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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 Allows Appeals in SAFEMA Forfeiture Case — Notice to Convict Not Mandatory When Property Held by Relatives. The Court held that proceedings against relatives under Section 6 of SAFEMA are independent and do not require prior notice to the convict.

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against a Madras High Court judgment that had set aside forfeiture orders under the Smugglers and Foreign Exc...

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Supreme Court Quashes Temporary Status Grant to BSNL Casual Worker for Non-Compliance with 240-Day Eligibility Under 1989 Scheme. Tribunal and High Court Erred in Relying on Unverified Photocopies and Misreading Committee Report Without Recording Evidence.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) against the judgment of the Gauhati High Court, which had upheld the C...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Relinquishment Deed Executed by Karta in Joint Hindu Family Property Case. Relinquishment deed executed by eldest male member as Karta is valid and binding on minor coparceners, and suit for declaration filed beyond limitation period is barred.

The present appeal arises from a suit filed in 1994 by four younger sons of late M.C. Rudrappa seeking a declaration that a relinquishment deed dated ...

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Supreme Court Restores Acquittal in Police Murder Case: High Court's Reversal Set Aside Due to Lack of Proper Scrutiny of Evidence. The court held that the dying declaration was unreliable and the chance witnesses' testimony was contradictory, failing to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The case involves two accused, Mohan @ Srinivas @ Seena @ Tailor Seena and another, who were acquitted by the Sessions Court for the murder of a polic...

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Supreme Court Restores Bail to Accused in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Recovery and Inadmissibility of Confessional Statements. Court Holds That Confessional Statements Under Section 67 NDPS Act Are Inadmissible and That Absence of Contraband Recovery and Inconclusive Test Reports Weigh in Favor of Bail.

The Supreme Court dealt with two special leave petitions arising from a common judgment of the Madras High Court concerning bail under the Narcotic Dr...

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Supreme Court Allows Waiver of Six-Month Waiting Period Under Section 13B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act in Mutual Consent Divorce Case. Court Holds That Statutory Cooling Period Is Directory and Can Be Waived When Marriage Has Irretrievably Broken Down and Parties Have Been Separated for Over One Year.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had upheld the Family Court's refusal to waive the...

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Supreme Court Allows Housing Board Appeal in Consumer Dispute Over Cancellation of Registration — Limitation Bar Under Section 24A of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Applied. The Court held that the consumer complaint filed 11 years after cancellation was time-barred and the allottee was in default.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the Rajasthan Housing Board against the judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission...