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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against Reinstatement of Temporary Fixed-Term Employee. Compensation for Unexpired Period Held Appropriate Relief Instead of Reinstatement for Irregularly Appointed Employee....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Odisha against the judgment of the Orissa High Court which had directed reinstatement of the respondent, Dilip Kumar Mohapatra, with all serv...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Arms Act Case Due to Lack of Essential Ingredient in DAD Notification. Possession of Buttondar Knife Not an Offence Unless for Manufacture, Sale or Test Under Delhi Administration Notification....

The appellant, Irfan Khan, was charged under Sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act, 1959, based on FIR No. 477/2022 registered at Police Station Govind Puri, Delhi. The allegations stated that he wa...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against High Court Orders in Temple Administration Dispute — Appoints Retired Judge as Administrator to Conduct Elections Pending Scheme Framing. High Court's Post-Disposal Order Removing Elected Committee Set Aside as Court Became Functus Officio....

The appellants, claiming to be the elected Secretary and President of the Executive Committee of Oachira Parabrahma Temple in Kerala, challenged two orders of the Kerala High Court. The first order da...

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"Supreme Court Ensures Fair Probe Amidst Political and Personal Tensions" "A landmark decision to uphold justice and fairness in politically charged scenarios."...

The Supreme Court of India, in the case, exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution to transfer the investigation of two FIRs registered against the petitioner, an a...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Rape Case Due to Consensual Relationship and Absence of Promise of Marriage. Allegations under Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 IPC Failed to Disclose Cognizable Offence as Relationship Was Voluntary and Prolonged....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Prashant against the State of NCT of Delhi, challenging the Delhi High Court's order dated 16.10.2023 that refused to quash FIR No. 272 of 2019 registered...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape and Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness and Procedural Lapses. Conviction Set Aside as Incriminating Circumstances Not Put to Accused Under Section 313 CrPC, and Sole Child Witness's Testimony Lacked Sterling Quality....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Ashok, who was convicted by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a ten-year-old girl and sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment by the Hi...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Absence of Instigation or Physical Relationship. Promise to Marry Not Proven; Mere Refusal to Marry Does Not Amount to Abetment Under Section 306 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of the accused-appellant, Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi, against his conviction by the Karnataka High Court for offences under Sections 417 (cheating) and 306 (abetme...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Compassionate Appointment Due to Delay of 11 Years in Attaining Majority After Employee's Death. Claim Rejected as Time-Barred Under Haryana Government Instructions Dated 22.03.1999 Requiring Attainment of Majority Within Three Years of Death....

The appellant, Tinku, is the son of Jai Prakash, a constable in Haryana Police who died in harness on 22.11.1997. At the time of his father's death, the appellant was seven years old. The applicable p...

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Planned Development by YEIDA - Urgency Provisions Validly Invoked. The court held that the invocation of Sections 17(1) and 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for acquisition of land for integrated development was justified and the landowners' right to hearing under Section 5-A was validly dispensed with....

The Supreme Court, in a batch of civil appeals, considered the validity of land acquisition proceedings initiated by the State of Uttar Pradesh through the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Aut...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Insertion of 'Socialist' and 'Secular' in Preamble — Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 Upheld. The Court held that the power to amend the Constitution under Article 368 extends to the Preamble, and the terms 'socialist' and 'secular' reflect basic features already inherent in the Constitution....

The Supreme Court dismissed writ petitions challenging the insertion of the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Ac...