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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction Under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) Upheld for Transporting 3327 kg of Ganja, but Sentence Modified Due to Appellant's Mitigating Circumstances as Indigent Helper....

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for transporting 3327 kg of Ganja. The Appellant, a helper on a truck, was in...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Judicial Reasoning. High Court's mechanical grant of bail without evaluating seriousness of allegations under Section 304-B IPC and Section 113-B Evidence Act was held impermissible, requiring reasoned orders in such serious offences....

The appeal arose from a bail order dated 1 December 2020 passed by a Single Judge of the Allahabad High Court in Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 17334 of 2020. The background involved FIR ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Wakf Property Tenancy Dispute, Upholding High Court's Eviction Order. The Court affirmed that tenancy rights in joint Hindu family property cannot be surrendered by the Karta without consent of coparceners, making subsequent lease to appellant illegal under Hindu law principles....

The dispute arose from a tenancy in premises owned by the Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board. The plaintiff filed a suit for declaration as a tenant, claiming hereditary tenancy rights through a joint Hindu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-Servicemen's Appeal in Seniority Fixation Case Under Punjab Civil Service Rules. Appellants Not Entitled to Military Service Benefits Under Repealed 1972 Rules as Appointment Made Under 1982 Rules After Advertisement Issued Post-Enforcement....

The dispute involved ex-servicemen appellants who were appointed to the Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch) in 1986 after being released from the Army. They challenged the fixation of their senior...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Decision to Disqualify Police Constable Candidate Based on Acquittal by Benefit of Doubt in Murder Case. Acquittal Resulting from Hostile Witnesses Due to Compromise Does Not Constitute Honourable Acquittal Under Police Recruitment Rules, Allowing Employer to Consider Criminal Antecedents....

The dispute arose from the Rajasthan Police's refusal to appoint Love Kush Meena as a constable despite his success in the recruitment process, due to his involvement in a criminal case where he was c...

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Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Decision on Limitation in Insolvency Petition Initiated by Financial Creditor. Application Under Section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Held Within Limitation After Excluding Time Spent in SARFAESI Proceedings Under Section 14(2) of Limitation Act, 1963....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) dismissing an appeal against an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitting an application under...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Special Leave Petition in Criminal Conviction While Mandating Comprehensive Document Access for Legal Aid Counsel. Court Issues Directions to Ensure Effective Legal Representation by Requiring Legal Services Authorities to Provide Full Case Records to Amicus Curiae and Legal Aid Lawyers Under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987....

The Supreme Court of India heard a Special Leave Petition (Criminal) filed by Brijesh Kumar against the State of Uttar Pradesh, challenging his conviction for offenses including robbery and murder. Th...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Cantonment Board's Appeal in Arbitration Appointment Dispute. Limitation period for Section 11 application under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 runs from date of refusal to appoint arbitrator, not from request date, under Article 137 of Limitation Act, 1963, and no claim certificate does not extinguish arbitration clause....

The dispute arose from three contracts dated 23.09.2000 and 17.09.2001 between Secunderabad Cantonment Board (appellant) and M/s B. Ramachandraiah & Sons (respondent) for road repair works. The contra...