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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Telecom Company in Industrial Dispute, Holding Regional Business Head Not a 'Workman' Under Industrial Disputes Act. Managerial and Supervisory Duties Exclude Employee from Section 2(s) Definition Despite Absence of Power to Appoint or Dismiss....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by M/s Bharti Airtel Limited against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which had held that the respondent, A.S. Raghavendra, was a 'workman' under the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal on Territorial Jurisdiction in Shipping Dispute — Upholds High Court's Finding. The court affirmed that a part of the cause of action arose in Delhi, justifying the jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court....

The dispute arose from a shipping transaction involving Bhushan Steel & Strips Ltd, which merged with Tata Steel Limited, and Arcadia Shipping Limited. Bhushan Steel supplied galvanized steel corrugat...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers Without Statutory Amendment in Tamil Nadu Engineering Service Rules. Technical Assistants Cannot Be Appointed by Transfer Unless Rules Are Amended to Include Them as Feeder Category....

The Supreme Court considered a set of appeals challenging the judgment of the Madras High Court which had allowed the appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers by recruitment by trans...

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Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused Citing Unreliable Witnesses. Testimonies of key prosecution witnesses declared wholly unreliable; conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside....

The Supreme Court of India acquitted an appellant convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Karambir. The Court found that the prosecution failed to prove the guil...

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Supreme Court Dismisses SLP Against High Court's Refusal to Condon 5659-Day Delay in Land Acquisition Appeal — Delay Not Explained with Sufficient Cause, Limitation Act Sections 3 and 5 Balanced....

The case arises from the acquisition of land in Gandluru village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, in 1989 for the Telugu Ganga Project. Dissatisfied with the compensation awarded, 16 claimants filed ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Navneet Kaur in Caste Certificate Fraud Case — Upholds High Court's Quashing of Caste Validity Certificate. Caste Claim of 'Mochi-Scheduled Caste' Based on Forged Documents and Inconsistent with Presidential Order, 1950 for Maharashtra....

The present appeals arise from a common judgment of the Bombay High Court which quashed the caste validity certificate issued to the Appellant, Navneet Kaur, validating her claim as 'Mochi-Scheduled C...

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Supreme Court Allows Employer's Appeal in Date of Birth Dispute, Setting Aside Award of Back Wages. Employee's Delayed Claim for Change of Date of Birth After 9 Years and Lack of Documentary Proof at Initial Stage Held to Be Unjustified and an Attempt to Take Double Advantage....

The present appeal arises from a dispute regarding the date of birth of respondent no.3, a former employee of Barsua Iron Ore Mines (a unit of SAIL). The respondent no.3 was initially employed as a ca...

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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Stalking and Criminal Intimidation Case After Marriage Between Appellant and Complainant. Court exercises Article 142 powers to quash conviction under Sections 354D and 506 IPC to protect matrimonial relationship....

The appellant was convicted by the Special Fast Track Court, Suryapet for offences under Sections 354D (stalking) and 506 Part I (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The trial court...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Injured Eye Witness Testimony. Testimony of Injured Witness Found Credible Despite Minor Inconsistencies, Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC Sustained....

The appellant, Kirpal Singh, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of Balwinder Singh and attempt to murder Sharan Kaur under Sections 302 and 307 IPC. The incident occurred in the interveni...