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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Landowners’ Challenge to Land Acquisition Award and Corrigendum After 31 Years Due to Invalid Inclusion. Corrigendum Issued Without Statutory Power to Modify Final Award Beyond Reasonable Time Declared Void, and Award Excluding Landowners’ Land Not Binding.

The petitioners, legal heirs of the original landowner Late Ahamad Izzat Mohammed Hasham Dada, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitu...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Trust's Challenge to Land Acquisition for Market Yard Due to Delay and Laches. Challenge to Preliminary Notification Under Section 4(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Filed After Over a Year Held Not Maintainable.

The Jamnalal Bajaj Seva Trust filed two writ petitions challenging the acquisition of its land by the State of Karnataka for the benefit of the Agricu...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Directs Shifting of Date for Determining Market Value Due to Inordinate Delay. Compensation to be Determined as on Date of Award Instead of Preliminary Notification Under Section 28 of KIAD Act, 1966.

The appellants, Bernard Francis Joseph Vaz and others, purchased residential sites in Gottigere Village, Bengaluru between 1995 and 1997. On 3rd April...

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"Supreme Court of India Resolves Complexities in Taxation of Mineral Rights" "Judgment Clarifies Legislative Powers and the Nature of Royalty in Mining Sector"

The Supreme Court of India addressed a significant dispute regarding the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States, specific...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Copyright Infringement Claim Against Film 'Umeed' — No Substantial Similarity Found. Court holds that ideas and themes are not copyrightable under the Copyright Act, 1957, and that the plaintiff failed to establish access or copying.

The plaintiff, Shivani Tibrewala, a writer/director, filed a suit alleging copyright infringement by the defendants, Rajat Mukherjee and others, in re...

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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 Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Defence Land Claim Over Leasehold Property. Petitioner's Title Not Established Against Union of India's Claim of Ownership Over Land Leased to Colaba Land & Mill Company.

The petitioner, TCI Industries Limited, claimed to be a lessee of land admeasuring 10.264 acres in Colaba, Mumbai, by virtue of an Indenture of Assign...

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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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Supreme Court Examines Vires of Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 Amidst Concerns Over Judicial Independence. Petitioners Argue That Provisions on Appointment, Tenure, and Removal of Tribunal Members Undermine the Constitutional Balance of Power.

The judgment involves a batch of writ petitions challenging the vires of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021. The petitioners, led by the Madras Bar Assoc...