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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Adoption Validity and Land Rights. The court upheld the High Court's ruling that the adoption was invalid due to the absence of a legal divorce, emphasizing the necessity of compliance with Section 8 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956....

The appeal arose from a dispute regarding the validity of an adoption and the rights to agricultural land following the death of Mishri Bai. Mishri Bai, who had been married to Padam Singh, lived sepa...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Order on Employment Exemption. The respondent's failure to appear for the written test and prolonged absence from duty negated any legal right to appointment under the applicable government order....

The case involved a dispute between the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and a former employee, P. Mary Manoranjani, regarding her employment status after her services were terminated. The responden...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Conviction Set Aside Due to Misapplication of Legal Principles....

The dispute arose from a business partnership between the appellant and R.G. Bhat, where the appellant allegedly issued a cheque for Rs. 1,50,000 to the respondent, which was later dishonoured. Follow...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Pre-emption Case — Restores Trial Court's Decree. The court found that the plaintiff had a superior right of pre-emption as a co-sharer under Section 15 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913, and declared certain classifications in the Act ultra vires....

The case involved a dispute over pre-emption rights concerning a sale of land. The appellants, Labh Singh and others, challenged the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had set aside ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Promotion and Seniority Dispute — Seniority in promotional cadre must follow feeder cadre seniority....

The case involved appeals against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order regarding the seniority of Assistant Engineers promoted to Executive Engineers. The appellant, a Scheduled Caste candidate, challeng...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appeal in Arbitration Dispute — Clarifies Applicability of Arbitration Act to Foreign Awards. The court held that provisions of Part I of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 apply to foreign awards unless expressly excluded by agreement....

The dispute arose from a Joint Venture Agreement between Venture Global Engineering (VGE) and Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (SCSL) to form a new company, Satyam Venture Engineering Services Ltd. (SVES...

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Supreme Court Remits Matter to High Court for Fresh Consideration in Land Dispute Case Due to Procedural Lapse. High Court's Judgment Lacked Reasoning and Failed to Frame a Question of Law as Required Under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The appeal arose from a land dispute involving a claim by the respondent over 3 acres 22 guntas of land, which the defendants contended belonged to the Town Municipal Council as 'Sega Local Fund' prop...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused Appeal in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. The ballistic expert's opinion indicated that the cartridges recovered were not fired from the accused's gun, leading to the acquittal....

The appeal was filed by the accused against a conviction and life sentence imposed by the High Court of Uttaranchal for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case arose from a f...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Murder Case, Upholds Conviction of Husband. The Court confirmed the conviction of Jagdish for murder while acquitting the other accused due to lack of evidence for common intention....

The appeal arose from a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code against four accused, including the husband of the deceased, Santro. The trial court had convicted all four for...

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Supreme Court Transfers Family Court Case for Convenience. Transfer of case justified due to petitioner's inability to defend in distant court....

The case involved a transfer petition filed by Gunjan Sharma seeking the transfer of her husband's petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, which was pending in the Family Court at Haridwa...