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Presidential Reference Made to Supreme Court Seeks Advisory Opinion on Telecom Licences and Spectrum Allocation Policies. Reference Under Article 143(1) Recites Historical Grant of Licences from 1994 to 2008 Including First-Come-First-Served and Revenue Share Regimes....

Background: The President of India made a reference under Article 143(1) of the Constitution on 12.04.2012, seeking the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on questions relating to the grant of tele...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Mother in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory. The Court affirmed the life imprisonment sentence, finding that the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstances and the appellant failed to explain the child's death, rejecting the alibi defense....

The appeal by special leave was directed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, which dismissed the appeal against the conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions...

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Supreme Court Allows Workmen's Appeal in Industrial Dispute Over Retrenchment Compensation - Held That Section 25-FF of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Does Not Apply When There Is No Transfer of Undertaking....

The appeal arose from a common judgment of the Allahabad High Court dated 23.5.2003 in Writ Petition No.9498 of 1981 filed by the management (first respondent) and Writ Petition No.10321 of 1981 filed...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Foreigners Tribunal Order in Assam — Matter Remanded for Fresh Adjudication on Merits. The Court set aside the ex-parte order of the Foreigners Tribunal, Guwahati, and directed restoration of the proceeding to its original stage for a de novo hearing....

The appellant, a resident of Assam, challenged an ex-parte order passed by the Foreigners Tribunal, Guwahati, which declared him a foreigner. The Supreme Court, upon examining the counter-affidavit fi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant's Challenge to Rejection of Quarry Lease Renewal and Grant to Rival Applicant Under Madhya Pradesh Minor Minerals Rules, 1961. Classification of 'Limestone for Burning' as Minor Mineral After 1961 Notification Determined by Specific Use and Process, and Absence of Renewal Option Rendered Renewal Application Misconceived....

The litigation arose from a dispute over a quarry lease for limestone in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The appellant held a quarry lease for 'limestone for burning' over 25.32 acres in village Ba...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court’s Revisional Order in Stage Carriage Permit Dispute Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. High Court Exceeded Section 64B Revisional Jurisdiction by Preferring Single Bus Operator Over Multi-Bus Operator Without Relating Circumstances to Public Interest, Contrary to Rule 155A of Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940....

The Supreme Court considered a civil appeal arising from a dispute over the grant of a stage carriage permit for the route Red Hills to Kancheepuram. Fifteen applicants had applied to the Regional Tra...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Inamdar Against Occupancy Rights of Tenant Under Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954. State Government's Non-Speaking Order Upheld as No Personal Hearing Required and Tenancy Not Terminated by Mere Notice Under Section 44 of Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1950....

The dispute concerned 15 acres and 14 gunthas of land in Osmanabad, which originally formed part of the erstwhile State of Hyderabad and later became part of Maharashtra. The appellant was the inamdar...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Returned Candidate in Election Petition Under Sections 123(1), 123(2), and 123(3) of Representation of the People Act, 1951. Corrupt Practices Allegations Fail as Offer Was Not Bribery, Religious Appeal Not Established, and Undue Influence Pleadings Lacked Material Particulars Under Section 83....

The Supreme Court of India decided an appeal arising from an election petition concerning the Assam Legislative Assembly election from Dhing constituency. The appellant, Abdul Hussain Mir, was declare...