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Supreme Court Awards Compensation to Victims of Meerut Fire Tragedy Due to State and Organizer Negligence. State and Organizers Held Jointly and Severally Liable for Deaths and Injuries from Fire at Victoria Park Exhibition Due to Failure to Obtain Permissions and Ensure Fire Safety.

The Supreme Court dealt with a writ petition filed by victims of a fire tragedy that occurred on April 10, 2006, at Victoria Park, Meerut, during the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging DGP Appointment in Punjab, Upholds UPSC Selection Process. Appointment Valid as Empanelment Followed Supreme Court Directions in Prakash Singh Case and Draft Guidelines, with No Proven Bias or Arbitrariness.

The dispute arose from the appointment of Mr. Dinkar Gupta as Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) for Punjab in 2019, challenged by appe...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016. Petitioners Allege Rules Are Ultra Vires Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Violate Fundamental Rights.

The writ petitions arose from the notification of the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016, by the State Government o...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeal Against Discharge in POCSO Case. The Court Examines the Validity of the High Court's Order that Affirmed the Discharge of School Officials Accused of Failing to Report a Sexual Assault on a Minor.

This appeal arises from a Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 4772 of 2024, filed by the mother of an eight-year-old minor victim of sexual assault....

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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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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

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Supreme Court Examines Appeals Concerning Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Addressing Safety and Regulatory Measures Under Atomic Energy Act, 1962. The Court Deliberates on Balancing National Energy Policy with Public Apprehensions Stemming from Past Nuclear Incidents.

The case centers on appeals related to the establishment of a nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. The judgment begins by acknowledging th...

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Bombay High Court Dissents That Designated Court Under MCOC Act Cannot Order Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC Without Prior Sanction. Special Court Not a Magistrate and Section 23(1) Bar Overrides Private Complaint Procedure.

The Bombay High Court heard a batch of writ petitions involving a common legal question: whether a designated court under the Maharashtra Control of O...