Constitutional Law with Article 166

Supreme Court Settles Land Rights Dispute: State of Orissa vs. Laxmi Narayan Das (2023)

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Supreme Court Settles Land Rights Dispute: State of Orissa vs. Laxmi Narayan Das (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition is maintainable after a civil suit for the same relief has been withdrawn without permission to file a fresh suit, and the effect of delay in challenging land records. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Rights […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Scheme No. 97: Indore Development Authority vs. Burhani Grih Nirman (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Scheme No. 97: Indore Development Authority vs. Burhani Grih Nirman (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Indore Development Authority’s (IDA) Scheme No. 97 had lapsed under Section 54 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973, and whether the land acquisition process was valid. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition

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Supreme Court grants revised pension benefits to retired college teachers from 1st April 2010: Dr. Y. Ibehaibi Devi vs. State of Manipur (2022)

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Supreme Court grants revised pension benefits to retired college teachers from 1st April 2010: Dr. Y. Ibehaibi Devi vs. State of Manipur (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired college teachers are entitled to revised pension benefits from 1st April 2010, as applicable to other State Government employees, or from 1st November 2010, as contended by the

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Claim on Kokapet Lands: KSB Ali vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2017)

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Date of the Judgment: October 4, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 907 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a government be compelled to recognize claims to land based on historical grants, even when those claims are not clearly established? The Supreme Court of India addressed this complex question in a recent case involving

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