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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Police Officer for Dereliction of Duty in Dinakaran Arson Case. Failure to Prevent Attack and Apprehend Criminals Under Sections 217 and 221 IPC....

The case arises from the tragic Dinakaran newspaper arson incident on May 9, 2007, where a mob attacked the office, resulting in the death of three employees. The appellant, V. Rajaram, was the Deputy...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Spouse of Deceased Tenant in Eviction Case Under West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 — Holds That Spouse Is Not Entitled to Lifetime Protection or Right of Preference for Fresh Tenancy in Non-Residential Premises. The Court Identifies a Casus Omissus in Section 2(g) but Declines to Fill the Gap by Judicial Interpretation....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court affirming a decree for eviction under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997. The appellant, Nasima Naqi, was the spouse of the original...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition in Family Property Dispute — Settlement Agreement Binding, Third Party Claims Based on Agreement to Sell Not Recognized. The Court held that the contempt petition is premature as execution proceedings are ongoing, and an agreement to sell does not confer title under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882....

The present contempt petition was filed by Kaushaliya against her father Jodha Ram and others for alleged non-compliance of the Supreme Court's order dated 05.05.2017, which disposed of Special Leave ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Specific Performance Case — Assignment of Contractual Rights Requires Consent of Original Party. The Court held that assignees cannot enforce specific performance against original owners without their consent, as the original vendees' rights were extinguished by withdrawal of suit and cancellation of agreement....

The case involves four suits for specific performance filed by Respondent Nos. 1 (assignees) against the Appellants (original owners) based on agreements to sell dated 14.9.1987 (1987 agreements), whi...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against NGT Order Dismissing Challenge to Pond Allotment — State Cannot Alienate Common Water Bodies for Industrial Use Under Guise of Providing Alternatives. The Court held that ponds are public utilities meant for common use and cannot be commercialized, relying on precedents under Article 21 and the public trust doctrine....

The appellant, a resident of village Saini in Gautam Budh Nagar, filed an original application before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging that a private entity, M/s Sharp Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.,...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Tax Dispute Over Buy-Back of Shares Under Section 115QA of Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court held that buy-back pursuant to a scheme of arrangement under Section 391 of the Companies Act, 1956, is not covered by Section 115QA as it stood prior to the amendment effective from 01.06.2016....

The appellant, Genpact India Private Limited, a domestic unlisted company, bought back shares from its sole shareholder, Genpact India Investment, Mauritius, in two tranches: 2,50,000 shares in May 20...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in HR & CE Act Case — Bagyammal Trust Held to be a Specific Endowment. Deed of Settlement dated 4 June 1926 created a public charitable trust for temple purposes, falling under Section 6(19) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Madras High Court which reversed the trial court's decree in favor of the appellant. The appellant, W. N. Allal Sundaram, had instituted a suit seeking to set a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Detention Orders Under COFEPOSA Act Despite Detenu in Custody — Subjective Satisfaction of Imminent Release Sufficient. The Court held that the Detaining Authority's awareness of custody and recording of likelihood of release and propensity to indulge in prejudicial activities is sufficient to pass a valid detention order....

The case involves appeals by the Union of India and the detenu against the Delhi High Court's judgment quashing detention orders under the COFEPOSA Act. The detenus, Ashok Kumar Jalan and Amit Jalan, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of Contractual Entomologists in Municipal Corporation — Monetary Benefits Limited to Tribunal's Judgment Date. Regularization of employees appointed after public advertisement and interview since 1997-8 upheld, but monetary benefits granted from 1 October 2015 instead of 2008....

The Supreme Court disposed of an appeal by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation against a High Court order directing regularization of respondents as Entomologists. The respondents were appointed aft...