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Supreme Court Quashes NGT Orders in Auroville Township Case, Upholds Statutory Master Plan. Court Reiterates Jurisdictional Limits of NGT and Emphasizes Sustainable Development in Auroville Township Dispute...

Jurisdictional Limits of NGT: The NGT can only exercise jurisdiction when a substantial question relating to the environment arises from the implementation of enactments specified in Schedule I of the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Auroville Foundation’s Authority, Sets Aside High Court’s Decision on Standing Order No. 1/2022. Governing Board’s Powers Prevail Over Residents’ Assembly in Auroville Development Dispute...

Suppression of Material Facts: A litigant invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution must come with clean hands. Suppression of material facts disq...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Decision in Money Laundering Case Under PMLA, Rejects Discharge Application. Continuing Offence of Money Laundering and Retrospective Application of PMLA – Key Issues Addressed...

Continuing Offence:– The offence of money laundering under the PMLA is a continuing offence, and the liability extends as long as the proceeds of crime are concealed, used, or projected as untainted...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Convictions in Workplace Electrocution Case – Appellants Discharged...

Safety Measures and Employer Liability – Apex Court Emphasizes Absence of Prima Facie Case Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 a) The essential ingredients of Section 304 Part II IPC, including the knowl...

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Supreme Court Quashed High Court’s Bail Order – Directed Respondents to Surrender. Bail Granted by High Court Set Aside – Trial Court’s Denial of Bail Upheld – Alleged Tampering in Public Recruitment Examination – Custody Period & Lack of Criminal Antecedents Not Sufficient Grounds for Bail...

a. Distinction Between Cancellation of Bail and Setting Aside Bail Order – Supervening Circumstances Not Always Required for Setting Aside Bail b. Judicial Discretion in Granting Bail – Must Balan...

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Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Select List for Constable Recruitment Due to Irregularities. Recruitment Process Cancelled Due to Violation of Reservation Policy and Lack of Fair Representation – Supreme Court Reiterates Doctrine of Proportionality and Wednesbury Unasonableness...

The doctrine of Proportionality: The Court held that the decision to cancel the entire recruitment process was proportionate to the gravity of the irregularities, which included violations of the rese...

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Supreme Court Acquitted Accused in Bribery Case Due to Lack of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt...

Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Established – Conviction and Sentence Set Aside – Prosecution’s Case Collapsed Due to Inconsistent Evidence – Independent Witnesses Declared Hostile – Sect...

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Conviction under Section 376 and Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Affirmed by the Supreme Court – Delay in FIR not fatal – Sole testimony of prosecutrix trustworthy....

Sole testimony of the prosecutrix, if trustworthy, is sufficient for conviction. (Para 10) Absence of injuries does not automatically negate rape allegations. (Para 11) Delay in lodging FIR, when expl...

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Supreme Court Partially Allowed Appeal — Clarified Sentencing Provisions Under IPC and POCSO Act — Restored Trial Court's Judgment Regarding Life Imprisonment and Fine...

Conviction Under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(i) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Overlapping Provisions — Clarification ...