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Supreme Court Allows Petition of Acting Chief Justice Seeking Pensionary Benefits as Chief Justice. Court Holds That Service as Acting Chief Justice Must Be Treated as Service as Chief Justice for Pension Under Rule 7 Part I First Schedule of High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954....

The petitioner, K. Sreedhar Rao, retired as Acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court after serving 14 months in that capacity. He filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeki...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Arbitration Reference Dispute Over Lease Rent Sharing. Dispute Between Society and Members Arising from Development Agreements Falls Within Arbitration Clause 19 of Addendum....

The case involves a dispute between M/s Avinash Hitech City 2 Society and its members (appellants) and Boddu Manikya Malini and another (respondents) concerning the sharing of lease rents collected by...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application Seeking Direction to Enact Custodial Torture Legislation, Upholding Separation of Powers. Court holds that directing Parliament to legislate would violate the basic structure of the Constitution, despite acknowledging the gravity of custodial torture and India's international obligations under the UN Convention....

The applicant, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, a senior advocate and former Law Minister, filed a miscellaneous application in a disposed writ petition seeking a direction from the Supreme Court to the Union of In...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Former Finance Minister in INX Media Money Laundering Case. Custodial Interrogation Required Under PMLA as Allegations of FIPB Clearance Irregularities and Receipt of Proceeds of Crime Are Serious....

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by P. Chidambaram, former Finance Minister, against the Delhi High Court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a money-laundering case registered by the Enforce...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Sports Quota Admission Case Due to Belated Challenge and Lack of Candor. The Court upheld the final rank list published on 28.06.2019 as the basis for admission, rejecting the appellant's plea to shift a candidate from Individual to Team category....

The appellant, Jyothir R, challenged the categorization of Respondent No. 5, Sujithraj U. Mallan, under the Sports (Individual) category instead of Sports (Team) category for MBBS admission under the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial and Eyewitness Testimony. The Court upheld conviction under Section 302 IPC as witnesses saw accused entering and leaving with axe, and deceased died of axe blows....

The appellant, Laxminath, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Kursan, his nephew, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Trial Court. The High Court upheld th...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Lack of Identity Proof. Benefit of Doubt Given as Prosecution Failed to Prove Identity of Accused Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Hari Singh and another against their conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC by the Trial Court and upheld by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. The case aro...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Arbitration Appointment Case — No Interference Under Article 136. Court Clarifies Scope of Section 11(6A) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Prior to Its Omission by 2019 Amendment....

The Supreme Court dismissed a civil appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition against a High Court decision refusing to appoint an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Ac...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Dying Declaration Despite Initial Exculpatory Statement. Dying declaration recorded three days after incident held reliable when corroborated by medical evidence and circumstances....

The appellant, Jagbir Singh, was convicted under Sections 302 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the murder of his wife, Santosh, and for criminal intimidation. The prosecution's case was tha...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Dying Declaration Despite Initial Exculpatory Statement. Kerosene Smell and Medical Evidence Corroborate Guilt Under Sections 302 and 506 IPC....

The appellant, Jagbir Singh, was convicted under Sections 302 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the murder of his wife, Santosh, by pouring kerosene on her and setting her on fire. The incid...