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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in Heinous Child Murder Case — Review Petition Dismissed. The court found no glaring errors in the previous judgment affirming the death sentence, thus dismissing the review petition....

The case involved a review petition filed by Manoharan against his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of two children. The Supreme Court had previously upheld the convi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Dismissal from Service in CISF Case — Acquittal in Criminal Case Not Binding. Acquittal in a criminal case does not automatically absolve an employee from disciplinary action based on misconduct in service....

The appeal was directed against the judgment of the High Court of Orissa which dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant, Shashi Bhusan Prasad, challenging his dismissal from service in the C...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Land Acquisition Order — Upholds State's Right to Take Possession. The court confirmed that possession taken by the State was valid despite a restraining order from the Civil Court, as the appellant failed to serve the order on the competent authority....

The dispute arose from the appellant's challenge to the State's order rejecting his application for exemption under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The appellant, engaged in manufac...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

This case involved an appeal against the conviction of the appellants for the kidnapping and murder of a minor girl. The girl went missing on 08.01.2006, prompting her father to file a missing person ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Division Bench Order on Teacher Appointments — Upholds Recruitment Standards. The Division Bench's direction to appoint candidates who did not meet minimum qualifying marks was found to be an overreach of judicial review....

The case involved an appeal by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi against a Division Bench order that directed the appointment of two candidates as Assistant Teachers despite their failure to meet the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant's Claim in Succession Dispute Over Ruler's Private Properties — Clarifies Legal Status of Rulers Post-Merger....

The dispute arose from the succession of properties declared as private by Respondents, the ruler of Rampur, who died intestate in 1966. The appellant, claimed that these properties should devolve acc...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Quash Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute. Allegations of Attempt to Murder and Other Offences Under IPC Sections 307, 323, 427, 447, 506(2) Read with Section 34 Require Trial....

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the High Court's refusal to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC. The appellants and the de facto complainant are close relatives involved in...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Insurance Claim Case for Theft of Vehicle Purchased at Auction — Insurer Cannot Repudiate Claim on Ground of Lack of Insurable Interest When Premium Was Accepted and Policy Issued Reflecting Transferee's Name....

The appellant, M/s. Balwant Singh & Sons, purchased a vehicle at an auction conducted by ICICI Bank, the hypothecatee, after the original owner (third respondent) defaulted on a hire-purchase agre...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Convict in Section 326 IPC Case — Concurrent Findings of Guilt Upheld Based on Injured Eyewitness Testimony. The appellant was convicted for causing grievous hurt with a kirpan, and the Supreme Court found no reason to interfere with the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and High Court....

The appellant, Sahib Singh, was convicted under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for causing grievous hurt to the deceased Harbans Singh during an incident on 26 January 2002. The Trial Cour...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Hostile Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declaration Did Not Name Assailant and Recovery of Defective Weapon Raised Doubt....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Sudhir Kumar Jain against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court affirming his conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 3 read with 25 of the Arms Act. Th...