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Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order Directing Reconsideration of SPCB Appointments, Holds NGT Exceeded Jurisdiction. State Governments Urged to Make Appointments with Due Care in Light of Article 48A and Environmental Principles....

Background: The case involved a batch of civil appeals filed before the Supreme Court against a judgment and order dated 24 August 2016 passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, Ne...

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Supreme Court Considers Validity of Transit Fee Levy on Forest Produce Under Section 41 of Indian Forest Act, 1927. High Court Judgments on Transit Fee Rules Challenged in Batch of Appeals from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh....

This batch of cases before the Supreme Court arose from multiple writ petitions challenging the levy of transit fee on forest produce imposed by the States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pr...

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Supreme Court Directs Clarification on Unnatural Deaths in Prisons in PIL on Prison Conditions; Custodial Violence and Dignity Under Article 21 Reiterated. Classification of Prison Deaths by NCRB as Natural or Unnatural Found Ambiguous and Requires Explanation....

The Supreme Court, in a public interest litigation regarding inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons, addressed the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners. The PIL was initiated after a letter from former ...

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Supreme Court Considers Whether an Ex Parte Decree that is Set Aside Later Qualifies as a Decree of Court of First Instance in Preemption Cases. The Court examined the impact of the Haryana amendment to Section 15 of the Punjab Preemption Act, 1913, which removed the preemption right of cosharers, on pending proceedings....

The case involved a dispute over preemption rights under the Punjab Preemption Act, 1913. The appellant, Vijay Singh, a cosharer, filed a suit for possession by preemption against respondent Shanti De...

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Supreme Court Hears State's Appeal Against Quashing of Acquisition of Part of Building Without Land Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court Held That Acquisition of a Portion of a Building Without Acquiring the Land Beneath It is Invalid....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against a common judgment of the High Court dated 10.3.2006 in two writ petitions filed by Reliance Industries Ltd. and Express Newspapers. The High Court had quashed...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeals on Forum for Trial in SEBI Act Cases — Retrospective Application of 2002 and 2014 Amendments Disputed. Court Considers Whether Change from Magistrate to Sessions Court and Subsequent Special Courts Affects Pre‑2002 Offences Still Pending....

This batch of appeals and petitions before the Supreme Court concerned the proper forum for trial of offences under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 following two successive amendm...

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Supreme Court Adjudicates Appeals in 1996 Rajasthan Bus Bomb Blast Case; Reiterates Importance of Fair Trial and Due Process. The Court Examines Whether Conviction of Accused No. 9 Dr. Abdul Hameed and Accused No. 12 Pappu @ Salim Complied with Constitutional Guarantees of Fair Trial and Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case arises from a devastating bomb blast that occurred on 22 May 1996 inside a Rajasthan Roadways bus near Samleti village while it was travelling from Agra to Bikaner. The explosion claimed the ...

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Supreme Court Hears Revenue's Challenge Against CESTAT Order Setting Aside Service Tax Demand on Oil Companies for CNG Sale. Dispute Concerns Classification of CNG Sale by BPCL and HPCL as Business Auxiliary Service under Section 65(19) of Finance Act, 1994....

The present civil appeals before the Supreme Court, filed by the Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai, under Section 35L(b) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, challenge a common order dated 04.06.2014 of...