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(541) CONSTABLE 907 SURENDRA SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 - Section 302 and 34 - Arms Act, 1959 - Section 27(1) - Murder - Acquittal - Police personnel, including Head Constables attempted to intercept a suspected smuggler's car - During the incident 'J' fatally shot a woman - The victim's husband filed a complaint, leading to a charge sheet against all four officers for murder and related offenses - The key legal issue was whether appellants could be convicted under Section 302 and 34 for the woman's death, sharing a common intention
India Law Library Docid # 2422050

(542) CHANDRABHAN SUDAM SANAP Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 364, 366, 376(2)(m), 376A, 392 read with Section 397 and 201 — Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, and robbery — Death Sentence — Acquittal — The prosecution's case was that the deceased was murdered after being taken from a Railway station — The prosecution's case was built on circumstantial evidence, including CCTV footage, witness testimony, and recovery of the victim's belongings — The defense raised issues about the admissibility of the CCTV footage, the reliability o
India Law Library Docid # 2422055

(543) DR. PRIYAMBADA SHARMA, ETC. ETC. Vs. BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN SUPERSESSION OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2025
Education Law — Validity of degrees — Medical graduates who completed their studies by July 2022 were appointed as Senior Residents but faced degree invalidation post a October 2022 Supreme Court judgment — Petitioner, still studying, was also affected — Validity of degrees for pre-October 2022 graduates and the right of petitioner to complete her studies — Graduates argued for recognition of their degrees based on completion before the judgment — Petitioner sought special consideration for her
India Law Library Docid # 2422135

(544) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. DILEEP[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2025
Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order 4 Rule 18 — Implementation of Rule 18 of Order 4 — The court emphasizes the necessity of strict implementation of Rule 18 of Order 4 — This rule stipulates the procedure to be followed when an Advocate-on-Record is designated as a Senior Advocate
India Law Library Docid # 2422262

(545) SIMANCHALA SAHU Vs. THE STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2025
Odisha Excise Act, 2008 — Section 6(3) — The appellant challenged a collector's order demanding dues, and the High Court directed them to approach the revisional authority under Section 6(3), while requiring a pre-condition deposit of the entire license fee and 50% of the utilization fee — The appellant argued there was no statutory mandate for such a pre-deposit — The Supreme Court agreed, ruling that the High Court's pre-condition was unjustified as the Act does not prescribe a pre-deposit for
India Law Library Docid # 2422321

(546) MOHAMMAD SADIK MOHAMMAD KASAM Vs. RAVINDRA SINGH ARUN SINGH KEER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-01-2025
Property Dispute — The plaintiff was granted a decree for possession of 100 sq. ft. of land, which the defendant satisfied — Later, the plaintiff sought an additional 1747 sq. ft., claiming the defendant had taken it during the suit — The High Court, under Article 227 of the Indian Constitution, directed the defendant to hand over the additional area — The defendant argued they could not be dispossessed of land beyond the original decree — The Supreme Court ruled that the High Court erred, stati
India Law Library Docid # 2422313

(547) RAMESH BAGHEL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-01-2025
Chhattisgarh Gram Panchayat (Regulating Places for Disposal of Dead Bodies, Carcasses and other Offensive Matter) Rules, 1999 — Rules 3, 4 and 5 — Right to Burial in Private Land — The Supreme Court held that the appellant, as a bereaved son, has the right to bury his deceased father in his private agricultural land within his native village — This right is based on the principle that the appellant should be allowed to perform the last rites of his father in a dignified manner, especially when t
India Law Library Docid # 2422021

(548) SOMDATT BUILDERS -NCC - NEC(JV) Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-01-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34 and 37 — A dispute arose over the increased quantity of geogrid required for reinforced earth walls, which exceeded the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) — The contractor sought payment at the BOQ rate for the additional quantity, while NHAI argued for rate renegotiation, claiming the increase was a "variation" under Clauses 51 and 52 of the contract — The contractor contended the increase was due to an error in the BOQ, not a design change or instruct
India Law Library Docid # 2422043

(549) JAGWANT KAUR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-01-2025
LPG distributorship — Land Ownership and Lease Agreements — The court held that the eligibility for an LPG distributorship is based on the ownership or lease of specific land dimensions as per the advertisement guidelines — A single applicant leasing a distinct parcel of land from the same lessor as another applicant does not disqualify them if the parcels are separate and meet the required specifications.
India Law Library Docid # 2422044

(550) K. SAMBA MOORTHY Vs. SANJIV CHADHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-01-2025
Service Law — Promotion — Entitlement to Retrospective Promotion Post-Quashing of Disciplinary Proceedings — If an employee's promotion is kept in abeyance due to pending disciplinary proceedings and later cancelled, and the proceedings are quashed on the grounds of bias, the employee is entitled to the promotion with retrospective effect from the original scheduled date — The error in the disciplinary process was not the fault of the employee, and the quashing of the proceedings implies that th
India Law Library Docid # 2422045

(551) X Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-01-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 — Exercise of Revisional Jurisdiction — The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in exercising its revisional jurisdiction under Section 397 to remand the matter back for fresh investigation — The Court noted that once a cognizance has been taken by a special court like the POCSO Court for a serious offense, the High Court's intervention should be rare and only in exceptional circumstances
India Law Library Docid # 2422159

(552) MARIPPAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 417 and 109 — The complainant running her own cosmetics shop, alleged she had a relationship with the appellants' son based on his marriage assurance, and that the appellants initially accepted her but later arranged his marriage with someone else — The appellants, parents of the son, challenged their criminal liability under Sections 417 and 109 of the IPC — The Supreme Court examined whether the parents could be held liable for their son's actions and whether
India Law Library Docid # 2422312

(553) MADHUSHREE DATTA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 504, 506, and 509 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings for want of Prima Facie Case — The Supreme Court held that criminal proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 of the CrPC if the complaint and chargesheet fail to disclose a prima facie case against the accused, as was the case with the offences alleged under Sections 323, 504, 506, and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
India Law Library Docid # 2422641

(554) M. VENKATESWARAN Vs. STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — The appellant was convicted for harassing his wife for dowry — The High Court modified the sentence from three years to two years imprisonment — The Supreme Court upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone (approximately 3 months) and directed the appellant to pay Rs. 3,00,000 as compensation to the wife.
India Law Library Docid # 2421969

(555) MADHUSHREE DATTA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 — The appellants, employees of a company, were accused of harassing a former employee, leading to her termination — The High Court refused to quash the chargesheet, but the Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings, holding that the allegations did not meet the ingredients of the offences under Sections 323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 IPC.
India Law Library Docid # 2421970

(556) HARSHIT HARISH JAIN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 — Section 48(1) — Refund of stamp duty — The appellants sought a refund of stamp duty paid for a property transaction that was later cancelled — The High Court dismissed their claim, holding that the amended six-month limitation period applied — The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the unamended two-year limitation period applied, and the appellants were entitled to a refund.
India Law Library Docid # 2421971

(557) T. RAJAMONI S/O THASON DEAD THROUGH LRS. Vs. THE MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166A — Compensation — Customization of the Multiplier Method — The Court establishes that while the multiplier method is a recognized approach for calculating future loss of income in motor accident claims, it must be applied with consideration for the unique facts and circumstances of each case — Arbitrary use of a fixed multiplier without regard to the individual's employability, age, and other relevant factors is not permissible.
India Law Library Docid # 2422046

(558) S. SHOBHA Vs. MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 12 and 226 — Writ Petition — Writ petition is not maintainable against a private finance company like Muthoot Finance Ltd. because it is not considered a "State" under Article 12, nor does it perform a public function — The court determined that Muthoot Finance Ltd.'s operations are primarily in the private law domain, with duties to its account holders and borrowers, rather than the public at large — The fact that the company is regulated by the Reserve Ba
India Law Library Docid # 2422057

(559) SADHANA TOMAR AND OTHERS Vs. ASHOK KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-01-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Minimum Wages Act, 1948 — Assessment of Deceased's Income for Compensation — In the absence of concrete evidence, the court can rely on the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, to determine a reasonable monthly income for an unskilled worker (here, Rs. 6,500/- per month) —Annual income calculated accordingly (here, Rs. 78,000/-).
India Law Library Docid # 2423372

(560) Y.S NATARAJA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-01-2025
Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Solitary Eye-Witness Testimony — A conviction can be based on the evidence of a single eye-witness if that evidence is found to be true, trustworthy, and reliable — The evidence of a solitary eye-witness can be categorized as wholly reliable, wholly unreliable, or neither wholly reliable nor wholly unreliable — If the evidence falls into the third category (neither wholly reliable nor wholly unreliable), the court must seek corroboration in material
India Law Library Docid # 2422260