Search Results for "state legislature power"

4852 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 4852 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court Examines Whether Minister Can Drop Land Acquisition After Award and Dismissal of Landowner’s Challenge. Matter Concerns Section 48 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Power of Acquiring Authority to Object.

The petitioner, City & Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), acting as the New Town's Development Authority under the Maharashtra Regional & Tow...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Restores Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act Despite Victim's Consent and Cohabitation. Consent of a Minor Is Irrelevant for Offences Under the POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC, and the High Court Exceeded Its Jurisdiction by Acquitting Based on Such Consent.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a suo motu writ petition and a criminal appeal arising from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court. The backgroun...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Girl, Dismisses Appeal. Verdict Affirms Trial Court's Death Penalty for Offences Under IPC Sections 302 and 376(2)(f) Based on Circumstantial Evidence.

The confirmation case and criminal appeal arose from the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. The victim was the daughter of PW-1 Sharda, ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Removal of Municipal Councillors and Appointment of Administrator. Petitioners Allege Violation of Natural Justice and Non-Compliance with Section 41 of Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 in Removal Orders.

The matter comprised two writ petitions. W.P. No. 101601/2025 was filed by elected councillors of Gadag-Betageri City Municipal Council challenging th...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Letters Patent Appeals by Landowners Challenging Slum Dwellers' Protection Under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act. Competent Authority's Classification of Structures as Slums and Occupants' Eligibility Upheld, Affirming Tribunal's Orders.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay heard nine Letters Patent Appeals (LPA Nos. 107 to 116 of 1996) involving common questions of law and fact. The...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Pronounces Order in Writ Petition No.24266 of 2021 Challenging Criminal Proceedings Against Pontiff. Court Considered Whether Delay, Cognizance Validity, and Non-Application of Mind Vitiate Proceedings Under Section 204 Cr.P.C.

The writ petition was filed by the pontiff of Shree Samsthana Gokarna Shree Ramachandrapura Math seeking to quash criminal proceedings in C.C.No.26533...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Sugar Mills' Challenge to Cess Notification on Sugarcane. State Notification Under Section 3 of Maharashtra Agricultural Produce (Development and Regulation) Act, 1965 Held Ultra Vires Due to Repugnancy with Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 Under Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

The petitioners, seven sugar mills in Maharashtra, challenged a Government notification dated 22.3.2018 issued under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Agri...