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Supreme Court Upholds Prohibition on Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance in Environmental Law Case. Prior Environmental Clearance Under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and EIA Notification 2006 is Mandatory; Ex Post Facto Clearance Ultra Vires.

The Supreme Court of India considered a group of petitions challenging the validity of ex post facto environmental clearance (EC) granted under the En...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Acid Attack Convicts Under Section 326A IPC — Concurrent Findings of Guilt Based on Credible Eyewitness Testimony Not Disturbed. Appellants' Challenge to Evidence and Sentence Rejected as No Perversity or Legal Error Found.

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals filed by Hakim and Umesh, who were convicted under Section 326A read with Section 34 of the Indian Pe...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Foreigner Declaration Based on Insufficient Evidence. Inclusion in Draft NRC Does Not Override Quasi-Judicial Declaration Under Foreigners Act, 1946.

The appeal arose from proceedings under the Foreigners Act, 1946, where the Foreigners Tribunal, Jorhat, Assam, declared the appellant, Rofiqul Hoque,...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Last Seen Theory Fails as Chain of Circumstances Incomplete. The court held that inconsistent evidence of last seen together and lack of motive cannot sustain conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Padman Bibhar against the judgment of the Orissa High Court affirming his conviction under Sections 302 and 20...

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Supreme Court Allows Maternity Leave for Third Child from Second Marriage in Tamil Nadu Government Service Case. Fundamental Rule 101(a) of Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rules must be interpreted purposively; children from prior marriage not in mother's custody cannot be counted to deny maternity leave.

The appellant, K. Umadevi, married A. Suresh in 2006 and had two children (born 2007 and 2011). She joined Tamil Nadu government service as an English...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 for Migrants to Assam Assam Accord-related citizenship provision sustained, balancing Article 14, Article 29, and legislative competence under Article 11.

1. Background and Assam Accord The petitioners challenged Section 6A, introduced by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985, which grants citizenship ...

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Court Upholds Recruitment Rules of 2015, Dismisses Petition Challenging RFO Seniority List. Petitioners' reliance on superseded 1998 Rules and failure to include all affected parties lead to dismissal; seniority list validated under 2015 Rules.

The petitioners challenged the seniority list based on the Recruitment Rules of 1998, arguing against the application of the Recruitment Rules of 2015...

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Court Rules on Bar Council Enrolment Fees: Balancing Statutory Limits and Practical Necessities. Ensuring Accessibility and Fairness in Legal Profession Entry While Addressing Operational Costs

The judgment addresses the issue of whether the enrolment fees charged by State Bar Councils (SBCs) exceed the statutory limits set by Section 24(1)(f...