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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by UP Housing Board, Sets Aside NCDRC Order Directing Allotment of Flat at Rs 2,50,000. Mere Registration Under Housing Scheme Does Not Confer Right to Allotment; Consumer Forum Cannot Compel Public Authority to Enter into Contract at Arbitrary Price....

The appellant, UP Housing and Development Board, floated a scheme for Economically Weaker Sections in 1982. The respondent deposited Rs 500 in 1982 and an additional Rs 500 in 1985 for registration. C...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Amended Recruitment Rules Equating Posts of Principal and Joint Chief Inspector of Factories as Infructuous Due to Retirement of Employee. Transfer Order Set Aside as Mala Fide; Period Between Transfer and Superannuation Treated as Dies Non....

The case involves appeals by the Union of India against a common judgment of the Madras High Court confirming orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that set aside a transfer order and qu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act for Illegal Transport of Poppy Straw Despite Licence. Breach of Licence Conditions Attracts Section 15(c) for Commercial Quantity, Not Section 26....

The appellant, Gangaram, was the driver of a truck carrying 10 bags of poppy straw weighing 415 kg. He was intercepted by Head Constable Shivshankar on 14 July 2000 near village Zhantla, District Neem...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Lack of Strong Evidence. Court Holds That Mere Witness Deposition Reiterating Police Statements Is Insufficient to Summon Accused Who Were Previously Discharged After Investigation....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Rajesh and others against the judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which had confirmed the Trial Court's order summoning them under Section 31...

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Supreme Court Remands Income Tax Appeal to High Court for Non-Compliance with Section 260A(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961. High Court Failed to Frame Substantial Questions of Law as Mandated, Rendering Its Judgment Unsustainable....

The appellant, Ryatar Sahakari Sakkarre Karkhane Niyamit, an assessee under the Income Tax Act, 1961, filed appeals before the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court, Circuit B...

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Supreme Court Allows Absorption of District Minority Welfare Officers Appointed Prior to Service Rules. Selection Process Indicates Regular Appointment, Not Deputation, Under UP Minority Welfare Department Gazetted Officers Service Rules 2001....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Raja Singh and others against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court, which had dismissed their writ petitions seeking absorption as District Minority ...

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Supreme Court Allows Cost Escalation by Development Authority in Consumer Dispute — Clause 7 of Allotment Letter Permitted Price Revision. The Court held that the allotment was not a fixed price contract and the authority acted fairly by granting interest on deposits....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dated 8 November 2017, which had directed the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (V...

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Supreme Court Allows Trade Union to File as Operational Creditor Under IBC — Workers' Dues Constitute Operational Debt. Trade Union, Being a Body Corporate Under Trade Unions Act, Can Represent Workmen Collectively for Insolvency Proceedings....

The appeal arose from a long-standing dispute concerning a jute mill that had been closed permanently on 07.03.2014. The appellant, JK Jute Mill Mazdoor Morcha, a registered trade union representing a...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Lack of Premeditation. Appellants' conviction under Section 304 read with Section 34 IPC modified to Section 304 Part II IPC, and sentence reduced from fourteen years to ten years....

The Supreme Court partly allowed an appeal by Nazir Malita and others against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court which had affirmed their conviction under Sections 323, 341, 304 read with 34 IPC ...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Civil Appeals in Terms of Settlement Deeds — Parties Amicably Resolve Disputes in Property-Related Matters. The Court directed the Registry to draft decrees in accordance with the settlement deeds, which were to form part of the order....

The Supreme Court of India disposed of three civil appeals arising from Regular Second Appeals before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The appeals involved disputes between the appellants (Piara Sin...