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Vishwanath Sahadu Wakhare & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 11 Dec 2020

The Bombay High Court held that land converted to old tenure under the Watan Abolition Act is transferable without permission, and a belated challenge to mutation entries certifying such sale after 42 years is barred by limitation and res judicata.

property petition_allowed

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University & Anr. v. Jai Bharath College of Management and Engineering Technology & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 10 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the University Syndicate's power to prescribe enhanced norms for affiliation beyond AICTE regulations, reversing the Kerala High Court's restriction on such powers in the absence of Statutes.

administrative appeal_allowed

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University & Anr. v. Jai Bharath College of Management and Engineering Technology & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 10 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the University Syndicate's power to prescribe enhanced affiliation norms beyond AICTE regulations, setting aside the Kerala High Court's ruling limiting such power.

administrative appeal_allowed

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. Shaji Poulose

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020 · 2020 INSC 691

The Supreme Court allowed transfer of multiple writ petitions challenging ICAI's cap on tax audit assignments to itself for uniform adjudication, continuing interim orders pending final decision.

administrative appeal_allowed

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. Shaji Poulose

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court allowed transfer of multiple writ petitions challenging ICAI guidelines capping tax audit assignments to itself for uniform adjudication, continuing interim orders pending final decision.

administrative appeal_allowed

Titty alias George Kurian v. Deputy Range Forest Officer

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the quashing of criminal proceedings under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, holding that possession of a turtle species not listed in the protected schedules does not constitute an offence.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Titty alias George Kurian v. Deputy Range Forest Officer

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the quashing of criminal proceedings under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, holding that possession of a turtle species not listed in the Act's Schedule does not constitute an offence.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Kush Kalra v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020 · 2020 INSC 692

The Supreme Court held that States and Union Territories are not required to affix posters outside residences of COVID-19 positive persons as it violates fundamental rights and is not mandated by central guidelines.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Kush Kalra v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court held that affixing posters outside residences of COVID-19 positive persons under home isolation is unauthorized and violates fundamental rights, directing States and UTs to desist from this practice absent any competent authority's directive.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Madhavi v. Chagan & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020

Seniority of secondary school teachers is determined by qualifications held at appointment, not merely by date of joining, and the principle applicable to primary schools does not govern secondary school seniority.

labor appeal_allowed

Saritha S. Nair v. Hibi Eden

Supreme Court of India · 09 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court held that defects in election petition verification are curable but a candidate remains disqualified under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act unless the conviction itself is stayed, dismissing the petitioner's challenge to her nomination rejection.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Akhil Bharat Krishi Go Seva Sangh v. State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 09 Dec 2020

The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking payment of disputed government grants for fodder camps, holding that serious factual disputes require trial and cannot be resolved under summary writ jurisdiction.

administrative petition_dismissed

Smriti Madan Kansagra v. Perry Kansagra

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020 · 2020 INSC 687

The Supreme Court upheld custody of the minor child with the father, validated the Kenyan mirror order, and refined visitation rights to balance the child's welfare and parental bonds.

family appeal_dismissed

Smriti Madan Kansagra v. Perry Kansagra

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld custody of the minor with the father, recognized the Kenyan registration of its judgment as a valid Mirror Order, and granted limited additional visitation rights to the mother, emphasizing the child's welfare as paramount.

family appeal_dismissed

Daulatsingh v. Rajasthan State and Others

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a pre-ceiling registered gift deed transferring land to the son, ruling that such bona fide transfers are protected under the ceiling laws and cannot be invalidated beyond statutory time limits.

property appeal_allowed

Daulatsingh v. Rajasthan State

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a 1963 registered gift deed of agricultural land to the son, protected under tenancy and ceiling laws, and allowed the appeal against the state's attempt to resume excess land.

property appeal_allowed

Daulat Singh v. The State of Rajasthan

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a 1963 registered gift deed transferring land to the son, recognizing implied acceptance and protection under Section 30DD of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, thereby setting aside the resumption order under ceiling laws.

property appeal_allowed

Project Implementation Unit v. P.V. Krishnamoorthy

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020 · 2020 INSC 688

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal against the Madras High Court's quashing of land acquisition notifications for a greenfield national highway project, focusing on the necessity of prior environmental clearances and procedural compliance under the National Highways Act, 1956.

administrative other

Project Implementation Unit v. P.V. Krishnamoorthy

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the requirement of prior environmental and forest clearances before land acquisition notifications under the National Highways Act, quashing illegal notifications for a greenfield highway project and affirming judicial oversight over procedural compliance in infrastructure development.

administrative appeal_dismissed

State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. v. U.P. State Bridge Corporation Ltd.

Supreme Court of India · 08 Dec 2020 · 2020 INSC 686

The Supreme Court held that suppression of material facts including indictment in a tender bid amounts to fraudulent practice justifying rejection, and upheld the tendering authority's decision while emphasizing judicial restraint in tender matters.

administrative appeal_allowed