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Supreme Court Allows Transportation of Already Mined Coal in Meghalaya Subject to Conditions — Rat Hole Mining Deaths Lead to Interim Ban. The Court permitted transportation of coal for which valid challans were issued between 04.12.2018 and 15.01.2019, and auction-purchased coal, while maintaining the ban on new mining....

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of civil appeals and interlocutory applications arising from orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) concerning illegal coal mining in Meghalaya. The backgrou...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Second Appeal Case - Punjab Courts Act Applies Over CPC. Substantial Question of Law Not Required for Second Appeals in Punjab Under Section 41 of Punjab Courts Act, 1918....

The Supreme Court disposed of a civil appeal arising from a regular second appeal decided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The sole contention raised by the appellant was that the second appeal w...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Passed Without Hearing Second Wife in Matrimonial Dispute. The Court Remands Case for Fresh Adjudication After Impleading Necessary Party, Emphasizing Natural Justice....

The dispute arose from a matrimonial suit between respondent No.1 (husband) and respondent No.2 (first wife). The Family Court passed an ex parte decree of divorce on 23.08.2003. The first wife filed ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellants in Murder Case Based on Testimony of Related Witnesses. Close relatives are natural witnesses and their evidence cannot be discarded solely on ground of relationship; inconsistency in inquest report not fatal....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Shio Shankar Dubey and others challenging their conviction under Section 302 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case was that ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit, Upholds Concurrent Findings of Trial Court and High Court. Property Purchased in Wife's Name Held to be Joint Family Property Based on Evidence of Contribution from Husband's Ancestral Funds....

The case involves a partition suit filed by Rajeswari and others (plaintiffs) against Mangathai Ammal and others (defendants) concerning properties claimed to be ancestral. The plaintiffs alleged that...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Abolition of Posts Case: Termination Due to Abolition of Posts Does Not Require Prior Approval Under Section 18 of Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act, 1989. The court held that Section 18 applies only to disciplinary actions, not to bona fide abolition of posts due to financial constraints....

The Supreme Court considered appeals by Khetri Vikas Samiti, a society running educational institutions, against the reinstatement of employees terminated due to abolition of posts. The private respon...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit, Restores Concurrent Findings of Courts Below. High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction Under Section 100 CPC by Reappreciating Evidence on Legal Necessity and Antecedent Debt....

The present appeal arises from a partition suit filed by the original plaintiff, Rengan Ambalam, seeking a 1/3rd share in joint family properties, particularly the 'B' schedule property. The plaintiff...