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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Bank Account Suit — Plaint Rejected as Barred by Limitation Under Article 113 of Limitation Act, 1963. Exchange of Correspondence Cannot Extend Limitation Once Right to Sue Accrues....

The appellant, Shakti Bhog Food Industries Ltd., filed a civil suit in 2005 against the Central Bank of India and another respondent seeking a decree for rendition of true and correct accounts regardi...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenant's Appeal in Kerala Rent Control Case — High Court Exceeded Revisional Jurisdiction by Reappreciating Evidence. Landlord's Bonafide Requirement for Additional Accommodation Under Section 11(8) of Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 Cannot Be Based on Vacant Rooms in Other Buildings....

The case involves a tenant (appellant) occupying two shop rooms in a building owned by the landlord (respondent) in Kerala. The landlord filed eviction petitions under Section 11(8) of the Kerala Buil...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Municipal Corporation in Solid Waste Project Injunction Case — Environmental Claims Lacked Scientific Evidence. Court Restores Trial Court's Dismissal of Suit, Holding That Civil Courts Cannot Restrain Statutory Projects Based on Unsubstantiated Apprehensions....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad against the judgment of the Bombay High Court which had affirmed the decree of permanent injunction restraining the municipal corporati...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in IBC Section 7 Case — NCLT Cannot Dismiss Petition Without Applying Mind to Merits. Adjudicating Authority Must Determine Default and Admit or Reject Petition Under Section 7, Not Direct Settlement Without Considering Individual Claims....

The present appeal under Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) arises from a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) dated 30 July 2020, which upheld an ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Case — High Court Erred in Reversing Concurrent Findings on Bona Fide Purchaser Defence. Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Sections 41 and 52 interpreted; lis pendens applies to transfers during pendency of injunction suit....

The appeal arises from a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 10.11.2002 for 16 kanals of land for Rs. 8 lakhs, with Rs. 2.50 lakhs paid as earnest money. The appellant-plaintif...

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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Criminal Justice System's Response to Sexual Offences — Seeks Status Reports on Implementation of Legal Provisions. The Court directed Union of India and all States/UTs to file status reports on compliance with provisions of Cr.P.C., IPC, and Evidence Act relating to rape and sexual offences....

The Supreme Court of India, taking suo motu cognizance under SMW (Crl.) No. 04 of 2019, assessed the criminal justice system's response to sexual offences in the wake of the Nirbhaya incident. The Cou...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition of Convict in 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Case — Death Penalty Upheld. Review Petition Rejected as No Error Apparent on Face of Record; Grounds Identical to Those of Co-Accused Already Dismissed....

The Supreme Court dismissed a review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, the cleaner of the bus involved in the infamous 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case. The petitioner sought review of the Cou...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Eviction Suit: Co-owners of Dissolved Partnership Firm Have Locus to Terminate Tenancy Without Attornment or Public Notice Under Section 45 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. The court held that the co-ownership arrangement was a family arrangement and not a transfer, and the defendant's conduct established jural relationship....

The appeal arises from a suit for eviction and mesne profits filed by the original plaintiffs, seventeen individuals claiming as co-owners of a shop premises in Bengaluru, against the respondent, who ...

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Supreme Court Allows Filing of Revised Income Tax Returns After Due Date in Amalgamation Case — Holds That NCLT-Approved Scheme Overrides Procedural Timelines Under Income Tax Act. Clause 64(c) of the Scheme Permitting Revised Returns Has Statutory Force and Department Cannot Reject Them as Invalid....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by M/s Dalmia Power Limited and M/s Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited against the judgment of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, which had reversed t...