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Constitution

Forest Land—Unauthorized Construction—Construction was allowed on forest land (Aravalli Hills near Faridabad, Haryana) unauthorizedly by town planning authorities in blatant violation of notification declaring the area as Forest Land—State directed to demolish all the constructions—Developer to pay the investors the invested amount with interest and cost of construction thereon Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900–Unauthorized Construction-Construction was allowed on forest land (Aravalli Hills near Faridabad, Haryana) unauthorizedly by competent authorities and construction was raised in blatant violation of notification dated 10th August 1992 and subsequent order of court prohibiting any kind of construction—Area was declared forest land since 1980 much before said notification—In fact, building plans and sanction plans were approved by concerned authorities—It has caused great irreversible damage to environment and ecology of the area—Badkal lake has dried up and there is water scarcity in the areas—Following directions issued regarding constructions and land sold after date of notification as follows: (i) Developer would refund full amount to land purchaser along with 18% interest p.a. payable entirely by developer; (ii) State of Haryana to demolish all the illegal and unauthorized constructions before 31st December 2018; (iii) Developer and Town Planning Department to bear equally the cost of constructions which are ordered to be demolished—Amount quantified at Rs. 50 lakhs to be paid by 31th Dec 2018; (iv) If anyone who’s construction is demolished and is not satisfied with amount of Rs. 50 lakhs they can claim more by way of civil suit; (v) According to developer they have invested Rs. 50 crores in developing a housing complex—Developer directed to deposit 10% of said amount for rehabilitation of damaged area—Haryana Development & Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, S.23.

Nov 8, 2018 sclaw

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 2422 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1518 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta W.P. (C)No. 4677…

Constitution

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016—Real Estate Project—Home Buyers—However, keeping in view the change of legal status of home buyers and facts and circumstances of the case, while exercising the powers under Article 142 of the Constitution directions issued to start the process under code afresh.

Oct 24, 2018 sclaw

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 2162 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1440   SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH CHITRA SHARMA — Appellant  Vs.  UNION OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : Dipak Misra, CJI.,…

Constitution

Tender Bid—Judicial Review—High Court could not ordinarily interfere with the judgment of the expert consultant on the issues of technical qualifications of a bidder.

Oct 21, 2018 sclaw

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 2098 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1437 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before                                   Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogol                                Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Hon’ble Mr.…

Constitution

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.19(l)- Information about offence—As per S.19(l) a person who had an apprehension that an offence under the said Act is likely to be committed or has knowledge that such an offence had been committed would be required to provide such information to the relevant authorities

Oct 7, 2018 sclaw

2018(3) Law Herald (SCOI) 1981 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1414 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Criminal Appeal No(S). 961…

Constitution

Lynching—Police directed to register FIR against persons who spread irresponsible and explore message and videos on various social media platforms having content which is likely to incite mob violence and lynching of any kind. Lynching—Mob-violence—Parliament recommended to create a separate offence for lynching and provide adequate punishment for the same—Certain other directions also issued.

Sep 17, 2018 sclaw

2018 (3) Law Herald (SC) 1873 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH TEHSEEN S. POONAWALLA — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : Dipak Misra, CJI., A.M. Khanwilkar…

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Service

Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings post-superannuation — Where service regulations permit continuation of disciplinary proceedings initiated before superannuation, they can be concluded thereafter — Punishment of reduction in pay scale can be implemented by computing pension based on the reduced salary.

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Summoning order based on complaint allegations lacking specific details of copyright infringement and without application of mind by Magistrate — Superior Court’s duty to examine proceedings for being frivolous, vexatious, or malicious — Held, allegations in complaint were bald and unsubstantiated, failing to disclose similarity between film and script.

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I B C

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 31(1) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Resolution Plan — “Clean Slate” Principle — Effect of Approval — Claims not part of resolution plan stand extinguished — No affirmative relief can be granted for such claims — Division Bench judgment set aside.

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Environment

Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Section 2 — Forest land — Deemed forest — Master Plan — Statutory plan prevails over subsequent growth of vegetation — Land earmarked for project under an approved Master Plan, which was not forest land at the time of the plan’s inception, cannot subsequently be declared as forest or deemed forest thereby overriding the Master Plan’s statutory force.

Mar 22, 2026 sclaw