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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Duty Exemption Case — Clarificatory Notification Must Be Considered by State Authorities. The Court held that the State cannot deny exemption based on date of import when a clarificatory notification extends the benefit, and the State must act fairly and be aware of its own notifications....

The appellant, M/s. Granules India Ltd., imported 96 tons of Acetic Anhydride under three Bills of Entry in December 1993 through the Inland Water Container Depot, Hyderabad, under the Advance Licence...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against State Officers for Alleged Non-Compliance of Directions in Service Seniority Case. Held That State Had Compiled by Collecting Quantifiable Data and Issuing Fresh Notification, No Willful Disobedience Established....

The contempt petitions were filed by Bajrang Lal Sharma, a Rajasthan Administrative Service officer, alleging willful disobedience of the Supreme Court's directions in Suraj Bhan Meena v. State of Raj...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Speaker's Inaction on Disqualification Petitions Under Tenth Schedule. The Court directed the Speaker to decide disqualification petitions within four months, holding that failure to act within reasonable time warrants judicial intervention....

The appeals arose from the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, which resulted in a hung assembly. The Indian National Congress won 28 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party 21. Respondent No.3, el...

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Supreme Court Remits Pre-Partition Tenants' Claim to High Court in Land Dispute with State of Telangana. The Court held that the earlier judgment in Ramesh Parsram Malani did not examine the tenants' claim, and the High Court must decide the writ petitions afresh....

The Supreme Court of India disposed of a batch of civil appeals arising from a common order of the High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh dated 12th February 2016, which had allowed writ petitions...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Power Purchase Agreement Dispute — Fixed Costs Payable Irrespective of Energy Purchase. HERC Order Set Aside as Tariff Commission's Final Order Binding on Parties Under Section 86(1)(f) of Electricity Act, 2003....

The appeals arose from an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) order dated 23.03.2012, which upheld the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) order dated 23.03.2010. The dispute invol...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder and Grievous Hurt Case Arising from Land Dispute. Evidence of Injured Witness and Eye-Witnesses Found Credible Under Sections 302/149 and 325 IPC....

The case arises from two incidents on 15 October 1998 in village Kodebod, district Dhamtari (now Chhattisgarh). A land dispute existed between the families of Biselal Sahu and Dhanwaram (PW-1). At aro...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Direction to Frame Additional Charges Under Sections 406 and 420 IPC. High Court Exceeded Revisional Jurisdiction by Evaluating Evidence at Charge-Framing Stage Under Section 216 CrPC....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh which allowed a revision petition filed by the fourth respondent (father-in-law of the appellant) and directed the framing of addit...

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Supreme Court Refers Gratuity Claim of Daily-Wager to Larger Bench Due to Conflict in Precedents. The Court found a conflict between Netram Sahu (2018) and Teja Singh (2009) regarding applicability of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to regularized daily-wagers....

The Supreme Court in this appeal considered whether a daily-wager, who was later regularized as a government employee and superannuated, is entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Professor Seeking Enhanced Retirement Age Under UP Government Notification. Held that a medical teacher who was granted end-of-session extension of service is entitled to benefit of subsequent notification enhancing retirement age from 60 to 65 years, as the extension postpones superannuation....

The appellant, Dr. Chandra Mohan Varma, was a Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology at LPS Institute of Cardiology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur. He was born on 13 August 1954 and, under ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Provisional Employee Seeking Regularization - Provisional Appointment Does Not Confer Right to Regularization Despite Long Service...

The appellant, Kamlesh, was appointed as an Extra Departmental Employee (EDE) at Pooth Kalan Post Office on a provisional basis by an order dated 13.07.1992. The appointment order explicitly stated th...