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Supreme Court Restores Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal After High Court Dismissed It as Time-Barred Due to 19-Day Delay and Absence of Condonation Application. Constitutional Courts' Duty to Provide Quality Legal Assistance and Hear Appeals on Merits Guided Setting Aside of High Court's Procedural Dismissal Under Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction....

The litigation arose from a criminal appeal filed before the High Court against an order of acquittal in a case involving allegations of dowry demand and harassment leading to death. The appellant, Um...

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Supreme Court Allows Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Harassment Death Case, Restores Appeal Despite 19-Day Delay. Delay in Filing Appeal Without Condonation Application Should Not Defeat Merits When Legal Assistance Is Inadequate; Court Directs High Court to Hear Appeal on Merits....

The Supreme Court of India allowed criminal appeals filed by Ummed Devi, the mother of a deceased victim, against an order of the High Court that had dismissed her criminal appeal against acquittal on...

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Supreme Court Allows Assessee in GST Limitation Case by Setting Aside Show Cause Notice for Lack of Fraud or Suppression Allegations. Extended Limitation Under Section 74 CGST Act Cannot Be Invoked Without Foundational Facts Evident in the Notice, and Limitation Under Section 73 Expired Before Issuance of SCN....

The dispute arose from a show cause notice issued by the Department under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 concerning three financial years 2018-2019 to 2020-2021, based on a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appeal in Stamp Duty Classification Dispute; Industrial Use Prevails Over Commercial Classification Despite Retail Sales. Gifted Property Registered as Factory and Industry Valued at Industrial Rate Under Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998, and Circular No. 2/2004, Not Commercial....

The dispute arose from a gift deed executed in respect of a property in Rajasthan, where the valuation for stamp duty depended on whether the property was classified as residential, industrial, or com...

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Supreme Court Quashes Domestic Violence Proceedings Against Husband Based on Prior Settlement Agreement and Mutual Consent Divorce. Voluntary Relinquishment of Maintenance Claims by Wife Bars Revival Through DV Act Complaint Alleging Pre-Divorce Acts; Daughter Not Party to Settlement Retains Liberty to Pursue Monetary Reliefs....

The dispute arose from a matrimonial settlement between an appellant-husband and respondent No.1-wife, followed by a domestic violence complaint by the wife and adult daughter. The husband appealed ag...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Election Petition Case — Restores Petition for Consideration on Merits. Citing substantial compliance, the court reversed the High Court's dismissal of the Election Petition due to improper attestation....

The appeal arose from an order under Section 86 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which rejected an Election Petition filed by the appellant against the successful candidate from the No.7 Kar...

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Supreme Court Upholds Directions for Expedited Construction of Limited Use Subway at Level Crossing No.81, Vaniyambadi. Court Records Assurances and Directs State Authorities and Southern Railway to Complete Land Acquisition and Construction Within Stipulated Timeframes under Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001....

The dispute concerned Level Crossing No. 81 at Vaniyambadi in Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu, which divided the eastern and western parts of the town and was used by a substantial number of residents...

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Supreme Court Allows Civil Appeal by Purchasers' Successors in Execution Compromise Dispute Under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Section 39(4) Does Not Bar Executing Court from Recording Decree Holder's Compromise Where Independent Claimants Do Not Claim Through Decree Holder, Lacking Locus Standi to Challenge Settlement....

The Supreme Court of India heard a civil appeal arising from a multi-layered partition litigation that began in 1940 with a suit filed on behalf of a minor, Prabhakarlal Mohanlal Kalawar, who later be...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeals Against High Court Orders Concerning Execution and Status Quo in Agricultural Land Dispute. Bombay High Court Order Set Aside to Extent It Traversed Beyond Appeal Scope and Gujarat High Court Interim Orders Modified with Appointment of Advocate Receiver for Administration of Subject Land....

The Supreme Court disposed of two sets of civil appeals arising from interim orders passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay and the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad concerning the same agri...

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Supreme Court Restores Interim Maintenance Award for Minor Daughters in Section 125 CrPC Case. High Court's Reduction Set Aside Because Wife's Earnings Alone Did Not Halve Father's Shared Maintenance Obligation....

The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the appellant-wife and her two minor daughters sought maintenance from the respondent-husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 197...