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Unless there’s a written instrument declaring land was voluntarily relinquished for no consideration, State cannot deny payment of compensation: Supreme Court 

Supreme Court | The Division Court of Vikram Nath* and Dinesh Masheswari, JJ. held that the State’s act of taking the appellants’

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Explained| Date of dispatch/shipment: Is it when the loading commences or when the loading completes?

Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench comprising Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat*, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ., reversed NCDRC’s findings where it had

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Can employer recover excess increment granted on account of error after 10 years of retirement of the employee? Supreme Court decides

Supreme Court: Reversing the concurrent findings of the Single Judge and Division Bench of Kerala High Court, the Bench of S. Abdul

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State obligated to remove unauthorized constructions from public land, but if it is a religious structure, can State still be obligated to do so? Del HC addresses

Delhi High Court: Expressing that, the mere fact that certain encroachments represent religious structure cannot possibly detract State from its obligation, Yashwant

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A Comprehensive Analysis on Judicial Legislation in India

by Prof. Dr G.B. Reddy* and Pavan Kasturi**

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MP HC | What would be an appropriate factor by which market value of land was to be multiplied to assess the compensation in the case where the land was situated in the rural area? [NH- 148N land acquisition]

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Vivek Rusia and Rajendra Kumar Verma, JJ. took up a bunch of petitions which

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By purchasing power at higher rate, Andhra Pradesh DISCOMS have acted contrary to public interest: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ has held that the conduct of Andhra Pradesh DISCOMS, which

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Whether lotteries being res extra commercium takes away CCI’s Jurisdiction to entertain anti-competition activities relating to lotteries? SC decides

Supreme Court: While adjudicating the dispute with regard to jurisdiction of CCI to inquire into allegations of bid rigging, collusive bidding, and

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Whether adoption of parent Government Resolution by an undertaking leads to automatic adoption of subsequent modifying resolutions? SC decides

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah*, JJ., held that equation of posts and salary

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State can’t use mere possibility of more money in the public coffers to forgo contractual obligations: Supreme Court 

“Equity demands that when the State failed to produce an iota of evidence of either financial loss or any other public interest that has been affected, it should be compelled to fulfill its promises.”

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[Public Trust Doctrine] Kar HC | State largesse should not be marred by any arbitrariness while dealing with alienation of natural resources

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma CJ and Sachin Shankar Magadum J allowed the petition, quashed the initial

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Increasing incidents of violence among inmates in Tihar jail: NHRC issues notice to Govt. of NCT of Delhi

National Human Rights Commission, India Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging increasing incidents of violence among inmates

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Bom HC | Right to Property under Art. 300 A – A Human and Constitutional Right? Court decides in a dispute of construction of National Highway [Land Owners v. State]

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., expressed that, In a welfare State, statutory authorities

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[Bengal Post Poll Violence] Cal HC | State from very beginning had been denying everything, the way State was proceeding in matter, did not inspire confidence; NHRC constitutes committee to examine complaints

Calcutta High Court: Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J.(A), I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., on 18-06-2021 heard a

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Kar HC | Whether State can tax consumption of electricity at the rate at which consumer had not purchased electricity? HC analyses in light of instant facts

Karnataka High Court: N. Sanjay Gowda, J., allowed the petition and quashed the demand note. The facts of the case are such

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MP HC | “State has shown, by its non-compliance to the orders passed by this Court that it is an institution that prefers to have powers without responsibility”; HC holds State responsible for it being flooded with petitions

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J., addressed the instant contempt petition. The Court while expressing concern over State inaction, stated, “The

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P&H HC | Whether in absence of enabling power in the Service Rules, the period of tenure posting could be extended by the State or its instrumentalities? Court explains

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Anil Kshetrapal, J., addressed the validity of the order granting extension in the service to respondent 6

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Ker HC | Even if the Bank is a public sector bank, writ petition under Art. 226 is not maintainable if act in question is not one involving any element of public duty

Kerala High Court: P.V. Asha, J. allowed the writ petition questioning status of IDBI Bank as “State” under Article 12 of the