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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit — No Right to Property Established. The court found that the property was given to Ramamma for maintenance, which became absolute under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1955, thus denying the daughters' claims....

The dispute arose from a partition suit filed by the appellant for the division of properties claimed to belong to her grandfather, V. Subbaiah. The appellant contended that the properties were bequea...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Cease and Desist Order Under M.R.T.P. Act Due to Lack of Evidence. Collection of Refundable Security Deposits Without Interest Does Not Constitute Restrictive Trade Practice Under Section 2(o)(ii) of the M.R.T.P. Act, 1969....

This case involved an appeal against an order of cease and desist issued by the Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Commission under the Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969. The ap...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Conviction in Murder Case — Conviction of Certain Accused Set Aside. Citing the necessity of corroborative evidence from at least two reliable witnesses for conviction in cases involving multiple accused....

The case involved appeals against a judgment by the High Court that dismissed criminal appeals filed by the appellants, who were convicted for the murder of Parshuram Bind and his father Sita Ram Bind...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Officer in Army Act Case Due to Serious Misconduct. Dismissal Found Justified as Charges Included Falsifying Records and Disobeying Orders Under Sections 45, 57, and 63 of the Army Act, 1950....

The case involved an appeal by the Union of India against an order of the High Court that set aside the dismissal of R.K. Sharma, a Deputy Commandant of Assam Rifles, following a General Court Martial...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Customs Valuation Dispute — Insufficient Material Presented. The court found that post-importation charges like wharfage and stock loss cannot be included in the assessable value under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962....

The dispute arose from the importation of superior kerosene oil by the respondent from Indian Oil Corporation on a high sea sale basis. The core issue was the assessable value of the imported goods un...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Seniority Dispute Over Ad-hoc Appointments — No Merit Found in Claim of Higher Ranking. Court upheld the interpretation of Rule 7(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Regularisation of Ad-hoc appointments Rules, 1979, confirming that seniority should follow the order of appointment....

The dispute arose from the seniority fixation between the appellant and respondent No.4 following their ad-hoc appointments as Lecturers in Pathology in Uttar Pradesh. The appellant challenged the Hig...

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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Cases to Jharkhand State Courts Post-Bifurcation. The court determined that the 36 cases related to the Bihar Fodder Scam were transferred to Jharkhand courts as they pertained to offences committed within that territory under Section 89 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000....

The case involved the transfer of 36 criminal cases related to the Bihar Fodder Scam to the newly formed state of Jharkhand following the bifurcation of Bihar on November 15, 2000. The Central Bureau ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenant's Rights in Tenancy Dispute — Clarifies Calculation of Ceiling Area. The court ruled that only land within Maharashtra should be considered for ceiling area calculations under Section 43-1B of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948....

The case involved a dispute between a tenant and a landlord regarding the calculation of ceiling area under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The landlord, a former member of the Ar...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Counterfeit Currency Case Due to Lack of Mens Rea. The prosecution failed to establish the necessary mens rea for the charges under IPC Sections 489-B and 489-C, leading to the acquittal of the appellant....

The case involved an appeal by an individual convicted under Sections 489-B and 489-C of the Indian Penal Code for using and possessing counterfeit currency notes. The appellant was sentenced to three...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Limitation Act Applicability to Arbitration Awards — Clarifies Exclusion of Section 5. The court found that the time limit for challenging an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is absolute and not extendable under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The dispute arose between the Union of India and Popular Construction Co regarding the applicability of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 to an application challenging an arbitral award under Sect...