(1)
Laxman
...Appellant Vs.
State of Maharashtra
...Respondent D.D
24/07/2002
Criminal Law - Dying Declaration – Certification by Doctor – Not Mandatory if Judicial Officer Records Declaration – Conflict in Precedents – The appellant contended that the dying declaration recorded by the Magistrate was invalid in the absence of a doctor's certificate attesting the mental fitness of the declarant – Reliance was placed on Paparambaka Rosamma v....
(2)
Rachhpal Singh and Another
...Appellants Vs.
State of Punjab
...Respondent D.D
23/07/2002
Criminal Law - Murder – Eyewitness Testimony – Conviction Based on Credible Evidence – Firearms Used – The appellants were convicted under Section 302 IPC based on the consistent and reliable testimony of eyewitnesses (PWs 3 and 4), who witnessed the double murder from the rooftop of the deceased's house – Held: The courts below correctly relied on the credi...
(3)
State of Haryana and Another
...Appellants Vs.
Haryana Civil Secretariat Personal Staff Association
...Respondent D.D
10/07/2002
Service Law - Pay Parity – Equal Pay for Equal Work – No Absolute Right – High Court's Direction Set Aside – The respondent association sought parity of pay scale for Personal Assistants (P.A.s) in the Haryana Civil Secretariat with their counterparts in the Central Secretariat under the Fourth Central Pay Commission – The High Court allowed the petition based on ...
(4)
STATE OF RAJASTHAN
...Appellant Vs.
OM PRAKASH
...Respondent D.D
03/05/2002
Criminal Law - Child Rape – Conviction Restored – Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix Sufficient – The prosecutrix, a child aged 8 years, was sexually assaulted by the respondent who was aged 18 at the time – The Trial Court convicted the accused under Section 376 IPC, relying on the testimony of the prosecutrix (PW-5), her mother (PW-2), father (PW-1), and medical evidence (PW-1...
(5)
Ravinder Singh @ Bittu
...Appellant Vs.
The State of Maharashtra
...Respondent D.D
30/04/2002
Criminal Law - Conviction under TADA – Bomb Blast in Train – Life Sentence – Appeal Dismissed – The appellant was convicted for multiple offences including under Sections 3 and 4 of TADA, Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act in relation to a bomb blast in a Mumbai local train causing 12 deaths and injuries to 65 persons –...
(6)
B. Ramanjini and Others
...Appellants Vs.
State of Andhra Pradesh and Others
...Respondents D.D
26/04/2002
Examination Law - Teacher Recruitment – Cancellation of Examination – Writs Challenging Selection Process – Judgment Allows Government Action – The Supreme Court allowed appeals filed against the High Court’s orders interfering with the Government of Andhra Pradesh’s decision to cancel the 1998 District Selection Committee examination in Anantapur District due t...
(7)
Girdhar Shankar Tawade
...Appellant Vs.
State of Maharashtra
...Respondent D.D
24/04/2002
Criminal Law - Cruelty – Section 498A IPC – Acquittal Under Section 306 – No Automatic Conviction Under Section 498A – Trial Court and High Court convicted the accused under Section 498A while acquitting him of abetment of suicide under Section 306 – Held: Conviction under Section 498A not sustainable in absence of evidence satisfying statutory requirements – Ex...
(8)
State of Andhra Pradesh
...Appellant Vs.
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. and Others
...Respondents D.D
22/04/2002
Constitutional Validity of Electricity Duty – Inter-State Sale – Constitutional Bar – Section 3 of the A.P. Electricity Duty Act and M.P. Electricity Duty Act – Taxation Not Permissible – The States of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh levied duty on inter-State sales of electricity by NTPC Ltd. – Held: Electricity is 'goods', and its inter-State sale at...
(9)
Bijoy Singh and Another
...Appellants Vs.
State of Bihar
...Respondent D.D
17/04/2002
Criminal Law - Group Crime – Common Object – Sections 302/149 IPC – Partial Conviction Sustained – 12 accused were convicted for murder and attempt to murder arising out of a group assault – Upon close scrutiny of evidence, the Supreme Court upheld conviction of two accused (A-2 and A-3) who fired at the victims causing death and injuries – Held: Common object n...