Supreme Court permits Himachal Pradesh to withdraw prosecution in the remaining 48 of 63 criminal cases registered against MPs and MLAs over Covid-era dharnas and protests, after the Himachal Pradesh High Court had allowed withdrawal in only 15 of them.
Supreme Court sets aside the compulsory retirement of a former Indian Trade Service officer branded "deadwood" barely two-and-a-half months after his promotion to Joint Secretary level, awarding him ₹15 lakh and directing a formal farewell with full honour.
Supreme Court sets aside an NGT order that quashed environmental clearance for a bio-medical waste facility over a land-area shortfall, holding that prior land possession is not required at the application stage under the EIA Notification, 2006, only identification of a prospective site.
Supreme Court overturns a 2017 National Green Tribunal order that held the Art of Living Foundation liable for damaging the Yamuna floodplain during its 2016 World Culture Festival, finding no reliable evidence linking the festival to the site's ecological condition, and orders a ₹5 crore refund.