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Supreme Court Upholds Plaintiff's Title by Adverse Possession — Clear Assertion of Hostile Title Established....

The dispute involved co-owners of land in two villages, with the plaintiffs claiming exclusive possession of land in village Samleu and the defendants in village Punjoh. The plaintiffs filed a suit in...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Acquittal Restored Due to Insufficient Evidence....

The case involved an appeal against a judgment of the High Court that reversed the acquittal of the appellant charged under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The appellant, Kamala S...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Sales Tax Matter — Crushed Bone Not Classified as Fertilizer. Citing the distinction between crushed bone and bone meal, the court found that crushed bone does not meet the definition of fertilizer under the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948....

The dispute arose from a sales tax assessment regarding whether 'crushed bone' manufactured by the respondent could be classified as 'fertilizer' under the Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948. The appel...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Specific Performance Case Due to Registration Issues. Agreement of Reconveyance Found Not to Constitute a Mortgage by Conditional Sale Under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882....

The dispute arose from a sale of land by the appellants to the respondents, accompanied by an agreement of reconveyance. The sale deed was executed on 29.11.1966 and registered on 17.12.1966, the same...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Specific Performance Case — Forfeiture of Advance Not Justified. Court directed refund of advance amount due to lack of evidence for forfeiture and enforceability issues under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involved an appeal concerning a specific performance of an agreement of sale dated 19.07.1981 between the appellant and the respondent for a property in Guntur. The appellant paid an advance ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Decision in Employment Regularization Case — Scheme Not Applicable to Contract Employees. The court found that the scheme formulated by the State was not applicable to contract employees as it was not made under the constitutional provisions....

The dispute arose from the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation's decision regarding the regularization of its employees under a scheme formulated by the State of Punjab on 23.01.2001. The respondent,...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Revenue Department Recruitment Case — Invalid Appointments Canceled. Invalid appointments made without authority cannot compel the State to pay salaries....

The dispute arose from the cancellation of appointments made by the Revenue Commissioner of Manipur, Shri A.J. Tayeng, for various posts in the Revenue Department. The State of Manipur appealed agains...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Promotion to Assistant Mining Engineer Post — No Legal Basis Found. The appellant was not eligible for promotion as he did not hold the requisite feeder post as per the Rajasthan Mines & Geological Service Rules, 1960....

The dispute arose from the appellant's claim for promotion to the post of Assistant Mining Engineer based on his qualifications. The appellant, who was appointed as a Surveyor in 1979 and later obtain...

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Supreme Court Restores District Forum's Decision in Consumer Dispute Case — Upholds Construction Company's Position. The respondent failed to prove payment of the full purchase price as per the written agreement, leading to the dismissal of his claims....

The dispute arose between a construction company and a respondent who sought to purchase an office room in a building under construction. The respondent initially agreed to purchase the room for Rs.9,...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Police Officer Challenging Adverse Remarks in Performance Appraisal. The court found the adverse remarks unjustified given the appellant's consistent high performance ratings....

The case involved an appeal by S.T. Ramesh, an Inspector General of Police, against the dismissal of his writ petition by the High Court of Karnataka, which upheld adverse remarks recorded in his Annu...