Will--Suspicious circumstances--Testator disinherited her four daughter and executed Will in favour of distant relative--It is suspicious circumstances in instant case--Registration of Will and contention that testatrix was not looked after by natural heirs not of much significance. Will was a registered one, but the same by itself would not mean that the statutory requirement of providing the Will need not be complied with. Will must be proved in terms of Section 68 of Evidence Act and Section 63(c) of Succession Act--For proving the Will, provisions of Section 90 of Evidence Act are not applicable.

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Quashing--Civil Liability--Buyer Company refused to accept goods being defective--FIR u/s 420 IPC lodged--No misrepresentation made at time of contract--No case of criminal liability--FIR quashed.

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Quashment--Offence by a company--Protection of Directors/Chairman--Specific averments/assertions in the complaint against first respondent who is Joint Managing Director of the Company-- Prosecution upheld.

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Acid burns--Reduction in sentence--Victim suffered severe burn injuries on head, face and chest--High Court reduced the sentence to already undergone--Order of High Court aside--Sentence could not be reduced in such a heinous crime.

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Contraband--Recovery was effected on basis of information received by Police Officer in course of investigation of other offence--Provisions of Section 42 of N.D.P.S. Act will not apply

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Bail--Trial of cases already been stayed as one of appellants had challenged the very registrations of the case by CBI--Trial is likely to be delayed appellants have to be in jail for a long period--Final report already been filed--Accused need not be detained in jail further--Accused released on bail.

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Equal pay for equal work--Application of the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be claimed merely because there was delegation of certain power--Claim of the Respondent for a higher pay scale is on the ground that he was discharging the duties of a higher post, without, giving any factual details--Claim untenable

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Appointment--Appointment of Lambardar by Collector considering merits of the candidates--High Court set aside the order in writ jurisdiction--Order of High Court not valid. Lambardar is not a Govt. servant.

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Additional Evidence—Criminal Appeal—Filing application for additional evidence at appellate stage cannot always be termed as delaying tactics. Additional Evidence—Criminal Appeal—Due to lapse on the part of appellant and his counsel the document which was a photocopy and was centre point of dispute/allegation could not be proved and accused was convicted—In appeal application for placing on record certified copy of said document ought to be allowed by High Court

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Quashing—Final Report—High Court not to quash the FIR without commenting on merits of final report on record

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