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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Government Contract Dispute — Substantial Compliance with Section 80 CPC Sufficient. Notice under Section 80 CPC need not be pedantically scrutinized; substantial compliance with cause of action and relief indicated is adequate....

The present appeals relate to whether a notice under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) has been given to the State of Tamil Nadu in terms of the Section or in substantial compliance ther...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Gang Rape Case Due to No Criminal Antecedents and Good Jail Conduct. The court held that conviction under Section 376(2)(g) IPC is valid even without specific charge if evidence establishes gang rape, and reduced sentence from 15 to 8 years for adequate and special reasons....

The Supreme Court partly allowed appeals against the judgment of the High Court of Manipur which affirmed the conviction of the appellants under Section 376(2)(g) IPC (gang rape) and Section 120-B IPC...

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Supreme Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Stove-Throwing Case — Life Sentence Reduced to Five Years Rigorous Imprisonment. Appellant's act of throwing a burning stove during a sudden quarrel lacked intention to cause death, warranting conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC instead of Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Kalabai, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of her sister-in-law, Lalita Bai, by throwing a burning kerosene stove on her during a quarrel, resulting in 96% burns and de...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Dying Declaration Found Untrustworthy as Original Not Produced, No Medical Certification, and Witnesses Improved Their Statements....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Poonam Bai, who was convicted under Section 302 IPC by the High Court for the murder of Vimla Bai. The prosecution case was that on 01.11.2001, the appellant, n...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Prospective Overruling in Bonus Marks Case for Teacher Appointments in Rajasthan. The Court held that only writ petitioners who moved the High Court before November 18, 1999, are entitled to relief, and appointments made before that date are saved....

The Supreme Court of India heard two civil appeals arising from conflicting decisions of the Rajasthan High Court regarding the interpretation of the principle of prospective overruling as directed in...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of NBFC in Income Tax Dispute on Set-off of Speculation Loss. Principal Business Determined by Actual Activities, Not Registration; Amendment to Explanation to Section 73 Held Prospective....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court in an appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, concerning the assessment year 2008-2009. The appellant, Snowtex Investment Lim...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Karnataka SC/ST Land Transfer Case — Transfer After Prohibition Period Requires Prior Permission Under Section 4 of Karnataka SC/ST (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. Forged Permission Documents and Cash Payments Render Sale Deeds Void; Restoration to Original Grantees Upheld....

The case pertains to the validity of transfers of granted lands made by members of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community to the appellant. The State Government of Karnataka had granted agr...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Father-Daughter Quarrel Case. The court held that the act of throwing a burning chimney lamp during a sudden quarrel over a bulb fell under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC....

The appellant, Govind Singh, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his daughter, Lalita, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court, which was affirmed by the High Court of ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against IBPS in Clerical Recruitment Dispute — Caste Certificate Validity and Maintainability of Writ Against Non-State Entity. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Held Not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 as It Does Not Discharge Public Duty and Is Not 'State' Under Article 12....

The appellant, Rajbir Suraj Bhan Singh, participated in a Common Written Examination conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for clerical cadre posts in Public Sector Banks. H...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint Rejection Application in Testamentary Case Under Section 228 of Indian Succession Act — Limitation Not Applicable to First Petition for Letters of Administration in India Despite Prior Foreign Probate...

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the High Court's refusal to reject a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC in a testamentary case. The dispute arose from the will of Smt. Kailash Kapoor, a ...