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Supreme Court Allows Appeal as Indigent Person in Motor Accident Claim — Mere Entitlement to Compensation Does Not Disentitle Indigent Status. Court holds that an award holder who has not actually received compensation cannot be denied permission to appeal as an indigent person under Order XLIV CPC....

The appellant, a woman injured in a motor accident on 4th July 2010 while riding pillion on a bike hit by a truck, sustained permanent disablement and was unable to work thereafter. She filed a claim ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Confession Letter and Non-Examination of Key Witness. Conviction based on Section 299 CrPC deposition and handwriting expert opinion set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife Usha. The prosecution's case rested on circumstantial evidence, primarily a confession letter allegedly written by the appe...

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Supreme Court Upholds Permanent Status for Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Workmen. TNMSC Employees Secured Their Rights Under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments Act, 1981, After a Protracted Legal Battle...

The Court has addressed cross appeals involving the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited (TNMSC) and its employees' union regarding the applicability of the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishm...

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Court Dismisses Appeal Against Imposition of Reliability Charge by Distribution Licensee — No Legal Basis Established for Charge. The Tribunal Found that the Appellant Could Not Impose a Reliability Charge on the 1st Respondent as They Were Already Paying a Higher Tariff for Uninterrupted Supply Under Section 62(3) of the Electricity Act, 2003....

The appeal concerned the legality of a reliability charge imposed by a distribution licensee on a steel industry, the 1st respondent, which is a significant electricity consumer in Maharashtra. The ap...

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Supreme Court Allows Refund of Stamp Duty Paid on Un-Executed Conveyance Deed Due to Vendor Fraud. Limitation Period for Application Under Section 48 of Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 Runs from Date of Instrument, Not from Date of Cancellation Deed....

The appellant, a bona fide purchaser, agreed to buy property from Mohammed Hanif Ahmed Fitwala and prepared a conveyance deed. On 7 May 2014, the deed was sent for adjudication, and stamp duty of Rs. ...

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petition in Property Dispute — Second Appeal Under Section 41 of Punjab Courts Act, 1918 Does Not Require Substantial Question of Law. The Court restored the High Court's judgment after finding that the original judgment erroneously applied Section 100 CPC instead of Section 41 of the Punjab Act....

The petitioner filed a review petition seeking review of an order dated 13.03.2019 in Civil Appeal No. 6567 of 2014, wherein the Supreme Court had allowed the appeal and set aside the judgment of the ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Termination of Arbitral Proceedings Under Section 32(2)(c) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Held That High Court Erred in Interfering with Arbitral Tribunal's Discretion Under Section 14(2) of the Act....

The appeal arose from a dispute involving Dani Wooltex Corporation (appellant), Sheil Properties (respondent), and Marico Industries. The appellant owned land in Mumbai, part of which was developed by...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partnership Dissolution Case — Limitation Bar Cannot Be Raised for First Time in Appeal Without Pleadings. Division Bench Correctly Set Aside Single Judge's Order on Limitation Issue Not Raised in Trial Court....

The present appeal arises from a partnership dispute. The plaintiff, S. Raghuraj Reddy, along with other partners, constituted a partnership firm, M/s Shivraj Reddy & Brothers, on 15th August 1978, pr...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Construction in Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary Due to Pending Stay on Exclusion. Applicant's land not finally excluded from sanctuary; High Court's interim stay on Collector's order prevents any commercial activity without Court permission....

The applicant, M/s Shewalkar Developers Limited, filed interlocutory applications seeking permission to construct a health/eco-resort on two plots (Plot Nos. 14/3 and 14/4) in Pachmarhi, Madhya Prades...