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Supreme Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Lathi Assault Case. Single Blow on Head in Heat of Passion Without Premeditation Leads to Section 304 Part II IPC Conviction and Release on Period Undergone....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Jugut Ram, who was convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the death of a person by a single lathi blow on the head durin...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Section 11 Petition for Appointment of Arbitrator in Favor of ICC Arbitration Under Umbrella Agreement. Disputes arising from multiple purchase orders and a pricing agreement are governed by the arbitration clause in the umbrella agreement, not individual purchase orders....

The case involves a dispute between Balasore Alloys Limited (petitioner/applicant) and Medima LLC (respondent) arising from a business transaction for the supply of High Carbon Ferro Chrome. The parti...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case but Reduces Sentence — Recovery of 13 Kg Charas from Dhaba Counter. Conscious possession established as appellant was managing the dhaba and contraband found below counter; sentence reduced from 15 to 10 years considering age and first offence....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Jeet Ram against his conviction under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for possession of 13 kg of charas, but...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to NLSIU's Separate Admission Test NLAT — Upholds University's Autonomy in Admission Process. NLSIU's decision to conduct its own entrance exam for 2020-21, deviating from CLAT, was held to be within its statutory powers under the NLSIU Act, 1986, and not arbitrary....

The judgment arises from a public interest writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India by Rakesh Kumar Agarwalla, father of a student aspiring to gain admission into the five-yea...

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Supreme Court Allows NCDC's Appeal in Income Tax Dispute Over Deduction of Grants as Revenue Expenditure. Grants disbursed by a statutory corporation as part of its business are deductible under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, regardless of the capital nature of the source funds....

The National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC), established under the National Co-operative Development Corporation Act, 1962, is a statutory body that advances loans and grants to State Gov...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Officer for Corruption and Fabrication of Evidence. Disciplinary Proceedings Valid Despite Minor Procedural Irregularities....

The appellant, Pravin Kumar, was a Sub-Inspector in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posted at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) unit in Mumbai. On 28 February 1999, Constable Ra...

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Supreme Court Upholds Domicile-Based Reservation in State Law University. State Legislature Competent to Enact Reservation for Local Students Under Article 14 and Article 15 of the Constitution....

The appellant, Shreyas Sinha, challenged the constitutional validity of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2018, which inserted Section 4A(3) into the parent Ac...

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Supreme Court Allows Repatriation of Minor Child to USA in Habeas Corpus Case, Modifies COVID-19 Conditions. The welfare of the child is paramount, and the foreign court's order is a factor; conditions requiring health certificates were impractical and set aside....

The appellant, father of a three-and-a-half-year-old child, filed a habeas corpus petition before the High Court of Karnataka seeking repatriation of his son from India to the USA, where the family or...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against NCLAT Order in Competition Law Case — Locus Standi of Informant Under Section 19(1)(a) of Competition Act, 2002. The Court held that the expression 'any person' in Section 19(1)(a) is wide and does not require the informant to be a consumer or competitor....

The appeal arose from an information filed by Samir Agrawal, an independent law practitioner, before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 13.08.2018, alleging that cab aggregators Ola and Uber...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Waqf Board Supersession Case — Upholds Government's Power to Supersede Board Under Section 99 of Waqf Act, 1995 When Elected Members Are Less Than Nominated Members, Rendering Board Unable to Perform Functions. Partial Setting Aside of Supersession Order Is Impermissible; Challenge Barred by Constructive Res Judicata....

The State of Tamil Nadu appealed against a common judgment of the Madras High Court that partially set aside the supersession of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The Board was originally constituted on 10.1...