According to the petitioners, the Act has led to deforestation and encroachment of forest land. On February 13, 2019, the bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee had directed states to ensure the eviction of all those persons from forestland whose claims under the Forest Rights Act have been rejected. In the 13 February 2019 order, The …
The Supreme Court has observed that criminal proceedings for the dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, are "quasi-criminal" in nature.The Court also made an interesting comment that Section 138 proceedings can be called a "civil sheep" in a "criminal wolf's clothing".A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph made these. The …
