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Supreme Court Says Flat Buyers Cannot Be Penalised For Relying On Official Records, Orders Alternative Site Before Demolition

The Supreme Court has held that innocent flat purchasers who relied upon government permissions and official revenue records cannot be made to suffer for lapses committed by government authorities. While upholding the cancellation of a ryotwari

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Supreme Court Says Professional Course Fees Cannot Be Hiked Midway Except In Exceptional Circumstances

The Supreme Court has held that students pursuing professional courses in self-financing higher educational institutions cannot ordinarily be subjected to an increase in fees after their course has already commenced. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri

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Drug Users Are Victims, Focus Should Be On Breaking Supply Chain Rather Than Punishing Them: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that law enforcement agencies should focus on curbing the availability of narcotic substances and dismantling the drug supply chain rather than merely punishing people at the consumption end. The Court cautioned

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If Breakup Ends In Suicide, It Cannot Always Be Termed Abetment To Suicide: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the breakdown of a romantic relationship, followed by a person’s death by suicide, does not automatically amount to abetment to suicide. The Court observed that refusal to marry, by itself,

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Private Hospitals Functioning Like Industries, Not Service Providers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the commercialization of healthcare, observing that corporate hospitals are increasingly functioning like profit-driven industries rather than service providers. The Court particularly questioned the practice of private hospitals requiring

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Elected Representatives Can’t Assume Role Of Police Or Courts; People’s Mandate Not Source Of Unbridled Power: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that elected representatives cannot use their public mandate as a source of personal authority or unbridled power to command, intimidate or enforce their own will. The Court observed that an elected

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Mere Absence Of Train Ticket Cannot Defeat Railway Compensation Claim: Supreme Court Reiterates

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the mere absence of a railway ticket from an accident victim cannot, by itself, be a ground to reject a claim for compensation. The Court observed that where the claimant

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₹2,700 Cancer Medicine Sold At MRP Of ₹27,000: Supreme Court Flags Huge Price Gap And Questions Drug Pricing System

The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the wide difference between the Price to Retailer (PTR) and the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of essential medicines, particularly cancer drugs. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and

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Principal Employer Not Liable To Pay Gratuity To Contractual Workmen; Controlling Authority Can’t Decide Who Must Pay: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a principal employer cannot be made liable to pay gratuity to workers engaged through a contractor when there is no employer-employee relationship between the principal employer and the contractual workers.

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PC Act | Handover Of Bribe To Intermediary Not Enough To Prove Public Servant’s Guilt: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that merely proving that bribe money was handed over by a complainant to an intermediary who claimed to be acting on behalf of a public servant is not, by itself, sufficient

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