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Supreme Court Dismisses Partition Suit for HUF Properties — Burden of Proof Not Discharged. Plaintiff Failed to Establish Existence of Hindu Undivided Family Between Two Brothers Despite Alleged Joint Business and Property Acquisitions....

The case involves a dispute over properties claimed to be part of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). The plaintiff, Bhagwat Sharan, filed a suit for partition of properties described in para 9 of the pla...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in TADA Case Due to Involuntary Confession and Lack of Corroboration. Confession recorded under Section 15 of TADA Act found not voluntary as guidelines in Kartar Singh were not followed, and confession of co-accused not admissible without joint trial....

The appellant, Raja @ Ayyappan, was convicted by the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) for conspiracy to blast a government building. The pro...

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision Quashing Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearances Under EIA Notification 1994. Circular dated 14 May 2002 Allowing Retrospective Clearances Held Invalid as Prior Environmental Clearance is Mandatory Under Section 3 of Environment Protection Act 1986....

The case involves appeals against the judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 8 January 2016, which quashed a circular issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 14 ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Will Dispute Case — High Court Erred in Interfering with Concurrent Findings of Fact. Will Execution Proved Under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 and Section 65(c) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The case involves a dispute over the validity of a Will dated 30.04.1980 executed by Chandu Ram in favor of his grandsons (sons of defendant No.5 Sohan Lal). The plaintiff, Sheo Ram (son of Chandu Ram...

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Supreme Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against Police Officer in Private Complaint for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 170 Karnataka Police Act. The Court held that cognizance without sanction is void ab initio and the High Court should have quashed proceedings instead of remanding for discharge....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the Karnataka High Court's order that declined to quash a Magistrate's order taking cognizance of a private complaint against the appellant, a Superinten...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case — No Ground for Judicial Review Found. The court held that the plea of juvenility had been finally determined by courts and that allegations of torture and lack of common intention were not grounds for judicial review of the President's order under Article 72....

The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of his ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Direction to Register FIR in Criminal Appeal. Remedy for Non-Registration Lies Before Magistrate Under Section 156(3) CrPC, Not Under Article 226....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court's order directing registration of an FIR based on a complaint. The appellants, who were not parties to the High Court...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Direction to Register FIR in Criminal Complaint. Remedy for Non-Registration Lies Before Magistrate Under Section 156(3) CrPC, Not Under Article 226....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court's order directing registration of an FIR based on a complaint. The appellants, who were not parties to the original ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Writ Petition in Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case — No Ground for Reconsideration After Multiple Dismissals. The Court held that after exhaustive judicial scrutiny through appeals, review, curative petition, and mercy petition, no further intervention under Article 32 is warranted....

The petitioner, Mukesh, a convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India before the Supreme Court. The petition raised issues regarding the...