1. Maintenance to wife -- Decree of restitution of conjugal rights – Effect of -- Mere passing of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights at the husband’s behest and non-compliance therewith by the wife would not, by itself, be sufficient to attract the disqualification under Section 125(4) Cr.P.C -- It would depend on the facts of the individual case and it would have to be decided, on the strength of the material and evidence available, whether the wife still had valid and sufficient reason to refuse to live with her husband, despite such a decree. (SC) Decided on: 10.01.2025

2. Objection to arbitration award – Limitation – Extended period – Exclusion of holiday – Permissibility of : (i) There is no wholesale exclusion of Sections 4 to 24 of the Limitation Act when calculating the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the ACA. (ii) Section 4 of the Limitation Act applies to Section 34(3) of the ACA only to the extent when the 3-month period expires on a court holiday. It does not aid the applicant when the 30-day condonable period expires on a court holiday. (iii) In view of the applicability of Section 4 of the Limitation Act to Section 34 proceedings, Section 10 of the GCA does not apply and will not benefit the applicant when the 30-day condonable period expires on a court holiday. (SC) Decided on: 10.01.2025

3. Murder – Evidence law -- Non recovery of the weapon of crime is not fatal to the prosecution case and is not sine qua non for conviction, if there are direct reliable witnesses. (SC) Decided on: 09.01.2025

4. Criminal proceedings against authorised agent – Quashing of -- Fraudulent activities such as supply of Tatkal e-tickets by creating multiple personal-user IDs and issuing unauthorised e-tickets procured through IRCTC website, contrary to IRCTC Rules -- Section 143 of Railways Act only deals with the actions of unauthorised persons and does not mandate a procedure to be followed by the authorised agents for procuring or supplying tickets to its customers – Section 143 would not be attracted insofar as he is concerned – Criminal proceeding quashed. (SC) Decided on: 09.01.2025

5. Ex-parte arbitration award – Setting aside of -- Objections filed by the appellants under Section 34 of the A&C Act were dismissed by the trial court on the ground that they were barred by limitation and had been filed beyond the condonable period -- Authenticity of the agreement cannot be established as it is not available on the record of the Municipal Board -- State Government has denied the existence of any such agreement – No evidence to show the existence of the arbitration agreement, except a piece of paper, which is not even a certified copy or an authenticated copy of the official records -- Arbitration, which is quasi-judicial, requires a standard of behaviour of arbitrators, which is impartial and independent, no less stringent than that demanded of judges – Both the Awards shall be treated as null and void and non-enforceable in law – Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, permits a party at the stage of execution to object to the decree, both on the grounds of fraud, as well as lack of subject matter jurisdiction – Appeals allowed, ex-parte awards set aside. (SC) Decided on: 09.01.2025

6. Arbitration award – Interest upon delayed period -- Dealy attributed to claimant -- Time spent in wrong Forum – Ends of justice would be met if the appellant-insurance company is directed to pay interest as directed by the Arbitral Tribunal @ 12% per annum with effect from 06th March, 2010 as it was on this date that the Arbitral Tribunal held the claims to be within time after excluding the time spent by the respondent-claimant in pursuing its remedy before the N.C.D.R.C. u/s 14 of the Limitation Act. (SC) Decided on: 08.01.2025

7. Part performance of contract -- It is not open to the High Court to direct specific performance of a part of contract except otherwise provided in the section in absence of any of the exigencies available under the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of Section 12 so as to decree the suit. (SC) Decided on: 08.01.2025

8. Condonation of delay -- Liberal approach -- Concepts such as “liberal approach”, “Justice oriented approach”, “substantial justice” should not be employed to frustrate or jettison the substantial law of limitation -- Limitation is not merely a technical consideration -- Rules of limitation are based on the principles of sound public policy and principles of equity -- No court should keep the ‘Sword of Damocles’ hanging over the head of a litigant for an indefinite period of time. (SC) Decided on: 08.01.2025

9. Hit and run case – Golden hour treatment -- It is the obligation of the Central Government under Sub-Section (2) of Section 162 of the M.V. Act to make a scheme for cashless treatment of accident victims during the golden hour -- Such a scheme may contain provisions for creating a fund for such treatment. -- Provision made in Section 162 for framing a scheme for providing cashless treatment in the golden hour seeks to uphold and protect the right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. -- It is a statutory obligation of the Central Government to frame the scheme. Central Government directed to make a scheme in terms of Sub-Section (2) of Section 162 of the MV Act as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, by 14th March 2025. (SC) Decided on: 08.01.2025

10. Money claim – Writ jurisdiction -- It is not an inviolable rule that no money claim can be adjudicated upon in exercise of writ jurisdiction -- Non-payment of admitted dues, inter alia, may be considered an arbitrary action on the part of respondents and for claiming the same, a writ petition may lie – Writ petition restored for fresh adjudication in accordance with law. (SC) Decided on: 08.01.2025

11. Compromise after conviction – Compounding of offence -- Recalling of order of SLP – Trial court convicted the appellant u/s 326/ 34 IPC, sentencing R.I. for two years and fine of Rs. 2,000/- -- High Court reduced the sentence to 1 year R.I., while enhancing the fine to Rs. 2,00,000/- -- Special Leave Petition dismissed -- Subsequently, the applicant/ petitioner compromised, Miscellaneous Application filed seeking relief for compounding the offense -- Order dismissing the SLP in limine recalled -- Leave granted, appeal partly allowed -- Conviction confirmed, however, the sentence of one year R.I. reduced to the period already undergone. (SC) Decided on: 07.01.2025

12. Will – Suspicious circumstances -- Mere exclusion of the natural heirs from any benefit is not of such suspicious circumstances as to create legitimate doubts on the genuineness of the Will -- Will is executed only to alter the mode of succession and by the very nature of things it is bound to result in either reducing the share or depriving the share of the natural heir. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 17.12.2024 Decided on: 07.01.2025

13. Return of seized vehicle – Superdari – There is no specific bar/ restriction under the provisions of the NDPS Act for return of any seized vehicle in the interim pending disposal of the criminal case -- In view of Section 51 of NDPS Act, the Court can invoke the general power under Sections 451 and 457 of the Cr.P.C. for return of the seized vehicle pending final decision of the criminal case -- Trial Court has the discretion to release the vehicle in the interim. (SC) Decided on: 07.01.2025

14. POCSO – Rape – Acquittal -- Prosecutrix 16 years and four months old -- In medical examination no injuries were detected on the body of the prosecutrix though her hymen was torn -- Prosecutrix in her examination-in-chief as well as in cross-examination has stuck to the fact that she was raped by the accused but the fact remains that she has contradicted her statement at more than one place -- She stated statement u/s 164 CrPC that she hit the accused on her head by Danda whereas in her examination-in-chief she stated that she hit the accused on his foot -- When the accused had surrendered none of these injuries were noticed on the body of the accused : -- when a person can be convicted on the testimony of a single witness the Courts are bound to be very careful in examining such a witness and thus the testimony of such a witness must inspire confidence of the Court. -- It is not believable that when the prosecutrix was caught by the accused who is known to the prosecutrix, she went with him quite a distance in the Bazaar and then to a shop, she never raised any alarm. The only reason she gave is that there was a knife with accused and he had threatened her that if she raises an alarm her brother and father would be killed. Testimony of the prosecutrix does not inspire confidence, under these circumstances, Acquittal order, upheld. (SC) Decided on: 07.01.2025

15. Arbitration award -- Limitation for filing objections – Starting date -- The trigger for the limitation to start running is the date of service of notice of the filing of the award – Word ‘notice’ is that the parties merely reach a state of awareness about the award and plan their next steps accordingly, and not the imposition of another procedural step -- Date of receiving a copy of the award is not the requirement of Section 14(2), but merely awareness that it is available to the parties -- This holding signifies that the parties have to take steps to scrutinise the award themselves -- Any contrary interpretation will give a licence to the award-debtor to delay the arbitration by insisting on procedural nuances despite of being aware that an award exists and that its contents are accessible to it. (SC) Decided on: 03.01.2025

16. Fraudulent transaction from the Bank account – Liability of Bank -- It is the responsibility of the bank so far as unauthorized and fraudulent transactions are concerned -- Bank should remain vigilant -- No negligence on the part of respondent No. 1/ account holder could be established by the Bank -- Within 24 hours of the fraudulent transaction, the customer/ respondent No.1 brought it to the notice of the Bank -- Clauses 8, 9 of the RBI Circular dated 06.07.2017 would apply -- Respondent No. 1/ Account holder will not have any liability. (SC) Decided on: 03.01.2025

17. Objection to jurisdiction -- Objections regarding the place of suing shall not be allowed unless such objection is taken in the Court/ tribunal of first instance at the earliest possible opportunity – High Court, while exercising its discretion, overlooked the provisions of Section 21 of CPC -- Order passed by High Court set aside -- Proceedings under the IBC will continue in accordance with the law. (SC) Decided on: 03.01.2025

18. Bailable warrants in DV Act matter – Permissibility of -- Proceedings under the D.V. Act are quasi criminal proceedings which do not have any penal consequence except where there is a violation or breach of a protection order -- Learned Magistrate was absolutely unjustified in directing issuance of bailable warrants against the petitioner. (SC) Decided on: 03.01.2025

19. Compensation in motor vehicle accident case – Income Tax Return – Reliance upon – Monthly income could be fixed taking into account the tax returns only if the details of payment of tax are appropriately brought into evidence so as to enable the Tribunal/Court to calculate the income in accordance with law. (SC) Decided on: 02.01.2025

20. Compensation in motor vehicle accident case – Rash and negligence driving -- Evidence of criminal case – Relevance of -- If the police records are available before the Tribunal, taking note of the purpose of the Act it cannot be said that looking into such documents is impermissible or inadmissible. (SC) Decided on: 02.01.2025

21. Senior citizen case -- Transfer of possession of property -- Setting aside of gift deed -- Power of Tribunal -- The Act is a beneficial piece of legislation, aimed at securing the rights of senior citizens, in view of the challenges faced by them -- It is in this backdrop that the Act must be interpreted and a construction that advances the remedies of the Act must be adopted -- It cannot be said that the Tribunals constituted under the Act, while exercising jurisdiction u/s 23, cannot order possession to be transferred. (SC) Decided on: 02.01.2025

22. Outrage modesty -- Quashing of criminal proceedings -- Record is silent with respect to the use of any force, apart from bald assertions of mental and physical discomfort caused to the complainant by the appellant – Held, mens rea to be established, something better than vague statements must be produced before the court -- No direct allegation nor any evidence in support thereof can be found attributing intent to the appellant -- It cannot be said, then, that a case u/s 354 IPC is made out against the appellant – Criminal proceedings quashed. (SC) Decided on: 02.01.2025

23. Appeal against conviction – Delay of 1637 days -- Condonation of delay – High court dismissed the appeal on delay – Held, right to appeal, particularly when it concerns the liberty of an individual, is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution -- High Court's order dismissing the appeal solely due to delay, without properly examining the reasons for the delay warrants reconsideration – Dismissal of the appeal was erroneous -- Delay of 1637 days condoned -- High Court requested to dispose of the Criminal Appeal on merits in accordance with law. (SC) Decided on: 02.01.2025

24. Coparcener property -- Family settlement – Effect of -- Suit property could not have been held to be an ancestral property, as the same was received by the erstwhile owner by way of a family settlement, wherein, the two brothers divided two equally mea (Delhi HC) Reserved on: 19.11.2024 Decided on: 24.12.2024

25. Divorce petition -- Visiting right of father to meet minor daughter (born on 06.06.2022) -- Matrimonial disputes and grave allegations between parents should not be an impediment to a child’s right to have care, company, and affection of both the parents – While no guardianship or custody petition has been preferred by the respondent/ father, visitation rights require a careful and empathetic consideration during the pendency of the divorce proceedings. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

26. Guarantee – Title of document -- Name of the document is not a decisive factor -- Only because the title of the document contains the word hypothecation, cannot conclude that guarantee is not a part of this document. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

27. Compromise decree for immovable property – Pre-existing right -- Stamp duty -- Registration – Requirements of -- If a compromise decree involves immovable property other than the property for which a decree is prayed for, such a property would not be exempted and would require registration -- To avail the exemption from compulsory registration, the compromise decree arrived must be only in respect of the property that is the subject-matter of the suit -- Compromise arrived at before the Lok Adalat and the award passed by the Lok Adalat thereto assume the character of a decree passed under Order XXIII Rule 3 and would also come within the ambit and purview of sub-section (2) of section 17 of the Act, 1908 -- In order to fall under the exception of Section 17(2)(vi) of the Act, 1908, the following conditions must be satisfied: (i)There must be a compromise decree as per the terms of the compromise without any collusion; (ii)The compromise decree must pertain to the subject property in the suit; and (iii)There must be a pre-existing right over the subject property, and the compromise decree should not create a right afresh. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

28. Death by rash and negligent driving – 6 month Simple imprisonment – Conversion to fine – Permissibly of -- Not a fit case for extending sympathy and taking a lenient view considering that the said rash and negligent act of the accused has caused death of one person as well as injuries to one other – S.L.P. dismissed. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

29. Part performance of contract – Object of Section 53A of T.P.A. – Interpretation of -- Section 53-A was inserted partly to set at rest the conflict of views, but principally for the protection of ignorant transferees who take possession or spend money in improvements relying on documents which are ineffective as transfers or on contracts which cannot be proved for want of registration -- The effect of this section, is to relax the strict provisions of the Transfer of Property Act and the Registration Act in favour of transferees in order to allow the defence of part performance to be established -- Section 53-A is an exception to the provisions which require a contract to be in writing and registered and which bar proof of such contract by any other evidence -- Consequently, the exception must be strictly construed. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

30. NDPS -- Procedural irregularity – Effect of -- Any lapse or delay in compliance of Section 52A by itself would neither vitiate the trial nor would entitle the accused to be released on bail -- The Court will have to consider other circumstances and the other primary evidence collected during the course of investigation, as also the statutory presumption permissible u/s 54 of the NDPS Act. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

31. Rejection of plaint – Limitation – Ground of -- Where it is glaring from the plaint averments that the suit is hopelessly barred by limitation, the Courts should not be hesitant in granting the relief and drive the parties back to the trial Court. (SC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

32. Additional evidence -- Additional evidence sought to be led qua the unregistered Will -- Trial Court while dismissing the application noticed that numerous opportunities had been given to conclude evidence and despite the same petitioners/ defendants No.5 and 6 failed to produce their evidence and by way of the present application, they wanted to fill up the lacunae in their case which cannot be permitted in law – Evidence were not led at the proper stage -- Revision challenging the order dismissed. (P&H HC) Decided on: 20.12.2024

33. Divorce – Desertion – Cruelty -- Long separation – Maintenance/ Permanent alimony -- Parties living separately for two decades now further reinforces the conclusion that the marriage is no longer viable -- Prolonged separation, creates a presumption of the marriage having irretrievably broken down -- Parties have not shared a marital life since 2004, and all attempts at reconciliation have failed -- Length of separation and the evident animosity between the parties make it clear that there is no possibility of the marriage being revived -- Cruelty, long separation, and irretrievable breakdown of marriage, provide sufficient justification for dissolving the marriage -- Respondent husband to pay a sum of Rs. 50,00,000/- to the appellant as permanent alimony and an additional Rs. 50,00,000/- to their daughter for her education and future expenses, such as her marriage – Divorce, upheld. (SC) Decided on: 19.12.2024

34. Stunts on road – Culpable homicide – Death by rash and negligent driving -- When someone does stunts on a public road, endangering public safety, and when the motor sport is not being conducted with the knowledge of the traffic control authorities and ample time has been given to them to take preventive steps, the acts of public stunt, it leads to death would fall in the definition of culpable homicide and if death is not caused then an attempt to cause culpable homicide and such acts would not fall only under section 106 BNS [Analogous to 304-A IPC, 1860] because of the requisite knowledge that such an act is likely to result into death or cause death -- Such an act would not fall under rash and negligent driving, but primafacie amounts to culpable homicide. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 16.12.2024 Pronounced on: 19.12.2024

35. Selection process – Increase in number of vacancies -- Public Service Commission – Role of -- Primary role of the KPSC is to aid and facilitate the selection process for ensuring transparency and merit-based recruitment -- Determination of the number of vacancies and the requisition for employees remain the prerogative of the State Government, which is the employer -- Government’s needs evolved, and additional vacancies arose -- It is unreasonable for the KPSC to deny the Government’s request to expand the rank list to include these vacancies, particularly when the process remains within the bounds of the original notification -- Argument that such an expansion would undermine the autonomy of the KPSC is misplaced -- KPSC directed to expand the rank list under the 2014 notification to include the additional vacancies identified by the State Government. (SC) Decided on: 19.12.2024

36. Inherent powers of High court – Change in law -- Second petition – Maintainability of -- Change of law can legitimately be regarded as a vital change in circumstance clothing the high court with the power, competence and jurisdiction to entertain the subsequent petition notwithstanding the fact that the earlier petition was withdrawn without obtaining any leave, subject to the satisfaction recorded by the high court that the order prayed for in the subsequent petition ought to be made, inter alia, either to prevent abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of justice. (SC) Decided on: 19.12.2024

37. False evidence before Tribunal – Private complaint – Maintainability of --- An offence u/s 193/199/200 of IPC can theoretically be committed inside as well as outside a court -- Proceedings which are taking before the Tribunal is not a Court, as defined under the law – It is not empowered to entertain such an application as prescribed under the law u/s 195 read with Section 340 Cr.P.C. -- Only way such an application can be entertained and that too, for the precise offences of Sections 193, 199 and 200 is through a private complaint and only relating to the offences before the Tribunal -- Complaint shall be entertained by the concerned Tribunal and thereafter, the orders shall be passed. (SC) Decided on: 19.12.2024

38. Prohibited article -- No notification issued u/s 26A of the D&C Act, 1940 prohibiting or restricting the aromatic tincture of cardamom -- Absence of such a notification is decisive -- Without it, the tincture remains a licensed medicinal preparation that can be manufactured and sold in accordance with the general rules and the conditions of the license held by the Appellants -- Respondent authorities cannot, on their own accord, treat this lawful product as a “prohibited article.” -- Section 22(1)(d) is not a substitute for Section 26A of the D&C Act, 1940. (SC) Decided on: 19.12.2024

39. Further cross-examination – Right of party -- There is no vested right in a private party to seek recalling of the witnesses for the purpose of further cross-examination. (P&H HC) Decided on: 17.12.2024

40. Violation of building approved plan – Regularisation of construction – Construction(s) put up in violation of or deviation from the building plan approved by the local authority and the constructions which are audaciously put up without any building planning approval, cannot be encouraged -- In the event of any violation being brought to the notice of the Courts, it has to be curtailed with iron hands and any lenience afforded to them would amount to showing misplaced sympathy -- Delay in directing rectification of illegalities, administrative failure, regulatory inefficiency, cost of construction and investment, negligence and laxity on the part of the authorities concerned in performing their obligation(s) under the Act, cannot be used as a shield to defend action taken against the illegal/unauthorized constructions – Regularization schemes must be brought out only in exceptional circumstances. (SC) Decided on: 17.12.2024

41. Joint land – Sale of specific khasra Number – Legality of -- Even if specific Khasra numbers are sold out of joint land, the same still is sale of share in the joint holding -- It is not disputed by the plaintiffs that subject matter of sale deed challenged in the suit, is less than the entitlement of K.S. – Held, suit seeking declaration to the effect that sale deed executed by K.S. in favour of the defendants itself was not maintainable once the share sold by him was less than the share of K.S. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 03.10.2024 Decided on: 17.12.2024

42. Compensation in motor vehicle accident case – Injury case – Loss of one eye -- Dimond Cutting labourer – Disability assessed as 100% -- Diamond cutting is a task of immense skill which involves a great degree of precision and exactitude -- Seeing only with one eye, unquestionably makes it greatly difficult to effectively carry out these processes -- 65% as functional disability is insufficient -- Given the nature of the profession and the indispensability of the ability to see in carrying out the job required, facts and circumstances of the case warrant that disability of the claimant-appellant be taken as 100% -- Total compensation assed as Rs.15,98,000/- to be paid alongwith interest @ 8 % p.a payable from the claim petition. (SC) Decided on: 17.12.2024

43. PMLA Case – Bail – Long incarnation -- A suspect cannot be held in custody indefinitely and that undertrial incarceration should not amount to punitive detention – The Court would, nevertheless, ensure that affluent or influential accused do not obstruct the ongoing investigation, tamper with evidence, or influence witnesses, namely, actions that undermine the fundamental doctrine of a fair trial – Trial Court directed to decide on framing of charges before 31.12.2024, thereafter fix a date within the second and third week of January 2025 for recording the statements of such prosecution witnesses who are the most material or vulnerable – All such witnesses, especially those who have expressed apprehension of danger to their lives (who might be two or three), will be examined on these dates – Petitioner ordered to be released on bail on 01.02.2025. (SC) Decided on: 13.12.2024

44. NDPS case -- Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest – Jurisdiction of Special Judge -- Special Judge could not have conducted the proceedings against the appellant/ Superintendent of Police for the offence punishable u/s 58 of the NDPS Act inasmuch as such proceedings could have been conducted only by a Magistrate -- Procedure as required under Chapter XX i.e. Sections 251 to 256 of the Cr.P.C. has also not been followed -- Notice issued by the learned Special Judge to the appellant u/s 58 of the NDPS Act and all subsequent proceedings quashed and set aside. (SC) Decided on: 13.12.2024

45. Murder -- Acquittal – Deposition of witness – Parity for all accused -- High Court comes to a conclusion that it is difficult to believe that the witness could have witnessed the incident in the manner narrated by him and granted benefit of doubt to co-accused persons then conviction of accused on the basis of the evidence of the very same witness only on the basis of conjectures and surmises is not permissible -- Seizure of knife, testimony of Inspector of police would show that the recovery was made from an open place accessible to one and all -- As such, only on the basis of the circumstance of such a recovery, the conviction could not have been based – Appeal allowed, impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court quashed and set aside -- Appellant acquitted. (SC) Decided on: 13.12.2024

46. Rape – Regular Bail -- Victim’s right of hearing – SC/ST victim -- As per Section 439(1A) of Cr.P.C., the presence of the informant or any person authorised by him or her is obligatory at the time of hearing of the application for bail to the person under sub-section (3) of Section 376 or Section 376AB or Section 376DA or Section 376DB of the IPC -- It is also mandatory on the part of the Special Public Prosecutor of the State Government to inform the victim about the court proceedings, including bail proceedings as contemplated in sub-section (3) of Section 15A of the SC/ ST Act, 1989. (SC) Decided on: 13.12.2024

47. False document -- Forgery -- Document containing a false recital does not amount to forgery. (HP HC) Reserved on: 02.12.2024 Date of Decision: 13.12.2024

48. Co-parcenary property – Sole-coparcener – Alienation of property – Right of -- Sole surviving co-parcener is entitled to dispose of the coparcenary property as his separate property as long as he remains a sole surviving coparcener and he may sell or mortgage the coparcenary property even though there is no legal necessity or family benefit or may even make a gift of the coparcenary property. (Karnataka HC) Date of Decision: 13.12.2024

49. Compromise of suit – Lawful agreement – Requirements of law – Recalling application – Remedy of -- When the court disposes of a proceeding pursuant to a compromise under Order 23 Rule 3, it bears the duty to examine this issue and be satisfied that the agreement or compromise is lawful -- This issue can be agitated by way of a recall application even after the compromise decree has been passed -- Only the court that entertains the petition of compromise can determine its legality, at the time of recording the compromise or when it is questioned by way of a recall application -- No other remedy is available to the party who is aggrieved by the compromise decree as an appeal and fresh suit are not maintainable under the CPC -- Courts must not curtail statutorily provisioned remedial mechanisms available to parties – High Court to decide recall application on its own merits. (SC) Decided on: 12.12.2024

50. Allotment of land --– Violation of rules -- There has to be transparency in matters of allotment of land by the government, adherence to the rules and regulations becomes important in the cases of allotment -- Not only MRCHS’ proposed members found ineligible, but the society was allowed to change its members frequently, starting from the point when it accepted the Letter of Intent in its favour – Land is a precious material resource of the community and therefore the least which is required from the State is transparency in its distribution -- There has been a complete arbitrariness in the allotment in favour of MRCHS -- Allotment of the plot in favour of MRCHS is not proper, as it is violative of the procedure as well as eligibility criteria -- Civil appeal allowed, Letter of Allotment in favour of MRCHS stands quashed. (SC) Decided on: 12.12.2024