Proportionality

The Supreme Court struck down Maharashtra's methanol licensing rules as disproportionate, while ordering every state to adopt tamper-evident transport and licensing safeguards against hooch deaths.

The Parameshwari Supreme Court sentencing judgment clarifies that victim compensation cannot substitute custodial punishment. Restoring the trial court’s sentence, the Court reaffirmed proportionality, deterrence, and reasoned sentencing as core principles of criminal justice.

Supreme Court rules legislative expulsion must be proportionate, reinforcing judicial oversight and democratic accountability.

Supreme Court underscores proportionality and fair play in disciplining a bank manager for misconduct involving ₹1.10 lakh.