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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Sealed Cover Promotion Case — Prosecution for Criminal Charge Must Be Pending Before Court to Invoke Sealed Cover Procedure. OM dated 14.09.1992 Clause (iii) Requires Actual Pendency of Criminal Prosecution, Not Mere Investigation or Sanction....

The case involves an appeal by the Union of India against the judgment of the Delhi High Court which upheld the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal directing the opening of a sealed cover and...

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Supreme Court Restores Enhanced Compensation for Land Acquisition in Haryana — High Court Erred in Discarding Sale Exemplar Without Proper Analysis. Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Market value determination based on comparable sale deeds must consider potentiality and location; post-notification sale deeds are not per se inadmissible....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of approximately 302.75 acres of land in Tauru village, Mewat District, Haryana, for development of residential and utility areas under the Haryana Urban Develop...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 for Migrants to Assam Assam Accord-related citizenship provision sustained, balancing Article 14, Article 29, and legislative competence under Article 11....

1. Background and Assam Accord The petitioners challenged Section 6A, introduced by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985, which grants citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam befo...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Perverse Findings on Vehicle Involvement. Evidence of Damage to Car and Eyewitness Testimony Sufficient to Prove Involvement Under Preponderance of Probability....

The appeal arises from a motor accident claim where the deceased, Ikhbal, died on 10.06.2013 when his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a car while overtaking a KSRTC bus. The appellants, being the wido...

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Supreme Court Allows Writ Petition for Citizenship Under Article 8 and Section 5(1)(b) of Citizenship Act, 1955 — Person of Indian Origin Born Abroad Entitled to Citizenship Despite Parents' Foreign Citizenship....

The case concerns the grant of Indian citizenship to Pranav Srinivasan, who was born in Singapore on 1 March 1999 to parents who had adopted Singapore citizenship on 19 December 1998. His paternal and...

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Supreme Court Allows AERA's Appeal Against TDSAT Orders Under Section 31 of AERA Act — Tariff Determination Held to Be Regulatory, Not Adjudicatory, Function. Regulatory Authority Can Challenge Appellate Tribunal's Decisions on Questions of Law....

The Supreme Court of India addressed a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of appeals filed by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) under Section 31 of the Airpor...

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Supreme Court Allows Patna Municipal Corporation's Appeal in Advertisement Royalty Dispute — Distinguishes Royalty from Tax and Upholds Corporation's Power to Charge Royalty Based on Agreement. The Court held that royalty is a contractual consideration, not a tax, and does not require legislative sanction under Article 265 of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals by the Patna Municipal Corporation against a Division Bench judgment of the Patna High Court which had held that the Corporation could not levy any tax/fee/royalty...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Decree Holder's Legal Representatives in Partition Execution Dispute — Remand for Fresh Consideration Upheld. Pendente lite transferee held entitled to maintain application under Order XXI Rule 99 CPC to challenge execution as time-barred under Article 136 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The dispute arises from a partition suit (O.S.No.38 of 1956) filed by Padmakshy before the Sub Court, Parur, seeking partition and separate possession of her share in 13 items of immovable properties....

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Possession Suit, Restores Concurrent Findings of Trial and First Appellate Court. High Court's Reversal Set Aside for Reappreciating Evidence Beyond Second Appeal Scope Under Section 100 CPC....

The case involves a dispute over possession of agricultural land. The plaintiff, Rajendra Kumar Gupta, filed a suit for recovery of possession based on title, claiming he purchased the suit land from ...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Deduction of Broken Period Interest for Banks Treating Securities as Stock-in-TradeDeduction Allowed as Revenue Expenditure for Banks Holding Securities as Stock-in-Trade...

The Supreme Court addressed the treatment of broken period interest for tax purposes. The issue centered on whether broken period interest could be deducted as revenue expenditure by banks when purcha...