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IN RE: T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD...Petitioners Vs.
Union of India and Others...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Environmental Law – Classification of Zudpi Jungle as Forest – Historical Usage vs. Legal Interpretation – Forest Status Upheld – Despite historical non-forestry use and poor vegetative quality, Zudpi Jungle lands recorded as forest in revenue records must be treated as ‘forest’ for the purpose of Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in view of the 1...
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M/s Suraj Impex (India) Pvt. Ltd. ...Appellant Vs.
Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Taxation Law - Customs – Duty Drawback – Circular No. 35/2010-Cus. – Clarificatory Nature – Retrospective Application – Dispute over denial of 1% AIR duty drawback to exporters of Soyabean Meal who availed Central Excise rebate – Supreme Court held that CBEC Circular No. 35/2010-Cus. was clarificatory in nature and must apply retrospectively – Circular did...
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State Represented by Inspector of Police
CBI
ACB Visakhapatnam ...Appellant Vs.
Eluri Srinivasa Chakravarthi and Others ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Criminal Law – Discharge – Limits under Section 239 CrPC – Special Court and High Court Orders Set Aside – Special Court and High Court discharged accused in ₹21 crore MSP fraud based on CCI's internal letter stating no loss – Supreme Court held this reliance was impermissible under Section 239 CrPC – Held: At charge stage, court can only consider prosecut...
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Pinky Meena ...Appellant Vs.
High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur & Anr. ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Service Law - Judicial Service – Probation Termination – Stigmatic Discharge Not Sustainable – The appellant, a probationer in Rajasthan Judicial Service, was discharged based on an inquiry alleging misconduct including non-disclosure of past employment and simultaneous academic degrees – The Court held that the allegations predated judicial service and were not grave enoug...
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HDFC Bank Limited ...Appellant Vs.
State of Maharashtra and Another ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Crimnal Law - Section 138 & 141 NI Act - Negotiable Instruments – Quashing Set Aside - Vicarious Liability of Director – Complaint Must Disclose Responsibility for Company’s Affairs – High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 138 NI Act against a director on the ground of insufficient averments—Supreme Court reversed, holding that complaint sufficientl...
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Nagam Janardhan Reddy...Petitioner Vs.
State of Telangana & Others...Respondents D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Writ – PIL – Allegation of Fraudulent Cost Escalation – Prima Facie Rejected – Petitioner, a former MLA and PAC Chairman, alleged wrongful revision of estimates in PRRLIS causing Rs. 2,426.07 crores loss to public exchequer – Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s dismissal of the writ petition – Held: Allegations required factual adjudication not ...
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Sivankutty and Others ...Appellants Vs.
P.K. Patra ...Respondent D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Law - Criminal Complaint – Bar of Limitation – Section 468 CrPC – Cognizance Set Aside – Magistrate took cognizance only under Section 323 IPC (maximum punishment: one year) after three years of the alleged incident – Held: Section 468 CrPC applies; the complaint is barred by limitation – The Magistrate's and High Court’s orders set aside; com...
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Suresh Kumar …Appellant Vs.
Directorate of Enforcement …Respondent D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Law - PMLA Offence – Bail – Predicate Offence Bail Granted – Relaxation of Section 45 PMLA – Bail Allowed – The appellant, a headmaster, was accused of conspiring to leak the question paper of a competitive government examination and was arrested along with 36 candidates found with the leaked paper – The Enforcement Directorate registered a separate ECI...
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Suraj Narayan Khatoriya...Appellant Vs.
State of Rajasthan & Others...Respondents D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Law - Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 473, 474, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Quashing of FIR – Forged Lease Deed Used – FIR Restored – Allegation that accused used a forged lease deed to sell land and obtained ₹10 lakh as advance – Held: High Court erred in quashing FIR by relying on defence plea that accused were unaware of forgery or were willing to r...