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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences....

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which criminalizes cruelty by a husband or his rela...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Ineligible Slum Dwellers Against Eviction Notice in Slum Rehabilitation Project. Appellants Found to Be Transit Camp Tenants Who Suppressed Earlier Proceedings and Used Dilatory Tactics to Obstruct Redevelopment Under Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals challenging the Bombay High Court's order dated 04.01.2023, which had upheld a notice dated 06.12.2022 issued by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) directi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Property Title Dispute — Res Judicata Not Applicable as Earlier Suit Was Only for Injunction, Not Title. Former Students' Suit in Representative Capacity for Declaration of Government Ownership Maintainable Despite Earlier Injunction Decree....

The dispute pertains to a suit property bearing Sy.No.81 of Tumkur, originally belonging to Syed Md. Bokhari and Lankey. Due to non-payment of arrears of land revenue, the lands were forfeited and res...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence and Hostile Witnesses. Conviction for Strangulation of Wife Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Ravi, who was convicted for the murder of his first wife Jamni by strangulation. The incident occurred on 22.08.2014 when the appellant, his deceased wife, his ...

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Supreme Court Acquitted Accused in Bribery Case Due to Lack of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt...

Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Established – Conviction and Sentence Set Aside – Prosecution’s Case Collapsed Due to Inconsistent Evidence – Independent Witnesses Declared Hostile – Sect...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape Based on Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix — Absence of Injury Not Fatal. Testimony of prosecutrix found trustworthy and unshaken; conviction under Section 376 IPC confirmed....

The present criminal appeal arises from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court affirming the conviction of the appellant under Sections 376 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the rape of...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Land Authority Challenging Auction Sale of Nazul Land Due to Delay and Laches. Lease Agreement Did Not Confer Title Without Execution of Lease Deed, but Long Lapse of Time Prevents Challenge....

The appellant, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), executed an agreement of lease dated 17th July 1957 in respect of plot no.3 in favour of M/s Mehta Constructions. The agreement contained Clause 24 wh...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Injunction Suit — High Court Erred in Reappreciating Facts Under Section 100 CPC. Suit for Injunction Without Declaration Is Maintainable When Plaintiff's Title Is Not Seriously Disputed and Boundaries in Sale Deed Support Possession....

The appellant, plaintiff in O.S. No. 379 of 1998, filed a suit for perpetual and mandatory injunction against the respondents/defendants, claiming ownership of plaint schedule property (16 cents and 5...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Two Women Judicial Officers Terminated During Probation in Madhya Pradesh — Termination Set Aside for Non-Compliance with Natural Justice and Recruitment Rules. The Court held that termination based on adverse remarks without opportunity of hearing violates Article 311 and Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 1994....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated three connected matters concerning the termination of six women judicial officers (Civil Judges, Junior Division) from the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service during...

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Supreme Court Denies Permanent Alimony to Spouse of Void Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act. Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Do Not Apply to Marriages Declared Void Ab Initio Under Section 11....

The Supreme Court of India considered a reference regarding conflicting views on the applicability of Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 to marriages declared void under Section 11. Th...