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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Reserved Category Candidate Who Availed Age Relaxation: Cannot Claim General Category Seat. Age Relaxation Under Gujarat Policy Is a Relaxation in Standard, Not a Mere Concession, and Candidates Availing It Must Be Adjusted Against Reserved Posts....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Niravkumar Dilipbhai Makwana against the Gujarat Public Service Commission and others, upholding the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court's order. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder and Robbery Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Identification by Witness and Recovery of Stolen Items Sufficient to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302 and 392 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The case pertains to the murder of Kamlesh Kumari Trivedi, a 79-year-old woman, who was found strangled in her apartment in Nagpur on 28 August 2001. The appellants, Ramesh Dasu Chauhan and another, w...

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Mining Activities in Meghalaya — Environmental Protection Measures Enforced....

The judgment arose from multiple civil appeals challenging orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding coal mining in Meghalaya. The appeals were filed by various parties, including the Stat...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Dargah Land Dispute, Upholds Mutawalis' Right to Possession. Suit for Possession Based on Title Governed by 12-Year Limitation Under Article 65 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The case involves a dispute over agricultural lands situated at village Haregaon, Tq. Ausa, Dist. Latur, claimed by the plaintiffs (respondents herein) as Inam lands of Niyamatullah Shah Dargah. The p...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against High Court's Quashing of Import Fee on Rectified Spirit Used for Potable Liquor. Levy Held Valid as Regulatory Fee Under Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, as Rectified Spirit Used for Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquor Falls Within State's Legislative Competence Under Entry 8 List II....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Jharkhand against the judgment of the Jharkhand High Court which had quashed a notification dated 6th November 2012 issued by the Board of Re...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Power Generator Against Termination of PPA — Holds That Failure to Secure Fuel Supply Agreement Does Not Justify Termination Where PPA Does Not Condition Power Supply on Specific Coal Source...

The case involves a dispute between M/s Adani Power (Mundra) Ltd. (appellant) and Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission and others (respondents), primarily Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL), t...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Soldier for Cowardice in Combat, Modifies Sentence to Period Already Served. The Court held that a soldier cannot rely on past glory but must rise to the occasion every time, and that the concurrent findings of cowardice under Section 34(c) of the Army Act, 1950 were justified....

The appellant, was enrolled in the Indian Army in 1999 and posted to 3 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in 2006. On August 13, 2006, during a cordon and search operation in village Darigidiyan, Jammu and Ka...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Preliminary Decree in Christian Intestate Succession Case — Family Settlement Not Proved. The Court affirmed that a Christian dying intestate devolves property equally among children and spouse, and an oral family settlement without registration or clear evidence is not binding....

The case involves a dispute over the intestate succession of John D. Abraham, a Christian who died in 1964. The suit property was his estate. The plaintiffs, the husband and children of Triza Kalyani ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition as Infructuous Following Disposal of Main Civil Appeal. Contempt Petition Rendered Infructuous Due to Order Passed in Related Civil Appeal....

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt petition filed by Sundar Gupta and others against Sunil Vasudeva and others, alleging violation of orders passed in Civil Appeal No. 5140 of 2019 (arising out ...