Conviction cannot be based solely on the statements made by an accused under sub-section (1) of Section 313 of the Cr. PC. 2024 KLT OnLine 1532 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. Oka & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan State of Himachal Pradesh v. Raghubir Singh Decided on 15th May, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Arbitral proceedings can be terminated only if, for some reason, the continuation of proceedings has become unnecessary or impossible. 2024 KLT OnLine 1535 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. Oka & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal Dani Wooltex Corporation v. Sheil Properties Pvt. Ltd. Decided on 16th May, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Restricting the number of tax audits that a Chartered Accountant could carry out is valid and is not violative of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution as it is a reasonable restriction on the right to practise the profession by a Chartered Accountant and is protected or justifiable under Article 19(6) of the Constitution. 2024 KLT OnLine 1527 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.V. Nagarathna & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih Shaji Poulose v. Institute of Chartered Accountants...

The Office is duty bound to list matters before the concerned Judge strictly as per the roster, unless otherwise ordered by the Chief Justice. Kerala High Court cautioned that any deviation from this direction, causing difficulty to the Hon'ble Judges or Advocates appearing in the matter, will invite disciplinary action against the officials concerned. The present writ appeal dealt with the issue where an Order was passed by the Single Judge while he was heading a Division Bench at the rel...

An accused has right to seek for expeditious testing of the contraband within the time frame stipulated under Rule 14 of the NDPS (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022. 2024 KLT OnLine 1521 Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.S. Dias Anuraj v. State of Kerala Bail Appl. Nos. 5549 of 2023 & connected cases Decided on 21stMay, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'