STATE OF GOA vs SHERIFAMBI SHAIK ABDUL KARIM

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals in Civil Appeal Nos. 5232-33 of 1996, referencing the precedent set in Babua Ram & Ors. v. State of U. P. & Anr. [(1995) 2 SCC 689]. The Court emphasized that the controversy in the current case was already addressed in the cited judgment, leading to the conclusion that the appeals should be allowed without costs. The decision reinforces the principle of adhering to established precedents in similar cases.