Kerala High Court Denies Relief To Petitioner Suppressing Facts, Orders Enquiry Into Allotment Of Govt Scheme Houses On Puramboke Land Candidate Missing Physical Test For Minor Illness Has No Enforceable Right To Rescheduling: Supreme Court Prolonged Incarceration And Parity Constitute Valid Grounds For Regular Bail: Supreme Court Accused In Cheque Bounce Cases Cannot File Evidence-In-Chief By Affidavit Under Section 145 NI Act: Orissa High Court Borrowers Have No Right To Personal Hearing Before Fraud Classification, But Full Forensic Audit Report Must Be Supplied: Supreme Court Pendency Of Matrimonial Dispute With General Allegations Not A Valid Ground To Deny Public Employment: Allahabad High Court Minimum Five Persons Mandatory To Prove 'Preparation For Dacoity' Under Section 399 IPC: Gujarat High Court Suit For Specific Performance Not Maintainable Without Prayer To Set Aside Termination Of Agreement: Madras High Court Trial Court Must Indicate Material Forming Basis Of Charge, Mechanical Framing Of Charges Impermissible: Madhya Pradesh High Court Voluntary Retirement Deemed Accepted If Positive Order Of Refusal Is Not Communicated Within Notice Period: Supreme Court Court Cannot Convict One Accused And Acquit Another On Same Evidence: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict Due To Unreliable Last-Seen Evidence And Principle Of Parity 138 NI Act | Accused Cannot Rebut Presumption Of Legally Enforceable Debt At Pre-Trial Stage In Cheque Bounce Cases: Supreme Court More Meritorious PWD Candidates From Reserved Categories Can Claim Unreserved PWD Posts In Open Competition: Supreme Court Meritorious Reserved Candidates Can Claim Unreserved Horizontal Vacancies Based On Merit: Supreme Court Employee Not Entitled To Gratuity Until Conclusion Of Both Departmental And Criminal Proceedings: Supreme Court Stamp Duty Recovery Against Legal Heirs Is Strictly Limited To The Extent Of Inherited Estate: Allahabad High Court Single Lathi Blow On Head During Sudden Altercation Amounts To Culpable Homicide Under Section 304 Part II IPC, Not Murder: Madhya Pradesh High Court Habeas Corpus Maintainable For Child Custody Against Father; Cannot Be Dismissed Merely Due To Alternate Remedy: Allahabad High Court "Plea Of Ignorance In Digital Era Inexcusable": Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes Rs 10K Cost On Accused For Hiding Prior Bail Dismissal Discrepancies In Name And Age On Monthly Pass Fail To Establish 'Bona Fide Passenger' Status In Railway Accident Claim: Delhi High Court "Last Seen" Theory A Weak Link If Time Gap Is Wide: Bombay High Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Life For Murder Failure To Conduct Pre-Anaesthetic Check-Up Prima Facie Amounts To Gross Medical Negligence Under Section 304A IPC: Kerala High Court Gujarat High Court Bans AI From Judicial Decision-Making, Lays Down Strict Policy for Court Use of Artificial Intelligence

(1) VINOD KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB …RESPONDENT D.D 21/01/2015

Criminal Law - Corruption - Conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act upheld despite hostile witness - Prosecution proved demand and acceptance of bribe through recovery of tainted money and corroborative testimonies despite complainant turning hostile - Conviction based on meticulous examination of material evidence, including the chain of recovery, witness testimonies, and statutory presumpt...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 554 OF 2012 Docid 2015 LEJ Crim SC 877937

(2) MANIK TANEJA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Respondent D.D 20/01/2015

Criminal Procedure - Quashing of FIR – Appeal against High Court's dismissal of the petition for quashing FIR, which was deemed premature as it was filed before investigation completion - Supreme Court evaluated whether uncontroverted allegations made out the offenses charged - Held that the FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against appellants were not sustainable in law, as the actio...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 141 OF 2015 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 6449 of 2014) Docid 2015 LEJ Crim SC 309110

(3) TOMASO BRUNO Vs. STATE OF U.P. — Respondent D.D 20/01/2015

Circumstantial Evidence & Conviction - Supreme Court sets aside conviction under Section 302/34 IPC of Italian nationals in a case based on circumstantial evidence - High Court's confirmation of life sentence for alleged murder within hotel room premises questioned - Focus on procedural lapses, non-production of crucial CCTV footage, and gaps in chain of circumstances leading to convictio...

REPORTABLE # Criminal Appeal No. 142 of 2015 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 1156/2013) Docid 2015 LEJ Crim SC 392302

(4) LAXMIDEVAMMA Vs. RANGANATH …RESPONDENT(S) D.D 20/01/2015

Property Law – Land Ownership and Encroachment – Appeal against High Court judgment partially modifying trial and first appellate court's decision regarding ownership and encroachment of property earmarked for road – Supreme Court restores judgments of lower courts establishing appellant's ownership of 'A' schedule property – Held that the appellant remains the absolute...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 176 OF 2015 Docid 2015 LEJ Civil SC 668079

(5) WALTER BAU AG Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI …RESPONDENT D.D 20/01/2015

Arbitration Clause Activation - Works contract dated 20th December 2000 with arbitration clause invoked due to disputes - Appellant nominated an arbitrator and requested Respondent to appoint another within 30 days per agreement; Respondent failed, leading to ICADR intervention as stipulated by the contract and ICADR Rules [Para 1-3].Dispute Over Arbitrator Appointment - Respondent appointed an ar...

REPORTABLE # ARBITRATION CASE (CIVIL) NO. 35 OF 2014 Docid 2015 LEJ Civil SC 157962

(6) UNION OF INDIA (UOI) Vs. SURINDER SINGH PARMAR — Respondent D.D 20/01/2015

Navy Service and Pension Regulations – Interpretation of Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964, specifically Regulation 82, which was declared ultra vires and violative of Article 14 due to its discriminatory nature against servicemen voluntarily retiring - Tribunal's decision upheld, allowing condonation of service shortfall - Respondent's total service deemed as 14 years for pension calcu...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9389 OF 2014 Docid 2015 LEJ Civil SC 558762

(7) T.M. SAMPATH Vs. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES — Respondent D.D 20/01/2015

Employment Law - Applicability of Pension Scheme to Autonomous Body Employees - Dispute over the application of central government pension rules to employees of NWDA, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Water Resources - Issues concerning whether NWDA employees are to be treated like other central government employees and covered under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. [Paras ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 712-713 OF 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 3106-3107 of 2012), CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 714-715 OF 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 20425-20426 of 2011), CIVIL APPEAL NO. 716 OF 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 19102 of 2012), WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 556 and 518 OF 2012 Docid 2015 LEJ Civil SC 142550

(8) EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ANTIYUR TOWN PANCHAYAT Vs. G. ARUMUGAM …RESPONDENT D.D 19/01/2015

Civil Procedure - Condonation of Delay - Application for condonation of 1373 days' delay in filing second appeal declined by High Court - Initial suit filed for declaration and possession of land, termed Natham Poramboke, under the control of the Panchayat - First appeal decreed the suit in favor of the respondent - No steps taken by the Executive Officer at the time due to later-discovered c...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8577 OF 2014 Docid 2015 LEJ Civil SC 111321

(9) NAGARAJA RAO Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION …RESPONDENT D.D 16/01/2015

Criminal Law - Concurrent Sentences - The appellant, a former postal employee, was convicted of theft under Section 381 IPC and Section 52 of the Post Office Act for stealing a gold chain from a registered parcel - Appeal filed against the decision of the High Court which upheld the sentences to be served consecutively - Supreme Court directed that the sentences run concurrently, citing the nature...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 104 OF 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7551/2014) Docid 2015 LEJ Crim SC 862765