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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Detention Order Under Bihar Control of Crimes Act. The Court held that the District Magistrate had the authority to issue the detention order within the stipulated time frame, and the appellant's challenge did not meet the criteria for pre-execution interference....

The case involved an appeal by Hare Ram Pandey against a detention order issued under the Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981. The appellant had previously challenged the order in the Patna High Court, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Daughters' Rights to Ancestral Property Gifted by Father — Validity of Settlement Deed Affirmed....

The dispute arose from a settlement deed executed by the respondent in favor of his daughters, the appellants, which was later contested by the respondent. The appellants claimed that the respondent h...

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Supreme Court Upholds Promotion Rules for Assistant Engineers in Public Works Department — Clarifies Eligibility Criteria....

The case involved appeals against a judgment of the Madras High Court regarding the promotion of Assistant Engineers in the Public Works Department of Pondicherry. The Recruitment Rules stipulated tha...

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Supreme Court Upholds Prosecution of Public Servant in Corruption Case — Sanction Not Required for Certain Offences....

The case involved two appeals concerning the prosecution of a public servant for alleged corruption and related offences. The Himachal Pradesh High Court had previously ruled that the absence of requi...

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Supreme Court Declares Cess on Electricity Production Ultra Vires Due to Legislative Incompetence. The amendment imposing a cess on electricity production was found to be beyond the legislative competence of the State under the Constitution....

The case involved a challenge to the constitutional validity of an amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Upkar Adhiniyam, 1981, which imposed a cess on the production of electricity by captive power produce...

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Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Narcotics Case Due to Seriousness of Offence. High Court's Leniency Misguided as Drug Trafficking Requires Stringent Punishment Under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985....

The case involved an appeal by the Union of India against a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court that reduced the sentence of Kuldeep Singh, who was convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

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Supreme Court Allows Adoption of Indian Child by Foreign Nationals with Conditions. The court ruled that guidelines for adoption do not apply when biological parents consent to the adoption, emphasizing the rights of parents to decide on their child's adoption....

The case involved a petition for the adoption of Baby Alka Singh by two Italian nationals, who had known her father, Sumer Singh Yadav, a taxi driver, for 20 years. After Sumer Singh's death, the resp...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute Due to Coercion. Coercion Established in Acceptance of Compensation Invalidates Limitation Claims Under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of land in Gadpur, Orissa, by the State Government for an industrial complex. The petitioner, Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, and the S...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Authority on Clemency Powers Under Article 161 — Clarifies Jurisdictional Limits. The court ruled that the Governor's clemency powers do not extend to prisoners convicted outside the State....

The case involved two appeals concerning the interpretation of Article 161 of the Constitution of India, specifically regarding the Governor's clemency powers. The appeals arose from writ petitions fi...

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Supreme Court Quashes NHRC Order on Illegal Detention Case — Jurisdictional Bar Established. The NHRC exceeded its jurisdiction by reopening a complaint of illegal detention after one year, violating the statutory limitation imposed by Section 36(2) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993....

The case involved a writ petition filed by N.C. Dhoundial against the Union of India and others, questioning the NHRC's order regarding the alleged illegal detention of A.K. Sinha by CBI officials. Th...