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Supreme Court of India: Judgment on Regulation and Approval of Genetically Modified Crops. Ensuring adherence to environmental safety, legal standards, and public health in the approval process for GM crops in India.

The Supreme Court of India concerning various writ petitions filed in public interest related to the regulation and approval of Genetically Modified (...

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Court Upholds Termination of Slum Rehabilitation Agreement Due to Appellant's Failures. High Court and AGRC find appellant's internal issues, not external factors, caused significant delays in the slum redevelopment project; call for systemic reforms to improve efficiency and fairness.

The judgment addresses the delays in a slum rehabilitation project under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance, and Redevelopment) Act, 1...

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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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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Dismissal of PIL Seeking Inquiry into Alleged Fake Encounters in Assam. Court Holds That Vague Allegations Without Specific Infirmities in Individual Cases Cannot Justify a Broad PIL or SIT Investigation.

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the Gauhati High Court's dismissal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking inquiry into alleged fa...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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Supreme Court Directs Floor Test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Amid Resignation Controversy. Governor's Power to Direct Floor Test is Not Binding on Speaker; Resignations Require Verification.

The case arose from a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh where 22 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) belonging to the Indian National Congress...