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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Seniority Dispute in Government Service — Clarifies Seniority Calculation Rules. The court determined that seniority for an absorbee should be counted from the date of holding an equivalent grade in the parent department....

The case involved a dispute over the seniority of a government employee, Kuldip Singh Permer, who challenged the seniority list issued by the Union of India. The respondent had initially joined the Hi...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute Case — Validates Will Executed by Mother. The court found that the Will was executed in accordance with legal requirements and that the lower courts had erred in their findings....

The case involved a property dispute between Smt. Ramabai and her siblings regarding a house and agricultural land inherited from their father, Madhav. Smt. Ramabai filed a suit claiming ownership bas...

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Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Minority Educational Institutions in Admission and Fee Structure — Clarifies Regulatory Framework....

The Supreme Court addressed the rights of minority educational institutions in the context of admissions and fee structures. The case arose from a writ petition filed by the Islamic Academy of Educati...

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Supreme Court Upholds Respondents' Rights Under Urban Land Ceiling Act — Clarifies Definition of Vacant Land. Citing the strict interpretation of statutory definitions and exclusions under the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulations) Act, 1976....

The case involved the interpretation of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulations) Act, 1976, particularly concerning the definition of 'person' and the determination of ceiling limits. The respondents, w...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Murder Case Due to Flawed Acquittal by High Court. High Court Erroneously Disregarded Credible Evidence and Misinterpreted FIR Timing....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Punjab against the acquittal of Karnail Singh and Nirmal Singh by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The trial court had convicted both accused for the murd...

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Supreme Court Upholds Public Interest Litigation in Temple Management Case — Addresses Jurisdictional Concerns....

The case involved appeals concerning the management of the Guruvayur Devaswom, a temple of significant cultural and religious importance in Kerala. The temple, governed by the Guruvayur Devaswom Act, ...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Homicide Case — Acquittal Reversed. The High Court's findings on FIR manipulation and witness reliability were deemed indefensible, leading to the restoration of the Trial Court's conviction under Section 302 IPC....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the acquittal of four respondents charged with the homicide of Dharamchand. The incident occurred on 6.8.1984, when the deceased was ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Regularization of Canteen Workers — Upholds Workers' Rights. The court affirmed the statutory obligation of employers to regularize canteen workers as employees under the Factories Act, 1948....

The case involved multiple civil appeals concerning the regularization of canteen workers employed by various companies. The workers sought a Writ of Mandamus from the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, cl...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Teacher Qualifications — J.B.T. Recognized as Equivalent to O.T. Due to Prior Conduct and Judicial Decisions. The court affirmed that the J.B.T. qualification was recognized as equivalent to O.T. based on the State's prior conduct and judicial decisions, allowing the promotion of teachers with J.B.T. qualifications....

The dispute arose between the State of Haryana and certain Language Teachers regarding the equivalence of the Junior Basic Training Course (J.B.T.) to the Orientation Training (O.T.) for promotion pur...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. The High Court's findings on the unreliability of key witnesses and the lack of a conclusive chain of circumstantial evidence led to the acquittal....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Rajasthan against the acquittal of the respondent, Raja Ram, who was initially convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of five individuals. The pros...