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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Municipal Mayor Reservation Dispute, Upholding State Notification for Backward Class Category. The Court Held That Rotation Policy Under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Rules Does Not Require All Categories to Get Representation in Each Corporation, as Reservation is Allocated Proportionately State-Wide....

The Supreme Court of India heard civil appeals challenging a High Court judgment that set aside a notification reserving the Office of Mayor in Dhule Municipal Corporation for the Backward Class categ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Panchayat Samiti Party Leadership Dispute Under Maharashtra Local Authorities Members Disqualification Act. District Collector's Approval of New Party Leader Upheld as Valid Based on Majority Resolution and Definition of Panchayat Samiti Party Under Section 2(l)....

The dispute arose from the removal of the appellant as Party Leader (Gatneta) of the INCPS Party, a Panchayat Samiti party formed by members elected on the Indian National Congress ticket in the 2017 ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order in Environmental Clearance Appeal Due to Failure to Independently Appraise Substantive Grounds. NGT's Delegation of Adjudicatory Function to Expert Committee Held Impermissible Under National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, Requiring Fresh Disposal....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Green Tribunal dated 8 June 2021 concerning environmental clearance granted on 5 January 2021 for expanding a refinery capacity in Gujarat. The appella...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order Restraining Arrest in Partnership Dispute Involving Allegations of Forgery and Cheating. High Court's Direction to Not Arrest First Respondent Till Next Hearing Was Set Aside as It Lacked Reasons and Involved Serious Criminal Offenses Under Sections 405, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 IPC....

The appeal arose from a judgment dated 31 March 2021 of a Single Judge of the High Court of Gujarat. The dispute originated from a partnership deed dated 10 October 2010 between the appellant and the ...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Harassment Case Conditional on Compensation Payment. Conviction under Section 498A IPC Upheld but Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served Based on Voluntary Compensation of Rs.3 Lakh to Victim and Children Under Reformative Criminal Jurisprudence Principles....

The dispute originated from allegations of dowry harassment and cruelty by the appellant against his second wife, respondent No.2, who claimed to be legally married to him according to Muslim customs ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeals in Murder and Arms Act Case, Acquitting Two Accused Due to Insufficient Evidence of Common Intention. Convictions of Two Accused Upheld Based on Cogent Eyewitness Testimony and Forensic Corroboration Under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 25 Arms Act, 1959....

The dispute arose from a murder case where four family members were convicted for offences under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959. T...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Land Grabbing Case Due to Application of Res Judicata. Prior Civil Court Decree Conclusively Determined Title and Possession, Barring Re-litigation Under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982....

The dispute originated from an application filed by the legal heirs of S.V. Srinivasulu Naidu under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, before the Special Court, Hyd...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by MSEDCL in Electricity Tariff Dispute Over Change in Law Due to Wildlife Notification. Held that the notification declaring buffer zone around Tadoba Tiger Reserve constituted a 'Change in Law' under PPAs, entitling APML to compensatory tariff for all four PPAs....

The present appeals arise from a dispute between Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), the appellant, and Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML), respondent No. 1, conce...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Brother-in-Law and Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Due to Absence of Specific Allegations. Vague and Omnibus Allegations Against Family Members of Husband Do Not Justify Taking Cognizance Under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Mirza Iqbal @ Golu (brother-in-law) and Shamima Bano alias Sammi (mother-in-law) against the order of the Allahabad High Court which had refused to quash ...