(1)
MANDAKINI DIWAN AND ANR. .....Appellants Vs.
THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH & ORS. .....Respondents D.D
06/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Investigation by CBI – Death in Suspicious Circumstances – The appellants, family members of the deceased, challenged the closure of the investigation which treated the death as a suicide. They alleged bias and influence by respondent no. 7, the deceased’s husband, a senior judicial officer. The post-mortem report showed six ante-mortem injuries, raising susp...
(2)
DHARMENDRA SHARMA .....Appellant Vs.
AGRA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent D.D
06/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Consumer Law – Deficiency in Service – Real Estate Dispute – The appellant sought a refund for failure by the Agra Development Authority (ADA) to provide possession of a residential apartment due to construction deficiencies, including the absence of a completion certificate and firefighting clearance. The NCDRC granted a partial refund but limited interest to the date of filing ...
(3)
KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY & ANR. .....Petitioner(s) Vs.
T.P. MURALI @ MURALI THAVARA PANEN & ANR......Respondent(s) D.D
04/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Termination of Employment – Non-compliance with Procedural Requirements – Termination of respondent's services by Kerala Agricultural University for unauthorized absence after expiry of Leave Without Allowance (LWA) challenged – High Court Division Bench set aside the termination, holding that the university failed to follow the prescribed procedure under ...
(4)
NITYA NAND.....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF U.P. & ANR......Respondent(s) D.D
04/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Conviction under Sections 148 and 302/149 IPC upheld – Challenge in Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court's decision maintaining trial court’s conviction of the appellant for murder and rioting – Court examined the evidence presented by the prosecution, including eyewitness accounts and medical evidence – The prosecution’s case was su...
(5)
VAIBHAV JAIN ...Appellant Vs.
HINDUSTAN MOTORS PVT. LTD. ...Respondent D.D
03/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Law – Motor Vehicle Accident – Liability of Dealer and Manufacturer – Supreme Court examined liability in a motor vehicle accident case where the vehicle involved was owned by the manufacturer, but in possession of the dealer – Tribunal held the manufacturer and dealer jointly and severally liable – High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision – Supreme C...
(6)
ISHWAR (SINCE DECEASED) THR. LRS & ORS. .....Appellants Vs.
BHIM SINGH & ANR. .....Respondents D.D
03/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Law – Jurisdiction of Execution Court – Specific Performance – Rescission of Contract – The Supreme Court considered whether the Execution Court had jurisdiction to entertain applications for rescission of a contract and for the extension of time to deposit balance sale consideration under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, when the decree was passed by an a...
(7)
OMKAR .....Petitioner Vs.
THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents D.D
02/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Medical Admission – Disability and Eligibility for NEET – The petitioner was disqualified from NEET admission based on a speech and language disability of 44%, as per existing regulations disqualifying candidates with disabilities exceeding 40%. The Supreme Court, referencing a similar precedent, directed the Dean of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune (BJGMC) to const...
(8)
SEETHARAMA SHETTY ….. Appellant Vs.
MONAPPA SHETTY ….. Respondent D.D
02/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Stamp Act – Applicability of Sections 33, 34, 37, and 39 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 – Agreement of sale with possession considered as conveyance – Insufficiently stamped instrument – Jurisdiction of trial court under Section 34 to impose ten times penalty questioned – High Court upheld penalty but Supreme Court found it premature – Direction for instrument...
(9)
N.M. THEERTHEGOWDA…Appellant Vs.
Y.M. ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS…Respondents D.D
02/09/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Stamp Duty – Imposition of Penalty – The appellant challenged the trial court’s order directing payment of ten times the deficit stamp duty penalty under Section 34 of the Karnataka Stamp Act. The appellant contended that the penalty should not have been imposed at the interlocutory stage and instead argued for the application of Section 37(2), allowing for a determination of pen...