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Supreme Court Grants Leave and Examines High Court's Interpretation of Section 33 of Indian Succession Act in Christian Intestate Succession with Two Widows and Children from Both Marriages; Highlights Differing Views Among Lower Courts on Rights of 'Widow' and 'Lineal Descendants'....

The dispute arose from the intestate death of Mattus Anthony (MA), a Christian, who died in 1991 leaving behind two wives, Filomina and Shyam Bai, and children from both marriages. Filomina predecease...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant's Promotion in Cooperative Bank, Reverses High Court's Finding That Rule Amendment Was Invalid. Registrar's Deleting of Rule Barring Technical Employees from Non-Technical Posts Held Valid Under Section 55(1) of Chhattisgarh Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 Read With Section 21 of General Clauses Act, 1897....

The dispute arose from a promotion list for the post of Additional Manager in the District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, Raipur, governed by the Chhattisgarh District Cooperative Central Bank Employee...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeals by Accused Against Conviction for Murder of IOC Officer — Admissibility of Confessional Statements Under Section 25 of Evidence Act Challenged. Confessional Statements Made to Non-Investigating Police Officers Argued as Inadmissible Under Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

These appeals arose from the conviction of several accused for the murder of S. Manjunath, a Sales Officer with Indian Oil Corporation, who had inspected a petrol pump owned by the father of accused P...

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Supreme Court Upholds Royalty on Run-of-Mine Coal for Period Prior to Insertion of Rule 64B and 64C in Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. Processed or Beneficiated Coal Attracts Royalty After Effective Date of Notification Dated 25th September, 2000....

The dispute involved multiple appeals before the Supreme Court arising out of conflicting interpretations of the stage at which royalty becomes payable on coal extracted from captive mines under the M...

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Supreme Court Allows Release of Juvenile in Murder Case After Determining Juvenility Under Juvenile Justice Act. Benefit of Juvenility Claimed After Final Disposal of Case as Age Below 18 Years at Time of Offence Was Established....

The petitioner was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for causing the death of Amir Ullah on 18th February 1979 at Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Sessions Judge, Agra, convicted and s...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Order Refusing to Summon Witness as Additional Accused Under Section 319 Cr.P.C. in Murder Trial. Court Holds That Proviso to Section 132 of Evidence Act Does Not Bar Proceeding Under Section 319, and Statement Under Section 164 Cr.P.C. Can Be Considered for Forming Opinion....

The present appeal arose from the refusal by the trial court and the High Court to summon a prosecution witness as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The ...

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Supreme Court examines High Court order staying disciplinary proceedings against bank employee pending criminal trial. High Court had directed stay until recording of prosecution evidence, citing prejudice and Clause 4 of Bipartite Settlement....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a High Court decision staying disciplinary proceedings against a bank employee pending the recording of prosecution evidence in a connected criminal case...

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Supreme Court Examines Application to Modify Ban on Sale of Fireworks in National Capital Region Due to Severe Post-Diwali Air Pollution. Interim Order Suspending Fireworks Licenses Within NCR Challenged by Manufacturers Citing Employment Impact and Multiple Pollution Sources....

This public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed by Arjun Gopal and others seeking a complete ban on the use of fireworks, sparklers, and minor explosives during festival...

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Supreme Court Adjudicates Application for Modification of Interim Order Suspending Fireworks Sale in National Capital Region. Court Examines Air Pollution Data and Arguments on Whether Fireworks Are a Major Contributor....

Arjun Gopal and other petitioners filed a public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution before the Supreme Court of India, seeking a ban on the use of fireworks, sparklers, and minor...

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Supreme Court Directs Implementation of NHRC Guidelines to Prevent Unnatural Deaths and Suicides in Prisons. Custodial Deaths Require Strict Compliance with NHRC Reporting Protocols on Post-Mortem Videography and Immediate Notification....

The judgment arose from a public interest litigation initiated by a letter from former Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti highlighting four issues in Indian prisons: overcrowding, unnatural deaths, staff inade...