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Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Adoption & Absolute Ownership – Sale and Gift Deeds – Partition & Legal Heirship – Validity of Transactions. Adoption does not divest property already vested – Absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act – Validity of Sale and Gift Deeds examined....

Acts and Sections Discussed: Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 (Special Leave to Appeal) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order 20 Rule 18 (Partition Suit) Hindu Succession A...

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Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claim in Railway Accident Case — Non-Recovery of Ticket Not Fatal to Claim if Prima Facie Proof of Bona Fide Passenger Exists. The Court held that once claimants produce prima facie evidence of ticket purchase, burden shifts to Railways to disprove it under Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989....

The appeal arose from the death of Sanjesh Kumar Yagnik, who allegedly fell from a running train (Ranthambore Express) on 19.05.2017 due to overcrowding, sustaining fatal head injuries. His widow and ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Assam Financial Corporation in Gratuity Dispute with Retired Employees. Held that employees of statutory corporations are not entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, but only under the corporation's own regulations, and the ceiling of Rs. 7 lakhs as per the 2012 Office Order was applicable....

The case involves an appeal by the Assam Financial Corporation Limited (AFC) against a judgment of the Gauhati High Court which had allowed the writ petition of retired employees (respondents) seeking...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, P. Somaraju, was an Assistant Commissioner of Labour in Hyderabad. The complainant, S. Venkat Reddy (PW-1), a licensed labour contractor, applied for renewal of contract labour licenses...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit — Canara Bank v. K.L. Rajgarhia (D) Thru LRs. Agreement to Sell dated 27.12.1984 for construction and sale of flats — Division Bench of Delhi High Court erred in reversing decree for specific performance without considering readiness and willingness of plaintiff and conduct of defendant....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Canara Bank (plaintiff) against the judgment of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court which had reversed the decree for specific performance granted ...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Fire Insurance Claim Dispute — Surveyor's Report Not Conclusive on Non-Accidental Fire, Insured Entitled to Assessed Loss with Interest. National Commission's order upheld regarding adequacy of documents and exclusion of furniture, but modified to include interest from date of claim....

The case involves cross appeals against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (National Commission) dated 10th August 2020. The appellant, Orion Conmerx Pvt. Ltd. (the insure...

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Supreme Court Allows Interim Custody of Vehicle in NDPS Case — Owner Not Implicated, Vehicle Not Used for Conveyance of Contraband. Lorry owner's application for interim custody allowed as vehicle was hired for lawful transport and owner was not an accused, with no evidence of owner's complicity....

The appellant, Denash, is the owner of a lorry bearing registration number TN 52 Q 0315 (Ashok Leyland, 14 wheeler). The vehicle was lawfully hired for transporting 29,400 MT of iron sheets from M/s S...

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Supreme Court Holds Section 195A IPC Non-Cognizable and Bailable in Perjury-Related Threat Case. Threatening to Give False Evidence is a Species of Perjury and Must Be Classified Accordingly Under the First Schedule to CrPC....

The Supreme Court, in this judgment, addressed the classification of the offence under Section 195A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), which criminalizes threatening any person to give false eviden...