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Supreme Court Allows Appeals by DISCOMs and Generating Companies in Electricity Tariff Dispute — Change in Law Compensation for Coal Shortfall Must Be Computed Based on Actual GCV and SHR as per PPAs....

The judgment involves two civil appeals concerning the determination of compensatory tariff for Change in Law events under long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) between distribution companies (DI...

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Supreme Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement Order of IRS Officer Due to Bias and Malice. Compulsory retirement under Rule 56(j) of Fundamental Rules, 1922, set aside as it was punitive, violated natural justice due to biased committee members, and disregarded clean service record....

The dispute involved an Indian Revenue Service officer challenging his compulsory retirement under Rule 56(j) of the Fundamental Rules, ordered three months before his superannuation. The appellant ha...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Market Committee Licence Dispute Over Auction Platform Allotment. Allotment of auction platform adjacent to shop not linked to shop ownership or licence under specific rules, and market committee's policy-based discretion upheld....

The dispute arose from the allotment of an auction platform in the Agricultural Produce Market, Chandigarh, involving the appellant, owner and licence holder of Shop No. 27, and respondent No. 5, a te...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Miscellaneous Application in PIL on Elephant Welfare, Extending High Powered Committee Jurisdiction Pan-India. Court Declined Clarification on Earlier Order, Instead Modified Committee Scope to Cover All States for Wild Animal Transfer and Rehabilitation Issues....

The dispute originated from a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Karnataka High Court, where the petitioner sought directions to restrict the transfer, sale, gift, or entrustment of wild an...

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Supreme Court Restores Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession and Circumstantial Evidence. The High Court's reversal was unjustified as the trial court's acquittal was not perverse, and the evidence failed to meet the stringent standards for circumstantial proof under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The appeal arose from a murder case where the appellant was charged under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The trial court had acquitted the appellant on 31 March 1987, but the High Court r...

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Supreme Court Declares Accused Juvenile and Quashes Death Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Age Determination Based on School Birth Certificate Prevails Over Ossification Test, Leading to Release After Over 5 Years Incarceration as Maximum Sentence for Juvenile Below 16 is 3 Years....

The Supreme Court heard appeals challenging the judgment and order dated 15.11.2018 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which affirmed the death sentence and conviction awarded by the Trial Court. The a...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Resolution Plan Approval Case, Overturning High Court's Dismissal. High Court Erred in Not Exercising Inherent Powers Under Section 151 CPC to Approve Plan Beneficial to Small Debenture Holders, Leading Supreme Court to Use Article 142 Powers for Approval....

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals challenging the Bombay High Court's order dated 16 December 2022, which dismissed an interim application filed by Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) under Se...