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Supreme Court Upholds Tender Conditions for High Security Registration Plates — Ensures Compliance with Security Standards. The court found that the tender conditions were necessary for ensuring technical competence and public safety under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The Supreme Court addressed a writ petition concerning the tender conditions for the supply of High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs) issued by various State Governments under the guidelines of the...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Transport Nationalization Scheme Case — Quashes High Court's Finding of Lapse. The Supreme Court held that the draft scheme published under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 had not lapsed under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case involved an appeal by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) against a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which quashed the draft scheme for nationalizing the Saharanpu...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Position on Charge Framing in Criminal Procedure — Clarifies Accused's Rights. The court ruled that the accused has no right to produce material at the charge framing stage under Sections 227 and 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Orissa concerning the rights of the accused during the charge framing stage under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The primary question was whether the...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Termination of Teachers in Educational Institution Case — Upholds Rights under Article 26. The court affirmed the Mission's entitlement to seek Special Rules under Article 26 and mandated the State Government to publish the rules as required by law....

The case involved the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, which challenged the termination of two teachers, Swapan Panda and Tapan Negoi, by appealing against a common judgment of the High Court. The Mis...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Contempt Conviction Due to Procedural Non-Compliance. The contempt petitions were deemed incompetent as they lacked the necessary consent from the Advocate-General as mandated by Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The case involved appeals against the conviction of the appellant for contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The main issue was whether the contempt proceedings were initiated by th...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Jurisdiction in Criminal Proceedings — Interpretation of Section 188 of CrPC Clarified. The court clarified that the responsibility to find the accused lies with the court, allowing jurisdiction where the accused is found in India, irrespective of the place of commission of the offence....

The dispute arose from a complaint filed by a Dubai-based bank against the petitioner, alleging fraud and default on loan obligations. The petitioner challenged the jurisdiction of the Special Judicia...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in IPC Offences Case — Upholds Conviction but Reduces Imprisonment. The court considered the long passage of time since the incident and the fact that the parties had settled their dispute, thus meeting the ends of justice....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of the appellants for offences under Sections 325 and 326 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellants were convicted by the J...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Compromise in Endowments Case — Upholds Earlier Findings....

The case involved a dispute over the management of a temple and the validity of a compromise reached between the parties regarding the temple's property. The Commissioner of Endowments and others chal...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State of Kerala's Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence. The High Court's finding of no unlawful assembly was upheld as reasonable based on the evidence presented....

The case involved two criminal appeals, one by the State of Kerala and another by YesuDas @ Tommy, against a common judgment of the High Court of Kerala. The High Court had acquitted several accused, ...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction in Culpable Homicide Case — Reduces Sentence from Murder to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder. The court found that the appellants did not intend to cause the death of the deceased, as the fatal injury was accidental and resulted from a trivial dispute....

The case involved seven appellants who challenged the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had upheld their conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC. The incident arose during a flag ce...