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Supreme Court Quashes DNA Test Order in Fake Caste Certificate Case — Roving and Fishing Enquiry Not Permitted Without Substantial Investigation. Section 53 CrPC Does Not Justify Premature DNA Test Without Investigation Material....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh dismissing the appellant's application under Section 482 CrPC for quashing an order dated 22.01.2016 passed by the Additional Junio...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Byelection Notification in Municipal Corporation Casual Vacancy Case. Filing of Election Petition Under Section 33 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 Does Not Bar State Election Commission from Filling Casual Vacancy Under Section 9....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against the Bombay High Court's judgment upholding the State Election Commission's notification for byelections to fill casual vacancies in the Mumbai Municipal Cor...

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Supreme Court Refers Satyawati Sharma to Larger Bench in Delhi Rent Control Eviction Case — Landlord's Bonafide Need for Non-Residential Premises Under Section 14(1)(e) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958...

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of appeals arising from eviction petitions filed by landlords under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, seeking possession of non-residential pr...

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Supreme Court Allows Jaipur Municipal Corporation's Appeal in Conversion Charges Refund Case — Land Use Change Required Payment Under Section 173-A of Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959. Court Holds That Conversion Charges Were Validly Demanded and Respondents Not Entitled to Refund....

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal by the Jaipur Municipal Corporation against a Division Bench judgment of the Rajasthan High Court that directed the Corporation to refund conversion charges ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of ISIS Associate Under Section 120B IPC and Section 38 UAPA, Acquits Under Section 125 IPC and Sections 39, 40 UAPA. Membership of terrorist organisation and criminal conspiracy established, but waging war and fund-raising charges not proved....

The case pertains to the conviction and sentencing of Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid (A2) for offences related to her association with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a banned terrorist organisati...

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Supreme Court Allows Magistrate to Order Voice Sample of Accused in Criminal Investigation. Article 20(3) Does Not Bar Compelled Voice Sample as It Is Not Testimonial Evidence Under Section 53 CrPC....

The case arises from an FIR lodged on 7th December 2009 at Sadar Bazar Police Station, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that Dhoom Singh and appellant Ritesh Sinha collected money from people on th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Challenging Adultery Law Under Ranbir Penal Code Following Joseph Shine Precedent. Section 497 of Ranbir Penal Code Declared Unconstitutional as Violative of Part III of the Constitution, Being Pari Materia with Section 497 IPC....

The Supreme Court of India heard a civil appeal filed by Col. Rajnish Bhandari, VSM, against the Union of India and others. The appeal challenged the validity of Section 497 of the Ranbir Penal Code, ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Electricity Distribution Company in Theft Case: Parallel Assessment Under Section 126 Permissible Despite Criminal Complaint Under Section 135. Assessment Under Section 126 Not Conditional on Consumer Seeking Restoration of Supply....

The case involves an appeal by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court which allowed the intra-court appeal of M/s. Orion Metal Pvt. Ltd...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'....

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outside a temple and later picked up the appellant Man...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Urban Land Ceiling Case — Possession Validly Taken Before Repeal. Application for Exemption Under Section 20 Rejected as Land Had Vested in State; No Abatement Upon Repeal....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Gujarat High Court dismissing a writ petition challenging the rejection of an exemption application under Section 20 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) ...