SC allows Pollution Boards to levy compensation or seek bank guarantees for environmental damage under Water & Air Acts, upholding ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.
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SC upholds govt’s right to cancel and retender for protecting financial interests, setting aside Kerala HC’s order in forest tender case.
Patna High Court upholds blacklisting of contractor for submitting forged certificate in public tender, citing breach of trust despite pending FIR.
Chhattisgarh High Court rules pension is a property right under Article 300-A, protecting retired employees from arbitrary deductions.
Madras HC rules that alleged adulterers must be impleaded as co-respondents in adultery-based divorce cases under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, ensuring fairness.
SC: Personal presence not required in DV Act cases, as they are quasi-criminal and entail no penal consequences except for breach of a protection order.
SC upholds in-house probe into Justice Varma, dismisses his plea against removal; says process is legally valid and judge’s conduct lacked credibility.
07 August, 2025 12:05 PMSC upholds Tamil Nadu’s ‘With You Stalin’ scheme, slams AIADMK MP with ₹10L fine for misuse of law to target DMK amid similar schemes nationwide.
06 August, 2025 03:12 PMSC allows Pollution Boards to levy compensation or seek bank guarantees for environmental damage under Water & Air Acts, upholding ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.
06 August, 2025 03:20 PMSC: Sessions court can summon any person as accused at outset, even if not charge-sheeted, based on evidence in final report.
06 August, 2025 07:02 PMSC seeks EC’s reply on plea alleging exclusion of 65 lakh voters in Bihar during electoral roll revision; hearing set for August 12.
06 August, 2025 03:16 PMSC: Victim’s sole testimony, even without medical evidence, sufficient to uphold rape conviction if found credible and consistent.
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