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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Accused in Murder Case Due to Incompetent Certificate of Fitness on Factual Grounds. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Based on Dying Declarations Upheld as Dying Declaration Need Not Be Corroborated if Found True, and Certificate Under Article 134(1)(c) Constitution Cannot Be Granted on Question of Fact....

The case concerned an appeal by special certificate under Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution against concurrent conviction and death sentence for murder. The appellant was one of four persons tried...

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Order of Government Servant Under Rule 165-A as Not Dismissal and Not Requiring Compliance with Article 311(2) of the Constitution. Compulsory Retirement Order Upheld as Valid Under Rule 165-A, Service Rules Not Violative of Article 311(2)....

The case involved a government servant who was compulsorily retired from service under Rule 165-A of the Bombay Civil Services Rules, as applicable to the State of Saurashtra. The respondent, Saubhagc...

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The respondent was an employee under the State of Uttar Pradesh. A departmental inquiry was initiated against him on charges that he had allowed his private interests to conflict with his public dutie...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Mortgage Suit Regarding Admission of Probate as Additional Evidence. Locus Standi Based on Will Cured by Subsequent Probate Judgment in Rem Under Indian Succession Act and Supreme Court Rules....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a mortgage suit filed by the appellants as legatees under a registered will of their maternal grandfather. The original suit was instituted in the Court ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Reversion and Termination of Temporary Government Servant in Agriculture Service; Article 311 Not Attracted. Temporary Employee's Termination Under Rule 25(4) of Subordinate Agriculture Service Rules and Reversion from Officiating Post Do Not Amount to Dismissal, Removal, or Reduction in Rank....

The dispute arose when a temporary government servant, employed in the Subordinate Agricultural Service of Uttar Pradesh, was reverted from an officiating higher post and subsequently terminated. The ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Government Servant in Departmental Inquiry for Alleged Bribery. Evidence Act Held Inapplicable to Departmental Inquiries; Natural Justice Requirements Sufficient Under Article 311(2) of Constitution of India....

Background: The dispute arose from the dismissal of T. R. Varma, an Assistant Controller in the Commerce Department of the Union Government, on charges of aiding and abetting an attempt to bribe a gov...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Sections 207 and 207A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 in Police Report Commitment Proceedings. Classification Between Police Report Cases and Other Cases at Commitment Stage Held Reasonable and Not Violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India....

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of sections 207 and 207A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955. The appella...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration. Recording of Dying Declaration in Urdu Though Deceased Spoke Punjabi Held Not an Infirmity Under Section 32(1) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from the reversal of an acquittal by the Punjab High Court in a murder case. The appellant Bakshish Singh and his brother Gurbakshi Singh were tried under Sec...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Municipal Election Disqualification Case — Disqualification for Tax Arrears on Nomination Date Not Cured by Subsequent Payment. Candidate Ineligible Under Section 13-D(g) of U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916 If In Arrears on Nomination Date, Despite Payment Before Poll....

The dispute arose from a general election to the Municipal Board of Bareilly held in October 1953. The appellant, Mangoo Singh, was one of several candidates from Ward No. 15, along with respondent No...