“Corruption is a tree whose branches are of an unmeasurable length; they spread everywhere; and the dew that drops from thence, Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.” – Anticipatory bail cancelled – Appeal allowed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SANTOSH KARNANI AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ.…
Penalty Leviable Under S. 45 of the Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969 Is Statutory And Mandatory; Commissioner/AO Has No Discretion
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. M/S SAW PIPES LTD. (KNOWN AS JINDAL SAW LTD.) — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah…
Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 – Sections 40 and 16(1)(i) – Disqualification – There cannot be a birthright to seek adjournments, especially when the Divisional Commissioner was mandated to decide the issue of disqualification within a period of ninety days from application, as per Section 40(2) of the Act – Divisional Commissioner thus rightly treated the written submissions as his defence – Appeal dismissed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH VIRENDRASING — Appellant Vs. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Aravind Kumar, JJ. )…
RE: FELLING OF TREES IN AAREY FOREST (MAHARASHTRA)
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IN RE: FELLING OF TREES IN AAREY FOREST (MAHARASHTRA) ( Before : Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and J B Pardiwala,…
HELD on SARFESAI writs to High courts – – When a statute prescribes a particular mode, an attempt to circumvent shall not be encouraged by a writ court. A litigant cannot avoid the noncompliance of approaching the Tribunal which requires the prescription of fees and use the constitutional remedy as an alternative.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD. AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. NAVEEN MATHEW PHILIP AND ANOTHER ETC. ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Sanjiv Khanna…
(IPC) – S 302 – Evidence Act, 1872 – S 8 r/w S 27 – Murder – that part of the confession which led to the recovery of the dead body of the victim would become admissible, apart from other articles of the deceased recovered at the instance of the accused has been identified by several witnesses independently – – Conviction and sentence upheld.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SIJU KURIAN — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and Aravind Kumar, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 64…
(CrPC) – Section 167 – Default bail – 60/90 day remand period under Section 167 CrPC ought to be computed from the date when a Magistrate authorizes remand HELD the very moment the stipulated 60/90 day remand period expires, an indefeasible right to default bail accrues to the accused.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. KAPIL WADHAWAN AND ANOTHER ETC. — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy and B.V.…
Rajya Sabha Elections – Open Ballot System – In a case of “proportional representation”, voters are subject to party discipline – It is legitimately open to prescribe the methodology of an open ballot for conducting elections to the Council of States.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH LOK PRAHARI — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJI., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and…
Illegal manufacture and transportation of spurious liquor – State of Punjab is directed to continue the steps to stop the illegal manufacture and transportation of spurious liquor and to stop the illegal Bhatthis
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH TARSEM JODHAN AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ.…
Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003 – Appellate Tribunal for Electricity – As a judicial tribunal, dealing with contracts and bargains, which are entered into by parties with equal bargaining power, APTEL is not expected to casually render findings of coercion, or fraud, without proper pleadings or proof, or without probing into evidence. The findings of coercion are therefore, set aside.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH GUJARAT URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. RENEW WIND ENERGY (RAJKOT) PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay…