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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Accused in POCSO Act Case, Upholding Life Imprisonment for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault. Conviction was based on medical evidence showing finger penetration into vagina of a four-year-old victim, constituting offences under Sections 3(b), 5(m), and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012....

The Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal filed by an accused challenging his conviction and life imprisonment for offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Order in Insolvency Case Due to Procedural Irregularity in Admitting Additional Evidence. Matter Remanded to NCLT for Reconsideration with Emails as Evidence and Opportunity for Corporate Debtor to Respond Under Section 9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016....

The dispute arose from an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 filed by an operational creditor against a corporate debtor, alleging default on operational debt. The...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging Wakf Board Notification Including Service Inam Lands in Dargah Property. Errata Notification Adding Lands to Wakf Property Upheld as Valid Exercise of Power Under Wakf Act, 1995....

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of civil appeals challenging an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court that upheld an Errata Notification issued by the Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board. The notification,...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bail Order in Companies Act Case, Clarifying Statutory Bail Under Section 167(2) CrPC. The Court held that filing of complaint before expiry of prescribed period extinguishes right to statutory bail, regardless of cognizance being taken, under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against a bail order dated 31.05.2019 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, which had granted bail to two d...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in ITI Helper Recruitment Case Upholding Interview Process for Physical Fitness. Recruitment for 4000 ITI Helper positions included viva-voce for assessing job-related physical abilities under existing guidelines, deemed not arbitrary as candidates participated willingly....

The dispute arose from the recruitment process for 4000 ITI Helper (Trainee) positions in Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO). Following a report by Justice Khalid, appo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Consumer Complaint Against Postal Authorities in Kisan Vikas Patra Fraud Case. Postal authorities not vicariously liable for agent's fraud as payment was made to holder under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and appellants' negligence in signing instruments contributed to loss....

The dispute arose from a consumer complaint filed by Pradeep Kumar and Raj Rani against postal authorities, including the Post Master General and others, regarding the fraudulent encashment of Kisan V...

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Supreme Court Modifies Compensation Award in Land Acquisition Appeal Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court Addressed Claims for Severance and Injurious Affection, Upholding Valuation Principles and Evidentiary Standards for Loss Determination....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of land by the Government of Maharashtra for the BHIMA (Ujjani) Irrigation Project, which affected a trolley line owned by the appellant company. The appellant h...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Religious Freedom Case by Setting Aside High Court Dismissal and Approving Agreed Protocol for Funeral Rites During Pandemic. The Court Balanced Fundamental Right to Religion Under Article 25 of the Constitution with Public Health Concerns During Covid-19, Accepting a Jointly Submitted Standard Operating Procedure....

The appeal arose from a judgment and order dated 23 July 2021 of a Division Bench of the High Court of Gujarat, which dismissed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution filed by the Surat Pars...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Murder Case, Restoring Life Imprisonment Under Section 302 IPC. The High Court's reduction of conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder was reversed as the incident involved separate altercations and multiple grievous injuries, negating the Fourth exception to Section 300 IPC....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the State of Uttarakhand against the judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital, which had allowed the criminal appeal of the accused and converted his ...