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Supreme Court Allows Steel Plant Operation Under Pollution Board Supervision Pending Environmental Clearance Compliance. The Court held that the High Court erred in discontinuing interim orders allowing operation under Board supervision, balancing environmental protection with livelihood concerns.

The case involves Electrosteel Steels Limited, which owns a 1.5 MTPA integrated steel plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, employing 3,000 regular and 7,000 co...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Criminal Cases Alleging Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Cause of Action Not Wholly Absent in Gurugram

The petitioner, Kaushik Chatterjee, was appointed as Group Chief Risk Officer-Executive Director of a non-banking finance company (the second responde...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Temple Land Dispute Over Alagar Hills Reserved Forest. The Court held that the notification under Section 25 of the Madras Forest Act, 1882 was valid and the temple failed to prove title over the forest area.

The dispute pertained to the ownership of Alagar Hills, a forest area in Tamil Nadu. The temple, Arulmighu Kallalagar Thirukoil, and its devotees file...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Confiscation of Truck Under UP Excise Act — Collector's Confiscation Power Not Exclusive When Criminal Trial Is Pending. Magistrate Retains Jurisdiction Over Seized Property Under CrPC When IPC Offences Are Also Involved.

The appellant, owner of a truck seized for transporting 154 cartons of illicit liquor along with a country-made pistol and live cartridges, challenged...

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Supreme Court Remands Mining Lease Dispute to High Court for Fresh Adjudication on Substantial Questions of Law. Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Immune from Challenge in Second Appeal if Based on No Evidence or Misreading of Evidence.

The Supreme Court of India heard three civil appeals filed by the State of Rajasthan and its authorities against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Co...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Direction to Release Seized Vehicles in Forest Offence Cases. Magistrate's Power Under Section 451 CrPC Not Ousted by Initiation of Confiscation Proceedings Under Section 52(3) of Indian Forest Act, 1927.

The Supreme Court considered appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against High Court orders directing the release of vehicles seized for illegal san...

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Supreme Court Acquits Forest Officer in Murder Case Due to Hostile Witnesses and Failure to Prove Incident Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Manner of Occurrence.

The appellant, Sukumaran, a Forest Range Officer, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dharmapuri, for offences under Sections 302 and 203 ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Forest Offence Case Due to Non-Production of Primary Evidence. Conviction under Sections 41 and 42 of Indian Forest Act, 1927 set aside as seized wood and vehicle not produced.

The appellants were apprehended with a vehicle carrying 22 logs of Khair wood without any authorization or permit. They were prosecuted under Section ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Private Forest Dispute — Land Under Cultivation Not a Private Forest Under KPF Act. High Court's Finding of Fact Based on Local Inspection Report Showing Cultivation with Cashew and Rubber Trees for Over 30 Years Upheld.

The State of Kerala and another appealed against the judgment of the Kerala High Court in M.F.A No. 1247 of 2000 dated 18.09.2007, which allowed the a...