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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Dying Declaration Found Untrustworthy as Original Not Produced, No Medical Certification, and Witnesses Improved Their Statements....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Poonam Bai, who was convicted under Section 302 IPC by the High Court for the murder of Vimla Bai. The prosecution case was that on 01.11.2001, the appellant, n...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Prospective Overruling in Bonus Marks Case for Teacher Appointments in Rajasthan. The Court held that only writ petitioners who moved the High Court before November 18, 1999, are entitled to relief, and appointments made before that date are saved....

The Supreme Court of India heard two civil appeals arising from conflicting decisions of the Rajasthan High Court regarding the interpretation of the principle of prospective overruling as directed in...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of NBFC in Income Tax Dispute on Set-off of Speculation Loss. Principal Business Determined by Actual Activities, Not Registration; Amendment to Explanation to Section 73 Held Prospective....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court in an appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, concerning the assessment year 2008-2009. The appellant, Snowtex Investment Lim...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Karnataka SC/ST Land Transfer Case — Transfer After Prohibition Period Requires Prior Permission Under Section 4 of Karnataka SC/ST (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. Forged Permission Documents and Cash Payments Render Sale Deeds Void; Restoration to Original Grantees Upheld....

The case pertains to the validity of transfers of granted lands made by members of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community to the appellant. The State Government of Karnataka had granted agr...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Father-Daughter Quarrel Case. The court held that the act of throwing a burning chimney lamp during a sudden quarrel over a bulb fell under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC....

The appellant, Govind Singh, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his daughter, Lalita, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court, which was affirmed by the High Court of ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against IBPS in Clerical Recruitment Dispute — Caste Certificate Validity and Maintainability of Writ Against Non-State Entity. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Held Not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 as It Does Not Discharge Public Duty and Is Not 'State' Under Article 12....

The appellant, Rajbir Suraj Bhan Singh, participated in a Common Written Examination conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for clerical cadre posts in Public Sector Banks. H...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint Rejection Application in Testamentary Case Under Section 228 of Indian Succession Act — Limitation Not Applicable to First Petition for Letters of Administration in India Despite Prior Foreign Probate...

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the High Court's refusal to reject a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC in a testamentary case. The dispute arose from the will of Smt. Kailash Kapoor, a ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Holding That Bail in Original FIR Does Not Cover Newly Added UAPA Offences and NIA Re-Registration Is Not a Second FIR. The court ruled that the appellant must seek fresh bail for offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and that the NIA's re-registration and further investigation were lawful....

The appellant, Pradeep Ram, was initially arrested in connection with FIR No. 02/2016 registered at Police Station Tandwa for offences under Sections 414, 384, 386, 387, 120-B IPC read with the Arms A...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against RBI for Alleged Disobedience of RTI Directions. RBI's Disclosure Policy and Individual Information Requests Held Not in Contempt of Court's Earlier Judgment....

The Supreme Court dismissed three contempt petitions filed against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) alleging wilful disobedience of its judgment dated 16.12.2015 in Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bank's Appeal Against Reinstatement of Messenger Convicted Under Section 324 IPC. Simple Hurt Offence Does Not Involve Moral Turpitude Under Section 10(1)(b)(i) of Banking Regulation Act, 1949....

The respondent, P. Soupramaniane, was employed as a Messenger in the State Bank of India at Puducherry. On 17.06.1983, he voluntarily stabbed two individuals with a broken soda bottle following a poli...