When There Is No Money Trail, There Can Be No Corruption Conviction, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court acquitted a public servant convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, ruling that Section 13(1)(d) requires proof of obtaining a pecuniary advantage, which was absent here.
Supreme Court Upholds Professor’s Appointment Despite Alleged Fake Ph.D., but Orders a Fresh Fraud Inquiry
The Supreme Court dismisses a quo warranto petition by unsuccessful candidates, holding the remedy cannot vindicate personal grievances where the appointee held the essential UGC-NET qualification. It directs the university…
Pension Is a Deferred Wage: Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Rights of Regularized Contract Workers
The Supreme Court held that the Punjab School Education Board's contract employees regularized in 2004 can count their prior service toward pension. They were placed in Tier II and allowed…
One Arbitrator for Two Fibre-Optic Projects: Supreme Court Modifies Appointment to Ensure Consistent Adjudication
The Supreme Court held that the same sole arbitrator appointed for the Mahanet Agreement should also adjudicate the T-Fiber Agreement disputes, considering their inter-connection and the cross-project set-off plea, without…
Can Officials Demand More Stamp Duty Without Proving Fraud? Supreme Court Refers Question to Larger Bench
The Court held writ petitions against Section 47-A show cause notices are generally not maintainable unless jurisdiction is lacking or abused, and referred to a larger Bench whether the provision…
Rules for Medical Waste Plants Carry Binding Legal Force, Supreme Court Holds
The Supreme Court considered an appeal against an NGT decision setting aside Environmental Clearance and Consent to Establish for a Babrala bio-medical waste facility over disputed land-area relaxations under CPCB…
Supreme Court Upholds RBI’s Extended Control Over Distressed Co-operative Banks Beyond Six-Month Limit
The Supreme Court held that the RBI may supersede the board of a multi-State co-operative bank under Section 36AAA of the Banking Regulation Act free of the six-month limit in…
Supreme Court Declines to Interfere as High Court Lets Watchdog Brief Power Utility
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a High Court interim order allowing a PIL petitioner to participate in electricity regulatory proceedings, holding the direction a permissible interim measure to…
Accountability Over Technicalities: Supreme Court Backs Annual Checks on Teacher Training Colleges
Supreme Court holds NCTE may require teacher education institutions to file annual Performance Appraisal Reports as a valid regulatory measure. It restored the Public Notice dated 22.09.2019 and overturned the…
Homebuyers Who Rescued a Stalled Project Cannot Be Charged for the Developer’s Delay, Rules Supreme Court
Supreme Court holds time extension charges under a development lease are penal and cannot be CIRP costs under the IBC; NOIDA cannot impose them on homebuyers or the resolution applicant…