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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Tender Cancellation Case — Violation of Natural Justice as Contractor Not Heard Before Termination of Contract. The Court Held That Principles of Natural Justice Require a Hearing Before Cancelling a Contract Awarded Through Tender, Even If Financial Irregularities Are Alleged....

The case involves appeals by the State of Uttar Pradesh against a High Court judgment that set aside the cancellation of a contract awarded to Sudhir Kumar Singh by the U.P. State Warehousing Corporat...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case: Reversal of Acquittal by High Court Sustained. Commercial Quantity of Charas Recovered from Appellants; Complainant as Investigating Officer Not Per Se Biased....

The case pertains to the conviction of Rajesh Dhiman and Gulshan Rana under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for possession of 3 kg 100 gms of charas, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Illegal Denial of Admission but Modifies Relief: Directs College to Pay Compensation Instead of Creating Additional Seat. The Court held that creating an additional seat beyond sanctioned intake is impermissible, and compensation is an appropriate remedy for illegal denial of admission in PG medical courses....

The case involves a dispute over admission to the first year Post-Graduate Medical Specialty course of MS (General Surgery) for the academic year 2020-2021. The respondent, Mothukuru Sriyah Koumudi, p...

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Supreme Court Quashes Indefinite Blacklisting Order for Misbranded Veterinary Medicine — Show Cause Notice Lacked Specific Warning of Blacklisting and Appellant Was Not the Direct Supplier. The Court held that an indefinite blacklisting order without proper notice and without the appellant being a direct supplier is void ab initio and cannot be sustained....

The appellant, Vetindia Pharmaceuticals Limited, a licensed drug manufacturer, was blacklisted indefinitely by the State of Uttar Pradesh on 08.09.2009 for allegedly supplying misbranded veterinary me...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Sacrilege Cases, Holding Fair Trial Possible in Punjab. Apprehensions of Bias Not Supported by Credible Material; State Assures Security....

The Supreme Court dismissed six transfer petitions filed under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking transfer of criminal trials from courts in Bhatinda, Moga, and Faridkot dist...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Quashing of Wildlife Offence Proceedings — Turtle Species Not Listed in Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act. High Court Correctly Quashed Proceedings Under Section 482 CrPC as Seized Turtle (Indian Flap Shell) Was Not a Protected Species Under Schedule I Part II of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972....

The case arose from the seizure of a turtle from the respondent, Titty alias George Kurian, on 25 July 2016 by forest officials. The turtle was sent to a Veterinary Surgeon who identified it as Indian...

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Supreme Court Allows Transfer of Writ Petitions Challenging ICAI Guidelines on Tax Audit Assignments to Avoid Multiplicity of Proceedings. The Court Held That the Issue Involves a Question of Law of General Public Importance Under Article 139-A(1) of the Constitution....

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) filed transfer petitions under Article 139-A(1) of the Constitution read with Order XL Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, seeking to transf...

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Supreme Court Dismisses SLP Against High Court Order Rejecting Election Petition for Incurable Defects and Disqualification Under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court held that defects in verification and prayer are incurable under Section 86(1) and that disqualification continues despite suspension of sentence....

The petitioner, Saritha S. Nair, filed her nomination as an independent candidate for the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency in the April-May 2019 elections. Her nomination was rejected by the Returning...