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THE RULE OF ALTERNATE LEGAL REMEDY DOES NOT OUST THE INTERFERENCE OF HIGH COURTS IN WRIT PETITION

CASE DIARY Name of the case M/s Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. v. The State of Bihar & Ors. Application Ref. Civil Appeal No. 5728 of 2021 Appellant M/s Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. Respondent The State of Bihar & Ors. Judiciary Supreme Court of India Bench ·          Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud ·          Justice Vikram Nath ·          Justice B V Nagarathna Date of judgment Sept. 24, 2021 PART - A: OVERVIEW ·       The Apex Court on the 24 th day of September 2021 rendered its judgment in an appeal preferred by the Appellant in the jurisdiction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court against the order passed by a division bench of Hon’ble Pa...

LIVELIHOOD CONDITION NOT A MITIGATING FACTOR FOR LESSER IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE UNDER THE NDPS ACT, 1985

CASE DIARY Name of the case Gurudev Singh v. State of Punjab Application Ref. Criminal Appeal No. 375 Of 2021 Appellant Gurudev Singh Respondent State of Punjab Judiciary Supreme Court of India Bench ·          Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud ·          Justice M R Shah Date of judgment April 06, 2021 PART - A: OVERVIEW ·     The Apex Court on 6 th day of April 2021 was considering an appeal filed by Appellant before the jurisdiction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court pertaining to the reduction of sentence awarded by the Special Court and as reaffirmed by the High Court for conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter “NDPS Act”) ·      The Court deal...