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The Supreme Court declined to intervene, emphasizing the principle of judicial restraint in matters requiring technical expertise. It held that statutory expert bodies like the CWMA and CWRC are the appropriate fora to adjudicate disputes concerning water allocation and project approval under the final decree, and parties must exhaust these remedies first. Facts Of The Case: The case concerns the long-standing Cauvery river water dispute between the State of Tamil Nadu and the State of Karnataka. The core issue arose when Tamil Nadu filed Miscellaneous Application No. 3127 of 2018 in the Supreme Court, seeking to stall Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir cum Drinking Water Project. Tamil Nadu argued that the Central Water Commission's (CWC) permission for ...

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder (Section 302 IPC) and misappropriation of a gold chain (Section 404 IPC), and under the Arms Act, 1959 (Sections 25 and 27). The conviction relied on circumstantial evidence, including the "last seen" theory and forensic evidence linking the recovered weapon to the deceased's gunshot injury. Facts Of The Case: The case originated from an appeal against a High Court judgment upholding the appellant's conviction for murder and other offenses. The conviction was based on circumstantial evidence, including the "last seen" theory, which placed the appellant with the deceased before the crime. Key evidence included the recovery of articles, such as the weapon used in the crime, and forensic findings that linked the appellant to the...

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Gun, Gold Chain & Lies: Supreme Court Explains Why Conviction in 2006 Murder Stands