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Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition in Arbitration Dispute Over Termination of Concession Agreement — Upholds Arbitral Award Restored by Earlier Judgment. Court Holds That Curative Jurisdiction Under Article 142 Is Not Available to Re-Argue Merits Where No Miscarriage of Justice Is Shown....

The Supreme Court dismissed a curative petition filed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) against its earlier judgment in Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporatio...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Restores Acquittal in Murder Case Due to High Court's Erroneous Reversal. The High Court failed to apply the plausible view test and wrongly shifted the burden of proof onto the accused, contrary to settled law....

The appellants, father and son, were prosecuted for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for allegedly assaulting the deceased with pipes and sticks on 17 September 1996. The Sessions Cou...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Weak Last Seen Theory and Unproven Recovery of Weapon Create Reasonable Doubt. Chain of Circumstances Not Complete; Benefit of Doubt Extended to Appellant....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of the accused who was convicted under Sections 302 and 201 IPC for the murder of Sushildhar Dubey. The case was based on circumstantial evidence: last seen togeth...

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Supreme Court Allows Homebuyers' Appeal in Consumer Dispute Against Developer — Interest on Balance Amount Quashed. Developer Failed to Deliver Possession by Scheduled Date Despite 90% Payment, Cannot Charge Interest on Balance from Homebuyers....

The appeal was filed by homebuyers against the final order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dated 23rd January 2023 in Consumer Case No. 612 of 2018. The NCDRC had partly...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder in Land Dispute Case — Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Confirmed as Right of Private Defence Not Established. The Court held that the plea of private defence and provocation failed as the deceased's act of questioning the blocking of a pathway did not justify the fatal assault with choppers and stones....

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Karnataka confirming the conviction and sentence of the appellants under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of Mah...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Karikho Kri in Election Dispute Over Non-Disclosure of Vehicles and Dues — High Court's Declaration of Void Election Set Aside. Non-disclosure of vehicles registered in names of dependent wife and son does not amount to corrupt practice under Section 123(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and improper acceptance of nomination under Section 100(1)(d)(i) requires proof that election was materially affected....

The case arises from an election petition challenging the election of Karikho Kri, the returned candidate from 44 Tezu (ST) Assembly Constituency in Arunachal Pradesh, in the 2019 Assembly elections. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit Based on Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act, 1856 — Uterine Brother Cannot Claim Share Through Mother Who Remarried. Section 2 of the Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act, 1856 divests a widow of all rights in her deceased husband's property upon remarriage, and a child born from the second marriage cannot claim inheritance through the mother from the first husband's estate....

The present appeal arises out of a suit for partition instituted by Thiyyer Kunnath Meethal Chandu (Chandu) claiming 8/20 shares in a suit property situated in Kozhikode, Kerala. The appellants are su...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Failure to Prove Debt or Liability. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the complainant failed to establish that the cheques were issued in discharge of a legally enforceable debt, as the transaction was for stock market trading and not a financial assistance....

The petitioner, a partnership firm dealing in iron and steel products, filed four complaint cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against the first respondent, alleging that ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Disability Assessment Must Be Based on Medical Evidence. The Court held that the Tribunal cannot reduce the disability percentage certified by the treating doctor without contra evidence, and the income of a self-employed mechanic with 30 years of experience should be assessed at Rs.6,500/- per month....

The appellant, a self-employed mechanic with over 30 years of experience, sustained injuries in a road accident on 23.04.2013, resulting in a compound fracture of the left acetabulum and left rib. The...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Review Order in Partition Suit — Held That High Court Erred in Reviewing Its Own Judgment Without Jurisdiction Under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC....

The appellant (plaintiff) filed a suit for partition and separate possession of suit properties, including houses and agricultural lands, against the widow and children of his deceased brother Laxmanr...

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