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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Quashing of Land Allotment Policy for Cooperative Societies in Andhra Pradesh — Violation of Article 14 and Lack of Transparency. Preferential allotment of government land at basic rates to MPs, MLAs, Judges, AIS officers, and journalists held arbitrary and unconstitutional....

The case involves cross appeals against a Division Bench judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court dated 05.01.2010, which partly allowed writ petitions challenging the allotment of government land to...

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Supreme Court Allows Extension of Arbitral Tribunal's Mandate in Arbitration Case Due to Sufficient Cause Including COVID-19 Pandemic. Application Under Section 29A(4) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Can Be Filed After Expiry of Mandate, and Pandemic-Related Delays Constitute Sufficient Cause for Extension....

The appellant, M/S Ajay Protec H Pvt. Ltd., entered into a works contract with respondent no. 1, and disputes arose leading to arbitration. The High Court appointed a sole arbitrator on 08.02.2019 and...

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Supreme Court Directs Comprehensive Accessibility Compliance for Persons with Disabilities in Public Spaces - Emphasizes Social Model of Disability and Two-Pronged Approach to Accessibility. The Court reaffirmed accessibility as a fundamental right and directed amendment of Rule 15 of the RPWD Rules to align with Section 40 of the RPWD Act....

This judgment arises from a writ petition filed in 2005 by Rajive Raturi, a visually challenged person, seeking directions to ensure meaningful access to public spaces for persons with disabilities. O...

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Filed by Customs Department in Customs Act Case — DRI Officers Held as Proper Officers. The Court overruled earlier decisions and upheld Section 28(11) of the Customs Act, 1962 as constitutionally valid, restoring the Department's power to issue show cause notices....

The Supreme Court, in a batch of petitions led by Review Petition No. 400 of 2021, considered the correctness of its earlier judgment in M/s Canon India Private Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs and the...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Child in Conflict with Law in POCSO Case — High Court's Revision Order Set Aside Due to Lack of Jurisdiction. The remedy against a Juvenile Justice Board order under Section 18(3) of the JJ Act is an appeal under Section 101(1) to the Court of Sessions, not a revision under CrPC....

The present appeal was filed by a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) against an order of the High Court which set aside an order of the Juvenile Justice Board and directed transfer of the case to the Ch...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Condonation of Delay by State in Filing Second Appeal — Emphasizes Need for Sufficient Cause and Due Diligence. The Court held that the State cannot claim any undue indulgence in matters of limitation and must act with due diligence; mere reference to COVID-19 is insufficient to condone inordinate delay of 1537 days....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Inder Singh against the order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh condoning the delay of 1537 days in filing the Second Appeal by the State of Madhya Prad...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Third-Party Shop Owners Challenging Demolition Order for Unauthorized Commercial Construction on Residential Plot. U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad's Demolition Order Upheld as High Court's Directions for Removal of Illegal Construction and Initiation of Criminal/Departmental Proceedings Are Affirmed....

The case involves appeals by third-party purchasers of commercial shops constructed on a residential plot originally allotted to Veer Singh by U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (the Housing Board) in 1986...

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Supreme Court Allows Municipal Corporation's Appeal Against High Court's Framing of Points for Determination in Eviction Proceedings Under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Pre-Determining Issues for Inquiry Officer in Summary Eviction Proceedings, Thereby Delaying Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants of Public Premises....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and others against the common judgment and order of the Bombay High Court dated 19 July 2022. The background ...

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Supreme Court Allows Urban Improvement Trust's Appeals in Land Acquisition Case — Acquisition Proceedings Upheld Despite Delay and Compensation Disputes. Notification under Section 52(1) of Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 Valid; Compensation Determined and Paid Lawfully....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the Urban Improvement Trust against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which had quashed the land acquisition proceedings. The dispute pertained to...

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Supreme Court Allows Restoration of Appeal Despite No Liberty Clause in Compromise Order — Restoration Held to be Statutory Right Under Order 23 Rule 3 CPC. The court held that a party cannot be deprived of the statutory right to seek restoration of an appeal after a compromise decree, even if the court's order expressly denies liberty to restore....

The appellant, Navratan Lal Sharma, filed a suit for declaration and injunction against respondents Radha Mohan Sharma and others, alleging forgery of power of attorney and sale deeds. The trial court...