Supreme Court Orders Expedited Trial in Gali Janardhan Reddy Case, Modifies Bail Conditions Date of the Judgment: 10 October 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 528 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a person accused of serious offences be allowed to freely move in areas where the witnesses reside, potentially influencing them? The Supreme […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Forest Land Definition Under Punjab Land Preservation Act and Forest Conservation Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land covered under a special order issued by the Government of Haryana under Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 (PLPA) is considered “forest land” under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law,
Supreme Court Refuses Lease Extension for Obstructed Mining Periods, Orders Refund: Dharmendra Kumar Singh vs. State of UP (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mining leases should be extended for the period during which operations were halted due to court orders, or if a refund of lease amounts is sufficient. CASE TYPE: Mining Law, Environmental Law Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power in Forest Offence Cases: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Uday Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order the interim release of a vehicle seized in a forest offence case under Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), when confiscation proceedings have been initiated by a Forest
Date of the Judgment: 09 August 2011 Citation: Rajiv Sarin & Anr. vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. (2011) INSC 477 Judges: S.H. Kapadia, CJI, Dr. Mukundakam Sharma, J, K. S. Radhakrishnan, J, Swatanter Kumar, J, Anil R. Dave, J. Can the government acquire private forest land without providing compensation simply because the owner did
Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 27, 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J., P. Sathasivam, J. When a vehicle is used to commit a forest offence, can it be confiscated even if the owner claims to be unaware of the illegal activity? The Supreme Court addressed this question in the
