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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Third-Party Purchaser Seeking Impleadment in Suit for Specific Performance — Plaintiff Cannot Be Compelled to Implead Stranger Against Wish Under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC. The Court held that a third party claiming independent title cannot be added in a suit for specific performance as it would enlarge the scope of the suit....

The appellant, Gurmit Singh Bhatia, purchased a suit property during the pendency of a suit for specific performance filed by the original plaintiffs (respondent nos. 2 & 3) against the original owner...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Land Owners' Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Case. Solatium Under Section 30(1) of the 2013 Act Held Calculable Only on Market Value and Assets, Excluding Additional 12% Under Section 30(3)....

The case involves two Special Leave Petitions filed by land owners whose land was acquired for the Metro Railway project under the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978. The competent autho...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Landowners' Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — High Court's Reduction of Compensation Upheld. The Court held that the High Court properly appreciated sale deed exemplars and reduced compensation for Jirayat and Bagayat lands under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by landowners challenging the Bombay High Court's reduction of compensation for land acquired for the Mukane Dam in Maharashtra. The State had issued a notification...

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Supreme Court Allows Family Pension Claim for Widow of Army Jawan Discharged Without Invalidation Medical Board. Discharge on Medical Grounds Requires Invalidation Board Under Rule 13(3)(III)(iii) of Army Rules, 1954; Residual Provision Not Applicable....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) at its Principal Bench, New Delhi, which dismissed the Original Application filed by Smt Sulekha Rani, the widow of a deceased Army ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Employee for Accepting Hospitality from Bidder During Tender Process. Attending IEEMA Conference Without Permission and Availing Air Ticket from M/s. Secure Meters Constitutes Misconduct Under Service Regulations....

The appellant, Rathin Ghosh, was a Superintending Engineer with 22 years of unblemished service in the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. In February 2007, he was asked to prepare...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Interpretation of Ship Recycling Plot Reservation. The Court Held That Reservation Under Regulation 5.4 of the Gujarat Maritime Board (Conditions & Procedures for granting permission for Utilizing Ship Recycling Plots) Ship Recycling Regulations, 2015 Applies to Plots Being Auctioned, Not Total Plots....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by M/s. R. K. Industries (Unit-II) LLP, a non-party before the High Court, limited to correcting the interpretation of the Gujarat Maritime Board (Conditions & Pro...

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Supreme Court Remands Cross-Objection in Land Acquisition Case for Merits Determination — High Court's Dismissal Without Reasons Set Aside. Cross-Objection Under Order 41 Rule 22 CPC Must Be Decided Independently Even if Main Appeal Is Dismissed....

The Supreme Court allowed appeals by landowners against the dismissal of their cross-objection by the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The land in question was acquired by the State for NTPC under the Lan...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute, Holds Sale Deed as Absolute Conveyance Not Mortgage. Separate Agreement for Reconveyance Cannot Convert Sale into Mortgage Under Section 58(c) of Transfer of Property Act, 1882....

The dispute arose from a transaction involving agricultural land measuring 6 acres 2 guntas in Survey No.2/A. The plaintiff (respondent) had taken financial assistance from the defendant (appellant) o...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in PC and PNDT Act Case — High Court Erred in Quashing Proceedings Without Considering Authorisation Order. The Court held that the Tehsildar's inspection was not without authority in light of the Office Memorandum dated 27.07.2007 and the authorisation order dated 27.05.2014....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Orissa against the judgment of the Orissa High Court which had quashed criminal proceedings against the respondents under the Pre-Conception ...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Ceiling Act Case — Customary Divorce Not Proven, Civil Suit Barred. High Court Erred in Interfering with Concurrent Findings and Ignoring Bar of Jurisdiction Under Section 46 of Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960....

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh which allowed a second appeal filed by the original plaintiff, Dungaji, and decreed his suit. The suit sought a declaratio...