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Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of Corruption Proceedings Due to Improper Exercise of Inherent Powers. High Court's Order Under Section 482 CrPC Was Unjustified After Dismissal of Discharge Application and Revision Petition on Same Grounds, Violating Principles Against Circumvention and Multiplicity....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Madras quashing criminal proceedings against the respondent under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 19...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dishonour of Cheque Case Due to Suppression of Material Facts and Abuse of Process of Law. The court held that suppression of material facts in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, constitutes an abuse of process, warranting dismissal without trial....

The dispute arose from a complaint filed by the respondent, a Credit Co-Operative Society, against the appellant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, based on the dishonour of a ...

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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Matrimonial Dispute, Granting Divorce and Awarding Permanent Alimony. Marriage Dissolved Under Article 142 of Constitution Due to Irretrievable Breakdown After 17-Year Separation, with Rs. 40 Lakhs Alimony Ordered as One-Time Settlement....

The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the husband challenged the High Court's dismissal of his criminal revision seeking adjustment of maintenance amounts awarded under different statutes....

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Private Unaided Society in AICTE Pay Scale Dispute — Teachers Without Ph.D. Not Entitled to Associate Professor Benefits. Non-Ph.D. Assistant Professors in Private Unaided Technical Institutes Cannot Claim Higher Pay Band and Re-designation Under 6th CPC Without Mandatory Ph.D. Qualification as Per AICTE Notifications....

The case involves a dispute between the All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society (AISSMS), a private unaided educational society running engineering and technical institutes, and its teachers (responde...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Seniority Dispute Under Karnataka Civil Services Rules. Transfer of Government Employee at Own Request with Consent to Specific Seniority Terms Governs Seniority Fixation in New Post, Not Original Appointment Date....

The dispute arose from the transfer of a government employee from the post of Staff Nurse to First Division Assistant in the Karnataka State services. The employee, appointed as a Staff Nurse in 1979,...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Act Case Due to Procedural Violations and Evidence Tampering Risk. Conviction Overturned as Seized Contraband Was Improperly Sealed and Stored for 15 Days in Investigating Officer's Office, Violating Section 52A NDPS Act and Standing Order No. 1/89, Creating Reasonable Doubt About Evidence Integrity....

The Supreme Court heard three criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the High Court of Telangana, which had partly allowed one appeal acquitting two accused and reducing sentence for one, ...

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Supreme Court Allows Claimant's Appeal in Motor Accident Case, Rejects Contributory Negligence and Enhances Compensation. Court found trailer driver solely negligent based on FIR and charge sheet, applying preponderance of probabilities standard under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and held learner's licence violation does not establish negligence....

The dispute arose from a motor accident on 03.11.1999 involving a Block Development Officer (claimant) riding pillion on a scooter that collided with a trailer, resulting in amputation of both his leg...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Road Rage Case. The court held that the offence fell under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 due to lack of premeditation, sudden provocation, and the deceased's group being aggressors, reducing the sentence to 7 years rigorous imprisonment....

The judgment arose from a criminal appeal concerning a road rage incident that resulted in a fatal injury. The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for murder and s...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case by Enhancing Compensation Based on Comparable Sale and Applying Deductions. Compensation Fixed at Rs.95 per sq. mt. After Adjusting GIDC Allotment Rate of Rs.180 per sq. mt. for Time Gap and Deducting 50% for Development and Largeness of Area Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of agricultural land in Village Ranoli, Gujarat, by the Government of Gujarat for the benefit of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation under the Land Acquis...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Civil Appeal in Property Dispute, Upholding Decree Setting Aside Sale Deeds and Granting Relief to Executor. Title to Property Was Acquired Through Court Auction Sale, Making Subsequent Sale Deeds Void, and Relief Was Moulded in Favor of Executor to Execute Terms of Probated Will Under Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The Civil Appeal arose from a confirming judgment and decree dated 08.09.2016 in O.S.A. No. 230 of 2007 of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, at the instance of defendants 3 to 6 in C.S. No. 504 ...