Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500, Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, Section 7 -- Defamation - Private complaint - Quashing of proceedings - Perusal of complaint reveals that petitioner No.1 is Editor whereas petitioner No.2 is Managing Editor - In complaint, respondent except stating that petitioner No.2 is..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 85, 90 -- Sale - Publication of proclamation - Held, giving wide publicity not necessarily mean publication in newspapers only - Distribution of pamphlets advertising sale in locality prior to holding of sale and affixation of copy of sale notice on property would be adequate...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, Section 7 -- Defamation - Quashing of proceedings - Complainant specifically stated that accused persons in most systematic manner started publication of malicious news item targeting complainant and her company - There is no dispute that news items, as alleged by complainant, have been..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 20 -- Substituted service - Publication in a newspaper - Order as to issuance of summons to defendant on new address - Order not complied with - On a request substituted service allowed in a causal manner - Before ordering substituted service, Court should resort to procedure laid down in O.5.R.17 CPC and when after resorting the..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 11A -- Acquisition of land - Period for making award - Held, mandate of S.11A of the Act is that Collector is required to make an award u/s.11 of the Act within two years from date of publication of declaration - Failure to do so within that period results in abandonment of entire proceedings for acquisition of land - Where declaration..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 11A -- Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977 - Acquisition of Land - Passing of award - Limitation - Held, award is to be made within a period of 2 years from date of publication of declaration and entire proceedings would lapse in case award is not made within that period - Period during which any action or proceedings taken in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 82(1), 82(4) -- Proclaimed person and proclaimed offender - Distinction is only in context to the mode of declaration of an absconder as "proclaimed offender" - A "statement in writing" by Court issuing the proclamation to the effect that proclamation was duly published on a specific day in manner specified in clause (i) of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 20 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Defendant not served and substituted service ordered - Held, there is no presumption that a person has knowledge of such a publication...........
Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 67 -- Hard disc of obscene photos of women recovered from accused - Material not published in electronic form - Publication is condition precedent to book a person u/s 67 of the Information Technology Act - Charge framed u/s 67 of the Act quashed...........
Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, Section 7A, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 243(ZG) -- Election - Municipal Corporation - Publication of notification - Writ petition challenging non rotation of wards as per reservation - Maintainability - Held election disputes can be raised after completion of elections - Even if there is no ground to challenge rotation of..........
