Category - Latest Judgments

Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

Saheb Reddy v. Sharanappa and Ors.

Family and Personal Laws — Hindu Law — Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 — S. 12 proviso — Effect of adoption by widow — Inheritance of property — Held, by virtue of proviso to S. 12, an adopted child cannot divest any...

State of Karnataka v. State of T. Nadu & Ors.

Infrastructure Laws — Water and Water Resources — Water Disputes — Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 — Ss. 5 and 6 — Plight of farmers due to absence of proper water allocation — Contention that both States of Tamil Nadu and...

Salam Samarjeet Singh v. High Court of Manipur at Imphal & Anr.

Service Law — Recruitment Process — Selection — Interview/Viva voce — Appointment to MJS Grade I with retrospective effect sought — Unfavourable result of viva voce examination — Pass marks for viva voce examination, conflicted —...

Abdul Sharif v. State of Haryana

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304-A — Vehicular accidents caused by negligent drivers — Behaviour of drivers criticized — Punishment thereunder — Whether inadequate — Held, matter listed on 6-12-2016 — Motor Vehicles —...

Mohhamed Khan (D) th. Lrs. v. Ibrahim Khan & Anr.

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 11 — Res judicata — Applicability of — Suit for possession — The matter directly and substantially in issue in the earlier suit was the claim of the respondent plaintiff to title to the suit...