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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging Nomination of Daughter's Son as Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli. The Court upheld the concurrent findings that the word 'Khandan' in the Zabta includes the spiritual sect and not only male lineal descendants, and that the respondent No.1 is eligible for nomination....

The case involves a dispute over the succession to the office of Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli of a Dargah in Fatehpur, Rajasthan. The Dargah was founded in 1838 by Khwaja Haji Muhammed Najmuddeen Sah...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of LDCs Against Integrated Seniority List. Memo dated 02.04.1994 Issued Under Section 79 of Electricity Supply Act, 1948 Valid for Preparing Integrated Seniority List of LDCs and Typists....

The case involves a dispute over the integrated seniority list of Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) and Typists in the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (APSEB). The appellants, LDCs, challenged a Mem...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Provident Fund Office Against Garment Company — Holds Home-Based Women Workers Are Employees Under EPF Act. Piece-Rate Payment and Work From Home Do Not Exclude Workers from Definition of 'Employee' Under Section 2(f) of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952....

The present civil appeal arose from a challenge to the Bombay High Court's order dated 27.04.2012, which had set aside the Provident Fund Officer's determination that the respondent company, M/s Godav...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Three Accused for Murder in Village Feud Case. Common Object Under Section 149 IPC Established by Exhortation and Coordinated Attack with Swords....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by three convicted accused, Postman Vengaisamy (A-1), Thalaiyaripandi (A-11), and Vellachamy (A-15), upholding their conviction under Sections 148, 302 rea...

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Supreme Court Allows Inclusion of Descendants with One Clear Parent in Assam NRC Subject to Constitution Bench Decision. The Court approved the State Coordinator's proposals for inclusion of descendants where the legacy parent is clear, but left the issue of exclusion where the legacy parent is a DV/DF/PFT for the Constitution Bench....

The Supreme Court was dealing with a writ petition concerning the preparation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. The Court had earlier directed the State Coordinator, Shri Prateek Ha...

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Supreme Court Allows Execution of Specific Performance Decree Despite Delay in Deposit of Balance Sale Consideration. Doctrine of Merger Applies When Appellate Court Confirms Trial Court Decree Without Modifying Time Limit....

The appellant, Surinder Pal Soni, filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 8 December 2003 for agricultural land in Panchkula. The trial court decreed the suit on 20 March 2...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Food Adulteration Case Despite Procedural Lapses. Substantial Compliance of Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Sufficient When No Prejudice Caused....

The appellant Vijendra was convicted under Section 7(1)/16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for selling adulterated buffalo milk. On 16.10.1979, Food Inspector R.C. Kansal fou...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Contradictions. Presumption Under Section 113B of Evidence Act Not Triggered as Prosecution Failed to Prove 'Soon Before' Cruelty....

The case pertains to the death of Ishwari Devi, who died by burning herself on 05.06.1991, within 1.5 years of her marriage. The appellants, her husband (first accused) and father-in-law (second accus...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of Bank Employees Convicted for Fictitious Account Fraud. Handwriting Evidence and Conspiracy Proven Despite Flawed Investigation....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Ram Gopal and Pankaj Kumar Jain, who were convicted for their involvement in a fictitious bank account fraud. The case originated from an FIR registered by t...