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Supreme Court Allows Appeal for Development Rights Certificate in Land Reservation Case. Held That Landowner Entitled to DRC for Entire Reserved Area Under Section 126(1)(c) of MRTP Act, 1966....

The appellants, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited and its constituted attorney, owned land bearing CTS No. 2B (part) and 3B in Mumbai, which was reserved for a 'Recreation Ground' in the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses HUDA's Appeal in Plot Allotment Additional Price Demand Case. Demand for Additional Price Not Permissible Under Allotment Conditions as There Was No Enhancement in Land Cost by Competent Authority Under Land Acquisition Act....

The case involves a dispute between Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and an allottee, Jagdeep Singh, regarding the demand of additional price for a plot allotted in 1986. The respondent was ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Life Sentence Confirmed for Police Constable Who Shot Colleague Over Phone Dispute. Use of Deadly Weapon and Absence of Sudden Quarrel Preclude Application of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC....

The appellant, Arvind Kumar, a police constable, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of fellow constable Mohd. Rashid. The incident occurred on 28 December 1994 at I.P. Estate Police St...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Claimant in Motor Accident Case — Notional Income of Rs.8,000/- p.m. Adopted with 40% Future Prospects and 48% Permanent Disability. The court set aside the High Court's judgment and enhanced compensation from Rs.2,36,812/- to Rs.12,38,492/- under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Sri Lakshmana Gowda B.N., a 24-year-old graduate working as a Marketing Executive, met with a road accident on 22.12.2007 and sustained severe injuries including multiple cranial fractu...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. General and Omnibus Allegations Against Family Members Not Sufficient to Sustain Criminal Proceedings Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act....

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior, which dismissed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) filed by th...

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Supreme Court Allows BEST and EVEY Appeals in Electric Bus Tender Dispute. Tender Condition Requiring 200 Km Range in Actual Conditions Upheld as Valid and Non-Arbitrary....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by BEST and EVEY Trans Pvt. Ltd. and set aside the Bombay High Court's order dated 05.07.2022. The dispute arose from a tender floated by BEST for supply, o...

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Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claim for Railway Accident Death Under Section 124A of Railways Act, 1989 — Bona Fide Passenger Presumption Applies When Ticket Found on Body. The court held that the death of a passenger who fell from a train due to jolting and crowd is an untoward incident, and the railway is strictly liable to pay compensation....

The case involves an appeal by the claimants (widow and children of the deceased) against the dismissal of their compensation claim by the Railway Claims Tribunal and the High Court. The deceased, Muc...