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Supreme Court Strikes Down Maharashtra Poisons Rules Provisions Mandating Additives to Methanol

A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran struck down Rules 18A and 18B of the Maharashtra Poisons Rules, 1972, inserted...

Sep 18, 20265 minsrefs6 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refs
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Presumption under Section 29 of POCSO Act does not Shift Burden to prove Foundational Facts: SC

The Supreme Court held that statutory presumptions cannot be applied mechanically to validate improbable prosecution narratives. The Apex Court emphas...

Sep 17, 20265 minsrefs7 Case Citationscitations3 Statute Refs
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Officiating Employees Have No Vested Right To Promotion Under Repealed Rules: SC

Reaffirming that public employees posted on a purely local officiating basis carry no vested right to claim promotions under repealed recruitment fram...

Sep 17, 20264 minsrefs3 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refs
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Assessment Officer Cannot Reopen Assessment Finalised By Settlement Commission: SC

In a major setback to the Revenue, the Supreme Court held that the Assessing Officer lacks statutory jurisdiction to reopen an assessment finalized by...

Sep 16, 20264 minsrefs3 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refs
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Ineligible Appointment in Public Service Is Fraud On Public: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has affirmed that executive authorities cannot issue unauthorized clarifications to dilute mandatory selection conditions set out in...

Sep 16, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citations
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Demand and Initial Handover to Intermediary not enough to prove Bribery: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court acquitted a public servant in bribery case wherein a chain of evidence was incomplete. The Bench emphasized that uncorroborated appr...

Sep 16, 20264 minsrefs3 Case Citationscitations3 Statute Refs
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Unexplained Gap in Chain Of Custody of Contraband Fatal To NDPS Conviction: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has underscored that severe statutory penalties under narcotics law demand strict evidentiary standards to establish the safe custod...

Sep 16, 20265 minsrefs4 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refs
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