“Judicial Nexus” Latest Judgments. (2017) 1. ABHIRAM SINGH V. C.D COMMACHEN (DEAD) BY L.R’S & ORS. Sc, held seeking vote in the name of religion,-caste or community amounted to corrupt practice ww ion of candidate who indulged in it can be set asi Qo we? 2. Harjas Rai makija v. Pushy i Sc held, a mere concealment of terial fa ts or non- disclosure, without intent to dec va ab coil fac allegation of fraud without proof and i tee ph, would not render a decree obtained bya parey a ry_as | Waiulone. 3. Vitusah Oberoi and ors, V. Court » its Motion. A High Court cannot initiat mtempt proceedings or punish for contemp ie e, Supreme Court. FR 4- Behram sejoath Nee Jagant. A person ing the premises gratuitously or in the capaci er or a servant would not acquire any right i _on the property and even long possession in that ipacity would be of no legal consequences. \ 5. U crishnan @ unnikuttan v. state of Kerala. SC Permits Compounding Of The Offence Of Causing Hurt During Robbery (394IPC) Punishable With Life Imprisonment.“Judicial Nexus” 6. Karunanidhi _v. Sitharama Naidu and others. SC held, HC Has No Jurisdiction to Decide on Second Appeal on an Unframed Question of Law. 7. Union of India _v. Besco ltd. Sc, held, Chief Justice Cam Appoint Independent Arbitrator though an Arbitrator is named in A ‘cement. 8. Manoj Kumar v. Champa Devi. The SC upheld Himachal Pradesh HC order, directing a husband to grant maintenance to y Piteer wife, whom he had divorced, from the date A en. mes. ivorce was decreed. WY’ 9. State of H.P v. Nirmala pei SK SC observed, the concept of Moseas justice is not necessarily synonymous with social justice and lesser punishment cannot wee solely because the accused is a woman. Being is mo ground for lesser punishment. ¢ ¥ 10.Surain Singh r. State of Punjab. SC ex 1 distinction between exception 1 and 4 of sec.300 \ infbary Ali. State of Assam. ‘SC held that there is no inconsistency in rgesheeting and convicting persons who have not been named along with the other accused in the First Information Report.“Judicial Nexus” 12. Mahendra Singh Dhoni v Yerraguntla Shyamsundar. SC held that only malicious or deliberate acts, or attempts, undertaken with the intention of outraging the religious beliefs of a class of citizens would be penalized. Not every act or attempt to insult religion or the religious#elicis of a class of citizens would be penalized under we of the Indian Penal Code. 13-Lovely Salhotra v. State. SC, observed that the court could not re! quash FIR only on the ground that the inve tigation against co- accused is still pending. ‘ ‘ S. 14.Re: Exploitation of Children Se in the State of Tamil Nadu_v. Union of India and others. The Supreme Cor Loria Dpridalinee to protect and augment the rights Nr fare of children and for the proper implem tion of beneficial legislations like The Commissions for ‘ection of Child Rights Act, 2005, The Right of as to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, T! ‘ion of Children from Sexual Offences a ‘en Act, he Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of il 2000. \ 15-Ri mahato vy. State of Jharkhand. The upreme Court has directed Trial Courts to not grant lar bail to an accused, if he/she has already obtained an interim anticipatory bail by a superior Court and the matter is still pending before the higher Court.