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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Drug Overdose Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 120B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Chandru @ Chandrasekaran and Siva @ Sivaprakash against their conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 120B IPC for the murder of Arun by admin...

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Supreme Court Allows Restoration of Possession in Criminal Case Under Section 456 CrPC Despite Delay. Trial Court's Original Order for Restoration Stands, Limitation Not Applicable When Order Already Passed at Conviction....

The dispute arose from a landlord-tenant relationship where the appellant's father, Prayag Prasad Dube, obtained an eviction decree against Shankar Prasad Dube, father of the respondents. Possession w...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenant's Appeal in Bombay Tenancy Act Case — Deemed Purchase on Tillers' Day Upheld Despite Landlord's Minority. Landlord's Application for Possession Under Section 31 Having Been Rejected, Tenant Is Deemed Purchaser Under Section 32 Read with Section 29 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the tenant, Bayaji Sambhu Mali @ Borate (through LRs), against the judgment of the High Court which had dismissed his writ petition and review petition. ...

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Supreme Court Modifies NGT Order on Water Use from Forest Land Diversion for Drinking Water Purposes. The court held that water drawn from forest land diverted for drinking water cannot be used for industrial purposes without specific clearance, and directed the District Collector to monitor surplus water allocation pending MoEF&CC decision....

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of civil appeals arising from an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 28 November 2018. The dispute concerned the use of water drawn from an intake...

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Supreme Court Restores Life Imprisonment for Murder Under Section 302 IPC, Reverses High Court's Reduction to Culpable Homicide. Exception I to Section 300 IPC Not Applicable as Provocation Was Voluntary and Not Grave and Sudden....

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment converting the respondent's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Sectio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act for Charas Possession — Informant as Investigating Officer Does Not Automatically Vitiate Trial. The Court held that Section 50 NDPS Act does not apply to search of bags, and the informant being the investigating officer does not per se vitiate the trial if no prejudice is shown and the law was nebulous....

The appellant, Varinder Kumar, was convicted under Section 20(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for possessing charas. He was apprehended on 31.03.1995 whil...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Lease Claimants in Slum Rehabilitation Dispute — Welfare Legislation Overrides Equitable Rights. High Court's Order Setting Aside HPC Decision and Allowing Redevelopment Upheld as Slum Act Takes Precedence Over Prospective Lessees' Claims....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal arising from a slum rehabilitation dispute in Mumbai. The appellants, legal representatives of Lullu Vas, claimed leasehold rights over a plot of land that was a...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in IMTRAT Allowance Parity Case. High Court's Clarification on Parity Between Bhutan Compensatory Allowance and Foreign Allowance Upheld as Within Scope of Original Order....

The case involves a dispute over compensatory allowances payable to Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) personnel posted in Bhutan. The IMTRAT personnel received Bhutan Compensatory Allowance (BCA)...