Until a Special Court is constituted by the State Government under Section 22(1), in case of registration of any offence punishable under UAPA, the Court of Sessions, in which the offence has been committed, would have the jurisdiction as conferred by the Act on a Special Court. Supreme Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1416 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta Decided on 18th April, 2024 For full judgment'click here'

In the preliminary stage of summoning an accused, prima facie case has to be made out on the basis of allegations in the complaint and the pre-summoning evidence led by the complainant. 2024 KLT OnLine 1417 Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Decided on 26th April, 2024 For full judgment'click here'

Mere factum of sufferance of incarceration for a particular period, in a case where life imprisonment is imposed, cannot be a reason for invocation of power under Section 389 Cr.PC without referring to the relevant factors. 2024 KLT OnLine 1420 (SC) Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.T.Ravikumar & Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rajesh Bindal Shivani Tyagi v. State of U.P. Decided on 5th April, 2024 For full judgment'click here'

Industry-cum-region test For revision of wages and other facilities, the standard criteria which is followed by the industrial adjudicator is to apply industry-cum-region test, which in substance implies that the prevailing pay and other allowances should be compared with equally placed or similarly situated industrial units in the same region. To determine comparability of units applying the industry-cum-region test, inter alia, the financial capacity of the employer would be a strong factor. ...

For a claim of return of stridhan articles or money equivalent thereof to succeed, the wife need not prove the mode and manner of such acquisition since martrimonial proceedings is not a criminal trial where the chain of circumstances had to be complete and conclusively proved, without any missing link. - Supreme Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1392 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta Maya Gopinathan v. Anoop Decided on 24thApril, 2024 For full jud...