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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder and Rioting Case Due to Strong Eyewitness Testimony. Acquittal of Certain Accused Reversed as Their Involvement was Established by Credible Evidence....

The case arose from a violent incident on 21.6.1978, where a group of sixteen accused conspired to kill Kaptan Singh and Raj Mahesh, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. The prosecution pres...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Infirm Dying Declaration. The High Court found the dying declaration unreliable due to inconsistencies and false statements made by the deceased, leading to the acquittal of the accused....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Rajasthan against the acquittal of Yusuf, who was initially convicted for the murder of his wife, Smt. Sugra, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 18...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Delhi School Education Act's Applicability to Minority Institutions. The court declared Section 12 of the Act ultra vires Article 30(1) of the Constitution, emphasizing the need for compliance with statutory provisions in disciplinary actions....

The case involved an appeal against a High Court order that declared Section 12 of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 unconstitutional, affecting the appellant's employment as an Upper Division Cler...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Officer in Army Act Case — Pension Forfeiture Quashed. The court confirmed the validity of the General Court Martial proceedings and the dismissal of the officer while reversing the High Court's quashing of the pension forfeiture order....

The case involved two criminal appeals concerning the disciplinary actions taken against an officer of the Army, Bodupalli Gopalaswami, who was charged with various offences under the Army Act, 1950. ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Liability of Authorities in Uphaar Cinema Tragedy — Key Findings on Safety Violations....

The case arose from a tragic fire incident at the Uphaar Cinema Theatre in Delhi on June 13, 1997, which resulted in the deaths of 59 patrons and injuries to 103 others. The Municipal Corporation of D...

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Supreme Court Upholds Jaipur Development Authority's Appeal Against Illegal Land Allotments — Highlights Misuse of Power by State Officials....

The Supreme Court addressed appeals by the Jaipur Development Authority against a Rajasthan High Court judgment concerning illegal land allotments under the Lal Kothi Scheme. The case arose from a not...

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Supreme Court Upholds Revenue's Classification of Soft Serve as Ice Cream Under Central Excise Act. The court ruled that 'soft serve' is classified as 'ice-cream' under heading 21.05 based on common parlance understanding....

The case involved a dispute regarding the classification of 'soft serve' ice-cream served at McDonald's under the Central Excise and Tariff Act, 1985. The revenue contended that 'soft serve' should be...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Authority on Teacher Pay Fixation — Clarifies Applicability of FR.22(I)(a)(2). Citing that the teachers were not entitled to additional increments as they did not assume greater responsibilities upon promotion....

The case involved appeals by Assistant Teachers of Nationalised Schools in Bihar against a judgment of the Patna High Court regarding the fixation of their pay on promotion. The High Court had upheld ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals on Pay Scales and Retirement Age — Employees Entitled to Higher Pay and Extended Retirement Age. The court upheld the entitlement of workmen to higher pay scales and the right to retire at 60 years under Section 60 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948....

The dispute arose from appeals filed by Grid Corporation of Orissa Limited against the High Court's orders granting higher pay scales and pension benefits to workmen formerly employed in the work-char...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Haryana Local Area Development Tax Act, 2000 — Key Issues on Article 301 and Compensatory Taxation. The Act's provisions were challenged for potentially violating Article 301's guarantee of free trade....

The case involved a challenge to the constitutional validity of the Haryana Local Area Development Tax Act, 2000, primarily on the grounds of violation of Article 301 of the Constitution and the claim...