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Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
1,601–1,620 · Page 81 of 500
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 493 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 316
Whether upon admission of an instrument in evidence and its marking as an exhibit by a court (despite the instrument being chargeable to duty but is insufficiently stamped), such a process can be recalled by the court in exercise of inherent powers saved by Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the court.
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
1,601–1,620 · Page 81 of 500
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 493 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 316
Whether upon admission of an instrument in evidence and its marking as an exhibit by a court (despite the instrument being chargeable to duty but is insufficiently stamped), such a process can be recalled by the court in exercise of inherent powers saved by Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the court.
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 491 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 396
Can the contention that the suit agreement was sham and bogus and not intended to be acted upon be allowed to be raised notwithstanding Sections 91 and 92 of the Evidence Act; Was the suit agreement sham and bogus and not intended to be acted upon; Were the second to fourth defendants bona fide purchasers for value without notice of the suit agreement; Whether, in view of the decision of Supreme Court in B. Vijaya Bharathi, the plaintiffs were not entitled to a decree of specific performance in the absence of any prayer for cancellation of the two subsequent sale deeds; Do the provisions of th
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 490 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 365
The instant appeal is directed against the judgment dated 13.02.2017 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court, whereby, the Division Bench partly accepted the appeal preferred by the appellant accused-A1 and altered his conviction as recorded by the trial Court for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Penal Code, 1860 to one under Section 304 Part I IPC.
Supreme Court of India22 Jan 2024Full text
2024 INSC 49 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 623
The crux of respondent No. 2’s allegations is that the appellants purportedly forged his signature on the passport application submitted to obtain the minor child’s passport. Whether the actions of the appellants prima facie constitute the offence of cheating u/s. 420 IPC; Whether there has been a prima facie case made out for forgery u/ss. 468 and 471 IPC; Whether there has been a violation of s.12(b) of the Passports Act, 1967; Whether in the absence of any new evidence found to substantiate the conclusions drawn by the investigating officer in the supplementary report, a Judicial Magistrate
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 488 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 333
Courts below, if justified in convicting and sentencing the appellants for the offences punishable u/ss. 364A, 392 and 120B IPC.
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 487 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 466
Whether the Courts below erred in convicting appellant u/s.302, IPC for committing the murder of his stepmother by relying upon the alleged extra-judicial confession of appellant before PW1 and ‘last seen together’ evidence of PW5; and the guilt of the appellant was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 486 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 532
Scope of judicial review of the actions of the State in the matters relating to contract/tender disputes under writ jurisdiction; whether the action on the part of the respondent in cancelling the tender was amenable to the writ jurisdiction of the High Court; if so, whether the said action could be termed as arbitrary or unfair and in consequence of violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 484 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 287
Whether provisions of Section 206C of the Income Tax Act is applicable in respect of the appellant and whether the liquor vendors (contractors) who bought the vending rights from the appellant on auction, can be termed as “buyer” within the meaning of Explanation(a) to Section 206C of the Income Tax Act or excluded from the said definition of “buyer” as per clause (iii) of Explanation (a) to Section 206C of the said Act. Relatable to the above core issue is the question as to, whether, the High Court was justified in rejecting the challenge to the said orders made by the appellant.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 483 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 62
Correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the order of the trial court which had summoned respondent u/s 319 CrPC to face the trial for the offences u/s. 7/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as sanction u/s. 19 of the P.C. Act was not sought.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 482 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 50
High Court reversing the order of acquittal found the appellant along with co-accused (now deceased) guilty of offences under Sections 302 and 450 read with Section 34 of Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced them. In view of doubt as regards the identity of the appellant, whether it was the accused persons who were responsible for the death of PW-1 and PW-3’s mother.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 481 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 8
The prosecutrix had lodged an FIR u/s. 376(2)(n) and s.506 of IPC on 06.09.2018 against the appellant. The charges u/s. 376(2) (n) and s.506 of IPC were framed against the appellant and the application for discharge filed by the appellant was rejected.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 480 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 218
High Court if justified in upholding conviction and sentence of the appellant under ss. 302/34 IPC; the contradictions or discrepancies and the absence of blood group classification or inconclusive FSL results on the recovered weapon, if detrimental to the prosecution’s case; the Investigating Officer’s failure to obtain a fitness certificate from the medical officer, if would invalidate the consideration of the statement of the deceased recorded u/s. 161 CrPC before his death, as a ‘dying declaration; and disclosure statement made by the appellant leading to the discovery and subsequent seizu
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 479 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 97
The appellant was ordered to be enlarged on bail subject to various terms and conditions incorporated in the said order. The petitioner is aggrieved by the two conditions imposed while granting bail. The two conditions are as follows: (i) A certificate of assurance from the High Commission of Nigeria is to be placed on record that the applicants/accused shall not leave the country and shall appear before the Special Judge as and when required; (ii) Accuse shall drop a PIN on the google map to ensure that their location is available to the Investigation Officer of the case.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 478 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 136
In the instant case, issue revolves around the power of the Appellate Court dealing with the appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to pass an order of remand to Section 34 Court.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 477 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1
Issue arose as regards correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the petition u/s. 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, holding that it was not filed within the period specified under sub-section (3) of s. 34 of the Act.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 475 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 41
Conviction and sentence of the appellant for offence punishable u/s. 302 IPC, if justified.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 474 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 87
High Court, if justified in upholding the conviction of the appellant u/s. 302/34 as well as u/ss. 449, 404 and 201 r/w 302 IPC, in absence of test identification parade, where accused is a stranger to a witness and the trial court accepted the dock identification by such a witness.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 472 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 127
High Court whether erred in dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellants for quashing the complaint filed by the second respondent stating that the contentions raised were rejected in an earlier criminal revision application, which cannot be re-agitated and therefore, there was a bar under Section 362 of the Cr. PC.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 470 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 117
Whether the commodity sold by the respondent-assessee will attract Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2024Full text
2024 INSC 47 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 413
A civil suit was filed by respondent Nos. 1 and 2 for partition and separate possession of plaint schedule properties. During the pendency of the suit, appellants were impleaded. The Trial Court recorded a categorical finding that appellant no.2 and respondent no.2 were not wives of MG, propositus of parties, and consequently, the status of the children through the extended family as coparceners was rejected. The issue for consideration is as to entitlement of share to the children of void or voidable marriage.
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2024 INSC 491 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 396
Can the contention that the suit agreement was sham and bogus and not intended to be acted upon be allowed to be raised notwithstanding Sections 91 and 92 of the Evidence Act; Was the suit agreement sham and bogus and not intended to be acted upon; Were the second to fourth defendants bona fide purchasers for value without notice of the suit agreement; Whether, in view of the decision of Supreme Court in B. Vijaya Bharathi, the plaintiffs were not entitled to a decree of specific performance in the absence of any prayer for cancellation of the two subsequent sale deeds; Do the provisions of th
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 490 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 365
The instant appeal is directed against the judgment dated 13.02.2017 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court, whereby, the Division Bench partly accepted the appeal preferred by the appellant accused-A1 and altered his conviction as recorded by the trial Court for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Penal Code, 1860 to one under Section 304 Part I IPC.
Supreme Court of India22 Jan 2024Full text
2024 INSC 49 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 623
The crux of respondent No. 2’s allegations is that the appellants purportedly forged his signature on the passport application submitted to obtain the minor child’s passport. Whether the actions of the appellants prima facie constitute the offence of cheating u/s. 420 IPC; Whether there has been a prima facie case made out for forgery u/ss. 468 and 471 IPC; Whether there has been a violation of s.12(b) of the Passports Act, 1967; Whether in the absence of any new evidence found to substantiate the conclusions drawn by the investigating officer in the supplementary report, a Judicial Magistrate
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 488 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 333
Courts below, if justified in convicting and sentencing the appellants for the offences punishable u/ss. 364A, 392 and 120B IPC.
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 487 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 466
Whether the Courts below erred in convicting appellant u/s.302, IPC for committing the murder of his stepmother by relying upon the alleged extra-judicial confession of appellant before PW1 and ‘last seen together’ evidence of PW5; and the guilt of the appellant was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Supreme Court of India9 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 486 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 532
Scope of judicial review of the actions of the State in the matters relating to contract/tender disputes under writ jurisdiction; whether the action on the part of the respondent in cancelling the tender was amenable to the writ jurisdiction of the High Court; if so, whether the said action could be termed as arbitrary or unfair and in consequence of violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 484 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 287
Whether provisions of Section 206C of the Income Tax Act is applicable in respect of the appellant and whether the liquor vendors (contractors) who bought the vending rights from the appellant on auction, can be termed as “buyer” within the meaning of Explanation(a) to Section 206C of the Income Tax Act or excluded from the said definition of “buyer” as per clause (iii) of Explanation (a) to Section 206C of the said Act. Relatable to the above core issue is the question as to, whether, the High Court was justified in rejecting the challenge to the said orders made by the appellant.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 483 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 62
Correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the order of the trial court which had summoned respondent u/s 319 CrPC to face the trial for the offences u/s. 7/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as sanction u/s. 19 of the P.C. Act was not sought.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 482 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 50
High Court reversing the order of acquittal found the appellant along with co-accused (now deceased) guilty of offences under Sections 302 and 450 read with Section 34 of Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced them. In view of doubt as regards the identity of the appellant, whether it was the accused persons who were responsible for the death of PW-1 and PW-3’s mother.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 481 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 8
The prosecutrix had lodged an FIR u/s. 376(2)(n) and s.506 of IPC on 06.09.2018 against the appellant. The charges u/s. 376(2) (n) and s.506 of IPC were framed against the appellant and the application for discharge filed by the appellant was rejected.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 480 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 218
High Court if justified in upholding conviction and sentence of the appellant under ss. 302/34 IPC; the contradictions or discrepancies and the absence of blood group classification or inconclusive FSL results on the recovered weapon, if detrimental to the prosecution’s case; the Investigating Officer’s failure to obtain a fitness certificate from the medical officer, if would invalidate the consideration of the statement of the deceased recorded u/s. 161 CrPC before his death, as a ‘dying declaration; and disclosure statement made by the appellant leading to the discovery and subsequent seizu
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 479 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 97
The appellant was ordered to be enlarged on bail subject to various terms and conditions incorporated in the said order. The petitioner is aggrieved by the two conditions imposed while granting bail. The two conditions are as follows: (i) A certificate of assurance from the High Commission of Nigeria is to be placed on record that the applicants/accused shall not leave the country and shall appear before the Special Judge as and when required; (ii) Accuse shall drop a PIN on the google map to ensure that their location is available to the Investigation Officer of the case.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 478 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 136
In the instant case, issue revolves around the power of the Appellate Court dealing with the appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to pass an order of remand to Section 34 Court.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 477 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1
Issue arose as regards correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the petition u/s. 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, holding that it was not filed within the period specified under sub-section (3) of s. 34 of the Act.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 475 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 41
Conviction and sentence of the appellant for offence punishable u/s. 302 IPC, if justified.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 474 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 87
High Court, if justified in upholding the conviction of the appellant u/s. 302/34 as well as u/ss. 449, 404 and 201 r/w 302 IPC, in absence of test identification parade, where accused is a stranger to a witness and the trial court accepted the dock identification by such a witness.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 472 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 127
High Court whether erred in dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellants for quashing the complaint filed by the second respondent stating that the contentions raised were rejected in an earlier criminal revision application, which cannot be re-agitated and therefore, there was a bar under Section 362 of the Cr. PC.
Supreme Court of India8 Jul 2024Full text
2024 INSC 470 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 117
Whether the commodity sold by the respondent-assessee will attract Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2024Full text
2024 INSC 47 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 413
A civil suit was filed by respondent Nos. 1 and 2 for partition and separate possession of plaint schedule properties. During the pendency of the suit, appellants were impleaded. The Trial Court recorded a categorical finding that appellant no.2 and respondent no.2 were not wives of MG, propositus of parties, and consequently, the status of the children through the extended family as coparceners was rejected. The issue for consideration is as to entitlement of share to the children of void or voidable marriage.
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