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Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

Bhanuben and Anr. v. State of Gujarat

Crime Against Women and Children — Dowry death/Bride burning — Harassment to married woman — Abetment of suicide — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Appellants 1 and 2 are the mother-in-law and the sister-in-law of the...

M/s. Periyar & Pareekanni Rubbers Ltd. v. State of Kerala

A. Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Ss. 23(1A), 23(2) r/w S. 28 and 34 — Claim of solatium for the enhanced amount of compensation and interest thereon in respect of the acquired land — High Court...

Melwin Chiras Kujur v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Reservation — Schedule caste/tribe of a State — Migrated to another State — Benefits of reservation — If permissible — In the present case, appellant claimed admission in a college in the State of Maharashtra against a reserved...

M/s. Purohit and Company v. Khatoonbee and Anr.

 Issue notice on the condition that the petitioner shall pay an amount of Rs. 25,000/- towards litigation expenses to the respondents.

P. Satyanarayana Murthy v. The Dist. Inspector of Police and Anr.

A. Criminal Law — Criminal trial — Proof — Suspicion — Relevance — Reiterated that suspicion, however grave, cannot take the place of proof — Thus, prosecution cannot afford to rest its case in the realm of “may be” true but has...

Indore Development Authority v. Atul Tiwari & Anr.

Local Government — Town planning — Allotment — Indore Development Authority — Resolution 9 — Where authority want to finalize the proceedings as per the resolution — However, Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies failed to...

Sampurna Behrua v. Union of India & Ors.

We have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the affidavit filed by Mr. Naveen Yadav on 31st July, 2015 and the affidavit filed by Mr. Ashi Kapoor on 9th September, 2015.

State of Orissa v. M/s. Samantary Constn. Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

A. Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 34 — Objection to award — Interference by Court — Held, Court does not sit in appeal over the decision on merits however, patent error or perversity could certainly...