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Supreme Court Dismisses HUDA's Appeal Due to Inordinate Delay of 1942 Days in Filing Second Appeal. Statutory Authority's Negligence in Timely Filing Does Not Constitute Sufficient Cause Under Section 5 of Limitation Act....

The case involves an appeal by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) against the dismissal of their second appeal by the Punjab & Haryana High Court due to a delay of 1942 days. The respo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Ceiling Case - Excess Land Vested in State in 1981 Cannot Be Revived. The Court held that the appellants' attempt to revive ceiling proceedings under the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling of Land Holdings Act, 1960 was devoid of merit as the surplus land had already vested in the State....

The appeal arose from land ceiling proceedings under the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling of Land Holdings Act, 1960. The original holder, Ram Bharose Lal, held land that became subject to ceiling proceedin...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Workman's Appeal in Industrial Dispute — High Court's Finding of Fact on Continuous Service Binding. Amount Paid Under Section 17B of ID Act Not Recoverable Even if Termination Upheld....

The case arises from an industrial dispute where the appellant, Dilip Mani Dubey, a workman, was terminated by his employer, M/s SIEL Ltd. The State of U.P. made a reference under Section 10 of the In...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Five-Year-Old Child. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen and Recovery at Instance of Accused Proved Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Sachin Kumar Singhraha, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. The case was based on circumstantial evi...

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Supreme Court Remands Income Tax Appeal Dismissed as Infructuous Due to Company Dissolution Under Section 560(5) of Companies Act, 1956. High Court Failed to Consider Relevant Provisions of Companies Act and Income Tax Act Regarding Continuing Liability of Dissolved Companies....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court dismissing the Income Tax Department's appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as infructuous. The High Court had noted that ...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Application After Full Satisfaction of Settlement Amount in State Trading Corporation Case. All criminal and civil proceedings arising from settlement agreements quashed upon payment of Rs. 600 crores with interest....

The Supreme Court disposed of M.A. No. 320 of 2019 in Civil Appeal No. 11907 of 2018, filed by the State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) against M/s Global Steel Holding Limited & Ors. The...

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Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case to High Court for Fresh Consideration Under Section 152 of Electricity Act, 2003. Settlement in Lok Adalat does not automatically quash FIR; compounding provisions must be examined....

The appellant, Mukesh Chand, was a consumer of electricity who obtained a connection from BSES Rajdhani Power Limited for his business premises. BSES sent a bill of Rs. 3,54,598.21 on 22.09.2014 alleg...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in Cheating Case Due to Delay and Age of Accused. Offence under Section 420 IPC upheld but sentence reduced to period already undergone....

The appellant, Bhagyan Das, was convicted under Section 420 IPC for cheating in connection with a government scheme for poor persons. He was a Village Development Officer who allegedly misappropriated...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeal, Restores Dismissal of Army Sepoy for 302-Day Unauthorized Absence. Armed Forces Tribunal's Reduction of Punishment to Notional Service for Pension Held Erroneous....

The respondent, Ex. No.6492086A Sep/Ash Kulbeer Singh, was enrolled in the Indian Army as a Sepoy on 25 April 1996. On 11 November 2007, he was posted to 874 ASC Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir. He fai...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declaration and Lack of Corroboration. The earliest dying declaration did not implicate the appellant, leading to benefit of doubt under Section 302 IPC read with Section 114 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Savitaben, who was convicted under Sections 302 and 452 read with Section 114 IPC for the murder of Narmadaben by pouring kerosene and setting her on fire. The ...