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Supreme Court Addresses Media Reporting and Judicial Accountability in Election Context — Court emphasizes the importance of open court proceedings and media's role in judicial transparency. Media's right to report on judicial proceedings is protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution....

The case arose from a Special Leave Petition filed by the Election Commission of India (EC) against an order of the Madras High Court concerning COVID-19 protocols during elections. The High Court had...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Compensation Awarded to Plaintiff. The High Court's modification of the decree for specific performance was justified as the contract became impossible due to land acquisition....

The dispute arose from an agreement to sell land executed on 9.3.2010 for Rs. 32 lakhs, where the plaintiff paid Rs. 31,50,000. The sale deed was to be executed on 8.7.2010, but the defendant failed t...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Electricity Board Against Reduction of Load Request — Upholds Consumer Rights. The court found that the application for reduction of load was valid under the initial agreement and the relevant regulations....

The dispute arose between the Jharkhand State Electricity Board and a small scale industry regarding the reduction of sanctioned electricity load. The respondent had a sanctioned load of 4000 KVA, whi...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision on Reservation in Selection Process — Clarifies Horizontal Reservation Principles....

The Supreme Court addressed appeals challenging the High Court's judgment regarding the selection process for Assistant Professors by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC). The controve...

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Supreme Court Upholds Writ Appeal in Tender Process Case — Ensures Wider Participation in Public Procurement. Citing the need for generic specifications to promote competition, the court emphasized the importance of transparency in public procurement under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tender Act, 1998....

The dispute arose from a tender process initiated by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the supply of polyester-based hologram excise labels. The appellant, Uflex Ltd., was alleged to have benefited fro...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Teacher's Appointment — Upholds Termination Based on Tribunal's Directions. The termination of Respondent No. 1 was found justified under the binding order of the Tribunal, necessitating compliance by the Appellants....

The dispute arose from the termination of Respondent No. 1's service as a primary school teacher by the State of Odisha, following a Tribunal's order that directed the appointment of Respondent No. 2....

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Supreme Court Upholds Government's Implementation of MACPS from 2008, Not 2006 — Clarifies Financial Upgradation Policy. The Court ruled that the MACPS should be implemented from 01.09.2008 as per the Government resolution, rejecting claims for retroactive application from 01.01.2006....

The Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) should be implemented for civilian employees of the Central Government from 01.01.2006 or 01....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal on Income Tax Deduction Under Section 80-IA — Clarifies Scope of Deduction Against Gross Total Income....

The dispute arose from the assessment of M/s. Reliance Energy Ltd. regarding the deduction under Section 80-IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2002-03. The Assessing Officer had re...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Miscellaneous Applications for Recall of Judgment in RTI Disclosure Case — Upholds Transparency Obligations of RBI. The court found that the applications for recall were essentially requests for review and not maintainable under the existing legal framework....

The dispute arose from the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) refusal to disclose information requested under the Right to Information Act, 2005, citing exemptions. The Supreme Court, in a previous judgmen...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeals Against Conviction for Murder and Assault. The court upheld the conviction based on credible eyewitness testimony and established common intention among the accused....

The case involved three appellants accused of murder and assault in connection with an incident that occurred on November 10, 2006, in Keshod, Gujarat. The appellants were convicted under various sect...