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Supreme Court Upholds Insurer's Claim of Full and Final Settlement in Arbitration Dispute — Coercion Allegation Not Sufficient to Override Settlement. Citing the need for evidence on coercion, the court ruled that the validity of the discharge voucher must be determined by the arbitral tribunal....

The dispute arose between an insurer and the insured regarding the validity of a full and final discharge voucher issued by the insured after receiving a settlement payment. The insured had taken out ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. The High Court's findings on unreliable witness statements and forensic discrepancies led to the conclusion that the acquittal was justified under Section 302 of IPC....

The case involved an appeal against the acquittal of two accused, who were the father and brother of the deceased, by the Madras High Court. The incident in question occurred on 3rd January 1990, with...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Civil Appeal Regarding Anti-Dumping Duty with Open Question of Law. The court refrained from interfering with the Tribunal's decision while keeping the interpretation of 'like article' open for future determination under the Customs Tariff Rules....

The Supreme Court addressed a civil appeal concerning the imposition of anti-dumping duty on Acyclic alcohol under the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on...

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Supreme Court Upholds Writ Petitioners' Challenge to Patent Controller's Order — Repeal of EMR Provisions Considered. Citing Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, the court ruled that pending applications for EMR were not affected by the repeal of Chapter IV-A....

The case involved a dispute regarding the grant of Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMR) under the Patents Act, 1970. The writ petitioners, Glaxo Smith Kline PLC and others, filed an application for a pate...

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Supreme Court Allows Bail in Forgery Case Due to Similar Evidence with Co-Accused. Appellant's Long Custody and Lack of Further Need for Investigation Justified Bail Grant Under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The case involved an appeal against the High Court of Chhatisgarh's order rejecting the appellant's bail application in a forgery case under the Indian Penal Code. The appellant, Anwar Ali, was arrest...

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Supreme Court Allows Anticipatory Bail in IPC Section 153A Case — No Custodial Interrogation Required. The court found that the appellant was entitled to anticipatory bail as there was no satisfactory reason for custodial interrogation....

The case involved an appeal against the rejection of anticipatory bail by the High Court of Calcutta. The appellant, a Radio Jockey, faced allegations under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for c...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction in Murder Case — Reduces Charge from Section 302 to Section 304 Part-I. The court found insufficient evidence to support intent to kill, leading to a lesser conviction under Section 304 Part-I IPC....

The case involved an appeal by Kallu @ Kalyan Atmaram Patil against a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellant was initially sentenced to life imprisonment...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Tender Award Process — Upholds Judicial Restraint in Administrative Decisions. The court emphasized the limited scope of judicial review in tender matters, affirming that the government has discretion to refuse the lowest bid if justified....

The dispute arose from a tender process initiated by Bharat Electronics Limited (respondent No. 2) on behalf of the Union of India (respondent No. 1) for the procurement of a Digital Radio Trunking Sy...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Based Solely on Last Seen Theory Found Insufficient Under Section 302 IPC....

The case involved an appeal by the appellant against a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for murder. The appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Trial Court, and...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence of Imprisonment for Appellant — Sentence adjusted based on time served. Court maintained conviction while recognizing the time already spent in custody....

The case involved an appeal by Claudio Fernandes against the State of Goa concerning a sentence of imprisonment. The appellant had been in custody for approximately nine months. The Supreme Court, upo...