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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Land Resumption for Public Purpose — Mala Fides Plea Unsubstantiated. The Court upheld the State's right to resume land under clause 4 of the allotment order for development of sports facilities and horticulture research, rejecting the plea of mala fides based on political rivalry....

The appeals arose from a land dispute between the Agricultural Horticultural Society (appellant) and the State of Tamil Nadu. The State had allotted land to the Society in 1980, but in 1989, it resume...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in VAT Classification Case, Holds Mobile Crane Wire Ropes Taxable at 4% as Parts of Mobile Cranes. The Court applied the 'essential part' test to determine that wire ropes are integral to mobile cranes, thus falling under Entry 155 of Schedule IV of the Rajasthan VAT Act....

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Commercial Tax Officer, Anti Evasion, Rajasthan, against M/s Prasoon Enterprises and other respondents, concerning the tax rate applicable t...

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Supreme Court Allows Insurer's Appeal in Malaria Death Insurance Claim. Death Due to Disease Not an Accident Under Section II of National Insurance Home Loan Suraksha Bima Policy....

The case involves an appeal by the National Insurance Co. Ltd. against a judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission which upheld the award of a claim under an insurance policy. Th...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Failure to Establish Chain of Circumstances Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The Court held that recovery of a weapon and mobile phone, without establishing ownership and proper identification, does not complete the chain of circumstances required for conviction under Section 302 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Pavan Vasudeo Sharma, the original Accused No.1, against his conviction for the murder of Bhima Waghmare. The case was based entirely on circumstantial evidence...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against NCDRC Order Rejecting Insurance Claim for Road Damage Due to Normal Wear and Tear Exclusion. The appellant failed to prove that the damage was caused by abnormal rainfall and not normal wear and tear under Section 1 of the insurance policy....

The appellant, Mahavir Road and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd., was undertaking road resurfacing and asphalting in Nashik and obtained an insurance policy from IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co Ltd. The polic...

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Supreme Court Allows Developer's Appeal in Part, Reducing Interest Rate on Refund for Delayed Possession of Row House. Buyer's Agreement's One-Sided Clause on Delay Interest Does Not Preclude Claim for Reasonable Compensation; Refund Upheld but Interest Reduced from 12% to 9%....

The case involves a dispute between Kolkata West International City Pvt Ltd (the developer/appellant) and Devasis Rudra (the buyer/respondent) arising from a Buyer's Agreement dated 2 July 2007 for a ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, Sets Aside Regularization of Daily Wager Obtained by Fraud. Fraudulent Entry into Service Vitiates the Entire Regularization Process, and Such an Employee Is Not Entitled to Protection Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) against the judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court which had reinstated the respondent, Ka...

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Supreme Court Restrains West Bengal Police from Obstructing CBFC-Certified Film Exhibition. State Cannot Act as Super-Censor Over Films Certified Under Cinematograph Act, 1952....

The petitioners, Indibily Creative Pvt Ltd and its directors, produced a Bengali feature film titled 'Bhobishyoter Bhoot' (meaning 'future ghosts'), a social and political satire. The film received a ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Ban on Cricketer in BCCI Spot-Fixing Case — Disciplinary Committee's Findings Based on Audio Recordings and Commissioner's Report Upheld. The Court held that the standard of proof in domestic disciplinary proceedings is preponderance of probabilities, and the BCCI's decision was not perverse....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by cricketer S. Sreesanth challenging the life ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for alleged spot-fixing during an IPL match ...