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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order for Enquiry into Police Harassment Allegations Due to Lack of Evidence. High Court's Order for Enquiry Found Unjustified as No Material Linked Appellant to Allegations of Harassment....

The appeal challenged a High Court order directing an enquiry into allegations of police harassment against the appellant, a senior police officer. The background involved allegations made by Ashu Gir...

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Supreme Court Restores Trial Court's Judgment in Property Dispute Case — Validity of Sale Deed Affirmed. The High Court's finding of adverse possession was unsupported by evidence and improperly raised....

The case involved a property dispute between the appellant and the respondent concerning ownership of a site in Bangalore. The respondent, claiming ownership since 1940, sought to declare the sale dee...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Authority to Levy Turnover Tax on Distillers — Clarifies Excise Duty Liability....

The case involved appeals concerning the liability of manufacturers of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) to include excise duty in their turnover for the purpose of turnover tax under the Kerala Gener...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Enhances Sentence in High-Profile Murder Case — Death Sentence Imposed....

The case involved two appellants, Sheo Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh, convicted for the murder of Gurudas Chatterjee, a sitting member of the Jharkhand State Legislative Assembly. The incident occurre...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Attempted Murder Case — Conviction Upheld....

The case involved an appeal by the appellant challenging his conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for attempted murder. The trial court had sentenced him to four years of rigoro...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Lease Dispute — No Interference in Interim Rent Order. The court upheld the High Court's discretion in fixing interim rent during the appeal process without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case....

The case involved an appeal against an interim order of the High Court concerning a lease dispute between the appellant and the respondent. The appellant, M. Ramakrishnan, had leased land to Hindustan...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellants in Arbitration Dispute — Clarifies Applicability of 1940 Act Over 1996 Act. The court determined that the Arbitration Act, 1940 governs the proceedings as they commenced prior to the enactment of the 1996 Act....

The dispute arose from a complaint filed by the father of the first respondent against the appellants, who were stock brokers, for deficiency in service before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal...

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Supreme Court Upholds Majority View on Corporate Criminal Liability in Income Tax Act Case — Legislative Intent Affirmed....

The case involved a challenge to the majority view in Velliappa regarding the prosecution of corporate entities under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The petitioners, including ANZ Grindlays Bank Limited, c...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Orders on Land De-reservation — Upholds Property Rights. The court found that the Government cannot de-reserve land without acquisition, emphasizing the need for proper legal procedures....

The case involved appeals against orders from the Bombay High Court concerning the de-reservation of a plot of land in Pune that was originally earmarked for a garden. The appellants, who were private...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Related to Jute Packaging Act Regulations — Upholds Legislative Intent. The Central Government's actions were found to be within the framework of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987....

The dispute arose from appeals filed by the Union of India against a Division Bench judgment of the High Court of Calcutta concerning the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commoditie...