CURRENT LEGAL

KNOWLEDGE FOR
DELHI JUDICIAL SERVICES
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATIONS

(Part - 4)
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1.Static Legal General Knowledge – India

2.Static Legal General Knowledge – Delhi
3.Recent Judgments – Supreme Court and
Delhi High Court
4.Statutes and Legislations in News
5.Amendments and Appointments
6.National and International Legal Current
Affairs
 Recent Landmark Judgments – 2022
1. Babasaheb Raosaheb Kobarne vs Pyrotek India Private Limited,
2022
2. Smruti Tukaram Badade v. The State Of Maharashtra and Anr ,
2022
3. Jarnail Singh v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta and Other Connected
Matters , 2022

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4. Rajesh Yadav vs State of UP, 2022
5. Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra v. Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir, 2022
6. Bar Council of India v. Twinkle Rahul Mangonkar And Ors,
2022
7. Prabha Tyagi vs Kamlesh Devi, 2022
 Babasaheb Raosaheb Kobarne vs Pyrotek
India Private Limited, 2022
Bench - Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna

Guidelines:

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The Suo Motu extension of limitation period is applicable to
Commercial Courts Act.
 Smruti Tukaram Badade v. The State Of
Maharashtra and Anr , 2022

Bench - Justice DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant

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- expanded the definition of "vulnerable witnesses" to include victims of sexual
assault (regardless of gender), mentally ill witnesses, persons with disabilities,
etc. Earlier, the definition only covered child witnesses. The Court also issued
directions to the High Courts to frame scheme for safe deposition by vulnerable
witnesses. The Court later passed a direction to extend the directions to civil cases
and family cases, apart from criminal cases.
 Jarnail Singh v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta and
Other Connected Matters , 2022

Bench - Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and B.R.Gavai

Guidelines :-

• The Court held that the State is obligated to collect quantifiable data

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regarding representation. The collection cannot be with respect to the entire
class/class/group, but it should be relatable to Grade/Category of post to
which promotion is sought.

• Cadre should be the unit for collecting quantifiable data. It would be

meaningless if the collection of data is with respect to the entire service. The
Court also said that it cannot lay down any yardstick to determine
backwardness.
 Rajesh Yadav vs State of UP, 2022
Bench- Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh

Guidelines :-

• Examine Private Witnesses First; Try To Complete Their Chief

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& Cross-Examination On Same Day

issued important directions regarding the examination of

witnesses so as to ensure time-bound completion of trial.
Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra v. Union Territory
of Jammu and Kashmir 2022
Bench- Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh

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• Even for protected witnesses declared so under Section 173(6)
of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("Cr.P.C.) read with
Section 44 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
("UAPA"), the accused can exercise their right under Sections
207 and 161 of the Cr.P.C to obtain copies of their redacted
statements which would ensure that the identity of the witness
not disclosed.
 Bar Council of India v. Twinkle Rahul Mangonkar
And Ors, 2022
Bench- Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh

Guidelines :-

• BCI May Allow Persons With Other Jobs To Provisionally Enrol As

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Advocates On Undertaking To Resign From Job Within 6 Months
After Clearing AIBE

• The order passed by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan

Kaul and MM Sundresh is also significant for its discussion on
reforms needed for legal education and the AIBE.
 Prabha Tyagi vs Kamlesh Devi, 2022
Bench- Justices MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna

Guidelines :-

• Domestic violence victim can enforce her right to

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reside in 'shared household' even if she has not
actually lived there
 Recent Landmark Judgments - 2023

1. Manubhai Sendhabhai Bharwad and Another Versus

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. & Others, 2023
2. Prasad Pradhan vs State of Chhattisgarh, 2023
3. Sanjiv Kumar Singh vs State Of Bihar, 2023
4. Naim Ahamed vs State (NCT of Delhi), 2023

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5. Usha Chakraborty & Anr. Versus State of West Bengal
& Anr., 2023
6. BV Seshaiah vs State of Telangana & B Vamsi Krishna
vs State of Telangana, 2023
7. Baini Prasad (D) vs Durga Devi , 2023
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