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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Upholds Eminent Domain Rights. The acquisition was justified as it served a genuine public purpose despite the timing of the proceedings....

The dispute arose from the State of Andhra Pradesh's appeal against a High Court judgment that quashed the acquisition of a school building owned by the respondent. The State had been a tenant of the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Orissa Administrative Tribunal's Order on Promotion Eligibility. The amendments allowing all grades of Industries Promotion Officers to be eligible for promotion were upheld as lawful and non-discriminatory....

The appeal was filed against the Order dated 26.8.1996 of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal, which rejected the claim of the appellants to quash amendments made in 1991 regarding promotion eligibilit...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Pollution Control Board Against Quashing of Charges. The court ruled that notifications declaring an area as Air Pollution Control Area are valid even without prescribed rules....

The case involved an appeal by the Orissa State (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Board against a judgment of the Orissa High Court that quashed charges against M/s Orient Paper Mills for violatin...

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Supreme Court Upholds University Admission Policy on Reservations — Clarifies Limits on Reservation Percentages....

The dispute arose from the A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974, concerning the reservation of seats for local and non-local candidates in educational institutions in A...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislation on Higher Education — Legislative Competence Affirmed. The Court found that the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988, was valid as it did not infringe upon the legislative powers of Parliament under Entry 66 of List I....

The dispute arose regarding the legislative competence of the State of Andhra Pradesh to enact the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988, following a judgment by the Andhra Prades...

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Supreme Court Upholds Government's Authority to Charge Supervision Fees Under Prohibition Act — Retrospective Charges Quashed....

The dispute arose from appeals against the Bombay High Court's judgment regarding the authority of the State of Maharashtra to charge supervision fees from liquor licensees under the Bombay Prohibitio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Seniority Determination in Haryana Judicial Service Recruitment Case — Merit-Based Seniority Affirmed....

The dispute arose regarding the criteria for determining inter se seniority among officers of the Haryana Judicial Service. The appellant, Bimlesh Tanwar, contested the seniority determination made by...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of President of Industrial Court — Validates Nomination Process. The court ruled that the President can be appointed by nomination and is not limited to current Members of the Industrial Court under Section 10 of the B.I.R. Act....

The case involved the legality of the appointment of Shri N.A. Acharya as the President of the Industrial Court at Ahmedabad, which was challenged by various trade unions and associations. The appoint...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court Ruling on Disciplinary Proceedings. The court upheld the High Court's finding that the disciplinary proceedings were biased and violated natural justice principles under the Border Security Force Act, 1968....

The dispute arose from disciplinary proceedings initiated against a Deputy Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF) for allegedly accepting illegal gratification for recruitment. The respondent w...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubts on Prosecution Evidence. Serious Discrepancies in Time of Incident and Eyewitness Credibility Led to Acquittal under Sections 302 and 149 of IPC....

The case involved an appeal by the appellant against a conviction for murder. The appellant, along with four others, was charged with the murder of Ram Briksha on 18.6.1979. The Sessions Court convict...