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Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Inter-Commissionerate Transfers for Inspectors Under Recruitment Rules 2016. Recruitment Rules Made Under Article 309 of the Constitution Prevail Over Executive Instructions, and ICTs Are Not Permissible as They Violate Separate Cadre Identity Under Rule 5....

The dispute arose from a batch of civil appeals filed by Inspectors of the Central Excise and Land Customs or Goods and Services Tax Administration, who were allocated to different Cadre Controlling A...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order Summoning Accused Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Insufficient Evidence and Casual Approach. High Court Erred in Setting Aside Trial Court's Rejection of Application Without Adhering to Principles Requiring Strong and Cogent Evidence from Trial Evidence Under Section 319 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The appeal arose from a criminal case involving the murder of Nitin, where the complainant sought to summon the appellant as an accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The b...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeals in Mesne Profits Dispute, Modifying High Court's Reduction. The Court held that the High Court erred in mechanically reducing mesne profits by 50% without considering market rate and property potential, and fixed new rates to meet the ends of justice during stay of execution under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The dispute arose from four suits filed by the appellant for recovery of possession of portions of a residential house and mesne profits against the respondents, who were licensees. The trial court de...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Land Acquisition Compensation Appeals by Modifying Deduction Percentage. The Court enhanced compensation from Rs.11,30,000 to Rs.13,54,200 per acre after reducing the deduction from 50% to 40% when applying sale instances of smaller plots to determine market value under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The Supreme Court heard a group of appeals concerning compensation for lands acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Chandigarh Administration had issued notifications under Sections 4 and ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bail Order in Murder Case Due to Inadequate Reasoning. High Court's grant of bail under Section 302 IPC set aside for lack of cogent reasons and failure to consider material factors like accused's conduct and threats to witnesses....

The dispute arose from a bail application in a murder case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The complainant, brother of the deceased, appealed against the High Court's order granting ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Indian Succession Act Case Upholding Revocation of Letters of Administration. Revocation was justified under Section 263 as proceedings were defective in substance due to non-impleadment of all legal heirs, constituting just cause as per Explanation (a) and Illustration (ii)....

The dispute arose from appeals challenging an order dated 05.11.2008 that allowed an appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, revoking Letters of Administration dated 09.03.2002. T...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Accused in NDPS Act Case Due to Procedural Non-Compliance and Erroneous High Court Approach. The High Court's reversal of acquittal was set aside as it failed to consider the trial court's reasons and the prosecution did not prove mandatory search procedure under the NDPS Act, leading to restoration of acquittal....

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, where the High Court reversed the Trial Court's acquittal of the appellants. The prosec...