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The appellants were convicted under Section 121 of the Indian Penal Code for waging war against the State in a trial court in West Bengal. They appealed the conviction to the Calcutta High Court, which upheld the judgment. Subsequently, the appellants filed Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions before …
The deceased, Chander Kalan, suffered 40-45% burns after an alleged kerosene incident on 18 June 1998 and died on 4 August 1998 from septicemia. The trial court acquitted the accused of Section 3048 IPC (death caused by burns) but convicted them under Section 498A IPC (dowry harassment). The High …
The appellants, Jagmohan Bahl and another, were charged under IPC sections 420 and 34 for alleged cheating in a property transaction. Their first anticipatory bail application under Section 438 of the CrPC was rejected by Additional Sessions Judge‑6, but a second application was later allowed by a …
The parties were partners in a firm and a civil suit was filed concerning partnership property. The partnership deed contained an arbitration clause, but the civil court, after hearing the parties, held that it had jurisdiction to try the suit and declined to refer the matter to arbitration under …
The State of Punjab sought recovery of monetary benefits that had been mistakenly overpaid to a large group of government employees, including the appellant Rafiq Masih. The employees had received the excess amounts due to an administrative error and had not committed any fraud or misrepresentation. …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Karnataka State Government, while modifying road‑transport schemes under section 102 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, must record reasons for its decision. The Court held that modification of a scheme is a quasi‑judicial function and, therefore, the State must …
The petitioner, a former Additional District and Sessions Judge, alleged sexual harassment and victimisation by a sitting High Court judge and challenged the inquiry process initiated by the Chief Justice of the High Court. The Chief Justice had constituted a two‑judge committee to conduct an …
The appellants were recruited as Steno Sub‑Inspectors in the Bihar Police and, after five years of service, were appointed on reversion to the general line as Sub‑Inspectors. They claimed that their seniority in the general line should be counted from their original appointment dates as Steno …
K.K. Saksena, a former Secretary of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), challenged his termination in a writ petition under Article 226, alleging arbitrariness and violation of Article 14. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition, holding that ICID is not a "State" …
M/s. Ram Bara Singh & Co. appealed against a Division Bench order that set aside a Patna High Court judgment allowing its writ petition under Art. 226. The respondents argued that an arbitration clause in the 1989 contract made the writ petition non‑maintainable, even though the contract had been …
The State of Punjab sought to prosecute two retired public servants, Sikandar Singh and Labh Singh, for alleged corruption and related offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Indian Penal Code. The department had refused sanction to prosecute them both before and after their …
The State of Punjab challenged the tax treatment of battery chargers sold by Nokia India with cell phones, arguing that they should attract the concessional VAT rate of 4% under entry 60(6)(g) of Schedule B of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005. The Assessing Authority, Appellate Authority and the …
The case concerns the murder of Satnam Singh in Ludhiana in 2002. Seven persons were charged; two (Charanjit Singh and Surjit Singh) were convicted under Section 302 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, while five others were acquitted by the High Court. The State appealed the acquittals and the two …
The appellant Rajinder Singh was convicted for the murder of Suraj Mal and Shri Ram and for violating Section 27 of the Arms Act after a violent altercation following a Holi celebration. The incident involved a quarrel between a juvenile and another party, after which the appellant allegedly fired …
International Amusement Ltd (operator of "Appu Ghar") held a licence from the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to occupy land in Pragati Maidan. Clause 28 of the licence agreement provided that any dispute would be referred to arbitration by the Chairman of ITPO or his nominee. After the …
A four‑year‑old boy was electrocuted when a live wire fell on his roof, resulting in triple amputation and 100% permanent disability. The parents sued Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. under Section 68 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for compensation. The Single Judge of the High Court awarded Rs …
The widow of a bank clerk who had served for over 34 years filed a petition after the bank treated his October 8, 2007 letter as a resignation, thereby forfeiting his pension. The Supreme Court examined whether the letter was a resignation or a request for voluntary retirement under the Central Bank …
The appellant, a non‑executive director of M/S Elite International Pvt. Ltd., was charged under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for the dishonour of cheques issued by the company. She had resigned from the board on 17‑December‑2005, while the cheques were …
Suresh was appointed as a peon on a daily‑wage basis on 1 July 1994 and was terminated on 4 March 1996 without any retrenchment compensation. He approached the Labour Court, which ordered his reinstatement with continuity of service but without back wages; the High Court affirmed this award. The …
The Supreme Court examined writ petitions filed under Article 32 challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which was inserted to give effect to the Assam Accord. The petitioners, representing the people of Assam, argued that illegal migration from Bangladesh …
Mahesh Jogi was convicted for an offence committed on 20 January 1985 when he was 17 years and 4 months old. The conviction and sentence were imposed before the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 came into force. The Supreme Court was asked to determine whether Jogi …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal against a High Court order that granted bail to Mitthan Yadav, a history‑sheeter accused of multiple serious offences including murder, under several IPC sections. The High Court had relied on the principle of parity, noting that a co‑accused, Ashok Kumar, had …
The petitioners, retired government employees who later enrolled as advocates, challenged the proviso in Section 16 Explanation II (5) of the Tamil Nadu Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987 that denied a lump‑sum payment of Rs 2 lakh to the nominees of advocates already receiving pension or other …
The appeal concerned a dispute between Govind Rubber Ltd. (appellant) and Louids Dreyfus Commodities Asia Pvt. Ltd. (respondent) over two sales contracts for natural rubber that contained an arbitration clause referring disputes to the Singapore Commodity Exchange. The appellant argued that no valid …
The case involves the death of Saroj, a married woman, within four months of her marriage. Her father alleged that the husband, his father, brother and brother‑in‑law demanded dowry, threatened her and subsequently murdered her and attempted to burn the body. The trial court acquitted all accused, …
Harish Kumar was married to Manisha, who suffered severe burn injuries on 13 September 1993 and died five days later. He was charged under Sections 304B (dowry death) and 498A (dowry cruelty) of the IPC. The trial court convicted him on both counts; the High Court upheld the convictions. On appeal, …
The petitioner, convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for a murder committed on 18 June 1997, claimed that he was only 17 years old at the time of the offence and therefore entitled to the benefits of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The Supreme Court examined …
The Supreme Court dismissed Civil Appeal No. 5838 of 2012 filed by K.K. Sharma and others against the High Court of Delhi’s orders dated 23 Oct 2009 and 1 Jun 2012. The High Court had been directed to implement a 1998 judgment that declared a 1988 amendment to the Delhi High Court Establishment …
Advocate Amit Chanchal Jha was convicted by the Delhi High Court for criminal contempt after allegedly abusing a lady advocate in the courtroom, resulting in a seven‑day imprisonment, three‑month debarment and a direction to refer the matter to the Bar Council of India. Jha appealed to the Supreme …
Ajay Kumar Pal was sentenced to death by a Special CBI Judge on 9 April 2007, a sentence confirmed by the Jharkhand High Court and the Supreme Court on 16 March 2010. He filed a mercy petition on 10 April 2010, which was forwarded immediately but only disposed of after a delay of three years and ten …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Chennai City Municipal Corporation (the Corporation) or the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTCL) had statutory authority to erect and manage bus shelters under the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. By interpreting Sections 203, 285, and 285‑A, …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Chennai City Municipal Corporation (the Corporation) or the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTCL) had statutory authority to erect and manage bus shelters under the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. By interpreting Sections 203, 204, 285, 285‑A …
The petition was filed by the father of a college girl who died after falling from a hostel roof, alleging that the death resulted from ragging and that the Rajasthan police investigation was biased, incomplete, and failed to record the victim's statement. The petitioner sought a transfer of the …
The appellants, co‑landholders of a 59‑bigha estate in Assam, failed to pay Rs 731.70 land revenue, leading the Deputy Commissioner to auction the land under Section 70 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. No proper notice of demand or sale was served on the appellants, and the auction …
The case concerned the Khalsa Girls High School, a Sikh‑run school in Calcutta, and whether it qualified as a minority institution under Articles 26 and 30 of the Constitution, thereby entitled to appoint its own teachers without complying with Rule 28 of the 1969 Management Rules. The appellants, …
The plaintiff sought specific performance of a sale agreement entered into by the trustees of the Subbaiah Paniker Family Welfare Trust. The appellant, a beneficiary of the trust, applied to be impleaded as a defendant, alleging prejudice if the sale proceeded at the agreed price. The trial court …
The husband and wife married in 1996; the husband filed for divorce in 1997 and the wife filed a criminal case alleging cruelty under Sections 498‑A, 406, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial magistrate acquitted all accused in 2002. While the parties later settled their …
The appellants challenged the Bombay Stock Exchange's refusal to allow the delisting of Hella India Lighting Ltd., arguing that the public shareholding threshold for continuous listing was 10% under SEBI guidelines, not the 20% stipulated in the BSE listing agreement. Hella India, after a voluntary …
R. Periyasamy, a permanent cash officer of State Bank of India, was dismissed after a departmental enquiry found, on a preponderance of probabilities, that he was responsible for a cash shortage of Rs.1,25,000 and had violated service rules. The dismissal was upheld by the disciplinary authority and …
The appellant Selvaraj was convicted under Section 302 IPC for allegedly strangling his infant daughter, based on testimony of the mother, mother‑in‑law and a sister, who later turned hostile, and on a medical report that did not conclusively indicate homicide. The Supreme Court examined the …
The appellants K.K. Singhal & Ors. issued 33 cheques that were dishonoured, leading the respondent Steel Strips Ltd. to file 26 complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The parties later entered into a settlement at Chandigarh, where the respondent agreed to withdraw the …
The appellants were convicted under IPC sections 302 and 34 for the murder of Ranjit Singh, allegedly attacked with lathis and tabbal by the accused amid a land dispute. The prosecution relied on eye‑witnesses PW3 Atmaram and PW4 Chaman Lal, whose testimonies were corroborated and supported by a …
Ram Manohar Pandey, a civil engineer on deputation, was charged with corruption offences under Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Both the Municipal Corporation of Ujjain and the State Government refused to grant sanction for his prosecution while he was in …
The appellants, originally promoted to the Middle Management Grade Scale‑II (MMGS‑II) in 1996, opted for a horizontal transfer to the Specialist Electronic Data Processors Cadre within the same grade in September 1997. Other officers were promoted vertically from the Junior Management Grade Scale‑I …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) closed its rice mill and thereafter employed 49 former contract workers as casual daily‑wage employees. The workers sought regularisation, alleging that their continued casualisation constituted an unfair labour practice under item 10 of the Fifth Schedule of the …
The appellant, accused No.1, was convicted along with five others for offences under Sections 147, 149 and 302 of the IPC for the murder of Kalua. The High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant and two others, but acquitted accused Nos.5 and 6 on the ground that no lathi injuries were found …
The appellant, the Secretary to the Government (Law & Order‑F), appealed against a Madras High Court order that quashed a preventive detention order issued under Section 3(1)(a) of the National Security Act, 1980 against a man arrested in September 2012 for alleged breach of the Official Secrets …
The respondent, a cable television network operator registered under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, began transmitting two private video channels and was directed by the District Magistrate of Haridwar to pay a license fee of Rs.11,88,500 under Rule 17(2) of the Uttar Pradesh …
The Union (Secretary, Department of Personnel) appealed against several High Court and CAT orders that had granted Data Entry Operator (DEO) Grade‑A employees the higher pay scale of Grade‑B on the basis of their qualifications or length of service. The Court examined whether the classification of …
The South Central Railway Employees Co‑Op Credit Society Employees Union challenged a High Court order that had set aside a 12 June 1998 order implementing the Supreme Court’s 13 January 1988 judgment that reservation could not be applied to promotions. The High Court held the Supreme Court judgment …
The Supreme Court examined a circular issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai that added Condition No.35 to licences for eating houses, prohibiting the sale of tobacco and any apparatus such as hookah, and imposing specific dimensions for smoking areas. The Court held that Section 6 of …
The case involved the suicide of Hina, a daughter‑in‑law, who allegedly faced mental and physical harassment and dowry demands from her mother‑in‑law, Kanchanben. The trial court convicted Kanchanben under IPC sections 3048 (dowry death) and 498A (cruelty) and under sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …
M/S MSP Infrastructure Ltd. and M.P. Road Development Corp. entered into a road development contract that was later referred to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The arbitral tribunal awarded Rs. 6.90 crores to the appellant, after which the respondent filed a petition …
Genus Power Infrastructure Ltd., the insured, suffered fire damage and claimed under a fire policy issued by New India Assurance Ltd. The insurer assessed the loss and the parties executed a letter of subrogation on 11 March 2011, wherein the insured accepted Rs 5.96 crore as full and final …
The deceased K. Satyanarayna died intestate, and his brother Karedla Parthasaradhi claimed inheritance of the suit house. Defendant Gangula Ramanamma (defendant No.1) asserted that she was the deceased's legally married wife, having lived with him for over three decades, and thus claimed ownership …
The Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd, a government-owned public sector undertaking, faced severe financial losses and, under a government‑approved restructuring plan, announced a wage revision effective from 1 April 2003 and to be implemented from 1 April 2006. Employees who had voluntarily …
The appellant, Hasmukhrai Mehta, owned land in Village Sheel, Raigad, which was originally included in a 1977 residential development plan. In 1999 the land was re‑designated for an Agricultural Produce Market Yard and a truck terminal, and the appellant served a purchase notice under Section 49 of …
The case concerned goods that arrived at the Port of Bombay, were warehoused by the Port Trust, and remained unclaimed by the consignee who neither cleared the bill of lading nor responded to notices. The Port Trust auctioned the goods after four years, but the proceeds were insufficient to cover …
The Promoters and Builders Association of Pune and the Nuclear Power Corporation excavated ordinary earth – the former for building foundations and the latter for widening a sea‑water intake channel – and were penalised under Section 48(7) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 for allegedly …
The appellants owned land that had been reserved for a public garden under a development plan notified in 1966 and continued under a revised plan in 1987. They served a notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act in 1989, seeking acquisition, but the notice was issued …
The Supreme Court examined whether a policy decision of the Uttar Pradesh Government dated 14‑June‑2006, which provided a flat‑rate electricity subsidy for power‑loom bunkers, could be extended by the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission to industries using HV‑2 connections. The Court …
The appellants (A‑1 to A‑3) were convicted under IPC sections 143, 147, 148, 448, 302 and 149 for participating in an unlawful assembly that allegedly murdered Lingaraju. The trial court found that the key eye‑witnesses, including the star witness PW‑11 and several others, were unreliable and …
The respondent, a daily‑wage conductor, was employed by Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation from 3 October 1987 to 31 March 1989 and was terminated without payment of retrenchment compensation. The Labour Court held the termination illegal, ordering reinstatement with 65% back wages; the Gujarat High …
Vinayak Narayan Deosthali, an assistant manager of UCO Bank, was convicted for diverting Rs 7.75 crore of public funds belonging to the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) to the private account of broker Harshad S. Mehta. The Special Court found that he issued bank receipts for securities …
A complaint of bribery was lodged against T. Nathamuni, an Income Tax Inspector, leading to a CBI case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The investigating officer, initially an Inspector of Police, was replaced by Sub‑Inspector G.A. Suriya Kumar after a petition under Section 17 of the …
HDFC Bank had financed a motor vehicle that was hypothecated to a borrower. The vehicle, uninsured at the time, was involved in a road accident causing injury to a third‑party claimant who obtained a compensation award. The issue was whether the financier, as the registered owner, could be held …
The appellant State of Madhya Pradesh challenged a Division Bench order that had set aside the Superintendent of Police’s refusal to grant a compassionate appointment to the respondent, Parvez Khan, who sought recruitment to the police service after his father’s death in service. The respondent had …
The appellants Suresh and others were convicted for kidnapping and murdering Devender Chopra and his son Abhishek, and for concealing evidence, under IPC sections 302, 34, 364-A, 201 and 120-B. The Supreme Court held that the prosecution evidence, including the recovery of the victims' bodies and …
The appellant K. Ravi Kumar was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and cruelty under Section 498‑A IPC for stabbing and setting his wife on fire. He appealed, contending that the killing occurred during a sudden quarrel without pre‑meditation, thus falling within Exception 4 to Section 300 …
The case concerned a 5‑acre parcel of land originally assigned to a landless poor woman, Sagiraju Bangaramma, who sold it in 1970 to another landless poor person, Durga Ramalingeswara Rao, before the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 came into force. After Rao’s …
M.P. Singh Bargoti, an Inspector in the Madhya Pradesh Police (Fingerprint Branch), retired on 31 March 1998 without being promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). The Administrative Tribunal had directed that a combined gradation list be prepared including his name for promotion, but the …
M/s Magnum Promoters Ltd., the owner of land in Delhi, challenged acquisition notifications issued under the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894, arguing that no physical possession was taken and compensation was not paid, invoking Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in …
The State of Assam claimed that surplus land, declared under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, had been vested in the government after possession was taken in December 1991, and that the later repeal of the 1976 Act by the 1999 Repeal Act did not affect that vesting. The heirs of …
Archana Girish Sabnis, who held a Licentiate of the Court of Examiners in Homoeopathy (LCEH), was admitted to an LLB programme at the University of Mumbai, completed her law degrees and applied for enrollment as an advocate. The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, and subsequently the Bar Council of …
Vasant Sampat Dupare was convicted of raping and murdering a four‑year‑old girl. The prosecution relied on a chain of circumstantial evidence – eyewitnesses who saw the accused with the child, forensic matches of blood on the stones and the accused’s clothing, and the accused’s own disclosure …
The deceased Seema was married in 1991 and soon after faced repeated dowry demands for a motorcycle and cash from her husband, Chandrahas, and his relatives. Despite a Panchayat‑mediated compromise deed in 1994, the harassment continued, culminating in her being beaten and later burnt to death in …
The appellant Motilal Yadav was convicted, along with six co‑accused, for kidnapping a six‑year‑old boy and demanding ransom, under IPC sections 364A read with 34 and 120B. The trial court sentenced each accused to life imprisonment and a fine, and the High Court of Patna affirmed the conviction. …
The Supreme Court examined whether Section 12(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, which deems a tenancy vacant when the tenant or a family member acquires another residential building, applies when such acquisition occurs before the Act …
Associate Builders entered into a construction contract with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for a housing project. After completing only part of the work, the contractor filed 15 claims for overheads, damages and price escalations, which were largely awarded by an arbitrator. The Single Judge …
The Supreme Court examined whether Section 31(7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits an arbitral tribunal to include pre‑award interest in the "sum" for which an award is made and thereby allow interest on that interest for the post‑award period. The Court held that the word "sum" …
The case concerned a dispute over 25 acres of land in Hyderabad that had been declared surplus under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. Roudri Co‑operative Housing Society claimed purchase of the land, while hut‑dwellers (encroachers) occupied part of it. The State Human Rights …
The appellant, a judicial officer, was dismissed following an enquiry under the Gujarat Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1971. He challenged the dismissal in a Special Civil Application, and the High Court set aside the enquiry report and his dismissal. The respondent (the High Court) appealed, …
The plaintiff sought a declaration of title over a one‑acre parcel of land in Malur and the removal of an unauthorised school building constructed by the State Government and its pre‑university college. The trial court held the plaintiff to be the owner, ordered removal of the construction and …
The plaintiff obtained a decree declaring a 1982 gift deed void. The respondents appealed and the High Court set aside that decree on the basis of a compromise recorded under Order XXI Rule 3 of the CPC. The plaintiff contended that the compromise was forged and void, and filed a suit (OS No.5236 of …
The husband and wife were married in 1989; the wife later filed a criminal complaint against the husband and his family under several IPC provisions and the Dowry Prohibition Act, which led to their arrest. The husband filed for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and alleged irretrievable breakdown, …
P. Gunasekaran, a Deputy Office Superintendent in Central Excise, was dismissed after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of falsifying attendance records and impersonating an executive officer. Although he was later acquitted of related criminal charges, the Central Administrative Tribunal …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by the Diesel Loco Shed Employees & S.E. Railway Employees House Building Co‑op Society Ltd. challenging a High Court review that set aside orders declaring surplus land vested in the State and the allotment of 6 acres to the society. The Court held that the …
The wife and her minor daughter sought maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Family Court initially granted interim maintenance but later awarded maintenance only to the daughter, denying the wife on the ground that she …
Baljinder Kaur, the sister‑in‑law of the deceased Sharanjit Kaur, was convicted under Section 304B IPC for dowry death based on a demand for a gold karra made two months after the marriage. The deceased died of poisoning, and the prosecution relied on a dying declaration that she was beaten and …
The Rajkot District Cooperative Bank Ltd. and other specified cooperative societies challenged the delimitation of constituencies for elections to their managing committees under Gujarat Specified Co‑operative Societies Election to Committee Rules, 1982, specifically Rule 3‑A sub‑rules (8) and (9). …
The case concerned a dispute over the partition of family property involving the appellants Baburao Marutrao Mane and his daughter Lata and the respondent Ramchandra Balasaheb Mane, an adopted son. The trial court and successive appellate courts held that no partition had been effected, so …
Sudarshan Rajpoot, a driver employed permanently by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, suffered grievous injuries in a vehicle accident caused by a mechanical defect. The corporation struck his name off the contract roll, alleging negligent driving, and terminated his services …
The appellant, a former president of the Poona Employees Union, sought cancellation of the union's registration certificate alleging fraud or mistake, filing a petition under Section 10 of the Trade Unions Act, 1926. The Additional Registrar cancelled the certificate, the Industrial Court set aside …
The case involved the murder of Satinder Sekhon, for which A‑10 (Balkar Singh) was convicted under Sections 120B (conspiracy) and 302 read with 34 of the IPC, based largely on circumstantial evidence. The trial court and the Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the conviction, while the accused argued …
Balaji Steel Re‑rolling Mills, a partnership engaged in manufacturing hot re‑rolled products, challenged an order of the Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs that fixed its production capacity and duty liability. The matter was remanded by the Appellate Tribunal, but on a later appeal the …
Naresh Kumar was married to Rekha Rani, who within ten months complained to her father about dowry harassment by her husband and his family. Despite repeated pleas, the husband threatened divorce and forced her to return to his home, after which she set herself on fire and died. The prosecution …
The complainant, a government college lecturer, alleged that the accused, also a lecturer, borrowed Rs 14 lakhs in cash in 1997 and issued post‑dated cheques which were later dishonoured, leading to a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The trial court acquitted the …
The appellant State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against a High Court order that reduced the sentence of Surendra Singh, who was convicted for causing death by rash and negligent driving of a jeep. The trial court had sentenced him under IPC sections 279, 337 and 304‑A to six months and two years of …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute concerning J.K. Jute Mill Company Ltd., a sick industrial company under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA), whose net worth had reportedly turned positive. The plaintiff sought a civil court declaration that the company was no …
The Union of India challenged the Allahabad High Court's order quashing a search and seizure conducted under Section 132(1) of the Income Tax Act at the premises of M/s Agarwal Iron Industries. The High Court had held that the search warrant was issued mechanically without a reasonable basis. The …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) sought to acquire 40 guntas of land in Belgaum for a medical research centre, and the Land Acquisition Officer initially fixed compensation at Rs 1,050 per gunta. The reference court enhanced this to Rs 7,000 per gunta, and the Karnataka High Court …
Embassy Hotels Pvt. Ltd. filed a suit for specific performance of a 1978 agreement for sale of land that had been mortgaged by the vendor, M/s. Gajaraj & Co., to Srinivasa Perumal Financing Corporation. The mortgaged land was sold by court auction to the appellant, who obtained a sale certificate …
The appellant O.M. Cherian (Thankachan) was convicted under Sections 498A and 306 IPC for the suicide of his wife and was sentenced to two years and seven years of rigorous imprisonment respectively, with the sentences ordered to run consecutively by the trial court and the Kerala High Court. The …
Joginder Singh, selected for the post of Constable in Chandigarh Police, was denied appointment after a criminal case (FIR No. 200) was discovered during verification. He had been honourably acquitted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, on 4 October 1999. The appellant disclosed the existence …
Nar Singh was convicted under Section 302 IPC and Section 25(1B) of the Arms Act for the murder of Rajbir, based largely on circumstantial evidence and a forensic science laboratory (FSL) report (Ex‑P12) linking a recovered bullet to a country‑made pistol. The trial court and the High Court failed …
Collector Singh, a semi‑skilled workman, was dismissed by L.M.L. Ltd. after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of throwing jute/cotton waste balls at a foreman and allegedly using abusive language. The Labour Court upheld the dismissal, relying on the appellant's apology letter, and the High …
The petitioners, female make‑up artists, challenged the Cine Costume Make‑up Artists and Hair Dressers Association's bye‑laws that barred women from obtaining make‑up artist cards and required a five‑year Maharashtra residence. The Court examined the constitutional guarantees of equality (Arts. 14, …
Dr. Balwant Singh, a retired Director General of Police, lived in a house opposite the Rajasthan State Assembly where frequent political rallies, loudspeakers and police‑set up barricades created constant noise and disturbance, rendering his residence uninhabitable. After his oral and written …
The Supreme Court examined a challenge to two orders of the Madras High Court that had directed the Census Department to conduct a caste‑wise census, including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, in order to achieve social justice. The appellant, the Census Commissioner, was not a party to the …
E. Bapanaiah, a depositor, filed a contempt petition against K.S. Raju, promoter director of Nagarjuna Finance Ltd., alleging wilful breach of an undertaking given to the Company Law Board (CLB) to repay deposits. The High Court division bench set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by a …
The landlord filed a Special Leave Petition challenging a Gujarat High Court order that had set aside an appellate decree allowing eviction of the tenant under Section 12(3)(b) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The tenant had been in arrears of rent before the …
The exporter, Ganesh PolytEx Ltd., alleged that Transport Corporation of India Ltd. failed to deliver four consignments of yarn fabric to Benapole Customs in Bangladesh, seeking compensation under the Consumer Protection Act. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered the …
Hari Om was convicted under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the IPC for the dowry death of his wife, Poonam, who committed suicide within a month of marriage after persistent dowry demands. The High Court upheld his conviction and sentenced him to life imprisonment, while acquitting co‑accused. Hari Om …
The case concerns the murder of three members of the Singh family in Bhaismudi village, Chhattisgarh, by a group of accused who formed an unlawful assembly armed with lathis, battle‑axes, swords and rods. Two close relatives of the victims, Madhubala Bai (PW‑1) and Saraswati Bai (PW‑3), witnessed …
Virendra Krishna Mishra, an Information Officer (IO) in the DANICS cadre, challenged the Cadre Review Committee's decision to encadre only three Deputy Resident Commissioner (DRC) posts while excluding Tourist Information Officer (TIO) and IO posts, alleging violation of Article 14 of the …
B.D. Khunte, a jawan, was allegedly beaten and humiliated by his superior Sub Randhir Singh in a store room on 28 June 2006. Later that evening, while on guard duty, Khunte shot and killed Singh with his service rifle. He was tried by a Summary General Court Martial, convicted under Section 69 of …
The appellants, college officials, were charged under Sections 406 and 1208 IPC for criminal breach of trust after allegedly withholding a bill amount of Rs 34,505 owed to a contractor. The contractor had pursued civil remedies, but the second respondent filed a criminal complaint alleging …
The plaintiff (Inbasegaran) filed two suits against the defendant (S. Natarajan) – one for a permanent injunction to prevent forcible dispossession of a constructed building, and a later suit for specific performance of a sale agreement. The defendant contended that the second suit was barred by …
The appellant, Munni @ Syed Akbar, was convicted for murdering his wife Gulsara Banu by strangulation using a cable wire, and also for offences under Sections 498A and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. Post‑mortem examination and a Forensic Science Laboratory report established asphyxia by strangulation …
The appellant, Mallella Shyamsunder, was convicted for the murder of his wife, Kalyani, who died from extensive burns after allegedly being beaten and doused with kerosene over a dowry dispute. The deceased gave two dying declarations to a police officer and a Judicial First Class Magistrate, both …
The plaintiff entered into a 1989 agreement to purchase a house from defendant No.2, paid the full consideration, but the seller failed to execute the sale deed. The plaintiff filed two suits: one for permanent injunction to prevent dispossession by defendant No.1 and No.2, and another for specific …
The landlady Dhiankaur filed eviction proceedings against tenant Prem Pal Sran under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, alleging arrears of rent from December 1994. The Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority both held that the agreed rent was Rs.1,500 per month and that the …
The plaintiff sought specific performance of a 1979 agreement whereby the first defendant, owner of a one‑third undivided share in a Bangalore property, through his brother (the second defendant) who held a registered power of attorney, agreed to sell the share for Rs 40,000. The plaintiff paid the …
The dispute concerned the ownership of Khata No. 201 in Sultanpur, where Kamla Devi claimed a share inherited from her father Ram Samujh, while Krishna Nand and Shiv Ram asserted title based on a 1938 purchase recorded in their uncle Ram Adhar's name. Three consolidation authorities under the Uttar …
The appeal concerned a minority shareholder of Gharda Chemicals Ltd., a company that started as a private firm but became a public (hybrid) company under Section 43A of the Companies Act, 1956. The Articles of Association contained Article 57, a pre‑emption clause restricting share transfers, which …
The New Mangalore Port Listed Workers Managing Committee was created in 1983 to provide stevedores for loading and unloading cargo at the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) and was dissolved on 15 March 1990 when its workers were absorbed into NMPT as a cargo‑handling wing. The Committee challenged a …
The petition concerned the sale of 291 plots belonging to Vitta Mazda Ltd, a company under liquidation. The Official Liquidator, following orders of the Company Court, attempted to auction the plots at prices far below market value, prompting the petitioners to challenge the price fixation and the …
The Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd., a members' club with a kitchen and catering division employing more than twenty workers, was held by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation to be covered under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 and was ordered to pay contributions for the period 1980-1985. …
The appellant, a mason, entered the house of the prosecutrix on 4 October 2002 armed with an aruval, intending to satisfy his lust. He tied up the brother (Manikandan) and a relative (Sangeetha), raped the prosecutrix, murdered Manikandan when he attempted to call for help, subsequently slit …
KSL & Industries Ltd. appealed against a Delhi High Court order that set aside a Debt Recovery Tribunal decision allowing the appellant to recover Rs. 25.26 crore from M/s. Arihant Threads Ltd. The dispute centered on whether the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) – …
The appellant, Kuldeep Kaur, the mother‑in‑law of Jagpreet Kaur, was convicted under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetment of suicide after the bride died by hanging within four months of marriage. The prosecution alleged dowry demands and harassment, but the trial court found no …
The appellant, N. Soundaram, lodged a complaint alleging that the accused, P.K. Pounraj, and a group of men forcibly entered her residence, confined her and her mother‑in‑law, and seized documents related to a monetary dispute. An FIR was registered under Sections 147, 447, 395 and 506(II) of the …
The appellant, Gunmala Sales Private Ltd., challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order quashing criminal complaints under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against several directors of the accused company. The Supreme Court held that a complaint must specifically …
The appellants, Maj. Gen. Kapil Mehra and others, challenged the compensation awarded by the Delhi Development Authority for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court had fixed the market value at Rs.14,974 per square yard by averaging four perpetual lease deeds, adding 20% …
The Supreme Court examined whether employees whose appointment orders were cancelled in 1987 could claim the benefit of a later judgment that restored similar employees to service. The respondents waited nine years before filing a claim, arguing that they were similarly situated to those who had …
The appellants owned agricultural land that was transferred from Bihar to West Bengal under the Bihar and West Bengal (Transferred Territories) Act, 1956, and the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 was extended to the transferred territories. The Calcutta High Court, in a 1984 writ petition, quashed …
The appellants were convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing dishonoured cheques. The trial magistrate recorded evidence and a successor magistrate delivered the judgment, leading the Gujarat High Court to order a de novo trial on the ground that the case was a …
The Supreme Court examined the applicability of the Uttaranchal Government Servants (Criterion for Recruitment by Promotion) Rules, 2004 to promotions from Group D to Group C posts. It held that Rule 1(3) excludes the need for Public Service Commission consultation for such promotions, and Rule 2 …
The petitioners sought an extension of the time schedule for online counselling and admission to technical courses of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, arguing that many seats remained vacant and AICTE had not adhered to its prescribed timetable. The University had issued a notification for …
Ronobroto Roy filed a petition for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, alleging that his wife Dipanwita Roy had an extra‑marital relationship and bore a child with another man. To prove the allegation of infidelity, he applied to the Family Court for a DNA test of the child, which …
The appellants, co‑sharers of a Shami/at Patti Sayar (common village land) in village Dahina, filed a civil suit seeking declaration and possession of the land against the respondents. The trial court and the first appellate court decreed in favour of the appellants, granting them possession. The …
Pronab Chakraborty, a police inspector, faced departmental charges of disproportionate assets and other misconduct. He retired on superannuation on 31 January 2008, and sought to halt the continuation of the departmental proceedings, arguing that Rule 10(1) of the West Bengal Services …
The appellants, Sameer Singh and another, challenged an order of a Sub‑Judge’s execution court that it had become functus officio and therefore could not entertain their application under Order XXI Rules 97, 99 and 101 of the CPC concerning a disputed immovable property. The execution court had …
The Supreme Court examined the appeal of A.K. Devaiah, convicted under Sections 3, 4, 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 498‑A and 304‑B of the IPC for the death of his wife, who committed suicide by self‑immolation within a year of marriage. The prosecution proved that the husband demanded …
The Raunaq Education Foundation was allotted 76 acres of forest land by the State of Haryana in 1972 for establishing an educational complex, subject to conditions of timely construction. The foundation failed to develop the school for decades, prompting the Gram Panchayat to seek return of the …
The State of Karnataka appealed the acquittal of Smt. Suvarnamma and her husband Manjunath for the dowry‑related death of the bride, Soumya, who died from severe burn injuries within seven years of marriage. The prosecution proved that the accused had harassed the victim for dowry and that the …
Ananda Poojary, a caretaker of his foster mother Dorathi Kutinho, was convicted under IPC sections 302 and 201 for allegedly murdering her to obtain her property, which she had bequeathed to him subject to marrying a Christian woman. The trial and High Courts relied on a post‑mortem report …
Dr. Thakar Singh and others mortgaged several shops in Moga to Suba Singh and Saudagar Singh in 1942, later redeeming the mortgage in 1969. The mortgagees, however, retained possession and leased the premises to several tenants. The mortgagors sued for possession, and the lower court held the suit …
The appellants filed a suit for declaration of ownership of a share in land and an injunction. The defendants filed a counter‑claim asserting title under a Will dated 18‑May‑1995, which the trial judge dismissed as barred by Order 2, Rule 2 of the CPC because the plea had not been raised in the …
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board rejected R. Vijaykumar's tender after a performance report, prepared by the appellants (public servants), found his equipment unsatisfactory. Vijaykumar unsuccessfully pursued civil remedies, withdrew his suit, and then filed a criminal complaint alleging …
The appellant, a company secretary of Rallis India Ltd., was accused in a private complaint of defamation under Sections 499 and 500 IPC for a letter allegedly sent to Ashika Capital Ltd. that contained false allegations against the complainants. The trial court took cognizance of the complaint and …
The victim, a 15‑year‑old girl, was allegedly lured to the house of Chhoti under the pretext of fetching lassi, where Om Prakash and Kartar Singh locked the door and raped her. The FIR was lodged after a 20‑day delay, explained by the victim’s mother’s absence. Evidence—including the victim’s …
The CBI filed a charge‑sheet in a Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act against six persons for conspiracy, forgery and corruption. The Special Judge, exercising powers under Section 5 of the Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure, summoned three additional persons who had been listed …
Vinod Kumar filed a suit for specific performance of a contract to purchase a house; the trial court dismissed the suit and the High Court, acting as the first appellate court, affirmed the dismissal. The appellant contended that the High Court had not examined the evidence, ignored the submissions …
The respondent was convicted under Sections 363, 366A and 376 of the IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. On appeal before the Rajasthan High Court, his counsel only sought a direction that the State Government exercise its power under Section 433 of the CrPC to commute the sentence, and the …
M/s Bhagwati Vanaspati Traders, a sole proprietorship of B.K. Garg, bought a six‑year National Savings Certificate (NSC) in 1995. On maturity in 2001 the postal authorities refused to pay the Rs 10,075 due, contending that an NSC could be issued only in an individual’s name and the certificate was …
The appellant A. Tajudeen was prosecuted under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 for allegedly receiving foreign exchange without an authorized dealer. The Enforcement Directorate relied on a purported statement made on 20‑April‑1989, statements recorded during a raid on 25‑Oct‑1989 and …
Ramanand Pandey, a Rural Agricultural Extension Officer, was promoted to Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) on 23 December 2005, with a condition that the Deputy Director verify any pending disciplinary inquiry. No such inquiry existed, but Pandey sent a representation on 14 August 2006 stating a …
The case concerned an alleged oral gift (hiba) of a house by Abdul Haq, a Muslim, to Rasheeda Khatoon about seven years before his death. After Haq's death, his heirs sought possession, prompting Rasheeda to file a suit for declaration of ownership. The trial court and first appellate court held the …
Basappa, a construction worker (Goundi), was seriously injured when a bus driven rashly collided with his motorcycle, resulting in a permanent disability of 58% to his whole body. He filed a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, seeking Rs 15,00,000; the Motor Accident Claims …
The Supreme Court delivered a judgment on 21 May 2014 in MD Jamiluddin Nasir v. State of West Bengal concerning an alleged offence of waging war against the State under IPC 121. Subsequent to that judgment, the parties filed criminal miscellaneous petitions seeking correction of typographical and …
Mofil Khan and two co‑accused brutally murdered eight members of their own family, including women, children and a physically disabled boy, to obtain property. The trial court sentenced them to death, a decision affirmed by the Jharkhand High Court. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the …
The case concerned a claim by Kausarbag Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. for Transferable Development Rights (TDR) on a 3.5‑acre parcel that had been acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and shown as an existing garden in the development plan. The Society argued that under …
The complainant purchased a Chevrolet Forester advertised as an SUV capable of off‑road travel, but the vehicle was a passenger car and not fit for the promised use, leading him to allege unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The District Forum, State Commission and National …
The respondents claimed tenancy rights over a 4.16‑acre plot based on a 1942 lease (Hatapatta) from the ex‑ruler and alleged continuous possession and cultivation even after the land vested in the State under the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The State contested the authenticity of the lease, …
The appellants, Shree Shyamji Transport Company, submitted a bid for a Mandi Labour Contract (MLC) of the Food Corporation of India (FCI). FCI rejected their bid invoking Clause 4(III) of the Model Tender Form, alleging that the appellants' Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) had been forfeited in an …
The Port Trust had allotted a plot of land to Raj Virmani on a month‑to‑month lease which was terminated in 1983, and eviction proceedings were instituted against him. In 1992 Kalipada Bhakat appeared before the estate officer as Virmani's power of attorney holder and later occupied the premises …
The case involved three interconnected suits concerning a lease of property owned by a private trust: O.S.5/78 filed by the tenants challenging the trust's ownership, and O.S.6/78 and O.S.7/78 filed by the trust for arrears of rent. All three suits were tried together, resulting in a common judgment …
The case involved the suicide of Renukaben Patel, a married woman, who alleged severe physical and mental cruelty by her husband and in‑laws before setting herself on fire in her matrimonial home. The trial court, after a hurried nine‑day trial, acquitted all accused except the husband (convicted …
In 1974 a mob of 300‑400 persons, led by Surang Lal Yadav, attacked the Muslim Badhya community in Singhimari village, killing 14 people, burning 47 houses and looting property. The appellants, including Anup Lal Yadav, were identified by multiple eye‑witnesses as part of the mob and were convicted …
The Supreme Court examined the allotment of three plots of government land by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to entities linked to the same proprietor. The respondents had obtained the plots through private applications without any public tender, prompting CIDCO to cancel …
Sultan Singh was married to Lavjeet Kaur, who died from severe burn injuries within four years of marriage. The prosecution alleged that the accused and his mother set the fire after the husband demanded Rs 30,000 as dowry, a demand that was repeatedly made up to the time of death. The defence …
The case arose from the alleged murder of Jumila in a dowry dispute, for which Liyakat, Ajeem Khan and others were convicted under Sections 302, 498A and 201 of the IPC. The High Court set aside the conviction, holding that material incriminating the accused had not been put to them under Section …
The Madras Bar Association challenged the constitutional validity of the National Tax Tribunal Act, 2005, which sought to transfer appellate jurisdiction from High Courts to a newly created National Tax Tribunal (NTT) for deciding substantial questions of law in tax matters. The Supreme Court held …
The Punjab State Electricity Board recruited 21 Accounts Officers by direct recruitment, reserving seats for candidates from the backward class. Surinder Singh, a Chartered Accountant, secured 164 marks and was appointed under the backward‑class reservation. Respondent Anil Kumar Uppal challenged …
The husband and wife were convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for the death of Asaram, who they alleged had raped the wife. The trial and High Courts upheld the conviction, but the Supreme Court examined medical evidence, eyewitness testimony, and the dying declaration, finding the death …
The Supreme Court examined a writ petition filed by Rungta Engineering College, Bhilai and the Secretary of the GDR Educational Society challenging the Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University's refusal to grant affiliation. The University had declined affiliation on several grounds, but …
The Supreme Court issued clarifications to its earlier interim order dated 18 September 2014 concerning admissions to private medical colleges. It held that the order also applies to institutions that sought an increase in intake capacity but were denied permission after any renewal or inspection in …
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) declared member Suresh D. Shah a defaulter and the Income Tax Department sought to attach the proceeds of his membership card and securities under s.226(3) of the Income Tax Act. BSE argued that a membership card is a personal, non‑transferable privilege and that its …
The appellant, a village Talati, was accused of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.250 from a complainant seeking official documents. During an anti‑corruption raid, anthracene powder tests on the accused's pocket and the recovered currency notes corroborated the demand and acceptance. The trial …
The appellant filed a private complaint under Section 200 CrPC alleging forgery and fraud in connection with a machinery supply contract, leading the magistrate to take cognizance of offences under Sections 425, 468 and 471 IPC. The respondents obtained a stay of the cognizance by invoking Section …
The Supreme Court was hearing the consequence proceedings arising from its earlier judgment that the allocation of coal blocks by the Screening Committee and the Government dispensation route was arbitrary and illegal. The Union of India submitted affidavits showing that 40 blocks were already …
In Civil Appeal No. 9043 of 2014, the Supreme Court was informed by senior counsel Pallav Shishodia that a factual mistake existed in paragraph 44 of its judgment dated 22 September 2014, where the name "Jasveer Singh" was incorrectly stated. The Court exercised its inherent power to correct such …
The case concerned Group Captains in the Indian Air Force who were promoted either on a merit basis (Select) or on a time‑scale basis (Time Scale) and were subjected to different ages of superannuation – 54/57 years for Time Scale officers versus 57 years for Select officers. The respondents argued …
The Management of Doaba Arya Senior Secondary School advertised six JBT/ETT teacher posts but failed to require the statutory qualification of matriculation plus two years JBT training prescribed under the Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Rules, 1981. The …
The Supreme Court examined applications filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh seeking clarification on the number of pharmacist vacancies and the eligibility of candidates who had not applied to the 2007 advertisement. The Court reiterated its earlier decision in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Santosh …
The case concerned a suit for partition of property belonging to a joint Hindu family after the death of the original owner, Ramachandra Reddy. One heir, the sole surviving male, had obtained occupancy rights over certain inam lands under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, …
Sobran Singh, a guarantor for a loan, challenged recovery proceedings initiated under the Uttar Pradesh Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1972, arguing that Section 4(2) barred action against him until the principal borrower’s mortgaged property was sold. The High Court dismissed his writ …
The Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (Vikas Parishad), a statutory housing corporation, sought to replace its contributory provident fund with a pension/family pension and gratuity scheme for its employees. After receiving conditional approval from the State Government in 1996, the State later …
The Supreme Court examined petitions filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties challenging the authenticity of nearly 99 police encounters in Mumbai between 1995 and 1997, which resulted in about 135 deaths. The Court was asked to direct the State of Maharashtra to investigate these …
The case concerned the selection for the vacant post of Chief Engineer in the U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad. After a prior Supreme Court judgment removed a status‑quo on promotion, the Parishad, following the State Government’s advice, relaxed the five‑year service requirement under Regulation 20 to …
The appellant, S. Mahaboob Basha, was convicted under Section 498A IPC for subjecting his wife, PW‑1, to cruelty and dowry harassment, along with other offences. The prosecution presented testimony of the wife, her brother, and mother, and documentary evidence establishing repeated ill‑treatment and …
The appellant, a lecturer in Sociology, claimed seniority over two other lecturers for appointment as ad hoc principal of an inter college. The High Court, while examining the seniority dispute, also questioned the validity of the appellant’s earlier appointment, deeming the 4 February 1991 order of …
The respondents, a partnership that set up an industrial unit in 1981, were initially excluded from a 1992 land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. In 2004 the State of Haryana re‑issued acquisition notifications for two strips of their land to develop a residential‑commercial sector. …
The deceased Rajni died from severe burns after kerosene oil was poured on her and she was set alight. Her dying declaration named her husband Mahender Singh, her brother‑in‑law Prem Kumar Gulati and his wife Simla as participants, but did not specify who actually poured the oil or lit the fire. The …
The appellants, owners of hotels and beach resorts in Goa, challenged demolition orders based on a series of government "guidelines" that prohibited construction within 500 metres of the high tide line. The Supreme Court examined whether these guidelines, issued between 1981 and 1986, qualified as …
Swan Gold Mining Ltd, an Australian company, entered into a contract with Hindustan Copper Ltd for the operation of a mine, agreeing that the successful bidder would be liable for taxes as per the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) and subsequent Work Order. After completing work, the appellant sought …
Vijay Shankar Pandey, an IAS officer, was charged under the All India Services (Conduct) Rules for filing a writ petition that criticised the government’s handling of black‑money issues. An enquiry officer exonerated him, but the Uttar Pradesh government rejected the report and ordered a fresh …
