Illegal Excavation | State Must Probe Offences Under MMDR & Forest Acts Along With General Penal Law, File Supplementary Chargesheet: Supreme Court Accused In Custody For 30 Months Out Of Maximum 3-Year Sentence Entitled To Bail Despite Criminal Antecedents If Trial Protracted: Supreme Court Section 17A PC Act | Prior Approval Not Required To Investigate Public Servant Accused Of Demanding Bribe: Supreme Court Town Planning Residential Zoning Cannot Override Bar On Patta Over Water Bodies; State Must Allot Alternate Site Before Demolishing Flats: Supreme Court Section 4A Census Act | Private Unaided Schools Not 'Local Authority', Teachers Cannot Be Requisitioned For Census Duty: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Stay SC/ST Act | Magistrate Recording Statements Under Sections 200 & 202 CrPC Before Transfer Is Curable Irregularity, Won't Vitiate Trial: Allahabad High Court Ad Interim Attachment Order Under Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1944 Lapses Automatically After One Year If Cognizance Not Taken: Andhra Pradesh High Court Section 306 IPC | Instigation Can Be Inferred From Continued Harassment, Absence Of Suicide Note No Ground For Discharge: Madhya Pradesh High Court Regular Bail May Be Granted Subject To Verification Of Past Criminal Antecedents In Property Offences: Orissa High Court Litigant Should Not Suffer For Counsel’s Illness: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Order Closing Evidence DV Act | Interim Stay Of Residence Order By Appellate Court Cannot Deprive Aged Parent Of Dignity And Shelter: Madras High Court Section 13(1)(ia) Hindu Marriage Act | Mere Matrimonial Discord And Incompatibility Do Not Constitute 'Cruelty': Karnataka High Court Section 482 BNSS | Grant Of Anticipatory Bail Where Custodial Interrogation Is Unnecessary Despite Allegations Of Large-Scale Financial Irregularities: Kerala High Court Manipulated Seizure Memos and Inconsistent Testimonies Vitiate Prosecution Case Under NDPS Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court Section 15 & 31 J&K Evacuee Property Act 1949 Do Not Bar Civil Court's Jurisdiction In Injunction Suits Between Private Parties: J&K High Court Section 25 Hindu Marriage Act | Court Can Grant Permanent Alimony Even On Oral Application While Passing Divorce Decree: Jharkhand High Court Co-Accused Has No Legal Right To Be Heard At The Stage Of Tendering Pardon: Delhi High Court Sale Proceeds Of Flats Constructed For Leasing Out Must Be Taxed As 'Capital Gains' And Not Business Income Merely Because Sale Followed Receipt Of OC: Bombay High Court Section 138 NI Act | Accused Cannot Seek Expert Opinion To Rebut Statutory Presumption When Signature On Cheque Is Admitted: Gujarat High Court Recruitment Rules Framed Under Administrative Necessity Are Not Subject To Norms Designed For Other Central Government Hospitals: Delhi High Court