The Gauhati High Court refused to allow plaintiffs to file evidence affidavits after 11 adjournments, holding that courts must exercise discretion strictly in cases of repeated delays and cannot permit belated evidence as a matter of right.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court upholds life term in engineering student murder case, calls hostile student witnesses “paper tigers” for failing to testify truthfully.
Allahabad HC rules widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from father-in-law; husband’s obligation does not end with death.
Supreme Court upholds husband’s murder conviction, ruling that minor discrepancies in witness statements cannot discredit a certified dying declaration.
Hostile witness testimony cannot be rejected entirely, the Supreme Court held, reaffirming that credible portions supporting prosecution or defence must still be considered.
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