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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Employment Termination Case Due to Arbitrariness. Termination Found Arbitrary as No Adequate Opportunity Was Provided to the Employee, Violating Principles of Natural Justice....

The dispute arose from the termination of the respondent-workman, Ram Bahagat, by M/s Lakshmi Precision Screws Ltd. The respondent was employed as a Helper from December 8, 1980, and promoted to Opera...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Contempt Conviction of Advocate for Assaulting Magistrate. The act of slapping a Magistrate in court was found to constitute criminal contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The case involved an appeal by an advocate against a conviction for criminal contempt after he slapped a Magistrate in open court. The incident occurred when the advocate's application for exemption f...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Restores Proceedings Against Guarantor. The High Court's interpretation of Section 138 was found to be erroneous as it overlooked the legislative intent regarding the discharge of debts....

The case involved an appeal concerning the maintainability of a proceeding under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, against a guarantor. The appellant, a company, had a hire purchase...

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Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Forum's Jurisdiction in Medical Negligence Case — Emphasizes Speedy Redressal under Consumer Protection Act....

The case involved an appeal by doctors against a decision of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which had rejected their application to dismiss a complaint alleging medical negligenc...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Kidnapping and Terrorist Activities — Conviction under Section 3(5) of TADA Quashed....

The case involved an appeal by Tarun Bora @ Alok Hazarika against his conviction under Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(1) and 3(5) of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Preve...

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Supreme Court Modifies Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Mass Killing Case. The court found the crime did not fall within the category of the rarest of rare cases, leading to a modification of the death sentence....

The appeal arose from a mass killing incident on 27th March 1997, where four members of a family were murdered in a dispute over land. The appellants, Ram Anup Singh, Babban Singh, and Lallan Singh, w...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Family Dispute Shooting Case — Right of Private Defence Affirmed....

This case arose from a family dispute leading to a fatal shooting incident involving Darshan Singh and Bakhtawar Singh, who were initially acquitted by the Sessions Court but later convicted by the Pu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petition in Banking Dispute — Jurisdictional Issues Not Sufficient for Transfer. The court upheld the exclusive jurisdiction of the Debts Recovery Tribunal under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993....

This case involved a petition for the transfer of original application No. 846 of 1996 from the Debts Recovery Tribunal to the High Court of Delhi. The petitioners, M/s Hira Lall & Sons, sought the tr...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing Cognizance in IPC Case — Prosecution to Proceed. The Supreme Court held that the question of whether the acts were in discharge of official duty requiring sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code must be determined during trial....

The case involved an appeal against a High Court order that quashed a Judicial Magistrate's cognizance of a complaint under Sections 323, 324, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant alleged t...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case — Upholds Compensation Amount. The court found that the High Court's conclusion of contributory negligence was not justified as the appellant's actions did not amount to a breach of reasonable care under the circumstances of the accident....

The case involved a motor accident claim where the appellant, Pramodkumar Rasikbhai Jhaveri, sought compensation after a collision with a truck while driving on National Highway No. 8. The accident oc...