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Category: Constitution

Constitution

The right to enjoy possession of any land notified under Section 4 is not only limited to Adivasi communities and other forest dwelling communities, but is also based on proof of residence, date of original possession, etc – If the right to inhabit the said lands is not restricted only to certain communities, how can the right to be heard on such claims be restricted to the same.

Jul 19, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HARI PRAKASH SHUKLA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin…

Constitution

Pet-coke is cheaper and burns hotter than coal and is, therefore, used as a fuel, for several industrial uses – HELD the clarification of APPCB, that as on a particular date, the production capacity was 3,30,000 MTPA was of no consequence, because it was the CTO that was considered all along, in all previous meetings – High Court rightly set aside the minutes of the meeting as well as the decision of the Central Government allocating pet-coke – Appeal dismissed.

Jul 18, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S. SANVIRA INDUSTRIES — Appellant Vs. RAIN CII CARBON (VIZAG) LTD. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta,…

Constitution Election Laws

HELD In order to ensure the purity of the election process it was thought by our Constitution- makers that the responsibility to hold free and fair elections in the country should be entrusted to an independent body which would be insulated from political and/or executive interference.

Jul 18, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SUVENDU ADHIKARI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna and Manoj Misra,…

Constitution

Division Bench to ensure giving appropriate opportunity and time to the appellants to make submissions before the Division Bench and thereafter appropriate orders may be passed as the Division Bench may deem fit after hearing learned counsel for the appellants – Appeal allowed.

Jul 18, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GREATER MALWA PARAMEDICAL COLLEGE — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah,…

Service Matters
Constitution Service

Punjab Civil Services Rules, 1934 – Rule 3.26(d) – Punjab Police Rules, 1934 – Rule 8.18 – Compulsory retirement – Personnel having such remarks being compulsorily retired as per the statutory provisions under the Punjab Civil Services Rules, 1934, in the instant facts, is not an action this Court would like to interdict.

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AISH MOHAMMAD — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS — Respondent; R1: STATE OF HARYANA; R2: DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (HARYANA), PANCHKULA; R3:…

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I P C

Defamation — Imputation in Good Faith for Protection of Interests — Exception 9 to S. 499 IPC engrafts the principle of qualified privilege, stating it is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another, provided it is made in good faith for the protection of the interest of the person making it, or of any other person, or for the public good

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Corporate

ESI – The definition of ‘principal employer’ under Section 2(17) is wide and includes not only the owner or occupier of a factory (or head of department in government establishments) but also the managing agent or any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment — Designation is immaterial if the person functions as a managing agent or supervises/controls the establishment

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail

Habitual Offender/Criminal Antecedents — Consideration of Nature of Current Offence — While the criminal antecedents and alleged status of an accused as a habitual offender are extremely relevant factors that ordinarily weigh against the grant of anticipatory bail, the High Court’s discretion in granting such bail may not warrant interference

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Circumstantial Evidence I P C

Murder (Filicide) vs. Suicide — In cases based on circumstantial evidence where the question is whether the death was homicidal (filicide) or suicidal, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstances that points exclusively to the guilt of the accused and is inconsistent with any hypothesis of innocence

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw