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(1) Kallakuri Pattabhiramaswamy (Dead) Through LRs ...Appellants Vs. Kallakuri Kamaraju & Others ...Respondents D.D 21/11/2024

Hindu Succession Act – Sections 14(1) and 14(2) – Scope and Application – Property given to a Hindu widow in lieu of maintenance can become her absolute property under Section 14(1) unless a restrictive estate is explicitly prescribed under Section 14(2) – Held: Absolute rights were granted to Smt. Veerabhadramma for 2.09 acres of land, while a life interest was created in ...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5389 OF 2012 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 792464

(2) Rajneesh Kumar & Anr....Petitioners Vs. Ved Prakash...Respondent D.D 21/11/2024

Limitation Law - Condonation of Delay – Litigant's Responsibility – Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 – Condonation Denied - The Court emphasized the litigant’s duty to vigilantly monitor proceedings initiated by them. The excuse of advocate negligence was deemed insufficient to justify a delay of 534 days – Held: The delay cannot be condoned solely on allegat...

REPORTABLE # SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 935-936 OF 2021 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 634811

(3) Manjit Singh & Another ...Appellants Vs. Darshana Devi & Others ...Respondents D.D 21/11/2024

Specific Performance – Subsequent Purchaser – Section 19(b) of the Specific Relief Act – The plaintiff sought specific performance of an oral agreement of sale for property subsequently sold to appellants – High Court held that appellants were not bona fide purchasers as they failed to inquire into the rights of the plaintiff, who was in possession – Supreme Court aff...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13066/2024 (@Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 18899/2019) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 932156

(4) RAMACHANDRAN & ORS....Appellant(s) Vs. VIJAYAN & ORS....Respondent(s) D.D 21/11/2024

Property Law - Marumakkathayam Law – Partition and Property Nature – Tharwad or Individual Ownership – Appeal Dismissed – The appellants contended that properties partitioned under Marumakkathayam law ceased to be joint tharwad property and became individually owned. Held: The properties inherited by a thavazhi remain tharwad property, jointly held by its members. The Court...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2161 OF 2012 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 795390

(5) Shambhu Chauhan ...Appellant Vs. Ram Kirpal Alias Chirkut & Others ...Respondents D.D 21/11/2024

Civil Law - U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act – Claim of Co-Tenancy – Disputed Land – Appellant challenged the High Court’s decision restoring the order of the Consolidation Officer, which dismissed the claim of Smt. Gulabi to co-tenancy over the disputed land – High Court found the Appellate and Revisional Authorities acted perversely, reversing findings supported b...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3311 OF 2017 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 469662

(6) M/S BHARTI AIRTEL LTD....Appellants Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE PUNE...Respondents D.D 20/11/2024

CENVAT Credit – Definition of Capital Goods – Whether Mobile Towers and Prefabricated Buildings (PFBs) Qualify – Bombay vs. Delhi High Court Divergence – Reconciliation by Supreme Court – The Bombay High Court held that mobile towers and PFBs are immovable property and therefore ineligible for CENVAT credit under Rule 2(a)(A) or Rule 2(k) – The Delhi High Court ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10409-10410 OF 2014 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5832 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 5032-5035 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 5039-5040 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5038 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5056 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 5036-5037 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7119 OF 2015 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7179 OF 2015 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1077 OF 2016 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1078 OF 2016 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5112 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1201 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1205 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1203 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1204 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1202 OF 2018 And CIVIL APPEAL NO.62 OF 2022 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 999397

(7) Prashant...Appellant Vs. State of NCT of Delhi...Respondent D.D 20/11/2024

Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Section 482 CrPC – FIR alleging rape under Section 376(2)(n) and criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC – High Court refused to quash FIR citing lack of consent by the complainant – Supreme Court holds FIR and statements do not substantiate essential ingredients of offences under Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 IPC – Relationship...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 2793 of 2024] Docid 2024 LEJ Crim SC 710339

(8) Hetram @ Babli ...Appellant Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 20/11/2024

Invocation of Section 319 CrPC – Evidentiary Threshold – Test for Prima Facie Case – Power under Section 319 CrPC must be exercised only when evidence meets the standard of more than prima facie that would lead to conviction if unchallenged – Allegations in examination-in-chief, contradicted during cross-examination, do not satisfy this threshold – Held: High Court er...

NON REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4656 OF 2024 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Criminal) No. 4253 of 2023) Docid 2024 LEJ Crim SC 633120

(9) Sunny @ Santosh Dharmu Bhosale...Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra...Respondent D.D 20/11/2024

Criminal Law – Conviction for Murder – Section 302 IPC – Altered to Section 304 Part I IPC – Appellant convicted of murder for assaulting the deceased with a bamboo stick – Supreme Court found no evidence of premeditation or motive to commit murder – Assault occurred in a sudden quarrel during a heated moment – Conviction altered to culpable homicide not a...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 13920 of 2024] Docid 2024 LEJ Crim SC 415648