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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction of Accused in Bribery Abetment Case for Lack of Special Judge Jurisdiction. Special Judge Lacked Jurisdiction to Try Offence Under Section 165A Indian Penal Code as Case Was Distributed for Non-Existent Offence Under Sections 161/116, and Defect Was Not Curable by Section 529(e) CrPC....

This criminal appeal by special leave arose from the conviction of the appellant by the Special Court, Burdwan, under Section 165A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentence of six months' rigorous ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Legal Representative in Hindu Joint Family Partition Suit Despite Minor Plaintiff's Death. Suit by Minor for Partition Did Not Abate as Severance of Status Relates Back to Institution and Cause of Action Relates to Property, Not Personal Cause of Action....

The appeal arose out of a partition suit instituted on 2 April 1942 in the Court of the District Munsif, Ongole, on behalf of Kakumanu Ramanna, a Hindu minor aged about two and a half years, by his ma...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Corroborated Retracted Confession of Co-Accused. Retracted Confession of Co-Accused Is Admissible Under Section 30 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Requires Full Corroboration; Recovery of Ornaments and Blood-Stained Dagger Corroborate the Crime....

The appeal arose from the conviction of appellant Ram Prakash, a police foot-constable, and co-accused Prem, a fourteen-year-old domestic servant, for the murder of Nirmala Devi, wife of Banwari Lal, ...

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Supreme Court Holds Breaking Mud Image of God Ganesa May Constitute Offence Under Section 295 IPC, But Declines Further Enquiry Due to Lapse of Time. Court Rules 'Any Object Held Sacred by Any Class of Persons' Includes Objects Regarded as Sacred Beyond Temple Idols, Emphasizing Respect for Religious Susceptibilities....

The Supreme Court of India considered an appeal by special leave against the dismissal of a criminal complaint under Section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The appellant, a Saivite Hindu, had ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Arbitration Appeal Under Defence of India Act, 1939 for Maintainability. Decision of High Court in Appeal from Arbitrator's Award Held to Be an Award, Not Judgment, Decree or Order Under Sections 109 and 110 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The appeals before the Supreme Court arose from arbitration proceedings under the Defence of India Act, 1939. The Central Government, in exercise of powers under Rule 75(A) of the Defence of India Rul...

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Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Tribunal in Industrial Disputes Act Case Because Government Cannot Supersede Pending Reference. Section 10(1) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Lacks Power to Cancel or Supersede Reference, and Section 21 of General Clauses Act, 1897, Does Not Apply....

The case before the Supreme Court concerned the power of the State Government to supersede a pending industrial dispute reference under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The dispute arose between the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Returning Officer's Rejection of Hereditary Village Officers' Nominations in Election Dispute. Hereditary Patels and Shanbhogs Are Holders of Offices of Profit Under Government Under Article 191 of Constitution and Section 100(1)(c) of Representation of People Act, 1951....

The dispute arose from an election held on March 8, 1957, for the Mysore State Legislative Assembly from the Harihar constituency. Three candidates, Hanumanthappa, Siddappa, and Guru Rao, filed nomina...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Possession and Transport of Opium Under Opium Act, 1878. Possession and Transport Are Distinct Offences, and Consecutive Sentences Totalling Six Months Do Not Violate Section 71 of the Indian Penal Code When the Maximum for One Offence Is One Year....

The Supreme Court considered a criminal appeal by special leave against the concurrent conviction of the appellant under the Opium Act, 1878 for both possession and transport of opium. The appellant w...