vague uncertain agreements not capable of specific performance
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on specific performance of contract.

MoEFCC’s permitting ex post facto environmental clearance
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The order dated 02-01-2024 will not come in the way of competent authorities considering proposals for modifications/alterations in the environmental clearance if the area of the projects had a valid environmental clearance prior to 07-07-2021.”

S. 377 IPC
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A curative petition is a petition which requests the court to review its own decision even after a review petition is dismissed. It is considered as the last and final option available for redressal of grievances.

SC on NGT’s frequent ex-parte orders
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Tribunal must tread carefully to avoid the oversight of propriety, the practice of ex-parte orders and the imposition of damages amounting to crores of rupees.”

Discharged prosecution witness
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court permitted the appellant to examine the prosecution witness as defense witness and kept it open for the prosecution to cross-examine the said witness.

Justice Dipankar Datta
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Justice Dipankar Datta was born on 09-02-1965 in a Bengali family. He served as a Judge in Calcutta High Court, and as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, then he was sworn in as Supreme Court Judge on 12-12-2022 by Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India.

NDPS case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

All other three similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by the Rajasthan High Court.

Section 304 part 2 IPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While convicting the said accused under Section 304 Part 2 of IPC, the Court sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for 10 years.

30 years imprisonment for raping 7-year-old
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A fine of Rs. One Lakh was imposed on the victim to meet the medical expenses and rehabilitation of the minor victim.

Supreme Court regional bench
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The matter was sub-judice before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had been consistently rejecting the proposal for setting up Supreme Court Benches outside Delhi.

Duty drawback under Exim Policy to civil construction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The benefit of duty drawback would take effect from the date of enforcement of the Exim Policy and in case of belated refund of duty drawback, interest rate fixed by the Central Government at the relevant point of time is applicable”.

Jurisdiction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“No tribunal, far less a civil court, in exercise of judicial power ought to play ducks and drakes with the rights of the parties.”

Hiring motor vehicles and transfer of right to use goods
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Clause 29A(d) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India refers not to the transfer of property in the goods to the buyer but to the transfer of the right to use any goods for any purpose for consideration.”

Chandigarh Mayor Polls
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Supreme Court also directed the meeting of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh scheduled for 7-02-2024 to be deferred till further orders.

jharkhand high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jharkhand High Court said that one of the issues involved relates to determination of valuation of excisable goods and/or rate of duty of excisable goods, amongst other things, for the purpose of assessment.

rape conviction set aside
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court concluded that both the Courts below “completely misread the material available on record”.

earnest money
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Any dilution of the forfeiture provided under Rule 9(5) of SARFAESI Rules would result in entire auction process under SARFAESI Act being disregarded by mischievous auction purchasers through sham bids, thereby undermining the overall object of the Act of promoting financial stability, reducing NPAs and fostering a more efficient and streamlined mechanism for recovery of bad debts.

mortgage transaction
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on mortgage transaction.

Identification of private forest in Goa
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The identification of forests in Goa is based on forest tree composition, canopy density and minimum area.

Omission to label demolition notice
Case BriefsSupreme Court

‘Eviction proceedings under Section 16(1)(i) and (k) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 have different degrees of urgency, the former has a lesser degree of urgency than later, and it is within the jurisdiction of the Court to test this factor.’