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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in Murder Case Based on Injured Eyewitness Testimony. Sole Testimony of Injured Eyewitness Sufficient for Conviction Under Section 304 Part II/34 IPC When Credible and Reliable....

The case pertains to an incident on 18th June, 1995, during a Jagjit Singh night program in Nainital, where the deceased Rajesh Sah intervened when some boys were passing indecent remarks at girls. Th...

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Supreme Court Allows Government Appeal in Consumer Case Over Exim Policy Incentives. Exporter Not a Consumer as Government Does Not Render Service Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Ministry of Commerce against the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which had upheld the claim of M/s Vinod and Comp...

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Supreme Court Allows Pensioners' Association Appeal in Pension Revision Case — Classification Based on Date of Retirement Held Arbitrary. All Pensioners Form One Class Entitled to Uniform Revised Pension Under Article 14....

The case pertains to a challenge by the All Manipur Pensioners Association against the State of Manipur's office memorandum dated 21.4.1999, which revised pension but provided a higher percentage to g...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CRPF Head Constable for Negligent Handling of Weapon Causing Death of Colleague. Acquittal in Criminal Case Does Not Vitiate Disciplinary Proceeding Based on Preponderance of Probabilities....

The first respondent, Sitaram Mishra, was a Head Constable in the CRPF. On 18 February 1998, while cleaning his loaded 9 MM carbine in the barracks without removing the magazine, eight rounds were fir...

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Supreme Court Upholds Lottery Allotment of Large Gala in APMC Market, Sets Aside High Court's Order Directing Allotment to Respondent No.2. The Court held that the High Court erred in relying on an earlier order of the Director of Agricultural Marketing without independently assessing eligibility, and that the lottery method was valid....

The Supreme Court considered appeals against the Bombay High Court's judgment dated 21.11.2018, which directed the allotment of large Gala No.F-158 in the Mumbai Agricultural Produce Market Committee ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Promotion Dispute Due to Non-Communication of APAR Entries. Failure to Disclose Annual Performance Appraisal Report Entries Violates Principles of Natural Justice and Law Laid Down in Dev Dutt and Sukhdev Singh....

The dispute arose from the appellant's claim for promotion from Scale III to Scale IV in United India Insurance Co Ltd for the year 2014-2015. The appellant, Pankaj Prakash, had received gradings in h...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal on Arbitrator Fees: NHAI's Revised Fee Schedule Prevails Over Fourth Schedule of Arbitration Act. The court held that arbitrator fees fixed by agreement are binding and that the Fourth Schedule does not override such agreement, but the fee schedule is subject to revision by subsequent policy circulars....

The Supreme Court dealt with two appeals concerning arbitrator fees in contracts with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). In Civil Appeal No. 5384 of 2019, a contract dated 07.02.2006 bet...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Restores Decree for Specific Performance in Property Sale Dispute — Time Not of Essence Due to Reciprocal Promises. Seller's Obligation to Clear Mortgage First Made Time Flexible; Plaintiff's Readiness and Willingness Established by Deposits and Notices....

The appeal arose from a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 22.09.2002, whereby the defendant agreed to sell suit property to the plaintiff for Rs.3,65,000. The plaintiff paid ...