Superintendent’s bail
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Grant of bail to the person accused of such grave offences without assigning reasons shakes the conscience of the Court and would have an adverse impact on the society”.

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wife unconditional apology to husband
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Directing the wife to not to use her influence as IPS officer, the Court dissolved the marriage between the parties and stated that guidelines framed by Allahabad High Court vis-a-vis ‘Constitution of Family Welfare Committees’ shall be implemented by the appropriate authorities.

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Shreyas Talpade multi-crore chit fund scam
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In this case, Shreyas Talpade was linked to an alleged financial scam involving a Haryana-based cooperative society, which was accused of defrauding investors.

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woman convicted for fiancé murder
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Mere punishment per se would not constitute a remedy for an act of crime. Therefore, the idea is to reform and rehabilitate the deviant person to bring him back into the fold of society.

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Company as victim under CrPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Holding Asian Paints as ‘victim’ within CrPC, the Court further stated that victim’s right to prefer appeal under Proviso to S. 372 CrPC is not restricted by any other provision of the CrPC.

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Charitable Trust land dispute
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A Single-Judge Bench of the High Court quashed the sale, pointing out multiple deficiencies in the valuation report issued by the commissioner.

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custodial torture
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Considering the unprecedented gravity of this custodial torture case, the systematic cover-up orchestrated by local police machinery and institutional bias, the Court directed the transfer of investigation to the CBI.

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Disabled Prisoners
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“We make it clear that these directions are issued in the larger public interest to uphold the dignity, and healthcare rights of prisoners with disabilities in all custodial settings. The obligations herein are rooted in India’s constitutional guarantees, statutory mandates, and international human rights commitments.”

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stem cell banking
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Summons and letters were issued to the appellant demanding service tax for the period from 01-07-2012 to 16-02-2014. Furthermore, a show cause notice demanding service tax of Rs. 2,07,29,576 along with interest for services during the afore-stated period was also issued.

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resumption of 395-acre land
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In July 2022 State of West Bengal had expressed its intention to resume the 395 acres of land and called upon the petitioners to furnish project plan for the proposed EV project detailing requirement of the land and justification. By an order dated 9-11-2022, State had resumed 395 acres of land.

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review of a review not permissible
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The respondents submitted that the action of the Petitioners in conducting another Review Medical Examination is clearly illegal, ultra vires, and without authority, and therefore deserves to be set aside in its entirety.

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1158 assistant professors
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Quashing of the entire recruitment process may cause hardships for the selected candidates, but at the same time, there is no equity in the favour of selected candidates as challenge to the recruitment was made during the pendency of the process.”

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power of attorney holder when becomes executant
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While deciding the case concerning the validity of a registered Irrevocable General Power of Attorney, the Court came across contradiction between the statutory scheme in Registration Act and Supreme Court’s interpretation in Rajni Tandon, (2009) 14 SCC 782.

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SC Stays 'Pay Minus Pension' Rule
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Pay Minus Pension is a salary fixation method applied to retired government employees who are re-employed or appointed to new government positions after retirement. Under this rule, the employee’s monthly salary is adjusted by deducting the amount of pension they receive from their gross pay in the new job. Essentially, the employee is paid the difference between their new pay scale and the pension amount, preventing them from drawing a full pension and full salary simultaneously.

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Handling DNA Evidence Long Incarceration
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The case involved commission of serious offences which led to the sentence of death penalty. However, the Supreme Court took strict note of the faulty investigation and faulty treatment of the DNA evidence that rendered the samples useless.

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Secretly recorded spousal conversations
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Spousal communications were deemed privileged under Section 122 of Evidence Act for the purpose of protecting the sanctity of the marital relationship, and not for safeguarding individual privacy rights.”

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designation of Senior Advocates by Full Court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The conferment of Senior Advocate status is a privilege, not an entitlement, and must be governed strictly by the principles of fairness, accountability, and institutional integrity”.

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voter identity
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“An important question has been raised in these bunch of petitions, including Public Interest Litigations, before this Court. The question, petitioners would argue, goes to the very root of the functioning of a democracy – the question of ‘Right to Vote’ of the electorate.”

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M3M Group
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The property proposed for substitution comprises unsold commercial units within the project titled “M3M Broadway,” located in Village Fazilpur Jharsa, Gurugram, Haryana.

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