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High Court of Karnataka Quashes NDPS Proceedings Against Directors for Lack of Conscious Possession. Directors of a transport company cannot be held vicariously liable for illegal transportation of poppy straw by driver without proof of knowledge or connivance under NDPS Act.

The petitioners, Sunil Kumar Koushik and Vijay Kochhar, were accused Nos. 2 and 3 in Crime No. 12/2021-22 registered at Indi Excise Police Station for...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kerala Forest Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Statutory Interpretation. Sandalwood Oil Not Classified as Forest Produce Under Section 2(f), and Prosecution Failed to Prove Illicit Removal from Reserve Forest as Required Under Section 27(1)(d).

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction under the Kerala Forest Act, 1961, involving the appellant, a partner in a firm manufacturing and trading ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Owner in NDPS Case for Lack of Knowledge of Contraband Transport. Section 25 NDPS Act Requires Proof That Owner Knowingly Permitted Use of Vehicle for Drug Offence.

The appellant, Harbhajan Singh, was convicted under Section 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) by the Trial Cou...

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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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Supreme Court Holds Contemnors Guilty for Breach of Undertakings in Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award. Repeated assurances to court regarding protection of assets were violated by transferring shares, constituting civil contempt under Article 129 of the Constitution.

The case arises from a dispute between Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited (the petitioner) and the respondents in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.20417 ...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Dismisses Appeal Seeking Substitution of Director in Consumer Execution Proceedings During CIRP. Moratorium under Section 14 of IBC does not bar substitution of director as the corporate debtor remains liable.

The case involves an appeal filed by Sudheschandra Gupta against an order dated 01.10.2021 of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mahara...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals by DISCOMs and Generating Companies in Electricity Tariff Dispute — Change in Law Compensation for Coal Shortfall Must Be Computed Based on Actual GCV and SHR as per PPAs.

The judgment involves two civil appeals concerning the determination of compensatory tariff for Change in Law events under long-term Power Purchase Ag...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Petitioners in Food Adulteration Case — No Offence Made Out Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Sale of 'Mint' and 'Saunf' Products Not Prohibited Under Section 26(2)(i) of FSS Act, 2006 as They Are Not 'Food' as Defined.

The petitioners, Anand Ramdhani Chaurasia and Vijay Banarasi Chaurasia, were engaged in the business of selling 'Mint' and 'Saunf' products. On 12th J...