Landmark Supreme Court of India rulings, explained in clear, plain language.
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Can an acquittal be reversed without proof of entrustment and dishonest intention?
Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive vs The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court restored the acquittal of a telephone department cashier, holding that the prosecution failed to prove entrustment and dishonest intention essential to an offence under Section 409 IPC.
Can SRA sue Operational Creditor on same contract after CIRP extinguished OC's claim?
Modern Asset vs KNK Construction Private Limited
The Supreme Court upheld the arbitration appointment for the SRA's claim but directed that the Operational Creditor may raise a counterclaim solely for set-off, without any positive recovery, to ensure equity within the clean slate framework of the IBC.
Can a GPA holder face criminal charges when landowners were already exonerated?
Sudha Rakesh vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR against the GPA holder, holding that a civil property dispute was wrongly given a criminal colour and that judicial consistency required the same relief as was given to the landowners.
Was the Commissioner competent to dismiss a Category A municipal officer after the 1993 amendment?
Rajesh Sharma vs North Delhi Municipal Corporation and Anr.
The Supreme Court held that after Act 67 of 1993, the Commissioner of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation is the competent disciplinary authority to dismiss all municipal officers and employees, overriding the pre-existing 1959 Regulations which vested that power in the Corporation for Category A posts.
Can a State exempt its anti-corruption police from RTI as an intelligence organisation?
Special Police Establishment vs Kamta Prasad Mishra and Others
The Supreme Court struck down the Madhya Pradesh Government's 2011 notification exempting the Special Police Establishment from the RTI Act, holding that the SPE is not an 'intelligence and security' organisation under Section 24(4) of the RTI Act.
Can the government recover disputed dues from a contractor's unrelated running contracts?
M/S Awadhesh Singh Gautam vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
The Supreme Court quashed an order blocking Rs.84,17,003/- from three separate contracts to recover alleged overpayment under different contracts, holding it unauthorised and contrary to natural justice.
Can a POCSO FIR filed during custody battle be quashed as abuse of process?
'R' vs 'E' & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed a false POCSO FIR filed by a mother against the father during a custody dispute, restored custody to the father, and mandated psychological expert evaluation before arresting a parent accused under POCSO in matrimonial cases.
Can a public servant be convicted of corruption without proof of any financial gain
Khanindra Kr. Dutta vs. Central Bureau of Investigation
The Supreme Court ruled that a public servant cannot be convicted of corruption under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act without proof of pecuniary advantage.
G. Saminathan & Another vs. The State & Another
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings for cheating and breach of trust, ruling that a purely civil contractual dispute cannot be turned into a criminal case.
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