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Permanent Injunction Denied Due to Failure to Prove Title & Property Identity: Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Judgment (2025 INSC 1450)...

The Supreme Court held that a suit for permanent injunction cannot succeed unless the plaintiff establishes both clear title and proper identification of the suit property. In the present case, the pl...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Insurance Claim Dispute — Fire Caused by Theft Covered Under Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy. The Court held that the proximate cause of the fire was the theft, which is a covered peril, and the exclusion for 'burning by order of any Public Authority' does not apply....

The appellant, a government company, invited tenders for insurance in June 2005. The respondent, was awarded the contract and issued a Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy for the appellant's Mandh...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Murder Case Due to Material Contradictions and Doubtful Prosecution Case. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC set aside as High Court's reappreciation of evidence was proper and no perversity found....

The appellant, the father of the deceased, appealed against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court dated 10.10.2012, which set aside the conviction of the respondents under Section 302 read with Sec...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Cooperative Society Jurisdiction Dispute — Multi-State Cooperative Society Status Not Triggered by State Reorganization Alone. Section 103 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 requires the society's objects to extend beyond one state for deemed conversion, not merely its area of operation....

The present appeals were filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the common judgment of the Allahabad High Court dated 26th September 2008, which allowed writ petitions filed by the respondents, h...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Compassionate Appointment Case — No Right to Claim Higher Post After Accepting Lower Post. Appointment on compassionate basis is a concession to tide over sudden financial crisis; once accepted, cannot be renegotiated for a higher post....

The case involves eight appeals arising from a common judgment of the Madras High Court. The respondents, were initially appointed as sweepers on compassionate basis after the death of their fathers w...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted by Calcutta High Court in Jnaneshwari Express Derailment Case — CBI Investigation Undermined by Premature Release. Reverse Burden of Proof Under Section 436A CrPC Not Applicable Where Investigation Ongoing and Trial Not Commenced....

The Supreme Court heard appeals by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the grant of bail to multiple accused persons in connection with the derailment of the Jnaneshwari Express on 28 Ma...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Prospective Purchaser in Insolvency Sale — Liquidator Not Obliged to Extend Time for Payment Under IBC. Time extension for payment of sale consideration in liquidation is a commercial decision for the liquidator and stakeholders, not a matter of right for the purchaser....

The case involves an appeal by Appellant against the dismissal of its appeals by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) regarding the refusal to extend time for payment of balance sale co...

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Supreme Court Allows Substitution of Arbitrator in Partnership Dispute — High Court Erred in Extending Mandate Without Considering Incapacity. Section 29A(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be used to extend mandate of an arbitrator who has become de jure unable to perform his functions....

The appeals arose from a partnership dispute between the appellants (husband and wife) and the respondents. A partnership deed dated 18.05.1992 contained an arbitration clause. Disputes arose, and the...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in IBC Section 7 Application — Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares Held as Debt, Not Investment. The Court held that CRPS constitute a debt under Section 3(11) of IBC, 2016, and the appellant is a financial creditor entitled to file an application under Section 7....

The appeal arises from the dismissal of the appellant's application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) by the NCLT and NCLAT. The appellant, EPC Constructions India Limi...