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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Remands for Fresh Hearing on Merits. The Division Bench's dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeal was found to be erroneous as it did not consider the merits of the compensation assessment....

The appeal arose from a land acquisition dispute concerning compensation rates set by the Collector under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The appellant contested the reduced compensation rates for two...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal Against Acquittal in Homicide Case — Conviction Modified to Culpable Homicide. The High Court's acquittal was overturned due to misinterpretation of evidence, leading to a conviction under Section 304, IPC....

The case arose from a violent incident on October 20, 1989, where Balkishan (the deceased) and Sarvan Lal were attacked by the accused while guarding their crops. The prosecution alleged that the accu...

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Supreme Court Remits Land Acquisition Matter for Fresh Consideration Due to Notice Failure. Reference Court's Lack of Notice to Local Authority Violated Rights Under Section 50(2) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The dispute arose from appeals filed by the State of West Bengal and the West Bengal Housing Board against a judgment of the Calcutta High Court, which upheld an award by the Reference Court regarding...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Convicted Individual Under Prevention of Corruption Act — Upholds Lower Court's Findings. Conviction for corruption-related offenses confirmed as evidence was thoroughly examined by lower courts....

The case involved an appeal by an individual convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appellant was sentenced to six months of rigorous imprisonment and a fine for the first convict...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Lack of Grounds. New Plea of Adverse Possession Not Raised in Lower Courts or Original Petition....

The case involved a civil appeal filed by the appellant against the Deputy Commissioner, Chitradurga District and others. The appellant sought to raise a plea of adverse possession for the first time ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Income Tax Case — Taxability of Capital Gains Not Established. Compensation Amount Not Taxable Under Section 45....

The civil appeal was directed against the judgment of the Delhi High Court concerning the assessment year 1970-71, focusing on whether the transfer of a Banking Undertaking resulted in taxable capital...

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Supreme Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Arbitration Dispute Due to International Commercial Arbitration Jurisdiction. The dispute was deemed to fall under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as the respondent was a British national, establishing a commercial relationship....

The petition was filed by M/s Comed Chemicals Ltd. under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking the appointment of a third arbitrator or a sole arbitrator due to a dispute w...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Central Excise Duty Case — Exemption Notification Upheld. The Tribunal's finding that the emergence of by-products does not negate the entitlement to exemption under notification no.217/86 was upheld....

This case involved an appeal by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai against the order of the Customs Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal, which had allowed the appeal of M/s National Org...

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Supreme Court Remits Case for Fresh Consideration Due to Lack of Reasoning in High Court's Dismissal. The High Court's dismissal of the revision petition was found to lack adequate reasoning and consideration of the dying declaration....

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 304 Part-II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The appellant, MD. Shakeel, was accused of being responsi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Regularization Orders in Employment Dispute — Upholds Tribunal's Directions. The High Court's decision to disregard the Tribunal's orders was found unjustified as it failed to consider the factual matrix and previous unchallenged orders....

The dispute involved the regularization of the respondent's service as Sweeper-cum-Night Watchman after his initial appointment in 1984. Following a series of terminations and rejections of his claims...