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Supreme Court Upholds Importers' Rights in Customs Duty Dispute — Notification Issued Post-Entry Cannot Retrospectively Apply. Citing that the enhanced rate of duty could not apply retrospectively as the bills of entry were filed before the notification was issued....

The dispute arose from a notification issued by the Union Government on 16 February 2019, following a terrorist attack in Pulwama, which imposed an enhanced customs duty of 200% on goods imported from...

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Supreme Court Upholds Daughters' Coparcenary Rights Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Clarifies Prospective Application of Amendment. The court ruled that daughters are entitled to coparcenary rights only from the date of the Amendment Act, not retrospectively....

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, as amended by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, particularly concerning the rights of daughters...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellants' Claims in Mining Lease Dispute — Clarifies Legal Framework for Lease Extensions....

The case involved a dispute over mining leases in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, where the appellants challenged the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order prohibiting mining activities in ec...

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Supreme Court Upholds Deletion of NRI Quota in PG Medical Admissions in Rajasthan. Change in Seat Matrix by State Counselling Board Held Valid as Colleges Failed to Provide NRI Seat Details and No Candidate Had Vested Right to Specific Quota....

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of appeals arising from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which had set aside a Single Judge's order directing the retention of NRI quota in PG medical an...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Government's Decision to Demolish and Reconstruct Palarivattom Flyover Based on Expert Committee Report. High Court's Direction for Load Test Set Aside as Exceeding Judicial Review Under Article 14....

The case concerns the Palarivattom Flyover in Cochin, Kerala, constructed by M/s RDS Project Limited and inaugurated in October 2016. In March 2018, a consultancy agency reported distress and cracks, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds HPC Classification for Interim Bail During COVID-19 Pandemic — Reasonable Classification Permissible Under Article 14. The Court held that classification based on nature and severity of offence for interim bail during pandemic is valid and not discriminatory under Article 14 of the Constitution....

The petitioners, National Alliance for People’s Movements and others, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court challenging the decisions of the High Powered Committee (HPC) co...

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Supreme Court Allows Financial Creditor's Appeal for Transfer of Winding Up Proceedings to NCLT. The Court held that the proviso to Section 434(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 permits any party to apply for transfer, and the High Court's rejection based on compliance with Rule 24 and existence of a winding up order was erroneous....

The appeal arose from an order of the Company Court (High Court of Allahabad) refusing to transfer a winding up petition to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The winding up petition was origin...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Direction Restricting Homeopathy Practitioners to Immunity Boosters Only. Court Holds That AYUSH Guidelines Permit Symptom Management and Add-On Interventions for COVID-19, and Threat of Action Under Disaster Management Act Was Unwarranted....

The appeal arose from a Division Bench judgment of the Kerala High Court dated 21.08.2020 in Writ Petition (C) No.9459 of 2020. The writ petition was filed by respondent No.4, an advocate, seeking a m...