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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Brother's Death Due to Sudden Fight. Exception 4 of Section 300 IPC Applied as Incident Was Not Premeditated and Occurred During a Sudden Quarrel Without Prior Enmity....

The appellant, Udiya, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of his brother, Nakuda, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1,000. The trial ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Tenants' Appeals in West Bengal Eviction Case — Limitation Act Not Applicable to Section 7(2) Application Under West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997. The Court held that the time limits under Section 7(2) are mandatory and only one extension of up to two months is permissible, and Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply....

The appeals arose from eviction petitions filed by the respondent-landlord against the appellants-tenants under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, on the ground of non-payment of arrears of r...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Adulterated Milk in Prevention of Food Adulteration Act Case — Marginal Deficiency in Milk Solids Non-Fat Not Excusable. The Court held that prescribed standards under the Act must be strictly followed and even marginal deviation constitutes adulteration....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Raj Kumar, who was convicted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for selling adulterated milk. On 30.10.1995, a Food Inspector collected a mil...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit, Restores Trial Court's Decree for Money Recovery Instead of Specific Performance. The High Court erred in granting specific performance as the transaction was found to be a loan with collateral security under the Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by the subsequent purchasers (appellants) against the High Court's decree granting specific performance of an agreement for sale of agricultural land. The suit was...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Clarification in AMIE Degree Equivalence Case. Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) Cannot Claim Its Associate Membership Certificate as Equivalent to a Degree in Engineering Without UGC or AICTE Approval....

The case pertains to a Miscellaneous Application filed by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) in a disposed Civil Appeal. The appellant, a society registered under the Societies Registrati...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case — Notice Under Section 143(2) Mandatory, Section 292BB Does Not Cure Complete Absence of Notice. The Court upheld the quashing of assessment proceedings where no notice under Section 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was issued, despite the assessee's participation....

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's order quashing the assessment proce...

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Supreme Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Transfer Pricing Case — CBDT Instruction Not Mandatory. Assessing Officer's Power to Determine Arm's Length Price Under Section 92C(3) Upheld Despite Non-Reference to TPO....

The case involves an appeal by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-4, Mumbai against the judgment of the Bombay High Court which dismissed the Revenue's appeal and upheld the Income Tax Appellate...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions for Alleged Violation of Directions in Engineering Degree Case — No Wilful Disobedience Found as Petitioners Sought Prospective Benefits Not Covered by Judgment. The Court held that the directions to restore advantages applied only to benefits already granted, not to new benefits, and the contemnors had acted bona fide....

The Supreme Court dismissed contempt petitions filed by nine petitioners alleging wilful violation of its judgment dated 03.11.2017 and clarificatory order dated 22.01.2018. The petitioners, who were ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted by High Court in Murder Case Due to Non-Application of Mind. The High Court failed to consider prima facie evidence of 27 injuries and eye-witness statement under Section 439 CrPC, rendering the bail order illegal....

The case arises from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court granting bail to the first respondent, Rajesh Kumar @ Polia, and four other accused persons charged with the murder of the appellant's nephe...