https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283616 Abuse of official position through repeated plot allotment changes, conversion of land use, and record manipulation was treated as criminal conspiracy and criminal misconduct because the allotment scheme did not permit such successive conversions and the appellants secured a valuable developed-sector plot and additional area without lawful justification or corresponding charges. The SC upheld the conviction, finding prior concert and pecuniary advantage established by the surrounding circumstances. It nevertheless reduced the sentence from three years to two years, taking into account the long lapse of time, the period already undergone in custody, and the hardship arising from the conviction. en-us Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:00:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283616 Abuse of official position through repeated plot allotment changes, conversion of land use, and record manipulation was treated as criminal conspiracy and criminal misconduct because the allotment scheme did not permit such successive conversions and the appellants secured a valuable developed-sector plot and additional area without lawful justification or corresponding charges. The SC upheld the conviction, finding prior concert and pecuniary advantage established by the surrounding circumstances. It nevertheless reduced the sentence from three years to two years, taking into account the long lapse of time, the period already undergone in custody, and the hardship arising from the conviction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283616