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DEVU G NAIR …APPELLANT Vs.
THE STATE OF KERALA & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D
11/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Habeas Corpus Petition for Personal Liberty – Evaluation of a woman ('X') under illegal detention by her parents – Claims of intimate relationship between the appellant and 'X' – High Court orders for interaction and counselling of 'X' – Subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's directive [Paras 2-5].
Indepe...
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THE STATE OF HARYANA …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
ASHOK KHEMKA & ANR. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
11/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Service – Service Law - Performance Appraisal Report – Timeliness and Authority Discretion – The Supreme Court considered whether the delay by the Accepting Authority in completing the Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) for an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer breached the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007. The dispute involved the var...
(3)
SUNEETA DEVI ...APPELLANT(S) Vs.
AVINASH AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
11/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Law – Land Allocation for School Construction – the legality of land allocation for constructing a school in a village in Azamgarh, previously demolished for a National Highway project. The Court examined the authority of the Land Management Committee and State in deciding land allocation. [Para 3-6, 11-12]
Public Interest Litigation – Misuse and Concealment of...
(4)
NIRMAL PREMKUMAR & ANR. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE …RESPONDENT D.D
11/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Alleged Sexual Harassment by Teachers – Conviction of appellants (A-1 and A-2) under Section 12 of the POCSO Act and Section 506 IPC for sexually harassing a minor girl student – Incident involving gifting of flowers and chocolate on Valentine's Day and threatening remarks – High Court upheld Special Court's decision – Contradictions in testimony and lack of corrobo...
(5)
SHAHID ALI …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
11/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Culpable Homicide – Section 304 Part II of IPC – The Supreme Court modified the conviction of the appellant from Section 302 (murder) to Section 304 Part II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. The Court held that the appellant's act of firing a gun in a crowded place without taking reasonable safety measures, which led to the d...
(6)
JAVED AHMAD HAJAM ...APPELLANT(S) Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
07/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Section 153-A IPC – Quashing of FIR - Background and Allegations – FIR registered against appellant, a professor, for promoting enmity under Section 153-A IPC based on his WhatsApp status about Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan Independence Day – High Court dismissed writ petition to quash FIR. [Paras 1-2]
High Court Judgment – Upheld FIR fo...
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M/S A.K. SARKAR & CO. & ANR. ...APPELLANTS Vs.
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D
07/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Misbranded Food Articles – Conviction under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act for selling sugar boiled confectioneries without proper labeling as per Rule 32(c) and (f) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 – Contention of non-manufacture by appellants rejected due to lack of evidence. [Paras 2, 4-5]
Legal Argument – Appellants' counsel contended that provis...
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DR. SONIA VERMA & ANR. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF HARYANA & ANR. …RESPONDENT(S D.D
07/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Quashing of FIR – Supreme Court quashed the FIR against the appellants, holding the dispute to be essentially civil in nature and an abuse of criminal process. [Para 10, 14-15, 17-18]
Civil vs. Criminal Proceedings – Distinguished – Emphasized the distinction between civil disputes and criminal proceedings. Observed that a civil dispute should not be disguised as a c...
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RAVINDER KUMAR … APPELLANT(S) Vs.
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI … RESPONDENT(S) D.D
06/03/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Murder and Dowry Death – Appeal Against Conviction – Court examined the appeal against the conviction for the murder of the appellant's wife and related dowry death charges. The appeal challenged the findings of the High Court and trial court, focusing on the reliability of circumstantial evidence and the validity of the charges under Sections 302, 304B, and 49...