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Supreme Court Reverses High Court Judgment in Property Dispute, Declaring 1985 Document as Will, Not Gift. The Court Held That the Disposition Took Effect on Death, Not in Praesenti, Under Transfer of Property Act, 1882, and That the High Court Erred in Setting Aside Concurrent Findings Without a Substantial Question of Law Under Section 100 CPC....

The appeal arose from a property dispute between siblings over a document executed by their father in 1985. The respondent, the daughter, filed a suit claiming the document was a gift deed granting he...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Rape Case Due to Lack of Inducement and Consensual Relationship. Court Found No Promise of Marriage Before Sexual Intercourse and Victim's Statements Revealed Consent, Making Prosecution Abuse of Process Under Section 482 CrPC....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court's rejection of an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings for rape and ...

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Supreme Court Intervenes in High Court Order on Forest Conservation and Worker Rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu. The Court directed the High Court to conclusively address forest restoration under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and Forest Conservation Act, 1980, while balancing rehabilitation claims of displaced tea estate workers from a declared tiger reserve....

The Supreme Court addressed a batch of petitions concerning two primary issues: the preservation of reserve forests, wildlife sanctuaries, and tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu, and the rehabilitation clai...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Rioting Case: Mere Presence at Scene of Crime Without Overt Act Not Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 143, 147, 153(A), 295, 436, 332 IPC. High Court Erred in Reversing Acquittal Based on Arrest on Spot Without Reliable Evidence of Participation in Unlawful Assembly....

The case arises from a riot that occurred on 28.02.2002 in village Vadod, allegedly in the aftermath of the Godhra incident. A large mob of 1000-1500 people surrounded a graveyard and mosque, pelted s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant's Compounding Application Rejection in Income Tax Case — Clarifies Definition of 'First Offence'....

The dispute arose from the rejection of the appellant's application for compounding an offence under Section 276CC of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The appellant, an individual earning income from salary ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Pension Grant to Scheme Employees Under Uttar Pradesh Cane Service Rules. Employees of Antar Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana Held Entitled to Pension and Retiral Benefits as Per Government Decisions and Precedent in Vinod Kumar Goel....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) dated 18.05.2016, which held that employees appointed under the Antar Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana (the Scheme) were entitled...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in TADA Case — Confessional Statements Held Inadmissible Due to Procedural Violations. Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt in Kidnapping and Murder of Vice-Chancellor Under Sections 302, 368, 365 RPC and Sections 3, 4 TADA Act....

The case arises from the kidnapping and murder of Dr. Mushir-ul-Haq, Vice-Chancellor of Kashmir University, and his Personal Secretary Abdul Gani Zargar on 06.04.1990 by armed terrorists. The FIR was ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Consumer Dispute Over Housing Loan Disbursement — No Privity of Contract Between Complainant and Bank. Complainant Not a 'Consumer' Under Section 2(1)(d) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 as No Service Was Hired or Availed from the Appellant Bank....

The present appeal arises from a consumer complaint filed by the respondent (original complainant) against the appellant bank before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). The re...