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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Considers Maintainability of Quo Warranto Petition Challenging Appointment of CMD of MOIL Limited. Preliminary Objection Raised that Post is Not a 'Public Office' Requiring Exercise of Sovereign Functions.

The case arose from a writ petition filed by a trade union, MOIL Janshakti Mazdoor Sangh, challenging the appointment of respondent No.6 as Chairman-c...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Writ Petition Concerning Nursery Exemption in Land Acquisition for Dr. Shivarama Karanth Layout. Petitioner claims exemption under Government Order dated 01-01-1987 for nursery land acquired for layout formation.

Background: The case involves acquisition of land for the formation of a residential layout known as Dr. Shivarama Karanth Layout by the Bangalore Dev...

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"Supreme Court Clarifies Legislative Competence on Alcohol Regulation: Potable vs Industrial Alcohol" "A landmark judgment addressing the scope of State and Union powers on regulating alcohol under the Indian Constitution."

The Supreme Court of India revisited the legislative competence concerning the regulation of alcohol under the Constitution. The court examined whethe...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals by States of Karnataka and Kerala in Lottery Tax Dispute — State Legislatures Have Competence to Tax Lotteries Under Entry 62 List II. Regulatory Entry 40 List I Does Not Bar State Taxation of Lotteries Organised by Other States.

The Supreme Court considered appeals by the States of Karnataka and Kerala against judgments of their respective High Courts which had struck down sta...

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Supreme Court Partially Strikes Down FCRA Amendment Act 2020 — Ban on Transfer of Foreign Funds and Mandatory Aadhaar Held Unconstitutional. The court upheld the requirement of a single FCRA account at SBI New Delhi as a reasonable regulatory measure to prevent misuse of foreign funds.

The judgment deals with a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regu...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIRs Under Essential Commodities Act for Non-Essential Commodities. Wheat and Rice Seized by Rationing Authorities Held Not Covered Under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 or Control Orders.

The petitioners, including M/s. Ace International, Pankaj Pranjibhai Thakkar, and M/s. Metro International, filed three writ petitions challenging the...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeals Against High Court Quashing of Tax Assessment in Inter-State Gas Sale Dispute. State Imposed Tax on Sale of Natural Gas Extracted Under Production Sharing Contract, High Court Quashed Assessment and Directed Refund.

The Supreme Court of India heard a group of civil appeals filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court, Luckno...