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Supreme Court Quashes Charges Against Appellant in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence -- Investigation Upheld but Charges Under IPC and SC/ST Act Found Unsustainable

The Supreme Court examined an appeal challenging the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's discharge application -- The case originated from FIR N...

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Caste-Based Insult and Public View Requirement. Allegations of Land Dispute Do Not Attract Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act as Insult Not on Account of Caste and Incident Occurred Inside Building Not in Public View.

The appellant, Hitesh Verma, challenged the order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dismissing his petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal P...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against State Officers for Alleged Non-Compliance of Directions in Service Seniority Case. Held That State Had Compiled by Collecting Quantifiable Data and Issuing Fresh Notification, No Willful Disobedience Established.

The contempt petitions were filed by Bajrang Lal Sharma, a Rajasthan Administrative Service officer, alleging willful disobedience of the Supreme Cour...

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Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Caste Scrutiny Committee Composition Under Maharashtra Act of 2000. Judicial Directions in Kumari Madhuri Patil Stand Subsumed by Subsequent Legislation.

The judgment arises from a batch of civil appeals concerning the validity of caste certificates issued to respondents who claimed Scheduled Caste/Sche...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Cancelling Scheduled Caste Certificate Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Committee Failed to Provide Documents and Opportunity to Cross-Examine Complainant, Rendering Proceedings Void Under Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001.

The petitioner, Bhanudas Hona Gajbhiv, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order of the Scheduled Cast...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape and Atrocities Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Alleged Rape of Married Woman Fails as Prosecution Witnesses Contradict Each Other and Medical Evidence Does Not Support Sexual Assault Under Section 376 IPC and SC/ST Act.

The appellant, Bandu Hasan Tamobli, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge at Karad in Sessions Case No.56 of 2000 for offences under Section ...