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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Kidnapping Case Due to Hostile Witnesses and Absence of Last Seen Evidence. Conviction Under Sections 302, 364 and 201 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 Fails as Prosecution Could Not Establish Kidnapping or Homicide Through Circumstantial Evidence....

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by an accused convicted under Sections 302, 364 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellant was Accused No.1 before the Trial Court and had...

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Supreme Court Upholds Teacher in Service Dispute; Quashes Termination and Salary Recovery for Mistaken Eligibility Assessment. Employee Ineligible Under Reserved Quota for Government Elementary School Teachers, but No Fault Lies with Employee as Selection Authorities Erred; Reinstatement Granted Without Back Wages....

The Supreme Court allowed a civil appeal arising from the Jharkhand High Court's dismissal of a writ petition and letters patent appeal concerning termination of a Trained Graduate Teacher appointed u...

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Supreme Court Upholds Divorce Decree in Hindu Marriage Act Case and Directs Husband to Pay Daughter's Marriage Expenses. Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage and Wife's Reasonable Claim for Rs.10 Lakhs Led to Affirmance of Cruelty-Based Divorce Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

This appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the appellant-wife challenged the divorce decree granted to the respondent-husband on the ground of cruelty. The parties married on 6 May 1996 and ha...

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court Order Permitting Counter-Claim in Property Dispute -- Counter-Claim After Issues Framed and Against Co-Defendant Held Not Maintainable Under CPC...

The Supreme Court reversed the High Court of Gujarat's order that permitted defendant no. 2 to amend his written statement and file a counter-claim in a suit for declaration and injunction -- The appe...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Appellant in Cheating and Forgery Case Involving Fire NOC. False Representation of Fire NOC Did Not Constitute Cheating Under Section 420 IPC as NOC Was Not Mandatory for Educational Buildings Below 15 Metres, and No Evidence of Making Forged Document Was Found....

Background: The appeal arose from a criminal case alleging cheating and forgery related to a fire no-objection certificate submitted by an educational society for recognition/renewal of affiliation. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds Landlord in Karnataka Rent Act Eviction Dispute Due to Prima Facie Rent Receipt Evidence. High Court's Revisional Fact-Finding Set Aside as Section 43 of Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 Requires Rent Receipts to Establish Landlord-Tenant Relationship Without Proof of Title....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a house rent revision petition decided by the High Court of Karnataka. The dispute concerned eviction of a tenant from property No. 7, 26th Cross, Cubon ...

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Supreme Court Allows Claimant's Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation and Enhances Award to Rs.48,44,790. Functional Disability at 50 Percent and Acceptance of Pre-Accident Income Tax Returns, Along with Full Medical and Prosthetic Limb Expenses, Determined the Enhanced Compensation....

The proceedings arose from a motor accident on 09.04.2007, when the claimant-appellant, who was riding a motorcycle with a pillion rider, was struck by a rashly and negligently driven truck. The Motor...

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Supreme Court Upholds Owner in Motor Accident Insurance Dispute and Sets Aside High Court's Pay and Recover Order. Utility Vehicle with Contract Carriage Permit and Package Policy Covering 4+1 Passengers Was Held Not a Goods Vehicle, Making Insurer Liable to Fully Indemnify Owner Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The dispute arose from a motor accident involving a utility van owned by the appellant, which gave rise to five claim petitions before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The Tribunal found negligence...