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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case; High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Based on Reappraisal of Evidence Was Proper. Delay in Sending Occurrence Report to Magistrate Under Section 157 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Does Not Vitiate Investigation Absent Prejudice....

The case arose from a long-standing land dispute between Atma Singh, who had purchased 58 kanals and 10 marlas of land in Basti Danish Mandan, Jullundur City in 1959, and Hazara Singh and his associat...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellants in Land Acquisition Case Due to Vague Public Purpose Notification. Acquisition Proceedings Quashed as Section 4 Notification Merely Stated 'Planned Development of the Area' Without Specifics, Violating Section 5-A Objection Rights Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The appeals arose from land acquisition proceedings in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The U.P. (Regulation of Building Operations) Act, 1958 was enacted and Ghaziabad was declared a regulated area. On July...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal in Municipal Demolition Case Due to Illegal Notice and Service. Affixing Notices Without Attempted Personal Service Under Section 239 and Giving Only 24 Hours Under Section 129 Without Repair Option Violates Sections 238 and 239 of Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, Samvat 2008....

These appeals arose from a common judgment of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court in four writ petitions filed by respondents who purchased certain premises in Srinagar originally owned by Dewan Bishan Das...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Pension Exchange Rate Case for High Court Judges. Court holds no vested right to sterling pension conversion at market rate under Government of India (High Court Judges) Order, 1937 and Article 221(2) Constitution; judges opted for rupee pension under 1954 Act legitimate....

The Supreme Court of India heard together a writ petition and two civil appeals by former Chief Justices of the Allahabad High Court, all challenging the fixation of their pension in rupees and seekin...

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Supreme Court Upholds Revenue Authorities' Power to Go Behind Conveyance and Refix Asset Valuation in Income Tax Depreciation Case. Income Tax Officer Competent to Determine Fresh Allocation Between Depreciable and Non-Depreciable Assets Including Goodwill Under Section 10(2)(vi) and 10(5) of Income Tax Act, 1922....

The dispute arose from depreciation allowance claimed by M/s Guzdar Kajora Coal-Mines Ltd. under the Income Tax Act, 1922. The assessee company was incorporated on July 4, 1945, and took over the busi...

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Supreme Court Alters Conviction in Murder Case to Causing Grievous Hurt Under Section 325/34 IPC Due to Lack of Evidence Identifying Which Accused Delivered Fatal Blow. Common Intention Found to Be Only to Cause Grievous Hurt, Not Murder, and Fatal Head Injury by Unidentified Accused Cannot Be Attributed Vicariously Under Section 34 IPC....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a criminal appeal by special leave against the concurrent conviction of four accused persons for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Preventive Proceedings Under Section 107 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Due to Lapse of Time. Court Holds That Long Delay Without Untoward Incident Extinguishes Apprehension of Breach of Peace, Discharging Appellants from Bond Requirement....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by special leave against the Patna High Court's dismissal in limine of a criminal revision arising from proceedings under Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Pro...