which led her to ..... learned counsel for the appellants heavily relied upon the following observations made by this court in the case of appasaheb1: "a demand for money on account of some financial stringency or for meeting some urgent domestic expenses or for purchasing manure cannot be termed as a demand for dowry as the said word is normally understood". ..... in light of the evidence let in by the prosecution, the trial court cannot be said to have erred in holding that it was established that unlawful demand of motorcycle was made by a-1 and a-2 from pw-8 and kanta was harassed on account of his failure to provide the motorcycle and that led kanta to commit suicide by hanging. ..... the allegation to the effect that the deceased was asked to bring money for domestic expenses and for purchasing manure in the facts of the case was not found sufficient to be covered by the `demand for dowry' ..... 3 (2005) 2 scc 388 the above observations of this court must be understood in the context of the case .....

State Through C.B.i. Vs. Amarmani Tripathi

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2005SC3490; 2005(3)BLJR2084; 2005CriLJ4149; 123(2005)DLT362(SC); 2005(85)DRJ227; JT2005(8)SC517; 2005(7)SCALE489; (2005)8SCC21

..... proceed to their village immediately with the body so that funeral can be performed before sun set.iv) that on 15.5.2003 amarmani again contacted anil aggarwal, ssp on his mobile phone and informed him that from his own sources and investigation he had found out that madhumita was married to one anuj mishra, a student of iit kanpur, and that he had located the priest who had performed the marriage in ..... 3 to kill madhumita; and (vi) the consent of amarmani for killing madhumita, as instructed by his wife without involving his name and assuring protection to the persons committing the murder.ii) that amarmani was interfering with the investigation, by trying to side-track it and mislead the police into a false trail, planting false stories in the ..... further when the matter is considered in entirety, with reference to the murder of madhumita and the propensity of the husband and wife to pressurize and persuade others to act according to their wishes there is reasonable ground for apprehension that if her husband alone is taken into custody; leaving her to remain outside, she may take over the task of tampering ..... 2005crilj1721 , this court observed :'the object underlying the cancellation of bail is to protect the fair trial and secure justice being done to the society by preventing the accused who is set at liberty by the bail order from tampering with the evidence in the heinous crime.... ..... was nothing to connect the disappearance of the domestic servants of amarmani, with him, whom cbi .....

Manish Sisodia Vs. Central Bureau Of Investigation

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... advantage, with the intention to perform or cause performance of public duty improperly or dishonestly or to forbear or cause forbearance to perform such duty either by himself or by another public servant; or (b) obtains or accepts or attempts to obtain, an undue advantage from any person as a reward for the improper or dishonest performance of a public duty or for forbearing to perform such duty either by himself or another public servant; or (c) performs or induces another public servant to perform improperly or dishonestly a public duty ..... some length in these two appeals filed by the appellant manish sisodia, former deputy chief minister of delhi, who seeks bail in the prosecutions arising from rc no.0032022a00553, dated 17.08.2022, registered by the central bureau of investigation1, at cbi, acb, new delhi, under the prevention of corruption act, 19882 and the indian penal code, 18603; and enforcement case information report4 no.hiu-ii/14/2022, dated 22.08.2022, filed by the directorate of enforcement5, ..... purpose of record, we will delineate some of them: (a) what is the scope and ambit of the constitutional protection under articles 74 and 163 of the constitution of india on the decisions taken by the council of ministers?. ..... page 25 of 41 laundering even where the fundamental principles of domestic law require that it will not apply to persons who commit ..... 41 mass violence, etc ..... scc565 51 (2012) 1 scc40 52 (2022) 10 scc51 53 (2005) 7 scc387 54 (1977) 4 scc291 criminal appeal a/o. .....

Rajinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... asher, where the learned law lord held: "he must set to work on the constructive task of finding the intention of parliament, and he must do this not only from the language of the statute, but also from a consideration of the social conditions which gave rise to it and of the mischief which it was passed to remedy, and then he must supplement the written word so as to give 'force and life' to the intention of ..... it also aims to protect honest public servants from harassment by prescribing that the investigation against them could be made only by police officials of particular status and by making the sanction of the government or other appropriate officer a pre-condition for their ..... adduced by the prosecution does not, therefore, show that any demand for "dowry" as defined in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act was made by the appellants as what was allegedly asked for was some money for meeting domestic expenses and for purchasing manure. ..... it is sheer violence to common sense that the legislature intended to punish the corporate bodies for minor and silly offences and extended immunity of prosecution to major and grave economic ..... of this case raises questions relating to one of the two great social evils practiced against the women of this country for centuries. ..... directorate of enforcement, (2005) 4 scc530at page 547, another constitution bench, 40 odd years later, was faced with whether a corporate body could be prosecuted for offences for which the sentence of imprisonment .....

The State of Karnataka by Its Chief Secretary Vs. State of Tamil Nadu ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... ), a copy whereof is annexed hereto; whereas, differences have arisen with regard to certain aspects of the order; whereas, on july 25, 1991, the governor of karnataka promulgated the karnataka cauvery basin irrigation protection ordinance, 1991 (hereinafter referred to as the ordinance ), a copy whereof is annexed hereto; whereas, doubts have been expressed with regard to the constitutional validity of the ordinance and its provisions; whereas, there ..... irrigated areas" in tamil nadu and karnataka assessment of water needs" in tamil nadu and karnataka for "irrigation assessment of water for "domestic and industrial purposes" in tamil nadu and 222 228 231 241 255 269 297 4 p.9 karnataka assessment of water for "environment protection and inevitable escapages into sea" in tamil nadu and karnataka p.10 water allocation for the state of kerala and union territory of pondicherry ..... act/rules and allowed bengaluru to grow unchecked and unplanned and also failed to plan for the development of bengaluru's water supply, a fact made clear from its master plan of 1976 which significantly omits to provide for the domestic ..... (ref: tndc vol.xv, page 87 and tn statement no.57, item 1 dated 10.2.2005) yield generated in tamil nadu area above mettur reservoir (ref: tn statement no.57, item 4 and tn statement 86, item1) (a) yield available below mettur (740 508) (ref: tn note 46, annexure-3, page 54; ..... 1 all er20836 (2005) 6 scc21137 (1980) 3 scc14138 (1959) (supp) (2) scr13639 (1976) 2 scc91740 ( .....

Gene Campaign . Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... manufacture, use, import, export and storage of hazardous micro organisms genetically engineered organisms or cells rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 1989 rules ) which are in turn framed under the environment protection act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as epa, 1986) responsible for approval of proposals relating to release of genetically engineered organisms 1 merriam webster dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bt 2 https://extensionpubs ..... campaign & another petitioners versus union of india & others respondents with writ petition (civil) no.260 of 2005 writ petition (civil) no.840 of2016civil appeal no.4086 of2006contempt petition (civil) no.295 of2007in writ petition (civil) no.260 of 2005 contempt petition (civil) no.6 of2016in writ petition (civil) no.260 of 2005 order1 on the following aspects, there is consensus on the bench: that judicial review of the decision taken ..... act directs the central government to take measures for protection of biological diversity, its resources and habitats from ..... to which india is a party, inter alia, requires that the contracting parties shall domestically regulate or manage the risks associated with the use and release of living modified organisms (lmos) resulting from biotechnology and which are likely to have adverse environmental impacts and risks to human health. ..... economic development but also disproportionately affects communities, including women and low-income households, further perpetuating inequalities. .....

Vidya Drolia Vs. Durga Trading Corporation

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... in emaar mgf land limited, the division bench referred to the object and the purpose behind the consumer protection act, 1986 as a law that meets the long-felt necessity of protecting the common man as a consumer against wrongs and misdeeds for which the remedy under the ordinary law has become illusory as the enforcement machinery does not move, or moves ineffectively or inefficiently. ..... section 16, it was held, incorporates the principles of separation and competence-competence thereby clearly indicating that the 49 (2005) 7 scc23489 arbitrator can decide his or her own jurisdiction even when the validity of the main contract or the arbitration agreement is challenged. ..... keating,63 in respect of the domestic american law has clarified the legal position as establishing the following propositions: first, as a matter of substantive federal arbitration law, an arbitration provision is severable from the remainder of the contract. ..... [(2005) 8 scc618 , a seven judge bench of this court considered the scope of section 11 of the act and held that the scheme of section 11 of the act required the chief justice or his designate to decide whether there is an arbitration agreement in terms of section 7 of the act before exercising his power under section 11(6) of the act and its implications. ..... thus, the judicial authority is entitled to, has to and is 15 (2005) 8 scc61819 bound to decide the jurisdictional issue raised before it, before making or declining to make a reference. .....

Animal Welfare Board of India Vs. A. Nagaraja and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... to ensure the well-being of animals.4) awbi and governments are directed to take steps to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on the animals, since their rights have been statutorily protected under sections 3 and 11 of pca act.5) awbi is also directed to ensure that the provisions of section 11(1)(m)(ii) scrupulously followed, meaning thereby, that the person-in-charge or care of the animal shall not incite any animal to fight ..... abwi, a statutory board, established under section 4 of the pca act for the promotion of animal welfare and for the purpose of protecting the animals from being subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering has taken up a specific stand that jallikattu, ..... applies only to urban areas within municipal limits;2) it defines the term animal as meaning any domestic or captured animal and thus contains no provision for prevention of cruelty to animals other than domestic and captured animals;3) it covers only certain specified types of cruelty to animals; and4) penalties for ..... mirzapur moti kureshi kassab jamat and others (2005) 8 scc534 this court held that by enacting article 51a(g) and giving it the status of a fundamental duty, one of the objects sought to be achieved by parliament is to ensure that the spirit and message of articles 48 and ..... is nothing but violence to the dumb ..... , is nothing but violence to these dumb animals for which, to stop the continuation of the same, to prohibit the same, the state government has already taken a decision .....

Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. Vs. Afcons Gunanusa Jv

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... and since the expression unless otherwise agreed by the parties has been removed 114 2017 scc online del 10285 ( gayatri jhansi (delhi high court) ) 64 part c from section 31(8) by the arbitration amendment act 2015, the power of the parties to fix the arbitrators fees has been specifically taken away except in international commercial arbitrations and arbitrations where parties have agreed that the fees ..... 1978) 402 nys2 442 cited in jeffrey waincymer, procedure and evidence in international arbitration (walters kluwer, 2012) 55 part c (viii) summary 66 although there are jurisdictional differences, the following broad principles emerge from our discussion above: (i) typically, the fees payable to arbitrator(s) are determined through an agreement between the parties (of which the arbitrator(s) become aware of when they take up the assignment) or a separate agreement ..... this is a marked and deliberate departure from the earlier arbitration act, 1940 wherein believes that if arbitration is really to become a cost-effective solution for dispute resolution in the domestic context, there should be some mechanism to ..... instead of relegating the defendant to an independent suit, to avert multiplicity of the proceeding and needless protection (sic protraction), the legislature intended to try both the suit and the counter-claim in the same suit as suit and cross-suit and have ..... law: synergy, convergence and evolution (kluwer law international, 2011) 122 (2005) 6 scc34479 part c reasons therefore. .....

Arjun Panditrao Khotkar Vs. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... examples (901(b)(3)) distinctive characteristics including circumstantial evidence (901(b)(4)) system or process capable of proving reliable and dependable result (901(b)(9)) certified records generated by an electronic process or system (902(13)) certified data copied from an electronic device, storage medium, or file (902(14)) (901(b)(1)) expert testimony or comparison with authenticated examples (901(b)(3)) system or process capable of proving reliable and dependable result (901(b)(9)) certified ..... distinctive characteristics including circumstantial evidence (901(b)(4)) system or process capable of proving reliable and dependable result (901(b)(9)) (902(6)) certified records generated by an electronic process or system (902(13)) certified data copied from an electronic device, storage medium, or file (902(14)) (901(b)(1)) expert testimony or comparison with authenticated examples (901(b)(3)) distinctive characteristics including circumstantial evidence (901(b)(4)) public records (901(b)(7)) system ..... by the respondents, both through the high court and otherwise, to get the requisite certificate under section 65b(4) of the evidence act from the authorities concerned, yet the authorities concerned wilfully refused, on some pretext or the other, to give such certificate ..... no ..... activity. the original or a copy of a domestic record that meets the requirements of rule 803(6)(a) (c), as shown by a certification of the custodian or another qualified person that ..... ..... navjot sandhu (2005) 11 ..... ( .....