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Supreme Court Allows Partition Suit by Granddaughter of Former Ruler — Private Properties of Nawab of Rampur to Be Distributed Under Muslim Personal Law, Not Primogeniture. Merger Agreement Guarantee of Succession to Gaddi Does Not Cover Private Properties Declared Under Article 4....

The case concerns the succession to properties declared as private properties by Nawab Raza Ali Khan, the former ruler of Rampur, under the Merger Agreement with the Dominion of India. The appellant, ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows State Appeal in Free Fight Murder Case - Conviction of Accused Ramavtar Altered from Section 304 Part II to Section 304 Part I IPC. Single Fatal Blow on Head with Blunt Side of Farsa Leads to Enhanced Sentence Under Section 304 Part I IPC....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment dated 18.11.2008 in Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1997, which had partly allowed the appeal of the original accused. The Trial Court ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in Murder Case - Life Sentence Under Section 302 IPC Confirmed. Eye Witness Testimony and Recovery of Weapon Corroborate Prosecution Case, No Interference with Concurrent Findings....

The appellant, Kamlakar, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Dhammanand. The incident occurred on March 13, 2005, following a dispute over an electric supply out...

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Supreme Court Restores Arbitral Award in Coal Supply Dispute, Upholds Plausible Contract Interpretation. High Court Exceeded Section 37 Jurisdiction by Substituting Its Own Construction of Coal Mining and Delivery Agreement....

The dispute arose from a Coal Mining and Delivery Agreement (CMDA) executed on 16.07.2008 between Parsa Kente Collieries Limited (appellant) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (responden...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eye-Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Guman Singh, setting aside his conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 307 IPC for attempt to murder. The case arose from an incident on 30.08.2...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Promise-to-Marry Rape Case Due to Consensual Relationship Over Six Years. Long-Standing Physical Relationship Without Complaint Negates Inference of Rape Under Section 376 IPC....

The appellant, Pramod Suryabhan Pawar, filed a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 7 February 2019, which dismissed his application under Section 482 of the Code of Cri...

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Supreme Court Quashes Cognizance in Bihar Excise Case — Private Vehicle Not a Public Place Under Section 53(a) of Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016. Consumption of liquor in a private vehicle does not constitute an offence under Section 53(a) as the vehicle is not a 'public place' under the Act....

The appellants, all Rotarians, were travelling from Giridih, Jharkhand to Patna, Bihar in a private vehicle to attend a Rotary Club meeting on 25.06.2016. Their vehicle was stopped at a check post in ...