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Presidential Reference Made to Supreme Court Seeks Advisory Opinion on Telecom Licences and Spectrum Allocation Policies. Reference Under Article 143(1) Recites Historical Grant of Licences from 1994 to 2008 Including First-Come-First-Served and Revenue Share Regimes.

Background: The President of India made a reference under Article 143(1) of the Constitution on 12.04.2012, seeking the advisory opinion of the Suprem...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Son Convicted of Murdering Mother Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC confirmed as chain of circumstances including motive, last seen, and recovery of weapon was complete and consistent with guilt.

The appellant, Suryakant J. Gawde, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Panaji, sitting at Ponda, Goa, for the murder of his mother, Smt. S...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Revocation of Environmental Clearance for Granite Quarrying Near Bannerghatta National Park. Environmental Clearance Restored as Eco-Sensitive Zone Notification dated 11.03.2020 Limits Mining Prohibition to Notified 100-Meter Zone, Not One-Kilometer Buffer.

The petitioner, owner of patta land in Herandyapanahalli Village, Kanakapura Taluk, was granted a work order on 14.01.2016 under Rule 32(1) of the Kar...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Assistant Registrar's Order in Co-operative Election Dispute for Lack of Jurisdiction. Petitioner's Candidature Rejection Upheld as Without Jurisdiction; Remedy Lies Before Co-operative Tribunal Under Section 70(2) of Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959.

The petitioner, Sri S. Shivkumar, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at ...

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Supreme Court Modifies High Powered Committee Recommendations in Chardham Highway Project Case to Balance Development and Environmental Protection. The court held that widening of highways in ecologically sensitive Himalayan region must be subject to strict environmental safeguards and monitoring.

The case concerns the Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, a project by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to widen approximately 900 km of nat...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Judgment That Struck Down Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance Notifications Under Environment (Protection) Act. Review Petition Seeks Recall Citing Overlooked Binding Precedents.

Background: The present matter is a review petition arising from the Supreme Court's judgment in Vanashakti v. Union of India, dated 16 May 2025, whic...

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Supreme Court Recognizes Menstrual Hygiene as Integral to Right to Education and Dignity. Court Emphasizes State's Obligation to Provide Free Sanitary Pads and Separate Toilets in Schools Under Articles 14, 21, and 21A.

The writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed by a social worker seeking judicial intervention to address the widespread lack of me...