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Supreme Court Restores Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Case — Upholds Reference Court's Award. The High Court's findings were arbitrary and improper, failing to consider the total lack of evidence adduced by the State Respondent....

The dispute arose from a land acquisition process initiated by the State of Maharashtra for the Ruibhor Medium Project, concerning the appellant's property at village Deolali. The State issued notific...

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Supreme Court Remits Matter for Determination of Legal Representatives in Eviction Case — Clarifies Status of Appellants. The High Court's dismissal of the appellants' application for substitution was found erroneous as it did not allow for evidence to determine their status as tenants under the Act....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Rajasthan, which dismissed the application of the appellants to be substituted as legal representatives of their deceased father, Santok Singh, in...

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Supreme Court Allows Partial Appeal in NDPS Act Case Due to Procedural Misinterpretation. Acquittal Not Justified as Evidence Supported Conviction, but Sentence Reduced for Small Quantity Seized....

The appeal was filed by the State of Rajasthan challenging the acquittal of Bhanwar Lal and Mohan Lal by the Rajasthan High Court, where both were initially convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psyc...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of One Accused and Convicts Another in Narcotic Drugs Case Due to Legal Compliance Issues. The court clarified that Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, does not apply when the seizure is not from a person but from inside a house....

The Supreme Court of India addressed appeals challenging the acquittal of Manoj Sharma and Mohammed Rafiq by the Rajasthan High Court in a narcotics case. The trial court had convicted both accused un...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal on Film Rights Deduction Under Income Tax Act. The court affirmed that foreign exchange earnings from the transfer of film rights qualify as merchandise under Section 80HHC....

The dispute arose in the context of the Income Tax Act, 1961, specifically regarding the eligibility for deduction under Section 80HHC for foreign exchange earnings from the transfer of film rights. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds Jurisdiction of Special Courts in Land Grabbing Cases — Clarifies Adverse Possession Issues. The court affirmed that Special Courts have the authority to adjudicate on adverse possession claims under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982....

The dispute arose regarding the jurisdiction of Special Courts and Tribunals under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, particularly concerning the issue of adverse possession. Th...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Criminal Breach of Trust Case — Upholds Charges Against Appellant. Allegations of cheating and forgery were found to disclose prima facie commission of offences under Sections 420, 467, and 468 of the Indian Penal Code....

The case involved an appeal by the appellant against the order of the Rajasthan High Court, which dismissed his application for quashing the cognizance taken by the Chief Judicial Magistrate for offen...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Forgery Case Related to Will — Criminal Proceedings to Continue. The court ruled that the pendency of civil proceedings does not automatically stay criminal proceedings, emphasizing the primacy of criminal cases....

The Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the pendency of probate proceedings should affect ongoing criminal proceedings concerning allegations of forgery of a Will. The case arose from a ju...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal on Excise Duty Valuation of Electric Meters — Freight and Insurance Charges Excluded. The court found that freight and insurance charges were not to be included in the valuation of goods for excise duty under Section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944....

The dispute arose regarding the computation of excise duty on electric meters manufactured by the respondent, M/s. Accurate Meters Ltd. The appellant, Commissioner of Central Excise, Noida, contended ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Cancellation of Anticipatory Bail Due to Compliance with Conditions. Cancellation of Bail Found Unjustified as Investigating Agency Acknowledged Appellant's Cooperation....

The case involved an appeal against the cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the appellant by the Additional Sessions Judge, Akola. The appellant was implicated in a criminal misappropriation ...