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"No Bail Orders Based on Financial Undertakings, Litigants Taking Courts for a Ride Must End": Supreme Court Cancels Bail, Orders Pan-India Compliance with Merits-Only Evaluation

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Supreme Court Quashes Two-Decade-Old Criminal Case Over Alleged Forged Will | Says Civil Dispute Was Misused to Launch Criminal Proceedings

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR In ₹3.5 Crore Land Deal | Says Criminal Case Cannot Proceed When Civil Dispute Is Pending And Criminality Is Absent

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Supreme Court Dismisses Hotel Firm’s Plea Against Shimla Green Zone Notification | Warns Entire Himachal Pradesh May Vanish If Revenue Generation Overrides Environmental Protection

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Supreme Court Dismisses MSME’s Plea Against SARFAESI Proceedings | Says Framework For Revival Must Be Invoked Timely And Cannot Be Used To Stall Recovery After Default

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Supreme Court Directs Telangana Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of BRS MLAs Who Defected To INC Within 3 Months | Quashes High Court Order And Warns Against Delay Tactics By Legislators

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Compensatory Action Not Punitive | Supreme Court Upholds Pollution Boards’ Power To Levy Environmental Damages And Seek Bank Guarantees Under Sections 33A And 31A

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Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case Over Consensual Relationship | Says Promise Of Marriage Doesn’t Make It Rape

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Retirement Of Colour-Blind Driver | Says Employer Must Reasonably Accommodate Disability Acquired During Service

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"Passing Of Such Absurd And Erroneous Orders Is Something Unpardonable" | Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Judgment, Bars Judge From Criminal Roster Pending Reassignment

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S.142(2)(a) NI Act | Complaint Lies Where Payee’s Bank Is Located, Not Where Cheque Is Presented: Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction In Cheque Bounce Cases

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Electricity Act | Tariff Under PPA Must Align With Regulatory Framework, Not Private Agreement: Supreme Court Dismisses GUVNL’s Challenge

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FIR Not Substantive Evidence Of Guilt | Supreme Court Sets Aside Jail Sentence Imposed Without Notice, Restores Fine-Only Conviction

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Supreme Court Flags Regulatory Failure | Says Power Sector Cannot Operate On “Perpetual Revenue Gaps” | Directs Time-Bound Recovery Of ₹27,000 Crore Regulatory Asset Within Seven Years

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Paddy Scam Dispute Arbitrable Despite Criminal Proceedings | Mere Allegation Of Simple Fraud No Bar To Arbitration | Supreme Court Limits Referral Court’s Role To Existence Of Arbitration Clause

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Absence Of Injuries Cannot Undermine Credible Testimony | Supreme Court Says Survivor’s Sole Account Enough For Rape Conviction

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IBC Moratorium Doesn’t Bar Voluntary Surrender Of Leased Property | Supreme Court Upholds CoC’s Commercial Wisdom In CIRP

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Supreme Court Slams Suspension Of Rape Convict’s Sentence | Says High Court's Reasoning Falls Far Short Of S. 389 CrPC Standards | Fair Chance Of Acquittal A Must For Bail

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“A Society Engaged in Charitable Work Holds the Character of a Constructive Trust”: Supreme Court Says Registration Under Societies Act Doesn’t Diminish Public Trust Nature

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Supreme Court Upholds Father’s POCSO Conviction And Life Sentence | Says Incestuous Sexual Violence By Parent Warrants Severest Punishment

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Supreme Court Disappointed With Yet Another Allahabad HC Order | Says Ignoring Law On Sentence Suspension Defeats Right To Appeal

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CJI Has Authority To Recommend Judge’s Removal | Supreme Court Says In-House Mechanism And Recommendation Are Constitutionally Valid

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“Directions in Paragraphs 25 and 26 Are Deleted”: Supreme Court Recalls Order Removing Allahabad HC Judge From Criminal Jurisdiction After CJI’s Request

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Supreme Court: There Is Nothing Like Optional | Bar Councils Cannot Collect Any Additional Fee During Enrolment

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Motor Accidents | Passengers Accompanying Goods Not Gratuitous | Insurer Of Registered Owner Liable If Registration Not Changed After Transfer: Supreme Court

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Jail Official Found Guilty Of Orchestrating Escape Plot | Supreme Court Says Actions Showed Conscious Participation And Unity Of Design In Conspiracy To Free Undertrial

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Statements In FIR By An Accused Cannot Be Used Against Another | Supreme Court Quashes Conviction Over Confessional FIR

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Supreme Court Strikes Down 8.1% Alcohol Cap In Coconut Toddy | Expert Report Sets Limit At 8.98% | All Prosecutions Quashed

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Supreme Court Quashes Army Policy Reserving More JAG Posts For Men | Calls It ‘Against Equality’ And Upholds Gender Parity In Selection

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Supreme Court | Convict Completing Fixed-Term Life Imprisonment Entitled To Release Without Applying For Remission

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Fraudulent Settlement Sparks Supreme Court Recall | Detailed Bar Council Probe Ordered Into ‘Well-Planned Conspiracy’ And Forged Representation

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Pre-Independence Records Hold Greater Probative Value | Supreme Court Says Affinity Test Alone Cannot Defeat Claim, Quashes Orders And Directs Koli Mahadev Tribe Validity Certificate

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Is Judicial Officer Eligible For District Judge Post In Bar Quota? | Supreme Court Flags Article 233(2) Issue And Refers Matter To Constitution Bench

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Demand And Acceptance Is A Sine Qua Non | Supreme Court Acquits One Accused In ₹500 Bribe Trap For Lack Of Connivance Evidence, Cuts VAO’s Sentence To Statutory Minimum

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Supreme Court Resets Paradeep Port Tariff Battle | Arbitral Award, Appellate And HC Orders Quashed, Both Tariff Periods Remitted To TAMP For Fresh Decision, Legislative Review Ordered

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Place Of Exclusive Jurisdiction Deemed Seat Of Arbitration | Supreme Court Says Parties “Clearly Intended To Exclude All Other Courts”

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case | Says Liberty Cannot Dilute Gravity Of Heinous Crimes And Orders Surrender In A Week

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Permission For Non-Signatories In Arbitration | Presence ‘Unknown To Law’, Court Becomes Functus Officio After Section 11(6) Appointment

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Bail | Slams “Callous” Release Of Kannada Actors Darshan, Pavitra Gowda In Chilling Renukaswamy Murder Case

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Supreme Court Warns: ‘No Five-Star Treatment in Jail —or Superintendent Will Be Suspended’"

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Supreme Court Clarifies GST Jurisdiction | Central Authority Can Issue Summons As “Not Initiation Of Proceedings” Under S.6(2)(b) CGST Act

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Premium Whisky Consumers Won’t Confuse Blenders Pride With London Pride | Pernod Ricard Plea Rejected | Supreme Court Dismisses Pernod Ricard Appeal

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WB Premises Tenancy Act | Tenant Loses Protection Against Eviction If Rent Not Deposited Within 30 Days Under S.7 | Supreme Court Says Deposit With Application Is A Precondition To Avoid Eviction

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR In Delkar Suicide Case | S. 306 IPC Test Is Clear Mens Rea | No Abetment Without Intent To Drive Victim To Suicide

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Supreme Court Ends 15-Year Separation | Marriage Has Irretrievably Broken Down | ₹1.25 Crore Alimony Ordered Under Article 142

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Supreme Court Orders Clubbing Of 81 FIRs Against Builder | Grants Six-Month Temporary Bail On Condition To Deposit ₹9.94 Crore | Court Warns Keeping Him In Jail Serves No Purpose For Home Buyers

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RP Act | Mere Failure To Disclose Assets Won’t Invalidate Election Unless Substantial | Vox Populi, Vox Dei — The Will Of The People Is Sacrosanct : Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Slams Double Standards | Parties Who Consented To Arbitration Estopped From Opposing Award On Ground Of Non-Arbitrability

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Disciplinary Proceedings Cannot Survive Breach Of Mandatory Safeguards | Supreme Court Reaffirms Natural Justice As Integral To Article 14 And Strikes Down Bank’s Dismissal Order

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Govts Must Not Extract Regular Work From Ad-hoc Workers | Cannot Exploit Them | Must Create Sanctioned Posts For Recurring Jobs : Supreme Court

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Indian Telegraph Act | Supreme Court Strikes Down Uniform Compensation Award | Recommends Creation Of Statutory Appeal Against District Judge’s Orders Under S.16(3)

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Supreme Court | Conviction Under Section 411 IPC Unsustainable Without Proof of Theft | High Court of Telangana Judgment Set Aside

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Supreme Court | Govt Press Release Not “Change in Law” Under PPA | FTP Para 8.3 Benefits Inapplicable to Thermal Power Projects

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Supreme Court | Toll Collection Impermissible Where Highways Are In Disrepair | Kerala High Court View On User Fee Under National Highways Act Affirmed

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Supreme Court | Judicial Review Confined to Procedural Errors | High Court Orders Set Aside | Removal with Superannuation Benefits Restored

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Offences Connected To S.172–188 IPC Cannot Be Split To Bypass Bar Under S.195 CrPC | Supreme Court Explains Principles, Clarifies Scope Of ‘Obstruction’

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Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka High Court’s Bail Grant to Accused | AL-Hind Not a Banned Organisation Under UAPA | Trial Court Directed to Expedite Proceedings

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Supreme Court Modifies Stray Dog Directions | Bars Street Feeding, Mandates Dedicated Zones | Vaccinated Dogs to Be Released Except Aggressive or Rabies-Infected

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Supreme Court | Class A Andhra Pradesh Forest Service Officers Held to Be State Forest Service | Forest Range Officers To Be Considered for Promotion to Indian Forest Service

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Supreme Court Affirms Preferential Right of Landowners in Slum Redevelopment | Acquisition by Slum Rehabilitation Authority Held Invalid Under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act

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Defects in Form 25 Affidavit on ‘Corrupt Practices’ Not Automatically Fatal | Supreme Court Remits Election Petition to Orissa High Court to Examine Substantial Compliance Under Representation of...

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Supreme Court Upholds TS-Transco’s Fresh Recruitment Notification | Cancelling 2011–12 AP-Transco Selection Process Not Arbitrary, Candidates Had No Vested Right to Appointment

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Supreme Court Clarifies Section 25(1) Of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 | Consumer Fora Empowered To Enforce Final Orders Between 2003–2020 | Anomaly In “Interim Order” Provision Rectified

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Supreme Court | Landowner’s Preferential Right To Redevelop Recognised Under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act | Acquisition Proceedings Set Aside

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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation of Chief Justices Alok Aradhe and Vipul Pancholi to Supreme Court

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Supreme Court | Mere Non-Signing Will Not Invalidate Arbitration Agreement Where Parties Consented and Acted Upon Contract | Section 45, Arbitration and Conciliation Act

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Supreme Court | NGT Cannot Impose Turnover-Based Environmental Compensation or Direct ED Probe Under PMLA

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Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka HC Partition Decree | Refusal to Enter Witness Box Invites Adverse Inference | Oral Testimony Under Evidence Act Outweighs Revenue Records

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Supreme Court | Directions to All High Courts on Timely Pronouncement of Reserved Judgments | If Not Delivered Within Three Months, Registrar General Must Place Matter Before Chief Justice

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Supreme Court Orders SIT Inquiry | Vantara Wildlife Centre’s Affairs and Animal Acquisition to Be Examined Under Wildlife (Protection) Act and CITES

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Supreme Court | Sanctity of Power Purchase Agreements Reaffirmed | Absence of Force Majeure Notice Bars Relief; Regulators Cannot Rewrite Contracts Under Equity

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‘Shabby Investigation, Laconic Trial’ | Supreme Court Acquits Death Row Convict in Child Rape-Murder | Broken Chain of Custody Renders DNA Evidence Inadmissible

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Supreme Court | DGFT and CBIC Directed to Upgrade Systems | Genuine Exporters’ MEIS Entitlements Cannot Be Defeated by Clerical Errors in Shipping Bills

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Order XXX Rule 10 CPC | Proprietorship Not Juristic Person | Absence of Firm Name Not Fatal Where Proprietor Is Defendant: Supreme Court

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Supreme Court | Criminal Courts Cannot Review or Recall Own Judgments | Only Clerical or Arithmetical Errors Permissible Under Section 362 CrPC

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Supreme Court | Karnataka HC Directed To Decide If Secured Creditors Or EPFO Hold First Charge Over Defaulter’s Assets | Priority Dispute Between SARFAESI and PF Act Remitted

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Supreme Court | Delay in Compliance of Order Does Not Constitute Wilful Contempt | Pension Claim Rejected as Beyond Scope of Original Relief | Compensation Directed to Legal Heirs

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Supreme Court | Order XXI Rule 102 CPC Bar Not Applicable Where Suit Property Purchased From Third Party and Not Judgment-Debtor

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Supreme Court Clears Arunachal Pradesh PSC Member Mepung Tadar Bage in 2022 Paper Leak Case | No Misconduct Established Under Article 317

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Supreme Court | Executive Instructions Cannot Override Statutory Recruitment Rules | Tripura Rifles Appointments Cancellation Held Arbitrary Under TSR Act

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Supreme Court Pulls Up Income Tax Department | Prosecution Under Section 276C Quashed for Ignoring CBDT Circulars Requiring ITAT Confirmation | ₹2 Lakh Costs Imposed

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Supreme Court Refers Applicability of RTE Act to Minority Institutions to Larger Bench | TET Qualification Held Mandatory for Teacher Recruitment and Promotions in Non-Minority Schools

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Supreme Court | Electronic Evidence Admissible Under Customs Act Without S.138C(4) Certificate If Admitted in S.108 Statement | CESTAT Order Set Aside

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Supreme Court Upholds Telangana Domicile Rule Requiring Four-Year Continuous Study in State | Limited Relaxation Granted for Children of Government, Defence and PSU Employees

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Supreme Court: Past Misconduct Can Fortify Dismissal Order Even If Not Cited in Show Cause | High Court’s Reinstatement of Absentee Constable Set Aside

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Supreme Court | Power Generators and Discoms Cannot Privately Fix Tariffs | Section 86 Electricity Act Requires Regulatory Commission’s Approval; KKK Hydro Appeal Dismissed

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Supreme Court | “Every Acquittal of Actual Culprit a Blot on System” | Restores Conviction in POCSO Rape Case, Says Misapplication of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Cannot Defeat Justice

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Supreme Court | Agreement to Sell and GPA Do Not Confer Title in Property | Succession Opens on Father’s Death, Possession Suit Dismissed

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Supreme Court | NGT Cannot Outsource Its Adjudicatory Functions to Expert Committees | Quashes ₹18 Crore Environmental Compensation on Triveni Engineering

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Supreme Court | NCLT Empowered Under Companies Act to Examine Fraud and Document Validity in Oppression & Mismanagement Cases | Fraudulent Gift Deed and Share Transfers Declared Invalid

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Supreme Court | Arbitration Act — Delivery of Award to Govt Official Unconnected With Case Not Valid Service on State Under S.31(5)

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Supreme Court | Clause Barring Interest on Delayed Payments Does Not Bar Pendente Lite Interest | Arbitral Tribunal Empowered Under S.31(7) Arbitration Act

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Supreme Court | Section 18 of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Bars Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 CrPC Where Prima Facie Offence Is Disclosed

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Supreme Court | Conviction Under Section 138 NI Act Unsustainable Once Parties Enter Into Voluntary Settlement | Section 147 Declares Offence Compoundable at Any Stage

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Supreme Court | S.100 CPC Bars High Courts from Introducing New Grounds Without Pleadings | Kerala HC’s Reliance on S.67 Succession Act Set Aside | Testamentary Succession Restored

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Supreme Court | Witness Protection Scheme Not Substitute For Bail Cancellation | Allahabad High Court’s Cyclostyled Orders Deprecated | Matter Remanded For Fresh Decision

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Supreme Court Quashes U.P. State’s Refusal To Sanction Posts | Holds Selective Regularisation Of Similarly Situated Daily Wagers Violates Equity | Orders Regularisation In Higher Education Servic...

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Supreme Court: Article 226 Cannot Be Invoked To Quash Charge-Sheet Once Cognisance Is Taken | Remedy Lies Under Section 528 BNSS

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Supreme Court Terms ‘Judicial Impropriety’ | Criticises Kerala High Court For Modifying Bail Conditions While Bail Order Was Under Challenge In Apex Court

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Supreme Court | S.482 CrPC / S.528 BNSS | Four-Step Test Laid Down for High Courts to Quash Criminal Proceedings | Summoning on Vague, Delayed and Uncorroborated Allegations Held Abuse of Process

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Supreme Court Upholds Full Recovery Under Promissory Note | Cash Component Cannot Be Disregarded for Lack of Documentary Proof

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC | Warns High Courts Against Delayed Uploading of Judgments

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Supreme Court | Scope of Review Under S.114 & Order 47 CPC Restated | High Courts Cannot Re-Appreciate Evidence or Substitute Findings Under Guise of Review

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Supreme Court | Direct Approach to High Court for Pre-Arrest Bail Discouraged | Notice Issued to Kerala High Court

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Supreme Court | Consumer Fora Cannot Travel Beyond Pleadings | NCDRC’s Antenatal Negligence Finding Set Aside, ₹10 Lakh Compensation Ordered to Be Refunded

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Supreme Court Clarifies Migration to Unreserved Posts | Relaxations in Age Barred Under RPF Standing Orders, Physical Standards Not a Disqualification in CISF Recruitment

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Supreme Court | Verified Homebuyer Claims Under IBC Must Be Honoured in Full | Possession Cannot Be Denied Once Admitted by Resolution Professional

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Supreme Court Upholds FIRs Against Ex-CBI Officers | Delhi Police to Probe Alleged Intimidation and Forgery, Says Even Investigators May Face Investigation

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