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Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Parricide Case: High Court's Reduction to Period Already Undergone Set Aside. Proportionality in Sentencing Reaffirmed for Offence Under Section 304 Part II IPC....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which, while upholding the conviction of the respondent Suresh for the offence under Section 304 Part II of t...

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Supreme Court Finds Reliance Companies Guilty of Contempt for Breach of Undertakings to Pay INR 550 Crore to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. The court held that the undertakings making payment conditional upon sale of assets were contrary to the court's order and constituted wilful disobedience....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Telecom Ltd., and Reliance Infratel Ltd. (collectively, ...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Minor Kidnapping and Murder Case — Accused's Young Age, Good Conduct, and Reformative Potential Considered. The Court held that the case did not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category under Section 302 IPC, and mitigating circumstances warranted commutation....

The appellant, Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for offences under Sections 302, 364, and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Bus Driver in Fatal Accident Case. Concurrent findings of fact by lower courts on rash and negligent driving causing death of four persons under Sections 279, 337, and 304-A IPC affirmed....

The appellant, Thangasamy, was convicted by the Trial Court for offences under Sections 279, 337 (3 counts), and 304-A (4 counts) of the Indian Penal Code for causing a road accident on 24 February 20...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Under Part II of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Holds That Objections to Enforceability Must Be Raised Under Section 48 and That Pendency of Civil Suit Does Not Bar Execution...

The Supreme Court dismissed two special leave petitions filed by LMJ International Ltd. and Sri Munisuvrata Agri International Ltd. against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court, which had rejected ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Buyer's Refund Claim for Excise Duty Paid Under Protest by Manufacturer — Limitation Period Under Section 11B Applies Separately to Buyer. The Court held that the buyer's refund claim is time-barred as it was filed beyond six months from the date of purchase, and the manufacturer's protest does not extend the limitation for the buyer....

The case involves a batch of appeals by Western Coalfields Ltd. (the buyer) against the rejection of its refund claim for central excise duty paid by the manufacturer, M/s. Fenner (India) Ltd., under ...