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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Convict in Murder Case Arising from Electricity Bill Dispute. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Upheld as Accused Brought Weapon and Attacked Deceased Who Was Intervening in a Family Quarrel....

The appellant, accused no.1, was convicted by the Trial Court for offences under Sections 294(b) and 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of Muthu. The incident occurred on 28th September...

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Appellant's Appeal Partly Allowed: Trial Court's Denial of Specific Performance Restored. High Court and Appellate Court's Judgments Overturned Due to Plaintiff's Unexplained Delay and Lack of Evidence for Readiness and Willingness...

The appellant, originally the defendant in the trial court, challenges the judgment dated 07.06.2011, which partially allowed his second appeal (S.A No.1282 of 2008), confirming the appellate court's ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Reforms Act Jurisdiction Case — Civil Court Not Barred from Entertaining Suit for Declaration of Ownership of Religious Land. Section 21 of Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 Does Not Bar Suit for Declaration and Injunction Regarding Ownership of Land Allegedly Belonging to Religious Shrine....

The present appeal arose from a suit filed by the appellants, followers of the religious shrine Dam Dama Baba Sahib Singh of Una, seeking a declaration that certain land was dedicated to the shrine an...

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Kerala High Court Upholds Trial Court's Grant of Half Share to Sister in Property Dispute Between Siblings. Power of Attorney Revoked by Implication When Principal Joins in Sale, Rendering Subsequent Sale by Agent Void as to Principal's Share....

The appellant, Thankamma George, and respondent No. 1, Lilly Thomas, are sisters who jointly purchased a property in 1991. The appellant, working abroad, executed a Power of Attorney in 2003 in favor ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision on Auction Sale: Statutory Violations Render Sale Null and Void. Despite recognizing significant procedural breaches, the Supreme Court offers the appellant a chance to retain the industrial property by settling liabilities....

The legality of an auction sale conducted by the Tahsildar and confirmed by the Additional Collector, which was later contested on the grounds of statutory violations under the Revenue Code. The High ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Subsequent Purchasers in Specific Performance Suit — Agreement for Sale Held Sham and Not Intended to Be Acted Upon. Evidence Act Sections 91 and 92 Do Not Bar Proof of Sham Transaction; Subsequent Purchasers Are Bona Fide Purchasers Without Notice....

The appeal arose from a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale dated 7th December 1981 executed by the first defendant in favour of the plaintiffs (first and second respondents) for th...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Kidnapping for Ransom in Panchkula Case — Life Imprisonment Maintained. Circumstantial evidence including call detail records and IMEI numbers sufficient to prove guilt under Sections 364A, 392, 120B IPC....

The appellants were convicted by the trial court for kidnapping a boy, Sachin Garg, for ransom, robbery, and criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case was that on 2nd April...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Tender Cancellation in Public Procurement Case — State's Decision to Cancel Tender Upheld as Not Arbitrary Under Article 14 of the Constitution....

The appeal arose from a High Court order dismissing a writ petition challenging the cancellation of a tender by the State. The appellant, a bidder, contended that the cancellation was arbitrary and vi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal in Dowry Death Case, Upholds Acquittal of Accused. Dying Declarations Found Unreliable and Contradictory, Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Reversed....

The State of Punjab appealed against the acquittal of Randhir Singh, Surjit Kaur, Baldev Singh, and Karamjit Kaur by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The trial court had convicted them under Section...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Partition Suit for Lack of Proof of Marriage and Paternity. High Court's Reversal of Concurrent Findings Upheld as Findings Were Perverse and Based on Inadequate Evidence....

The appellant/plaintiff filed a suit for partition and separate possession claiming to be the son of respondent no. 1/defendant no. 1 from his marriage with Padminibai. The Trial Court decreed the sui...