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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Discharge in Corruption Case — No Ground to Interfere with Concurrent Findings. Prima Facie Case Exists Under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 and Sections 471/477A/120-B IPC.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Susanta Kumar Dalei against the judgment of the Orissa High Court which had dismissed his discharge ap...

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Supreme Court of India Upholds Forest Rights and Environmental Protection Principles. Telangana Government's Efforts to Reclaim Forest Land Fail as Apex Court Reinforces Importance of Environmental Conservation.

The Supreme Court of India in its 2024 judgment reinforced the environmental protection ethos embedded in the Indian Constitution, addressing the chal...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Rule 8(1)(a) of Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 as Ultra Vires Section 10A(2)(c) of MMDR Act. Rule restricting transfer of mining leases to minerals not specified in First Schedule held inconsistent with parent Act.

The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions challenging the validity of Rule 8(1)(a) of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy M...

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Bombay High Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Tiger Poaching Case Under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 — Accused Found to Be Financier and Key Link in Transnational Wildlife Trafficking.

The State of Maharashtra (Forest Department) filed an application under Section 439(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 seeking cancellation of ba...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Forest Offence Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Illicit Felling Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Confessional Statements and Seizure Panchanama Found Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 26(i)(d),(f),(g) of Indian Forest Act, 1927.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 31/07/2000 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Katol in Summary Cas...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Charge-Sheet Against Forest Officers in Abetment of Suicide Case — No Proximate Link Between Alleged Acts and Suicide. Suicide Note Did Not Name Petitioners; Allegations of Harassment Vague and Unsubstantiated, Not Attracting Section 306 IPC.

The petitioners, Deepak Prabhakarrao Chondekar, Rajendra Madhukar Tongo, and Sopan Marotirao Potulwar, were forest officers serving in Pandharkawda, D...