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Supreme Court Upholds CBI Investigation and Enhances Compensation in Army Custodial Death Case. The court affirmed the High Court's direction for CBI probe into the death of a civilian allegedly killed in army custody and increased compensation from Rs. 3 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs under Article 142....

The case arises from the death of Someswar Gayari alias Sombrom, who was allegedly taken into custody by army personnel of the 8th Madras Regiment on 26 August 2003 and later died in an encounter on 3...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Succession Dispute, Holding Probate Not Required for Will Made in Delhi by Hindu. Section 213 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 does not mandate probate for wills by Hindus outside Bengal, Madras, and Bombay territories....

The present appeal arose from a dispute over the estate of Zorawar Singh, who executed a Will dated June 16, 1985 and a codicil dated October 21, 1995, bequeathing self-acquired property in New Delhi....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Assessment Nullity Case Due to Amalgamation. Assessment in Name of Non-Existent Entity Held Void Despite Participation by Successor Company....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Revenue against the judgment of the Delhi High Court which had upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's decision that the assessment order for Ass...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Recovery of Dead Body Pursuant to Disclosure Statement. Section 106 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 applied to hold accused liable for facts within their special knowledge....

The appeals arise from a common judgment of the Sikkim High Court maintaining the conviction and sentence of the appellants for the murder of Netai Mohanta. The prosecution case was that the deceased,...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Abetment of Suicide in Case of Continuous Taunting and Harassment of Unmarried Girl. Accused's Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Read with Section 34 IPC Sustained as Their Conduct Constituted Abetment by Instigation and Intentional Insult....

The case pertains to an appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 306 read with Section 34 IPC but ...

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Supreme Court Allows State Bank of India's Appeal Against Direction for Repeated Hearing to Delinquent Employee. The Court held that once a delinquent employee refuses to avail the opportunity of hearing, he cannot be granted another opportunity on the ground of justice....

The case pertains to a disciplinary proceeding against Atindra Nath Bhattacharyya, a Chief Manager of State Bank of India, who was charge-sheeted with 16 charges of irregularities in credit and local ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Wind Power Tariff Dispute — Commissioning Date Determines Applicable Tariff. Actual Injection of Power into Grid is the Criterion for Commissioning Under Electricity Act, 2003....

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals from the Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Ltd. and another against a High Court judgment that directed them to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement (PP...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Arbitration Case Due to Arbitrator's Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest. Arbitrator's prior role as counsel for a party in another case raised justifiable doubts about impartiality under Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The case arises from a dispute between Vinod Bhaiyalal Jain and others (appellants) and Wadhwani Parmeshwari Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. (respondent) regarding damage to stored agricultural goods. The resp...