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Supreme Court Allows Appeal for Refund of Deposit in SARFAESI Act Case — High Court's Order Set Aside. The deposit made by the appellants was not towards satisfaction of the debt and was only to establish bona fides for a One Time Settlement offer....

The appeals arose from a judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh regarding a dispute between the appellants and Punjab National Bank concerning a loan for the Kut Hydro Electric Project. The ap...

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Supreme Court Allows Recovery Proceedings Against Defaulting Members of Cooperative Society Due to Financial Accountability. The court ruled that the liability of members for loans remains despite the termination of liquidation proceedings under Section 109 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960....

The dispute arose from the winding up of the Goa, Daman and Diu Cooperative Fisheries Federation Limited, which had failed to recover loans advanced to its members. The Registrar of Cooperative Societ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of Village Assistants Convicted Under Prevention of Corruption Act Due to Complicity in Illegal Gratification. Conviction Affirmed Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Presumption of Guilt Under Section 20 of the Act....

The case involved two village assistants who challenged their conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. They were sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment for accepting illegal gr...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Due to Circumstantial Evidence. The conviction was based on strong circumstantial evidence and the absence of a plausible explanation from the accused regarding the death of his wife....

This case involved an appeal against the conviction of the appellant for the murder of his wife, Samina Begum. The appellant was found guilty under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sent...

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Supreme Court Allows Plaintiff's Appeal in Civil Suit Regarding Land Dispute — Dismisses Defendants' Application Under Order 7 Rule 11. Citing that the defendants' pleas should be raised in their written statements....

The dispute arose from Civil Suit No. 1641/2016 filed by the plaintiff against the defendants for declaration, permanent injunction, and recovery of damages concerning a land matter. The defendants fi...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Electricity Theft Case Following Lok Adalat Settlement. The court found that the FIR was unjustified as the dispute had been settled amicably, leaving no cause of action....

The case arose from a dispute involving the appellant, the owner of a house in New Delhi, who let the property to a tenant. Following an inspection by the Enforcement Department of BSES Rajdhani Power...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case Due to Valid Invocation of Urgency Clause. High Court's Finding of No Urgency Rejected as Erroneous in Context of Public Safety Needs....

The dispute arose from the Union of India's appeal against the Allahabad High Court's judgment which quashed notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for acquiring...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Tax Dispute — Jurisdiction of Civil Courts Not Barred. The court determined that the statutory framework under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 provides an adequate remedy through the Municipal Taxation Tribunal, thereby implying a bar on civil court jurisdiction....

The dispute arose from a property tax assessment order dated 01.03.2013 issued by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which was challenged in a civil suit by M/s Today Homes and Infrastructu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Prosecution for Lack of Sanction Under Cr.P.C. — Employees of public sector corporations not entitled to protection under Section 197, Cr.P.C....

The dispute arose from the dismissal of a writ application by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and others, challenging their prosecution for lack of sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Proc...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging Vesting of Private Forest Land in State Government. The court upheld the vesting of private forests in the State under the Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, confirming that the appellants failed to prove cultivation prior to the vesting date....

The present Civil Appeals were filed to challenge the final Judgment and Order dated 01.01.2008 passed by the High Court of Kerala in MFA No. 389 of 2002. The appellants, through their partnership fir...