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Supreme Court Allows Rajasthan High Court's Appeal Against Reinstatement of Probationary Judicial Officer. Termination of Probationer Upheld as Non-Stigmatic Administrative Decision Based on Suitability Assessment....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the Rajasthan High Court against the order of its own Division Bench which had directed reinstatement of a probationary judicial officer, Ved Priya. The ...

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Appellant in Forgery Case Due to Two Closure Reports and Long Incarceration. High Court's Rejection of Bail Set Aside as Mechanical, Emphasizing 'Bail is Rule, Jail is Exception' Under Sections 420, 177, 181, 193, 200, 120B IPC....

The appellant, Jeetendra, was arrested on 5th January 2019 in connection with Crime No. 210/2012 registered at Police Station Chhatripura, Indore for offences under Sections 420, 177, 181, 193, 200 an...

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Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence of Army Convict for Murder Under Section 69 of Army Act, Orders Release. Court considers mental state, immediate surrender, and service of 16 years as sufficient punishment....

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) dismissing the appellant's challenge to his conviction by a Summary General Court Martial for murder under Section 69 of th...

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Celebratory Firing Case — Appellant's Act of Firing Gun at Roof During Marriage Ceremony Lacked Intention to Kill, Attracts Section 304 Part II IPC...

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the conviction of Bhagwan Singh under Sections 302 and 307 IPC for causing the death of two persons and injuries to three others by firing a gun during h...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appeal in Domestic Violence Act Case — Clarifies Definition of Shared Household. The court emphasized that the definition of shared household under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is not limited to properties owned by the husband....

The case arose from an appeal by Satish Chander Ahuja against a judgment of the Delhi High Court which set aside a decree granted in his favor by the Trial Court under the Protection of Women from Dom...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against High Court Order Quashing Draft Development Plan for Non-Compliance with Statutory Time Limits Under MRTP Act. Planning Authority's Failure to Prepare Draft Plan Within Prescribed Period Triggers Deemed Failure and Transfer of Powers to Competent Authority Under Section 21(4A)....

The case arises from a challenge to the draft development plan published by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation under Section 26(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act)....

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Bail Order in Dowry Death Case — Emphasizes Need for Speaking Orders in Bail Matters. High Court's cryptic order granting bail to a convict under Section 304B IPC was quashed for lack of reasoning and failure to consider evidence of dowry harassment....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal filed by the father of a deceased victim against the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to the respondent-husband, who had been convicted under Sections 304...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeals in Land Acquisition Case, Restores Reference Court's Compensation with 10% Development Deduction for Hiwra Dam Project. The Court held that for irrigation projects, development deduction should be minimal and unrebutted expert valuation evidence must be considered....

The appeals arose from land acquisition proceedings for the Hiwra Dam project in Maharashtra. The appellant and respondents No.2 and 3 owned a partnership firm that operated a sugar mill on land in Ga...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Property Dispute Over Auction Sale — Upholds High Court's Finding That Auction Purchaser Was Real Owner, Not a Benami Front. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove that the auction purchaser was a benami for the original owner, and the suit was barred under Section 66(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The plaintiffs, wife and legal heirs of Govindasamy, filed a suit to set aside an auction sale of 1955 and seek possession of the suit property. The suit property originally belonged to Thangavelu Gou...

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Supreme Court Upholds Women Navy Officers' Right to Permanent Commission — Policy Denying Consideration to Existing SSC Officers Held Discriminatory. The court directed grant of Permanent Commissions to women Short Service Commissioned officers in service as on 26 September 2008, under Section 9 of the Navy Act, 1957....

The Supreme Court adjudicated a batch of appeals concerning the grant of Permanent Commissions (PCs) to women Short Service Commissioned (SSC) officers in the Indian Navy. The dispute arose from two d...