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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellants in Murder Case Based on Eye-Witness Testimony and Medical Evidence — Illicit Relationship Motive Established. The court affirmed the life imprisonment sentence under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC, finding the evidence of PW-5 and PW-7 credible and corroborated by medical evidence and recovery of weapons....

The case pertains to the murder of Bhimraya on 14.06.2002 at about 09:00 am. The appellants, Mallikarjun (accused No.1), Ravi (accused No.2), and Balappa (accused No.4), along with absconding accused ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Restores 18% Interest in Arbitration Award Under Section 31(7)(b) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. State Amendment to Repealed Act of 1940 Cannot Apply to Proceedings Under 1996 Act....

The appellant, M/s Shahi and Associates, a registered partnership firm, entered into an agreement dated 08.07.1993 with the Superintendent Engineer, Drainage Division, Gonda, U.P. for construction wor...

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Supreme Court Allows Banks' Appeals in Agricultural Field Officer Recruitment Dispute — Equivalence of Qualification Cannot Be Determined by Courts. Corrigendum Issued After Recruitment Notification Cannot Be Applied Retrospectively to Benefit Candidates Who Did Not Possess Prescribed Qualification....

The Supreme Court of India heard two civil appeals arising from a common judgment of the Kerala High Court concerning the recruitment of Agricultural Field Officers (Scale-I) in public sector banks. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Lecturer Examination Due to Widespread Malpractices. Board's Decision to Cancel Entire Examination Based on Bona Fide Assessment of Large-Scale Fraud Not Interfered With....

The Teachers Recruitment Board (Board) issued a notification on 28.07.2017 inviting applications for 1058 Lecturer posts in Government Polytechnic Colleges in Tamil Nadu. A written examination was con...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Civil Dispute Case — Abuse of Process of Law. Police Officers Justified in Not Registering FIR When Dispute Was Civil and Complainant Had Already Paid Mortgage Money and Got Sale Deed Executed....

The case arose from a dispute over a property sale. The complainant entered into an agreement to sell a house for Rs.54 lakhs and paid the full consideration. Later, he discovered that the property wa...

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Supreme Court Allows MTNL's Appeal Against Arbitration Order in Bond Dispute with Canara Bank. The Court held that arbitration proceedings cannot continue without a written arbitration agreement and without the consent of all necessary parties, specifically CANFINA....

The case involves a dispute between Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) and Canara Bank regarding bonds issued by MTNL. In 1992, MTNL floated bonds worth Rs. 425 crores, and placed Rs. 200 crores wi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Settlement for Independent Slum Development by Three Societies. Fabricated Withdrawal of Consent Rejected; SRA's Settlement Terms Allowed to End 14-Year Litigation....

The Supreme Court disposed of two Special Leave Petitions challenging a Bombay High Court order that had rejected writ petitions filed by Adarsh Estate Sahakari Griha Nirman Sanstha Maryadit (Adarsh) ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Land Acquisition Compensation Appeals Due to Inordinate Delay of 21 Years. Petitioners Failed to Show Sufficient Cause for Condonation of Delay, Special Leave Petitions Dismissed as Barred by Limitation....

The case involves special leave petitions filed by original claimants (landowners) challenging a common judgment dated 2.4.1996 of the Allahabad High Court in First Appeal No. 919/1993 and allied appe...

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Supreme Court Holds Plaintiff Can Plead Adverse Possession Under Article 65 of Limitation Act — Preliminary Issue Covered by Ravinder Kaur Grewal. The Court overruled earlier decisions and directed merits consideration....

The Supreme Court disposed of three civil appeals involving a preliminary issue: whether a plaintiff can take the plea of adverse possession under Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The Court not...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Reduction of Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Single Gunshot Case. Single gunshot fired during heated altercation on instigation does not constitute murder under Section 302 IPC but falls under Section 304 Part-I IPC....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment modifying the conviction of the respondent, Mohar Singh, from Section 302 IPC (murder) to Section 304 Part-I IPC (culpable homici...