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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence of Bus Driver for Breaking Railway Crossing Gate Under Section 160(2) of Railways Act, 1989. Conviction Upheld but Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone Due to Nature of Offence and Passage of Time.

The appellant, Nagaraj, was a driver employed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. On 3 August 2006, while driving a bus, he hit a railw...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Unexplained Delay in Mercy Petition. Unexplained delay of over 4 years by State in forwarding mercy petition violates Article 21 and warrants commutation.

The petitioner, Jagdish, was convicted for the murder of his wife and five children and sentenced to death by the trial court on 24.04.2006. The High ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Student's Claim for Compensation for Loss of Academic Year Due to College's Irregular Admissions. Petitioner accepted full and final settlement of Rs 20 lakhs, barring further claims under principles of accord and satisfaction.

The petitioner, Riya George, a medical student, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking compensation from Kannur Medical Co...

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Supreme Court Finds Reliance Companies Guilty of Contempt for Breach of Undertakings to Pay INR 550 Crore to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. The court held that the undertakings making payment conditional upon sale of assets were contrary to the court's order and constituted wilful disobedience.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Teleco...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Quashing of FIRs in Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Compromise. The Court held that Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash serious offences like attempt to murder and robbery merely on compromise, as it affects public interest and societal order.

The Supreme Court of India heard two appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against separate High Court orders quashing criminal proceedings on the ba...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Writ Petition Seeking Re-investigation of Triple Murder Case, Directs CBI to Examine SIT Report. Court finds SIT report consistent with original charge sheet but notes lack of professional rigour in initial investigation.

The case arises from the murder of Smt. Seema Garg, daughter-in-law of petitioner No.1, and her two children on 24.07.2001. FIR No.221 of 2001 was lod...

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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Consignment Agent Dispute — MMTC Ltd. v. Vedanta Ltd. Scope of Interference with Arbitral Award Under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Limited to Grounds of Public Policy and Patent Illegality.

The Supreme Court dismissed the civil appeal filed by MMTC Ltd. against the judgment of the Bombay High Court which had upheld the majority arbitral a...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against NGT Orders in Sterlite Copper Plant Closure Case — Upholds Maintainability of Composite Appeal Under NGT Act. The Court held that a composite appeal under Section 16 of the NGT Act is maintainable and that closure orders without natural justice are invalid.

The Supreme Court disposed of a batch of appeals arising from orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) concerning the closure of a copper smelter p...

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Supreme Court Allows Father's Appeal in Child Custody Dispute, Upholds Use of Mediator and Counsellor Reports. Reports of Child Counsellor and Mediator Regarding Child's Behavior and Attitude Are Not Confidential Under Mediation Confidentiality Rules.

The appellant, Perry Kansagra, a Kenyan and British citizen, and the respondent, Smriti Madan Kansagra, an Indian citizen, married on 29 July 2007 in ...