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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officers in Public Interest — Screening Committee's Evaluation Not Arbitrary or Perverse. Rule 74(b)(ii) of Jharkhand Service Code, 2001, allows compulsory retirement after 30 years of service or 50 years of age in public interest; court found no mala fides or perversity in the decision....

The Supreme Court dismissed two writ petitions filed by erstwhile judicial officers of Jharkhand challenging their compulsory retirement under Rule 74(b)(ii) of the Jharkhand Service Code, 2001. The p...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Evacuee Property Tenancy Dispute — Tenancy Claim Invalid Without Custodian's Approval. Amending Act 19 of 1989 applies only to tenancies created by Custodian, not to claims based on deemed tenancy under Section 4 of Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964....

The dispute concerns property known as 'Conde-Mayem' in Goa, originally owned by Eurico de Soza Joquem Noroana, declared evacuee property after liberation and under the Custodian of Evacuee Property. ...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Bail Application Pending Since 2018, Deprecates High Court's Practice of Granting Interim Relief Without Final Disposal. The Court modified bail conditions to ensure fair investigation and trial....

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against the High Court of Calcutta's orders granting interim protection to the appellant in connection with offences under the Indian Penal Code and Prevention...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Circumstantial Evidence Murder Case — Recovery of Deceased's Watch from Appellant Establishes Guilt. The court held that the chain of circumstances, including last seen evidence and recovery of stolen property, was sufficient to sustain conviction under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Md. Younus Ali Tarafdar, was convicted by the trial court under Section 302 read with Section 34 and Section 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Becharam...

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Supreme Court Upholds NEET for AYUSH Courses: Minimum Qualifying Marks Valid Under Section 22 of Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. All-India Entrance Examination for BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, BHMS and MD-Ayurveda Held Within Regulatory Powers....

The Supreme Court considered appeals and writ petitions challenging the validity of notifications issued by the Central Council of Indian Medicine and Central Council of Homeopathy introducing the Nat...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Maharashtra Land Ceiling Case — Partition Deed Prior to Cut-off Date Not Ignored Under Section 11 of Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. Registered Partition Deed Dated 31.01.1970 Held Valid as It Was Executed Before 26.09.1970, Not Deemed to Avoid Ceiling Laws....

The appeal arose from a difference of opinion between two judges of the Supreme Court regarding the validity of a partition deed dated 31.01.1970 executed by Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri and his minor c...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Order Upholding Family Court's Recall of Maintenance Order Under Section 125 CrPC. The Court held that the Family Court lacked jurisdiction to recall its final order disposing of the maintenance petition, as Section 362 CrPC prohibits alteration or review of a judgment except for clerical or arithmetical errors....

The case involves a matrimonial dispute where the appellant husband, Sanjeev Kapoor, was married to respondent No.1, Chandana Kapoor, on 04.11.1998. Two children were born from the marriage: a daughte...