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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Absence of Public View Allegation. Essential Ingredient for Offenses Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Not Made Out as Caste Slur Not Alleged in Presence of General Public....

The appeal arose from the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail by the Trial Court. The FIR alleged that the appellant, who had set up a Trust with th...

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Supreme Court Facilitates Settlement in Consumer Dispute Involving Flat Buyers, Builder, and Bank Under Consumer Protection Act. Court Records Amicable Resolution Terms Including Waiver of Charges, Interest Discounts, and Payment Adjustments, Directing Compliance with Timelines....

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, against a common judgment of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission that had rejected consumer c...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Director Convicted for Electricity Theft — Acquittal Restored Due to Lack of Evidence of Personal Involvement. Vicarious liability under Sections 39 and 44 of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 cannot be imposed without proof of direct participation or knowledge of tampering....

The appellant, Mahaveer, was a director of M/s Rushi Steels and Alloys Pvt. Ltd., a company in Jalana, Maharashtra. The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) officials noticed a 36.6% disparity b...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Title Dispute Against Government — Holds That Government Cannot Unilaterally Resume Land Without Following Due Process and Payment of Compensation. Court Restores Trial Court Decree Declaring Appellants' Title Based on Valid Sale Deed and Pattadar Passbook, Setting Aside High Court's Reversal....

The case involves a dispute over 3.34 acres of land in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The appellants claimed title through a chain of transactions starting from a mortgage in 1943, followed by a co...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's CBI Investigation Direction in Bail Application Due to Jurisdictional Overreach. High Court Exceeded Limits Under Section 439 CrPC by Issuing CBI Directions After Granting Bail, Without Exceptional Circumstances Required Under Article 226....

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against directions issued by a learned Single Judge of the High Court in a bail application. The High Court had directed the Director of the Central Bureau of Inves...

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court Judgment in Property Dispute, Declaring 1985 Document as Will, Not Gift. The Court Held That the Disposition Took Effect on Death, Not in Praesenti, Under Transfer of Property Act, 1882, and That the High Court Erred in Setting Aside Concurrent Findings Without a Substantial Question of Law Under Section 100 CPC....

The appeal arose from a property dispute between siblings over a document executed by their father in 1985. The respondent, the daughter, filed a suit claiming the document was a gift deed granting he...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Rape Case Due to Lack of Inducement and Consensual Relationship. Court Found No Promise of Marriage Before Sexual Intercourse and Victim's Statements Revealed Consent, Making Prosecution Abuse of Process Under Section 482 CrPC....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court's rejection of an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings for rape and ...

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Supreme Court Intervenes in High Court Order on Forest Conservation and Worker Rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu. The Court directed the High Court to conclusively address forest restoration under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and Forest Conservation Act, 1980, while balancing rehabilitation claims of displaced tea estate workers from a declared tiger reserve....

The Supreme Court addressed a batch of petitions concerning two primary issues: the preservation of reserve forests, wildlife sanctuaries, and tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu, and the rehabilitation clai...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Rioting Case: Mere Presence at Scene of Crime Without Overt Act Not Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 143, 147, 153(A), 295, 436, 332 IPC. High Court Erred in Reversing Acquittal Based on Arrest on Spot Without Reliable Evidence of Participation in Unlawful Assembly....

The case arises from a riot that occurred on 28.02.2002 in village Vadod, allegedly in the aftermath of the Godhra incident. A large mob of 1000-1500 people surrounded a graveyard and mosque, pelted s...