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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Attempt to Murder and Arms Act Case Based on Concurrent Factual Findings. Intent to Kill Under Section 307 IPC Inferred from Circumstances Including Pointing Pistol and Threat, and Misuse of Licensed Weapon for Illegal Purpose Attracts Section 27 Arms Act, 1959....

The dispute arose from an incident on 10 July 1999, where the appellant, a Head Constable in Chandigarh Police, entered the residential office of the complainant, an advocate, in an inebriated conditi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in SARFAESI Act Case on Jurisdictional Grounds. Civil Suit Barred Under Section 34 as Debt Recovery Tribunal Has Exclusive Authority Over Securitisation Matters, Despite Allegations of Fraud in Assignment Agreement....

The dispute arose from a loan agreement dated 26.07.2011, where the appellant acted as a guarantor for a corporate debtor. After the corporate debtor defaulted, insolvency proceedings under the Insolv...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Death Sentence Case Under IPC Sections 302 and 449 - Review jurisdiction limited to errors apparent on the record; no rehearing or re-appreciation of evidence permitted under Article 137 of the Constitution and Supreme Court Rules, 2013....

The Supreme Court of India, in a review petition filed under Article 137 of the Constitution, dismissed a challenge to its earlier judgment affirming the conviction and death sentence of the petitione...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Honor Killing Case Under IPC and SC/ST Act. The court affirmed life imprisonment sentences for murder, rioting, and atrocities, with death penalties commuted to life, based on evidence of a panchayat-led hanging and cremation following an inter-caste elopement....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with criminal appeals arising from a conviction in a case involving honor killing. The appellants, numerous individuals, were convicted by the Trial Court for offenses...

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Supreme Court Upholds Project Proponent's Environmental Clearance in Construction Dispute Under Amended EIA Regime. Environmental Clearance Granted by Local Authority Valid as Per Notification Dated 9.12.2016, Protecting Existing Constructions but Requiring Fresh Clearance for Future Expansion....

The dispute centered on the validity of an Environmental Clearance (EC) obtained by a project proponent for a construction project in Maharashtra. The appellant, M/s Sai Baba Sales Pvt. Ltd., initiall...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Will Dispute, Restoring Lower Courts' Findings on Genuineness. High Court's Interference Under Section 100 CPC Held Impermissible as It Re-appreciated Evidence and Formulated Question of Law Incorrectly Based on Factual Findings....

The dispute centered on the genuineness of a Will executed by Kishan Singh on 10 December 1974, bequeathing agricultural land to Harnam Singh, a non-relative who was tilling the land. Upon Kishan Sing...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plaintiffs in Property Declaration Suit Due to Omission of Possession Relief. Suit for Declaration and Injunction Held Not Maintainable Under Section 34 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 as Plaintiff, Not in Possession, Failed to Seek Further Relief of Possession....

The dispute originated from a suit filed in 1987 by Arakeri Abbaiah, the original plaintiff, seeking declaration of ownership and permanent injunction over 10.54 guntas of land in Bangalore. He claime...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Karnataka SC/ST Land Transfer Case Due to Inordinate Delay. Application for Annulment Filed 21 Years After Act Commencement and 30 Years After Transaction Deemed Unreasonable Despite Absolute Alienation Bar Under Rule 43(8) of Mysore Land Revenue Code....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal concerning land originally granted to a Scheduled Caste beneficiary in 1941 under the Mysore Land Revenue Code. The land was granted free of cost with an absolut...