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Supreme Court Quashes Lok Adalat Order in Writ Petition Due to Jurisdictional Overreach Under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Lok Adalat Lacks Authority to Decide Cases on Merits When No Settlement is Reached, Must Return Case to Referring Court as Per Sections 19(5) and 20(5) of the Act.

The dispute arose from an order dated 30.11.2013 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Indore, in Writ Petition No. 8074 of 2011, where...

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Supreme Court Quashes Convictions Under Section 326 IPC Based on Compromise Between Parties. Non-compoundable Offences Can Be Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC When Dispute is Private and Settled, Following Principles from Gian Singh and Laxmi Narayan Cases.

The Supreme Court considered two criminal appeals involving convictions under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which is a non-compoundable ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Proceedings Against Litigant for Frivolous Filings and Disparaging Judicial Remarks. Court imposed costs and restrictions on future public interest litigations due to abuse of process and violation of orders under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The dispute originated from a writ petition filed by Suraz India Trust, represented by its chairman Mr. Rajiv Daiya, against the Union of India. The S...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Complainant's Appeals in Criminal Summoning Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. Sessions Court and High Court Correctly Quashed Summons Against Company Executives as Prima Facie Case Not Made Out Under Sections 427, 447, 506, and 120B read with Section 34 IPC.

The dispute arose from a private complaint filed by the original complainant against thirteen accused, including companies and their executives, for o...