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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Chief Minister in Election Affidavit Case — Non-Disclosure of Cognizance-Taken Cases Not an Offence Under Section 125-A of Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court held that Section 33-A of the Act requires disclosure only of charge-framed cases, and the statutory scheme cannot be expanded by rules or forms....

The appellant, Satish Ukey, a practicing advocate, filed a criminal complaint against the first respondent, Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, alleging an offence ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Direction to Accept Late Pension Option in Exceptional Circumstances. Bank's Appeal Dismissed as Court Finds Employee's Lack of Knowledge Due to Being Abroad Justifies Condonation of Delay....

The respondent, Janak Raj Sharma, was a Senior Manager at Oriental Bank of Commerce who took voluntary retirement on 15.01.2001. On 23.08.2010, the Bank issued a circular allowing employees who joined...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Death Sentence Case for Murder of Wife and Four Children — No Error Apparent on Record. Review jurisdiction under Article 137 and Order XL Rule 10 of Supreme Court Rules, 1966 cannot be used to re-appreciate evidence; only errors apparent on face of record can be corrected....

The review petition was filed by Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav against the final judgment and order dated 04.07.2011 of the Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal Nos. 185-186 of 2011, which had confirmed hi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Claim in Urban Land Ceiling Dispute, Sets Aside Allotment to Newspaper Publication. Court Declares Survey No. 19/P as Actual Survey No. 129/45/D Under Article 142, Rejecting Government's Compliance Report....

The Supreme Court disposed of Miscellaneous Applications arising from a long-standing land dispute concerning Survey No. 129/45/D in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. The original writ petitions challenged pr...

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Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Caste Scrutiny Committee Composition Under Maharashtra Act of 2000. Judicial Directions in Kumari Madhuri Patil Stand Subsumed by Subsequent Legislation....

The judgment arises from a batch of civil appeals concerning the validity of caste certificates issued to respondents who claimed Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe status. The appellants, including the ...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld....

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued guidelines concerning the Scheduled Castes and the S...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Adverse Possession Case — Khasra Entries Found Suspicious and Fraudulent. High Court's Reversal of First Appellate Court's Findings Set Aside as Perverse and Without Considering Evidence of Fraud....

The Supreme Court allowed two civil appeals arising from a dispute over adverse possession of agricultural lands in Village Purani Chhabani, Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The original plaintiff Matadin (since...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Order on Limitation for IBC Section 7 Application. Article 137 of Limitation Act Applies, Not Date of IBC Commencement....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Sagar Sharma & Anr. against the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in a matter under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (I...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Kerala Land Reforms Act Case — Quarrying Land Not Exempt as Commercial Site. Land used for quarrying does not fall within the definition of 'commercial site' under Section 2(5) read with Section 81(1)(q) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, and is not exempt from ceiling provisions....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by K.H. Nazar against the judgment of the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court, which held that land used for quarrying is not a 'commercial site' under th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against High Court Order Quashing Selection Process for Technical Assistant Posts. Revision of Category-Wise Vacancies After Written Examination Does Not Change Rules of the Game When Done to Fulfill Reservation Mandates....

The Supreme Court heard appeals against a High Court judgment that quashed the selection process for 6628 posts of Technical Assistant (Group-C) in the Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Department. The Uttar ...