(1)
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS ETC. ETC. .....Appellant Vs.
UDAY EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST AND ANOTHER ETC. ETC. .....Respondent D.D
21/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Environmental Law – Establishment of Wood-Based Industries – Appeal against NGT’s order quashing state notice for establishing new WBIs – NGT overstepped its jurisdiction by interfering with the expert assessment of the Forest Survey of India (FSI) – Supreme Court held that the estimation of timber availability by FSI was based on scientific methods and could not be l...
(2)
MOHD. FIROZ .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH .....Respondent D.D
21/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Sentencing – Review Petition – Modification of Sentence – Appeal challenging the sentence of life imprisonment for offences under Sections 376(2)(i) and 376(2)(m) IPC and Sections 5(i) and 5(m) read with Section 6 of POCSO Act – Supreme Court modified the sentence to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years for each of these offences, to align with the senten...
(3)
HARI RAM (DECEASED) THR. HIS LRS. AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR CUM DISTRICT REVENUE OFFICER GURGAON AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Enhancement of Compensation – Sale Exemplars – High Court erred in discarding sale exemplars Exs. P3 and P4 solely because they involved transactions with a company – Proper deduction required for smaller parcels of land – Compensation determined at Rs. 12,16,800/- per acre – Impugned judgment modified [Paras 6-9].
Compensation Ca...
(4)
CDR AMIT KUMAR SHARMA ETC. .....Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ETC. .....Respondent D.D
20/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Permanent Commission – Armed Forces – Indian Navy – Women Officers – Short Service Commission – High Court's judgment challenged – AFT dismissed applications challenging denial of Permanent Commission – Principle issue whether AFT could adjudicate validity of selection proceedings when relevant material disclosed only to AFT in sealed cover – App...
(5)
NIPUN TAWARI AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Education Law – In-service Reservation – Appeal against the High Court’s decision upholding the Government Resolution (GR) dated 26 September 2022, providing 20% reservation for in-service candidates in postgraduate medical degree courses – Supreme Court held that the GR was valid and applicable for the academic year 2022-23 – Appellants’ contention that the GR ...
(6)
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
BAKER HUGHES SINGAPORE PTE .....Respondent D.D
20/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arbitration – Appointment of Arbitrator – Section 11(6) read with Section 11(12) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Petitions filed for appointing a sole arbitrator to resolve disputes arising from three agreements executed between the parties – Supreme Court held that the arbitration agreement is enforceable despite pending payment of stamp duty on the substan...
(7)
JASPAL SINGH AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Compensation Enhancement – Appeal against High Court’s decision reducing compensation for land acquired for Jhajjar Thermal Power Plant – Supreme Court held that lands acquired for both Jhajjar Thermal Power Plant and Arawali Power Company Private Limited are similarly situated – Compensation should reflect parity and fairness – High Court err...
(8)
HEMANT NARAYAN RASNE .....Appellant Vs.
THE COMMISSIONER AND ADMINISTRATOR OF PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
19/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Municipal Corporations – Standing Committee – Tenure and Continuance – High Court dismissed the writ petition asserting that the Standing Committee does not continue after the term of the Corporation expires – Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision – The Standing Committee cannot function beyond the tenure of the Corporation as per the Maharashtra Municipa...
(9)
YENDAPALLI SRINIVASULU REDDY .....Appellant Vs.
VEMIREDDY PATTABHIRAMI REDDY AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
19/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Election Law – Amendment of Petition – Corrupt Practices – High Court allowed amendment to include allegations of non-disclosure of pending criminal cases in the nomination affidavit – Supreme Court held amendment permissible as it did not introduce a new cause of action but related to improper acceptance of nomination – Appeal dismissed – High Court order uphel...