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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Murder Case Based on Child Witness and Circumstantial Evidence. Section 106 of Evidence Act Shifts Burden on Husband for Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of Balveer Singh by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. The case involved the murder of Biren...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape and Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness and Procedural Lapses. Conviction Set Aside as Incriminating Circumstances Not Put to Accused Under Section 313 CrPC, and Sole Child Witness's Testimony Lacked Sterling Quality.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Ashok, who was convicted by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a ten-year-old girl and sentenced to de...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Speaker's Inaction on Disqualification Petitions Under Tenth Schedule. The Court directed the Speaker to decide disqualification petitions within four months, holding that failure to act within reasonable time warrants judicial intervention.

The appeals arose from the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, which resulted in a hung assembly. The Indian National Congress won 28 seats, ...

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Presidential Reference Made to Supreme Court Seeks Advisory Opinion on Telecom Licences and Spectrum Allocation Policies. Reference Under Article 143(1) Recites Historical Grant of Licences from 1994 to 2008 Including First-Come-First-Served and Revenue Share Regimes.

Background: The President of India made a reference under Article 143(1) of the Constitution on 12.04.2012, seeking the advisory opinion of the Suprem...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of ONGC Employee Alleging Victimization for Whistleblowing — Promotion Not a Fundamental Right. Employee Failed to Establish Arbitrariness or Mala Fides in Denial of Promotion and Disciplinary Action.

The petitioner, Kuldeep Kumar Sethee, an officer of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), filed a writ petition alleging that he was denied ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Modvat Credit Lapse Provisions in Finance Act, 1999. Retrospective Validation of Rules Causing Lapse of Accumulated Credit Upheld as Within Legislative Competence and Not Violative of Fundamental Rights.

The petitioner, Coral Cosmetics Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and registered as a Small Scale Industry, was engaged in...

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Supreme Court Examines Vires of Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 Amidst Concerns Over Judicial Independence. Petitioners Argue That Provisions on Appointment, Tenure, and Removal of Tribunal Members Undermine the Constitutional Balance of Power.

The judgment involves a batch of writ petitions challenging the vires of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021. The petitioners, led by the Madras Bar Assoc...

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Supreme Court Hears Criminal Appeals Against Conviction Under POCSO Act and IPC. Trial Court Conviction for Kidnapping, Rape, Murder and Destroying Evidence Under IPC and POCSO Act Upheld by High Court.

The Supreme Court heard criminal appeals by special leave preferred by two appellants against the common judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand, wh...