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Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission’s 2016 Open Access Regulations. Balancing Grid Stability and Consumer Rights Under the Electricity Act, 2003

Jurisdiction of RERC – Whether RERC could regulate inter-state open access under the Electricity Act, 2003. Held: Yes, as the Act empowers State ...

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Supreme Court Restores Sessions Judge’s Order Summoning Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC. Revisional Jurisdiction Misapplied – High Court’s Interference Unwarranted

Power Under Section 319 CrPC: The Supreme Court reiterated the principles laid down in Hardeep Singh v. State of Punjab (2014) 3 SCC 92, holding tha...

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Supreme Court Set Aside High Court’s Conviction Order – Mere Presence at the Scene of Crime Not Sufficient to Prove Unlawful Assembly. High Court erred in reversing the acquittal – No cogent evidence to establish participation in rioting – Conviction unsustainable in law

Unlawful Assembly Requires Participation – Mere presence in a riot-affected area does not automatically make a person part of the unlawful assembly ...

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Supreme Court Condones Delay in Filing Second Appeal by the State – Upholds High Court's Order Allowing Condonation of Delay. Condonation of Delay – Sufficient Cause – Merits of the Case – Liberal Approach for State Litigations

Delay in government litigation should not be condoned automatically, but a liberal approach may be taken when public interest is involved. Substantial...

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Supreme Court Modified Conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC Due to Lack of Premeditation. Sudden Fight Over Agricultural Land Dispute—No Premeditation—Conviction Altered to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder

A sudden fight without premeditation, even if leading to death, does not constitute murder under Section 302 IPC but falls under Section 304 IPC. Test...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside NCDRC Order : No Privity of Contract Between Parties, Respondent Not a ‘Consumer’ Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Court Holds No Tripartite Agreement Proven, Respondent Not Entitled to Compensation Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Privity of Contract Essential for Consumer Status: The Court reiterated that for a person to qualify as a ‘consumer’ under the CPA, t...

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Acquisition of Land by the State – Authority of the Beneficiary Board – Public Policy Violation – Arbitrability of Land Acquisition Disputes – Effect of Illegal Agreements – Fraud on Sovereign Power

Acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, once completed with possession taken, results in absolute vesting in the Government, beyond ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in TADA Case Due to Procedural Lapses in Recording Confessional Statements. Confessions Under TADA Act Deemed Inadmissible Due to Non-Compliance with Safeguards

Procedural Safeguards under TADA Act: The Court emphasized that confessions recorded under Section 15 of the TADA Act must strictly comply with the p...

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Appeal against the reduction of conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision considering the medical evidence, lapse of time, and the age of the accused.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Section 302 – Section 304 Part II – Reduction of conviction – Causation and medical evidence –...