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Supreme Court Sets Aside Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Lack of Strong Evidence. Court Holds That Mere Witness Deposition Reiterating Police Statements Is Insufficient to Summon Accused Who Were Previously Discharged After Investigation....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Rajesh and others against the judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which had confirmed the Trial Court's order summoning them under Section 319 Cr...

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Supreme Court Remands Income Tax Appeal to High Court for Non-Compliance with Section 260A(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961. High Court Failed to Frame Substantial Questions of Law as Mandated, Rendering Its Judgment Unsustainable....

The appellant, Ryatar Sahakari Sakkarre Karkhane Niyamit, an assessee under the Income Tax Act, 1961, filed appeals before the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court, Circuit B...

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Supreme Court Allows Absorption of District Minority Welfare Officers Appointed Prior to Service Rules. Selection Process Indicates Regular Appointment, Not Deputation, Under UP Minority Welfare Department Gazetted Officers Service Rules 2001....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Raja Singh and others against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court, which had dismissed their writ petitions seeking absorption as District Minority ...

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Supreme Court Allows Cost Escalation by Development Authority in Consumer Dispute — Clause 7 of Allotment Letter Permitted Price Revision. The Court held that the allotment was not a fixed price contract and the authority acted fairly by granting interest on deposits....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dated 8 November 2017, which had directed the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (V...

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Supreme Court Allows Trade Union to File as Operational Creditor Under IBC — Workers' Dues Constitute Operational Debt. Trade Union, Being a Body Corporate Under Trade Unions Act, Can Represent Workmen Collectively for Insolvency Proceedings....

The appeal arose from a long-standing dispute concerning a jute mill that had been closed permanently on 07.03.2014. The appellant, JK Jute Mill Mazdoor Morcha, a registered trade union representing a...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Lack of Premeditation. Appellants' conviction under Section 304 read with Section 34 IPC modified to Section 304 Part II IPC, and sentence reduced from fourteen years to ten years....

The Supreme Court partly allowed an appeal by Nazir Malita and others against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court which had affirmed their conviction under Sections 323, 341, 304 read with 34 IPC ...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Civil Appeals in Terms of Settlement Deeds — Parties Amicably Resolve Disputes in Property-Related Matters. The Court directed the Registry to draft decrees in accordance with the settlement deeds, which were to form part of the order....

The Supreme Court of India disposed of three civil appeals arising from Regular Second Appeals before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The appeals involved disputes between the appellants (Piara Sin...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Government Contract Dispute — Substantial Compliance with Section 80 CPC Sufficient. Notice under Section 80 CPC need not be pedantically scrutinized; substantial compliance with cause of action and relief indicated is adequate....

The present appeals relate to whether a notice under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) has been given to the State of Tamil Nadu in terms of the Section or in substantial compliance ther...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Gang Rape Case Due to No Criminal Antecedents and Good Jail Conduct. The court held that conviction under Section 376(2)(g) IPC is valid even without specific charge if evidence establishes gang rape, and reduced sentence from 15 to 8 years for adequate and special reasons....

The Supreme Court partly allowed appeals against the judgment of the High Court of Manipur which affirmed the conviction of the appellants under Section 376(2)(g) IPC (gang rape) and Section 120-B IPC...

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Supreme Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Stove-Throwing Case — Life Sentence Reduced to Five Years Rigorous Imprisonment. Appellant's act of throwing a burning stove during a sudden quarrel lacked intention to cause death, warranting conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC instead of Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Kalabai, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of her sister-in-law, Lalita Bai, by throwing a burning kerosene stove on her during a quarrel, resulting in 96% burns and de...