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Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

Manojbhai N. Shah & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

Service Law — Retirement/Superannuation — Retiral benefits — Voluntary retirement — Retrospective increase in the salary — Whether benefit extendable to retired employees — Additional benefits given to employees who had opted for...

S. Sridhar And Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu And Ors.

Municipalities — Regularisation of construction — Construction of building — Sanctioned plan allowed only 5 shops to be constructed on the ground floor on the land in question — appellants are occupiers of 9 shops which have been...

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...

Jitendra Khimshankar Trivedi & Ors. v. Kasam Daud Kumbhar & Ors.

A. Motor Vehicles — Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — S. 168 — Motor accident — Accident claim — Compensation — Loss of dependency — Calculation of — Services rendered by deceased as home maker has to be necessarily kept in view by...

Sh. Jogendrasinhji Vijaysinghji v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

A. Letters Patent, Cl. 15 — Letters Patent Appeal — Against order passed by the learned Single Judge that has travelled to him from the other tribunals or authorities — If lies, would depend upon many a facet — The Court fee...

M/s. A.R.S & Co. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Trichy

Going through the matter, particularly, the judgment of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal and hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that the matter is squarely covered by the...

N. Venkateshappa v. Munemma & Ors.

Karnataka Village Offices Act, 1961 — Ss. 2(a), 4, 5, 6 and 7 (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1978) — Re-grant of land in favour of holder of Service-Inam — Re-grant must enure to the benefit of alinee — Title of the predecessors of...

Shaji K. Joseph v. V. Viswanath & Ors.

Dentists Act, 1948 — Ss. 3(a) and 5 — Dental Council (Election) Regulations, 1952 — Regn. 20 — Election of a member to the Dental Council of India — Interference with process of — Scope — Process of election had started upon...