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K. P. Tamilmaran v. The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police
The Supreme Court upheld convictions in a caste-based honour killing case, clarifying the evidentiary value of hostile and interested witnesses, affirming wide judicial discretion under Section 311 CrPC, and commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment.
Chunni Bai v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to reasonable doubt about her intention, considering her plea of mental incapacity and absence of motive.
Aaditya Khaitan v. The State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR against company officers in a contractual dispute, holding that no prima facie criminal offence was made out and the matter was essentially civil, warranting dismissal of criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC.
M/S OSWAL PETROCHEMICALS LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, MUMBAI - II
The Supreme Court held that re-classification of excisable goods based on undisclosed test reports violates natural justice and that provisional assessments require strict compliance with Rule 9B, setting aside differential duty demands and related orders.
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Kamlesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that financial assistance under Haryana Rules, 2006 is partially deductible from motor accident compensation to avoid double recovery, affirming the multiplier method for loss of dependency and rejecting full deduction claims by the insurer.
GBJ Hotels Private Limited v. Sriharan Sripathmanathan & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acceptance of a higher auction bid under the SARFAESI Act, awarded interest on returned deposits, and confirmed sale to the highest bidder while leaving other disputes open.
Ravish Singh Rana v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed an FIR alleging rape based on breach of promise to marry in a long-term consensual live-in relationship, holding that mere breach of promise does not vitiate consent under Section 376 IPC.
Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited v. Software Technology Parks of India
The Supreme Court upheld the arbitral award allowing deduction of liquidated damages despite extensions of time, emphasizing limited judicial interference under the Arbitration Act.
Indorama Synthetics (I) Ltd. v. The Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a manufacturer-exporter is entitled to claim both input side drawback and output side rebate on exported goods without it constituting double benefit, overruling the Department's recovery demand.
Sasmita Investments Ltd. v. Appropriate Authority
Civil courts lack jurisdiction to entertain suits challenging or seeking declaration of abrogation of compulsory purchase orders under Chapter XX-C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as barred by Sections 269-UN and 293.
M/s. Manidhari Realtors Private Limited & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that in NHAI land acquisitions, interest on delayed compensation must be paid from the date possession is taken, directing payment of interest at 9% per annum from 05.12.2019 until actual payment.
Usha Ravi v. Bank of Baroda & Ors.
Deputation allowance paid during deputation does not form part of pensionable pay; pension must be fixed on substantive pay drawn in the parent bank excluding deputation allowance.
Jaswant Navnitlal Mistry v. Municipal Commissioner
The Bombay High Court held that an employee absorbed into a municipal corporation with conditions preserving past service is entitled to pension benefits under the Old Pension Scheme, rejecting the corporation’s later denial of such rights.
Vasantrao Shamrao Deshmukh & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that wholly dependent parents of a deceased unmarried government servant are entitled to family pension under the expanded definition in the 2015 Government Resolution, applying it retrospectively to protect their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21.
Shri Nathyaba Jagannath Sonwalkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession and compensation remain unfulfilled for over five years, and accordingly allowed the petitioner’s writ declaring lapse and quashing the rejection of release of land.
Atish Arun Chandne v. Commissioner of Police, Pune City
The Bombay High Court upheld a preventive detention order against a petitioner who violated an existing externment order and engaged in dangerous activities, affirming that concurrent preventive actions are permissible when justified by public order concerns.
Yogendra Lahu Bhoir v. Prema Yogendra Bhoir
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and granted divorce on grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown, setting aside the Family Court's dismissal of the divorce petition.
Dainik Tribune v. Amit Suneja & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging maintainability of a defamation suit against a newspaper, granting liberty to raise maintainability objections before the trial court and directing adjudication in accordance with law.
Walimuddin Khan and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that Assistant Chargeman (Signals) in BRO holding Diploma qualifications are entitled to the 6th CPC revised pay scale of Rs. 5,000-8,000 retrospectively from 1996, regardless of the promotional nature of their post.
M/S. Modern Snacks Private Limited v. Kamran Ghani
The Delhi High Court cancelled the respondent's trademark 'MARDEM' for deceptive similarity with the petitioner's prior registered mark 'MODERN' in Class 30, upholding the petitioner's proprietary rights and goodwill.