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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Oil Field Joint Venture Contract — No Evidence of Malafides Found....

The case involved an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Delhi regarding the awarding of a contract for the development of the Panna and Mukta oil fields to a joint venture. The petitione...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction for Culpable Homicide but Upholds Other Convictions. The court found insufficient evidence to establish knowledge of likely death in bomb manufacturing under IPC....

The case involved an appeal by the appellant against his conviction under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, following a bom...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Seniority Benefits for Military Service. The appellant's service in the General Reserve Engineering Force was not recognized as military service under the Punjab Government National Emergency (Concession) Rules, 1965....

The case involved an appeal by Sukhdev Singh Gill against the State of Punjab regarding the fixation of his seniority based on military service. The appellant had served in the General Reserve Enginee...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Appointment of Arbitrator in Arbitration Dispute. The court found that the appointment of the arbitrator was valid as it was made before the appellant filed an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The dispute arose from a lease agreement between the appellant and the first respondent concerning certain machineries. Following a demand for payment of Rs. 2,84,58,701, the first respondent invoked ...

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Supreme Court Allows Eviction of Tenant Under Rent Control Act Due to Denial of Title. Tenant's Claims of Property Being Enemy Property Were Found to Be Unsubstantiated....

The case involved a dispute over the eviction of a tenant from a property in Varanasi. The appellant, claiming to be the landlady, filed a petition under section 20 of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Building...

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Supreme Court Upholds Construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam — Balances Development and Environmental Concerns. The court affirmed the Tribunal's decision on water allocation and dam height while ensuring rehabilitation of displaced persons....

The case involved the Narmada Bachao Andolan challenging the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, citing environmental concerns and the rights of displaced persons. The Narmada River, one of India'...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Strong Circumstantial Evidence. Prosecution's Failure to Examine Key Witness Led to Reliance on Circumstantial Evidence....

The case involved the murder of a jeweller, Gulshan Makhija, who was abducted and killed on 23.2.1994. The accused, Manish Dixit and Sharad Dhakar, were convicted by the trial court for murder and rob...

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Supreme Court Quashes Dismissal Order Due to Violation of Natural Justice Principles. Dismissal Found Arbitrary and Prejudicial, Lacking Fair Inquiry Process and Evidence of Bias....

The dispute arose between an employee and the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. regarding the dismissal of the employee from his position as General Manager (Tourism). The employee alleged that the dismi...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against Quashing of Charge in IPC Case — High Court's Approach Found Erroneous. The High Court's premature assessment of evidence led to the quashing of charges under Section 304 IPC, which was deemed inappropriate at the charge framing stage....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Delhi against the High Court's decision to quash charges under Section 304 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code against three respondents. The back...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Public Servant for Actions During Duty — No Prior Sanction Obtained. The Court found that the actions of the appellant were in discharge of official duty, thus requiring sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure....

The case involved Abdul Wahab Ansari, a public servant, who faced criminal charges following an incident during his official duty to remove encroachments. On April 26, 1993, the Sub Divisional Magistr...