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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder but Reduces Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment. Rustic Woman's Premeditated Murder of Rival and Child Warrants Life Imprisonment Due to Mitigating Circumstances and Legislative Shift Making Capital Punishment an Exception Under Section 367(5) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and Sections 302, 201 of Indian Penal Code....

The appellant Ediga Anamma, a young rustic woman, was convicted for the murder of Ansuya and her infant daughter Nirmala. The respondent is State of Andhra Pradesh. The case arose from a love triangle...

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Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Court Award in Bombay Industrial Relations Act Wage Revision Dispute. Wage Increase for Time-Rated and Piece-Rated Workers Affirmed as Tribunal's Award Did Not Violate Principles of Natural Justice or Cause Grave Injustice Under Article 136....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from an industrial dispute between a partnership firm manufacturing nylon and hosiery goods, Hindustan Hosiery Industries, and the Mill Mazdoor Sabha, a trade...

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Supreme Court Quashes Detention Order in MISA Case Due to Vague Grounds and Non-Communication of Adverse Material. Preventive Detention Order Fails as Grounds of 'Desperate Habits' and 'Dangerous Character' Were Vague and Not Communicated, Violating Article 22(5) of Constitution and Section 3(3) of Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Sasti Keot, was detained by order of the District Magistrate, Burdwan, under Section 3(1) read with Section 3(2) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. He filed a writ peti...

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Supreme Court Allows Habeas Corpus Petition; Holds Preventive Detention Illegal for Non-communication of Prejudicial Materials Under MISA. Detention Order Under Section 3 of Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 Quashed as Uncommunicated Dossier Violated Right to Representation Under Article 22(5) of Constitution....

The petitioner, Bhut Nath Mete, was detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 by the District Magistrate, Burdwan, West Bengal, on the ground that he had acted in a ma...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition in Preventive Detention Challenge Involving Naxalite Leader. Detention in Visakhapatnam Jail Pursuant to Committal Proceedings Held Valid as Prior Infirmities in Darjeeling Detention Do Not Invalidate Subsequent Judicial Custody Under Article 32 and Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955....

The case arose from a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India filed by Kanu Sanyal, an acknowledged leader of the Naxalite movement, challenging the legality of his detention in Ce...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Wholesale Drug Distributor for Unlicensed Temporary Drug Storage Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Motor Van Licence Does Not Cover Fixed Premises; Temporary Stocking for Ultimate Distribution Constitutes Stocking for Sale Under Section 18(c)....

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal against concurrent conviction under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The appellants were wholesale dealers and distributors of drugs holding licences f...

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Supreme Court Quashes Detention Orders in Maintenance of Internal Security Act Case Due to Non-Disclosure of Vital Material and Improper Affidavit. Detaining Authority's Failure to File Counter-Affidavit and Withholding of 'Reliable Information' Showing Habitual Copper Wire Theft Violated Article 22(5) of the Constitution, Rendering Detention Illegal....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by detenus challenging their preventive detention orders passed under Section 3(1) read with Secti...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966. Act Held to Fall Within Entries 22, 23 and 24 of List III, Not Entry 24 of List II, and Licensing, Employer Definition, Leave, and Notice Provisions Found Reasonable Under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of Constitution....

The beedi industry in India was widespread and operated through three systems: factory system, contract system, and out workers. A special feature was the manufacture of beedis through contractors and...