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Supreme Court Directs Uniform Application of Premature Release Policies in Uttar Pradesh

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Supreme Court Directs Uniform Application of Premature Release Policies in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring uniform application of premature release policies for life convicts. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Rajkumar vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: 6 February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 6 February 2023. Citation: (Not Available in the document). Judges: […]

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Supreme Court directs uniform application of premature release policy in Uttar Pradesh: Rajkumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 718 (6 February 2023)

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Supreme Court directs uniform application of premature release policy in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Uttar Pradesh was applying a uniform policy for premature release of convicts CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajkumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 6 February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 6 February 2023 Citation: (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right to Possession in Encroachment Case: Baini Prasad vs. Durga Devi (2023) INSC 95 (02 February 2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right to Possession in Encroachment Case Date of the Judgment: 02 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 95 Judges: Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice C.T. Ravikumar Can a person who builds on someone else’s land claim protection from eviction based on the belief that the land was their own? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on regularization of contractual employee: Zila Parishad vs. Santosh Tukaram Tiware (2022)

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on regularization of contractual employee: Zila Parishad vs. Santosh Tukaram Tiware (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contractual employee is entitled to regularization of service due to long service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Thane & Ors. vs. Santosh Tukaram Tiware & Ors. Judgment

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Supreme Court Imposes Sentence for Contempt in Child Custody Case: In Re: Perry Kansagra (2022)

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Supreme Court Imposes Sentence for Contempt in Child Custody Case: In Re: Perry Kansagra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Sentencing for Contempt of Court CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court, Family Law Case Name: In Re: Perry Kansagra Judgment Date: 3 November 2022 Date of the Judgment: 3 November 2022 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,

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Supreme Court Upholds Airport Authority’s Tender Conditions in Ground Handling Services Case (30 September 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Airport Authority’s Tender Conditions in Ground Handling Services Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with the tender conditions set by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) in a writ petition filed by a non-governmental organization (NGO). CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Law Case Name: Airport Authority of India

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Supreme Court clarifies premature release policy for life convicts in Uttar Pradesh: Rashidul Jafar @ Chota vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr (2022) INSC 756 (6 September 2022)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Premature Release Policy for Life Convicts in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Premature release of life convicts. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Rashidul Jafar @ Chota vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 6 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 6 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 756 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y

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Supreme Court Orders Imprisonment and Recovery in Contempt Case Against Vijay Mallya

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Supreme Court Orders Imprisonment and Recovery in Contempt Case Against Vijay Mallya LEGAL ISSUE: Contempt of Court for Disobeying Orders and Transferring Funds CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: State Bank of India and Ors. vs. Dr. Vijay Mallya Judgment Date: July 11, 2022 Date of the Judgment: July 11, 2022 Citation: Not Available

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Coal Procurement Dispute: Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. vs. EMTA Coal Limited & Anr. (20 May 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Coal Procurement Dispute Date of the Judgment: 20 May 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 5401-5404 of 2017 Judges: N.V. Ramana, CJI, Krishna Murari, J., Hima Kohli, J. Can a state-owned power corporation demand reimbursement from a coal supplier based on an audit report it initially contested? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Vacant NRI Quota Seats to General Category in Kerala Medical Colleges (18 May 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Vacant NRI Quota Seats to General Category in Kerala Medical Colleges LEGAL ISSUE: Whether vacant Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota seats in private medical colleges can be transferred to the general state quota. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions. Case Name: Maha P. & Ors vs. The State of Kerala &

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Supreme Court Frees A.G. Perarivalan: Governor’s Power to Remit Sentences in Question in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case (18 May 2022)

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Supreme Court Orders Release of Rajiv Gandhi Assassin, A.G. Perarivalan LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the Governor’s power under Article 161 of the Constitution regarding remission of sentences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: A.G. Perarivalan v. State, Through Superintendent of Police CBI/SIT/MMDA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Anr. Judgment Date: 18 May 2022 Date

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Grants Enhanced Compensation: Noida vs. Ravindra Kumar (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Grants Enhanced Compensation: Noida vs. Ravindra Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in not setting aside the land acquisition despite finding the invocation of the urgency clause illegal, and whether compensation should be awarded as per the 2013 Act. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: NOIDA

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