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(1) 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

(2) The State of Haryana & Another...Appellants Vs. Amin Lal (since deceased) through his LRs & Others...Respondents D.D 19/11/2024

Civil Law - Adverse Possession by State – Legal Prohibition – Claim Denied – The State of Haryana claimed adverse possession over the suit property since 1879-80 – Held: A welfare state cannot claim adverse possession against its citizens as it violates constitutional principles and erodes public trust – Appeal dismissed [Paras 34-37].   Admission of Owners...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 25213 of 2024) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 490746

(3) State Bank of India & Others...Appellants Vs. Navin Kumar Sinha...Respondent D.D 19/11/2024

Service Law - Disciplinary Proceedings Post-Superannuation – Jurisdictional Limitations – Proceedings Declared Void – Disciplinary proceedings initiated against the respondent after the expiration of his extended service period on 01.10.2010 were held void-ab-initio – Court emphasized that initiation of proceedings post-superannuation lacks jurisdiction under Rule 19(3) of ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1279 OF 2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 747575

(4) In Re: Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons...Petitioner Vs. Union of India & Ors....Respondents D.D 19/11/2024

Prolonged Detention – Section 479 of BNSS, 2023 – Identification of Eligible Undertrial Prisoners – Guidelines Issued - Section 479 of BNSS provides for the release of undertrial prisoners based on the duration of detention relative to the maximum imprisonment for the offense – Court emphasized accurate and continuous identification of eligible prisoners, requiring active c...

REPORTABLE # Writ Petition (Civil) No. 406/2013 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 958228

(5) XXX ...Appellant Vs. XXX ...Respondent D.D 19/11/2024

Matrimonial Law - Interim Maintenance – Quantum and Standard of Living – Maintenance Restored – The wife sought interim maintenance of ₹2,50,000 per month, initially awarded ₹1,75,000 by the Family Court but reduced to ₹80,000 by the High Court – Supreme Court restored the Family Court's award, emphasizing the husband's substantial income and the wife's en...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ___ OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 4109 of 2023 & 19922 of 2023) With Civil Appeal No…………………of 2024 (arising out of SLP(C) No.19922 of 2023) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 328541

(6) Satyendra Singh ...Appellant Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2024

Service Law – Disciplinary Proceedings – Violation of Rule 7(3) – Inquiry Invalidated – Relief Granted - Appellant faced disciplinary proceedings resulting in major penalties, including censure entry and withholding of increments with cumulative effect. Tribunal quashed the penalty order, finding the inquiry officer failed to record oral evidence, violating Rule 7(3) of the...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ________ OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Civil) No(s). 29758 of 2018) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 116702

(7) The Deputy Commissioner of Police & Ors....Appellants Vs. Victim's Mother & Anr....Respondents D.D 18/11/2024

Constitution of SIT – High Court Order Modified – Investigation Entrusted to SIT of IPS Officers from Tamil Nadu Cadre - High Court directed the CBI to investigate FIR No. 33/2024 registered at All Women Police Station, Anna Nagar, Chennai – Supreme Court modified the order, constituting a SIT of three IPS officers belonging to Tamil Nadu cadre but hailing from other states &ndas...

REPORTABLE # Criminal Appeal Nos. 4693-4694 of 2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 15332-15333 of 2024) Docid 2024 LEJ Crim SC 567995

(8) Gurmeet Singh and Others...Appellants Vs. State of Punjab and Others...Respondents D.D 18/11/2024

Service Law – Proficiency Step-up Scheme – Differential Treatment – Relief Granted – Appellants sought benefits under the Proficiency Step-up Scheme, 1988, counting service in the work-charged establishment before regularisation – High Court upheld denial of benefits by the Single Judge, equating the Proficiency Step-up Scheme, 1988, with the Assured Career Progressio...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 17529-17530 OF 2017 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 481532

(9) Ramachandra Reddy (Dead) through LRs & Others ...Appellants Vs. Ramulu Ammal (Dead) through LRs ...Respondents D.D 14/11/2024

Property Law – Nature of Deed – Distinction between "Gift" and "Settlement" – Property Share Upheld – The deed executed in 1963 by two coparceners in favor of Govindammal was challenged as a gift deed lacking adequate consideration, contending it did not confer the claimed rights over 2/3rd of the property – Held: The deed constituted a valid settl...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3034 OF 2012 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 817365