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Environmental law

Amravati Municipal Corporation v. Ganesh Dadarao Anasane & Ors.

The Court framed principles for environmental compensation under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 and directed MoEF&CC to issue guidelines under Rule 17(2).

  • Solid waste management
  • Environmental compensation
  • Polluter pays principle
  • Institutionalisation of regulatory bodies
  • Guidelines under statutory rules
  • Solid-waste-management
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Mines and minerals

STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. versus M/S JAI DURGAA FINVEST P. LTD.

The Supreme Court held that Clause 19 of the mining contract was valid: no interest accrued on the security deposit during the contract, but interest was payable if it was retained beyond three months after termination.

  • Security deposit
  • Interest on security deposit
  • Termination of contract
  • Refund of security deposit
  • Public policy
  • Interpretation of contract
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Information law

SPECIAL POLICE ESTABLISHMENT versus KAMTA PRASAD MISHRA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh SPE is not an “intelligence and security” organisation under the RTI Act, so the 25.08.2011 exemption was invalid.

  • Right to information act, 2005
  • Section 24(4) exemption
  • Section 8(1)(h) disclosure exemption
  • Validity of subordinate legislation
  • Special police establishment
  • Lokayukt organisation
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Constitutional law

BAKSISH AHMAD versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

The Supreme Court held that the Delhi High Court could entertain a BSF member’s writ petition under Article 226(1) and that forum non conveniens was misapplied.

  • Article 226 territorial jurisdiction
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Bsf dismissal from service
  • Capf service termination
  • Writ petition maintainability
  • Article-226-territorial-jurisdiction
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Service law

SUKHENDU BHATTACHARJEE AND OTHERS versus THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that similarly situated Work Charged and Muster Roll workers could not be denied regularization under Assam’s 2005 policy merely because they were not appointed against sanctioned posts.

  • Regularization of service
  • Muster roll workers
  • Work charged employees
  • Article 14 equality
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Undertakings to court
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Service law

VICE CHANCELLOR, RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY versus JITENDRA SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Visitor, as appointing authority for the First Registrar, could approve termination under the transitional provisions and the General Clauses Act, but left the High Court’s operative directions undisturbed.

  • Appointment of first registrar
  • Transitional provisions
  • Removal/termination of employee
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Visitor's approval
  • Probationary service
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Education law

DR. MANOJ KUMAR RAWAT versus STATE OF UP & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that a waitlisted candidate already recommended under the old Uttar Pradesh Act could not seek a fresh posting under Section 13(4) after the new Act commenced.

  • Appointment of principal in aided colleges
  • Waitlisted candidate
  • Fresh recommendation
  • Change in place of posting
  • Repeal and savings
  • Effect of repeal
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Service law

THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. versus RANJAN KUMAR & ORS.

The High Court Division Bench erred by reappreciating evidence and disturbing concurrent findings of fact recorded by the disciplinary, appellate and revisional authorities which were founded on relevant material and, after independent forensic verification by Bihar Police, established that the two identities were the same person; the dismissal was the result of a fair and lawful enquiry and is restored; the Patna District appointment (Order No.10524 of 2007) and the appointment of "Santosh Kumar" as Constable in Bihar are quashed; competent police authorities are directed to examine and take…

  • Dismissal from service
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Judicial review
  • Forgery
  • Impersonation
  • Dual employment
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Electricity law

INDIAN RAILWAYS versus WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that Indian Railways does not qualify as a deemed distribution licensee under the Electricity Act because its electric traction and distribution installations are confined to captive operational use and do not perform the statutory function of supplying electricity to consumers in an area of supply; accordingly Indian Railways is a consumer for electricity procured through open access and is liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge and Additional Surcharge; draft legislative proposals do not alter this statutory position.

  • Deemed distribution licensee
  • Cross-subsidy surcharge
  • Additional surcharge
  • Open access
  • Appropriate government
  • Section 11 railways act 1989
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Insolvency and bankruptcy

ALPHA CORP DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED versus GREATER NOIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (GNIDA) AND OTHERS

On the facts the Court found EIL to be the dominant actor in the group and that the three lessee subsidiaries were fronts; lifting the corporate veil was appropriate; the development rights/lands in question were to be treated in light of that economic reality, the resolution plans of Alpha and Roma were restored, GNIDA was disentitled to penal interest due to its failure to monitor and submit timely claims, GNIDA must recalculate dues excluding penal interest/penal charges and Alpha and Roma must clear principal dues over 24 months and then effect registrations as sub-lessees; timelines for…

  • Lifting of corporate veil
  • Corporate insolvency resolution process (cirp)
  • Assets of subsidiaries
  • Leasehold rights
  • Homebuyers' representation (s.25a(3a) ibc)
  • Approbation and reprobation
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