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Supreme Court Declares Accused Juvenile and Quashes Death Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Age Determination Based on School Birth Certificate Prevails Over Ossification Test, Leading to Release After Over 5 Years Incarceration as Maximum Sentence for Juvenile Below 16 is 3 Years.

The Supreme Court heard appeals challenging the judgment and order dated 15.11.2018 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which affirmed the death sentenc...

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Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of MLC for Unparliamentary Conduct and Defiance of Ethics Committee — Principles of Natural Justice Not Violated as Petitioner Waived Right to be Heard by Repeatedly Avoiding Proceedings and Challenging Committee's Authority.

The petitioner, a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, challenged his expulsion from the Council based on a re...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal by Union of India in Army Dismissal Case Due to Procedural Irregularity. Summary Court Martial Conducted Without Following Mandatory Procedure Under Army Rules 22-24 and Section 80 of Army Act, 1950 Renders Dismissal Void.

The Union of India, Ministry of Defence, and other appellants challenged an order dated 5th September 2001 passed by a learned Single Judge of the Kar...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Review Petition in Securities Arbitration Case — Interest Award Not an Error Apparent on Face of Record. Review under Section 114 CPC read with Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC is not an appeal; mere disagreement with the judgment is not a ground for review.

The review petition was filed by Kotak Securities Ltd. seeking review of the judgment dated 22.02.2013 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in RFA No...

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Karnataka High Court Reserves Order in Writ Petition Seeking Premature Release of Life Convict. Court Analyzes Applicability of Supreme Court's Sukhdev Yadav Judgment on Sentence Interpretation.

The petitioner, a life convict serving sentence in Central Prison, Mysore, approached the High Court of Karnataka seeking a writ of mandamus for his i...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition Seeking Set-Off of Pre-Conviction Detention Against Sentence in Theft Case. Petitioners' claim for set-off under Section 428 CrPC rejected as they were in judicial custody in a different case during the relevant period.

The petitioners, accused in C.C.No.575/2015 for offences under Sections 457, 380 read with 34 IPC, were convicted and sentenced by the trial court on ...

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High Court of Bombay Addresses Divergence on Reservation Act and Promotion Policy — Constitutional Validity Issue Deemed Academic. Third Judge Holds that Tribunal Overstepped in Striking Down Reservation Act as the Core Dispute Concerned Promotion Quotas, Not Direct Recruitment Reservations.

The matter originated from a reference by the Chief Justice under Rule 7, Chapter I of the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, necessitated by a d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Life Convict Seeking Premature Release — State's Order Requiring 26 Years Imprisonment Set Aside. Court holds that Government Resolution dated 15th March 2010 requires specific finding of exceptional violence to deny premature release after 14 years.

The petitioner, Santosh @ Sonu Balram Jadhav, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment on 21st July...