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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Criminal Case, Modifying Sentence to Fine After 26 Years. Conviction Under Sections 279 and 338 IPC Affirmed, but Imprisonment Substituted with Fine Based on Lapse of Time and Precedent, Citing Harshness of Incarceration After Long Delay....

The appeal arose from a criminal case where the appellant, a bus driver, was convicted for offences under Sections 279, 337, and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, following an accident on February 1...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Partition Suit Involving Compromise Decree Validity. Dispute pertained to joint family properties and a compromise decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, with allegations of sham nature....

The Supreme Court of India heard two civil appeals arising from a Division Bench judgment of the Madras High Court dated 23.11.2011, which had dismissed appeals filed by the appellants. The litigation...

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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Migrant Labourers in Suo Motu Writ Petition During COVID-19 Pandemic. The Court ordered transportation, food provision, and withdrawal of prosecutions under Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to address miseries caused by lockdown and pandemic fears....

The Supreme Court of India, in a suo motu writ petition, addressed the severe hardships faced by migrant labourers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020. The Court took cognizance on...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employee in Disability Act Promotion Dispute Despite Compassionate Appointment. Reservation in Promotion Under Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Applies Irrespective of Initial Appointment Mode, Including Compassionate Grounds, as per Sections 32 and 33 and Judicial Precedent....

The dispute centered on the promotion rights of a person with disability under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. The responden...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Impleadment Applications by IPS Officers in Central Armed Police Forces Recruitment Rules Case. Impleadment Denied as Applicants Lacked Direct Legal Interest and Were Not Necessary Parties Under Order I Rule 10 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The Supreme Court dealt with interlocutory applications filed by Indian Police Service officers seeking impleadment in special leave petitions arising from a Delhi High Court judgment. The underlying ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Due to Non-Proving of Essential Ingredients. The Court held that Section 364A IPC requires proof of threat to cause death or hurt or conduct giving rise to reasonable apprehension, which was not established by the prosecution, leading to acquittal....

The appeal arose from a criminal case where the accused was convicted under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for kidnapping a school student and demanding ransom. The victim, a VIth standa...