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SURESH @ UNNI @ VADI SURESH ...APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF KERALA ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
30/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Identification and Evidence – Supreme Court allows appeal by Suresh (@ Unni @ Vadi Suresh), setting aside previous High Court and trial court convictions under various IPC sections and related statutes, over concerns regarding witness identification reliability and evidence recovery credibility – Appellant acquitted of all charges and directed for immediate release...
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New India Assurance Company Ltd. ...APPELLANT(S) Vs.
M/s Tata Steel Ltd. ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
30/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Consumer Law - Insurance Settlement Dispute – Appellant New India Assurance Company Ltd. challenges the order of the NCDRC which partly allowed the respondent's claim post a fire accident - Issue pertains to the method of calculating depreciation, whether it should be at 32% as initially applied by the surveyors or at 60% as later revised by the appellant - NCDRC ruling questioned due to...
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SWAMI VEDVYASANAND JI MAHARAJ (D) THR LRS. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
SHYAM LAL CHAUHAN & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
30/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Procedure – Legal Representation – Dispute regarding succession to the "Gaddi" of Swami Shivdharmanand following his death – Conflict between Swami Triyoganand and Swami Satyanand on who is the rightful legal representative (LR) – High Court directed Trial Court to determine rightful LR under Order 22 Rule 5, which identified Swami Satyanand as the LR &ndash...
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PRIYANKA JAISWAL …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
30/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Quashing of Proceedings – Marriage and Dowry Disputes - Complaint under IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act alleging harassment for dowry by the appellant's in-laws and husband - FIR registered following non-response to police notices, leading to issuance of non-bailable warrants - High Court quashed proceedings citing procedural irregularities, lack of specific allegations, and jurisdic...
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AJAY ISHWAR GHUTE & ORS. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
MEHER K. PATEL & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
30/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Procedure - Writ Jurisdiction - Construction of Compound Wall - Impleading Necessary Parties - High Court's exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 to permit construction of a compound wall under police protection - Order based on "Minutes of Order" filed by advocates - Non-joinder of necessary parties (local tribals) who would be affected by the construction - Supreme ...
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COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, BELAPUR ...APPELLANT(S Vs.
JINDAL DRUGS LTD. ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
30/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Central Excise – Definition of Manufacture – Civil Appeal concerning the interpretation of Note 3 to Chapter 18 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 – Appellant (Commissioner of Central Excise, Belapur) argued that the activity of labelling and relabelling by the respondent (Jindal Drugs Ltd.) does not constitute manufacture – Held that the amendment to Note 3 effective f...
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INDRA MANI …PETITIONER Vs.
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH …RESPONDENT D.D
29/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Grant of Interim Bail – Petitioner seeks interim bail due to daughter's marriage ceremonies – High Court upheld conviction under IPC Sections 148, 149, 302, 324 – Despite main ceremony on 28.04.2024 being concluded, local customs necessitate petitioner's presence for subsequent rituals – Respondent-State has no objections to the grant of interim bail – Court a...
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YADUBIR BHAGAT …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
29/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Leave Granted by Supreme Court and Appeal Allowed - The Supreme Court grants leave to appeal, finding the High Court's denial of bail for the appellant as cryptic and insufficiently reasoned - Orders the remission of the case to the High Court for a fresh evaluation of the bail request - Directs the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court to assign a different judge for reconsideration. [Par...
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ANIRUDDHA KHANWALKAR … Appellant(s) Vs.
SHARMILA DAS & OTHERS … Respondent(s) D.D
26/04/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Marital Deceit and Financial Inducement – Appeal challenging orders quashing summoning for offences under Section 420 and Section 120-B IPC against respondents – Allegations of deceit regarding marital status and financial inducement involving ₹2 lakhs for marriage expenses – Initial order of summoning by Trial Court based on evidence of deceit and dishonest inducement – ...