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Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28(1) and 28(4) — Decree for specific performance — Executability — Non-deposit of balance sale consideration within stipulated time — Plaintiff’s failure to deposit balance sale consideration within three months as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within the stipulated period — Contract deemed rescinded and decree rendered inexecutable Medical Ethics — Declaration Forms — Doctors are required to disclose all previous faculty positions held in the same academic year to ensure transparency in MCI assessments — Mis-declaration or withholding such information amounts to serious misconduct. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Compensation calculation — Notional income for a 14-year-old claimant with 100% permanent disability assessed at Rs. 35,800/- per month, leading to a total loss of income of Rs. 3,17,53,920/- after applying multiplier and future prospects. Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) granted by Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) which were themselves unaware of the prior EC requirement, and the industries have subsequently applied for EC, the Court may allow them to operate while the EC process is pending, to avoid economic and livelihood impacts if no actual pollution is caused or norms are otherwise met. Land Revenue Records — Evidentiary Value for Title — Revenue records like Faisal Patti, Vasool Baqi, and Pahanies are primarily for fiscal purposes and do not confer title or ownership — Mutation entries do not create or extinguish title and have no presumptive value regarding ownership — Such records cannot be the sole basis for declaring title, especially when the primary document of title (patta) is not produced.
Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28(1) and 28(4) — Decree for specific performance — Executability — Non-deposit of balance sale consideration within stipulated time — Plaintiff’s failure to deposit balance sale consideration within three months as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within the stipulated period — Contract deemed rescinded and decree rendered inexecutable
Specific Performance
Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28(1) and 28(4) — Decree for specific performance — Executability — Non-deposit of balance sale consideration within stipulated time — Plaintiff’s failure to deposit balance sale consideration within three months as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within the stipulated period — Contract deemed rescinded and decree rendered inexecutable
Medical Ethics — Declaration Forms — Doctors are required to disclose all previous faculty positions held in the same academic year to ensure transparency in MCI assessments — Mis-declaration or withholding such information amounts to serious misconduct.
Constitution
Medical Ethics — Declaration Forms — Doctors are required to disclose all previous faculty positions held in the same academic year to ensure transparency in MCI assessments — Mis-declaration or withholding such information amounts to serious misconduct.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Compensation calculation — Notional income for a 14-year-old claimant with 100% permanent disability assessed at Rs. 35,800/- per month, leading to a total loss of income of Rs. 3,17,53,920/- after applying multiplier and future prospects.
Accident
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Compensation calculation — Notional income for a 14-year-old claimant with 100% permanent disability assessed at Rs. 35,800/- per month, leading to a total loss of income of Rs. 3,17,53,920/- after applying multiplier and future prospects.
Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) granted by Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) which were themselves unaware of the prior EC requirement, and the industries have subsequently applied for EC, the Court may allow them to operate while the EC process is pending, to avoid economic and livelihood impacts if no actual pollution is caused or norms are otherwise met.
Environment
Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) granted by Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) which were themselves unaware of the prior EC requirement, and the industries have subsequently applied for EC, the Court may allow them to operate while the EC process is pending, to avoid economic and livelihood impacts if no actual pollution is caused or norms are otherwise met.
Specific Performance

Specific performance – There is no doubt that the claim of purchaser is hit by delay and laches on their part as they did not take appropriate measures within the stipulated time and filing of the suit was delayed by almost five years – It is not an appropriate case for granting relief to the purchaser in terms of Section 12 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 as the claim of the purchaser is barred by delay, laches and limitation.

Aug 28, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SMT. KATTA SUJATHA REDDY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. SIDDAMSETTY INFRA PROJECTS PVT. LTD.AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, CJI., Krishna…

State Laws

It is deemed appropriate to direct the respondent Nos.3 and 4/Corporation to return the land acquired by it to the appellants within four weeks. Once the possession is restored, the appellants shall be permitted to use it for residential purposes. Further, the respondents are directed to compensate the appellants @ Rs.1 crore per year for the loss caused

Aug 28, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH RAJHAN NARENDRA ROUT AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before :…

Direct Taxation

Income Tax Act, 1961 – Sections 36(1)(vii) and 37 – Where the claim of bad and doubtful debt was disallowed -Section 37 applies only to items which do not fall in Section 30 to 36 – If a provision for doubtful debt is expressly excluded from Section 36 (1) (vii) then such a provision cannot claim deduction under Section 37 of the IT Act even on the basis of “real income theory”.

Aug 27, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 6 — Appellant Vs. KHYATI REALTORS PVT. LTD. — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat…

Cr P C

Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy – Words “No Court shall take cognizance” employed in Section 196 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the consequential bar created under the said provision would undoubtedly show that the bar is against ‘taking of cognizance by the Court’ and not against registration of a crime or investigation

Aug 27, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH PARVEZ PARWAZ AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, CJI., Hima Kohli and…

Service Matters
Service

HELD to exempt M. Phil. / Ph.D. holders from qualifying in the NET was perhaps premised on the understanding that such a doctorate in one’s chosen subject, involving years of study, would render a greater understanding of the subject compared to most other candidates taking the NET who have only obtained a Master’s degree. Such qualification (M. Phil. or Ph. D.) is undoubtedly awarded for a proven proficiency of the candidate in the concerned subject or discipline

Aug 19, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH UNIVERSITY OF KERALA AND OTHERS ETC. — Appellant Vs. MERLIN J.N. AND ANOTHER ETC. ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S.…

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Specific Performance

Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28(1) and 28(4) — Decree for specific performance — Executability — Non-deposit of balance sale consideration within stipulated time — Plaintiff’s failure to deposit balance sale consideration within three months as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within the stipulated period — Contract deemed rescinded and decree rendered inexecutable

May 12, 2026 sclaw
Constitution

Medical Ethics — Declaration Forms — Doctors are required to disclose all previous faculty positions held in the same academic year to ensure transparency in MCI assessments — Mis-declaration or withholding such information amounts to serious misconduct.

May 12, 2026 sclaw
Accident

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Compensation calculation — Notional income for a 14-year-old claimant with 100% permanent disability assessed at Rs. 35,800/- per month, leading to a total loss of income of Rs. 3,17,53,920/- after applying multiplier and future prospects.

May 12, 2026 sclaw
Environment

Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) granted by Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) which were themselves unaware of the prior EC requirement, and the industries have subsequently applied for EC, the Court may allow them to operate while the EC process is pending, to avoid economic and livelihood impacts if no actual pollution is caused or norms are otherwise met.

May 11, 2026 sclaw