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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Remands Second Appeal to High Court for Framing Substantial Questions of Law in Specific Performance Suit. Interpretation of Agreement Clauses Constitutes Substantial Question of Law Under Section 100 CPC....

The appellant-plaintiff filed a civil suit for specific performance of contract based on an agreement dated 08.08.1984. The Trial Court decreed the suit on 05.07.2004. The first Appellate Court allowe...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of Convicts in Murder Case — Concurrent Findings of Guilt Based on Credible Eyewitness Testimony Upheld. Non-Recovery of Weapon and Acquittal of Co-Accused Do Not Undermine Prosecution Case Under Section 302/34 IPC....

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Rajasthan High Court, which had affirmed the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Family Property Dispute, Holds Private Disputes Not Maintainable Under Article 226. The Court ruled that a writ petition under Article 226 cannot be used to resolve private property disputes between family members, as the remedy lies in civil courts or other appropriate forums....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals arising from a family property dispute. The appellant, N. Sankaranarayanan, filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court seeking a mandamus against the Tamil Nadu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Lessor's Appeal Against Dismissal of Counterclaim for Eviction and Rent in Lease Dispute — Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 41 Bars Counterclaim in High Court Original Suit for Specific Performance....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by the legal representatives of Mahadev P. Kambekar (original defendant/lessor) against the judgment of the Bombay High Court Division Bench which had dismissed the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Revenue Mutation Dispute — Mutation Entries Do Not Confer Title. The Court held that mutation entries in revenue records have no presumptive value on title and only enable payment of land revenue, affirming the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition....

The dispute arose from entries made in revenue records concerning a piece of land. The appellant, Smt. Bhimabai Mahadeo Kambekar (since deceased, represented by legal representatives), challenged the ...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against High Court's Refusal of Leave to Appeal in Acquittal Case. High Court Erred by Applying Wrong Test Under Section 378(3) Cr.P.C. and Ignoring Medical Evidence of Fracture....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the High Court's order dated 13.06.2008 rejecting its application for leave to appeal against the acquittal of the respondents in Sessions Case No. 140 of 200...

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Supreme Court Remands Case to High Court for Rehearing Due to Fundamental Jurisdictional Errors in Convicting Acquitted Accused Under Section 302/149 IPC Without Appeal. High Court's Conviction of Appellant Under Section 302/149 IPC Set Aside as Trial Court Had Acquitted Him of That Charge and No State Appeal Was Filed....

The case involves an appeal by Deep Narayan Chourasia against the judgment of the Patna High Court dated 14.11.2017 in Criminal Appeal (DB) No.77 of 1994. The appellant was one of five accused tried f...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Age Determination in Murder Case. Court Upholds Sessions Judge's Finding That Appellant Was Above 18 Years Based on Birth Certificate Over School Certificate Under Rule 12 of Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals challenging the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order dismissing as withdrawn the appellant's applications for additional evidence in support of his claim of juvenili...

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Supreme Court Allows NDMC Appeals in Property Tax Dispute — Upholds Unit Area Method as Valid. The impugned Bye-laws are not ultra vires the NDMC Act, 1994, as they fall within the rule-making power under Section 388 and are consistent with Section 63....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) against the Delhi High Court judgment dated August 10, 2017, which had declared the NDMC (Determination of Annual ...