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Supreme Court Examines Bona Fides of Insolvency Proceedings by Telecom Service Providers to Avoid AGR Dues. The Court held that AGR dues are final and no fresh disputes can be raised, and directed examination of whether insolvency proceedings under IBC are a subterfuge.

The Supreme Court was hearing applications in the ongoing AGR dues matter, where the Union of India sought extension of time for payment. The Court ha...

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Supreme Court Upholds Government Orders on Full Wage Payment During Lockdown Under Disaster Management Act. Employers Must Pay Full Wages to Workers During COVID-19 Lockdown Period, Section 10(2)(l) of Disaster Management Act, 2005 Valid.

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of writ petitions filed by employers and employers' associations challenging the constitutional validity of o...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against High Court Order Protecting Open Spaces in JVPD Scheme. Layout Reservation of 1967 Prevails Over Development Plan of 1999 Under DCR.

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against the Bombay High Court judgment that declared two plots in JVPD Scheme, Mumbai, as mandatory open spaces an...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Municipal Corporation in Solid Waste Project Injunction Case — Environmental Claims Lacked Scientific Evidence. Court Restores Trial Court's Dismissal of Suit, Holding That Civil Courts Cannot Restrain Statutory Projects Based on Unsubstantiated Apprehensions.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad against the judgment of the Bombay High Court which had affirmed the decree of perman...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Policy Decision on Management of Medical College. Court Refuses to Interfere with State's Hybrid Model of Running Medical College Through Society.

The appellant, Dr. Ashok Sinha, filed a public interest litigation before the High Court of Tripura challenging the admission procedure and fees charg...

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Supreme Court Allows Whistleblower to Seek Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Share Market Dispute. Appellant Granted Liberty to File Quashing Petitions Based on Sting Operation and Police Reports Revealing False Cases.

The appellant, Manohar M. Galani, was involved in a firm run by his sister. One Kishore K. Keswani invested through the firm and suffered losses due t...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Directing CBI Investigation into Transfer of Deity Property in Public Interest Litigation. High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Entertaining Dispute Lacking Public Element and Ordering Investigation Without Prima Facie Material.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the High Court of Jharkhand's order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the tran...