Stamp Duty on Mining Leases Must Be Calculated on Anticipated Royalty, Not Dead Rent
The Supreme Court held that stamp duty on mining leases must be calculated on anticipated royalty, not dead rent, under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, and dismissed the appeal.
Redevelopment Agreements for Cessed Buildings Are Statutory and Enforceable
The Supreme Court held that a redevelopment accommodation agreement under MHADA is part of a statutory scheme amenable to writ jurisdiction; developers cannot refuse to hand over promised flats by…
Supreme Court Clarifies Causal Link for Motor Accident Compensation
The Supreme Court held that liability under the Motor Vehicles Act requires a causal link between death and vehicle use, not merely that a motor vehicle was involved. It set…
Ordinary Remedies cannot be bypassed to Force an FIR
The Supreme Court quashed an FIR directed by the High Court under Article 226, ruling that the complainant ought to have first exhausted statutory remedies under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
Percentage-Based Child-Maintenance Clause Was an Interim Obligation
The Supreme Court held that an income-linked child maintenance clause in a divorce settlement was interim and ceased upon lump-sum payment, upholding dismissal of the execution petition. It declined to…
Supreme Court Restores Eviction and Reinforces Limits on High Court Revisional Powers in Rent Disputes
The Supreme Court ruled that High Courts cannot reappreciate evidence in revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 CPC, and restored eviction based on concurrent findings of bona fide requirement and non-payment…
Search Rights and Sample Rules Under the NDPS Act clarified.
The Supreme Court affirmed Mehboob Shah's NDPS conviction for possessing smack but reduced his sentence from 14 to 10 years. It held that Section 50 covers only personal searches, non-compliance…
Pay and Pension for CRPF Officer After Three-Decade Ordeal restored
Supreme Court held a CRPF officer reinstated after wrongful removal must be promoted from the original DPC date with full back wages and higher-scale retirement benefits, quashing contempt on payment…
FERA Complaints Quashed
The Supreme Court quashed FERA criminal complaints against Standard Chartered Bank, holding that non-compliance with the mandatory opportunity notice under Section 61(2) FERA vitiates cognizance, and that Section 397 CrPC…
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Over Clerical Errors in Civil Pleadings
The Supreme Court quashed a Section 340 Cr.P.C. complaint where 'wrong statements' in pleadings were typographical errors, holding that prosecution under Sections 193, 199 and 200 IPC requires deliberate falsehoods…