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Supreme Court Sets Aside Lower Court Judgments in Police Departmental Punishment Case. The Senior Superintendent of Police was found to have the authority to impose punishment under the Punjab Police Rules, contrary to the respondent's claims of promotion by the Deputy Inspector General....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Punjab against the dismissal of a second appeal by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which upheld the trial court's decision in favor of the respondent, Ha...

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Supreme Court Restores Single Judge's Decree in Admiralty Suit Due to Lack of Privity of Contract. The appellant was not a party to the original suit and no relief was claimed against him, leading to the restoration of the Single Judge's decree....

The dispute arose from an admiralty suit concerning the vessel M.V. Sagar, owned by the first respondent, which was abandoned after failing to be refloated. The crew filed a suit for unpaid wages, lea...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Gujarat Notification on Slaughtering Regulations — Upholds State's Authority. The Notification restricting slaughter of bulls and bullocks was held to be intra vires the Constitution....

The case involved an appeal against a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which dismissed a writ petition filed by the appellants, who were engaged in the business of slaughtering and selling meat of b...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Insurance Claim Dispute Due to Coercion Allegation. Court Remitted Matter for Fresh Consideration on Voluntariness of Settlement Agreement....

The dispute arose from an insurance claim made by the respondent, who had a shopkeeper insurance policy with the appellant, National Insurance Company Ltd. The respondent claimed that his insured arti...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Clarification in Civil Appeal — No Need for Modification of Previous Order. Court Allows Challenge to Rejection of Affidavit Evidence in Appropriate Forum....

The case involved an application for clarification regarding an order dated 4.5.2007 in a civil appeal. The appellants, Kamla Devi Poddar and another, sought clarification on the previous order, but t...

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Supreme Court Modifies Back Wages Award in Labour Dispute — Adjustment of back wages granted based on case circumstances. The court reduced the Labour Court's award from 50% to 25% back wages under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involved an appeal by the Executive Engineer, Public Health Division against a judgment from the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The High Court had affirmed an award from the Labour Court t...

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Supreme Court Allows Transfer of Family Court Petition for Conjugal Rights Due to Convenience. Transfer justified as petitioner faced difficulties contesting in Bangalore while respondent had no objection....

The case involved a transfer petition filed by the petitioner-wife, J. Chitra, seeking the transfer of her husband's petition for restitution of conjugal rights from the Principal Judge, Family Court ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant Bail After Conviction Under IPC Section 307 Due to Time Served. Court Recognizes the Need for Liberty in Light of Three Years Custody and Grants Bail with Conditions....

The case involved an appeal by Birendra Kumar Bharati against the State of Bihar concerning his conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellant had been sentenced to five ye...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant to Withdraw Amount with Bank Guarantee Conditions. Court Directed Appellants to Provide Bank Guarantee for Withdrawal of Rs. 5 Crore During Appeal Process....

The case involved an appeal against an interim order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, allowing the respondents to withdraw a substantial amount of Rs. 5 crore under cert...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Rape Case Due to False Affidavit. Subsequent Affidavit of Prosecutrix Found to be an Afterthought Aimed at Exonerating the Accused....

The case involved a review petition filed by an accused, Ahsa Ram, against a conviction for rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. The Supreme Court had previously enhanced the punishment fr...