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Bombay High Court Quashes Revisional Order Allowing Liquor Licence in Village Where Women's Gramsabha Resolution Banned Liquor — Held That Gramsabha Resolution Under Section 138 of Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 Must Be Given Due Weight and Cannot Be Ignored by Revisional Authority.

The petitioners, residents of Village Chas (kaman), Taluka Khed, Dist. Pune, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of I...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Prosecution for Export of Antiquities — Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred by Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Held that the Customs Act, 1962 applies alongside the Antiquities Act, and prosecution under Sections 132 and 135 is maintainable.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Delhi High Court upholding the discharge of the respondent, Sharad Gandhi, from offences under Sections 132 an...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind. Preventive Detention Order Set Aside as Detaining Authority Failed to Consider Bail Status of Detenu.

The petitioner, Suryakant @ Mukesh Laxman Dhotre, was detained under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Dru...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Rape Case, Holds Offences Under Sections 376, 504, 506 IPC Form Same Transaction for Joint Trial Under Section 220 CrPC. The Court set aside the discharge of the accused for lack of territorial jurisdiction and directed trial for all offences together.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order upholding the discharge of the accused-respondent No. 2 for the offence under Secti...

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Supreme Court Quashes Cognizance in Bihar Excise Case — Private Vehicle Not a Public Place Under Section 53(a) of Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016. Consumption of liquor in a private vehicle does not constitute an offence under Section 53(a) as the vehicle is not a 'public place' under the Act.

The appellants, all Rotarians, were travelling from Giridih, Jharkhand to Patna, Bihar in a private vehicle to attend a Rotary Club meeting on 25.06.2...

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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...