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No Business Licenses or Loans for Unauthorised Construction: SC

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a significant judgment aimed at eradicating unauthorized constructions and promoting accountability in urban planning. The judgement, rendered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, provides directives in Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures. The case originated from an appeal against the Allahabad High Court’s […]

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SC: Father’s Visitation Rights Cannot Override The Interest Of The Child

The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale modified the interim visitation arrangements concerning a minor child involved in a custody dispute between her estranged parents. The Court emphasized that the child’s health and well-being must take precedence over the visitation rights of the parents, while partly allowing the appeal

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SC: Authorised Signatory Not Liable For Dishonoured Cheque Without Arraigning Company

The Supreme Court Bench consisting of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, upheld the acquittal of an Accused, who was convicted under Section 138 of the NI Act. The Court ruled that an authorized signatory of a company cannot be personally liable for a dishonored cheque drawn on the company's account unless the company

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SC: No Registration or Stamp Duty for Compromise Decrees Confirming Pre-Existing Rights

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while scrutinizing whether a compromise decree confirming pre-existing rights requires registration and whether such a decree is chargeable with stamp duty. The bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan were hearing a Civil Appeal where the Appellant had filed

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SC Urges National Action on Drug Menace and Narco-Terrorism

SC Calls Drug Trade a National Crisis: Urges Parents, Schools, and Youth to Unite Against Rising Substance Abuse The Supreme Court bench composed of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice N.Kotiswar Singh, while upholding the cancellation of bail of an accused involved in drug trafficking, expressed their distress about the ripple effect of illicit drug trade

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SC: Illegal Constructions Can’t Be Regularised Irrespective of Long Occupancy & Investments

The Supreme Court division bench comprising Justice B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan dismissed appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order directing the demolition of unauthorised commercial constructions on a residential plot in Meerut. The Court reaffirmed the need to strictly enforce building regulations and issued detailed guidelines to prevent unauthorised constructions and ensure accountability

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SC Addresses Dearth of Super-Specialty Dentists: Allows Appeal of MDS Graduates

The Supreme Court, owing to peculiar facts and circumstances, has set aside the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while directing the issuance of pending degrees to graduates of MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) and observed the 'dearth of Super-Specialty Doctors' in the field of dentistry. The bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice

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SC Quashes Arbitrary Land Allotment To Medinova Regal CHS

Supreme Court Quashes MRCHS Land Allotment, Citing Arbitrary Process and Violation of Procedure​​​On December 12, 2024, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah set aside the Bombay High Court's judgment. The Court found the allotment of land to the Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society (MRCHS) by the Maharashtra Government to

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SC Discharges Husband in Wife’s Suicide Case: Mere Harassment Is Not Abetment of Suicide

The Supreme Court ruled in a case involving a husband's discharge in connection with his wife's death, stating that mere harassment, without a clear mens rea to induce or force the deceased to commit suicide, is insufficient to convict someone of aiding and abetting suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Nath

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SC: S. 498A IPC Misused by Wives to Meet Unrealistic Demands, Leading to Increased Abuse of Husbands and Families

On 10th December, 2024, the Supreme Court reiterated its concern regarding the propensity to involve every member of the husband's family when domestic conflicts stem from marital discord, while dismissing a Section 498-A IPC (cruelty) case against a husband and the wife's in-laws. The Court further condemned the increasing trend of abusing Section 498-A IPC

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