UDAY UMESH LALIT

The landlord (appellant) obtained permission from the Rent Controller under the C.P. and Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949 and issued a notice under Section 108 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 before filing a civil suit for eviction. The tenant (respondent) contended that the premises fell unde…

The Supreme Court, hearing a writ petition filed by acid‑attack victims, examined the implementation of its earlier directions in Laxmi v. Union of India (2014) requiring a minimum compensation of Rs.3 lakh per victim and full medical assistance. The Court noted that several states and Union Territories had not fixed t…

Manohar Lal Sharma filed a writ petition seeking a Supreme Court direction for the CBI to investigate Indian offshore account holders disclosed in the Panama Papers and to register FIRs against SEBI officials. The petitioner alleged that SEBI and other authorities had failed to act, causing financial loss and facilitat…

The dispute concerned the authority of Hammad Ahmed, the appellant, to act as Chief Mutawalli of Hamdard Laboratories (India) after the Supreme Court, in its April 3, 2019 judgment (C.A. Nos. 3382‑3383), upheld his appointment but erroneously stated that the parties would continue with the "management" of Hamdard as pe…

The petitioners sought contempt proceedings against the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and other authorities, alleging that they violated the Supreme Court's order dated 16 January 2012 which barred any construction within 100 metres of the protected monument Jantar Mantar. The Court exami…

The appellants, members of the Scheduled Caste serving as constables in the Uttar Pradesh Police, appeared for a limited departmental examination for promotion to Sub‑Inspector (Civil Police) governed by the Uttar Pradesh Sub‑Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2008. The Rules require a minimum of 50 …

In 1966 a son filed a suit for partition of his parents' joint family property, which was decreed by compromise among the parents and three brothers. After the decree, in 2006 one of the brothers (Maya Prakash Jain) filed a suit claiming exclusive ownership of certain properties, asserting a later family settlement. Sr…

The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) allotted hotel plots for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were later cancelled and the matter litigated. The Supreme Court, in its 2011 judgment, allowed the allottees to continue their leases by paying a higher premium of Rs.70,000 per square metre. The petition…

The appellants, owners of agricultural land since 1929, sued for declaration of title and injunction against Karnataka Industrial Corporation (KIC). KIC claimed title based on a 1968 government grant and filed a separate suit for injunction, which was dismissed along with the appellants' suit, the courts holding the gr…

The Director of Indian System of Medicine challenged orders of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) that directed the department to report 28 unreported vacancies for Medical Officer (Ayurveda) posts, alleging that all vacancies had already been reported. The applicants, who were on the ranked list, sought judicial…

Miss A alleged sexual exploitation and her father lodged a complaint, leading to FIRs and the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The victim's statement was recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC, after which the accused (Respondent No.2) applied for a certified copy of that statement. The trial court reje…

Three postgraduate medical students were suspended from their college and hospital after a FIR was lodged alleging they were responsible for a junior colleague's suicide. The suspension was based solely on the FIR, not on a prima facie finding under Section 6(1) of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999. The …

The Modern Cooperative Group Housing Society had expelled 27 members and later admitted 15 new members, including the alleged contemnors, who were allotted flats. The Supreme Court later ordered the readmission of the expelled members and set aside the allotments to the new members, directing them to vacate. The new me…

The petitioners sought higher compensation for land acquired for the Phase‑V Industrial Model Township at Manesar, arguing that the market value determined by the High Court—based on sale deeds (Exhibits P‑13, P‑24, P‑25) and the valuation in Madan Pal III—was too low. The High Court had applied a 12% enhancement on a …

The Supreme Court considered appeals by landholders challenging the High Court's fixation of market value at Rs.43,61,400 per acre for agricultural lands acquired for the Phase‑VI Industrial Model Township at Manesar. The landholders argued that, given the proximity to the Kundli‑Manesar‑Palwal Expressway and a one‑yea…

The Supreme Court considered applications filed by landholders from the villages Bas Khusla, Bas Haria and Dhana seeking clarification of the compensation awarded in Wazir v. State of Haryana, where the Court had fixed Rs 29,77,333 per acre for those villages. The landholders had already received Rs 37,40,000 per acre,…

The appellant challenged the forfeiture of his family’s properties under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (SAFEMA) on the ground that the underlying detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA) wa…

The appellant, a trust managing a private school, terminated the services of Assistant Teacher Respondent No.1 after an inquiry found him guilty of sexual harassment of adolescent girl students, based on two FIRs, charge‑sheets and witness testimony. The Inquiry Committee, comprising a Convenor, a nominee of the appell…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) introduced the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) scheme on 1 September 2008, superseding the earlier Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme under which certain employees claimed a second financial up‑gradation effective January 2009. The Delhi High Court, relying on Union…

The Electronic Corporation of India Ltd. issued a recruitment notification prescribing an upper age limit of 28 years, with relaxation up to 40 years for persons who had worked directly for the corporation as senior or junior artisans. The respondents, who were engaged through a manpower‑supplying (outsourcing) agency …

The father of the respondent died while employed with State Bank of India and the respondent applied for compassionate appointment on 03‑03‑2005 under the then‑existing "Dying in Harness" scheme. Before the application could be considered, SBI introduced a new scheme on 04‑08‑2005 providing only ex‑gratia lump‑sum paym…

The deceased Meena Devi lived with her two children and her brother‑in‑law Raj Kumar in a joint family house. On the night of 23 August 2007, Raj Kumar, in a drunken state, assaulted Meena Devi, took her to another accused’s house, and she was later found dead, hanging from a tree. The trial court convicted Raj Kumar u…

The Union Territory of Chandigarh Administration sought to appoint candidates as constables, but two respondents were denied employment after a Screening Committee found them unsuitable despite their acquittal in criminal cases under IPC sections 323 and 506. The respondents challenged the cancellation, arguing that an…

Nineteen allottees of a housing project filed a collective consumer complaint under Section 12(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, alleging delayed possession and various deficiencies, but they did not obtain the permission of the District Forum as required by Section 13(6) and Order 1 Rule 8 of the CPC. The Na…

The land in question was sold under a restricted auction pursuant to the Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act, 1976 and later the sale was cancelled by an order of the Deputy Commissioner dated 28 March 1985, which became final. The plaintiffs filed a suit claiming they were bonafide purchasers and seeking a d…

The Supreme Court considered an appeal where the accused, charged under IPC 376, sought a summons under CrPC s.91 for investigation material omitted from the charge‑sheet. The trial court dismissed the application, but the High Court allowed it, prompting the appeal. The Court examined whether, at the charge‑framing st…

The Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 amended Articles 15 and 16 of the Indian Constitution to empower the State to provide up to 10% reservation for 'economically weaker sections' (EWS) of citizens, excluding Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and the non-creamy layer of Other Backward Classes.…

The Supreme Court examined the validity of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act’s amendment that shifted property tax assessment from rateable value to capital value, and the accompanying Capital Value Rules of 2010 and 2015. It held that the rules allowing the Commissioner to factor in future development potential (su…

The appellant P. Ponnusamy and eight co‑accused were convicted by a Sessions Court for offences under s.120B, 109, 341, 302 read with s.34 IPC, with some sentenced to death and others to life imprisonment. The Sessions Court referred the death‑penalty confirmations to the Madras High Court, which repeatedly adjourned t…

The State of Jharkhand challenged two writ petitions filed by Shiv Shankar Sharma as public‑interest litigations (PILs) that sought a mandamus directing investigative agencies to probe alleged money‑laundering through shell companies and to prosecute the Chief Minister for a mining lease. The Supreme Court examined whe…

The appellant Rahul and two co‑accused were convicted for kidnapping, rape and murder of a girl, and sentenced to death and other terms. The Supreme Court examined whether the prosecution had established the identity of the accused and proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt. It found that no identification parade was con…

The Supreme Court had earlier intervened in the Amrapali Group real‑estate disputes, directing a reduction of interest on outstanding dues to Noida and Greater Noida Authorities to ease the burden on flat buyers. Subsequent orders dated 10‑06‑2020, 19‑08‑2020 and 25‑08‑2020 extended the same 8% interest relief to build…

The petitioners, led by Prem Mishra, claimed a 40% entitlement over a 'yellow' portion of land in the Amrapali Indore project based on a Memorandum of Understanding and sought release of attachment on their assets. The Debt Recovery Tribunal had attached both the 'green' (Amrapali) and 'yellow' (petitioners') areas, pr…

The appellant, Col. Anil Kumar Gupta, was charged under Section 45 of the Army Act for conduct unbecoming an officer. The aggrieved officer wrote a letter on 13‑08‑2015 alleging that the appellant had sent indecent messages to his wife, which triggered disciplinary action. The question before the Supreme Court was whet…

The Supreme Court, recalling its earlier directions in Zorawar Singh v. Gurbax Singh Bains (2015) 2 SCC 572, noted that the State had filed a report under Section 173 of the CrPC after conducting a thorough investigation as directed, and that the Chief Secretary’s inquiry report showed compliance with the Court’s manda…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute over the custody of a minor child, Aditya, between his mother Smriti and father Perry, who had obtained custody in India based on a judgment dated 28 Oct 2020 and a subsequent order on 8 Dec 2020. The Court found that Perry had concealed material facts, failed to disclose the dismis…

The case concerned the succession to the private properties of the late Raja Harinder Singh of Faridkot. The Raja had executed several wills, the last of which (dated 1‑June‑1982) purportedly left all his property to a trust for his two younger daughters, excluding the eldest daughter, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. The eldest …

The developer Experion Developers failed to deliver possession of an apartment to the consumer, Sushma Ashok Shiroor, within the 42‑month period stipulated in the Apartment Buyer’s Agreement. The consumer filed a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which ordered the developer to refund…

The Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission advertised 222 Junior Engineer (Electrical) posts, specifying a minimum qualification of matriculation with a diploma. Degree‑holders applied, arguing that a higher qualification should satisfy the minimum requirement, while diploma‑holders contended that only diploma hol…

Two brothers inherited agricultural land in Himachal Pradesh; one brother sold his share to Babu Ram, prompting the other brother to seek a prohibitory injunction claiming a preferential right under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The trial court dismissed the suit, but the appellate court held that Secti…

After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the State Government issued a series of orders raising the superannuation age for its employees from 58 to 60 years. The Supreme Court, in an order dated 9 August 2017, held that employees who retired on attaining 58 years on or after 2 June 2014 were entitled to service up to 6…

The case concerned recruitment of 4,000 ITI Helper (Trainee) vacancies in Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO). After a series of litigations, the Madras High Court’s Division Bench entered a compromise order appointing 84 candidates based on a settlement, not on merit or statutory rules. S…

The State of Uttar Pradesh conducted a massive recruitment for Sub‑Inspector, Platoon Commander and Fire Officer posts, receiving over 6.3 lakh applications and holding the written exam in 29 batches over 12 days with different question papers. The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board applied a "Standar…

M/S. Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Ltd (the appellant) and Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI) entered into agreements with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) under a 1990 Government policy that required payment of royalty for the controlled release of water used in their captive hydro‑electric projects. Both co…

The Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) allotted a flat to K.A. Nagamani, who later sought a refund of the amount deposited after the Board demanded a higher price. A consumer complaint was filed and the District Forum awarded interest and compensation, which was upheld by the State Commission and later set aside by the Supr…

The donor, Smt. Randhir Kaur, had gifted a 4‑kanal 10‑marla parcel of land to Doaba Public School for educational purposes. The school’s principal, Balwant Singh, allegedly exchanged this land with his own inferior, unirrigated land in another village, executing an oral memorandum on 1 August 1988 and a written agreeme…

The appellants, sons of the deceased owner of a housing project, were directed by the District Consumer Forum to obtain an occupancy certificate and execute a conveyance deed for the co‑operative housing society. They appealed to the State Consumer Commission, and during the pendency of that appeal filed an application…

The appellant issued a notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act to a company whose cheque was dishonoured, but no separate notice was sent to the company's directors. A complaint was filed against the company and its directors under Sections 138 and 141. The Bombay High Court held that individual noti…

The suit was filed to cancel a sale deed executed by a former partner (defendant No.1) in favour of defendant No.2, alleging that the property vested in the plaintiff after the partnership was dissolved. After the original plaintiff died, his heirs were impleaded; one heir (plaintiff No.5) sold the property to three pu…

The case concerned the constitutionality of sections 8, 10, 11 and 12 of the West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Act, 2008, which mandated that a state‑constituted commission select and recommend teachers for aided minority madrasahs. The petitioners, a managing committee of a recognised madrasah, argued that the p…

B.A. Srinivasan, a former Assistant General Manager of Vijaya Bank who retired on 31‑Oct‑2012, was alleged to have conspired with others to fraudulently sanction and disburse loans, violating bank rules. An FIR was lodged in 2013 and a charge‑sheet filed in 2014, charging him under IPC sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471,…

The appellant, Director of a College Development Council (CDC) at Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, challenged a High Court order that, while allowing the CDC to continue, barred him from remaining as Director. The dispute centered on whether the two‑term, three‑year tenure limit in the UGC’s Revised Guidelin…

The Jammu & Kashmir State Service Selection Board advertised vacancies for Technician‑III requiring "Matric with ITI" in the relevant trade. Six applicants holding diplomas but no ITI qualification applied, appeared for written tests and interviews, and were later excluded from the final select list. A Single Judge of …

Squadron Leader Navtej Singh, an Indian Air Force officer, applied for permission to marry a Canadian immigrant in 2008 but contracted the marriage without waiting for the required approval. He was later invalidated from service on medical grounds in November 2009. After his retirement, he sought to have his wife and d…

The father, Laxmi Prasad, the karta of a Hindu Undivided Family, bought several parcels of land using his own funds but registered them in the names of his minor sons, Vijay Kumar and Rajendra Kumar. The sons later sold one of the parcels, prompting the father’s widow and daughters to sue for declaration of title and s…

The petitioner was convicted by the trial court and affirmed by the High Court for offences under Sections 376 and 342 of the IPC. In both judgments, the victim (PW‑2) was named throughout, which the Supreme Court held to be inconsistent with Section 228‑A of the IPC that protects the identity of rape victims. The Cour…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute between the Noida Authority and M/s. Promotional Club concerning the termination of an industrial plot allotment scheme (the 2010 "old scheme"). The club claimed that Noida arbitrarily failed to interview its representatives and thus ignored its application, seeking relief under the…

Mahagun Realtors Private Ltd. (MRPL) merged with Mahagun India Private Ltd. (MIPL) by a court‑sanctioned scheme effective 1 April 2006. The Income Tax Department issued assessment notices and later an assessment order in the name of MRPL, which had ceased to exist after the amalgamation. The revenue argued that the ass…

The appellant, Manoj Suryavanshi, was accused of kidnapping and murdering three minor children of Shivlal after a personal enmity arising from his wife's elopement. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence: the children were last seen with the appellant, the bodies were recovered from locations he disclosed, a…

A primary Ashram school in Jalgaon was derecognised in 2010 and its employees were ordered to be absorbed in other schools. In 2012 the Maharashtra Government passed a resolution handing over the closed school to Sant Dnyaneshwar Shikshan Sanstha, relocating it 400 km away, and directing the transfer of its staff. The …

The assessee, NRA Iron & Steel Pvt. Ltd., claimed receipt of Rs 17.6 crore as share capital/premium from various companies in AY 2009‑10. The Assessing Officer questioned the genuineness of the transaction and issued notices, but the investor companies did not appear and field enquiries revealed many were non‑existent …

Six persons, including Hari Om, Sanjay and Saurabh, were tried for murder (IPC s.396), dacoity (IPC s.412), offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Arms Act. The trial court convicted all of them for murder, sentencing Hari Om to death and the others to life imprisonment; the High Court affirmed…

The State Bank of India (SBI) paid Leave Travel Concession (LTC) to its employees for trips that included foreign legs and circuitous routes, and did not deduct tax at source (TDS). The Income Tax Department held SBI liable as an assessee in default under Section 201 of the Income Tax Act for failing to deduct TDS, a v…

The Supreme Court examined the legality of the Central Government's 2014 amendment (G.S.R. 609(E)) to the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, which raised the maximum pensionable salary, introduced a joint option for employees earning above Rs.15,000, and required such employees to contribute an additional 1.16% of their …

The case involves the murder of five members of the Shukla family in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, where seven accused were initially acquitted by the trial court. The State appealed, and the Allahabad High Court convicted all accused under Sections 148, 149, 302 and 307 IPC, rejecting the trial court's findings on motive, …

The petitioners OCL India Ltd., SAIL and Hindalco challenged the levy of entry tax under the Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999 (and similar statutes in Uttar Pradesh) on the ground that industrial townships, which had been excluded from municipal limits by notifications under the proviso to Article 243Q, were not "local areas…

B.A. Umesh was convicted for rape and murder and sentenced to death in 2006. He filed a mercy petition in 2011, which was disposed of after a two‑year‑three‑month period by the Governor and the President, while a stay of execution was in force. The appellant also alleged that he was kept in solitary confinement from 20…

Haribhau, a village sarpanch, assaulted a school teacher, Bala Saheb, in 2005, leading to his conviction under IPC sections 353, 504 and 294 read with Section 34 and an acquittal under the SC/ST Act. The trial court sentenced him to three months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.800, which the High Court upheld. …

The Medical Council of India (MCI) identified 25 deficiencies in the proposed NC Medical College and recommended that the Central Government not grant permission for its establishment. Although the Supreme Court‑mandated Oversight Committee temporarily allowed admissions for 2016‑17, the college failed to remedy the de…

The Medical Council of India (MCI) had initially granted permission for a medical college to admit 150 MBBS students for 2016‑17, but after inspections it did not recommend renewal for subsequent years. The Central Government, however, renewed permission for 2017‑18, and later, following another inspection that found p…

The case involved the kidnapping and murder of two minor children, for which three persons – Anita (A-1), Ravinder Singh alias Kaku (A-2) and Ranjit Kumar Gupta (A-3) – were charged. The trial court convicted all three, sentencing A-2 to death; the High Court later acquitted A-1 and A-3 and reduced A-2's sentence to 20…

The petition challenged the continued detention of two persons under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA) after the Detaining Authority, a specially empowered Joint Secretary, failed to consider their representations until after the Central Advisory Board’s re…

The appellant, C. Jayachandran, applied for a District Judge post under a 2007 advertisement for six Higher Judicial Service vacancies. After the High Court annulled the grant of moderation marks to other candidates, the revised select list placed Jayachandran at rank 3, but his appointment was delayed until 24 Februar…

The appellants were convicted for a conspiracy to commit dacoity, murder and related offences involving the theft and sale of a car, based largely on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution's case hinged on an alleged extra‑judicial confession, the "last seen together" testimony of two taxi drivers recorded six months…

The Supreme Court dealt with a long‑standing dispute involving tribal landowners whose lands were acquired by the government in the late 1980s for coal mining by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL). The key issues were the applicable law for compensation and rehabilitation, the cut‑off date for valuation, the relevance of t…

The case concerns a review of the death sentence awarded to Mohd. Arif alias Ashfaq for the 2000 Lal Quila firing that killed three army jawans. The petitioner challenged the conviction on four grounds: the admissibility of call data records (CDRs) without a Section 65B certificate, the validity of his disclosure state…

The Revenue sought clarification of the Supreme Court’s earlier judgment (19 Oct 2022) in Civil Appeal No. 21762/2017, which interpreted Section 2(15) of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961 with respect to charitable trusts engaged in activities of public utility. The clarification was requested on the ground that paragraphs 253 …

Perry Kansagra, a father, obtained custody of his son Aditya through a series of Indian court orders, including a Supreme Court judgment directing him to secure a "mirror order" from the Kenyan court. He subsequently failed to obtain a valid mirror order, concealed the Kenyan court's refusal to register the Indian judg…

The respondent, Narendra Kumar Sinha, was dismissed by Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank on three misconduct charges, all of which were found proved in a departmental enquiry. He appealed to the Appellate Authority, which dismissed his appeal, leading him to file multiple writ petitions in the Patna High Court. The Single Judge …

The appellants were appointed as teachers in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of H.N.B. Garhwal University between 2004 and 2007 under the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973. Their appointment letters imposed a three‑year contractual term, which they protested but continued to serve. After the universi…

The State Government acquired land in Pimpri‑Chinchwad for a public development project and, after a series of litigations, partially released part of the land while retaining the remainder. The retained portion was taken into possession by the Special Land Acquisition Officer in 2000, vesting the land absolutely in th…

Renowned journalist Vinod Dua was charged under sections 124A, 505(1)(b), 501, 268 of the IPC, sections 52 and 54 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and section 188 of the IPC for remarks made in a YouTube talk‑show about the COVID‑19 pandemic and alleged political use of the crisis. He filed a writ petition under Ar…

The case concerned a dispute over who should serve as Chief Mutawalli of Hamdard Laboratories (India) after the death of the previous Chief Mutawalli, Abdul Mueed. The appellant, Hammad Ahmed, claimed that the senior-most male descendant of the Wakif Mutawalli, as stipulated in the 1948 Deed as amended in 1973, was ent…

Ashok Kumar Gupta and his wife, trustees of a public charitable medical trust, filed a suit under Section 92 of the CPC seeking a scheme for the trust’s administration, removal of certain trustees and appointment of qualified medical trustees, alleging that the trust had been turned into a private family trust and its …

The appellant Suryavir was convicted along with Devender for the murder of Rajinder (Raju) under Sections 302/34 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act. The prosecution’s case rested on the testimony of the victim’s parents (PW‑12 and PW‑15) and a box identification made in court, without any prior test identification para…

The appellant, Imperia Structures Ltd., launched a housing scheme in 2011 and entered builder‑buyer agreements with the respondents in 2013. After the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) came into force, the respondents filed consumer complaints alleging delay and deficiency, seeking refunds with …

A two‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old girl was abducted, brutally raped and murdered by her maternal uncle, Shatrughna Baban Meshram. The trial court convicted the appellant under Sections 302, 376(1), 376(2)(f,i,m) and 376A of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act, imposing death sentences on the charges of murder and rape‑resul…

The appellant, Noor Mohammed, issued a Rs.7,00,000 cheque to the respondent, Khurram Pasha, which was dishonoured, leading to a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The trial court ordered the appellant to deposit 20% of the cheque amount as interim compensation under Section 143A, which he fa…

The Supreme Court examined the cancellation of registration of Batanagar Education and Research Trust under section 12AA(3) of the Income Tax Act after the Trust admitted that many of its corpus donations were fictitious and were returned to donors through intermediaries, amounting to bogus donations and hawala transac…

Petitioner Rajinder Goel, a senior judicial officer, was recommended for compulsory retirement by the Full Court of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground of multiple unexplained large bank transactions. The High Court’s Administrative Committee had earlier initiated disciplinary proceedings, and although two …

The trial court convicted Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid under Section 120B of the IPC and Section 38 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for conspiring to wage war and associating with ISIS, sentencing her to three years and seven years respectively. The Kerala High Court acquitted her of the charges under Sect…

The appellant United India Insurance issued a Standard Fire & Special Perils (SFSP) policy to Levi Strauss (India) for fire loss, while Levi also held a global Open Marine Insurance (STP) policy issued by Allianz covering the same goods. After a fire, Levi claimed under the SFSP policy, but the insurer denied liability…

The respondent, a Junior Engineer in the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department, was compulsorily retired under Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations after a vigilance FIR alleged bribery and a sanction for prosecution was granted. The respondent challenged the retirement in a writ p…

Pawan Kumar filed a suit seeking declaration of title over a shop, alleging he paid the purchase price while the deed was placed in his father's name. The second defendant moved an Order VII Rule 11 application to dismiss the suit on the ground that it was barred by Section 4 of the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act…

Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd. (the builder) launched the Araya Complex project and entered into an Apartment Buyer’s Agreement with Govindan Raghavan (the flat purchaser) to sell an apartment for Rs.4.83 crore, obligating the builder to obtain an occupancy certificate within 39 months of excavation plus a 18…

The appellants, Samta Naidu and others, challenged the dismissal of a second complaint filed under the Criminal Procedure Code alleging forgery in the sale of a family vehicle. The first complaint had been rejected by a Judicial Magistrate on the ground that no prima facie case was made out, and the dismissal was on me…

The father of the respondent purchased 88 Indira Vikas Patras (IVPs) of Rs.5,000 each between 1996 and 1998, which were lost in June 2001. The respondent claimed the maturity value of the lost IVPs, alleging deficiency in service by the Post Office under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The District Consumer Forum an…

The case concerned the murder of Ratti Ram, for which Satish Kumar and Rajeev Kumar were convicted under IPC s.302 r/w s.34 and under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. The trial court acquitted the accused, holding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, particularly because the dead body …

The Supreme Court heard extensive arguments in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Jai Bir Singh (Civil Appeal No. 897 of 2002). The Court examined the correctness of the view expressed in Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978) 2 SCC 213, which had been questioned in a prior reference order. Recognising the…

The appellants' land was acquired in 1981 for a dam project. In 2011 they sought release of the land, relying on a 2001 Government resolution that allowed re‑grant of land deemed no longer needed for public purpose. The Gujarat High Court rejected the petition, holding that once land is acquired for public purpose it c…

The appellants were convicted for kidnapping, rape, and murder of a three‑year‑old girl based largely on circumstantial evidence, including telephone call records, a scarf, a drawing book, a rexin bag, and chocolate wrappers. The prosecution alleged that the appellants made threatening calls, possessed the bag in which…

The appellant, Arshnoor Singh, is the great‑grandson of Lal Singh whose agricultural land passed to his son Inder Singh in 1951, before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The property was partitioned among Inder Singh’s three sons in 1964, and the share allotted to Dharam Singh (the appellant’s father) remained coparcenar…

Gurbaran Singh, a pharmacist employed by the Punjab State Health Services since 1975, resigned in 1986 and was granted only gratuity and provident fund, not pension. He filed a suit seeking pensionary benefits, and the trial and appellate courts awarded him pension, which the State of Punjab appealed. The Supreme Court…