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The Supreme Court examined a public interest writ petition challenging the effectiveness of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 and its 2016 amendment, which aim to ensure speedy recovery of bank and financial institution dues through Debt Recovery Tribunals …
The Supreme Court, in an order dated 2 January 2017, directed the appointment of a new senior counsel to assist the Court in nominating members of the Committee of Administrators for the BCCI, after senior counsel Fali S. Nariman expressed a conflict of interest due to his prior retainer for the …
The Supreme Court was asked to interpret Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, specifically the meaning of the pronoun "his" and whether the provision bars appeals based on religion, race, caste, community or language of the candidate, rival candidate, or the voter. The …
The Delhi High Court suo motu initiated contempt proceedings against the editor, city editor, publisher and cartoonist of the newspaper Mid Day for publishing articles and a cartoon that alleged judicial impropriety by former Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, deeming the publications contemptuous of the …
The Supreme Court examined the chronic delay in disposal of serious criminal cases in district courts, noting that many stays were issued by High Courts under Art. 226 of the Constitution and Sections 397/482 of the CrPC. It evaluated the Law Commission's "rate of disposal" method and the criticisms …
Indira Jaising filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the designation of senior advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961. The Supreme Court reserved its order on 21 October 2016, but an application by R.R. Nair sought recall, arguing that non‑designated lawyers were not heard fully and …
Krishna Narayan Tewari, an officer of Allahabad Bank, was suspended in 2004 and subjected to a disciplinary enquiry that concluded he was guilty of misconduct, leading to his removal from service in 2005. His departmental appeal was dismissed, and he filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High …
The petitioners, a group of army porters engaged as casual daily‑wage labour in border areas, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking to be treated as regular employees with the benefits of minimum pay‑scales, medical facilities, compensation and regularisation. The Union government argued …
The Supreme Court examined the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) failure to implement the Lodha Committee recommendations, particularly the appointment of a CAG nominee to the Apex Council, despite a prior judgment dated 18 July 2016. The Court found that President Anurag Thakur had …
The Supreme Court heard extensive arguments in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Jai Bir Singh (Civil Appeal No. 897 of 2002). The Court examined the correctness of the view expressed in Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978) 2 SCC 213, which had been questioned in a prior reference …
The Supreme Court examined a series of seven ordinances issued by the Governor of Bihar between 1989 and 1992 to take over non‑government Sanskrit schools. None of the ordinances were laid before the state legislature as required by Article 213(2) and they were repeatedly re‑promulgated, violating …
The Supreme Court admitted a batch of writ petitions challenging the demonetisation notification of 8 November 2016 and issued interim directions. It examined the legality of the RBI's power to demonetise under the Reserve Bank of India Act and its compatibility with constitutional provisions. The …
The Supreme Court examined the presence of retail liquor shops on national and state highways after the Union Government, through expert bodies and advisories, highlighted the danger of drunken driving on these roads. The petitioners (State of Tamil Nadu and other states) sought a blanket …
Retired Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju posted Facebook remarks calling Mahatma Gandhi a British agent and Subhash Chandra Bose an agent of Japanese fascism. Both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha passed resolutions condemning his statements. Katju filed a writ petition under Articles 32 and …
The University of Agricultural Sciences advertised three Assistant Professor posts in Sericulture. The Selection Committee prepared a merit list placing J. Ashoka (appellant) at the top, followed by other candidates. The Board of Regents, however, appointed Dr. Fathima Sadathulla (respondent No.3) …
Vijay Shankar Mishra, an officer of the Army Medical Corps, was discharged under Rule 13(3) Table III(v) of the Army Rules, 1954 on the ground of unsatisfactory conduct and was denied a disability pension. He had accrued six red‑ink entries and had served 13 years 8 months, short of the 15‑year …
The Supreme Court examined a contempt petition filed after the respondent, Balbir, evaded arrest by remaining admitted in a private hospital for 527 days without medical justification, despite a Supreme Court order cancelling his bail and directing his surrender. The Court found that the respondent …
The appellant, a Muslim airman, applied to retain his beard on religious grounds but was ordered to shave under Air Force policy. He was discharged after refusing, and his writ petition challenging the order was dismissed by the High Court. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether Regulation …
The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights and other NGOs filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking enforcement of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and its 1995 Rules, alleging widespread non‑implementation by State and Central authorities. They …
Mears Group Inc., a US company, entered into a contract with Fernas Insaat A.S., a Turkish firm, to perform horizontal directional drilling for a pipeline project in Bangladesh. The work order contained an arbitration clause requiring disputes to be referred to a sole arbitrator appointed by mutual …
Bachpan Bachao Andolan filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India to devise and implement a national action plan to curb drug, alcohol and substance abuse among children. The Court noted the alarming rise in substance use among India’s 44 …
A news report of a security breach at Sanganer Airport led the Rajasthan High Court to take suo moto cognizance and register a public interest writ under Art. 226. While the case was pending, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued a circular exempting certain VVIPs from pre‑embarkation …
Mukul Bhasin and Harshita Bhasin, married in 2007, separated in 2013 and have two minor children aged eight and five. The husband filed a petition under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 for dissolution of marriage and custody, while the wife filed a habeas corpus petition. The Calcutta High Court …
The petitioners, a group of advocates, filed a public‑interest writ under Article 32 seeking a court‑directed mechanism to curb racial discrimination against citizens from India's North‑Eastern states. Citing several media‑reported incidents and invoking Articles 15, 32 and 51A(e) of the …
The petitioners, working as contractual Systems Officers and Systems Assistants in Gujarat courts, sought the Supreme Court's intervention under Article 32 to challenge a High Court advertisement for new posts and to compel the inclusion of a provision for their absorption into the regular cadre. …
The petitioners filed a writ petition alleging deplorable conditions at Asha Kiran Home, a Delhi Government-run facility for persons with disabilities, and suggested remedial measures. The Delhi High Court directed a joint meeting, accepted the Government's report of actions taken, and disposed of …
The State of Jammu & Kashmir appealed against two orders of the High Court issued in a public‑interest litigation concerning the construction of a district court complex. The High Court, while hearing the PIL, directed the State to regularise 209 daily‑rated workers employed in the High Court and …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh's Vidhayak Nidhi Scheme, which allocates annual grants to MLAs and MLCs for development work in their constituencies. The petition challenged the scheme on the ground that it violated Article 243ZD of the Constitution and the …
The Supreme Court examined the severe infrastructural and administrative deficiencies in the consumer dispute redressal fora across India, as highlighted in the interim report of the Justice Arijit Pasayat Committee. It held that the Committee’s findings merit deference and that the existing poor …
Eighty‑eight workmen employed as Tyndals at Kenduadih Colliery of BCCL sought regularisation. The Industrial Tribunal (1996) ordered their absorption within a year, and the Jharkhand High Court (2004) modified the award, directing that whenever the management hires regular workmen, preference must …
The Supreme Court examined the selection process for Additional District Judges in Jharkhand, where 50% of posts were filled by promotees on merit‑cum‑seniority and the remaining 50% were to be split equally between promotion through a Limited Competitive Examination and direct recruitment from the …
The Supreme Court, by a 9-judge bench, answered a reference on the interpretation of Articles 301-304 of the Constitution concerning the validity of entry taxes levied by states. The majority held that taxes simpliciter are not within the contemplation of Part XIII of the Constitution, and the word …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking emergency relief from the severe air‑pollution in the National Capital Region caused by the widespread use of fireworks during Diwali and the marriage season. They alleged that the pollution breached fundamental rights, especially the …
The Supreme Court of India, in Civil Appeal No. 4715 of 2011 (State Bank of India & Ors. v. Neelam Nag & Anr.), issued a correction to its earlier judgment dated 16 September 2016. The correction clarifies that the name "Neelam Nag" in the cause title should read "Neelam Nag & Anr." and that every …
The appellant was allotted a residential plot by HUDA in 1998, paid 25% of the price, and later surrendered the plot and received a refund. He subsequently filed a consumer complaint seeking restoration of the plot or an alternative plot with compensation. The District Consumer Forum allowed the …
The petitioners, former Sailors appointed before 1973, claimed that after completing ten years of active service they were entitled to either a Reservist Pension under Regulation 92 or a Special Pension under Regulation 95 of the Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964. They argued that the Government's 3 …
The case concerned promotion of Class IV civil court staff to Class III posts in Bihar. The original selection used an 85‑mark written test and 15‑mark interview, but the High Court directed a fresh examination with 90 marks for the written part and 10 for the interview. The appellants participated …
The State of Jammu and Kashmir appealed a High Court judgment that had set aside a 2005 circular restricting private tutoring by government teachers and, erroneously, had also directed on the regulation of private practice by government doctors. The Supreme Court held that the circular, issued by …
The Supreme Court examined the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s failure to implement the Justice Lodha Committee's recommendations, particularly the appointment of a CAG nominee, after the Court had endorsed those recommendations on 18 July 2016. The Court found that the BCCI President …
The Rashtriya Colliery Mazdoor Sangh, representing 14 workmen of BCCL's Balihari Colliery, obtained a 1996 Industrial Tribunal award directing their regularisation without back wages. The Jharkhand High Court in 2004 modified the award, stipulating that the employer must give preference to these …
Z.U. Ansari, a retired Junior Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Rural Engineering Department, was subjected to disciplinary proceedings for alleged financial irregularities. The proceedings were initiated after the Minister-in-charge of the department sanctioned the enquiry, invoking Regulation 351‑A of …
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. awarded a contract to Dhansar Engineering for coal extraction, with a clause allowing the quantity to be varied by +/-30% during the contract. The company extended the contract period to July 2004 and, on 11 June 2004, ordered an additional 30% work. The contractor, citing …
The respondent, a Corporal in the Indian Air Force, overstayed his leave and was charged under Sections 39(a) and 39(b) of the Air Force Act, 1950. He pleaded guilty before a District Court Martial, was sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment and dismissed from service, and his remission …
Jagdish Narain Shukla filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking the implementation of a Lokayukta report that alleged corruption by former minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui and former MLC Husna Siddiqui, claiming they had purchased assets at undervalued prices using income from unknown sources. …
The Centre for Public Litigation filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking an independent investigation into alleged administrative and financial irregularities of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI), a public financial institution with substantial loans, grants and guarantees …
The respondent, a senior assistant of State Bank of India, was alleged to have caused a loss of over Rs.44 lakh by facilitating fraudulent credit and misplacing clearing instruments in May 2006. A criminal case under Sections 409 and 34 of the IPC was filed in 2007, but the trial progressed slowly, …
The National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) was appointed as the executing agency for the redevelopment of Kidwai Nagar East colony in Delhi. Residents' welfare associations filed writ petitions alleging that NBCC had progressively encroached and permanently closed a public road, Veer …
M.S. Kazi, an assistant teacher in a minority school, was dismissed in 2004 for alleged unauthorised pilgrimage. He first approached the Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Tribunal under the Gujarat Secondary Education Act, 1972, which dismissed his challenge. Kazi then filed a Special Civil …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of a Uttar Pradesh Government Order that reserved 30% of postgraduate medical degree seats for in‑service doctors, a scheme challenged as violative of Regulation 9 of the Medical Council of India (MCI) Post‑Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000. The …
The case concerned agricultural land held by Teegala Shivaiah, a protected tenant under the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. After his death, his heirs obtained a succession certificate and a restoration order for possession, but the appellants claimed ownership based on a series …
Petitioners filed a public‑interest writ seeking a mandamus directing the Union and several State governments to curb the sale of adulterated and synthetic milk, relying on a 2011 FSSAI report that 68.4% of milk samples nationwide were non‑conforming. The respondents argued that the Food Safety and …
The respondent, a judicial officer, opted for a revised pay scale under the Haryana Civil Services (Judicial Branch) and Haryana Superior Judicial Service Revised Pay Rules 2001 and gave an undertaking to refund any excess salary. After his compulsory retirement, the pay rules were revised again in …
The appellants were charged under Sections 384, 511, 420 and 120B IPC and, while in police custody, consented to provide voice samples for comparison with a recording obtained during a sting operation. They objected to being asked to read out inculpatory material from the disputed conversation, …
The Supreme Court examined a petition by Etoile Creations seeking the appointment of a sole arbitrator under Sections 11(5) and 11(9) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, invoking the arbitration clause in a Buyers Agreement dated 18‑Oct‑2012 with SARL Danset Deco. The parties were in …
Mrs. Santosh Singh, an advocate, filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and the CBSE to make "moral science" a compulsory subject from class I to XII, alleging that its omission violated Article 25 and the fundamental duties under …
The appellants were convicted of several murders in a single trial and were sentenced to multiple life imprisonments, each directed to run consecutively, along with term sentences. They challenged the validity of consecutive life sentences under Section 31 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The …
The case concerned whether, after an approved scheme under the Motor Vehicles Act is published, existing private operators may increase the number of trips or vehicles by obtaining a variation of their stage‑carriage permits. The Court examined Section 57(8), which treats such variations as …
The Supreme Court was asked to decide whether it can transfer civil or criminal proceedings pending in any court of Jammu and Kashmir to a court outside the State and vice‑versa, despite the fact that Sections 25 of the CPC and 406 of the CrPC do not apply to Jammu and Kashmir and the State codes …
The Supreme Court examined the Lodha Committee's recommendations for reforming the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after a public interest litigation. It held that the Committee's report is merely recommendatory and does not bind the BCCI unless the Court directs it, and that the …
The writ petition filed by V. Vasanthakumar sought a mandamus directing the Supreme Court to consider proposals for establishing National/Regional Courts of Appeal to alleviate the massive backlog and improve access to justice. The petitioner argued that the Supreme Court has increasingly functioned …
Northern Coalfield Ltd., a government-owned corporation, entered into two contracts with Heavy Engineering Corp. Ltd. which contained an arbitration clause. Disputes were referred to the Government's "permanent machinery of arbitration" and awards were made, which Northern Coalfield challenged …
Three naval personnel (AK Singh, UK Singh and DK Singh) were accused of a bank robbery at the Andhra Bank counter in INS Virbahu. The Court Martial convicted AK and UK, dismissing them with disgrace, while the Armed Forces Tribunal later affirmed their convictions based on eyewitness testimony of …
The petitioner filed contempt petitions alleging that the respondents, including state transport authorities and the contractor M/s Utsav Safety Systems Pvt. Ltd., failed to implement the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) scheme in accordance with Supreme Court orders dated 8 December 2011, …
Talaulicar & Sons obtained environmental clearance on 25‑Nov‑2005 for expanding an iron‑ore mine, subject to a two‑year condition to submit a hydrogeological study. After submitting the report, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 18‑Oct‑2007 deleted the two‑year limitation, effectively …
The State of Jharkhand issued a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for the construction of the Kharkai Dam. After a pre‑bid meeting ten firms participated, but stringent clauses reduced the field to three bidders, of whom only M/s CWE‑SOMA was responsive. The tender committee, invoking clause 4.18(d) of …
The State of Maharashtra created 471 posts of Legal Advisors, Law Officers and Law Instructors and, through Government Resolutions dated 21‑08‑2006 and 15‑09‑2006, declared that these posts would be filled on a contractual basis with a maximum of three eleven‑month terms. The respondents, after …
The case concerned a senior judicial officer, R.R. Parekh, who was dismissed from service after two disciplinary inquiries found him guilty of misconduct for awarding sentences below the statutory minimum under Section 135 of the Customs Act, allegedly motivated by corrupt or oblique motives. The …
The Commissioner of Income Tax, Kochi appealed against Trans Asian Shipping Services (P) Ltd, which had elected to compute its income under the Tonnage Tax Scheme (TTS) of Chapter XIIG of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The dispute centered on whether income from slot‑charter arrangements, where the …
The Supreme Court examined several writ petitions filed by army personnel who had been tried by Summary Courts Martial (SCM) convened by Commanding Officers (CO) of units other than the units to which they belonged. The Delhi High Court had held that only the CO of the accused's own unit could …
The petition arose from a tragic incident on 1 February 2011 when over two lakh candidates gathered for an ITBP recruitment drive in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and, after the drive was postponed, many climbed onto the roof of the Himgiri Express. The train, travelling at 75 kmph, struck a low …
The Supreme Court was approached by a consortium of banks that had financed the Kundli‑Manesar‑Palwal Expressway project, seeking directions to ensure that the newly appointed concessionaire would assume the outstanding loan liabilities of the outgoing concessionaire. The Court noted that ordering …
The petitioner, Sujatha Ravi Kiran, filed a complaint alleging physical and mental cruelty, sexual abuse and wife‑swapping by her naval officer husband, his family and five other naval officers, leading to FIR No.260/2013 in Kerala. The husband’s anticipatory bail was denied and the Kerala High …
The Punjab Public Service Commission advertised 52 posts of Punjab Civil Services (Judicial Branch) in 2007‑08, with 27 General and 25 reserved seats. After the examination, 27 General, 10 SC and 5 OBC candidates joined, and the remaining eight reserved posts were de‑reserved; seven of these were …
Raj Singh, a Territorial Army (TA) enrollee since 1995, was disembodied on 31 March 2008 and died on 4 August 2008 while in that disembodied state. His wife filed a writ petition seeking family pension, which was denied by the Armed Forces Tribunal on the ground that he had not completed the fifteen …
Kedar Mishra, a co‑sharer and raiyat, claimed right of pre‑emption under Section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act for three parcels sold by his brother. He deposited the required ten percent of the purchase price, but the treasury challan …
The Supreme Court examined a writ petition challenging the Government's decision to allow migration of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum to a Unified License (UL) and the imposition of a Rs 1,658 crore migration fee and a 1% spectrum usage charge (SUC) on Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. The …
The State of Kerala granted mining leases for beach‑sand minerals but later stayed them pending an environmental impact study and subsequently rejected the applications, citing its 2007 industrial policy that such minerals be exploited only by State or Central public‑sector undertakings. The …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Punjab and Haryana governments could be challenged for appointing law officers without a transparent, merit‑based process, alleging arbitrariness violative of Art.14 of the Constitution. The petitioners, who were law officers on contract, claimed that the …
The State of Punjab appealed against the High Court’s decision that the Commissioner of Excise and Taxation could not extend the three‑year limitation period for passing a sales‑tax assessment after that period had expired. The assessee, M/s Shreyans Indus Ltd., had filed returns for assessment …
The Nasik Municipal Corporation sought restoration of an execution petition (Special Darkhast No.49 of 2002) on the condition that it deposit a cost of Rs.25,000, as ordered by the High Court. The executing court refused to accept the cost, holding that the time limit set by the High Court had …
The Rajasthan government issued a circular on 06‑10‑2008 requiring contractors awarded government construction work to obtain a short‑term permit and pay royalty on minor minerals used, with a provision for refund if royalty‑paid minerals were purchased from lease‑holders. M/s Deep Jyoti Company …
The Alauli Anchal Boat Traffic Cooperative Society (appellant) challenged the open auction of Ghurandera Kilagarai Ghat, arguing that the Rs.16,00,000 bid was excessive and should have been limited to a 15% increase over previous reserve‑Jama amounts, and that the auction process violated government …
Gajanan Dashrath Kharate was convicted of murdering his father, Dashrath, after the father was found dead in a pool of blood following a night of frequent quarrels. Two neighbours, PW‑1 and PW‑2, heard the altercation but did not intervene and later learned of the death from a third witness. The …
The Union of India appealed against an Armed Forces Tribunal order that quashed a 2009 policy directing the creation of supernumerary Colonel posts for all Army streams and directed the government to allocate 141 additional posts to the Combat Support stream. The respondents, officers commissioned …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by the Government of NCT of Delhi and the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) against a High Court order that required demolition of the Millennium Bus Depot, which had been constructed on land shown as a river flood plain in the Master Plan 2021 (MPD‑2021). The …
Don Ayengia paid Rs 10 lakhs to Nazimul Islam for a construction agreement which later collapsed. A promissory note dated 13‑Aug‑2007 acknowledged the debt and stipulated repayment within a month via five post‑dated cheques, which were to be returned only upon payment. After the deadline the cheques …
The Supreme Court examined the procedure for seizure, sampling, storage and disposal of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the NDPS Act, 1985, in response to a criminal appeal by the Union of India. It held that Section 52A mandates that samples be drawn and certified in the presence …
Venkatesh Construction Company sued Karnataka Vidyuth Karkhane Ltd for Rs.30 lakh for extra work, stoppage of work, and loss of stocked material. The trial court awarded Rs.3,23,000 with 12% interest, finding that extra work was required and the respondent had directed a stoppage. The High Court …
The case concerned the procurement of submarine batteries, a mission‑critical defence spare part. The respondent sought an open advertisement and request for proposal (RFP) for supply, arguing a vested right after developing prototype cells. The Union of India contended that defence policy requires …
The wife of the first appellant died under suspicious circumstances and a FIR was lodged under Sections 304B and 498A IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The father of the deceased later filed a private complaint under Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act alleging that …
The appellant, Nankunoo, visited the deceased barber's shop demanding preferential service, was rebuffed, and later shot the barber in the left thigh with a pistol, causing the victim to die of shock and hemorrhage. The trial court convicted the appellant under Section 302 IPC (murder) and sentenced …
The appellant was allotted a plot by HUDA but failed to pay the balance instalments, leading to non‑delivery of possession. He filed a complaint before the District Consumer Forum seeking possession, and during the proceedings accepted a 10% refund of the amount paid, a fact he did not disclose. The …
The appellants were convicted for the murder of Saikat Saha under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC, based primarily on the testimony of a single eyewitness, PW‑6, who described how the accused acted in concert to kill the victim. The appellants challenged the conviction, arguing that the …
In the Jessica Lal murder investigation, the police sought a forensic opinion on two .22 cartridges. The appellant, Deputy Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory, reported that the cartridges were .22 caliber and likely from a pistol, but could not give a definitive opinion on whether …
The landlord, Damodar Lal, sought eviction of his tenants on the ground that they had made unauthorised structural alterations to the rented premises. Both the trial court and the first appellate court found that material alteration had occurred and dismissed the tenants’ appeal. The tenants …
The Supreme Court, hearing a series of petitions filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta, examined the persistent high levels of air pollution in Delhi and the effectiveness of its earlier directions to divert non‑Delhi‑bound commercial traffic and levy an Environment Compensation Charge (ECC). …
Veerendra Kumar Dubey, an operator in the Indian Army, was discharged after accruing four red‑ink entries for overstaying leave. Although a show‑cause notice was issued, no impartial inquiry was conducted as required by the Army Headquarters circular of 28 December 1988, which prescribes a …
A public‑interest writ petition (PIL No.130 of 2014) challenged the registration of land in Survey Nos.215 and 222, alleging illegal occupation of government land. The High Court allowed the PIL and directed officials to act, even extending its order to Survey Nos.244 and 246, which the appellants …
The Supreme Court examined the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) request to limit its investigation of numerous chit‑fund scam cases on the ground of alleged manpower shortage. The Court noted that the CBI had already taken over investigations of major scams, including the Saradha case, and …
Petitioners C. Chakkaravarty and others filed a contempt petition under Article 129 of the Constitution and Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the respondents, the Government of Pondicherry, violated the Supreme Court’s 2010 judgment in N. Suresh Nathan v. Union of India which …
The appellants, small farmers, mortgaged their agricultural land to a cooperative bank and, after defaulting, the bank obtained an ex‑parte arbitral award ordering sale of the mortgaged property. The land was auctioned in 1981 and the sale was confirmed in 1985, even though the appellants had repaid …
The father of a deceased woman filed an appeal before the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the acquittal of five accused in a dowry‑death case. The High Court dismissed the appeal mechanically, without examining whether the appellant needed leave of the High Court under Section 378(3) of the …
Ganga Bai was tried and convicted for the murder of her daughter‑in‑law and two children under IPC s.302 read with s.34 and for destroying evidence under s.201, along with co‑accused Udai Lal and Daulat Ram. The trial court and the Rajasthan High Court upheld her conviction while acquitting the …
The appellant, a constable with fifteen years of service, was dismissed for repeated unauthorized absences, some due to treatment for chronic tuberculosis. The disciplinary and appellate authorities deemed him unfit for police service and imposed dismissal. The High Court set aside the dismissal, …
K.P. Singh was convicted under Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for accepting a bribe of about Rs 700 and was sentenced by the trial court to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000. The High Court reduced the imprisonment term to one year (with a two‑month default …
The plaintiffs, M. Venkatesh and others, claimed ownership of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BOA) under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, asserting settled possession and adverse possession of the vacant parcels after demolition of structures. BOA contended that the land vested …
The West Bengal Housing Board (appellant) purchased a 20.184‑acre plot from the legal heirs of late Gangadas Pal, who were intermediaries under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The heirs had earlier been parties to a partition suit (Title Suit No. 121 of 1962) that was later amended to …
The deceased woman repeatedly fled her matrimonial home due to alleged dowry harassment and cruelty by her husband, mother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law, and filed complaints and a maintenance suit. She later died after ingesting poison, claiming it was a mistake, and gave a dying declaration to that …
The petitioners, graduate Assistant Engineers of the general category, challenged the seniority of reserved‑category Junior Engineers who had been promoted to Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE) under Rule 12 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Engineering Service Rules. The issue was whether Article 16(4A) …
The respondent, an Indian Army soldier, suffered a fall and multiple injuries while on authorized annual leave at his sister's house. A Medical Board assessed his disability at 60% and noted it was aggravated by stress and strain of military service, but the competent authority rejected his claim …
The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai (Petitioner) obtained an eviction decree against Nikhil N. Gupta and his company (Respondents) who had continued to occupy premises after a lease expired in 1952. The Supreme Court, dismissing a special leave petition, granted the Respondents one year to …
Balbir Singh sued Banwari Lal and Swaraj for ownership of a parcel of land. During the pendency of the first appeal, Banwari Lal died, and during the second appeal, Swaraj died, but no steps were taken to bring their legal representatives on record as required by Order XXII of the CPC. The Delhi …
The appellants were convicted under Sections 302 and 364A of the IPC for kidnapping a 16‑year‑old boy, demanding a Rs 50 lakh ransom and murdering him, and were sentenced to death. They challenged the constitutionality of Section 364A on the ground that its mandatory death or life imprisonment …
The case arose from a heated altercation in which the appellant, Sakharam, struck the head of PW‑2 (Santu) with a lathi, causing two lacerated wounds and a fracture of the frontal bone as evidenced by X‑ray. The trial court convicted Sakharam under Sections 302 and 307 IPC; the High Court set aside …
The appellant Ramvilas and several co‑accused were convicted for the murder of Bansilal under Sections 302 read with 149 IPC, and for offences under Sections 324, 323 and 148 IPC. The prosecution case relied on six eye‑witnesses and two injured witnesses (the victim's sister and brother) who …
The landlord filed an eviction suit against the tenant, who admitted the tenancy but claimed an agreement to sell the premises and alleged payment of Rs. 82.5 lakhs, also filing a suit for specific performance. The trial court invoked Order 12 Rule 6 of the CPC and passed a decree for eviction on …
The appellant, a former Store Keeper Technical in the Indian Army, was reinstated after a commuted court‑martial punishment but was denied promotion to Naib Subedar and the associated pay and allowances for the period from 1 August 1997 to his actual promotion on 13 November 2000. The Departmental …
The Supreme Court examined the death of Archana Mishra, who died of poisoning within six weeks of marriage, and determined that she had been subjected to cruelty and harassment by her husband and in‑laws in connection with dowry demands. The prosecution established the essential ingredients of …
Shri Talukdar Singh, a 59‑year‑old ex‑serviceman employed as a Turner by Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co., was dismissed in 1990 after a charge‑sheet for slapping a colleague. The Labour Court found the enquiry fair and the misconduct proved but held that dismissal was shockingly disproportionate, …
The appellant, Bhanushali Housing Cooperative Society Ltd., sought specific performance of a sale agreement for land against the respondents, Mangilal and others. The question before the Supreme Court was whether the dispute fell within the ambit of Section 64 of the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative …
The Supreme Court examined petitions seeking directions to set up State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) in several states that had failed to do so under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Court held that the word "may" in Section 21 of the Act does not make the power to constitute SHRCs …
The case concerned officers of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the rank of Lt General (or equivalent) and the Director General AFMS, who were appointed for a fixed two‑year tenure subject to age limits. The Armed Forces Tribunal held that the tenure clause was ultra vires and ordered …
Nanjappa, a bill collector in a Karnataka gram panchayat, was accused of demanding a Rs 500 bribe for a resolution copy. The trial court acquitted him, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the charge and that the sanction for prosecution under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, …
The appellant, Eshwarappa, was married to Latha, who complained about his illicit relationship with another woman and his demand for additional dowry. On 6 November 2005, Latha went to a field to collect money from her husband for her child's medical treatment and was later found dead with ligature …
The Controller of Examinations of North Bengal University was suspended by the Vice‑Chancellor under Section 10(6) of the North Bengal University Act, 1981, on grounds of alleged financial irregularities uncovered by multiple audit reports. The Controller challenged the suspension in a writ …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by the State of Maharashtra challenging the High Court’s setting aside of convictions under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The High Court had held that merely filing numerous charge‑sheets and taking cognizance of past offences did not …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) awarded a contract to the Food Handling Co-operative Society in 1982, under which several workers performed duties such as dusting, picking and analysing. The workers claimed they were directly engaged by FCI as casual labourers and sought regularisation under the …
Zuari Cement Ltd. had previously obtained exemption from the Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme under Section 87 of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 for 1986‑1993, but its application for renewal for 1993‑2001 was rejected, leading to demand notices for contributions. The High Court …
The appellants were initially engaged on a contractual basis as Assistant Managers (Civil) by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority and continued to work for over ten years without a sanctioned post. An advertisement for the post was issued on 20‑Nov‑2002, but a regularisation policy …
The Supreme Court examined whether a magistrate had taken cognizance of an offence under Section 200 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) when a complaint was recorded and whether a complaint could be amended before cognizance was taken. It held that cognizance requires the magistrate to apply his …
The Supreme Court dealt with contempt petitions filed by SEBI against Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. and its promoters for failing to refund investors the amount collected through illegal Optional Fully Convertible Debentures (OFCDs). The Court noted repeated non‑compliance with its earlier …
The appellants GMG Engineering Industries and others entered into a sale agreement with the respondents ISSA Green Power Solution, which fell through, leading the respondents to sue for recovery of Rs.1.5 crore and Rs.10 lakh. Both suits were decreed ex-parte after the appellants failed to appear, …
The case arose from a violent incident on 2 July 1998 in a village in Haryana where Gopal was killed after a quarrel over trespass of a paddy field. The prosecution charged ten persons under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325 and 302 IPC, alleging an unlawful assembly that murdered Gopal. The trial court …
The appellant, a sole proprietor of a construction firm, applied to the District Magistrate for a character certificate required for renewal of her contractor registration. The magistrate first denied the certificate on the ground that the appellant's husband had criminal cases, and later on the …
The State alleged that Abdul Razak and others tied, assaulted and caused the death of Basavaraj, invoking sections 304 Part II and 34 of the IPC. The trial court acquitted the accused, finding the brother and mother of the deceased, who claimed to be eye‑witnesses, unreliable. The High Court …
Prem Ram, appointed as a daily‑wager in 1988 with the Uttar Pradesh Pey Jal & Nirman Nigam (later Uttarakhand Pey Jal & Nirman Nigam), was illegally terminated in 1997, reinstated by the Labour Court and served until superannuation. He filed a writ petition seeking regularisation on the same terms …
In 1996, the appellant K.L. Bakolia demanded a bribe of Rs.20,000 from Shamsher Singh, the proprietor of a security services firm, for renewal of a contract with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. The complainant paid the amount under a CBI‑conducted trap, after which the money was …
The case involved the kidnapping of a five‑year‑old boy, Vicky, for ransom and his subsequent murder. The child’s sister, a seven‑year‑old witness, identified the primary kidnappers (A‑3 and A‑5) and testified consistently, while the father’s testimony corroborated her account. The Supreme Court …
The case concerned M. Mahesh Kumar's claim for a compassionate appointment under Canara Bank's 1993 "Dying in Harness" scheme after his father's death in 1998. The bank rejected the claim, later replacing the scheme with a 2005 circular offering only ex‑gratia payments, and argued that the newer …
The appellants Iqbal and Khurshed were convicted under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code for participation in a dacoity that occurred on a new‑moon night, based primarily on the testimony of three eye‑witnesses and their identification of the accused in a test identification parade. The …
The appellant Raj Singh was convicted of murder (later reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder) for shooting and killing Girdhari Lal during a violent altercation at the complainant's house. He claimed the act was in private defence, invoking Exception 2 to Section 300 IPC, asserting …
The appellant, Santosh Pawar, was convicted of murdering his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her ablaze after suspecting infidelity. The prosecution relied on the victim's dying declaration, corroborating testimony of relatives and neighbours, and a post‑mortem report showing death from …
The appellant was intercepted while driving a vehicle and, after refusing a search by a gazetted officer or magistrate, consented to a police search during which three bags containing 120 kg of poppy husk were seized. The prosecution’s case rested mainly on the testimony of official police …
M. Narayan was convicted for dowry death and cruelty after his wife Ganga was found hanging within two years of marriage. The prosecution alleged that Narayan repeatedly demanded additional dowry, subjected her to physical and mental harassment, and threatened her, leading to her suicide. The trial …
Shanti Roy, married to Sekhar Roy, allegedly faced a dowry demand of Rs.5,000 by her husband, his mother, and siblings, leading to harassment and her suicide by self‑immolation while eight months pregnant. The trial court convicted the husband, his mother, and the siblings under Sections 3048, 498A, …
Kiriti Pal was accused of murdering Anjali Goswami, a widow who was last seen alive with him on the evening of 11 November 2008 before being found dead the next morning in a jungle 25 km away. The trial court convicted Pal and three co‑accused (Siddique Mia, Mustaque Mia, and Durga Sutradhar) under …
The appellants, brothers of the complainant, were convicted for assaulting the complainant and his associates with sickles and talwars, causing grievous injuries. The trial court sentenced them under Sections 307 and 427 IPC read with Section 34, which the High Court modified to Section 326 IPC with …
The appellant, husband of a domestic worker who died from electric shock while operating a washing machine in the respondents' house, filed a private complaint under Section 304A of the IPC alleging negligent conduct by the employers. The High Court quashed the criminal proceedings, holding that the …
The deceased Karamjit Kaur died of phosphorus poisoning within two and a half years of her marriage, and the prosecution alleged that her husband and in‑laws harassed her over a dowry demand for a scooter. The trial court convicted the husband, father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law under Section 304B …
The appellant, a Sub‑Inspector of Police, was caught red‑handed accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 and was convicted under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, receiving two years’ rigorous imprisonment for each offence with fines. The appeal before the …
Naval Kishore was convicted under IPC sections 498A (cruelty), 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) for the death of his wife Jyoti, who was found burned and asphyxiated. The prosecution proved that Jyoti had been subjected to repeated cruelty by Kishore and his in‑laws, and that …
Advocate Chander Prakash Tyagi was engaged by Banarsi Das to seek guardianship of his grandson under the Guardians and Wards Act. The complainant alleged that Tyagi, after receiving a fee, colluded with the opponents and later accepted a brief from them to file a suit against the same grandson. The …
The appellant, Taramani Parakh, filed a criminal complaint under Sections 498A and 34 IPC alleging dowry harassment and cruelty by her husband and his parents. The husband and his parents moved the High Court under Section 482 of the CrPC to quash the proceedings, claiming the allegations were …
The Queen's Educational Society, established solely to impart education, claimed exemption under Section 10(23C)(iiiad) of the Income Tax Act for assessment years 2000-01 and 2001-02 despite showing a surplus. The Assessing Officer denied the exemption, the ITAT allowed it, but the Uttarakhand High …
The appellant, Ramdev Food Products, complained that accused partners had forged partnership documents and sought a direction under CrPC s.156(3) for police investigation. The magistrate instead ordered a report under s.202(1), deeming the matter primarily civil and lacking clear material for a …
The petitioners, holders of Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees awarded before 31 December 2009, challenged the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations (Third Amendment) 2009 which made the NET/SLET exam a mandatory minimum eligibility condition for appointment as Lecturers/Assistant Professors, …
The appellant, State of Himachal Pradesh, appealed against the High Court's order that substituted the imprisonment of the accused, Ram Pal, with a fine of Rs 40,000 for causing the death of a 20‑year‑old girl by rash and negligent driving. The Supreme Court examined whether the fine was adequate …
The appellant Rajinder Singh was convicted under IPC s.3048 for the death of his wife Salwinder Kaur, who died by poisoning within four years of marriage after repeated demands for dowry money and alleged ill‑treatment by the husband and his relatives. The trial court and the High Court upheld the …
Dileep Kumar Singh, a CRPF Assistant Commandant, suffered a permanent spinal injury while on duty and was medically declared 100% incapacitated. He was subsequently relieved from service in July 2011 and challenged the relief under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of …
The appellant Sanjeev was accused of killing his brother-in-law Raj Pal after a drunken altercation. Evidence included an eyewitness who saw Sanjeev fleeing with blood‑stained clothes, a medical injury on Sanjeev’s forearm, an extra‑judicial confession to a witness that he struck the victim with a …
The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed a High Court order that reduced the imprisonment of Mehtaab, convicted under IPC sections 304A (causing death by negligence) and 337 (causing hurt), from one year and three months to merely ten days, the period already served. The incident involved Mehtaab laying …
The Supreme Court considered appeals by the Union of India against the Armed Forces Tribunal’s orders granting disability pensions to several ex‑servicemen who were invalided out on medical grounds. The key issue was whether the disabilities were attributable to or aggravated by military service …
The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) floated two tenders for construction work, requiring bidders to submit earnest money. The respondents, Ashok Kumar Singh & Ors., submitted bids with earnest money but later withdrew their bids and sought a refund. NTPC refused the refund, invoking …
The appellant, a government irrigation supervisor in Uttar Pradesh, was removed from service for contracting a second marriage while his first marriage was still subsisting, in violation of Rule 29(1) of the U.P. Government Servant Conduct Rules, 1956. He claimed that he had divorced his first wife …
The petitioners, convicted under IPC 498‑A and the Dowry Prohibition Act, had their appeal dismissed and filed a revision petition under CrPC ss. 397 and 401 before the Jharkhand High Court. The High Court refused to register the revision because the petitioners had not surrendered to custody as …
The Delhi Development Authority (DOA) awarded a construction contract to M/s Construction & Design Services for a sewerage pumping station, with Clause 2 stipulating liquidated damages of up to 10% of the estimated cost for delay. The contractor failed to complete the work, the contract was …
Dr. Vinod Bhandari, Managing Director of a medical institute, was alleged to have conspired with Vyapam officials and middlemen to secure illegal admissions for undeserving candidates into MBBS courses, involving large sums of money and fraud. He was arrested in January 2014 and his bail …
The appellant, Kanaklata, challenged a discharge order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Rohini, which dismissed the accused under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The High Court set aside that order and directed a fresh consideration, expressly stating that the trial court should not …
The petitioner filed a public‑interest writ under Article 32 seeking directions for adequate security and investigation of thefts of historic artefacts from several Indian museums, including the Viswabharati University museum, Asiatic Society, Nandan Art Gallery and Victoria Memorial. The Union of …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is a "State" under Article 12 and concluded that, although it is not, it performs public functions and is therefore amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226. The Court upheld the Probe Committee’s findings …
The father of the appellants, Raj Kumar, owned a shop that was let to the respondent. After Raj Kumar’s death, his brother Shiv Kumar filed an eviction suit, and upon Shiv’s death his sons Kuldeep Kumar and Pradeep Kumar were substituted as plaintiffs as heirs. The trial court decreed eviction in …
The appellants were convicted of murder (Sec. 302 IPC) for assaulting the deceased, Nripen Debnath, when his bullock cart entered the appellants' field. The Supreme Court examined the credibility of the eye‑witness PW‑3, the omission of certain details in the complaint, and the alleged political …
The appellants (the State) issued a notice under Section 1668/166B of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act in 2004 seeking to cancel entries in the 1954‑55 Khasra Pahani, alleging fraudulent entries made decades earlier. The respondents, who had purchased the land, possessed it …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of Section 5(4) of the Kerala Medical Officers' Admission to Post‑Graduate Courses under Service Quota Act, 2008, which mandated that in‑service doctors be selected for postgraduate seats solely on the basis of seniority. The Court held that …
The case arose from a land dispute in which the complainant party attempted to forcibly take possession of a field owned by Ahmed Shah. A sudden scuffle ensued, during which Ahmed Shah and Gurmukh Singh inflicted fatal injuries on Sabbir Shah, while other accused injured Rakhu Shah and Rakhia. The …
The appellant, Darga Ram @ Gunga, was convicted by the trial court and the Rajasthan High Court for the rape and murder of a seven‑year‑old girl, Kamala, based on circumstantial evidence linking him to the crime scene, blood‑group matches, and injuries on his body. The Supreme Court examined whether …
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 …
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 …
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 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 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 …
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 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 …
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 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 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 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% …
