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Madras High Court Upholds Life Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration and Circumstantial Evidence. Dying Declaration of Deceased College Student Found Credible and Corroborated by Medical Evidence Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Mani @ Manikantan, was convicted by the Mahila Court, Chennai, for the murder of Sangeetha, a 19-year-old college student, under Section 302 IPC, along with offenses under Section 294(b...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Weak Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Rajeeb Dhathi, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Arunkumar Katchap and sentenced to life imprisonment by the XVIII Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai. The prosecutio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicide Case Due to Credible Eyewitness Testimony. Eyewitnesses' Accounts Found Reliable Despite Trial Court's Acquittal, Leading to Conviction Under IPC Sections....

The case involved an appeal against the acquittal of several individuals accused of murdering two men, Mallappa and Gulappa. The incident occurred on the night of September 8-9, 2001, following a disp...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. The prosecution failed to establish a motive and the last seen evidence was deemed unreliable, leading to the acquittal....

The case involved the murder of deceased No.1 and her son, with the accused being her stepdaughter, respondent. The prosecution alleged that respondent murdered them to inherit property bequeathed to ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellants in Civil Procedure Case — Clarifies Jurisdiction of Civil Courts under Section 92....

The dispute arose from appeals concerning the jurisdiction of Civil Courts under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, particularly regarding the power to issue interim orders pending the g...

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High Court of Andhra Pradesh Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Land Acquisition for Compost Yard and Section 5A Enquiry Order. The court was required to decide the validity of the District Collector's order rejecting objections under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, following earlier directions of the Supreme Court....

The matter arose from acquisition of land for establishing a municipal solid waste compost yard by Bhimavaram Municipality in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. The petitioners, S.Pichappan (died...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Income Tax Exemption Case — Remands for Fresh Consideration of Registration Under Section 12AB of Income Tax Act, 1961. The court held that the rejection of exemption registration was procedurally flawed as the Assessing Officer failed to consider the appellant's reply and the order was passed without proper application of mind....

The appellant, Uttar Bhartiya Education Society, is a trust/society running educational institutions. It applied for registration under Section 12AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year...

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Supreme Court Upholds Retrospective Amendment to Sugar Exemption Under Karnataka Sales Tax Act — Imported Sugar Not Exempt. Retrospective amendment to Entry 31 of Fifth Schedule of KST Act, 1957, confining exemption to sugar produced or manufactured in India, held valid and not violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), or 301 of Constitution....

The appeals arose from a common judgment of the Karnataka High Court which upheld a retrospective amendment to the exemption entry for 'sugar' under the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957. The appellant-as...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Assault Case, Modifies Sentence Under IPC While Acquitting Under SC/ST Act. Caste-based slur allegations failed as incident occurred in private land dispute, not in public view under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The appellant, Mani @ Subramaniyam, was convicted by the Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Erode, in Special Case No.19 of 2018 for offences...