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Supreme Court Upholds Hotel's Liability for Theft of Guest's Vehicle Under Bailment Principles — Clarifies Standards of Care Required....

The Supreme Court addressed the liability of hotels for the theft of a guest's vehicle under bailment principles. The case arose from an incident on 01.08.1998, where a guest's car was stolen after be...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals of Corporation Against Grant of 6th Pay Revision to Deputation Employees. Division Bench's Application of 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' Set Aside as Deputation Employees Not Comparable to Regular Employees....

The case involves appeals by Bihar State Beverages Corporation Ltd. against a Division Bench judgment of the Patna High Court that allowed writ petitions of employees on deputation/contract, directing...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Dispute Over Escheated Property, Upholds High Court's Reversal of Injunction. Patwari's Unauthorized Entry Cannot Confer Sirdari Rights Under Kumaon and Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1960....

The dispute concerns agricultural land in Village Gyansu, District Uttar Kashi, originally owned by Badri Aswal and his wife Tulsa Devi, who died without heirs. Under the law in Tehri Garhwal, the lan...

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Supreme Court Allows Restoration of First Appeal Dismissed in Default, Emphasizes Liberal Construction of Procedural Law to Advance Substantial Justice. The Court held that an order refusing to readmit an appeal under Order 41 Rule 19 CPC is appealable under Order 43 Rule 1(t) CPC, and that the application disclosed sufficient cause for restoration....

The appeal arose from a civil suit filed by the respondent (plaintiff) against the appellant, Mysore Urban Development Authority (defendant), seeking declaration of title and permanent injunction over...

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Supreme Court Confirms Conviction but Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor Girl. Circumstantial evidence including last seen together and failure to explain incriminating circumstances upheld conviction, but mitigating factors led to commutation of death penalty....

The appellant, Vijay Raikwar, was convicted by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a 7½-year-old girl under Section 376(2)(f) and Section 201 IPC, and Sections 5(i), 5(m), 5(r) read with...

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Supreme Court Allows Dealer's Appeal in Sales Tax Dispute Over Free Warranty Replacement of Defective Parts. The Court Held That Free Replacement Under Warranty Does Not Constitute a Sale Under Section 4(1) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, as Consideration Is Already Included in the Original Sale Price....

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals concerning the liability to sales tax on free replacement of defective parts in motor vehicles during the warranty period. The appellant, M/s. Prerana M...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Quashing of Cognizance Under Section 193 IPC — Private Complaint for False Evidence in Judicial Proceeding Barred Under Section 195 CrPC. The Court held that only the court where the alleged false evidence was given can file a complaint, not a private individual....

The appeal arose from a private complaint filed by the appellant, Narendra Kumar Srivastava, against respondent nos. 2 to 4, officials of Doordarshan and All India Radio, alleging commission of an off...