#Appellant

Upholding the divorce decree, the Supreme Court expunged the grounds of cruelty and desertion against the wife, and instead granted it on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction in the 1998 murder, stressing that credible solitary witness testimony and a reliable dying declaration are sufficient in law.

The court, considering the period of custody already undergone, allowed the application and suspended his sentence during the pendency of the appeal.

Caption|Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais :--|:-- Summary|Because the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U. S. C. §10301 et seq., did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, no compelling interest justified the State’s…

While upholding the trial court sentence, the Calcutta High Court noted that the appellant attempted to murder victim going by the definition of murder, and it was providential that the victim did not die.

The appellant had lost his government employment, was surviving on a meagre income from tuition, and was facing financial hardship, the Delhi High Court was informed.