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SAVITRI BAI AND ANOTHER ...APPELLANTS Vs.
SAVITRI BAI ...RESPONDENT D.D
29/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Property Ownership Dispute - Contest over ownership and possession of a house in Ishwaripura Ward, Katni - Plaintiff, Savitri Bai, claimed ownership based on a registered Sale Deed dated 18.01.1979, whereas the first defendant asserted her possession through a Will dated 23.03.1977 - Trial court and First Appellate Court sided with the first defendant, but High Court favored the plaintiff - Suprem...
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VISHNU SWAROOP CHAURASIA ...PETITIONER Vs.
STATE OF U.P. & ORS. ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
29/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Property Rights - Demolition of Unauthorized Constructions - Land Ownership - Scheme for Alternative Accommodation - The Supreme Court adjudicated on a special leave petition arising from a judgment of the High Court concerning the demolition of unauthorized constructions on government-owned land. The petitioner, not claiming ownership, was directed to vacate the premises by a specified date. The ...
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HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION, ALLAHABAD …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
STATE OF U.P. & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
29/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Reconsideration of Asian Resurfacing Judgment – Concerning High Court's power in interim order management in criminal and civil cases – Reevaluation of whether automatic vacation of interim orders after six months, directed under Asian Resurfacing, aligns with the principles of justice. [Paras 1-4, 36-37]
Constitutional Law – Powers of Supreme Court under Article...
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BASAVARAJ …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
INDIRA AND OTHERS …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
29/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Amendment of Plaint in Partition Suit – High Court allowed respondents No. 1 and 2 to amend plaint for declaring a compromise decree as null and void – Appellant challenged this amendment, arguing it changed the nature of the suit from partition to declaration and was impermissible at the trial's end stage. [Paras 2, 3, 3.1]
Legal Principles on Amendment and Trial &nda...
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BHARTI CELLULAR LIMITED (NOW BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED) …APPELLANT Vs.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 57, KOLKATA AND ANOTHER …RESPONDENTS D.D
28/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Income Tax – Deduction of Tax at Source – Section 194-H – The Supreme Court clarified the applicability of Section 194-H of the Income Tax Act, 1961, concerning tax deduction at source on commission or brokerage payments. The issue involved the assessment of whether cellular service providers were liable to deduct tax at source on the income/profit component in the payments recei...
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NAEEM AHMED ALIAS NAIM AHMAD …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
28/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Rejection of Default Bail by High Court – Appellant aggrieved by the rejection of default bail in connection with FIR.No.152/2022 for alleged possession of 340 gms of smack (morphine) – High Court’s decision based on incomplete charge-sheet filed without FSL/Chemical examiner report. [Para 2]
Consideration for Regular Bail – Supreme Court declined to entertain ...
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ANIKET KUMAR …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) D.D
28/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law - Bail - Voluntary Marriage - Accusations of Abduction and Rape - The Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant who was accused of offences under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 3/4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The appellant sought bail contending that the victim had voluntarily married him, as per her statements ...
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M/S BRAHMAPUTRA CONCRETE PIPE INDUSTRIES ETC. ETC. ...APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
26/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Curative Petition Procedure and Maintainability - Question of maintainability of curative petitions after open court dismissal of review petitions - Analysis of Rule 5 of Order XV and Rule 2(1) of Order XLVIII of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 - The Registrar's refusal to register curative petitions based solely on the ground of review petitions being dismissed in open court found to be inappro...
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K. BALASUBRAMANI ETC. … PETITIONER(S) Vs.
THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ETC. … RESPONDENT(S) D.D
23/02/2024
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Tenancy and Ejectment – Ejectment of Tenants from Temple Properties – The Supreme Court dealt with petitions involving tenants occupying shops in temple properties managed under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. The tenants were declared encroachers post-termination of their lease/licence, leading to ejectment orders. [Para 1-2]
Dispute Resolution &n...