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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Retracted Confession and Corroborating Blood-Stained Recoveries. Retracted Confession Cannot Be Sole Basis of Conviction Without Corroboration; Recovery of Blood-Stained Clothes from Accused and Absence of Explanation Constituted Sufficient Corroboration Under Criminal Law....

The Supreme Court of India addressed a criminal appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Madras High Court confirming the conviction and sentence of the appellant for murder and attempt to ...

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Supreme Court Allows Employee's Appeal in Part in Computation of Reinstatement Benefit Under Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act, 1950. Monetary Value of Reinstatement Under Section 20(2) Must Be Assessed Based on All Circumstances, Not Damages for Breach of Contract or Tort Under Section 95 CPC....

The dispute arose from the wrongful dismissal of an employee by a banking company, Bharat Nidhi Ltd. (formerly Bharat Bank Ltd.). The employee, S.S. Shetty, joined service on July 1, 1944, as an Inspe...

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Supreme Court Upholds Election of Manager of Statutory Committee's School; Not an Office of Profit Under Government of India Under Article 102(1)(a) of Constitution. Durgah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955 Statutory Committee Appointment Not Under Government; Election to Council of States Valid Despite Committee Members Appointed by Central Government....

The case involved an election dispute concerning the election of Maulana Abdul Shakur to the Council of States from Ajmer. The appellant was the manager of a school run by a committee of management co...

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Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Execution of Thika Tenancy Ejectment Decree. Plain Reading of Section 5(1) of Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949 Bars Only Fresh Ejectment Applications, Not Execution of Existing Decrees....

This appeal by special leave arose from execution proceedings concerning an ejectment decree against a thika tenant. The appellant was a thika tenant of a portion of premises No. 28, R.G. Kar Road, Ca...

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Supreme Court Upholds Reference in Chartered Accountants Act Case Due to Misconduct as Court-Appointed Liquidator. Professional Misconduct Includes Conduct Rendering Member Unfit Under Section 22 of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants against an order of the High Court rejecting a reference regarding professional misconduct of a chartere...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Foreign National in Cheating Case Under Section 420 IPC for Offence Committed Through Communications from Karachi to Bombay. The Court Held That a Foreigner Physically Outside India Is Liable Under Section 2 IPC When All Ingredients of the Offence Occur in India, and Extradition Does Not Bar Trial for a Fresh Offence....

The dispute arose from a private complaint filed by Louis Anton Cornea, a businessman from Goa and director of Colonial Limitada, against four accused including the appellant, a Pakistani national doi...

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Supreme Court Upholds State in Agricultural Income Tax Dispute; Trustees' Appeal Dismissed as Section 11(1) U.P. Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1948 Not Applicable. Trustees Held Liable for Tax on Total Agricultural Income as Annuitants Had Separate, Not Joint, Interests in Income Derived from Trust Land....

The appeal arose from a reference under the U.P. Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1948, concerning the assessment of agricultural income tax on trustees of a private trust. J.J. Holdsworth, by his will da...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Accused in Murder Case Holding Non-furnishing of Copies Under CrPC Directory. The Court ruled that omission to provide copies to the accused under Sections 173(4) and 207A(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 does not vitiate trial without proof of prejudice; irregularity cured by Section 537...

The case arose out of a criminal appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court confirming the conviction and capital sentence awarded by the Sessions Judge, Karimnagar....

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Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Detention Order Beyond Three Months Under Preventive Detention Act, 1950. Interpretation of 'Such Detention' in Article 22(4)(a) of the Constitution Confirmed to Refer to Preventive Detention, Not Period of Detention....

The case involved a constitutional challenge to an order of preventive detention under the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, as amended. The appellant, Puranlal Lakhanpal, was detained under Section 3 o...