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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Judicial Officer Convicted of Misconduct for Proximate Relationship with Lady Lawyer. Dismissal from Service Upheld as Gratification Includes Non-Monetary Benefits Under Maharashtra Civil Services Rules....

The appellant, a judicial officer appointed as Judicial Magistrate on 01.03.1985, was suspended on 08.02.2001 and dismissed from service on 15.01.2004. The core allegation was that he had a proximate ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeals Against Grant-in-Aid Claims Under Repealed 1994 Order. Employees of Non-Government Educational Institutions Entitled to Grant-in-Aid Despite Repeal of Orissa (Non Government Colleges, Junior Colleges and Higher Secondary Schools) Grant-in-Aid Order, 1994....

The case involves a batch of civil appeals filed by the State of Odisha against various respondents, who are employees of non-government educational institutions. The core issue is whether these emplo...

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Supreme Court Overrules HUDA v. Sunita, Holds Statutory Bodies Amenable to Consumer Protection Act for Services Rendered for Consideration. The Court ruled that the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 applies to statutory authorities providing services for consideration, and sovereign functions are exempt only if strictly understood....

The Supreme Court considered a reference arising from an order dated 13.07.2018, where a two-judge Bench doubted the correctness of HUDA v. Sunita (2005) 2 SCC 479. In Sunita, the Court had held that ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Legal Heir in Succession Dispute, Holds Portuguese Civil Code Governs Immovable Property of Goan Domicile Outside Goa. The Court ruled that the property in Bombay must be included in inventory proceedings under the Portuguese Civil Code, overriding the Indian Succession Act....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal concerning the succession to the immovable property of a Goan domicile, Joaquim Mariano Pereira (JMP), who died in 1967. JMP had three daughters and a wife, and ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Armed Forces Tribunal's Order Setting Aside Conviction for Theft of Pistols in Army Court Martial — Confessional Statements Found Involuntary and Uncorroborated. Secondary Evidence Improperly Admitted Without Foundation, and Army Rule 58 Violated as Prosecution Case Not Put to Accused....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by the Union of India and the accused, thereby upholding the Armed Forces Tribunal's order dated December 12, 2013. The Tribunal had set aside the convict...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Temple Trusteeship Dispute — Executing Court Cannot Reopen Final Findings. High Court Exceeded Revisional Jurisdiction Under Section 115 CPC by Setting Aside Executing Court's Order Dismissing Section 47 Application....

The appeal arose from a dispute over the trusteeship of a temple. The suit temple properties were originally administered by three brothers, Sadhasivamurthy, Balasundaram, and Sundararajan, who endowe...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld despite absence of charring and recovery of bullet, as eyewitnesses consistently identified the appellant and medical evidence corroborated the cause of death....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Prabhash Kumar Singh against his conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Ashok Rewani on 22nd January 1993. The ap...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted by High Court in SFIO Case Involving Massive Corporate Fraud. Twin Conditions Under Section 212(6)(ii) of Companies Act, 2013 Must Be Satisfied Before Granting Bail for Offences Under Section 447....

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) appealed against the grant of bail to Nittin Johari, the former Chief Financial Officer and Whole Time Director (Finance) of Bhushan Steel Ltd. (BSL), by ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Industrial Dispute Over Back-Wages Computation Under Section 33-C(2) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Labour Court's Order Unsustainable as Entitlement Was Disputed and Not Previously Adjudicated; However, Amount Already Withdrawn by Workman Deemed Full Satisfaction....

The Supreme Court disposed of an appeal by Rai Bahadur Narain Singh Sugar Mills Ltd. against an order of the Labour Court dated 06.08.2011 in Misc. Case No.42 of 2011, which had allowed a petition und...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of Three Establishments Denied Exemption Under Employees' Provident Funds Act. Functional Integrality and Common Ownership with Parent Company Preclude Claim of New Establishment Status Under Section 16(1)(d)....

The Supreme Court dismissed three civil appeals filed by M/s. Shree Vishal Printers Ltd., Jaipur (SVPL), M/s. Times Publishing House Ltd., Jaipur (TPHL), and M/s. Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd., Jaip...