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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Pension Dispute Case: Bank Employee Entitled to Pension Despite Joining New Post Without Reporting Back to Parent Department. The Court held that denial of pension under Clause 22(2) of Syndicate Bank Employees Pension Regulations, 1995 was unjustified as there was no interruption in service....

The appellant, Narendra Kumar, joined Syndicate Bank as a Law Officer in 1979. He went on deputation to the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) as Secretary/Regist...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing FIR for Attempt to Murder Based on Compromise. High Court Mechanically Exercised Inherent Powers Under Section 482 CrPC Without Considering Gravity of Offence Under Section 307 IPC and Its Social Impact....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order quashing criminal proceedings against Laxmi Narayan and others for offences under Sections 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Contractor's Appeal in Arbitration Dispute Under Arbitration Act, 1940 — Clause 59 of Agreement Does Not Bar Claims for Extra Lead, Non-Supply of Food Grains, Short Supply of Cement, and Stock Materials. Court Restores Arbitrator's Award on Certain Claims, Modifies Interest Rate....

The case arises from arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration Act, 1940, concerning three agreements for irrigation works between the appellant contractor and the respondent State. The appellant ...

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Supreme Court Sentences Advocate for Contempt of Court and Bars Practice for One Year. The contemnor was held guilty of contempt in the face of the Court for his conduct during proceedings and was sentenced to three months imprisonment, suspended on condition of future good conduct, and barred from practicing before the Supreme Court for one year....

The Supreme Court of India, in a suo motu contempt petition, dealt with the punishment of advocate Mathews Nedumpara, who had been held guilty of contempt in the face of the Court by a judgment dated ...

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Supreme Court Restores Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Complainant's Failure to Prove Debt. High Court's Reversal Set Aside as Trial Court's Findings on Rebuttal of Presumption Were Plausible and Not Perverse....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Rohitbhai Jivanlal Patel against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court, which had reversed his acquittal in seven cases under Section 138 of the Negotiab...

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Supreme Court Allows Revenue Appeals in Income Tax Special Audit Time Extension Case. Assessing Officer Had Suo Motu Power to Extend Time Under Section 142(2C) Even Before 2008 Amendment....

The case involves a batch of appeals by the Commissioner of Income Tax against the judgment of the Delhi High Court, which had dismissed the Revenue's appeals and upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Employer Seeking Exclusion of Retired Railway Employees from EPF Coverage. Retired Employees Who Withdrew Full GPF Accumulations Are Not 'Excluded Employees' Under Paragraph 2(f) of the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, as the Term 'Fund' Refers Only to the EPF Fund Established Under the Act....

The case involves an appeal by Modern Transportation Consultation Services Pvt. Ltd. and its director against the judgment of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, which reversed the Single J...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Lack of Medical Evidence and Doubtful Testimony. Conviction under Section 376 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Ganga Prasad Mahto, was convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for allegedly raping the prosecutrix (PW3) on the night of 14 December 1997. The prosecutrix lodged a ...

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Supreme Court Modifies Reinstatement Order to Compensation in LIC Caretaker Termination Case. Compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 awarded in lieu of reinstatement due to loss of confidence and long passage of time....

The respondent, Dinesh Singh, was appointed as a temporary Caretaker by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in 1994 on a fixed salary of Rs. 1000 per month to manage a VIP guesthouse in Bhop...