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Mohd. Akbar v. Ashok Sahu & Ors.
The Supreme Court emphasized the mandatory expeditious disposal of election petitions under Section 86(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directing High Courts to take effective measures to prevent undue delays and uphold the integrity of the electoral process.
H.L. Gulati v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that pensionary penalties under Rule 9 of the CCS (Pension) Rules require a finding of grave misconduct or grave negligence by the punishing authority, not merely negligence found by the enquiry officer, and accordingly modified the appellant's pension withholding order.
Gujarat Mineral Dev.Corp. v. Ram Sang Bhailalbhai; Gujarat Mineral Dev.Corp. v. Sarojben Gordhanbhai Patel
The Supreme Court upheld enhanced compensation for land acquisition in contiguous villages, affirming that compensation rates fixed for one village can be applied to adjacent villages absent distinguishing evidence.
Bathinda Dev. Auth. v. Iqbal Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that land acquisition lapses if possession and compensation are not completed within the prescribed time under Section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.
Amrutlal Liladharbhai Kotak & Ors. v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court upheld convictions for dowry death and related offences based on credible evidence of cruelty and harassment, applying the presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act.
M/S. COMPETENT AUTOMOBILES CO. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act only if an Award under the 1894 Act predates the Act by five years and possession or compensation is absent, and allowed landowners liberty to seek relief accordingly.
Union of India v. Dileep Kumar Singh
The Supreme Court held that the exemption notification under Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 validly exempts CRPF from disability protections including termination, allowing the dismissal of a permanently disabled employee.
Ravindra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the rape conviction based on reliable prosecutrix testimony but reduced the sentence under the proviso to Section 376(2)(g) IPC due to the age of the case and compromise between parties.
Dhirendra Kumar @ Dhiroo v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC, rejecting the plea of sudden fight and false implication, emphasizing the severity of injuries and prior enmity.
Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 304B IPC, clarifying that dowry demands connected to marriage and cruelty soon before death establish dowry death, requiring a broad and purposive interpretation of the law.
K.P. Manu v. Chairman, Scrutiny Committee for Verification of Community Certificate
The Supreme Court held that a person born to Christian parents whose ancestors belonged to a Scheduled Caste Hindu community can claim Scheduled Caste status after reconversion to Hinduism if accepted by the community and meeting statutory conditions.
Tejram Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction relying on the admissibility of a co-deceased's dying declaration under Section 32(1) Evidence Act, clarifying its scope when multiple deaths arise from the same transaction.
Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 304B IPC, clarifying that dowry demands connected to marriage at any time and harassment soon before death constitute dowry death, requiring purposive interpretation of penal provisions.
Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India & Others v. Radhey Shyam Pandey
The Supreme Court held that employees who opted for voluntary retirement under SBI's VRS without completing 20 years of pensionable service are not entitled to pension benefits under the SBI Employees Pension Fund Rules, affirming the contractual terms of the Scheme and statutory pension rules.
Badru Ram & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld life imprisonment convictions under Section 302 read with 149 IPC based on credible injured eyewitness testimony and rejected the application of doctrine of parity and reduction of charge.
Jagdish Prasad v. Iqbal Kaur
The Supreme Court overruled Surya Dev Rai and held that judicial orders of civil courts are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226, restricting such challenges to appeal, revision, or Article 227 superintendence.
Bank of Sharjah v. Joplin Overseas Investment Pvt Ltd and Anr.
The Supreme Court directed transfer of all interlinked Admiralty Suits concerning the vessel M.V. Meem to the Bombay High Court and ordered sale of the vessel during pendency, with proceeds held pending adjudication.
Subhash @ Dhillu v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court set aside conspiracy convictions under Section 120-B IPC due to lack of direct evidence and uncorroborated disclosure statements against the appellants.
ANDHRA PRADESH INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURAL CORPORATION LTD. & ANR. v. M/S. SHIVANI ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
The Supreme Court held that a State Industrial Corporation cannot demand additional condonation fees for delayed project implementation after accepting payment with interest and penalty, and must either cancel allotment or accept payment without arbitrary demands.
Mackinon Mackenzie & Company Ltd. v. Mackinnon Employees Union
The Supreme Court upheld that non-compliance with mandatory statutory provisions in retrenchment and closure of a department constitutes unfair labour practice, rendering retrenchment void and entitling workmen to reinstatement with back wages.