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Supreme Court Directs Protection of Sacred Groves/Orans in Rajasthan as Deemed Forests Under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Recognizes Ecological and Cultural Significance of Community-Conserved Forests and Balances Community Rights with Conservation Goals.

The Supreme Court of India was hearing an interlocutory application in the ongoing T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India writ petition, which ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Supreme Court Affirms Interim Maintenance for Wife and Son in Matrimonial Dispute. Court Frames Guidelines on Maintenance Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Other Enactments to Ensure Uniformity and Consistency.

The case arises from an application for interim maintenance filed by the wife and minor son under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The wife left the matrimonial ho...

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Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Decree Declaring Plaintiffs' Ownership of 3/4th Share in Suit Property. Agreements Executed by Co-Owners Held Not Binding on Plaintiffs' Undivided Share Under Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

The appeal arises from a judgment and order dated 21 August 2003 passed by the Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Pune, in Special Civil Suit No.2107 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Scheduled Tribe Validation Certificate Due to Inconsistent Caste Records. Petitioner failed to prove she belongs to Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe as her grandfather's birth certificate showed 'Son Koli' and other relatives were recorded as 'Koli' or 'Hindu'.

The petitioner, Kum. Shweta Kesarinath Shivdikar, claimed to be a member of the Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe and obtained a tribe certificate, which w...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Retired Assistant Conservator of Forests Challenging Invalidation of Caste Certificate as 'Rajput Bhamta' - Committee's Order Set Aside for Non-Compliance with Natural Justice and Lack of Proper Inquiry

The petitioner, a retired Assistant Conservator of Forests, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Caste Verification Committee, Pune, whi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Certificate Invalidation Order Due to Violation of Natural Justice — Caste Scrutiny Committee's Reliance on Unconfronted Documents Renders Order Unsustainable

The petitioner, Smt. Shantidevi Kamaleshkumar Yadav, challenged an order dated 21st November 2003 passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee which invalid...