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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Tender Cancellation in Public Procurement Case — State's Decision to Cancel Tender Upheld as Not Arbitrary Under Article 14 of the Constitution.

The appeal arose from a High Court order dismissing a writ petition challenging the cancellation of a tender by the State. The appellant, a bidder, co...

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Bombay High Court Delivers Oral Judgment on Quashing of FIR in EPF Dues Under-Assessment Case — Court Examines Scope of Power Under Article 226 and Section 482 CrPC, Citing R.P. Kapur and Bhajan Lal Precedents

The petitioner, a Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, had passed an assessment order under Section 7A of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscella...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs Municipal Council to Comply with Earlier Order and Award Compensation for Demolition of Property Without Notice. Writ of Mandamus Issued to Consider Representation for Compensation Under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Sri. Karan Singh S. Rajpurohith, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of manda...

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Bombay High Court Allows PIL Challenging Illegal Construction by Builder with Political Connections. Court Quashes Regularisation Orders and Directs Demolition of Unauthorised Structures in Old Goa.

The petitioner, an advocate, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the construction of buildings by Respo...

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Supreme Court Lays Down Pan-India Guidelines Against Demolition of Properties of Accused Without Due Process. Executive Cannot Use Demolition as Punishment for Crime; Right to Shelter Protected Under Article 21.

This batch of writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India raised a grievance that residential and commercial properties of persons ac...

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Supreme Court Holds Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Enforceable, Issues Directions on Minimum Turnover Clauses. The Court ruled that the Procurement Order 2012 has force of law and that minimum turnover clauses must be proportionate, directing effective implementation of the 25% procurement mandate.

The petitioner, a Micro Enterprise and its founder, challenged the legality of minimum turnover clauses in government tenders that prevented their par...

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Supreme Court Directs Deeper SIT Probe and Enforces State Compliance in Jojari River Contamination Case. Court Flags Systemic Regulatory Failures and Orders Invocation of Graver Penal Provisions Under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of alarming environmental contamination in the Jojari River and other water bodies in Rajasthan, reportedly...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arrest in Hoarding Collapse Case — Arrest Held Valid Under Section 41 CrPC. Court finds no violation of D.K. Basu guidelines as grounds of arrest were communicated in writing and arrest memo was served.

The case arises from a catastrophic incident on 13/05/2024 when a large hoarding (64x50 meters, 120 ft high) collapsed on a petrol pump in Mumbai duri...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...