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Supreme Court Upholds Default Bail Under Section 167(2) CrPC Despite Subsequent Filing of Chargesheet. Indefeasible Right Accrues on Expiry of Statutory Period and Filing of Bail Application Before Chargesheet....

The appellant, M. Ravindran, was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.08.2018 for offences under the NDPS Act. Under Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act, the investigation had to be completed wi...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Judicial Recruitment Rules — Upholds Eligibility of Judicial Officers with Bar Experience. The court ruled that members of the judicial service with prior advocacy experience can claim eligibility for District Judge positions against the Bar quota under Article 233....

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution of India concerning the eligibility of members of the subordinate judicial service for appointment as District Judges....

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement in Intelligence Agency Case Due to Security Concerns. Compulsory Retirement Rule 135 Found Constitutional, Not Violative of Articles 14 and 311....

The case involved the appellant's challenge against her compulsory retirement from the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) under Rule 135 of the 1975 Rules, which was based on her alleged exposure as an...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Corporation and Allows Employees' Claim for Permanent Status. The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation was found to be an industrial establishment under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments Act, 1981, entitling workmen to permanent status....

The case involved cross appeals from the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited and the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Employees Welfare Union regarding the applicability of the Tami...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Copyright Infringement Suit — Suit Barred by Limitation Under Article 58 of Limitation Act, 1963. Cause of Action First Arose in 1995 When Plaintiffs Had Knowledge of Defendants' Claims, Not in 2003 When Notice Was Issued....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the defendant (M/s. Zee Telefilms Ltd., now Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.) against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, which h...

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Supreme Court Allows State of Goa's Appeal in Forest Land Ownership Dispute — Names of Private Individuals Ordered to be Deleted from Survey Entry. The Court held that the unappealed finding of non-ownership and the 1951 Gazette Notification established the property as forest land belonging to the Forest Department....

The State of Goa appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Bombay at Goa which affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the State's counterclaim in a suit filed by Narayan V. Gaonkar and other...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer for Misconduct in Land Acquisition Cases — Gross Judicial Indiscipline and Extraneous Considerations Proven. The court held that deliberate errors in judicial orders amounting to misconduct are not protected by judicial immunity, and dismissal is proportionate for such grave misconduct....

The appellant, Sadhna Chaudhary, was a judicial officer in the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Services. She was dismissed from service following disciplinary proceedings initiated on the basis of a rep...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Legal Heirs in Workmen's Compensation Case: Death of Truck Driver While Fetching Water from Canal Held to Arise Out of Employment. Notional Extension Doctrine Applied to Compensate Under Employee's Compensation Act, 1923....

The appellants, legal heirs of the deceased truck driver, were granted compensation by the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (now Employee's Compensation A...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Seed Company, Upholds Consumer Status of Small Agriculturist in Buyback Dispute. Cultivation of Safed Musli for Livelihood Held Not Commercial Purpose Under Section 2(d) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The case involves a dispute between M/s Nandan Biomatrix Ltd., a seed company, and S. Ambika Devi, a small landholder. In 2003, the appellant advertised a buyback scheme for safed musli, a medicinal c...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Declaration of Adoption and Partition – Failure to Prove Ceremony of Giving and Taking Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The court held that evidence of being treated as a daughter, without proof of the actual adoption ceremony, is insufficient to establish a valid adoption after the Act of 1956....

The appellant, M. Vanaja, filed a civil suit seeking a declaration that she was the adopted daughter of the respondent, M. Sarla Devi, and her deceased husband, Narasimhulu Naidu, along with partition...