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Supreme Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Cross-FIR Case Due to Unexplained Injuries on Accused. Prosecution's Failure to Explain Injuries on Appellants and Delay in FIR Lodging Leads to Modification of Conviction Under Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC....

The Supreme Court heard appeals against the conviction of Sunil @ Sonu and Nitin @ Devender under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Sachin. The prosecution's case was that on 28 N...

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Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Plaint in Partition Suit — Upholds High Court Order Permitting Challenge to Will and Inclusion of Movable Properties. Amendment Sought Before Commencement of Cross-Examination Held Not Barred by Proviso to Order VI Rule 17 CPC....

The dispute arises out of a partition suit filed by Suman Agarwal (Bindal) against her brothers Dinesh Goyal and others, claiming 1/5th share in a house property originally purchased by their father. ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute — Liability for Supplementary Award Rests with Original Beneficiary, Not Transferee Company. Scheme of Arrangement Under Sections 391-394 of Companies Act, 1956 Does Not Transfer Contingent Liabilities of Pending Acquisition Proceedings....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by M/s Ultra-Tech Cement Ltd. against the order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dated 12.07.2022. The High Court had directed Ultra-Tech to pay the supple...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Public Works Department Against Industrial Court Order Granting Holiday Benefits to Field Staff. Employees Entitled to 2nd and 4th Saturday Holidays and Overtime Pay Under Kalelkar Award Despite Government Resolution Purporting to Withdraw Benefits....

The present appeal by special leave was preferred by the appellants-employer, the Secretary, Public Works Department and others, challenging the impugned judgment dated 15th November 2014 passed by th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Motor Accident Claim Case, Sets Aside Contributory Negligence Finding Against Passengers. The Court held that the principle of contributory negligence cannot be applied to passengers or their legal heirs when the driver of the car was not negligent in a manner that could be attributed to them....

The case arises from a motor accident on 18th August 2013, where a car collided with a 14-wheeler trailer truck abandoned in the middle of a highway without warning signs. The collision resulted in th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Common Passage Dispute — Interprets Sale Deed Recitals to Hold That Only Front Portion Owner Must Leave Passage for Back Portion Access. The court applied literal construction to hold that the common passage refers only to the portion left by the front owner, not the entire passage shown in green....

The dispute arose from two sale deeds executed on 12.04.1974 by Sh. Jaspal Singh, who divided his plot of 1398 square yards into two equal halves: portion A (front) and portion B (back). Portion A was...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC set aside as testimony of widow was inconsistent and uncorroborated, failing to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to the murder of Madhavrao Krishnaji Gabare on 08.04.2006 in Village Singi, Maharashtra. Twenty-two persons were accused, and nine were convicted by the Trial Court under Sections 14...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals of Owners in TDR Dispute — Upholds Godrej & Boyce I and Holds 2016 Amendment Prospective. The Court ruled that the right to 100% TDR for constructing amenities vests upon surrender and development, and the 2016 amendment to Regulation 34 of DCR, 1991 cannot operate retrospectively to defeat that right....

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of civil appeals arising from three judgments of the Bombay High Court concerning the entitlement of owners/lessees to Transferable Development Rights (TDR) fo...