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Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

Munna Pandey v. State of Bihar

1. These appeals are at the instance of a convict accused sentenced to death for the offence of rape and murder of a 10-year old girl named “X” and are directed against a common judgment and order passed by the High Court of...

L.R. Patil v. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga

1. The appellant assails the tenability and validity of the judgment dated 23.10.2009 of the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Gulbarga passed in W.A. No. 10003 of 2009, by which the order passed by...

Revanasiddappa and Another v. Mallikarjun and Others

1. A child born to parents whose marriage is null and void under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act 19551 is declared to “be legitimate” by Section 16 (1) if a child “of such marriage… would have been legitimate if the marriage...

Derha v. Vishal and Another

1. Tried and tested many times over, the issue of succession to Mitakshara coparcenary property continues to raise its head time and again like an undying Hydra of Lerna. The case on hand is one such instance.

Union of India and Others v. Manjurani Routray and Others

1. This Appeal has been filed by the appellants challenging the judgment dated 26.09.2008 passed by the High Court of Orrisa at Cuttack (for short “the High Court”) in Writ Petition (C) No. 7080 of 2005. By the said judgment, the...