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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Specific Performance Suit Due to Unregistered Agreement and Lack of Readiness and Willingness. Agreement to Sell Not Admissible in Evidence Under Section 49 of the Registration Act, 1908, and Plaintiff Failed to Prove Continuous Readiness and Willingness to Perform Contract....

The present appeal arises from a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 20.12.1990 entered into between the original plaintiff (since deceased, represented by his legal heirs) and...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Special Police Establishment Against Direction to Supply Sanction Details Under RTI Act. Information Regarding Grant of Sanction for Prosecution Under Prevention of Corruption Act Held Exempt Under Section 8(1)(h) of RTI Act as Impeding Investigation and Prosecution....

The case involves an appeal by the Special Police Establishment (appellant) against a direction by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh to supply information to the first respondent (Kamta Prasad Mishra) ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Haryana Rule Denying Compassionate Appointment Where Death Due to Criminal Act of Family Member. Rule 23(1) of Haryana Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019, held constitutionally valid as it prevents unjust enrichment from crime and does not violate Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution....

The appellant, Atul Chauhan, filed a civil appeal against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 23(1) of the Haryana Civil Services (Compas...

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Supreme Court Remits Dismissal Order for Fresh Consideration of Punishment in Employment Disciplinary Proceedings. The dismissal order was found to rely on a defective domestic enquiry and lacked independent consideration of the Labour Court's findings....

The case involved an appeal by Surekha Domaji Bele against the dismissal order from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) following disciplinary proceedings. The Appe...

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Supreme Court Partially Dismisses BBMP Appeal in Roadside Tree Accident Case — Municipal Corporation Held Liable for 25% Compensation for Negligence in Tree Maintenance Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court upheld the apportionment of liability against the municipal corporation for failing to maintain old trees, rejecting the Act of God defense....

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which awarded compensation to respondent no.1 for injuries s...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Property Dispute Over GPA-Based Sales — Failure to Prove Succession and Lack of Evidence of Collusion Upheld. The Court held that the appellant failed to establish his status as successor-in-interest of the original plaintiff and that the GPA cancellation did not invalidate prior sales to bona fide purchasers....

This civil appeal arose from a long-standing property dispute originating in the 1960s. The appellant, Makardhwaj Ram, claimed to be the son and successor-in-interest of Mahabir Rai, who had transferr...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Medical Corroboration. Conviction under Section 4 of POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Dr. Ramesh under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly com...

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Supreme Court Upholds Claimants' Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Case — Acknowledges Long Delay and Economic Value of Homemakers....

The case involved an appeal by the claimants for enhanced compensation following a motor accident that occurred on 25th November 2001, resulting in the death of the claimant's wife, a homemaker. The i...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Passport Return Case — High Court's Revision Order Set Aside for Lack of Jurisdiction Under Section 442 BNSS. Second Revision Barred Under Section 442(3) BNSS as Sessions Judge's Order Was Passed in Revision....

The appellant, Seesa Santosh, lodged a complaint on 12 October 2014 regarding the suspicious unnatural death of his father. An unnatural death case under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,...