12/03/2024
A legal obligation is cast on the prosecution to prove that it was the contraband substance allegedly seized from the possession of the accused eventually reached the Chemical Examiner's laboratory in a tamper-proof condition. The chain of custody of the contraband commencing from the place of occurrence to the stage when the contraband reaches the laboratory is required to be established by the prosecution. 2024 KLT OnLine 1180 Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Babu Antony v. State of Kerala D...
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Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of six Advocates for appointment as Judges of the High Court of Kerala. (i) Shri Abdul Hakhim Mullappally Abdul Aziz, (ii) Shri Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat, (iii) Shri Harisankar Vijayan Menon, (iv) Shri Manu Sreedharan Nair, (v) Shri Easwaran Subramani, and (vi) Shri Manoj Pulamby Madhavan. For full textclick here
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[Electoral Bond Case] Supreme Court junks SBI’s application for extension of deadline and directs SBI to disclose the details of the electoral bond information by 12th March. ECI to compile the information and publish the same by 15th March.
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The right to dissent in a legitimate and lawful manner is an integral part of the rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a). 2024 KLT OnLine 1172 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Javed Ahmad Hajam v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. Decided on 7th March, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'
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When the statute requires NOC of financier, for cancellation of endorsement of hypothecation from the Vehicle Registration Certificate, the Bank cannot refuse an NOC relying on the principles of Banker's general lien even when the vehicle loan was cleared off. Kerala High Court clarifies that Banker’s general lien would not extend to such hypothecation given to the Bank. 2024 KLT OnLine 1173 Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. Nagaresh Amjath v. Manager, Indusind Bank Ltd. Decided on 26th F...
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