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Calling Accused On Every Hearing After Suspension Of Sentence Is Burdensome And Unwarranted: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that once a sentence is suspended and an accused is granted bail during the pendency of a criminal appeal,...
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Electronic Evidence Without Section 65B Certificate Is Inadmissible: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of murder after finding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence,...

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An employee’s Right To Receive Salary Cannot Be Withheld Or Reduced Except On The Basis Of A Proper Enquiry: Supreme Court

“An employee’s right to receive salary cannot be withheld or reduced except on the basis of a proper enquiry,” the Supreme Court held while...
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Possession Must Be Pleaded With Precision, Not Assumption: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed a civil appeal arising from a long-standing property dispute in Himachal Pradesh, holding that a plaintiff seeking an injunction...
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Damages Cannot Be Awarded Merely On Presumptions Or Whims And Fancies Of The Complainant: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has scaled down a ₹2 crore compensation awarded to a consumer who alleged a deficiency in service by a luxury hotel...
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Presumption Under Section 85 Cannot Apply Without Proof of Secondary Evidence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the invalidation of two sale deeds executed on the strength of a disputed power of attorney, ruling that a...
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Notice Under Section 35(3) Of The BNSS, 2023 Is The Rule: Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court has ruled that for offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, issuance of a notice under Section 35(3) of the...
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Advisory Committee Must Function Effectively: Supreme Court on Transgender Rights Case

The Supreme Court has directed that Ms. Aparna Mehrotra, Senior Associate at the Centre for Law and Policy Research, be appointed as an additional...
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Revenue Officers Cannot Reopen Vested Land Decisions Without Statutory Power: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a Calcutta High Court judgment that allowed Jai Hind Private Limited to retain over 211 acres of agricultural...
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Mention of Section 163A not decisive when negligence pleaded: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation awarded to a motor accident claimant after holding that the High Court had erred in reducing the assessed disability...
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Mutation cannot be denied merely because it is based on a will: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that nullified a mutation entry made on the basis of a registered...
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Section 311 CrPC power must be used sparingly, not to prolong trial: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court’s order permitting the prosecution to examine a minor child as a witness at an advanced...
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Delay alone cannot defeat specific performance decree: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a decree for specific performance does not become inexecutable merely because the decree-holder failed to deposit the balance...
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Hospital liable for employing unqualified staff: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has restored a ₹20 lakh compensation awarded to a Kolkata man for the death of his mother, holding that the West...
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Punishment Must Reform, Not Merely Injure The Offender: Chhattisgarh High Court

A conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC was upheld by the Chhattisgarh High Court. Still,...
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Marriage Alone Cannot Disqualify A Woman’s Residence Claim In Local Recruitment: J&K & Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal challenging the selection of a Rehbar-e-Taleem (RET) teacher in Government...
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Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Misappropriation of School Food Grains Case

The Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to a government school warden accused in a case involving alleged misappropriation of food grains supplied to...
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Tahasildar Cannot Ignore Binding Court Orders In Mutation Proceedings: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has set aside an order of the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar, rejecting a land mutation claim, holding that a revenue authority cannot...