SECI
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court added that if the payment of Rs.10 crores along with interest as directed, is not refunded within six months from the date of this order, SECI will be entitled to recover Rs. 10 crores plus interest as per the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003.

principles of Adverse Possession and Limitation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“A person claiming adverse possession should show, as to on what date he got the possession; the nature of his possession; whether the factum of possession was known to the other party; how long his possession has continued; and that his possession was open and undisturbed.”

Disqualification for having more than 2 children
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rule 24(4) of the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989 provides that “no candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the service who has more than two children on or after 01-06-2002”.

Supreme Court February 2024
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

The Supreme Court of India delivered some important judgments in the month of February, like striking down the electoral bonds scheme, declaring Kuldeep Kumar as Mayor for Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, and more as covered in the monthly roundup.

presumption of marriage
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on presumption of marriage.

jurisdiction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that once the parties committed themselves to a written contract, whereby they reduced the terms and conditions agreed upon by them to writing, the same would be binding upon them.

NDPS accused
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed the accused to report to the local Police Station twice in a month, and directed his passport to be deposited with the Investigating Officer /with the Court concerned

Permanent Commission
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that if a proportional increase in the vacancies is required to be created to accommodate the petitioner, then this should be carried out without creating any precedent for the future.

District Collectors summoned under S. 50 PMLA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The District Collectors of several Districts of Tamil Nadu were summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement for various offences under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, including some of them being scheduled offences.

IPC Section 306
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court commented that “the criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment” as happened in the instant matter which started in 1993 and came to an end in 2024, after 30 years of suffering.

automatic vacation of stay order in six months
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Justice Abhay S. Oka wrote the majority judgment, which was concurred by Justice Mithal through a separate judgment.

construction contracts
Experts CornerVasanth Rajasekaran

by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 22

Non-disclosure of criminal case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Broad brushing every non-disclosure of criminal case as a disqualification from the recruitment will be unjust.”

curative petition
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court highlighted that the provision for filing curative petitions was incorporated in Order XLVIII of the 2013 Rules.

Patanjali medicine Ads
Hot Off The PressNews

Supreme Court had previously slammed Patanjali Ayurved for misleading ads against modern medicine.

illegally constructed Mosque
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In 2023, Madras High Court had held that the mosque was illegally constructed without any building sanction plan.

Home Science lecturers post
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Service jurisprudence must begin and end with rules that govern the process of qualification, recruitment, selection, appointment and conditions of service.”

Valuation under Tax
Experts CornerLakshmikumaran & Sridharan

by Asish Philip Abraham* and Apeksha Bansal**
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 21

Food Safety and Standards Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court in the instant matter explained that when offence under Sections 272 and 273 was made out, offence under Section 59 of FSSA would be attracted.

presumption of correctness revenue records
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on presumption of correctness in revenue records.