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Supreme Court Sets Aside NCDRC Order : No Privity of Contract Between Parties, Respondent Not a ‘Consumer’ Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Court Holds No Tripartite Agreement Proven, Respondent Not Entitled to Compensation Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Privity of Contract Essential for Consumer Status: The Court reiterated that for a person to qualify as a ‘consumer’ under the CPA, t...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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Bombay High Court Directed Payment of Interest on Withheld Retirement Dues After Departmental Inquiry Exoneration. Interest Granted on Delayed Payment of Retiral Benefits to Exonerated Employee

The court ruled that interest is compensatory in nature and must follow when an employee is deprived of their rightful money. Delay in disbursement of...

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Bombay High Court Dismissed Writ Petition Due to Delay and Laches in Seeking Reinstatement of Employment. Court Held That Stale and Time-Barred Claims Cannot Be Revived by Repeated Representations

Constitution of India, Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Dismissed — Claim for Reinstatement After 27 Years — Petitioner’s Delay and Laches i...

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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 irr...

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Supreme Court Restores Recount of Votes in Gram Pradhan Election Dispute. Upholding the Sanctity of Electoral Process – Recount Ordered for Disputed Polling Booths

(a) Electoral integrity and fairness are paramount to democratic principles (Para 14). (b) Discrepancy in vote count and missing election documents j...

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High Court Grants Permission for Construction of Berthing Jetty and Cement Plant in CRZ Area, Subject to Environmental Safeguards. Balancing Development and Ecology: High Court Approves Adani Cementation’s Project with Strict Compliance Conditions

Sustainable Development: The court reiterated the principle of sustainable development, holding that economic development and environmental protection...

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Premature Petition Seeking Lapse of Land Reservation Dismissed — Period of Reservation Acquisition Extended by Legislative Amendment.

Reliance on a notification prior to legislative amendment is misplaced once the statute is amended — Amended statutory period applicable from the da...

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Denial of Approval for Open Distance Learning and Online Programmes Quashed Due to Violation of Natural Justice

Violation of Natural Justice – UGC failed to provide an opportunity for hearing, which was mandatory despite its administrative nature. (Para 17, 21...

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Bombay High Court Dismissed Petition Challenging Rejection of Enhanced Compensation Claim Under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Due to Delay Beyond Statutory Limitation Period

Limitation Period Under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act Held to Be Sacrosanct – Plea of Knowledge of Award Date Rejected – Judicial Preced...