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Supreme Court Allows Land Acquisition Collector's Appeal Against High Court's Lapse Declaration. Acquisition Proceedings Do Not Lapse Under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act as Possession Was Partially Taken and Interim Period Excluded, Applying Indore Development Authority Over Pune Municipal Corporation....

The dispute involved an appeal against a High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, ...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Case with Modified Compensation Directions. Deemed acquisition date set as 17.05.1996 under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with compensation based on market price at that time but no interest for delay period....

The dispute arose from the State of Himachal Pradesh's use of private land for constructing a road from Banuti to Pahal in 1996 without formal acquisition or compensation. The original writ petitioner...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Development Authority in Land Acquisition Lapse Case Under RFCTLARR Act, 2013. High Court's declaration of deemed lapse under Section 24(2) set aside as twin conditions of possession not taken and compensation not paid must be cumulatively satisfied, and non-payment alone does not trigger lapse....

The dispute arose from a land acquisition matter where the Delhi Development Authority appealed against a High Court judgment that declared the acquisition proceedings as deemed to have lapsed under S...

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal and Convicts Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302/34 IPC Due to Established Common Intention. Eyewitness Testimony Proved Respondent Caught Hold of Deceased, Facilitating Assault, and Failure to Explain Action Under Section 313 CrPC Supported Inference of Shared Intent, Leading to Conviction....

The dispute arose from a murder case where the respondent, along with her husband and son, was accused of killing the deceased, Vesta, over a land dispute. The incident occurred on Diwali night at the...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Suit, Restores Dismissal on Limitation Grounds. Suit for Declaration and Compensation Barred by Limitation Under Articles 58 and 72 of Limitation Act, 1963 as Cause of Action Arose in 1987 and Suit Filed in 2003....

The dispute involved a suit filed by the plaintiff against the State of Himachal Pradesh and others seeking declaration, mandatory injunction, and compensation for land used in road construction witho...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition by Judicial Officers in Constitutional Writ Seeking Elevation to High Court Bench. Ad-hoc Service as Fast Track Court Judges Does Not Qualify as Judicial Service Under Article 217(2)(a) of Constitution for Elevation Purposes, Following Precedent in Kum C. Yamini Case....

The petitioners, members of the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service, approached the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking relief for their elevation to the High Court bench. The...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Pay Scale Parity Dispute for Naval Civilian Officers. Judicial Review Limited as Pay Fixation is Primarily an Executive Function Best Left to Expert Bodies Like Pay Commissions, Unless Grave Error is Shown....

The dispute originated from the Indian Navy Civilian Design Officers Association's challenge before the Central Administrative Tribunal against the Union of India's decision to reject their representa...

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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Murder Convictions and Acquits One Accused in Robbery-Murder Case. Court affirmed murder convictions under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC based on eyewitness identification and recovery evidence but acquitted third accused due to delayed identification and insufficient corroboration....

The Supreme Court heard criminal appeals arising from convictions in murder and robbery cases. The background involved the murder of Ram Chandra, whose body was discovered in a well after he went miss...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Minority School Grant Dispute Over Principal's Superannuation. The court held that the Grant-in-Aid Code provisions on superannuation apply to minority institutions, and refusal to pay grant for employees continued beyond retirement age does not violate Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India....

The appeal arose from a dispute between the State of Gujarat and a Jain minority institution running a government-aided school. The institution sought to continue its principal beyond the age of 58, w...