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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Implementation of Justice B.N. Srikrishna Commission Recommendations on 1992-93 Mumbai Riots and Bomb Blasts. Court holds that recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry are not binding and cannot be enforced by mandamus unless accepted by the government, and that with passage of time, no further directions are warranted....

The petition was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking implementation of the recommendations of the Justice B.N. Srikrishna Commission, which was constituted under the Commissions of Inqu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Entry Tax on Industrial Townships — Industrial Townships Can Be Treated as 'Local Area' Under Entry 52 List II. Inclusion of industrial townships in definition of 'local area' for entry tax is constitutionally valid and does not violate Article 243-Q....

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals challenging the validity of entry tax levied on goods entering industrial townships under the Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999 and similar state enactments. T...

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Supreme Court Allows Appointment of Arbitrator in Shareholders' Dispute Despite Pending NCLT Proceedings and Prior Arbitral Award. The Court held that under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the court should not refuse appointment unless the dispute is ex facie non-arbitrable, and issues of arbitrability should be left to the arbitrator....

The appeal arose from the dismissal of an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by the Madras High Court. The appellants, VGP Marine Kingdom Pvt Ltd and another...

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Supreme Court Approves Compensation Scheme for Tribal Landowners in Coal Mining Acquisition - Mahanadi Coalfields Directed to Pay Compensation for Lands Acquired in 1987-1989. Market value determined as of 2010 survey date due to 28-year delay in compensation....

The case concerns the long-pending compensation claims of landowners, predominantly tribal communities, whose lands were acquired for coal mining by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) under the Coal Beari...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition for Inordinate Delay of 794 Days — Condonation Refused Due to Unsatisfactory Explanation. Delay of 794 days in filing review petition not condoned as explanation was unsatisfactory, leading to dismissal on limitation grounds....

The State of Gujarat and another petitioner filed a review petition before the Supreme Court against an order in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 33633 of 2017. The review petition was accompanied b...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Summoning Accused Under Section 319 CrPC — Evidence Insufficient to Show Complicity Beyond Prima Facie Case. Presence of Appellant in Hospital After Offence Committed in Hotel Does Not Make Him Accomplice; Power Under Section 319 CrPC Requires Strong and Cogent Evidence....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Naveen against the order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana which had set aside the trial court's rejection of an application under Section 319 CrPC ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Demonetization Policy Under RBI Act with Conditions on Judicial Review — Key Questions Addressed....

The judgment arose from a series of writ petitions challenging the demonetization policy implemented by the Central Government through Notification No. 3407(E) dated 8th November 2016, which declared ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Claim, Restoring Compensation Based on Income Tax Returns. Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports Held Reliable Evidence for Determining Loss of Income Under Section 168 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Overturning High Court's Use of Notional Income....

The Supreme Court heard a civil appeal arising from a motor vehicle accident claim. The deceased, a businessman aged above 31 years, died in a collision between his Lancer car and an Ambassador car on...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Banks in RTI Disclosure Challenge Due to Finality of Previous Judgment. Writ Petitions by Banks Against RBI's Directions Under Right to Information Act, 2005 Found Non-Maintainable as They Effectively Challenge Settled Judicial Decision in Reserve Bank of India vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry (2016) 3 SCC 525....

The Supreme Court of India, in a batch of writ petitions led by Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1159 of 2019, addressed challenges by various banks, including private banks, against the Reserve Bank of Indi...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Arbitration Case, Modifying Interest Award Due to Claimant's Delay and Unreasonable Rate. Arbitrator's Discretion Under Section 31(7)(a) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Must Be Exercised with Reasons, and Interest Cannot Be Awarded for Periods of Inaction, with Rate Reduced from 18% to 9% and 6%....

The dispute originated from a construction contract awarded in 1971 for building a road link, with completion delayed until 1977. The contractor, after receiving partial payments, raised claims in 198...