Injuries were inflicted without premeditation in a sudden fight in the heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel and without the offender having taken advantage or acted cruelly or unusually – Appellant has served more than 18years of his jail sentence – This Court convict the appellant for an offence under Section 304 Part I IPC and sentence him to the sentence already undergone
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PARDESHIRAM — Appellant Vs. STATE OF M.P. (NOW CHHATTISGARH) — Respondent ( Before : Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…
If the disciplinary authority accepts the findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer and passes an order, no detailed reasons are required to be recorded in the order imposing punishment – Punishment is imposed based on the findings recorded in the enquiry report
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH BOLORAM BORDOLOI — Appellant Vs. LAKHIMI GAOLIA BANK AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah, JJ.…
Lowering the minimum marks and reducing percentile for admission to the first-year BDS course would not amount to lowering the standards of education
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HARSHIT AGARWAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and Krishna Murari, JJ.…
Consumer – District Forum has no power to extend the time to file the response to the complaint beyond the period of 15 days in addition to 30 days as is envisaged under Section 13 of the Act
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S DADDY’S BUILDERS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. MANISHA BHARGAVA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and…
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 – Rule 12(4) – Illegal occupation of Panchayat land – Regularization and Sold – Illegal occupation of the area of more than 200 square yards can not be regularised/sold.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JOGINDER AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ.…
Recalling of order – Merely because the order might not be in favour of the applicant earlier, cannot be a ground for recusal – A litigant cannot be permitted to browbeat the Court by seeking a Bench of its choice.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NEELAM MANMOHAN ATTAVAR — Appellant Vs. MANMOHAN ATTAVAR (D) THROUGH LRS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ.…
It is well-settled in service jurisprudence that the authority cannot fill up more than the notified number of vacancies advertised, as the recruitment of candidates in excess of the notified vacancies
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH GAJANAN BABULAL BANSODE AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra and…
(NDPS) – Section 21(C), 27(A) and 29 – Suspension of sentence – Recovery of 650 grams of heroin – Commercial quantity – No reason to exercise the jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MD. KHALIK — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ. ) Petition(s) for Special Leave…
PMLA – Search and seizure – If a statute provides for a thing to be done in a particular manner, then it has to be done in that manner and in no other manner – Authorised Officer is vested with sufficient power; such power is circumscribed by a procedure laid down under the statute – As such the power is to be exercised in that manner alone,
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH OPTO CIRCUIT INDIA LIMITED — Appellant Vs. AXIS BANK AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S.A. Bobde, CJI., A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian,…
IBC – A person having only security interest over the assets of corporate debtor, even if falling within the description of ‘secured creditor’ by virtue of collateral security extended by the corporate debtor, would not be covered by the financial creditors as per definitions contained in sub-section (7) and (8) of Section 5.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH PHOENIX ARC PRIVATE LIMITED — Appellant Vs. KETULBHAI RAMUBHAI PATEL — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah, JJ.…