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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Commercial Suit Over Decree Interpretation - Executing Court Erred in Considering Pleadings to Include Loan Amount. Decree Based on Email Dated 28.03.2019 for Sale of 50% Shareholding with Consideration of ₹36.75 Crores Exclusive of Loan, as Executing Court Cannot Go Behind Decree Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC....

The dispute originated from a joint venture agreement in 2017 between two groups, Agrawals and Kotharis, to operate a multi-specialty hospital in Mumbai, with each group holding 50% shares and providi...

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Supreme Court Quashes Summoning of Additional Accused in Dowry Death Case Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Insufficient Evidence. The Court held that power under Section 319 CrPC requires more than prima facie evidence and strong cogent evidence indicating involvement, which was lacking as allegations were general and vague without specific role attribution....

The Supreme Court addressed a criminal appeal arising from a High Court order summoning appellants as additional accused under Section 319 CrPC in a dowry death case. The FIR was registered under Sect...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Appeal in Compassionate Appointment Case, Remands to High Court for Merits Hearing. The Court declined to decide on merits, continuing interim stay and directing High Court to expeditiously hear writ appeal under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and National Coal Wage Agreement....

The appeal before the Supreme Court concerned a dispute over compassionate appointment under the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA), a settlement under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The responde...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Case Upholding Ancestry-Based Classification. The Court Affirms That Distinction Between 'Pushtaini' and 'Gair-Pushtaini' Landholders for Compensation Under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Related Rules Has a Reasonable Nexus with Rehabilitation Objectives....

The appeals arose from a judgment and order dated 30 March 2018 by a Full Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, which upheld a classification between 'Pushtaini' (ancestral) and 'Gair-Pu...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Appeal Against DNA Test Order in Divorce Case, Upholding Marital Presumption of Paternity. The Court Held That the Presumption Under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Cannot Be Rebutted by DNA Evidence Alone Without Proof of Non-Access, Protecting the Child's Legitimacy and Privacy Rights....

The dispute arose from a divorce petition filed by the husband under Sections 13(1)(i) and (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alleging adultery by the wife. During the proceedings, the husband appl...

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Supreme Court Quashes Post-Result Reduction of Qualifying Marks in Recruitment Process Due to Arbitrary Exercise of Power. The court held that recruitment rules cannot be altered after the game has begun, and horizontal reservation must be applied as per advertisement terms, not treated as vertical reservation post-facto....

The dispute arose from a recruitment process for Supervisor Instructor Class III posts in Gujarat, where the Departmental Selection Committee, following state government guidance, reduced the qualifyi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Defendants' Appeal in Land Title Suit, Upholding Civil Court's Authority Over Benami Transaction Involving Tribal Land. Civil Court's Jurisdiction Not Barred by Prior Revenue Proceedings or Section 257 of Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959, as Issues of Ownership and Possession Required Judicial Enquiry Beyond Revenue Authority Scope....

The dispute arose from a civil suit filed by the respondent for declaration of title and permanent injunction over land purchased under a sale deed dated 02.04.1981 from a Scheduled Tribe seller, with...

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Supreme Court Allows Government Appeal in Land Acquisition Lapse Dispute, Reversing High Court's Declaration. Acquisition Not Deemed Lapsed Under Section 24(2) of 2013 Act as Possession Was Taken in 1997, Despite Non-payment of Compensation, Following Constitution Bench Ruling in Indore Development Authority....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the Government of NCT of Delhi against a High Court judgment that declared land acquisition proceedings as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right t...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case, Quashing High Court's Lapse Declaration. Acquisition Does Not Lapse Under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act When Physical Possession Was Taken, Despite Non-Payment of Compensation, as Per Overruled Precedent....

The dispute arose from a land acquisition matter where the Delhi Development Authority appealed against a High Court judgment that declared the acquisition lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to F...