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Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College applied to the Central Government for an increase in MBBS seats for the 2015-16 academic session but failed to attach the mandatory essentiality certificate, resulting in the application’s rejection. The college sought condonation of the delay and a direction for its applicatio…

In a contempt proceeding before the Madras High Court, Respondents tendered an unconditional apology in the form of an affidavit, which the Single Judge accepted. Despite this acceptance, the Judge directed the Principal Secretary & Commissioner of Land Administration to initiate appropriate action against the contemno…

The appellants, Nihaal Ahamed and Gayathri, secured ranks 731 and 551 respectively in the merit list for MBBS admission at a private medical college and were instructed to appear for counseling on 26 September 2013. The college drafted call letters dated 24 September but posted them only on 29 September, causing the ap…

The Kanachur Islamic Education Trust applied to the Government of India for permission to start a new MBBS college for 2015‑16. After obtaining state‑level clearances, the Medical Council of India (MCI) inspected the college and reported numerous deficiencies in faculty, infrastructure and clinical services. The Trust …

Saraswati Medical College sought a Letter of Permission to start a new MBBS programme with 150 seats for the 2015‑16 academic year. The Medical Council of India (MCI) inspected the college, identified deficiencies, and after a second inspection raised further deficiencies, leading the Union of India to disapprove the a…

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 Order 2, Rule 2 of 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 full consideration b…

The appellant, Rajeshwar Baburao Bone, claimed membership in the Kali Mahadev scheduled tribe to obtain a post reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Zilla Parishad, Beed, and was issued a tribe validity certificate after a Scrutiny Committee verification in 2010. After it emerged that his brother's tribe certificate had…

Dharm Chand, a hawker who had been allotted a Tehbazari kiosk opposite the Supreme Court, was ordered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to relocate his stall to a site near Baroda House on security grounds following a bomb blast near the Delhi High Court in 2011. He challenged the order, invoking his constituti…

The appellants, land‑holders of plots 36‑43 in Survey No. 71, challenged the State of Gujarat's claim that their land had vested in the State under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, on the basis of a handwritten corrigendum and a panchnama. The Supreme Court examined whether such a corrigendum could re…

The State of Rajasthan prosecuted Ram Kailash alias Ram Vilas for shooting Mangla Ram, who later died from his injuries. The trial court convicted the accused under Section 302 IPC (murder) and sections of the Arms Act, imposing life imprisonment and additional terms. On appeal, the Rajasthan High Court reduced the mur…

The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) sought to recover minimum guarantee charges from Mis. Bhola Ram Steel Pvt. Ltd., an industrial unit that had been granted exemption under the 1995 Industrial Policy for a connected load of up to 500 KVA. The Board argued that the consumer’s Maximum Demand Indicator (MDI) meter s…

The petitioner, Sanjay Kumar, alleged that he was appointed as a senior lecturer in a purportedly fake dental college, received post‑dated cheques for salary which later bounced, and consequently filed a criminal complaint under various IPC sections and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The High Court quas…

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 death, his heirs sold th…

The respondents filed a suit for perpetual injunction which was dismissed by the trial court; the first appeal to the District Judge also dismissed the suit. The respondents then filed a second appeal before the Bombay High Court. The High Court reversed both the trial court and the first appellate court judgments with…

Shyam Lal, the appellant, claimed continuous possession of agricultural land in Faridabad for about 27 years under a lease that expired in May 2005, asserting that he became a statutory tenant protected by the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953. The respondent, Deepa Dass Chela Ram Chela Garib Dass, argued that …

The appellant purchased an evacuee property and filed a suit in 1980 seeking specific performance of the sale, possession and the appointment of a court receiver. The trial court denied the receiver, but the High Court on appeal appointed one to take possession, collect rent and account for profits. The suit was finall…

The case concerned the interpretation of the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972, specifically the calculation of permissible area for a family consisting of a husband, wife, an adult son and three minor children. The predecessor-in-interest, Dev Raj, held 2400 kanals of land and was served with a notic…

The State of Uttar Pradesh leased a Nazul (government) property at 19 Clive Road, Allahabad to a private company, which later mortgaged its leasehold interest to United Bank of India without obtaining prior State sanction. The Bank obtained a mortgage decree and later sought conversion of the leasehold into freehold, i…

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 India, rejected her…

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 under s.498A IPC with …

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 the allotments on grou…

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 313 of the CrPC, and r…

The parties entered into an agreement for the installation and operation of an amusement ride, with revenue sharing and guaranteed minimum collections. The appellant defaulted on payments, leading the respondent to invoke the arbitration clause. An arbitrator awarded the respondent Rs.13,94,240 with interest but disall…

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed a High Court order that reduced the six‑month rigorous imprisonment awarded to Bablu for offences under Sections 323 and 354 IPC to the 21 days he had already served, on the ground that he was a first‑time offender. The Supreme Court held that sentencing must reflect the gravity of …

The appellants Litta Singh and Kalla Singh, along with their father Boga Singh, were charged with the murder of Hansraj Singh after assaulting him with a lathi and a gandasi following a prior quarrel. The victim died the next day, leading the trial court to convict the two appellants under Section 302 IPC (murder) and …

Ravindra was convicted under Section 376(1) IPC for raping Narmadabai in 1994 and sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment. The appellant challenged the conviction on grounds of lack of physical injury, insufficient semen evidence, contradictions in the victim's testimony, and the absence of corroboration. The Sup…

The deceased, Truptiben, married in 1996 and allegedly faced repeated dowry demands and mental harassment by her husband and his relatives, leading her to commit suicide by hanging in 2000, within seven years of marriage. A criminal complaint was filed under Sections 498A, 304B, 306 and 114 of the IPC; the trial court …

Sundararaja Naidu's 1949 will bequeathed certain properties and directed his brother's son to manage them and perform specific charitable rites. Five members of the testator's community applied under Section 64 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 to have a scheme framed for those chari…

The appellant Manmeet Singh (alias Goldie) was convicted under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code for dacoity with murder, based on an alleged robbery of a large sum of money and the killing of Mohinder Singh. The prosecution alleged that five or more persons participated in the dacoity, but only the appellant was id…

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 trial court and Hig…

The DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences and another institute filed writ petitions under Article 32 challenging the Medical Council of India's (MCI) refusal to recommend renewal of permission for MBBS admissions for the 2015‑16 session and the Union Government's consequent denial of that permission. The petitioner…

Millenium Wires Ltd. and State Trading Corporation of India entered into an agreement to import copper wire rods from the Synergic companies, opening four letters of credit (LCs) with Allahabad Bank as the issuing bank and Malayn Bank, Malaysia as the confirming bank. After the confirming bank released payments to the …

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 reimbursement of excise…

The appellant, K. Prakash, sued B.R. Sampath Kumar for specific performance of a 2003 agreement to sell a Bangalore property for Rs.16.10 lakh, having paid Rs.5.45 lakh as advance. The respondent contended the agreement was signed under mental pressure and that the price was far below market value, seeking to set aside…

The case involves a brutal murder of Dr. Rajveer Singh, his sons, and his brother over a land dispute, for which six accused were tried. The trial court convicted them under various IPC sections and sentenced five of them to death. On appeal, the Allahabad High Court held that the case did not fall within the "rarest o…

The case involves Tej Pal, who was convicted of murder under IPC sections 302 and 149 arising from a land dispute, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Tej Pal appealed the conviction before the Supreme Court, while a separate Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by co-accused Narendra had already been dismissed. The Cour…

The Supreme Court examined appeals filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the High Court's grant of bail to several convicts who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for serious offences under the IPC and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013. The central issue was whether, at the post‑conviction stage, th…

Shyam Narain Pandey, a school principal, was convicted under IPC sections 147, 148, 302/144 read with 120B and sentenced to life imprisonment. He applied for a stay of his conviction under Section 389(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, arguing that the conviction would deprive him of his livelihood, but the High Cou…

The plaintiff sought specific performance of a sale agreement executed by the father (vendor) who claimed to sell an entire joint family property, although he owned only a one‑third share. The High Court dismissed the suit, holding the agreement invalid without the consent of the other co‑owners. The Supreme Court exam…

Ramgarh Farms and Industries Ltd. held land under a lease dated 25 January 1951, which was later deemed invalid as a tenure holder under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. The Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 initially declared 5,446 acres surplus in 1962 and…

The landlords filed an eviction suit against Octavious Tea & Industries Ltd for non-payment of rent. The tenant filed applications under Sections 7(1) and 7(2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997. The trial court allowed the Section 7(1) application but directed the tenant to deposit arrears with the Civil Ju…

The Delhi Development Authority allotted a lease‑hold plot to the defendant with a condition that the plot could not be transferred for ten years. The defendant executed a receipt‑agreement to sell his rights in the plot to the plaintiff for Rs 4.60 lakh, receiving an initial payment of Rs 2.30 lakh. The plaintiff sued…

The appellant, an Assistant General Manager of Bihar State Financial Corporation, was suspended and subjected to disciplinary proceedings on multiple charges of financial misconduct. The enquiry was conducted by an officer who examined only the files without hearing the appellant or presenting any oral or documentary e…

The Madras Institute of Development Studies advertised for three associate‑professor posts. Respondent No.1 applied, attended the interview and was not selected. He later filed a writ petition alleging that the selection did not strictly follow the qualifications in the advertisement and that the recruitment rules were…

In the Amravati Municipal Corporation election of 2012, 23 councillors formed an "aghadi" (group) and elected Avinash Gulabrao Mardikar as its leader. In 2014, the General Secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party sought to replace Mardikar with Sunil Haribhau Kale, and the Divisional Commissioner approved the change…

Sundaram Finance Ltd. filed a suit for injunction to restrain the repossession of a vehicle financed to T. Thankam. The loan agreement contained an arbitration clause (clause 22) and a repossession clause (clause 14.6). The respondent filed the injunction suit in a civil court; the appellant moved an application under …

M/s. Bhandari Udyog Ltd., a cotton ginning business in Raichur, Karnataka, sold 750 bales of cotton to Respondent No.2, a spinning mill in Latur, Maharashtra. A dispute over the unpaid balance was referred to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and an award was made directing payment. Responde…

The State of Assam filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) under Article 136 of the Constitution challenging only the Gauhati High Court's order dismissing its review petition, without challenging the original judgment of the Writ Appeal dated 20 November 2007. The Court examined whether an SLP can be entertained when the…

The deceased Harpal Kaur was burnt to death in her matrimonial home within months of her marriage. Her father and a panchayat member found her body and reported the incident, leading to the arrest of her husband, his parents (Sri Chand and Darshan Kaur) and brother. The trial court convicted all four under Sections 304…

The Executive Officer of Antiyur Town Panchayat appealed against a High Court order that refused to condone a 1373‑day delay in filing a second appeal against a decree granting possession of land to G. Arumugam. The original suit was dismissed, the first appeal was allowed, but the Panchayat took no steps for four year…

The petitioner, Commissioner of Income Tax, Gujarat, challenged the claim of the respondent, Gujarat Fluoro Chemicals, that the Revenue should pay interest when the total of advance tax and TDS installments paid exceeds the assessed tax. The issue centered on whether the Revenue is liable to pay interest on the excess …

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 completed and payments…

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 specific evidence of dowry …

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 vesting of the …

The Poonaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology Trust applied under Section 10A of the Medical Council of India Act, 1956 for establishing a new medical college for the 2015‑16 academic year, but the essentiality and affiliation certificates were submitted after the statutory cut‑off date, leading to reject…

The petitioner, a 22‑year‑old woman from Uttar Pradesh, filed a writ petition under Article 32 alleging that she was abducted, repeatedly assaulted and raped by her father and his accomplices, and that the police failed to record her statement under Section 164 CrPC or conduct a medical examination under Section 164A C…

Petromarine Products Ltd. filed an admiralty suit in the Bombay High Court seeking a decree and attachment of sale proceeds of the vessel MV Eleni, which was already arrested and placed under the jurisdiction of the Madras High Court where a suit by another creditor had been filed. The Madras Court, exercising exclusiv…

The Supreme Court examined whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could refuse to disclose information obtained from banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on the grounds of fiduciary relationship, economic interest, or commercial confidence. The Court held that RBI does not have a fiduciary relationship with …

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 terminal benefits, allegi…

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 arbitration agreeme…

Soni Kumari and Deepak Kumar, married in 2009, lived separately from 2014 due to irreconcilable differences and filed a joint petition for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13‑8(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Family Court allowed the first motion but refused to waive the statutory six‑month cooling‑off period …

The appellant, a student who had passed Class X, applied for admission to the medical stream in Class XI at St. Jones School, a private unaided minority institution affiliated to the CBSE. The school rejected his request on the basis of his pre‑board marks and an aptitude test, offering him a seat in the commerce strea…

The appellant, Vikash, was implicated in an abduction case where a girl was allegedly kidnapped by several accused. The trial court, after taking cognizance under sections 363, 366(A), 1208 and 376 of the IPC, issued a non‑bailable warrant to secure his attendance under section 319 of the CrPC. Vikash applied to have t…

The Supreme Court entertained review petitions filed by the Union of India challenging its earlier decision on reservation in faculty posts at AIIMS. The issue centered on whether Articles 15, 16 and 335 of the Constitution permit reservation in super‑specialty faculty positions. The Court clarified that the power to d…

The Lal Shah Baba Dargah Trust filed a suit before the single‑member Maharashtra Waqf Tribunal seeking injunction against alleged illegal development of waqf property. The respondents obtained a civil revision, arguing that the 2013 Wakf (Amendment) Act, which mandates a three‑member tribunal, rendered the one‑member t…

The petitioner, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology Trust, applied under the Medical Council Act, 1956 for establishing a new medical college. Although the Essentiality Certificate and Certificate of Affiliation were issued by the State in late August 2014, they were received by the petitioner in ea…

The respondent, a former field supervisor of a bank, was subjected to two departmental inquiries resulting in removal from service. He challenged the second inquiry, arguing that the charge-sheet was not accompanied by the list of documents or the documents themselves, depriving him of a fair opportunity to defend hims…

The State of Punjab appealed against the High Court’s order reducing Bawa Singh’s sentence for assault with a gandasa (IPC s.326) to the period already served. The trial court had convicted Singh and his wife under sections 326, 323 and 34 IPC, imposing rigorous imprisonment of three years and one year respectively; th…

The appellant, a Deputy Tahsildar, was alleged to have demanded a bribe of Rs.300 from a fair‑price shop owner and was caught in a trap where tainted currency notes were recovered from his possession. The complainant later turned hostile, and no other witness testified to the demand. The trial and High Courts convicted…

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 dowry, that the wif…

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 summoned the appella…

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 as witnesses. The D…

The plaintiff filed a suit in 1964 seeking declaration of title and possession of agricultural land based on a will executed by Ajuddhibai. The trial court upheld the will, rejected alleged sale deeds and granted possession to the plaintiff. The defendants appealed, and the High Court reversed the decision, also reject…

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 rigorous imprisonment…

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 that was confirmed by …

The appellant, a government employee, completed nine years of service and was granted a higher grade pay scale under the 1994 Government Resolution. The departmental examination required for confirming the promotion was never conducted, yet the higher pay scale was later withdrawn on the ground of non‑passing of that e…

Manjeet Singh joined the Indian Army in 1999 and was later diagnosed with generalized tonic‑clonic seizures and neurotic depression, leading to his invalidation in 2002 with a composite disability of 20%. The Medical Board denied him a disability pension, concluding the ailments were constitutional and unrelated to ser…

The mother (respondent) sued her son (appellant) for possession of a property she claimed to have purchased with her own funds and for damages. The son contended the property was a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) asset bought with ancestral money. An earlier partition suit filed by the son was dismissed, which the mother …

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 attracted no bidders, …

Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd obtained loans from thirteen financial institutions which formed a consortium and appointed State Bank of India as a security trustee. The borrower executed a single mortgage deed (Indenture of Mortgage) with the trustee, paying Rs 4.21 lakh stamp duty. The Gujarat revenue authority demanded a…

Tech Invest India Pvt Ltd, a company under winding up, had its assets valued at around Rs 6‑7 crores. The Official Liquidator sold the assets at a public auction for Rs 45.45 lakhs without fixing a reserve price and with inadequate publicity. The major shareholder, Rajiv Gosain, challenged the sale, alleging procedural…

The appellant, Tekan alias Tekram, was convicted under Section 376 IPC for raping a blind, illiterate girl after promising marriage. The trial and High Court upheld the conviction, finding the prosecution proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The appellant appealed, challenging both the conviction and the sentence of s…

The Supreme Court examined the death of Prema Devi, who died within five months of marriage with extensive burn injuries and traces of poison. The prosecution alleged that she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by her husband Bhim Singh and his brothers in connection with dowry demands, invoking Sections 304‑B of …

The appellant, Dasin Bai, was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for setting the deceased, Raju Rajak, on fire after pouring kerosene on him. The prosecution relied on the victim's oral dying declaration recorded in hospital, which was corroborated by two eyewitnesses present at the time. The defence argued that…

The appellants, former employees of Punjab University and Kurukshetra University who later joined Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), claimed that their uninterrupted service in the earlier universities should be counted as qualifying service for pension under MDU's 1997 pension scheme. The university rejected the clai…

The appellant, Hamant Yashwant Dhage, filed a complaint and sought registration of an FIR for a cognizable offence. The Judicial Magistrate refused to register the FIR, prompting the appellant to approach the High Court via a writ petition, which also declined to direct registration. The Supreme Court, recalling its ea…

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 complaints in exchange fo…

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 Act. The High Court had…

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 Cinema (Regulation o…

The plaintiffs, heirs of the late Raja Shivraj Dharmavanth Bahadur, filed a suit to correct the revenue record and have their names entered as owners of Survey No.613 (373.22 guntas) in Nadergul village. The State argued that the land was Jagir land that had vested in the Government under the Hyderabad (Abolition of Ja…

The petitioners filed a Notice of Motion (No.3616 of 2010) in the Bombay High Court seeking interim reliefs during the pendency of a suit. The Single Judge declined to grant any ad‑interim order, directing the parties to file affidavits and setting a hearing date. The petitioners appealed, but the Division Bench upheld…

Oulu Devi, a teacher appointed in 1976 and regularised in 1989, served continuously for over 25 years. After a period of non-payment of salary, a High Court order directed the authorities to release her salary and investigate regularisation, which they complied with. Later, the authorities stopped her salary along with…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an appeal seeking cancellation of bail granted to V. Vijay Sai Reddy (A‑2) in a case involving alleged conspiracy, fraud and corruption under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Special Court had granted bail, and the High Court affirmed it, but the Supreme …

The Union of India and the North Eastern Council (NEC) implemented the Scheme of Promotion of Industries in North East (SPINE) to provide financial assistance to new industries. Several applicants obtained a court order in 2007 directing the authorities to process their applications, a decision later affirmed by the Su…

The dispute concerned a property inherited by Phoolbasa Bai after her husband's death and a subsequent sale of a portion of that property to Mukesh Kumar Chourasia. The plaintiff, Ganeshram, challenged both the validity of a 1977 will favouring Phoolbasa Bai's brothers and the 1987 sale deed, alleging that Phoolbasa Ba…

Dr. Ambica Prasad filed an eviction suit against Abdul Karim, claiming ownership of the tenanted premises through exchange deeds executed with his brother, the original owner. The trial court held that the appellant was not the landlord, but the appellate court reversed this, finding him to be the landlord based on ren…

The Supreme Court examined whether an objection to limitation can be raised as a preliminary issue under Section 9A of the Code of Civil Procedure (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 1977, and how that provision interacts with Order XIV Rule 2 of the CPC. The Court held that Section 9A, by virtue of its non‑obstante clause, c…

The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ under Article 32 on behalf of two Dalit sisters who were victims of a brutal acid attack in Bihar. The petitioners argued that the compensation of Rs 3 lakhs per victim prescribed in the earlier Laxmi judgment was grossly inadequate given the extensive physical, psyc…

The appeals filed by the Union of India and other respondents challenged the validity of acquisition proceedings that had been initiated after tenure‑holders raised objections under Section 5‑A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The petitioners contended that the objections were maintainable and that the subsequent acq…

The petitioners, two cousins, claimed membership in the Thakar Scheduled Tribe and sought a caste certificate, which was rejected by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee. The Committee, after examining documentary evidence and a vigilance enquiry, found that the family’s historical records listed castes s…

The appellants, private recognized institutions offering B.Ed. courses in Madhya Pradesh, sought an interim order directing them to conduct college‑level counseling and admit students who had not appeared in the state‑conducted Vyapam entrance examination, alleging that the Admission Rules 2008 under the Madhya Pradesh…

The plaintiffs filed a suit under the Specific Relief Act seeking a declaration of title over a property. The defendant sought to prove a disclaimer letter by secondary evidence because the original was allegedly misplaced in the custody of the DEO, Ambala, and submitted a photocopy along with a witness from the DEO. T…

The case concerned a property bequeathed by P. Venkata Subba Rao in 1920 to his third wife Veeraghavamma for her lifetime as maintenance. After the husband's death, Veeraghavamma occupied the house, and the question arose whether her limited life interest under the Will became an absolute right under Section 14(1) of t…

Gurudassing Nawoosing Panjwani, a displaced person, was allotted land under the Displaced Persons Act but later faced competing mutation entries arising from a series of revenue proceedings. Multiple revisions and appeals were filed under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, culminating in a second revision before …

The Supreme Court examined two appeals arising from writ petitions challenging State actions under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 and its Rules. In the first appeal, the Court held that Calcutta Mineral Supply Co. had lawfully retained factory land within the ceiling limit and that the State's resumption…

An FIR under the NDPS Act led to the arrest of a accused who escaped while being escorted by police constables. The constables were charged under IPC Section 222 and convicted, prompting them to file a criminal appeal. The Gujarat High Court, after dictating an acquitting order in open court but before signing it, reca…

Krishna Kant Pandey, employed by Pepsico India Holding Pvt. Ltd., was terminated after serving in various supervisory roles, most recently as Fleet Executive. He claimed that he was a "workman" under Section 2(z) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and that his termination violated Section 6 of the Act.…

Four villagers were killed and an informant seriously injured in a violent clash in Dhodi village, Rajasthan, leading to the charge of murder and grievous hurt against 29 co‑villagers. The trial court convicted 24 of them under Sections 302, 307 and 149 of the IPC, while five were acquitted; subsequent appeals raised q…

The appellant, Nargis Jal Haradhvala, obtained a Section 20 exemption under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 for a parcel of land in Mumbai, with an initial condition to surrender 30% of the permissible floor space to government‑nominated allottees. A 1990 government corrigendum modified this to 20% of…

The State of Tamil Nadu challenged the discharge orders passed by a Special Judge and affirmed by the Madras High Court against former ministers and their relatives accused of possessing assets disproportionate to their known income under Section 109 IPC and Sections 13(1)(e) & 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act…

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 Prohibition Act, senten…

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 as a Class‑I heir. Th…

The case concerned land originally owned by a tribal person that had been sold to a non‑tribal transferee. The Assistant Collector initially dropped restoration proceedings under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974, because the tribal transferor was unwilling to repurchase th…

The appellant, Tanua Rabidas, was convicted of murder under section 302 IPC for allegedly pouring kerosene on his wife and setting her ablaze, leading to her death. The prosecution relied on two dying declarations: one recorded orally by a doctor and a nurse at the hospital, and another made in the presence of relative…

The Supreme Court examined whether the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) bars prosecution under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for theft of sand and gravels from riverbeds. The Court held that offences under Section 21 of the MMDR Act (contravention of mining lease conditions) are distin…

The complainant insured a Mahindra Pick‑up vehicle whose temporary registration expired on 11‑January‑2006, yet the vehicle was involved in an accident on 2‑February‑2006 while being driven without any valid registration. The insurer denied the claim, leading to proceedings before the District Consumer Forum, State Com…

The Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) was approached by examinees seeking, under the Right to Information Act, scanned copies of their answer sheets, the tabulation sheet containing interview marks, and the names of the examiners who evaluated their papers. The State Public Information Officer and the Appellate Au…

The appellants, traders holding trade licences, challenged a circular issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai that imposed trade refuse charges (TRC) and mandated an automatic 10% annual increase from 2009. They argued that they did not generate trade refuse, that the levy was ultra vires, and that the in…

The appellants obtained disability certificates from a Medical Board under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996 and were selected for a BTC training course reserved for physically handicapped candidates. A complaint by the Bhartiya Viklang Sangh al…

The husband filed a petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty and sought transfer of the case from Bombay to Hyderabad. The parties entered into a settlement agreement where the husband promised to pay Rs.12.5 lakh as full and final alimony at the time of a mutual consent divorce decree. The wife later disclosed th…

The appellants, Section Officers Grade‑I in Manipur's Public Health Engineering Department, sought promotion to Assistant Engineer under the 60% promotion quota, contending that the recruitment rules apply to vacancies, not to the total cadre strength. The State had previously imposed a ban on direct recruitment, later…

The appellant, U.V. Mahadkar, was selected as Head of the Department of Agronomy by a committee constituted under Statute 41 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Statutes, 1990. Respondent Subhash Anand Chavan challenged the selection, and the Bombay High Court set it aside, directing a fresh selection, holding…

The appeal arose from a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement dated 2 September 1967 concerning immovable property. The agreement was written on a quarter‑sheet of paper and was produced in a criminal proceeding, leading the High Court to decree specific performance in favour of the plaintiffs. The Supreme …

The case concerned General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) appointed on an ad‑hoc basis in two phases (Phase‑I: 1982‑86; Phase‑II: 1986‑89) by a specially constituted selection committee, contrary to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Health Service Recruitment Regulations, 1982 which required UPSC selection. Phase‑I GDMOs …

The appellant, Kusha Laxman Waghmare, was accused of killing his wife Anusuya by beating her with a wooden stick. No eye‑witness was present, but the appellant made extra‑judicial confessions to two persons (PW‑1 and PW‑2) and no defence was offered under Section 313 of the CrPC. The post‑mortem report corroborated the…

In 1918 the plaintiffs leased 963.75 acres of land to Mr. Campbell Hunt for 36 years, allowing the lessee to cultivate any crop and clear forests. The lease later passed to Thiruvamadi Rubber Co., which continued possession after the lease expired, paying rent until 1978 and establishing a rubber plantation. The plaint…

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 Act obtained permissi…

The appellants, in‑service doctors who had completed postgraduate diplomas between 2012 and 2014, applied for government‑sponsored seats in the 2015 West Bengal Post‑Graduate Medical Admission Test and were initially placed on the select list. Subsequently, the Government issued a notification excluding candidates who …

The petitioners, teachers originally appointed in the school cadre, had been transferred to two Sanskrit institutes that were treated as colleges and had been teaching there for more than 25 years. They claimed parity of pay with college lecturers, arguing that they performed the same duties and possessed the requisite…

The appellant, Mohit alias Sonu, and another were not summoned under an application filed by the complainant under Section 319 CrPC, and the Sessions Court rejected the application twice. The complainant challenged the rejection in the High Court by invoking the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC, which led the High…

Excel Dealcomm Pvt Ltd entered a private treaty agreement with Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd (ARCIL) for the sale of immovable and movable assets under the SARFAESI Act. Excel filed a suit for specific performance in the Calcutta High Court, seeking issuance of a sale certificate that would effect transfer o…

The appellants, residents of slums on privately owned plots in Kurla, challenged the approval of a slum rehabilitation scheme that treated their private plots together with adjoining municipal plots as a single slum area. They argued that the authorities wrongly clubbed the lands, that consent of the required 70% of el…

The appellants challenged an arbitral award that had been set aside by the Delhi High Court. The High Court held the award invalid for lack of notice and hearing to the respondent, invoking Section 34(2)(a)(iii) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and also made extensive remarks on the parties' conduct. The …