(1)
INDRAKUNWAR …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
19/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Appeal – Conviction under Section 302 IPC – Circumstantial evidence – Accused accused of killing her newborn child – Appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Chhattisgarh – Questions of privacy and rights of the accused to explain incriminating circumstances under Section 313 of the CrPC addressed – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence. [...
(2)
NAVEEN @ AJAY …. APPELLANT Vs.
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT D.D
19/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Appeal - Conviction and Sentence - Accused convicted for rape and murder of a 3-month-old girl child - High-speed trial conducted without providing sufficient time for the accused's defense - Violation of principles of a fair trial - Conviction and sentence set aside - Matter remitted for a de novo trial with proper defense opportunity. [Para 2-22]
Evidentiary Value of DNA Report -...
(3)
DEBASISH PAUL & ANR. … Appellants Vs.
AMAL BORAL …Respondent D.D
18/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Tenant-Landlord Dispute – Non-payment of Rent – Appellants (landlords) filed suit for eviction of respondent (tenant) for non-payment of rent – Respondent tenant stopped paying rent from February 2005 – Eviction notice served in October 2013. [Para 1]
West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 – Respondent filed an application under Sections 7(1) and 7(2) – Appli...
(4)
ABHISHEK SHARMA …APPELLANT Vs.
STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) …RESPONDENT D.D
18/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Appeal – Conviction under Section 302 IPC – Appellant convicted of life imprisonment for setting the deceased on fire – Multiple dying declarations by the deceased – Trial Court found them consistent and credible – High Court upheld the conviction and rejected the appeal. [Para 1-7]
Criminal Appeal – Conviction based on multiple dying declarations &n...
(5)
TOTTEMPUDI SALALITH …APPELLANT Vs.
STATE BANK OF INDIA & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D
18/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code – Application filed by the State Bank of India as a financial creditor against Totem Infrastructures Limited, a corporate debtor, for default in repaying financial facilities – Total claim of Rs. 613,27,01,598.23 – Proceedings initiated before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) – Appellant, the managing director of the corporate debtor, ...
(6)
MRS. KALYANI RAJAN …. APPELLANT Vs.
INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS D.D
17/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Medical Negligence – Allegations of medical negligence against a hospital and doctors – Patient undergoing neurosurgery suffers cardiac arrest and dies – Complaint filed by the wife of the deceased – Allegations mainly pertain to lack of post-operative care and failure to shift the patient to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – Hospital and doctors contend that post-opera...
(7)
SURENDRA KUMAR CHOUBEY Petitioner(s) Vs.
UPSC & ORS. Respondent(s) D.D
17/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Administrative Law – Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution – Challenge to UPSC's decision not to include petitioner for personality test – Allegation of submitting Income and Asset Certificate after the closing date of online application – Personality test ongoing – Notice issued, Dasti service permitted – Results to be kept in a sealed cover &n...
(8)
MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA & ORS. … Petitioners Vs.
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. …Respondents D.D
16/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Petition – Challenge to the constitutionality of designating Advocates as Senior Advocates – Allegations of creating a privileged class of Advocates – Violation of equality, Right to Practice, and Right to Life – Petitioner claims the system is monopolized by a select few – Reckless allegations against various members of the legal profession. [Para 1-14]
Cons...
(9)
MOHAMED IBRAHIM …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
MOHAMED IBRAHIM …APPELLANT(S) D.D
16/10/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law - Employment – Disqualification based on color blindness – Appellant's challenge to the denial of candidature as Assistant Engineer (Electrical) by TANGEDCO – Examination of relevant facts and legal principles – Special leave granted. [Para 1-6]
Employment - Color Vision Deficiency - Suitability for the position of Assistant Engineer (AE) in TAN...