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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...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate with Warning Instead of Sentence. The Court Emphasized the Importance of Free Speech and the Need for Caution in Criticism of Judicial Institutions....

The Supreme Court of India addressed a suo motu contempt petition against an advocate, Prashant Bhushan, who was found guilty of contempt for his tweets criticizing the judiciary. The court heard argu...

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Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT's Remand Order in Central Excise Valuation Dispute — Evasion of Duty Based on Undervaluation of Plywood/Block Boards. The Court Held That the Adjudicating Authority Must Provide a Reasoned Order After Proper Cross-Examination and Consideration of Evidence, and That the Tribunal's Remand for De Novo Adjudication Was Justified....

The case involves appeals by the Commissioner of Central Excise against orders of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) that set aside the Order-in-Original and remanded the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Convict in Robbery Case, Upholds Conviction Under Section 394 IPC and Section 25 Arms Act — Belated Defenses of Juvenility and Insanity Rejected as Unsubstantiated....

The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal of Mohd. Anwar, who was convicted under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 for a robbery that occurre...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application Seeking Scrapping of Inquiry Commission in Vikas Dubey Encounter Case — Allegations of Bias Based on Newspaper Reports Rejected as Lacking Evidentiary Value...

The Supreme Court dismissed a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by Ghanshyam Upadhyay, the petitioner in a pending writ petition (W.P. (Crl.) No. 177/2020) seeking a direction to initiate action r...

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Supreme Court Upholds Referral to Arbitration Despite Fraud Allegations in Development Agreement Dispute. Arbitration Clause Survives Challenge When Fraud Relates to Inducement Not Affecting Contractual Terms....

The appeal arose from a civil suit filed by Deccan Paper Mills Co. Ltd. (appellant) against Regency Mahavir Properties and others (respondents) seeking declarations that certain agreements were void d...

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking National Plan Under Disaster Management Act for COVID-19 Pandemic. Existing National Disaster Management Plan and Funds Held Sufficient for Pandemic Response....

The writ petition was filed as a public interest litigation by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the Union of India to prepare, notify, and implement a National Plan unde...

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Supreme Court Allows Suspension of Sentence and Bail in Dowry Death Case Pending Appeal. Appellant convicted under Sections 304B and 498A IPC granted bail considering period of incarceration and pendency of appeal....

The appellant, M. Radha Hari Seshu, was convicted by the III Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, L.B. Nagar, on 14.12.2016 in Sessions Case No.306 of 2013 for offences under Se...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Lease Not Fraudulent. High Court's finding that lease was validly granted by Gaon Sabha with due approval upheld; no fraud established to vitiate earlier decree....

The Union of India and another appealed against the High Court of Delhi's judgment dated 21.05.2007, which allowed the respondents' appeals and set aside the trial court's decree dated 04.01.2006. The...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute — Failure to Establish Criminal Intent Under Section 420 IPC. Allegations of Fraud in Real Estate Transaction Found to Be Purely Civil in Nature, Lacking Ingredients of Criminal Breach of Trust or Cheating....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the judgment of the Madras High Court, which had dismissed the appellants' petition to quash criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 250 of 2012 pending ...