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Supreme Court Upholds Territorial Limitation of Sales Tax Exemption After State Bifurcation. Benefit of exemption/deferment granted under unified Madhya Pradesh is confined to the state where the industrial unit is located and does not extend to inter-state transactions with the other successor state....

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals arising from the bifurcation of the State of Madhya Pradesh into the reorganised State of Madhya Pradesh and the new State of Chhattisgarh under the Mad...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Summary Court Martial Case Due to Lack of Immediate Action Requirement. The Court held that the convening of a Summary Court Martial after a nine-month delay was contrary to Section 120 of the Army Act, 1950, and modified the punishment to discharge upon completion of fifteen years of service for pension eligibility....

The appellant, was enrolled in the Indian Army on 29 October 1996 and was posted as Acting Lance Dafadar. On 11 August 2007, while on duty, he allegedly entered the residence of a colleague and placed...

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Supreme Court Allows Ad-hoc Lecturer to Continue Until Regular Appointment in UP Education Service Case. Ad-hoc appointment in leave vacancy does not confer right to substantive post; salary directed under Article 142 for work done....

The appellant, was appointed as an ad-hoc Lecturer in English on 11 August 1993 by the Committee of Management of the third respondent school, against a short-term vacancy created by a three-month lea...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit, Sets Aside Ex Parte Decree Subject to Conditions. Litigation Should Be Adjudicated on Merits, Not Terminated by Default Under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC....

The appeal arose from a suit for specific performance and mandatory injunction filed by the respondent (plaintiff) against the appellant (defendant). The Trial Court decreed the suit ex parte on 09.10...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Industrial Dispute Case — Contract Labour Not Automatically Absorbed. Citing the absence of provisions for automatic absorption of contract labour under Section 10(1) of the CLRA Act....

The case arose from appeals against a judgment by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, which set aside an award by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) that had directed the reinstatement of...

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Supreme Court Upholds Convictions in Terrorism Conspiracy Case — Key Evidence of Conspiracy Established....

The judgment arose from a series of criminal appeals concerning the murder of ex­ Home Minister for the State of Gujarat and the attempted murder of Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, both li...

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Supreme Court Allows SAIL's Appeal in Minimum Wages Case: Contract Labour Not Entitled to Parity with Regular Employees Without Pleading and Proof of Same Work. Claim under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for wages at par with regular employees fails as contract labour did not establish performing same or similar nature of work....

The present appeals arise from proceedings initiated by workers under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, who were employed after the issuance of a prohibition notification dated 17th March 1993 under the Co...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case Due to Violation of Natural Justice - High Court Reversed Acquittal Without Hearing Accused...

The appellant-accused and respondent-complainant were friends. The appellant borrowed Rs.30,000 from the respondent on 12.08.2001 and issued a post-dated cheque dated 04.09.2003 for the same amount. T...

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Supreme Court Allows Victim's Appeal Against Acquittal Without Leave Requirement Under Section 372 CrPC. The Court held that the victim's right to appeal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC is independent and does not require leave, distinguishing it from the State's appeal under Section 378 CrPC....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by Naval Kishore Mishra, the brother of a deceased victim, against the High Court's dismissal of his appeal challenging the acquittal of the accused in a murder ...