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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Will Dispute, Restoring Trial Court Decree for Possession. Registered Will Upheld as Validly Proved Under Indian Succession Act and Indian Evidence Act, While Unregistered Will Found Forged Based on Suspicious Circumstances....

The dispute centered on the validity of two wills concerning a residential property originally owned by Ms. Jessie Jayalakshmi. The appellant, claiming to be her adopted son, relied on a registered wi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Civil Appeals in Public Employment Dispute Over Director-General Appointment. The Court upheld the High Court's compensation order, ruling that the writ petitioner's challenge was barred by delay and laches as he acquiesced to appointment terms and failed to raise objections promptly under CPRI Rules and equitable principles....

The dispute arose from the appointment of the respondent as Director-General of the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Power. The respondent, who had pre...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Union of India's Appeal Against High Court Directions on Regularization Policy and Post Sanction. The Court Set Aside the Direction to Sanction Posts as Beyond Article 226 Jurisdiction but Upheld the Directive to Reformulate Policy and Grant Minimum Basic Pay to Part-Time Daily Wagers with 20 Years of Service....

The Supreme Court of India addressed appeals filed by the Union of India and others against a judgment of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh. The respondents, part-time sweepers working ...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Service Promotion Dispute Under Uttar Pradesh Transport Rules. Promotion Claim Rejected as Rules Mandate Competitive Examination for Assistant Public Prosecutor Appointment Under Rule 5 of Uttar Pradesh Transport (Subordinate) Prosecution Service Rules, 1979....

The dispute originated from the respondent's service as a Cashier in the Transport Department since June 1967. Following alleged misconduct, a departmental inquiry led to his dismissal on November 20,...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Consumer Dispute Over Inspection Services for Export Consignments. Testing company not liable for variations in product specifications at destination port as responsibility limited to certification at shipment under contractual terms and disclaimers....

The dispute arose from a consumer complaint filed by Dolphin International Ltd. against SGS India Ltd. before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Dolphin engaged SGS for inspection an...

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Supreme Court Upholds Screening Committee's Decision to Reject Candidate in CISF Recruitment Due to Non-Honourable Acquittal. The Court distinguished between honourable acquittal and acquittal by benefit of doubt, holding that acquittal based on hostile witnesses does not automatically entitle candidate to public employment under Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines....

The dispute arose from the rejection of a candidate's appointment to the post of Constable in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) despite his acquittal in a criminal case. The respondent had ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kerala Forest Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Statutory Interpretation. Sandalwood Oil Not Classified as Forest Produce Under Section 2(f), and Prosecution Failed to Prove Illicit Removal from Reserve Forest as Required Under Section 27(1)(d)....

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction under the Kerala Forest Act, 1961, involving the appellant, a partner in a firm manufacturing and trading sandalwood oil. On January 4, 1994, Kerala Forest ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Developer's Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case Due to Lack of Locus Standi. Developer Not a 'Person Interested' Under Section 3(b) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as Its Interest Arose After Acquisition Through Agreement with Acquiring Authority....

The dispute arose from land acquisition by the Burdwan Development Authority (BDA) for a satellite township in Burdwan, West Bengal, under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Notifications under Section 4...