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Supreme Court Dismisses Non-party Applicant's Intervention Application Seeking Clarification of Criminal Appeal Order. Applicant Sought to Apply Earlier Judgment's Principle That Civil Findings Nullify Criminal Complaints, But Court Held Applicability Must Be Tested by Pending Court Based on Facts....

The background of this case involves a miscellaneous application filed by Mukesh Maganlal Doshi, seeking clarification of an order dated 10.02.2020 passed by the Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No. 2...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in BAMS Doctors' Pay Parity Case — Tikku Committee Recommendations Not Applicable to Ayurvedic Practitioners. BAMS degree holders cannot claim parity with MBBS doctors under the Tikku Pay Commission as the Committee's scope was limited to allopathic service doctors....

The civil appeals arose from a common order of the Gujarat High Court Division Bench which confirmed a Single Judge's decision that respondents holding BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurved in Medicine and Surger...

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Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence in Rape of Minor Daughter Case: Minimum 20-Year Term Set Aside. Court holds that a sentencing court cannot fix a minimum term of imprisonment for life as a condition for remission, as life imprisonment means imprisonment for the whole of the prisoner's natural life, subject only to constitutional and statutory remission powers....

The appellant was convicted and sentenced for the rape of his own 9-year-old daughter. The trial court, by judgment dated 18.02.2013 in Sessions Case No. 01 of 2013, held him guilty under Sections 376...

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Supreme Court Allows Landlord's Appeal in Bona Fide Requirement Eviction Case — High Court's Reversal Set Aside for Misreading Pleadings. Landlord's bona fide requirement for additional accommodation for joint family including brother-in-law's family was genuine and not misleading....

The appeals arise from similar orders dated 17.04.2018 passed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in RC. REV. No. 78 of 2015 and RC. REV. No. 80 of 2015. The High Court a...

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Supreme Court Acquits Owner in NDPS Case for Lack of Knowledge of Contraband Transport. Section 25 NDPS Act Requires Proof That Owner Knowingly Permitted Use of Vehicle for Drug Offence....

The appellant, Harbhajan Singh, was convicted under Section 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) by the Trial Court on 18.05.2005 and sentenced to 10 years impriso...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Stamp Duty Valuation Case — Market Value Determined Based on Agreement to Sell Prior to Freehold Conversion. The Court held that the market value of property for stamp duty purposes must be determined as on the date of the agreement to sell, not the sale deed, where the agreement was prior to conversion from leasehold to freehold....

The dispute in this appeal involved the determination of the market value of a property at Allahabad purchased by the appellants under a registered sale deed dated 29th November 2010 from Hari Mohan D...

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Supreme Court Expunges Adverse Remarks Against Appellant in Civil Appeal Over Delay Condonation and Review Application. The Court held that remarks by the High Court were unwarranted and directed their expunction, while also examining the restoration of a Second Appeal and imposition of costs under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals arising from Special Leave Petitions challenging a High Court judgment that included adverse remarks against the appellant and restored a Second Appeal. The disput...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeals in Service Law Dispute Over Cadre Demerger and Promotional Avenues. The case involves appellants challenging a High Court judgment that set aside a Single Judge's order allowing writ petitions regarding the demerger of Accounts Clerk cadre and lack of promotional opportunities....

The dispute involved a service law matter concerning the cadre structure and promotional avenues for Accounts Clerks. The appellants were appointed as Accounts Clerks with a minimum qualification of i...

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Supreme Court Allows Assessees' Appeals in Interest Tax Dispute on Hire-Purchase Transactions. The interest component in hire-purchase instalments is not taxable under Section 2(7) of the Interest-Tax Act, 1974 as hire-purchase transactions are not loans or advances....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by M/s Muthoot Leasing and Finance Limited and other assessees, setting aside the judgment of the Kerala High Court and restoring the orders of the Income T...