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Supreme Court Allows Appeal for Counting Casual Labour Service as Qualifying Service for Pension in Kerala Fisheries Department Case. The Court held that pension is a social welfare measure and that the appellant's casual labour service should be counted for pension under Government Orders and Pension Rules....

The appellant, V. Sukumaran, worked as a Casual Labour Roll (CLR) worker in the Fisheries Department of Kerala from 7 July 1976 to 29 November 1983, rendering 7 years, 4 months, and 23 days of service...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Dispute — Rule 55A of MP Motor Vehicles Rules Valid. State can charge separate fee for reserved registration numbers under Section 41(6) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the High Court judgment that had quashed Rule 55A of the Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994. The respondent, Ra...

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Supreme Court Allows Plaintiff's Claim for Possession in Property Dispute Based on Title and Rejects Adverse Possession Defense. Licensee's Possession Cannot Be Converted into Adverse Possession Without Clear Evidence of Ouster....

The dispute pertained to a suit property in Bangalore. The original plaintiff, A. Krishnappa, claimed ownership of the property as joint family property with his late brother, A. Muniswamappa. He alle...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence to Period Already Undergone in Assault Case Over Plucking Jamuns. Conviction Under Sections 147, 323, 325 IPC Confirmed; Compensation Enhanced by Rs.25,000....

The Supreme Court partly allowed an appeal against the quantum of sentence in a criminal case arising from a sudden altercation over plucking jamuns. The appellants, originally aged between 21 and 23 ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court in Capital Gains Tax Case — Accrual Occurs on Date of Award, Not Notification. Transfer of Capital Asset Under Section 45 of Income-tax Act, 1961 Is Complete Only When Compensation Is Determined by Collector's Award, Even if Possession Taken Earlier....

The case concerns the assessment year 1971-1972 for the assessee Amrik Singh HUF, whose land was acquired by the Haryana Government for a college playground. The acquisition process began with a notif...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals of Flat Buyers Against Developer for Delayed Possession, Holds Unilateral Compensation Clause Unfair. Developer's stipulation of Rs 5 per sq ft per month as liquidated damages for delay held inadequate and unconscionable; flat buyers entitled to compensation at 6% per annum on amounts paid....

The case involves appeals by 171 flat buyers against the dismissal of their consumer complaint by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). The flat buyers had booked residential fl...

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Supreme Court Allows Joint Consumer Complaint by Flat Buyers Under Section 12(1)(c) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Common Grievance Sufficient Despite Different Dates, Costs, and Sizes. NCDRC's Dismissal Set Aside, Matter Remitted for Fresh Consideration....

The appeal arose from an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dated 19 February 2016, which dismissed a consumer complaint filed by twenty-six flat buyers against Super...

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Supreme Court Reduces Penalty in Stamp Duty Dispute for Deed of Assent Treated as Gift Deed. Collector's Imposition of Maximum Ten-Times Penalty Set Aside for Lack of Reasoning and Discretionary Exercise....

The case involves a dispute over stamp duty and penalty imposed on a Deed of Assent executed by the Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust. Late Shri Harish Chand Dhanda, a former minister, received land gifts...

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusive Nomination Power of Sachkhand Hazuri Khalsa Diwan Under Section 6(1)(viii) of Nanded Sikh Gurudwara Act 1956. The Court Held That the Statutory Nomination Power Vests in the Registered Society, Not in Any Faction or the State Government....

The case involves a dispute over the nomination of four members to the Board constituted under the Nanded Sikh Gurudwara Sachkhand Shri Hazur Apchalnagar Sahib Act 1956. The Act provides that these fo...