Centre to make necessary changes to S. 498-A
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Police cannot be utilised for the purpose of holding the husband at ransom so that he could be squeezed by the wife at the instigation of her parents or relatives or friends and in all cases, where wife complains of harassment or ill-treatment, Section 498-A of the IPC cannot be applied mechanically.”

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Valid proof of Hindu marriage
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“A marriage is not an event for ‘song and dance’ and ‘wining and dining’ or an occasion to demand and exchange dowry and gifts by undue pressure leading to possible initiation of criminal proceedings thereafter. A marriage is not a commercial transaction.”

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financial debt and operational debt
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“While deciding that whether a debt is a financial debt or an operational debt arising out of a transaction covered by an agreement or arrangement in writing, it is necessary to ascertain what is the real nature of the transaction reflected in the writing.”

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Employer’s financial capacity factor in fixing wage
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The application of industry-cum-region test is the standard criteria, followed by the industrial adjudicator, while determining the revision of wages and other facilities, which implies that the prevailing pay and other allowances should be compared with equally placed or similarly situated industrial units in the same region.

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promotional trailer
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Promotional trailers are unilateral and are only meant to encourage a viewer to purchase the ticket to the movie, which is an independent transaction and contract from the promotional trailer. A promotional trailer by itself is not an offer and neither intends to nor can create a contractual relationship.”

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5 lakhs cost on State of Telangana
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Human beings indulge themselves in selective amnesia when it comes to fathom the significance of forests. It is the forests which give life to the Earth by replacing carbon dioxide with oxygen, thereby providing a hospitable environment for the steady growth of diverse life forms.”

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