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May 28, 2026

High Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Decide 'Excisability' Of Goods; Appeals Lie Only To Supreme Court Under Central Excise Act: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Decision on excisability of goods is a precursor to the determination of any question having a relation to the rate of excise duty or to the value of goods for...

May 28, 2026

Proof Of Demand For Bribe Is Sine Qua Non For Conviction Under PC Act; Mere Recovery Of Money Not Sufficient: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"It is well settled position of law that the demand for the bribe money is sine qua non to convict the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and...

May 28, 2026

Withholding Material Electronic Evidence Without Justification Invites Adverse Inference Against Prosecution: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Adverse inference may be drawn against the prosecution where material electronic evidence is withheld without justification. The failure of the prosecution to produce the alleged tape-recorded conversation assumes greater significance...

May 28, 2026

Rule Of Primogeniture Limited To Throne, Doesn't Apply To Private Properties Of Erstwhile Rulers; Personal Law Governs Succession: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Covenant preserved the rule of primogeniture only in respect of succession to the Gaddi (throne) but in no way guaranteed this in respect of the private personal properties of the...

May 28, 2026

Section 48 Indian Trusts Act Unanimity Rule Doesn't Override Society By-Laws Allowing Majority-Backed Decisions: Supreme Court

By: sayum

“Section 48 of the Trusts Act could not have been applied as though it imposed an overriding requirement that all trustees must act in consonance and that absence of joinder...

May 28, 2026

Majority Decision Of Trustees Binding If Society By-Laws Permit; Priority In Time Doesn't Validate Unauthorised Vote: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"A vote cast first but without lawful authority cannot become valid merely by reason of priority in time. The law protects the first valid vote of the member against duplication...

May 28, 2026

Railway Servants Are Central Government Employees; Status Doesn't Change Just Because Separate Rules Regulate Their Service: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"A railway servant does not cease to be a member of the civil service of the Central Government merely because his conditions of service are regulated by rules specific to...

May 28, 2026

Environmental Governance Cannot Be A Reactive Exercise Triggered Only By Judicial Scrutiny: Supreme Court Orders Massive Recruitment Of Forest Guards

By: sayum

"Environmental governance cannot be reduced to a reactive exercise undertaken only after repeated judicial intervention or upon threat of personal accountability before constitutional Courts. The constitutional obligations flowing from Articles...

May 28, 2026

Non-Communication Of ACR Entries Affecting Promotion Chances Violates Rights Even If Entries Are 'Very Good': Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The nomenclature of an entry is not relevant but its effect is determinative whether the entry is adverse or not. It was observed that a ‘good’ entry would be of...

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