In this civil appeal, the Supreme Court interpreted the scope and operation of Section 51(2) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (Act, 1954) in conjunction with Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA, 1956). The dispute revolved around the devolution of agricultural land left behind by Smt.
Taking suo moto cognizance of recent rape incidents in the Delhi NCR, the Supreme Court of India issued comprehensive interim directives to transition public safety from reactive crime investigation to proactive preventive policing. Drawing upon the “Broken Windows Theory,” the Court emphasized that unaddressed infrastructural lapses—such as non-functional CCTVs, poor
The Supreme Court of India disposed of cross-appeals filed by M/s JK Paper Ltd. and private landowners against a common interim order of the Gujarat High Court in pending land acquisition First Appeals. While declining to interfere under Article 136 with disputed questions of fact regarding possession timelines and compensation
The Supreme Court of India allowed a civil appeal filed by the State of Bihar and set aside the judgment of a Division Bench of the Patna High Court, which had ordered the reinstatement of a Trained Block Teacher with full back wages and monetary benefits. The Apex Court held
The Supreme Court of India allowed a criminal appeal filed against an order of the Rajasthan High Court, which had quashed the charge under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against respondent No. 2 and directed the trial court to frame a charge under Section 308 IPC instead.
The Supreme Court of India dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Madras High Court’s dismissal of an election petition in limine. The petitioner had challenged the election of Respondent No. 1 to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thirumayam Constituency. The primary legal question was whether the requirement
The Supreme Court of India partly allowed a criminal appeal preferred against the Bombay High Court’s judgment that had affirmed the appellant’s conviction under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and a sentence of seven years rigorous imprisonment. The case pertained to a night-time farm assault in 1993,
