Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 302 and 201 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 161 – Murder – Dead body was recovered at the instance of the appellant – A complete chain which clearly leads to only one inference that it is the accusedappellant alone who could have murdered deceased – Appeal dismissed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HARINDER SINGH @ HIRA — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB — Respondent ( Before : Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. ) Criminal…
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 313 – Murder of child by mother – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Circumstantial evidence – HELD Though the doctor has opined in the post-mortem report, the cause of death is asphyxia but in absence of any clear evidence on record it is not safe to convict the appellant for the offence under Section 302 IPC – Appeal allowed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MANJU — Appellant Vs. STATE OF DELHI — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…
General Conditions 64 (3)(a)(ii) and 64 (3)(b) of the Contract HELD -The appellant is directed to send a fresh panel of four retired officers in terms of Clause 64(3)(b) of the General Conditions of Contract within a period of thirty days from today under intimation to the respondent-contractor. The respondent-contractor shall select two from the four suggested names and communicate to the appellant within thirty days from the date of receipt of the names of the nominees.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION — Appellant Vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) A JOINT VENTURE COMPANY — Respondent ( Before : R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna And Hrishikesh Roy,…
Routine Explanation Not Enough For Condonation Of Delay: SC HELD”A reasonable and acceptable explanation is very much necessary.”
Routine Explanation Not Enough For Condonation Of Delay: SC LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 22 Dec 2019 2:48 PM “A reasonable and acceptable explanation is very much necessary.” The Supreme Court has…
Orissa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1972 – Section 4(1) – Conversion of the leasehold plot to freehold – Recomputation – There was no justification for the High Court to direct that the rate for the computation of conversion charges should be that which was applicable on the submission of an application
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. BICHITRANANDA DAS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. )…
Companies Act, 2013 – Sections 230 and 232 – Income Tax Act, 1961 – Sections 139(1), 139(5) and 170(1) -In view of the provisions of Section 170(1) of the Income Tax Act, the Department is required to assess the income of the Appellants after taking into account the revised Returns filed after amalgamation of the companies.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S DALMIA POWER LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE 1, TRICHY — Respondent ( Before : Uday…
Invocation or encashment of bank guarantee – HELD The settled position in law that emerges from the precedents of this Court is that the bank guarantee is an independent contract between bank and the beneficiary and the bank is always obliged to honour its guarantee as long as it is an unconditional and irrevocable one
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STANDARD CHARTERED BANK — Appellant Vs. HEAVY ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and Ajay Rastogi, JJ.…
Landlord’s Derivative Title Has To Be Established When It Is Challenged By Tenant: SC HELD the landlord is not required to prove his title in the subject property as in a title-suit, but when his/her derivative title is challenged, the same has to be established in some form.
Landlord’s Derivative Title Has To Be Established When It Is Challenged By Tenant: SC LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 21 Dec 2019 2:14 PM “When the landlord’s derivative title is challenged, the…
Service Law – Appointment of Lecturers – Fixation of minimum marks – Advertisement clearly indicates that only those candidates who obtained 50% marks in Paper I and II would be eligible to take the test in Paper IIIHELD There were no minimum marks provided for Paper III in the advertisement. This could be done by the moderation committee even at a later stage. This is not a change brought about but an additional aspect brought in while determining the merit of the candidates who are found fit to be eligible for consideration for appointment of Lecturers
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION — Appellant Vs. MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ.…
Consumer Law – Deficiency of service – Fraudulent transactions – Compensation – Liability – Denial of the compensation corresponding to the extent of the School’s loss, by the State Commission as well as by the NCDRC would not be justified – Respondent Bank should be directed to compensate the School to the tune of Rs. 25,00,000/- transferred until 9.9.2014, when the misappropriation was first detected
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL — Appellant Vs. THE SENIOR MANAGER, INDIAN BANK, MIDNAPUR BRANCH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud…