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"Supreme Court Quashes Rape and Intimidation Charges: Consensual Relationship Misconstrued" "When consensual relationships fail, they cannot be construed as criminal unless statutory offenses are clearly made out."...

1. Background of the Case (Paras 2–5) Acts and Sections Involved: Indian Penal Code (IPC): Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC): Sections 482 and 164 Facts: ...

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"Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings in Decades-Old NDPS Evidence Forgery Case" "Ensuring justice amidst allegations of tampering with judicial processes."...

The Supreme Court of India restored criminal proceedings against accused persons in a case involving evidence tampering in an NDPS matter from 1990. It overturned a Kerala High Court decision quashing...

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"Supreme Court Resolves Key Issue on CENVAT Credit: Clarifying Inputs vs. Capital Goods" "Balancing Revenue and Industry Needs for a Robust Telecom Sector."...

The Supreme Court addressed whether mobile service providers (MSPs) like Bharti Airtel can claim CENVAT credit on excise duties paid for mobile towers and prefabricated buildings (PFBs) under the CENV...

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State of Haryana's Plea for Adverse Possession Denied: High Court's Judgment Upheld. State cannot claim adverse possession over private land in a welfare State; Plaintiffs' Ownership Established....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the State of Haryana and the Public Works Department (PWD), challenging the High Court's decision which restored the decree passed by the Trial Court in...

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Disciplinary Proceedings After Retirement: Void Jurisdiction. Legal fiction of continuation in service does not apply when disciplinary proceedings are initiated post-retirement....

This case examines the jurisdiction to initiate disciplinary proceedings after an officer’s superannuation. The Supreme Court ruled that such proceedings, initiated post-retirement or post-extended ...

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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Appellant in Sexual Abuse Case Considering Delayed Complaint. Sensitive case evaluated; anticipatory bail allowed with conditions under Cr.P.C. Section 438. Delay in lodging complaint and lack of grievance redressal through alternative mechanisms crucial in the Court's decision....

Crux and Ratio Decidendi Delay in Complaint: The complainant lodged the FIR eight years after the alleged incident (2016) and four years after her public allegations (2018), which raised doubts abo...

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Supreme Court Restores Family Court Order: Interim Maintenance Fixed at ₹1.75 Lakh for Estranged Wife. Ensuring dignity and standard of living for estranged spouses during divorce proceedings....

The Supreme Court restored the Family Court's order granting interim maintenance of ₹1.75 lakh per month to the wife. It held that the High Court erred in reducing the amount to ₹80,000, failing t...

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"Appellant's Major Penalty Quashed: Failure to Record Oral Evidence in Disciplinary Proceedings Invalidates Inquiry" "Natural Justice and Procedural Mandates Triumph Over Procedural Deficiencies in Disciplinary Proceedings."...

The Supreme Court quashed the High Court’s judgment and restored the State Public Services Tribunal’s order, holding that failure to record oral evidence in disciplinary proceedings proposing a ma...

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Grant of Proficiency Step-up Benefits: Relief to Work-Charged Employees Differential treatment of similarly situated employees held violative of equality under Article 14....

The Supreme Court held that the appellants, whose services in the work-charged establishment were regularized, are entitled to benefits under the Proficiency Step-up Scheme, 1988. It reversed the High...

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"Supreme Court Resolves Familial Property Dispute with Key Findings on Deeds and Consideration" Clarifying the distinction between settlement deeds and gift deeds under Indian law....

The Supreme Court reversed the High Court's decision and restored the trial court and first appellate court findings. It determined that the deed executed in 1963 in favor of Govindammal was a valid ...