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1. Leave granted.By the order passed by us on April 1, 2011, we had allowed this appeal. We had, further, observed that we will indicate our reasons by a separate judgment. We do so herein.2. The Bihar Municipal Act, 2007, like other Municipal Acts, provides for the election of the Municipal Councillors, the Mayor or Chief Councillor and the Deputy Mayor/Deputy Chief Councillor. It also provides for an Empowered Standing Committee to exercise the executive power of the Municipality. This committee is supposed to consist of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and seven other Councillors nominated by the Mayor/Chief Councillor under section 21 (3) of this Act. Section 27 of this Act provides that the term of office of the Mayor/Chief Councillor and the members of the Empowered Standing Committee shall be co-terminous with the duration of members of the Municipality. The Act provides for the removal of the Mayor/Chief Councillor and the Deputy Mayor/Deputy Chief Councillor under section 25 (4) of...
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2024 INSC753Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition (C) No.1404 of 2023 Sukanya Shantha Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors. Respondents 1 JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI Contents I. The Writ Petition .................................................................................................. 4 II. Submissions ........................................................................................................ 4 III. Constitutional Interpretation ................................................................................. 6 IV. The Constitution of Emancipation, Equality, and Dignity ...................................... 9 V. The Contours of Article 14 ................................................................................. 17 VI. Non-Discrimination under Article 15 ............................................................... 23 VII. The Ban on Untouchability in Article 17 ...................................
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Reportable 2024 INSC562IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE / ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.2317 of 2011 The State of Punjab & Ors. Appellants Versus Davinder Singh & Ors. Respondents With C.A. No.6936 of 2015 With C.A. No.5597 of 2010 With W.P.(C) No.21 of 2023 With C.A. No.5593 of 2010 With S.L.P.(C) No.30766 of 2010 With S.L.P.(C) No.8701 of 2011 With S.L.P.(C) Nos.36500-36501 of 2011 With T.C.(C) No.38 of 2011 1 With T.P.(C) No.464 of 2015 With W.P.(C) No.1477 of 2019 With C.A. No.5586 of 2010 With C.A. No.5598 of 2010 With C.A. Nos. 5595-5596 of 2010 With C.A. No.2324 of 2011 With T.C.(C) No.37 of 2011 With C.A. No.5589 of 2010 With C.A. No.5600 of 2010 With C.A. No.5587 of 2010 With S.L.P.(C) Nos.5454-5459 of 2011 With C.A. No.2318 of 2011 With C.A. No.289 of 2014 And With W.P.(C) No.562 of 2022 2 JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI A. Background ................................................................................................ 5 i. Relevant c...
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Reportable 2024 INSC554IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE/ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Civil Appeal Nos. 4056-4064 of 1999 Mineral Area Development Authority & Anr. Appellants Versus M/S Steel Authority of India & Anr Etc. Respondents With Civil Appeal No.7937 of 2019 With Writ Petition (Civil) No.512 of 2018 With Civil Appeal No.7938 of 2019 With Civil Appeal No.7936 of 2019 With Civil Appeal No.6221 of 2008 With Civil Appeal No.5250 of 2019 With Writ Petition (C) No.729 of 2019 With Writ Petition (C) No.1029 of 2019 With Special Leave Petition (C) No.16028 of 2021 With Civil Appeal No.4286 of 2023 1 With Civil Appeal No.5682 of 2007 With Civil Appeal No.1295 of 2008 With Civil Appeal No.874 of 2013 With Civil Appeal Nos. 8269-8271 of 2013 With Civil Appeal No.8268 of 2013 With Civil Appeal No.8267 of 2013 With Civil Appeal No.6135 of 2013 With Civil Appeal No.8272 of 2013 With Civil Appeal No.9458 of 2013 With Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.18600 of 2013 With Civil Appeal No.4...
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2024 INSC545REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL/APPELLATE/INHERENT JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.115 OF2004GENE CAMPAIGN & ANOTHER PETITIONERS VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.260 of 2005 WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.840 OF2016CIVIL APPEAL NO.4086 OF2006CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.295 OF2007IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.260 of 2005 CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.6 OF2016IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.260 of 2005 Writ Petition (Civil) No.115 of 2004 Etc. Page 1 of 260 JUDGMENT NAGARATHNA, J Table of Contents Acronyms ............................................................................................................................ 4 Preface: ................................................................................................................................ 7 Birds eye view of the controversy: ............................................................................. 9 Pleadings: ............................
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REPORTABLE2024INSC501IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 7256-7259 OF2024(arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) Nos. 3138-3141 of 2021) ARMY WELFARE EDUCATION SOCIETY APPELLANT NEW DELHI VERSUS SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) ETC. WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 7260-7264 OF2024(arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) Nos. 3133-3137 of 2021) JUDGMENT J.B. PARDIWALA, J.: For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts: INDEX A. FACTUAL MATRIX ............................................................................ 2 B. ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION ........................................................ 8 C. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT ............................. 9 D. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENTS ..................... 14 E. JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE ............... 17 F. APPEAL COURT JUDGMENT ........................................................... 23 G. ANALYSIS .......................
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2024 INSC451REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.29 OF2021SHAJI POULOSE .. PETITIONER VERSUS INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA & OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.267 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.272 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.371 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.581 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.670 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.1084 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.1200 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.1256 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.1291 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.1295 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.1360 OF2021WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.32 OF2022T.C. (Civil) No.29 of 2021 Etc. 1 WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.186 OF2022WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.833 OF2022TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.27 OF2021TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.28 OF2021TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.30 OF2021TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.31 OF2021TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.32 OF2021TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO.33 OF2021TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL...
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2024 INSC448REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.3924 OF2023SUNITA DEVI APPELLANT(S) VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. RESPONDENT(S) WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 3926-3927 OF2023CRIMINAL APPEAL No.3925 OF2023JUDGMENT M. M. Sundresh, J.1. Criminal Appeal No.3924 of 2023 has been filed by the informant, against the order of remittal passed by the Division Bench of the Patna High Court directing the Trial Court to conduct a de novo trial, while making certain observations against the Special Judge, disapproving his approach in the conduct of the trial. Criminal Appeal Nos.3926-3927 of 2023 have been filed by the learned Special Judge who conducted the trial and thereafter 1 delivered the judgment. Criminal Appeal No.3925 of 2023 has been filed by the very same learned Judge, aggrieved over the remarks once again made by the High Court in an order of remittal, requesting the Honble Chief Justice of the Patna High Court to consider whethe...
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2024 INSC410REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.2646 OF2009BAR OF INDIAN LAWYERS THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT JASBIR SINGH MALIK APPELLANT(S) VERSUS D. K. GANDHI PS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND ANR. RESPONDENT(S) WITH C.A. No.2647 OF2009DELHI HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT APPELLANT(S) VERSUS D. K. GANDHI PS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND ANR. RESPONDENT(S) WITH C.A. No.2648 OF2009BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA THROUGH BY ITS SECRETARY MR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN APPELLANT(S) VERSUS D. K. GANDHI PS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND ANR. RESPONDENT(S) 1 WITH C.A. No.2649 OF2009M. MATHIAS APPELLANT(S) VERSUS D. K. GANDHI PS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT BELA M. TRIVEDI, J.1. An important question of law pertaining to the Legal Profession as a whole that has fallen for consideration before this Court is whether a complaint alleging deficiency in service again...
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2024 INSC178REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION I.A. NO.20650 OF2023IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.202 OF1995IN RE: T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD PETITIONER(S) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) IN RE: GAURAV KUMAR BANSAL . APPLICANT(S) INDEX I. BACKGROUD Paras 1 to 3 II. SUBMISSIONS OF THE PARTIES Paras 4 to 7 III. STATUTORY PROVISIONS Paras 8 to 46 IV. GUIDELINES ISSUED BY VARIOUS Paras 47 to 67 AUTHORITIES V. CONSIDERATION Paras 68 to 158 (a) Consideration as to whether Tiger Paras 78 to 103 Safaris and Zoos are on the same footing or not. (b) Whether establishment of a Tiger Safari Paras 104 to at Pakhrau is legal or not. 114 (c) Illegal construction and felling of trees Paras 115 to 132 (d) Public Trust Doctrine Paras 133 to 138 (e) Concern of the CEC Paras 139 to 149 (f) Principle of Ecological Restitution Paras 150 to 158 VI. CONCLUSIONS Paras 159 to 163 1 ABBREVIATIONS CBD : Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 CBI : Central Bureau of Inv...
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