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Supreme Court Reinstates Dismissed Employee in Service Law Case Due to Violation of Natural Justice and Prejudice from Criminal Acquittal. Departmental Proceedings Were Quashed as Denial of Cross-Examination and Identical Charges Post-Acquittal Rendered the Dismissal Order Legally Unsustainable Under Principles of Natural Justice and Administrative Law....

The dispute involved a constable in the Crime Investigation Department (CID) who was dismissed from service following departmental proceedings initiated in 1989. The appellant was appointed in 1973 an...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Title Suit Over Land Dispute, Reversing High Court on Requirement to Challenge Sale Deed. Plaintiff Established Title Through Valid Gift Deed Under Muslim Law, Making Subsequent Sale Deed Void Ab Initio and Unnecessary for Cancellation Under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The dispute involved a title suit over land where the appellants, as legal heirs of the original plaintiff, claimed ownership through a registered gift deed dated 26.04.1958 executed by their grandfat...

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Supreme Court Allows Convicts' Petition for Reconsideration of Remission Applications Due to Inadequate Reasoning in Presiding Judge's Opinion. Court Directs Fresh Opinion from Special Judge After Considering Factors from Laxman Naskar Case Under Sections 432 and 433-A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The Supreme Court considered a petition filed by three convicts serving life imprisonment for offences including murder under Sections 147, 148, 302/149, 307/149 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3...

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Supreme Court Interprets Pre-Deposit Requirement Under Section 18 of SARFAESI Act in Appeals by Borrowers and Secured Creditors. The court held that pre-deposit is mandatory, computed based on the amount claimed in the notice under Section 13(2), excluding future interest, with adjustments for recoveries after filing the petition under Section 17....

The Supreme Court of India, in a group of appeals, addressed the interpretation of Section 18 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 200...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Prison Authorities Against High Court's Set-Off Order Due to Improper Exercise of Inherent Powers. High Court Erred in Entertaining Petition Under Section 482 CrPC When Statutory Appeal Remedy Under Section 374(2) CrPC Was Available, Reversing Grant of Set-Off Under Section 428 CrPC for Remand Periods....

The appeal was filed by the Superintendent of Prison and Inspector of Police against a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 11.09.2020. The High Court had allowed a petition under ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Hospital's Appeal in Medical Negligence Case by Reducing Compensation Amount. Hospital's Vicarious Liability for Doctor's Negligence Upheld but Compensation Reduced to Rs. 10 Lakhs with Accrued Interest Based on Earlier Court Deposit....

The Supreme Court heard appeals challenging orders of the Andhra Pradesh State Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission and National Consumers Dispute Redressal Commission that held a hospital and doct...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Death Sentence in Multiple Murder and Rape Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Appellant Found Guilty of Murdering Wife and Four Children, Committing Rape on Daughter, and Causing Disappearance of Evidence Under Sections 302, 376, and 201 IPC, with Death Sentence Confirmed Due to Brutal and Premeditated Nature of Crimes....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction and death sentence of a husband and father for murdering his wife and four children, committing rape on his daughter, and causing disappearance of ev...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Case, Restoring Tribunal's Award. Compensation Reduction by High Court Reversed as Income Tax Return Filed Post-Accident Was Erroneously Excluded Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Sections 166 and 140, Emphasizing Returns as Reliable Evidence for Income Assessment....

The appeal arose from a motor accident compensation case where the deceased, Kapil Bhargava, died in a collision involving a Blue Line bus on 12.08.2008, and his wife survived with grievous injuries. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Wakf Act Case on Bar Council Member's Continuance in Waqf Board. The court held that a Muslim Member of the Bar Council does not vacate Waqf Board membership upon ceasing Bar Council tenure, as Explanation II to Section 14(1)(b) of the Wakf Act, 1995, applies only to Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assembly....

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the interpretation of Section 14 of the Wakf Act, 1995, specifically whether a Muslim Member of the Bar Council, elected to the Waqf Board, could retai...