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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Interim Compensation Order Under Section 143A NI Act for Pre-Amendment Offences. Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is Prospective and Cannot Apply to Complaints Filed Before Its Insertion on 1 September 2018....

The case arose from a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, filed in 2016 against the appellant G.J. Raja by the respondent Tejraj Surana, alleging dishonour of two cheq...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Joint Hindu Family Partition Case — Properties Purchased in Eldest Son's Name Held to be Joint Family Assets. Burden of Proof Shifts to Member Claiming Self-Acquisition Once Joint Family Nucleus is Established....

The present appeal arises from a suit for partition filed by respondent No.1 (original plaintiff) against the appellant (defendant No.1), respondent No.2 (defendant No.2), and their father, Hanumantha...

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Supreme Court Upholds Penalty on Educational Institution for Excess Admissions in AICTE Case. Institution directed to pay balance penalty of Rs. 19.10 crore; students awarded degrees despite illegal admissions....

The petitioner, Foundation for Organizational Research and Education Fore School of Management, a registered educational institution, applied to AICTE on 15 March 2016 for extension of approval and in...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Tender Dispute Petition, Upholds Limited Judicial Review in Government Contracts. The Court held that writ courts should not interfere in commercial decisions of public sector undertakings unless arbitrariness, mala fides, or perversity is established, and that the employer is the best judge of tender conditions....

The case involves a dispute over the rejection of a tender submitted by The Silppi Constructions Contractors (the petitioner) for two works at Kochi, with estimated costs of Rs. 53 crores and Rs. 72 c...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Extension of PG Medical Counselling Schedule — Vacant Seats Not a Ground to Violate Time Schedule. The Court held that strict adherence to the time schedule for medical admissions is essential and that vacant seats, especially in non-clinical subjects, do not justify extension....

The petitioner, Education Promotion Society for India, representing educational institutions including medical colleges running postgraduate medical courses, filed a writ petition seeking extension of...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal in Dowry Death Case Due to Weak Evidence. High Court Acquittal Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty Soon Before Death Under Section 304B IPC....

The State of Haryana appealed against the acquittal of Angoori Devi and others by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which reversed their conviction under Sections 498A and 304B of the Indian Penal Co...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Contempt Order Directing Family Pension Based on Promoted Post in Bihar Service Pension Case. Notional Salary of Assistant Engineer to Be Considered Despite Alleged Absence from Duty....

The appeal arose from a contempt proceeding initiated by the respondent, Meera Tiwary, widow of late Shri Amardeo Tiwari, who was a government servant in the Public Works Department of Bihar. Shri Tiw...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Suspended Director in IL&FS Accounts Reopening Case — Recasting Permitted Under Section 130 Companies Act. Court holds that SFIO and ICAI reports provide sufficient basis for reopening accounts and that suspended director lacks locus standi....

The case pertains to an appeal filed by Hari Sankaran, a suspended director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS), against the order of the National Company Law Appellate Trib...