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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Family Pension Case, Restoring Tribunal Order Favoring Adopted Son. Child Adopted by Widow After Government Servant's Death Entitled to Family Pension Under Rule 54(14)(b) of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, as Amendments Removed Bar and Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Deems Adoption Valid....

The appeal arose from a dispute over entitlement to family pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. The appellant, Sri Ram Shridhar Chimurkar, was adopted by Maya Motghare, the ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence and Unexplained FIR Delay. Conviction Under Sections 302, 364, 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Chain of Events Beyond Reasonable Doubt, with Witness Testimonies Found Untrustworthy and Last Seen Theory Unsubstantiated....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the conviction of appellants under Sections 302, 364, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the murder of a seven-year-old boy, Haseen, whose body was f...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Customs Classification Dispute Over All-in-One Desktop Computers. Goods Classified as Portable Under Tariff Item 8471 30 10 Based on Weight and Transportability, Affecting Duty Valuation Under Central Excise Act, 1944....

The Supreme Court of India addressed an appeal concerning the classification of Automatic Data Processing Machines, specifically All-in-One Integrated Desktop Computers, under the First Schedule to th...

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Supreme Court Sentences Contemnor for Contempt in Child Custody Case — Failure to Return Child to India Despite Undertaking and Court Orders. Contemnor's Lack of Remorse and Scant Respect for Court Orders Leads to Three Months' Simple Imprisonment and Fine....

The Supreme Court of India was dealing with contempt petitions arising from the contemnor's failure to comply with orders to bring back a minor child to India. The background involves a custody disput...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeal in Service Law Dispute Over Nursing Allowance. Classification of posts based on educational qualifications justifies different pay scales, as Nursing Assistants lack qualifications and experience required for Staff Nurse posts under relevant service rules....

The dispute arose from Nursing Assistants employed in Border Security Force hospitals claiming entitlement to Nursing Allowance at par with Staff Nurses, despite receiving Hospital Patient Care Allowa...

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Supreme Court Allows Prosecution Appeal in Bail Cancellation Case, Holding Default Bail Can Be Cancelled on Merits After Chargesheet. Bail granted under Section 167(2) CrPC is deemed under Chapter XXXIII, permitting cancellation under Section 439(2) CrPC based on special grounds and seriousness of offences post-investigation....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh dismissing a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation under Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to cancel bail ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Seniority Dispute Under Uttar Pradesh Police Radio Service Rules, 1979. The Court upheld the High Court's decision sustaining the seniority list, emphasizing strict compliance with service rules for seniority determination and proper handling of vacancies due to superannuation or death....

The appeal concerned the legality of a seniority list dated 25th October 2013 for Assistant Radio Officers in the Uttar Pradesh Police Radio Department, governed by the Uttar Pradesh Police Radio Serv...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Land Acquisition Case, Reversing High Court's Lapse Declaration. Subsequent Purchaser Lacks Locus Standi to Challenge Acquisition Under Section 24(2) of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, Following Binding Three Judge Bench Precedent....

The Supreme Court heard appeals filed by the Delhi Development Authority and Government of NCT of Delhi against a High Court judgment that declared land acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of t...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case, Quashing High Court's Lapse Declaration. Acquisition Did Not Lapse Under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act as Possession Was Taken, Despite Non-Payment of Compensation, Following Overruling of Pune Municipal Corporation Precedent....

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

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Supreme Court Affirms Pre-Arrest Bail in Dowry Case While Deleting Payment Condition - Criminal Proceedings Should Not Be Used for Money Recovery. The Court Held That Bail Considerations Must Be Based on Material on Record and Governing Parameters, Not on Payment or Offer of Payment, Under Sections 406 and 420 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act....

The Supreme Court considered special leave petitions filed by the informant challenging the High Court's order granting pre-arrest bail to the accused-respondents in a dowry-related case. The dispute ...