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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC Read with Section 34 IPC. Death Penalty for Accused No. 1 and Life Imprisonment for Accused No. 2 Confirmed Based on Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory....

The present criminal appeals arose from a common judgment and order dated 13th December 2021 passed by the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court in Confirmation Case No. 1 of 2019 and Criminal App...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Specific Performance Suit, Upholding High Court's Review Order. The Court held that review jurisdiction is limited to errors apparent on the record and specific performance is not granted when the contract provides an alternative remedy under Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The dispute arose from a sale agreement for a plot where the respondent paid earnest money, with the execution date tentatively fixed. The respondent filed a civil suit seeking specific performance an...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Possession Suit Limitation Dispute — Article 64 Limitation Act, 1963 Applicable. High Court erred in holding suit within limitation based on earlier observation; limitation runs from date of dispossession, not from declaration of title....

The present appeal arises from a long-standing property dispute. The appellants are the children of late Srinivas Shetty, who had executed a sale deed in favour of Mudegowda (the deceased respondent) ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Sick Industrial Companies Act Case Due to Non-Compliance with Statutory Auction Requirements. Auction Held Invalid as Reserve Price Not Notified in Auction Notice Under Section 21(c) of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985, and Procedural Fairness Lacking....

The appeal concerned the validity of an auction conducted by Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) as the Operating Agency for the sale of assets of M/s Bharat Commerce & Industries Limited (BCI...

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Supreme Court Allows Minority Institutions' Appeal in Teacher Selection Dispute — Amendment to Regulation 17 Not Applicable to Pending Selections. Selection Process Concludes Upon Forwarding of Proposal to DIOS for Approval Under Section 16-FF(3) of U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921....

The case involves two minority institutions in Uttar Pradesh that initiated the process of selecting teachers under the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921. They forwarded their proposals to the Dis...

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Supreme Court Acquits Vendor in Food Adulteration Case — Warranty Defence Under Section 19(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Accepted. Vendor Who Sold Sealed Packaged Pan Masala from Manufacturer with Warranty Is Entitled to Statutory Defence Under Section 19(2) Read with Section 14 of the Act....

The appellant was accused in a complaint filed under Section 16(1)(a)(i) read with Section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (the Act). He was convicted and sentenced to rigorous impr...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Inadmissibility of Confessional Statements Recorded by Officers Empowered Under Section 53 of NDPS Act. Confessional statement recorded under Section 67 of NDPS Act by an officer invested with powers under Section 53 is inadmissible under Section 25 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, as such officer is a police officer....

The Supreme Court heard two criminal appeals arising from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The appellants, accused no.1 and accused no.3, were co...

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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Divorce Case Under Hindu Marriage Act Due to Established Cruelty. False Criminal Prosecution by Wife Constitutes Mental Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Justifying Dissolution of Marriage....

This appeal arose from divorce proceedings initiated by the husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The parties were married on April 16, 1994, but marital discord began soon after. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Railway Protection Force Employment Case, Upholding Compassionate Appointment Despite Pending Criminal Case. Termination was set aside as the pending case did not involve moral turpitude and the employee was not given a hearing, violating natural justice under the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dated 09.03.2021, which allowed the appeal of the respondent Santosh Kumar Singh and directed his appointment in the R...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Intervention Application in Customs Act Criminal Proceedings. Applicant Sought Clarification of Earlier Judgment to Quash Pending Cases, But Court Held Each Court Must Test Facts for Applicability of Binding Law....

The background of the dispute involved a miscellaneous application filed by Amit Jalan, who was not a party to the original proceedings in Criminal Appeal No. 463 of 2022, seeking permission to interv...