Unless there is occasioned failure of justice, an irregularity on account of misjoinder of charges does not invalidate a conviction. 2024 KLT OnLine 1198 Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.G. Ajithkumar Santhosh @ Chandu v. State Crl. A. No. 918 of 2007 Decided on 7thMarch, 2024 As Amicus Curiae : Rebin Vincent Gralan For Respondents : Adv. Sheeba Thomas (Public Prosecutor) For full judgment 'click here'

A deliberative democracy imagines deliberation as an ethic of good governance and is not restricted to the parliamentary sphere alone. 2024 KLT OnLine 1148 (SC) Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna, Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala, Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra Sit...

In contractual matters, what is relevant are the proceedings and terms, and not the undisclosed intent of parties. 2024 KLT OnLine 1192 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Devan Ramachandran Galaxy Travel Club v. Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. Decided on 27th February, 2024 For Petitioner : Adv. M.B. Sandeep, K.P. Sreeja & Amal Stanly For Respondents : Advs. Molly Jacob, Lawrence D. Cunha,Mathew Kurian Mattam, Mathew Bonstane,Jijo Isaac, Sabir N.S. & Godwin Jose For full judgment...

Misdescription of the name of one of the accused in the 161 statement of a witness cannot be seen as vitiating the entire testimony of the said witness, especially when the deposition as a whole inspires confidence in the court. Kerala High Court The Court elucidated, "When minor discrepancies or variations are pointed out in the statements of witnesses, the court has to see whether these discrepancies and variations are material and affect the prosecution's case substantially. Every ...

[Evidence Act, S.106] When all that is possible to prove the facts in issue have been proved by the prosecution and what remains is only the facts which are exclusively within the knowledge of the accused, the burden shifts to the accused. 2024 KLT OnLine 1193 Hon’ble Mr. JusticeP.B. Suresh Kumar& Hon’ble Mr. JusticeJohnson John Sirajudheen v. State of Kerala Decided on13thMarch, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. P. Vijaya Bhanu (Sr.), P.M. Rafiq, M. Revikrishnan, Vipin Narayan, Ajee...