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Supreme Court Acquits Student of Murder Charges Citing Doubt in Circumstantial Evidence – While the Appellant’s Post-Incident Conduct, Including Destruction of Evidence, Attracted Section 201 IPC, There Was Insufficient Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt for the Charge of Murder – “Mere Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof”

Court’s Decision In a judgment delivered on 4 June 2025, the Supreme Court partially set aside the conviction of the appellant, who had been held guilty under Sections 302 IPC…
June 13, 2025
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Supreme Court Holds Deemed Closure Valid Where No Proper Order Issued by Competent Authority — “Business Cannot Be Forced to Run Indefinitely in Face of Administrative Inaction” | Article 19(1)(g) Guarantees the Freedom to Close a Business Subject to Reasonable Restrictions

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. (HSML) and held that the closure of its biscuit manufacturing division would be deemed to have…
June 13, 2025
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Supreme Court Holds Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) Not Liable to Reimburse Home Loan Interest in Delayed Housing Project Refund Case — “Upholds Refund with 8% Interest, ₹60,000 Compensation for Harassment, and ₹30,000 as Litigation Costs to Homebuyer”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), holding that GMADA was not liable to reimburse the interest paid by the complainants…
June 13, 2025
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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Case – Vague Allegations Against Husband and Family Cannot Sustain Criminal Proceedings; Parties Have Moved On With Their Lives (Including Grant of Divorce)“It would be unjust and unfair if the Appellants are forced to go through the tribulations of a trial.”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court in Ghanshyam Soni v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) quashed FIR No. 1098/2002 dated 19.12.2002 and the corresponding chargesheet dated 27.07.2004 registered under Sections…
June 13, 2025
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Supreme Court Restores Cheating FIR Against Bank Manager in Gold Loan Dispute — “Prima Facie Case Exists; High Court Overstepped by Adjudicating Merits at Quashing Stage” — “It is Settled Law That the Evidence Produced by the Accused in His Defence Cannot Be Looked Into by the High Court”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the judgment dated 12 November 2024 passed by the Patna High Court, which had quashed an FIR filed under…
June 13, 2025
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash Sugar Mill Licence – “Challenge to Continuation of Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum (IEM) for Shivneri Sugars Ltd. Unfounded; No Material to Prove Government’s Recognition of Existing Sugar Factory Was Arbitrary or Illegal”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court (Division Bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Advait M. Sethna) dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 challenging the validity and continuation of…
June 10, 2025