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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against DNA Test Order in Caste Certificate Case Due to Insufficient Grounds for Test Established. The Court found that the Additional Junior Civil Judge's order for a DNA test was premature and unsustainable without substantial investigation....

The appeal was filed against a judgment dated 04.06.2018, which dismissed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) for quashing an order dated 22.01.2016 by the Add...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Municipal Corporation Case — Refund of Conversion Charges Ordered. The Division Bench's direction for refund was set aside due to failure to consider statutory provisions under Section 173-A of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959....

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation appealed against a Division Bench judgment of the Rajasthan High Court that ordered the refund of conversion charges paid by the respondents for changing land use. The...

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Supreme Court Upholds Authority of Magistrate to Order Voice Sample for Investigation — Judicial Interpretation Permitted in Absence of Statutory Provision....

The case involved an appeal concerning the authority of a Magistrate to compel an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation. The appellant, Ritesh Sinha, was implicated in a ca...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Terrorism-Related Conviction Case — Upholds Conviction and Restores Original Sentence....

The case involved appeals arising from the High Court of Kerala's judgment regarding A2-Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid, who was convicted of terrorism-related offences. The Union of India appealed against her...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Ranbir Penal Code Case — Unconstitutionality of Section 497 Declared. Citing Joseph Shine v. Union of India, the court found Section 497 of the Ranbir Penal Code unconstitutional, impacting the appellant's charges....

The case involved an appeal by Col. Rajnish Bhandari against the Union of India concerning the constitutionality of Section 497 of the Ranbir Penal Code, 1932. The appellant challenged the provision, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in Heinous Child Murder Case — Review Petition Dismissed. The court found no glaring errors in the previous judgment affirming the death sentence, thus dismissing the review petition....

The case involved a review petition filed by Manoharan against his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of two children. The Supreme Court had previously upheld the convi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Dismissal from Service in CISF Case — Acquittal in Criminal Case Not Binding. Acquittal in a criminal case does not automatically absolve an employee from disciplinary action based on misconduct in service....

The appeal was directed against the judgment of the High Court of Orissa which dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant, Shashi Bhusan Prasad, challenging his dismissal from service in the C...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Land Acquisition Order — Upholds State's Right to Take Possession. The court confirmed that possession taken by the State was valid despite a restraining order from the Civil Court, as the appellant failed to serve the order on the competent authority....

The dispute arose from the appellant's challenge to the State's order rejecting his application for exemption under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The appellant, engaged in manufac...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

This case involved an appeal against the conviction of the appellants for the kidnapping and murder of a minor girl. The girl went missing on 08.01.2006, prompting her father to file a missing person ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Division Bench Order on Teacher Appointments — Upholds Recruitment Standards. The Division Bench's direction to appoint candidates who did not meet minimum qualifying marks was found to be an overreach of judicial review....

The case involved an appeal by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi against a Division Bench order that directed the appointment of two candidates as Assistant Teachers despite their failure to meet the...