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Supreme Court Upholds Continuance of Emergency Ordinance After Termination of Emergency. Under the India and Burma (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1940, the Deletion of the Time Limit from Section 72 of the Government of India Act, 1935 Equated the High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Ordinance, 1946 to Permanent Legislation, Remaining Valid Post-Emergency....

The appellant, Hansraj Moolji, was prosecuted for an alleged contravention of Section 4 of the High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Ordinance, 1946, which occurred on July 11, 1953. The Ordin...

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Supreme Court Upholds Theft Conviction of Air Force Cadet for Unauthorised Flight of Aircraft. Temporary Unauthorised Use of Government Aircraft for Personal Purposes Amounts to Dishonest Misappropriation Under Section 378 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The case concerned the prosecution of K. N. Mehra, a cadet at the Indian Air Force Academy, Jodhpur, for theft of an aircraft under Section 378 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant was undergoing t...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Amendment of Plaint to Add Alternative Claim Despite Limitation Bar. All necessary facts already pleaded; interest of justice warranted amendment under Order VI Rule 17 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The dispute arose from a commercial transaction where the appellants, L. J. Leach and Company Ltd., filed a suit for damages against the respondents, Jardine Skinner and Co., alleging conversion of go...

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Supreme Court Declares Fundamental Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths Under Article 19(1)(d) — Pedestrian Priority Over Motorised Vehicles Mandated. The Court held that the right to walk is primary and includes access to safe footpaths, and that municipal authorities must provide such infrastructure....

The Supreme Court, in a civil appeal arising from a tragic motor accident where a five-year-old boy was killed while walking to school, addressed the fundamental right to walk. The Court noted that th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Head Constables in Promotion Dispute — Rules 2010 Notified After Vacancy Cannot Deny Promotion. Educational Qualification for Promotion to ASI-Executive Must Be Possessed at Time of Promotion, Not Initial Appointment, Under 2008 Rules and Standing Order....

The case involves a dispute among Head Constables of the Andaman & Nicobar Police Department regarding promotion to the post of Assistant Sub-Inspector (Executive). The Appellants, along with Responde...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder of Four Family Members Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Chain of Circumstances Including Motive, Last Seen, Recovery of Weapon, and Abscondence Held Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Uperndra Khare, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of four persons: Rajesh Shukla, his wife Madhu Shukla, his son Prabhanshu Shukla, and his sister Vinita Shukla. The in...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Customs Classification Dispute. n-Hexane Held to be a Separate Chemical Compound, Not Petroleum Oil, Under Customs Tariff Heading 2901.10 and Central Excise Tariff Heading 2901.90....

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla, against the decision of CESTAT, Ahmedabad, which had dismissed the Revenue's appeal. The core dispute is the correct classification ...

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Supreme Court Allows Clubbing of Multiple FIRs in Real Estate Project Dispute to Prevent Multiplicity of Proceedings. Court directs transfer of all FIRs to EOW Delhi for consolidated investigation under Sections 406, 420, 120B IPC....

The petitioners, former directors of M/s Krrish Realtech Pvt. Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking clubbing or transfer of multiple FIRs registered against them in ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Section 11 Petition for Appointment of Arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitration Dispute. Holds that BSA governed by Benin law with foreign seat cannot be brought under Part I of Arbitration Act, and issue estoppel applies due to dismissal of anti-arbitration injunction....

The Supreme Court dismissed an arbitration petition filed by Balaji Steel Trade under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrator and composite re...