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Supreme Court Quashes Termination of Registrar in GB Pant Institute Case for Violation of Natural Justice. Appointment Approved by Board of Governors and Probation Completed, Termination Without Enquiry Held Illegal....

The appellant, Sandeep Kumar, was appointed as Registrar of GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology on 2nd December 2019 on probation for one year, extendable by another year. He served satisf...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Circumstantial Evidence Homicide Case — High Court Conviction Reversed Due to Incomplete Chain of Circumstances. Suspicion Cannot Substitute Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302, 201, 34 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Ballu @ Balram @ Balmukund and Halki Bahu @ Jamna Bai @ Jamuna Bai against the judgment of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, which had reversed their acqu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Circumstantial Evidence Murder Case — Chain of Circumstances Must Be Complete and Consistent Only with Guilt. The court dismissed appeals against conviction under Sections 302, 120B, 201 IPC based on memorandum statements and recovery of dead body....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals challenging the conviction of four accused persons for the murder of Dharmendra Satnani. The case was based entirely on circumstantial evidence. The deceased went m...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Auction Purchaser in SARFAESI Act Case — High Court Erred in Entertaining Writ Petition Despite Alternative Remedy. Restoration of Securitization Application After Full Payment and Sale Certificate Issuance Held Improper....

The appeal arises from an order of the Division Bench of the High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, which set aside the DRT's order dismissing the borrower's application for restoration o...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Claiming Easementary Rights Over 20ft Wide Road — Pleadings Must Specifically Allege 20-Year User for Prescription Under Section 15 of Indian Easements Act, 1882. Easement of Necessity Requires Proof of Absolute Necessity and Common Origin, Which Was Not Established....

The dispute pertains to easementary rights over a 20ft wide road situated on land Survey No.57 Hissa No.13A/1 owned by the respondents (Ramani's). The appellants (Gala's) are owners of adjacent land S...

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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...