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Supreme Court Upholds Decree Against Appellant in Securities Transaction Dispute — Contractual Obligations Not Met. Citing the Special Court's findings, the appellant was found liable for the counterclaim amount due to the cancellation of the contract....

The dispute arose from transactions involving shares between the appellant, a stock broker, and the respondent, a financial services company. The appellant initially filed a suit in the High Court of ...

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Supreme Court Allows Prosecution in Corruption Case Due to Evidence of Bias in Council of Ministers' Decision. Governor's Discretion Affirmed as Necessary for Upholding Rule of Law....

The case involved an appeal by the Madhya Pradesh Special Police Establishment against the State of Madhya Pradesh regarding the prosecution of two former Ministers, Rajender Kumar Singh and Bisahu Ra...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Execution of Decree Case — Ensures Proper Parties are Present for Trial. The court found that the plaintiff failed to implead the Corporation and the State Government before proceeding with the suit, which affected the enforceability of the decree....

The dispute arose from a suit filed by M/s Ashok Transport Agency against M/s O.M.C. Alloys Limited for recovery of Rs.3,90,210/- with interest, initiated on 1.8.1986. The defendant's written statemen...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Due to Compromise and Jurisdictional Issues. Consent Divorce Granted Following Compromise Deed, Indicating No Further Claims....

The dispute arose from a criminal complaint filed by the appellant against the respondents alleging offences under sections 498A, 323, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and sections 3 and 4 of t...

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Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Rape Case Involving Minor — Emphasizes Gravity of Offence. The High Court's reduction of the sentence for rape of a minor was found to lack adequate justification under Section 376 of IPC....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Madhya Pradesh against a High Court decision that reduced the sentence of a respondent convicted of raping a minor. The incident occurred on June 15, 1988, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellants in Scheduled Castes Reservation Act Challenge — Legislative Competence Questioned....

The case involved a challenge to the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Act, 2000, which aimed to categorize Scheduled Castes into four groups for the purpose of reserva...

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Supreme Court Upholds Taxability of Software Under Sales Tax Act Due to Marketability. Software Recorded in Tangible Medium is Considered Goods for Taxation....

The dispute arose regarding the classification of software as 'goods' under the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957. The petitioner, Tata Consultancy Services, contested the taxability of softw...

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Supreme Court Restores Applications to Forest Tribunal for Re-evaluation of Land Claims. The Court found that the High Court's reliance on res judicata and admissions was erroneous, necessitating a fresh evaluation of evidence by the Forest Tribunal under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971....

The dispute arose from the State of Kerala's attempt to take possession of land claimed by M/s Popular Estates under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. The respondents asse...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Contempt Case Due to Procedural Irregularity. The contempt proceeding must be heard by a Bench of not less than two members as per Section 18 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The case involved an appeal filed by J. K. Gupta against an order of the Chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, which convicted him for criminal contempt under the Cont...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Allowing Power of Attorney Holders to Continue Prosecution. Court ruled that power of attorney holders cannot file applications to continue prosecution without permission from the heirs of the complainant under Section 302 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The case involved appeals against a judgment from the Karnataka High Court, which upheld an order allowing power of attorney holders to continue the prosecution of the appellant under Section 138 of t...