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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Criminal Trespass and Damage Case Due to Vague Allegations and Delay. Court holds that FIR lacking specific date of incident and filed after 39 days without explanation, coupled with site plan showing no damage to complainant's property, amounts to abuse of process of law....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by special leave against the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissing a petition under Section 482 CrPC for quashing FIR No. 590 of 2019. The FIR was lodged ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Election Petition Rejection Case — Non-Disclosure of Convictions Under Payment of Wages Act and Minimum Wages Act Not Required Under Section 8 of Representation of People Act, 1951. The court held that the election petition did not disclose a cause of action and was liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Bhim Rao Baswanth Rao Patil against the judgment of the Telangana High Court dismissing his application for rejection of an election petition. The appella...

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Supreme Court Allows Management Appeals in Double Overtime Allowance Case for Supervisors. Supervisors Not Entitled to Double Over Time Allowance Under Service Rules....

The case pertains to a dispute over the entitlement of Double Over Time Allowance to employees working as Supervisors in the Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd. The Central Administr...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Army Personnel Dismissed for Overstaying Leave on Compassionate Grounds. Held that absence due to wife's illness with medical certificates constituted sufficient cause under Section 39(b) of the Army Act, 1950....

The appellant, Ex Sepoy Madan Prasad, was enrolled in the Army Service Corps on 4th January 1983 as a Mechanical Transport Driver. In 1998, he was granted leave for 39 days from 8th November 1998 to 1...

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Supreme Court Allows Owner's Appeal in Motor Accident Case Due to Minor Driver Dispute — High Court's Finding of Negligence by Minor Set Aside as Evidence Showed Father Was Driving...

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim where the deceased Vijay Jumnalkar died after being hit by a Bolero vehicle. The claimants (wife, mentally disabled son, and elderly mother) filed a claim ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of BIS Employee in Sexual Harassment Case Due to Lack of Sanction for Prosecution. Sanction for prosecution under Section 197 CrPC is mandatory for public servants acting in official capacity; refusal of sanction by competent authority renders criminal proceedings invalid....

The present criminal appeal arises from an order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, which dismissed the appellant's petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedu...

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Supreme Court Allows Custody Appeal in Minor Child Dispute Under Parens Patriae Jurisdiction — Welfare of Child Paramount Over Biological Father's Rights. The court held that stability and best interest of the child, who had lived with maternal aunt since infancy, outweigh biological father's claim for custody....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against a High Court order directing the restoration of custody of a 14-year-old girl to her biological father. The child, one of twin daughters born on 20.03.2010,...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case: Imprisonment Beyond 10 Years Under Section 307 IPC Impermissible When Life Imprisonment Not Imposed. The Court held that Section 307 IPC limits maximum sentence to 10 years when life imprisonment is not awarded, reducing 14-year sentence to 10 years....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against concurrent conviction under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC for attempt to murder, where the appellants were sentenced to 14 years rigorous imprison...