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Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of MLC for Unparliamentary Conduct and Defiance of Ethics Committee — Principles of Natural Justice Not Violated as Petitioner Waived Right to be Heard by Repeatedly Avoiding Proceedings and Challenging Committee's Authority.

The petitioner, a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, challenged his expulsion from the Council based on a re...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Bond Redemption Dispute, Upholding Defendant's Compliance with RBI Directives. Interest on Delayed Payment Not Payable Due to Regulatory Embargo and Pending Liquidation Proceedings Under Companies Act, 1956.

The dispute arose from a suit filed by M/s. SIBCO Investment Pvt Ltd against Small Industries Development Bank of India seeking interest on alleged be...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Excise Duty Case — Licensee Liable for Duty on Liquor Destroyed in Fire. Absolute liability under Rule 7(11)(a) of UP Bottling of Foreign Liquor Rules, 1969 and Rules 708/709 of UP Excise Manual; act of God no defense.

The case arises from a fire incident on 10.04.2003 at the godown of the respondent company, a distillery licensee, which destroyed 35,642 cases of Ind...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against Director in Minimum Wages Act Case Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Complaint Failed to Establish Director Was In-Charge of Company's Business Under Section 22C of Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Making Prosecution Unmaintainable.

The dispute arose from a criminal complaint filed against Dayle De'Souza, a director of Writer Safeguard Pvt. Ltd., alleging violations of the Minimum...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty for Accused in Rape and Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 376 IPC sustained as witness testimonies were trustworthy and chain of circumstances was complete, applying last seen theory and Section 106 Evidence Act.

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by an accused convicted under Sections 302 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the rape and...

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Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Case, Transfers Investigation to CBI. The Court held that the High Court's grant of bail was perverse and that the circumstances warranted an independent investigation by the CBI under Section 173(8) CrPC.

The case arises from the unnatural death of Dr. Deepti Mangla, who was married to Sumit Agarwal on 3 November 2014. On 7 August 2020, the appellant, D...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal for Annulment of Marriage on Ground of Fraud and Coercion Under Section 12(1)(c) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Consent Obtained by Threatening to Make Obscene Photographs Viral, Concealment of Material Facts Constitutes Fraud.

The appellant-wife, Monika Narendra Sharma, filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 7th September 2021 passed by the Family Court, Mumbai...

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Bombay High Court Directs MCGM to Consider New Building Proposal Application Under Section 44 of MRTP Act on Merits. The court held that each application must be decided independently and the MCGM cannot refuse to consider a fresh application based on earlier rejections.

The petitioners, Kaalkaa Real Estates Private Limited and its director Kanta Ramchandra Rane, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitut...