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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Urban Land Ceiling Case — Possession Not Validly Taken Under Section 10(6) of ULC Act, 1976. Act of Court Should Not Injure Suitor; Repeal of ULC Act in 2008 Vests Land in Appellant....

The appellant, M/S A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation (now ECE Industries Limited), owned land in Fatehnagar Village, Rangareddy District, Telangana. Under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) A...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Former Minister in Fishing Contract Case — No Material to Show Demand or Acceptance of Bribe Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Mere Policy Deviation Without Evidence of Corruption Cannot Sustain Charges Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The case arises from allegations of corruption in the grant of fishing contracts in reservoirs vested with the State of Gujarat. The appellant, Dileepbhai Nanubhai Sanghani, was a Minister in the Guja...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of Former IAS Officer in Government Land Misuse Case — Quashing of FIR and Anticipatory Bail Denied. Allegations of criminal breach of trust and abuse of official position under Sections 409, 219, 114 IPC upheld as requiring investigation....

The appellant, a former IAS officer and District Collector of Rajkot, Gujarat, was accused in FIR No. 33/2011 registered on 12.05.2011 at Tankara Police Station for offences under Sections 409, 219, a...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against Quashing of Second FIR in Corruption Case — Second FIR Permissible When It Discloses Distinct and Separate Incidents Not Part of Same Transaction....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court quashing the second FIR registered against the respondent, Surendra Singh Rathore,...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Impounding of Agreement to Sell for Stamp Duty Under Bombay Stamp Act. Agreement to Sell Deemed Conveyance Under Explanation I to Article 25 of Schedule I of Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 Even When Possession Agreed to Be Transferred After Sale Deed Execution....

The appellant, Ramesh Mishrimal Jain, filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 03.09.2003 in respect of a property in Khed, Ratnagiri. The respondents, Avinash Vishwanath Pa...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal by Corporation in Dismissed Bus Driver Case — Review Order Upheld but Back Wages Reduced to 50%. Corporation's Suppression of Evidence Before Labour Court Constitutes Perversity, but Full Back Wages Not Automatic Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involves an appeal by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation against a High Court order that allowed a review petition filed by Mahadeo Krishna Naik, a former bus driver. Mahadeo wa...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Last Seen Evidence and Incomplete Chain of Circumstances. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Two Key Circumstances—Last Seen Together and Evasive Replies—Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Vinod Kumar, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his neighbour, Dharminder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case was based on circumstantial evidence. The pros...

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Supreme Court Restores Second Appeals in Specific Performance Cases, Emphasizes Liberal Approach to Condonation of Delay and Setting Aside Abatement to Advance Substantial Justice. The Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of substitution and condonation applications, restoring the appeals for hearing on merits....

The Supreme Court of India heard two civil appeals arising from second appeals pending before the Allahabad High Court since 1977. The underlying disputes pertained to agreements for sale of property ...

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Supreme Court Partially Quashes High Court Directions in Hema Committee Report Case — Emphasizes Privacy and Fair Investigation. Court holds that direction to register FIR based on Hema Committee report without independent verification violates due process and privacy rights under Article 21....

The case arises from the Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the Malayalam cinema industry. The High Court of Kerala, in orders dated 10.09.2024 and 14.10.2024, directed the St...