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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as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within the stipulated period — Contract deemed rescinded and decree rendered inexecutable Medical Ethics — Declaration Forms — Doctors are required to disclose all previous faculty positions held in the same academic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as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within the stipulated period — Contract deemed rescinded and decree rendered inexecutable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.
Cr P C

Bail–Anticipatory Bail–Grant of–It is granted at a stage when the investigation is incomplete and, therefore, it is not informed about the nature of evidence against the alleged offender–It is, therefore, necessary that such anticipatory bail orders should be of a limited duration only. Bail–Anticipatory Bail–Use of the expression ‘reason to believe’ shows that the applicant may be arrested must be founded on reasonable grounds–Mere “fear” is not ‘belief’. Bail–Anticipatory Bail–Grant of–Normally a direction should not issue to the effect that the applicant shall be released on bail “whenever arrested for whichever offence whatsoever”–Such ‘blanket order’ should not be passed. Bail–Anticipatory Bail–Grant of– Reference to particular portions of case diary–The papers which are to be supplied to the accused have been statutorily prescribed–The Courts should take serious note when the accused or the informant refers to the case diary to buttress a stand.

Oct 11, 2017 sclaw

  2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 4045   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Criminal Appeal No.…

C P C

Wakf— Notified list—If any property had been omitted to be included in the list of auqaf by inadvertence or otherwise, then it was/is for the Wakf Board to take action within a period of one year from the date of publication of the Gazette notification. Rejection of Plaint—If clever drafting of the plaint has created the illusion of a cause of action, the court will nip it in the bud at the earliest so that b of us litigation will end at the earlier stage

Oct 10, 2017 sclaw

2017(2) Law Herald (SC) 1619 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 1043 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.K.Agrawal The Hon’ble Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Civil Appeal No. 5368…

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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

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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