(1)
Kallu …Appellant Vs.
The State of Uttar Pradesh …Respondent D.D
15/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Section 302 of the IPC - Property dispute - Conviction for murder - Eyewitness testimony - Credibility of witnesses - appellant challenged his conviction for murder along with two co-accused - the murder of a person named Durga in the context of a property dispute - trial court convicted the accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the conviction was upheld by the High Court -...
(2)
Soori @ T.V. Suresh …Appellant(s) Vs.
The State of Karnataka …Respondent(s) D.D
15/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Probation - Criminal Appeal - Conviction under Section 80 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 - Benefit of probation - Appellant convicted for gambling - Appeal filed seeking probation - Appellant not a habitual offender - No subsequent offenses committed - Appellant's age at the time of the incident considered - Granting of probation warranted - Appeal allowed - Appellant directed to be release...
(3)
Santhakumari & Ors. - Appellants Vs.
State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. - Respondents D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Revisional Power – Opportunity of hearing to proposed accused – Violation of sub-section (2) of Section 401 of the Code – Appellants contend that while exercising revisional power, the High Court should have given opportunity of hearing to the proposed accused as they would be prejudiced by the order – Appellants rely on the interpretat...
(4)
AURELIANO FERNANDES .… APPELLANT Vs.
STATE OF GOA AND OTHERS …. RESPONDENT D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
§ Sexual harassment inquiry - Procedure to be followed - Importance of fair and impartial inquiry process - Inadequate understanding by the Executive Council (EC) of the role of the first committee as an inquiry authority - Procedural lapses in the subsequent inquiry proceedings - Violation of principles of natural justice - Decision to terminate services quashed. (Para 1, 70-72)
§ Co...
(5)
Directorate of Enforcement ...Appellant(s) Vs.
Aditya Tripathi …Respondent(s) D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 - Bail - Grant of bail in connection with scheduled offences under the PML Act - Appellant, Directorate of Enforcement, challenged the High Court's decision to grant bail to the respondent accused - Appellant contended that the High Court failed to consider the rigour of Section 45 of the PML Act and the seriousness of the scheduled offences - It was ar...
(6)
MS. INDIRA JAISING ...Petitioner Vs.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, THROUGH SECRETARY GENERAL ...Respondents D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Designation of Senior Advocates in India - Historical and Legal background - Origin of distinguished class of senior pleaders - Serjeants-at-Law and King's/Queen's Counsel in the United Kingdom - Introduction of Senior Advocates in India as a mark of excellence and recognition of professional eminence. (Para 1-2) Criteria for designation of Senior Advocates - Evolution and developmen...
(7)
M/s. K.B. Tea Product Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. …Appellants Vs.
Commercial Tax Officer, Siliguri & Ors. …Respondents D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Sales Tax - Exemption - Amendment to definition of "manufacture" - Claim for exemption from payment of sales tax after amendment excluding "tea blending" from the definition of "manufacture" - Court's analysis of the relevant provisions and submissions of the parties - Appellants' contention on legitimate expectation and promissory estoppel - Court's rejec...
(8)
Magic Eye Developers Pvt. Ltd. …Appellant(s) Vs.
M/s. Green Edge Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. Etc. …Respondent(s) D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Pre-referral jurisdiction of the court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Act, 2015 - Whether the court should decide the issue of the existence and validity of the arbitration agreement at the pre-referral stage or leave it to the arbitral tribunal. [Para 1]
Section 11(6A) of the Arbitration Act - Post the Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Act, 2015, the jur...
(9)
Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. …Appellant(s) Vs.
High Court of Gujarat and Ors. …Respondent(s) D.D
12/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Promotion to the post of District Judge based on principle of merit-cum-seniority and passing a suitability test - Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules, 2005 - Recruitment Notice - Compliance with directions in the case of All India Judges' Association and Ors. - Distinction between promotion based on merit-cum-seniority and promotion strictly on merit - Purpose of limited competitive examinat...