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RAJENDRA S/O RAMDAS KOLHE …………Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA …………Respondent D.D
15/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law - Conviction based on dying declaration - Appellant convicted for murder under Section 302 IPC - Rekha, wife of appellant, sustained fatal burn injuries - Prosecution relied on dying declarations (Ex. 59) and witness testimonies - Trial court convicted appellant, acquitted other accused family members - High Court upheld conviction - Appellant argued inconsistencies in testimonies and...
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BHIKCHAND S/O DHONDIRAM MUTHA (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. …APPELLANT Vs.
SHAMABAI DHANRAJ GUGALE (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. …RESPONDENT D.D
14/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Procedure – Restitution after decree modification – Civil Appeal against refusal of restitution despite modification of original decree – Original decree for money recovery executed and property auctioned – Appellate court modified the decree reducing the decretal amount – Appellant sought restitution under Section 144 CPC as the executed sale now overshoots the...
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BAR OF INDIAN LAWYERS THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT JASBIR SINGH MALIK …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
D.K. GANDHI PS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND ANR. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
14/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Consumer Law -.Legal Profession – Applicability of Consumer Protection Act – Advocates not covered under Consumer Protection Acts of 1986 and 2019 due to the unique, duty-bound nature of the legal profession, integral to justice administration and governed under Advocates Act, 1961 – Legal services are distinct, involving duties to the court, clients, and broader justice system, ...
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SHENTO VARGHESE …APPELLANT Vs.
JULFIKAR HUSEN & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D
13/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Seizure and Reporting – Supreme Court examines whether delay in reporting seizure of property to the Magistrate under Section 102(3) Cr.P.C. invalidates a seizure order – Finds conflicting precedents across High Courts – Recognizes two views: one views delay as invalidating the seizure, while the other sees it as a mere irregularity – The Court opts for...
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UNION OF INDIA …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
MRITYUNJAY KUMAR SINGH @ MRITYUNJAY @ SONU SINGH …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
10/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Bail Granted by High Court Upheld by Supreme Court – Challenge by Union of India against Jharkhand High Court's order dated 30.01.2023 granting bail to the respondent, Mrityunjay Kumar Singh, involved in the Chandwa police attack case – Supreme Court found no strong prima facie case against the conditions of bail being violated and noted no substantial material...
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STATE OF ORISSA …APPELLANT Vs.
SANTI KUMAR MITRA & ANOTHER …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
10/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Lease Renewal Dispute – Original lease from 1905 renewed in 1944 expired in 1965 – Lease renewal application made in 1972 by Nalininath Mitra not adjudicated upon till initiation of resumption proceedings in 1975 due to reported dilapidation and unauthorized occupation – Resumption order issued by Collector in 1975 based on non-compliance with lease conditions including non-payme...
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SHRIRAM CHITS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (Earlier known as SHRIRAM CHITS (K) PVT. LTD) …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
RAGHACHAND ASSOCIATES …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
10/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Jurisdiction and Maintainability of Consumer Complaint – Supreme Court examined whether the service obtained by the complainant (a chit fund subscriber) was for a commercial purpose, affecting the maintainability of a consumer complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Dispute arose from the service provider stopping the chit busines...
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Mrugendra Indravadan Mehta and others … Appellants Vs.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation … Respondent D.D
10/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Municipal Law – Town Planning Scheme – Land Allocation and Compensation – Appeals against the Gujarat High Court decision in Civil Appeal Nos. 16956-16957 of 2017 – Gujarat High Court upheld the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's decision regarding compensation and land allocation under Town Planning Scheme No. 6, Paldi, initiated under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urba...
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ARVIND KEJRIWAL ….. APPELLANT Vs.
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT ….. RESPONDENT D.D
10/05/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Arrest and Interim Bail – Appeal challenging arrest upheld by lower courts – Interim bail granted due to ongoing general elections and pending legal examination of arrest's validity – Supreme Court examined interim bail/release due to Arvind Kejriwal’s role in ongoing general elections, holding that ignoring peculiar circumstances would be inequitab...