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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit Based on Daughter's Inheritance Rights Under Pre-1956 Hindu Law. Property Deemed Self-Acquired, Daughter Inherits by Succession, Not Survivorship, Under Mitakshara Principles, Leading to Partition Decree for Appellants....

The dispute arose from a partition suit filed by Thangammal, claiming a 1/5th share in properties originally owned by Marappa Gounder. The suit was dismissed by the Trial Court and the High Court, whi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Police Promotion Case Under Punjab Police Rules, 1934. Inspector General's Approval is Mandatory for Finalizing Promotion List Under Rule 13.7(14), and Promotion Under 10% Quota Requires State-Level Comparative Merit Assessment Under Rule 13.7(9)....

The dispute arose from a civil appeal filed by a constable in the Haryana Police against the denial of retrospective promotion to the post of Head Constable. The appellant was appointed as a Constable...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in IPC Case Overturning High Court's Reduction to Grievous Hurt. The Court held that death due to head injury on a vital body part, even without fracture and after a six-day delay, constitutes murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and conversion to Section 326 was erroneous....

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal by the State of Uttar Pradesh against a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The dispute arose from a criminal case where the accused perso...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Trademark Infringement Case Under Trade Marks Act, 1999. Registered Trademark 'RENAISSANCE' Found Infringed by 'SAI RENAISSANCE' Due to Deceptive Similarity and Transborder Reputation Under Section 29(4)....

The appeal arose from a trademark infringement dispute between an appellant-plaintiff, a global hotel chain incorporated in Delaware, USA, and respondent-defendants operating hotels in Karnataka, Indi...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Accused in IPC Conviction Case Due to Sentencing Disparity Without Reasons. Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone as No Difference in Roles Among Co-Accused Under Sections 148, 323, 325, and 149 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by two accused persons (original accused nos. 1 and 6) against their conviction and sentence for offences under Sections 148, 323, 325, and 149 of the Indian Pen...

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Supreme Court Upholds Bank's Dismissal of Employee in Disciplinary Proceedings for Fraud and Misconduct. Disciplinary Proceedings Evaluated on Preponderance of Probabilities, Not Criminal Standards, Under Bipartite Settlement and Evidence Act Provisions....

The dispute arose from the dismissal of a bank employee following departmental proceedings initiated by the appellant-Bank, a nationalized entity, against the respondent-employee. The respondent, empl...

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Supreme Court Allows Claimants' Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case, Restoring Reference Court's Additional Compensation Award. The High Court's Reduction of Compensation Was Found Unsupported by Record and Unsustainable Under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The dispute involved appellants who were claimants dissatisfied with the compensation amount awarded by the Division Bench of the High Court for lands acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for...