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Supreme Court Directs SEBI to Liquidate Attached Assets and Refund Investors in Collective Investment Scheme Case — Court Emphasizes Need for Time-Bound Disposal and Coordination Between Authorities...

The petitioners, who are husband, wife, and their son, were founder-directors of Sai Prasad Properties Ltd and other companies in the Sai Group. They filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Cons...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute Over Compromise Decree Validity — Oral Statements Not Sufficient to Transfer Ownership Under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC. Sale Deed Executed During Pendency of Appeal Remains Valid and Not Affected by Subsequent Dismissal of Suit....

The case involves a property dispute arising from two rounds of litigation. In the first round, Mansha Ram and others (plaintiffs) filed a suit for declaration and permanent injunction against Julfi R...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against NPPA Demand for Overcharged Drug Prices. Appellant Held Liable as Distributor Under Paragraph 13 of DPCO 1995 Despite Claim of Being Only a Dealer....

The appellant, a pharmaceutical company, challenged demand notices issued by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 (DPCO), seeking recovery o...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Bid in Mining Lease e-Auction, Orders Fresh Auction and Penalty. Supreme Court finds error in 140.10% bid to be a genuine mistake, mandates a fresh e-auction while imposing a Rs 3 crore penalty on appellant for lack of due care....

Granted leave to appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Orissa, which dismissed the writ petition of the appellant who had mistakenly placed an exorbitant bid in an e-auction for a mining le...

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Supreme Court Enhances Sentence in Bigamy Case Under Section 494 IPC — Emphasizes Proportionality in Sentencing and Rejects Fleabite Punishment. The Court held that inadequate sentences undermine public confidence and ordered one year rigorous imprisonment for the accused....

The appellant, the husband, filed a private complaint under Section 200 CrPC against his wife (accused No.1) and her second husband (accused No.2) for committing bigamy under Section 494 IPC, alleging...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Arrest Under PML Act — Validity of Arrest Under Section 19 PML Act Must Be Examined by Trial Court at Remand Stage...

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (DoE) under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PML Act). The arre...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Foreigners Tribunal Declaration in Assam Nationality Case — Emphasizes Right to Hearing and Burden of Proof Under Section 9 of Foreigners Act, 1946. The Court set aside the ex-parte order of the Tribunal and remanded the matter for fresh consideration, holding that the appellant was not given a fair opportunity to be heard....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the Gauhati High Court's dismissal of a writ petition challenging the Foreigners Tribunal's declaration that the appellant is a foreigner under the Forei...

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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Muslim Divorcee Maintenance Case — Section 125 CrPC Remedy Not Barred by Muslim Women Act. The Court held that a divorced Muslim woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC despite the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, as the latter does not expressly or impliedly bar the secular remedy....

The appeal arose from an order of the High Court of Telangana which reduced interim maintenance payable by the appellant-husband to the respondent-wife from INR 20,000 to INR 10,000 per month. The par...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Suit Under Article 131 for Lack of Cause of Action and Suppression of Material Facts. The suit challenging the validity of notifications under the DSPE Act was held not maintainable as the dispute was not between the State and the Union but between the State and its own officers....

The State of West Bengal filed a suit under Article 131 of the Constitution of India against the Union of India, challenging the validity of notifications issued under the Delhi Special Police Establi...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Case — Blue Zone Classification Not Proved by State. Market Value Determined at Rs. 100 per sq. ft. Based on Comparable Awards for Similar Lands Acquired for Same Purpose Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case pertains to the acquisition of land owned by the appellant, Kazi Akiloddin, for the construction of a flood protection wall in Akola, Maharashtra. The land, measuring 1 hectare and 1700 sq. m...