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GURBACHAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
GURCHARAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND ORS. ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
24/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Property Dispute - Alleged Sale of Portion of Inherited Property - Appellant and Respondent, brothers, in dispute over land inherited from their father - Allegation that one brother sold a portion of his share to the other - Possession of the sold land forcibly taken by Appellant - Suit for possession filed by Respondent - Lower courts returned findings in favor of Appellant - High Court set aside...
(2)
ROHIT BISHNOI ….. APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR. RESPONDENT(S) D.D
24/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law - Bail - Grant of Bail - Factors to be considered - Seriousness of the offense - Likelihood of accused fleeing from justice - Impact on prosecution witnesses - Possibility of tampering with evidence - Criminal antecedents of the accused - Prima facie satisfaction of the court on the charges - Need for recording reasons while granting bail.
Judgments - Contents of - Requirement of a...
(3)
Ram Kishan (Deceased) through Legal Representatives & Anr. …. Appellant(s) Vs.
Manish Kumar & Anr. …Respondent(s) D.D
24/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Writ of Mandamus - Jurisdiction - Appellants challenged the High Court's order and judgment - Contentions based on a previous order in Praveen Kumar v. Delhi Cantonment Board & Ors. - Court found the contentions baseless as the said order did not confer any indefeasible right on the appellant and did not pertain to the pending Civil Suit - Issue Deletion - Trial Court deleted certain issue...
(4)
BHIM RAO BASWANTH RAO PATIL …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
K. MADAN MOHAN RAO & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
24/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Election Petition - Non-disclosure of Criminal Cases - The appellant, a candidate in an election, faces allegations of not disclosing pending criminal cases against him [Para 16] - Contention that disclosure was not required under Section 33A of the relevant Act [Para 16] - Appellant argues that the non-disclosed cases do not fall within specified categories - Election petitioner alleges non-discl...
(5)
HIRENDRANATH GOHAIN Petitioner(s) Vs.
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s) D.D
24/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Delimitation Act 2002 – Section 10A and Representation of the People Act 1950 – Section 8A – Constitutionality challenged – Deferral of delimitation exercise in a State due to threats to unity, integrity, peace, and public order – Rescission of deferment order and entrusting delimitation exercise to the Election Commission – Challenge to the political inclusivit...
(6)
The State of West Bengal & Ors … Petitioners Vs.
Suvendu Adhikari & Ors … Respondents D.D
24/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 – Section 6 – Exercise of Jurisdiction by the NIA – Validity – High Court directed the investigation of several First Information Reports (FIRs) to be transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Explosive Substances Act – Petitioners challenged the High Court’s order – Suprem...
(7)
EX SEPOY MADAN PRASAD Vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS D.D
23/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Army Act, 1950 - Sections 39(b), 71, 72, 73, and 120 - Defence Service Regulations, 1987, Regulation 448 - Punishment for absence without leave or overstaying leave - Dismissal from service. (Para 1)
Disciplinary history of the appellant - Habitual defaulter - Analysis of past punishments for unauthorized absence - Court noted several instances of indiscipline prior to the present inc...
(8)
SHATRUGHAN …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF
CHHATTISGARH …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
20/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Section 302 IPC - Appeal against conviction – Murder – Evidence based on circumstantial and hearsay evidence – Failure to establish motive – Inconsistent testimony of witnesses – Medical evidence not supporting prosecution’s case – Possibility of false implication – Acquittal ordered. [Para 37]
Eye-witness testimony – No direct evidence of t...
(9)
ANBAZHAGAN …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE D.D
20/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Distinction between Culpable Homicide and Murder – Elements of Intention and Knowledge – Determination of Guilty Intention – Single Injury Resulting in Death – Inference of Guilty Knowledge – Application of Statutory Exceptions – Assessment of Factual Circumstances – Intent to Cause Bodily Injury Likely to Cause Death – Inference...