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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order Directing Confirmation of Auction Sale Under Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act, 1976. High Court's Intervention Justified as Financial Commissioner's Order Based on Conjectures Without Material Evidence Under Rule 8 of the Rules 1976.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated 13 August 2008, which set aside an ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Government Notification Granting Scheduled Tribe Status to Lohar Community as Unconstitutional - State Lacks Authority Under Article 342 of Constitution to Specify Scheduled Tribes, Causing Violation of Fundamental Rights Under Articles 14 and 21.

The dispute involved a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by four petitioners challenging a notification issued by the Governmen...

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Supreme Court Upholds Licensing Conditions on Orchestra Bars Under Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. Gender-Based Numerical Restrictions on Performers Held Valid as Reasonable Restrictions in Public Interest Under Article 19(6) of the Constitution.

The appeals arose from a judgment of the High Court of Bombay that upheld conditions imposed by the Commissioner of Police, Brihan Mumbai, on orchestr...

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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 Appeal in Mediclaim Policy Renewal Dispute — Insurer Must Disclose Material Changes in Coverage at Renewal. Renewal of Insurance Policy is Not a Fresh Contract; Insurer Owed Duty to Inform Insured of Restrictive Terms Under Principle of Utmost Good Faith.

The appellants, Jacob Punnen and his wife, held a Mediclaim policy with United India Insurance Co. Ltd. since 1982, renewed annually. In March 2008, t...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Seniority Dispute, Quashing High Court Division Bench Judgment. Seniority lists prepared based on date of dispatch of select lists were held arbitrary and contrary to Rule 5 of Uttar Pradesh Government Servants Seniority Rules, 1991, requiring fresh merit-based list.

The dispute arose from seniority lists dated 05.09.2006 and 05.03.2010 for Junior Engineers in the Department of Minor Irrigation, Uttar Pradesh, invo...