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Explained| Is ‘motive’ an indispensable ingredient for proving the charge of attempt to murder?

“Unearthing ‘motive’ is akin to an exercise of manual brain-mapping. At times, it becomes herculean task to ascertain the traces of a ‘motive’.”

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‘Project Proponent not expected to anticipate changes in Environmental Clearance regimes’; SC protects already constructed buildings by Pune Developer

Supreme Court: In a case where a Project Proponent had adhered to the applicable legal framework for Environmental Clearance (EC) during the

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SC relief to death row convicts who killed 8 members of their brother’s family over property dispute; To serve LI for 30 years

“There is a bounden duty cast on the Courts to elicit information of all the relevant factors and consider those regarding the possibility of reformation, even if the accused remains silent.”

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‘General phraseology of a contract cannot constitute agreement to apply statutory amendments retrospectively’; SC holds contractual clauses cannot run contrary to legislative intent

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh, JJ., held that a generally worded clause of a contract

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Explained| Article 14: Under-inclusive and over-inclusive classification

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and AS Bopanna, JJ while upholding the constitutionality of the Scheme formulated by the

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Here’s why Supreme Court upheld Tamil Nadu’s loan waiver Scheme for small and marginal farmers

The percentage distribution of the indebted agricultural households depicted the poverty that envelops the class of small and marginal farmers.

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Contractual bar on interest doesn’t only bar the parities from claiming it but also the Arbitrator from awarding it: SC

“Once the contractor agrees that he shall not be entitled to interest on the amounts payable under the contract, including the interest upon the earnest money and the security deposit, the arbitrator in the arbitration proceedings being the creature of the contract has no power to award interest”

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Explained| Does Chennai City Tenants Protection Act, 1921 protects tenants who have sub-let or given the building to third parties?

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ has reiterated the position that the tenants would not be

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Disinvesting of Hindustan Zinc Ltd.; SC smells irregularities in bidding process, directs full-fledged CBI enquiry in the matter

“There is a trend of poorly pleaded public interest litigations being filed instantly following a disclosure in the media, with a conscious intention to obtain a dismissal from the Court and preclude genuine litigants from approaching the Court in public interest.”

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Land Acquisition| Right under Section 5A of 1894 Act to stave off compulsory acquisition cannot be unjustifiably extinguished: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the inquiry under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was dispensed with despite there

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NEET| “Behind abstract number of ‘15 lakh students’ lie human lives”; SC asks NTA to rectify injustice caused to a “one-off” PwBD student

“Education plays a key role in social and economic inclusion and effective participation in society. Inclusive education is indispensable for ensuring universal and non-discriminatory access to education.”

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Explained| Motor Accident Claims: Deceased not earning at the time of death – Can heirs claim future prospect/future rise in income?

“To have the perception that he is likely to remain static and his income to remain stagnant is contrary to the fundamental concept of human attitude which always intends to live with dynamism and move and change with the time.”

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Section 138 NI Act| Can’t defeat the complaint merely because it does not elaborate upon Managing Director’s authorisation: SC

Supreme Court: In a case relating to dishonour of cheques where it was alleged that the complaint was filed by the managing

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Explained| Scope of Civil Court’s jurisdiction despite bar under Section 25 of Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act

Supreme Court: Deciding the ambit of the bar of jurisdiction under Section 25 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953

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POCSO| “Touch”, “physical contact” can’t be restricted to “skin to skin contact”; “sexual intent” is the key. SC reverses Bombay HC’s “dangerous precedent”

“The reasoning in the High Court’s judgment quite insensitively trivializes – indeed legitimizes – an entire range of unacceptable behaviour which undermines a child’s dignity and autonomy, through unwanted intrusions.”

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‘Acquiescence virtually destroys the right of the person’. SC distinguishes acquiescence from delay and laches

Supreme Court: Explaining the difference between acquiescence and delay and laches, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna*, JJ has

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Merely having an explicit clause not sufficient to make time the essence of the contract: SC

Supreme Court: On the question as to ‘whether time is of the essence in a contract’, the bench of NV Ramana, CJ*

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Decreeing a claim while exercising jurisdiction under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 impermissible: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the Punjab and Haryana High Court not only set aside the judgment of the District Judge

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Written instruments entitled to much higher degree of credit than parol evidence; Old partnership deed clauses not superseded by new deed will continue to operate: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-Judges Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai*, JJ., held that when parties deliberately put their

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HC quashes proceedings based on “draft charge-sheet” yet to be placed before Magistrate! Clear abuse of S. 482 CrPC, holds SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the Gujarat High Court had quashed criminal proceedings at the behest of persons who were not