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Supreme Court Allows Recount in Gram Pradhan Election Dispute Due to Vote Count Discrepancy. Discrepancy Between Oral Statement and Form 46 Justifies Recount Under Section 12-C(1) of U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947.

The appeal arises from a Gram Pradhan election dispute in village Chaka @ Chak, Uttar Pradesh. The appellant, Vijay Bahadur, was the vanquished candid...

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Apartmentalisation in Chandigarh Residential Plots to Preserve City's Original Character. Fragmentation of single dwelling units into multiple apartments violates Rule 16 of Chandigarh Estate Rules, 2007 and the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031.

The case involves a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Chandigarh Citizens Forum (appellants) against the Chandigarh Administration and others, s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Proceedings Against Litigant for Frivolous Filings and Disparaging Judicial Remarks. Court imposed costs and restrictions on future public interest litigations due to abuse of process and violation of orders under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The dispute originated from a writ petition filed by Suraz India Trust, represented by its chairman Mr. Rajiv Daiya, against the Union of India. The S...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch's Petition Challenging No-Confidence Motion. Disqualification under Section 14(1)(j-1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 applies only to candidates for election, not to sitting members, and the no-confidence motion was validly passed.

The Petitioner, Vitthal Rajaram Shitole, was the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Koregaonmul. He filed a writ petition challenging a no-confidence motion p...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Case Against Lenders Due to Lack of Instigation. Suicide Note Did Not Mention Applicants; Mere Loan Recovery Not Sufficient to Attract Section 306 IPC.

The applicants, Imran Khan and Gulnaz Khan, were lenders who had advanced money to the deceased, Jugram Lanjewar. Jugram committed suicide by hanging ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Summoning of Insurance Company Employees for Election Duties. Government Company Not a Local Authority Under Section 29 of Representation of the People Act, 1950.

The petitioner, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, a Government company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1913, filed a writ petition ch...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Expulsion of Club Member — Expulsion Upheld as Valid and Not Violative of Natural Justice. Member's Defamatory Conduct and Misconduct Justified Expulsion Under Club Bye-laws.

The Plaintiff, Jaisingh Choraria, a member of The National Sports Club of India since 1989, filed a suit challenging his expulsion from the Club. The ...