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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Versions. Conviction Under Section 302 Read with Section 34 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Witnesses Presented Two Inconsistent Versions of Occurrence....

The case arose from an appeal by special leave filed by the State of Haryana against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitting Gurdial Singh and Pargat Singh of charges under Sectio...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Government's Executive Power to Prescribe Textbooks but Strikes Down Notification for Lack of Prior Consultation with Board. Section 4 of 1973 Act Held Valid; Board's Prescription of Language Textbooks Declared Ultra Vires....

The petitioner, a publisher carrying on business in printing, publishing and selling textbooks for schools in Madhya Pradesh, challenged the constitutional validity of the Madhya Pradesh Prathmik Midd...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition in Preventive Detention Case Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. Detention Order Upheld as Valid Despite Prior Discharge for Want of Evidence and Absence of Specified Period....

The Supreme Court of India considered a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by Golam Hussain alias Gama, a 74-year-old man under preventive detention, challenging his detention or...

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Supreme Court Quashes Government Decision Fixing Seniority Contrary to Presidential Resolution in Customs and Central Excise Service Integration. Retrospective Merger Date of 1 April 1959 Invalid for Excluding 1959 Direct Recruits Under Proviso to Article 309 and Article 14 of Constitution of India....

The dispute arose from the integration of two Class I services, the Indian Customs Service and the Central Excise Service, by a Presidential Resolution dated 12 August 1959 issued under the proviso to...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused in Indian Penal Code Murder Appeal, Setting Aside High Court Conviction Due to Unreliable Prosecution Evidence. Acquittal Reversal Held Unjustified as Inconsistencies, Absence of Blood, and Unexplained Injuries Cast Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302, 325, 323 read with 34 IPC....

The Supreme Court of India allowed a criminal appeal filed by Irlapati Subbayya against his conviction by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which had reversed the Sessions Court's acquittal in a murder c...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Compounder for Administering Poison to Doctor Under Section 328 IPC. Circumstantial Evidence of False Denial of Strychnine Stock and Two Packets with Different Substances Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The matter concerned a criminal appeal before the Supreme Court of India arising from the conviction of a hospital compounder under Section 328 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for administering poison...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Purchaser in Contract Damages Recovery Dispute. Interim Injunction Under Section 41(b) of Arbitration Act, 1940 Upheld as Clause 18 Applies Only to Sums Presently Due and Payable, Not Unliquidated Damages....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by the Union of India against orders of the Delhi High Court granting interim injunctions restraining the Union from recovering its claim for damages by appropriati...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Acid Attack Murder; Dying Declarations and Related Witnesses Held Reliable. High Court's reversal of acquittal was justified as trial court's rejection of related witnesses and dying declarations was unreasonable....

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant for murder by pouring acid on the deceased. The prosecution case was that relations between the deceased, his brother, and the appellant were stra...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenant in Standard Rent Fixation Under Bombay Rent Act Based on Apportionment Principle. Application of Apportionment Method Held Valid Where Premises Were Part of Larger Demise on Basic Date, Subject to Fair Return on Landlord's Post-Date Investments and Land Value as of 1948 for New Structures....

The appeals before the Supreme Court arose from standard rent fixation proceedings under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The appellants were the landlord, Raja Bahad...

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Supreme Court Allows Employee in Milk Scheme to Claim Reinstatement Under C.P. and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947. Dismissed Employee's Application Under Section 16 Held Maintainable as Reinstatement Constitutes Industrial Dispute Under Sections 2(10) and 2(12) of the Act....

The appellant, Laxman, was appointed as a motor driver in the Milk Scheme at Nagpur by the Regional Dairy Development Officer on December 10, 1959. His services were terminated by the Dairy Developmen...