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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Prosecution's Explanation for Injuries. The prosecution failed to establish the true genesis of the occurrence and did not explain the injuries sustained by the accused, leading to reasonable doubt regarding the prosecution's case....

The case involved Balwan Singh, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and six months for causing hurt under Section 323 IPC. The incident o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officer for Corruption Allegations — Evidence of Bribery Established....

The case involved an appeal against the compulsory retirement of a judicial officer, Nirmala J. Jhala, following allegations of corruption. The appellant had joined the Gujarat State Judicial Service ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — No Substantive Relief Under CPC Section 152. Citing that Section 152 CPC is limited to clerical corrections and cannot be used for substantive claims....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of lands belonging to the appellant under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The collector made an award, and the appellant sought a reference under Section 18 of t...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Murder — Upholds Life Imprisonment. The court found the evidence of injured witnesses credible, supporting the conviction under Section 302 IPC....

The case involved an appeal by the appellant against his conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellant, along with 40 others, was charged with various offences ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Regarding Pensionary Benefits for Retired Employees of Municipal Corporation — Clarifies Applicability of Pension Scheme....

The case involved appeals filed by retired employees of the Faridabad Municipal Corporation seeking pensionary benefits. The appellants contended that they were entitled to the same benefits as govern...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Pay Scale Disparity Among High Court Officers — Upholds Special Bench's Judgment....

The case involved an appeal by officers of the Original Side of the Calcutta High Court against a judgment of the Special Bench that upheld the pay scale differentiation between Recording Officers (Co...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Causing Hurt with a Dangerous Weapon — Evidence of Eye Witnesses Found Reliable....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of Anwarul Haq for causing hurt under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The incident occurred on July 8, 1990, when the appellant, along wi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant's Challenge Against Excise Duty Assessment — Related Person Classification Disputed....

The case involved an appeal by M/s SACI Allied Products Ltd. against a decision by the Customs Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal regarding the assessment of excise duty. The appellant, a manu...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Defamation Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Compounding of Offence Validated Under Section 320 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The case involved an appeal concerning a defamation charge under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellants, K. Kandasamy and another, were convicted and sought to compound the offence...

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Supreme Court Reverses Addition of Parties in Specific Performance Suit — Clarifies Necessary Parties in Contractual Disputes. The court ruled that third parties claiming adverse title cannot be added as defendants in a specific performance suit under Order 1 Rule 10 of the CPC....

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether third parties, who claimed independent title and possession over a property, could be added as defendants in a suit for specific performance of a contr...