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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Dishonour of Cheque Case Under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Despite Insolvency Proceedings. Criminal Liability Under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Continues Simultaneously with Insolvency Resolution Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as Proceedings are Penal and Not Covered by Moratorium Under Section 14....

The dispute arose from a dishonoured cheque issued by M/s Rainbow Papers Limited, a company, to Tourism Finance Corporation of India Limited, a public financial institution, as part of loan repayment....

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Incomplete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was quashed as the prosecution failed to establish a conclusive chain of circumstances excluding every hypothesis of innocence....

The Supreme Court heard appeals by convicts challenging their life imprisonment sentences for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellants had been conv...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Electricity Act Case Over Unapproved Power Purchase Agreement. Appellant's Claim for Compensation Due to Gas Shortage Rejected as No Provision in PPA or Tariff Regulations and Fuel Risk Lies with Independent Power Producer Under Electricity Act, 2003....

The appeal was filed under Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003, challenging the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity's judgment that dismissed the appellant's appeal. The appellant, an Independent ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Medical Practitioner Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Due to Exemption Under Schedule K of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. Registered Medical Practitioner Found with Small Quantity of Medicines for Patient Treatment Was Not Stocking for Sale Under Section 18(c) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by a registered medical practitioner challenging criminal proceedings initiated against her under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The appellant, an Associate ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Direct Recruits in Forest Service Seniority Dispute Upholding Promotees' Seniority. Statutory Recruitment Rules Under Article 309 Prevail Over Administrative Resolution, Excluding Training Period from Service Computation for Promotion to Divisional Forest Officer Under 1984 and 1998 Rules....

The dispute arose between direct recruits and promotees to the post of Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) in Maharashtra regarding seniority fixation for promotion to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Tax Assessment Case Due to Invalid Service of Assessment Orders. Recovery Proceedings Under Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 Quashed as Assessment Orders for 2009-10 and 2010-11 Were Not Served as Per Rule 64 of Telangana VAT Rules, Making Enforcement Unlawful....

The dispute involved a tax assessment and recovery case between the revenue authorities and an assessee company. The revenue had issued assessment orders for the assessment years 2005-06 to 2008-09, 2...

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Supreme Court Upholds Liability of Legal Representatives in Consumer Dispute — Death of Developer Does Not Extinguish Obligations Under Development Agreement. Legal heirs of deceased developer are bound to execute all obligations under a development agreement, including monetary payments and completion of construction, as per the Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by the legal representatives of a deceased developer against the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which had upheld the lia...