The role of a homemaker is as important as that of a family member whose income is tangible as a source of livelihood for the family. The activities performed by a home-maker, if counted one by one, there will hardly be any doubt that the contribution of a home-maker is of a high order and invaluable. In fact, it is difficult to assess such a contribution in monetary terms. –– Supreme Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1117 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant & Hon’ble Mr. Justi...

Food Safety and Standards Act overridesany other law in so far as the law applies to the aspects of food in the field covered by the FSSAincluding IPC. Supreme Court ruled there cannot besimultaneous prosecution under FSSA and IPC. 2024 KLT OnLine 1116 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. Oka & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol Ram Nath v. State of Uttar Pradesh Decided on 21st February, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Service jurisprudence must begin and end with rules that govern the process of qualification, recruitment, selection, appointment and conditions of service. 2024 KLT OnLine 1115 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. JusticePamidighantam Sri Narasimha& Hon’ble Mr. JusticeAravind Kumar Vidya v. State of Karnataka Decided on22ndFebruary, 2024 For full text 'click here'

Accused has a right to cross-examine a police officer as to the recording made in the case diary whenever the police officer uses it to refresh his memory. 2024 KLT OnLine 1123 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh & Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.V. Bhatti Shailesh Kumar v. State of U.P. (now State of Uttarakhand) Decided on 26th February, 2024 For full text 'click here'

In a prosecution under Sections 3,5,7 or 9 of the POCSO Act, once the foundation of the prosecution case is laid by legally admissible evidence, statutory presumption under Section 29 gets triggered, and the reverse burden is on the accused to prove the contrary. The provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act that deal with the documents that can be relied upon to prove the age of a juvenile for the purposes of that Act do not, and indeed cannot, preclude a court c...