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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Prevention of Corruption Act Case Due to Absence of Pecuniary Advantage. Conviction Under Section 13(1)(d) PC Act Read with Section 120B IPC Set Aside as High Court Finding of No Valuable Thing or Pecuniary Advantage Precludes Offence....

The Supreme Court allowed a criminal appeal arising from a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The case concerned allegations of fraudulent RCC bills submitted to the Veterinary D...

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Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order Appointing Different Arbitrator Under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to Direct Same Sole Arbitrator for Two Related Contracts. Cross-Project Set-Off Claim Between Mahanet and T-Fiber Agreements Leads to Common Arbitrator for Efficient Resolution, Without Prejudging Merits....

The Supreme Court considered a civil appeal arising out of a special leave petition against an order of the High Court of Delhi passed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ap...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Special Leave Petition Against Interim Order in Electricity Act Dispute Over Captive Power Supply. Statutory Framework Under Electricity Act, 2003 Held Exhaustive, and Interim Direction Permitting Third-Party Participation for Information Gathering Was Not Perverse....

The Supreme Court dealt with a Special Leave Petition arising from an interim order of the High Court of Jharkhand in a Public Interest Litigation concerning alleged unauthorized supply of electricity...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence and Non-Compliance with Electronic Evidence Certification. Conviction Based on Mere Suspicion and Section 106 Evidence Act Fails as Prosecution Did Not Prove Possession or Lease of the Flat Where Body Was Found....

The Supreme Court allowed a criminal appeal arising from a conviction for kidnapping and murder. The prosecution case began with a person missing after leaving for Hyderabad, followed by a ransom call...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Insurer's and Claimant's Appeals in Motor Accident Death Compensation. Multiplier Based on Deceased's Age Upheld Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and Apportionment of Rs.7,50,000 to Non-Legally Wedded Partner Confirmed....

The dispute arose from a fatal motor accident on 10.04.2011 near Brijghat Bridge, where a heavy goods vehicle bearing No. HR-55-2812 hit a motorcycle driven by Sushant Prabhakaran, with Priyanka Das a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Scrutiny Committee Invalidation of Scheduled Tribe Caste Claim but Protects Retiral Benefits Under Article 142. Pre-Constitutional Records Showing 'Koli' Held to Have High Probative Value to Reject 'Tokre Koli' Claim, While Supreme Court Exercises Article 142 to Secure Pensionary Benefits Despite Invalid Caste Certificate....

The Supreme Court of India heard a civil appeal arising from the Bombay High Court's dismissal of a writ petition that challenged the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee's invalidation of t...

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Supreme Court Allowed Appeal in Customs Penalty Case Due to Reliance on AI-Generated Fake Citations. Penalty Under Section 114 of Customs Act, 1962 for Mis-declaring Natural Diamonds as Lab-Grown Diamonds Was Set Aside Because the Order Relied on Non-Existent or Hallucinated Case Law, Violating Zero-Tolerance Standard....

The Supreme Court heard a civil appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition against an order of the High Court of Gujarat which had confirmed a customs penalty. The appellant challenged an Order-in-O...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Summary Dismissal of Appeal Under SC/ST Act and Remands for Reasoned Order. High Court Order Lacked Reasons, Failed to Examine Evidence or Apply Hardeep Singh Test Under Section 319 CrPC, Violating Requirement of Speaking Judicial Orders....

Background: The matter arose from criminal proceedings in Uttar Pradesh, where the appellants were accused in an FIR but were not named in the chargesheet. The complainant sought their summoning under...

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Supreme Court Restores Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal After High Court Dismissed It as Time-Barred Due to 19-Day Delay and Absence of Condonation Application. Constitutional Courts' Duty to Provide Quality Legal Assistance and Hear Appeals on Merits Guided Setting Aside of High Court's Procedural Dismissal Under Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction....

The litigation arose from a criminal appeal filed before the High Court against an order of acquittal in a case involving allegations of dowry demand and harassment leading to death. The appellant, Um...