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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Service Termination Case — Delay Condoned Due to Repeated Correspondence and Approved Appointments. The Court restored appeals before the School Tribunal, holding that the appellant must be given an opportunity to challenge termination orders as his appointments were duly approved by the Education Officer....

The appellant, Balkrishna Waman Zambare, was appointed as a laboratory attendant in the respondent school on 06.10.1998, approved by the Education Officer on 06.03.1999. He was promoted to junior cler...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Insufficient Evidence — Confession of Co-Accused and Retracted Confession Without Corroboration Cannot Sustain Conviction for Financing Illicit Traffic Under Section 27A NDPS Act...

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Mohammed Fasrin, who was convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) by the trial court and the Madras High Court. The a...

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Supreme Court Allows Arbitration in Partnership Dispute Involving Simple Allegations of Fraud. Court appoints arbitrator under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, distinguishing between serious and simple fraud allegations....

The present case arises out of a partnership dispute between Rashid Raza (appellant) and Sadaf Akhtar (respondent). An FIR dated 17.11.2017 was lodged by one partner alleging siphoning of funds and ot...

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Supreme Court Restores FIR in Rape Case Against Employer: High Court's Quashing Set Aside for Exceeding Section 482 CrPC Powers. Allegations of Blackmail and Repeated Rape Require Investigation Despite Claim of Settlement and Consensual Relationship....

The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court's order quashing an FIR registered against the second respondent for offences under Sections 376, 499, and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Dependency Compensation for Bachelor Deceased. The Court held that for a bachelor, 50% deduction for personal expenses is mandatory under Pranay Sethi, but upheld inclusion of fellowship as income and non-pecuniary damages....

The Supreme Court partially allowed an appeal by National Insurance Company Limited against a judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court in a motor accident claim. The deceased, Amol Verma, aged 26, was a...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Arbitration Appointment Case — Limitation Period Runs from Repudiation of Claim, Not from Final Bill Date. Continuous Correspondence and Negotiations Between Parties Extend the Period for Invoking Arbitration Under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The appellant, M/s Geo Miller & Co. Pvt. Ltd., was awarded three work orders by the respondent, Chairman, Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd., for execution of work on a water treatment plant. The con...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence — False Explanation of Suicide and Medical Evidence of Smothering Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Vijay Nathalal Gohil against the Bombay High Court's judgment upholding his conviction under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife. The appellant was mar...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence. False Suicide Claim and Injuries on Deceased Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Vijay Nathalal Gohil against the judgment of the Bombay High Court which upheld his conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Assault Case at Court Complex — Common Intention Established Under Section 149 IPC. Appellants convicted for murder and other offences based on consistent eyewitness testimony and medical evidence, with no merit found in defence of false implication....

The Supreme Court dismissed two appeals against a common judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had upheld the conviction of the appellants for multiple offences including murder. The ca...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeals in National Highways Act Acquisition Cases — Non-Grant of Solatium and Interest Upheld. The Court held that Section 3J of the National Highways Act, 1956, excluding solatium and interest under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, is not violative of Article 14 of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court, in a batch of appeals filed by the Union of India and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), considered the validity of the non-grant of solatium and interest under the Na...