MAN.....Tags : Supreme Court, Stay Orders, Interim Orders
SC Criticises Centre For Not Specifying Range of Rates For Treatment in Pvt. Hospitals & Clinics(29.02.2024)
SC while criticizing Centre for not specifying the range of rates for treatment services in pvt. hospitals & clinics has directed the Centre to provid.....
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Supreme Court: Distributor Not An Agent But An Independent Contractor(01.03.2024)
SC has held that legal position of a distributor is generally different from an agent. Distributor buys goods on his account and sells them in his ter.....
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SC: Words Spoken in Anger Without Any Intention to Abet Suicide, Not Criminal Instigation(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a word uttered in a fit of anger or emotion without intending the consequences to actually follow cannot be said to be ins.....
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SC: Can’t Convict Accused For Keeping Narcotics if Mandate u/s 52 of NDPS Act Not Fulfilled by Police(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if no proceedings under Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) are undertaken by t.....
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SC: When Parties Change Venue of Arbitration by Mutual Agreement, New Place is Seat of Arbitration(19.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that when parties change the 'venue/place of arbitration' by mutual agreement, the new venue/place will become the 'seat of the.....
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Supreme Court Stays All Proceedings in Delhi High Court on Amazon-Future Case(19.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings before single judge and Division Bench of Delhi High Court in Amazon-Future-Reliance case.
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Supreme Court Grants Time to Centre, States for Providing Information on Pending Vacancies(19.04.2021)
Supreme Court has granted two weeks time to Union of India and States for providing information as regards to the pending vacancies in District and St.....
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SC: High Court Can’t Refuse to Follow Binding SC Judgment Merely Because Review Pending Against it(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not open to a High Court to refuse to follow a judgment by stating that it has been doubted by a later Coordinat.....
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SC: High Court Can’t Refuse to Follow Binding SC Judgment Merely Because Review Pending Against it(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not open to a High Court to refuse to follow a judgment by stating that it has been doubted by a later Coordinat.....
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SC: Valid Auction Can’t be Cancelled on Mere Expectation of Fetching Higher Price(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while the highest bidder has no indefeasible right to demand acceptance of his bid, mere expectation of the Liquidator tha.....
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SC: Power u/s 482 CrPC can be Exercised in Cheque Bounce Case if Amount Is Patently Non-Recoverable(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that only in cases wherein an amount which is non-recoverable, towards which a cheque is issued, dishonoured and for recovery o.....
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SC: Purchaser is a Consumer if Commercial Use by him was for Earning Livelihood by Self Employment(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when if the commercial use of a particular goods is by the purchasers themselves for the purpose of earning their liveliho.....
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SC: In case of Unjust Executive Action, Courts must Interfere in Election Process(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where issues crop up, indicating unjust executive action or an attempt to disturb a level-playing field between c.....
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SC: ‘De Facto Control’ Test Relevant to Determine if Company is Resident in India(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that domicile or registration of company are not relevant test to determine if company is resident of India, has held th.....
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SC: HC Can’t Conduct Mini Trial Under Section 482 of CrPC(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that at the stage of quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC, Court is not required to conduct a mini tr.....
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SC: Preventive Detention Law is a Colonial Legacy(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that preventive detention law is a colonial legacy, has held that every procedural rigidity must be followed in entirety.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Increment Merely Because Employee Retired Next Day of Earning it(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that merely because government employee retired on the very next day of earning the increment, he cannot be denied the annual i.....
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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....
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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....
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SC Stays Arrest of Shashi Tharoor and Others Over Tweets About Farmer’s Death During Tractor Rally(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the arrest of Shashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh .....
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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to AAP Leader Sanjay Singh in 'Hate Speech' Cases(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has granted Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh protection from arrest in all First Information Reports against him in connection with 'hate.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Restricting Rehana Fathima from Posting Views on Media(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Kerala High Court order restricting activist Rehana Fathima from printing, posting or publishing her views on any medium .....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Restricting Rehana Fathima from Posting Views on Media(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Kerala High Court order restricting activist Rehana Fathima from printing, posting or publishing her views on any medium .....
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SC Directs Builders of Maradu Apartment Complexes to Pay 50% Interim Compensation(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has indicated that builders of the demolished and illegal high-rise Maradu apartment complexes in Kerala ought to pay 50% of the interim.....
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SC Approves SBI Application for Proposed Distribution Mechanism to be Followed by Franklin Templeton(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has approved the application filed by SBI Mutual Fund and SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd, for placing on record the distribution mechanism.....
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SC: Magistrate Not Required to Record Statement of Public Servant Complaint Before Summoning Accused(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Magistrate is not required to record statement of a public servant who filed the complaint in discharge of his offic.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Extends Status Quo on Jaypee's Insolvency Resolution Process(23.08.2019)
Supreme Court has extended by a week the status quo on the insolvency process on Jaypee Group's plea challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tr.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Examining Legality of New Triple Talaq Law(23.08.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government seeking its reply on the new law that makes "Triple Talaq" a punishable offense. The Court.....
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Supreme Court Gives Chidambaram Interim Bail in ED Case(23.08.2019)
Supreme Court has granted Congress leader P Chidambaram anticipatory bail in Enforcement Directorate till Monday. However, he will continue to stay un.....
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SC in Adani-Hindenburg Case: Deadline for SEBI Probe Extended Till August 14(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court in Adani-Hindenburg case has extended deadline for Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) till August 14, 2023 for competing its .....
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SC to Law Enforcement in Manipur: Take Action on Apprehensions of Attack on Tribals(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while directing law enforcement agencies in Manipur to take action on apprehensions of attack raised by Manipur Tribal Forum Delhi on tr.....
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SC: Registration of FIR in Corruption Case is Sufficient for ED to Launch Probe(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while clarifying that generation and acquisition of proceeds of crime are like Siamese twins which would amount to money laundering, has.....
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SC: LG Can Effectively Destabilize Elected Delhi Municipal Corporation by Nominating Members(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while its reserving verdict on issue if Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate district representatives of Delhi Municipal Corpo.....
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SC Upholds Practice of Jallikattu As Permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench while upholding practice of Jallikattu as permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to .....
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SC Dismisses Republic TV's Plea to Quash FIR for Allegedly Trying to Cause Disaffection(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by ARG Outlier Media Ltd (which runs Republic TV channels) against a First Information Re.....
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SC Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Ekta Kapoor on FIR Against Objectionable Content(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to film/TV producer Ekta Kapoor in relation to a First Information Report registered by Anapurna Poli.....
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SC Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Ekta Kapoor on FIR Against Objectionable Content(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to film/TV producer Ekta Kapoor in relation to a First Information Report registered by Anapurna Poli.....
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SC Asks AG on Stay on Implementation of Farm Laws During Hearing of Petitions(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General for India if the Union Government can give a commitment that the contentious farm laws will not be implem.....
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SC Stays SAT Order Upholding Payment by RIL to Investors’ Protection Fund(18.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a Securities Appellate Tribunal order upholding Securities and Exchange Board of India’s direction to Reliance Industries Lim.....
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SC: Triple Talaq Law Does Not Take Away Right to Seek Anticipatory Bail(18.12.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 declaring triple talaq mode of divorce among Muslims illega.....
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SC: HC can’t Direct State Government to Recommend a Tribe for ST List(09.05.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing plea seeking SIT probe into Manipur violence and ongoing unrest in the State, has orally remarked that High Court didn’t h.....
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SC: 40% of Litigation by Union and State Governments are Unnecessary(09.05.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure over State’s practice of filing ‘frivolous’ and ‘unnecessary’ appeals, has orally remarked that Forty per c.....
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SC: Judiciary has to Modernize and Adapt to Technology(09.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if some judges are uncomfortable with e-files, answer is to provide them training and not to continue with old and out.....
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SC: Limitation Period for Filing Appeal to NCLAT Doesn’t Include Date of Order/Pronouncement/Time(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the date of pronouncement of order and time taken by tribunal to provide certified copy of order must be excluded while co.....
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SC: Can’t Freeze Company’s Bank Account for Investigation Against Unrelated Party(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside a freezing order imposed on a Foreign Institutional Investor company, has held that when appellant company is in no .....
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SC: TN Highways Act Can't be Invalidated Due to Variance from RFCTLARR Act(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Tamil Nadu Highways Act 2001 is not liable to be invalidated on ground that its provisions manifest discrimination or arbi.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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SC: Section 16B of HP General Sales Tax Act Not Ultra Vires to Any Provision of Law(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside High Court judgment which held that Section 16B of Himachal Pradesh General Sales Tax (HPGST) is ultra vires to Sect.....
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SC: Not Necessary to Review Order Accepting Closure Report Before Carrying Out Further Investigation(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that prior to carrying out a further investigation under Section 173(8) of the CrPC, it is not necessary for the Magistrate to .....
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SC Expresses Concern Over Visit of Devotees to Places of Worship Situated in Protected Areas(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court has expressed concerns uncontrolled visits of the devotees at certain places of worship situated in protected areas as it results in pro.....
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SC Upholds Pre-import Conditions for Availing GST Exemptions on Imports Under Advance Authorization(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even though ‘pre-import condition’ may have caused hardship to exporters, has upheld Pre-Import Condition to claim .....
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SC: Chargesheet Can’t be Said to be Incomplete Merely Because it was Filed Without Sanction(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that merely because chargesheet was filed without it can’t be considered an incomplete chargesheet, has held that accuse.....
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SC: Court Can Dissolve Marriage Using Article 142 in Case of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that it is possible for Supreme court to dissolve marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marri.....
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Supreme Court: Granting Decree of Specific Performance is Discretionary(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that granting a decree of specific performance is discretionary and that discretion should be based on equitability.
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SC: Amend Arbitration Act For Prescribing Limitation Period For Applications u/s 11 of the Act(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Parliament should take into consideration the amendment of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as there is no statu.....
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SC: Legal Representatives Not Responsible to Discharge Contractual Obligations of Deceased(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in the case of a personal obligation imposed on deceased, his estate doesn’t become liable and therefore, the legal repres.....
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Supreme Court: MPs/MLAs Cannot Claim Immunity Under Constitution of India For Receiving Bribe(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies cannot claim immunity under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitutio.....
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SC: Open Schools Recognized by CBSE Shall be Recognized by National Medical Council For NEET(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that open schools recognized by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and State Education Boards shall be recognized by t.....
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SC: Can’t Sustain Case Under Karnataka Cow Slaughter Act if Sample Collected by Unauthorised Officer(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a sample of the meat has been collected by an officer who is not authorized under law to do so, then a case under Karna.....
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SC: Adequate Measures Available For Voters in Event of Error/Deletion of Names From Voter’s List(13.02.2024)
Supreme Court while closing proceedings related to duplication of names in electoral rolls, has held that there exist adequate measures for the aggrie.....
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SC: Cannot Overlook Claim Submitted With Proof Only Because Its Submission is in Wrong Form(13.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that claim submitted by the Resolution Applicant under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be rejected or ov.....
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SC: Adj. Authority Has Power to Recall Order Approving RP Which Isn’t Submitted As Per IBC(14.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that National Company Law Tribunal has the power under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) to recall its order approving.....
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SC: P&H HC's 50% Minimum Mark Criteria in Interviews For Promotion As District Judges Upheld(14.02.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the criteria set by Punjab and Haryana High Court (P&H HC) which requires the judicial officers to secure a minimum of 50% ma.....
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SC Explains Principles That Appellate Courts Should Follow While Deciding Acquittal Appeals(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if through appreciation of evidence two possible views are being made out then the Appellate Court cannot reverse the .....
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SC: Closer Examination of RP’s Feasibility if Plan Envisages Use of Asset Owned By Statutory Body(15.02.2024)
SC while observing that normally resolution plan’s feasibility is best decided by the commercial wisdom of Committee of Creditors, has held that when .....
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SC: Can’t Consider Dissenting Opinion as Award in Case Majority Award is Set Aside(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a dissenting opinion can’t be treated as an award if majority award is set aside, and observed that when a majority award .....
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SC Lays Down Factors to be Considered While Deciding Grant of Remission to Convict(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has laid down various factors which must be taken into account by the government while deciding the grant of remission to convicts as pe.....
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SC: Employer Can’t Cite Suppression of Material Facts to Deny Appointment When Query Asked was Vague(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the information sought by employer was vague and the candidate didn’t specifically disclose information which was req.....
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SC: Can’t Dismiss Execution Petition Merely Because Property's Possession is Lost to Third Party(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Court can’t dismiss an execution petition as inexecutable, merely on the basis that the property has been lost to a third .....
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SC: Not Illegal to File Chargesheet in a Language Which the Accused Doesn’t Understand(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no provision in CrPC which requires chargesheet to be filed in language of the Court determined as per Sectio.....
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SC to CWMA: Submit Report on TN-Karnataka Dispute by Next Friday(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to submit its report by next Friday regarding Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24.....
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SC: Unexplained Inordinate Delay Crucial Factor to Quash Complaint(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while quashing criminal case against President and Vice President of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has held t.....
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SC: Valid Reasons for Not Accepting Surveyor’s Report Must be Given by Insurance Company(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Surveyor’s Report in a claim for insurance is not final one however satisfactory reasons are given by insurer, has .....
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SC: Parties Not Allowed to Invoke Special Leave Jurisdiction to Bypass High Court(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that top court entertains SLPs without High Court being approached only when there is substantial question of general im.....
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SC: Kuno National Park is Not Sufficient to Accommodate Cheetahs(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing an application moved by an expert committee constituted to guide and direct National Tiger Conservation Authority has aske.....
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SC: Executing Court to Determine Whether Transfer of Suit Property Was Made Post Dismissal of Suit(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that executing court will have to determine whether transfer of immovable property which was made post dismissal of suit, was m.....
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SC: Injured Passenger is Entitled to Claim by Railway Admin. Irrespective of Not Being at Fault(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when in course of working of railway, an untoward incident occurs then whether or not there has been any wrongful act, neg.....
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SC: Oral Information not Required When Grounds of Detention Received in Known Language of Detenue(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court held that if a detenue has received the grounds of his detention in a language that is known to him and a clear statement over his right.....
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SC: Modifying an Award u/s 34 and 37 Impermissible under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that interference with an order u/s 37 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can’t travel beyond restrictions laid down u/s 34.....
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SC: Benefit of Doubt to be Given to Accused on Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that where evidence indicates that prosecution has failed to prove guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt and that a view dif.....
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SC Directs Gujarat Govt to Prepare Draft Mechanism to Consider Requests for Bonafide Transfers(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Gujarat to prepare a draft mechanism to consider requests for bona fide transfers of property allotted to MLAs.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Judgment Upholding Termination of Power Purchase Agreement by Adani(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a curative petition filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Ltd(GUVL) against the judgment dated 2nd July 2019 that upheld term.....
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SC Issues Fresh Writ Petition Challenging Centre Notification Providing 27% Reservation(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a fresh writ petition challenging Centre's notification dated July 29, 2021 ("impugned notification") providing 27%.....
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SC: Single Bench Hearing Transfer Petitions Cannot Pass Mutual Consent Divorce Decree(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a single bench hearing Transfer petition cannot pass a decree divorce by mutual consent under Section under Section 13.....
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SC: Unilateral Cancellation of Registered Sale Deed Can't be an Anticipatory Bail Condition(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a registered sale deed cannot be cancelled unilaterally by one party to the said document in purported compliance of t.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere Plea Challenging Madras HC Order Extending Remand Order(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the plea challenging Madras High Court's order extending its remand orders to the effect of permitting the i.....
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Supreme Court: Even a Day’s Delay is Important When a Question of Personal Liberty Involved(18.01.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing anguish over the callous attitude of Karnataka High Court in a habeas corpus matter set a woman at liberty who was deta.....
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SC: S. 197 CrPC not Applicable for Prosecuting Public Servant Alleged to Have Created Fake Documents(18.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that prior sanction under section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure for prosecuting a public servant is not required if the pub.....
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SC Discharges Murder Accused on Grounds of ‘Natural Death as Per Post-Mortem Report’(19.01.2024)
Supreme Court while discharging accused for a murder on the basis of Post-Mortem Report has held that the expert testimony of the doctor who performed.....
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Supreme Court: Children Born out of Void Marriages Entitled to Share in Parent’s Property(22.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that children born out of void and voidable marriages have to be considered legitimate children and shall be entitled to a vali.....
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Supreme Court: Plaint Can't Be Rejected If Limitation Is A Mixed Question Of Law & Fact(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if the issue of limitation is .....
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SC: Karta of Joint Hindu Family Cannot File Consumer Compliant Regarding Treatment of Sister-in-Law(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Karta of a Joint Hindu Family cannot file a consumer complaint in respect of deficiency in service on part of the Ho.....
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SC: Mere Delay in Intimating Insurance Company of Occurrence of Theft Not Grounds to Deny Claim(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere delay in intimating the insurance company about the occurrence of the theft cannot be a ground to deny the insura.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused of Abetting Suicide of Man by Refusing Marriage(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a girl accused of abetting suicide of a man by allegedly refusing to marry him. The Court has r.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Focus Upon Steps Which are Required to Ensure Ease of Access(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India on a writ petition seeking to bring focus upon the steps which are required to ensure ease of ac.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PG Doctors' Plea Challenging 'Last Minute' Changes in Exam Pattern(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition challenging the "abrupt" and "last-minute" changes made by the National Board of Examinations for t.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Delhi Student's Plea to Start Physical Classes(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition seeking directions to Centre and States to take a speedy decision regarding re-opening the scho.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PG Doctors' Plea Challenging 'Last Minute' Changes in Exam Pattern(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition challenging the "abrupt" and "last-minute" changes made by the National Board of Examinations for t.....
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SC Refuses to Plea Seeking Directions to Take Speedy Decision Regarding Re-Opening School(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition seeking directions to Centre and States to take a speedy decision regarding re-opening the scho.....
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SC Stays Madras HC's Order Permitting Take Over of Temple Land for Construction of Collectorate(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of Madras High Court order permitting the State Government to take 35 acres of the Narseewarar Temple land at V.....
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SC: Approver Need Not be Examined as Witness When Cognizance Taken by Special Court Under PC Act(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that question of Approver being examined as a witness by the magistrate does not arise when Special Court chooses to take cogni.....
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SC: Findings Pertaining to Title in Partition Suit Can’t Bind Third Parties(19.06.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding title of successors of Ryot Cultivators over the ‘Paigah lands’ in Hydernagar, Telangana has held that any finding relat.....
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SC: Sanction for Prosecution U/S 197 CrPC Required for Acts Done in Excess of Official Duty(19.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that sanction for prosecution under Section 197 CrPC is required not only for acts done in discharge of official duty but also .....
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SC Affirms HC’s Order for Deployment of Central Forces for Panchayat Elections in West Bengal(20.06.2023)
Supreme Court has affirmed the direction of Calcutta High Court which directed West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition central forces for.....
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SC Affirms HC’s Order for Deployment of Central Forces for Panchayat Elections in West Bengal(20.06.2023)
Supreme Court has affirmed the direction of Calcutta High Court which directed West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition central forces for.....
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SC: Chain of Circumstantial Evidence has to be Complete in All Respect(20.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of circumstantial evidence the chain has to be complete in all respects so as to indicate the guilt of the accused.....
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SC: Application to Modify/Clarify Judgment Post-Disposal Allowed Only in Exceptional Cases(20.03.2024)
SC has held that a post-disposal application for modification and clarification of the order of disposal shall lie only in rare cases, where an order .....
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SC: Courts Should Strike Balance Between Testimony of ‘Injured Witness’ and ‘Interested Witness’(20.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is a well-established principle of law that the evidence of an injured witness is considered to be on a higher pedestal.....
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SC: Factors Deciding Term of Sentence to be Undergone by Murder Convicts Before Remis., Summarised(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has summarized the factors to determine term of sentence to be undergone before remission could be sought by accused of murder cases. Th.....
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SC: Specific Reference Needed to Effect Incorporation of Arbitration Clause in Another Contract(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when parties enter into a contract, making a general reference to another contract, such general reference would not have .....
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Supreme Court: Actual Owner of the Property Must be Known to the Party Claiming Adverse Possession(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when a party claims adverse possession, he must know who the actual owner of the property is. Secondly, he must plead that.....
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SC: Duty of Police to Produce Accused Before Trial Court(11.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when accused is in prison, it is the duty of the police authorities to produce him before the Trial Court. The petitio.....
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SC: 2014 Judgment Declaring Section 6A of DSPE Act as Unconstitutional has Retrospective Effect(11.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that declaration made in Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India (MANU/SC/0417/2014), as to the unconstitutionality of Section 6A o.....
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SC to States: Give Details of Funds Disbursed for Judiciary from 2017-2022(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court while expressing concerns at the lack of proper judicial infrastructure in many States, has directed the Law Secretaries of all State Go.....
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SC to States: Start Appointment Process for Consumer Commissions 6 Months Before Vacancies Arise(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Rule 6(4) of the Consumer Protection Rules 2020 require that the process of appointments shall be initiated by the state g.....
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SC: Cannot Discharge Murder Accused Only Based on Postmortem Report(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a trial court could not discharge the accused from murder charges merely relying on Post mortem report indicating cause of.....
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SC to Centre: Take Stand on Promise of Freebies by Political Parties During Election Campaigns(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government to take a stand on the need to control the announcement of freebies by political parties during election ca.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Prevention of Money Laundering Act(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 which relate to the power of arrest, attachment, and search.....
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SC: Additional Chief Metropolitan/District Magistrate Can Exercise Power U/S 14 of SARFAESI(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that term ‘District Magistrate’ and ‘Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’ as appearing in Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act shall deem t.....
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Principles of Condonation of Delay Explained by Supreme Court(10.04.2024)
SC has laid down certain principles of condonation of delay which include that merits of the case are not required to be considered in condoning the d.....
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SC: DMRC’s Petition Allowed, Judgement Upholding Arbitral Award In Favour of DAMEPL Set Aside(10.04.2024)
Supreme Court has set aside the judgement that upheld the arbitral award made in favour of Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) and re.....
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SC: Comments on Social Media Platforms Distorting Court Proceedings Require Consideration(11.04.2024)
SC observed that nowadays there is a misuse of social media on which messages, comments, articles etc. are posted in respect of matters pending in Cou.....
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Supreme Court: Every Defect in Nomination Will Not Make Nomination Defective(11.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that every defect in the nomination cannot straightaway be termed to be of such character as to render its acceptance improper .....
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SC: Unfortunate That Indian Coast Guard Opposes PC to Women Unlike Army, Navy & Air Force(11.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that it is unfortunate that unlike the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy have inducted women on a permanent basis following C.....
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SC: Successors Cannot Enforce Rights on Property Through a Deed Executed by Person Without Title(11.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a deed regarding any property has been executed by a person without title, the successors or future owners shall not ha.....
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SC: Sale/Gift of Vehicle Shall Not be Invalidated on Mere Failure of Transfer Vehicle Registration(11.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the sale/gift transaction will not get invalidated merely on the ground that there has been a failure to get a transfe.....
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Supreme Court: Jurisdiction of HC Under Article 226 Explained When Alternate Remedies Available(12.04.2024)
SC has clarified that the High Court will not entertain a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India if an effective alternative remedy i.....
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SC: To Use Accused’s State. on Fact Discovery, Prose. Needs to Establish That No One Knew About it(12.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the statement of the accused is to be used on discovery of a fact the prosecution will have to establish that, nobody h.....
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SC: When there is Alternative Way to Access Property, Claimant Cannot Claim Easement by Necessity(15.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a claimant of an easementary right over a dominant heritage would not be entitled to claim an easementary right by necessi.....
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Supreme Court: Burden to Prove that Insured Suppressed Material Facts is Upon the Insurer(15.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the insurance company repudiates the insurance claim on the ground that the insured had suppressed other policies taken.....
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SC: Evidence by Power of Attorney Holders Can Only be Given of Facts Within Their Personal Knowledge(15.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that deposition can only be given by a power of attorney holder of the facts that are within his personal knowledge and not.....
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SC Stays HC Order Directing Delhi Govt to Bear Costs of Gadgets Given to EWS Students(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court judgment which directed the Delhi Government to bear the costs of gadgets which the schools were directed .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on NCW Plea Challenging Bombay HC's POCSO Acquittal(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the National Commission for Women challenging the controversial judgment of Bombay High Court (.....
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SC: Pollution-Free Water is Fundamental Right Which Welfare State is Bound to Ensure(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has called for response from the Ministry of Jal Shakti in pursuance of its suo motu cognisance of the issue of "remediation of polluted.....
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SC Directs NRI Man to Make Representation in Plea Seeking Maintenance of 'Non-Resident Status'(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed a representation to be made to the Central Board of Direct Taxes regarding reliefs to be granted to Non Resident Indians in.....
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Supreme Court: All Parents to Pay 100% School Fees for Lockdown Period(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has announced that parents will have to pay full fees to the schools of the schools during the pandemic period. This will be equal to th.....
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SC: Public Prosecutor Owes Duty to Give Fair Idea Regarding Prosecution Case to Trial Court(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that before a Trial Court proceeds to frame the charge against the accused, the Public Prosecutor owes a duty to give a fair id.....
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SC: Additional CMM is Not Subordinate to CMM in Exercise of Judicial Powers(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) cannot be said to be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in so.....
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SC: Relief for Which No Prayer or Pleading Was Made Should Not be Granted(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if Court considers or grants relief for which no prayer or pleading was made and depriving the respondent of an opportunit.....
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SC: Question of Constitutional Validity Cannot be Dealt in a Casual/Cryptic Manner(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Karnataka High Court judgment which held Section 20 of Karnataka Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1973 as.....
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SC: Don't Re-notify Election Process for 367 Local Bodies to Implement OBC Quota(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Court had made it clear that Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) shall not re-notify election to provide reser.....
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SC: Mother Has Right to Give Step-Father's Surname to Child After Demise of Biological Father(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Andhra Pradesh High Court’s directing to restore child’s original surname from his step-father’s surname, has held t.....
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SC Stays CCI’s Notice of 200 Crore Penalty Imposed on Amazon in Future Coupons Case(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed notice of 200 Crores penalty imposed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Amazon in future coupons case and observed t.....
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SC: After Setting Aside Arbitral Award, Court Can’t Grant Relief by Modifying Such Award(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that in arbitration cases court cannot modify arbitral award after setting aside the same since it closes the door for the .....
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SC: Employee can’t be Denied Pension Citing Wrongful Deductions Made Towards CPF Scheme(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that merely because there were some wrong deductions from salary and aggrieved was treated as member of the CPF Scheme, the sam.....
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SC: 2015 Arbitration Amendment Not Applicable If Arbitration Notice was Issued Prior to Amendment(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where notice invoking arbitration is issued prior to 2015 Amendment Act and application under Section 11 for appo.....
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SC: Delhi Govt. has Control Over Services Excluding Public Order/Police/Land(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court constitution bench has held that Delhi Government ought to have legislative and executive power subject to exclusion of subjects which a.....
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SC Refuses to Restore Uddhav Thackeray Government(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court constitution bench while observing that it can’t restore Uddhav Thackeray Government since he resigned without facing floor test, has he.....
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Police Not Allowed to Tutor Witnesses, Supreme Court Directs Action Against Police Officers(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court while admonishing Tamil Nadu Police for tutoring witnesses, has directed the Tamil Nadu's Director General of Police to initiate an enqu.....
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Supreme Court: Split Verdict Delivered on Appointment of Shiksha Karmis in Madhya Pradesh(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in a case regarding the appointment of Shiksha Karmis in Madhya Pradesh. While Justice JK Maheshwari uphel.....
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Supreme Court Stays Centre’s Notification Setting Up Fact Check Unit(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed Central Government’s notification setting up Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau till the time the Bombay High.....
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SC Decides Against Staying Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 which removes the Chief Justice of India from.....
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Supreme Court: Directions to Police and Probe Agencies to Strictly Follow Guidelines on Arrest(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the police forces and agencies in all States and Union Territories endowed with the power of arrest and custody to strictly.....
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SC: Creating Enmity & Disharmony Between Two Communities Necessary for Offence Under Section 153 IPC(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that to constitute an offence under Section 153 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) words spoken or written must create enmity betwe.....
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SC: Admission Can’t be Denied to Domicile of State on The Ground of Parent Posted Outside State(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a candidate having domicile of the State of Maharashtra cannot be denied admission under the State quota on the ground tha.....
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SC: Restraining Politician From Political Activities As Bail Condition Violates Fundamental Rights(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while overturning a bail condition imposed by the Orissa HC, which prohibited a politician from participating in political activities ha.....
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SC: Not Mandatory to File Accident Claim Before MACT of Area Where Accident Occurred(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is not mandatory to file motor accident claims before MACT having jurisdiction over area where accident occurred.....
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SC Adjourns till September 4 Bail Applications of Manish Sisodia in Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court has adjourned the bail application of Manish Sisodia till September 4 in the case of alleged irregularities in the framing and implement.....
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SC Permits Registration of All BS VI Compliant Diesel Vehicles in NCT Delhi(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that registration of all BS VI Compliant diesel vehicles is allowed to be done in NCT Delhi irrespective of their requirem.....
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SC Denies Bail to Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while the period undergone by accused is substantial, but this is a case that rocked the entire banking system, has.....
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SC: Need to Find Enduring Solution to the Problem of Hate Speech(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing call to action to stakeholders to find an enduring solution to the problem of hate speech, has observed that police forces.....
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SC Appoints Justice Jayant Nath as Chairperson of DERC(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court following the stalemate between Delhi Government and LG over the appointment of Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (.....
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SC Refuses to Hear Plea Against Maharashtra Ordinance Reducing BMC Seats(21.10.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra ordinance reducing the number of seats in the B.....
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SC Upholds 20% quota for Officers in Maharashtra in PG Medical Admissions(21.10.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Maharashtra government to provide 20 per cent reservation for in-service officers in postgraduate medical.....
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Bombay HC Directs Lower Courts To Comply With SC, HC Orders & Processes Based On E-Copies(21.10.2022)
Bombay High Court amended the Civil Manual, 1986 and Criminal Manual 1980 directing compliance of Supreme Court and Bombay High court orders based on .....
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SC: Appointment of VC Illegal When Search Committee Recommended Only One Name(27.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor of a University will be illegal when the Search Committee recommended only one name i.....
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SC: DNA Tests Can Violate Privacy Right, Can't be Directed as Matter of Course(27.10.2022)
Supreme Court while disallowing DNA test to determine paternity of two children has held that merely because something is permissible under law can’t .....
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Canadian SC: Mandatory and Lifetime Registration on Sex Offender Registry is Unconstitutional(31.10.2022)
Supreme Court of Canada has held the country's mandatory and lifetime registration on the sex offender registry is unconstitutional.
Tags : Supreme Court of Canada, Sex Offender Registry, Unconstitutional
Supreme Court Bans Two-Finger Test in Rape Case(31.10.2022)
Supreme Court has banned "Two-Finger Test" in rape cases and has warned that persons conducting such tests will be held guilty of misconduct. The Cour.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Interim Protection Granted to Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. Officers(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court while setting aside the interim protection granted to Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. officers in an FIR, has held that the extraordinar.....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bond Scheme as Unconstitutional(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court has struck down the Electoral Bond Scheme stating it to be violative of Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution of India and the Right to Infor.....
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Supreme Court Explains The Principles of Adverse Possession(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court while stating that a person pleading adverse possession has no equities in his favor because seeking such possession is attempting to de.....
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SC: Suit For Title Without Seeking Recovery of Possession Not Main. When Plaintiff Not in Possession(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a suit that has been filed for declaration of title and the recovery of possession has not been sought is not mainta.....
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Supreme Court: Directors of Company Not Liable For Dishonor of Cheque After Their Retirement(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the Director of a company cannot be held liable for the dishonor of a cheque after his retirement, which has been issu.....
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SC: Elder Sister Cannot Exercise Guardianship Over Younger Sister Unless There is Court Order(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a Habeas Corpus Petition filed by a lady for production of her younger sister, has held that an elder sister doesn’t ha.....
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SC to Punjab Govt.: Relook into Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of stubble burning and its effect on air quality has observed that adherence to Punjab Preservation of Subs.....
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SC: Certificate to Prove Electronic Evidence can be Produced at Any Stage of the Trial(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a certificate under Section 65-B of Indian Evidence Act, to prove electronic evidence, can be produced at any stage of tri.....
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SC: PF Can’t be Withheld Without Proving Actual Loss Caused by Employee(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that as per Punjab National Bank (Officers’) Service Regulations, 1979 bank could withhold the Provident Fund (PF) amount only .....
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SC: PF Can’t be Withheld by Bank Without Proving Actual Loss Caused by Employee(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that as per Punjab National Bank (Officers’) Service Regulations, 1979 bank could withhold the Provident Fund (PF) amount only .....
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SC Issues Directions for Monitoring of Early Disposal of Pending Cases Against MPs’/MLAs’(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court has issued various directions for monitoring of early disposal of pending cases against MPs’ and MLAs’ and observed that it is difficult.....
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SC Reiterates Circumstances to be Proved in Murder by Poison(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court while citing the landmark judgment of Sharad BirdhiChand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra (MANU/SC/0111/1984) has reiterated the 4 crucial .....
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CRIMINAL - SC Issues Notice to CBI in Disproportionate Assets Case against Former UP CMs Mulayam, Akhilesh(25.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to CBI on a plea seeking direction to the probe agency to place the investigation report in the disproportionate ass.....
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ELECTION - SC to Election Commission: Cross-check More Votes on VVPATs(25.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to consider increasing the number of VVPAT’s that are used to randomly verify votes cast by Electronic.....
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ELECTION - Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Ban on Roadshows, Bike Rallies During Polls(25.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea filed by former DGP of Uttar Pradesh seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ban roadshows and.....
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FAMILY - Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of ‘Triple Talaq’ Ordinance(25.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Ordinance which makes the practice of instant 'triple talaq' a punishabl.....
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CIVIL - Sabarimala Case: SC Dismisses Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court(25.03.2019)
SC while dismissing the application seeking transfer of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court to its.....
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SERVICE - SC: Approach Respective HCs for Challenging Ordinance on Reservation in University Teaching Posts(26.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging an Ordinance that provides for reservation of teaching positions in central educational .....
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SC: Farmers Protests can Continue Without Impediment and Breach of Peace by Protestors and Police(18.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the farmers' protest should be allowed to continue without impediment and without any breach of peace either by the prot.....
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SC: Selective Leaks to Media Infringes Rights of Victims(18.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that selective disclosures to the media during investigation of crime affect the rights of the accused and the rights of vi.....
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Supreme Court: Gond-Govri Community Not a Scheduled Tribe(18.12.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Gond-Govri community is not a Scheduled Tribe (ST) and won't be entitled to benefits extended to this category. Howev.....
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SC: Expert Evaluation of Tender Not to be Second Guessed Unless Mala Fide Intent(21.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the expert evaluation of a particular tender, particularly when it comes to technical evaluation, is not to be second-.....
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SC: Candidates Belonging to Reserved Categories Eligible for General Category Vacancies Based on Meri(21.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the candidates belonging to reserved category are eligible to fill general/open category vacancies also based on merit.....
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SC Reverses Bombay HC Judgment Declaring 'Gowari' as Scheduled Tribe(21.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a High Court cannot look into the evidences to find out and decide that a particular tribe is part of Scheduled Tribe whic.....
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SC Upholds Validity of IBC Provisions Relating to Personal Guarantors(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of IBC provisions (Section 95 to Section 100) relating to Personal Guarantors Insolvency Resoluti.....
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SC: EPF Act Can be Applied Even to Factories Not Engaged in Schedule 1 Industries(10.11.2023)
SC while deciding the issue of applicability of EPF Act, 1952 has held that as per Clause (b) of Section 1(3), EPF Act is applicable to all establishm.....
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Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute: SC Rejects Mosque Committee Request to Stay Proceedings Before All. HC(16.11.2023)
Supreme Court, in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, has refused to suspend the ongoing proceedings before the Allahabad HC which is hea.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Guidelines To Regulate Cryptocurrencies(16.11.2023)
SC has rejected to consider a PIL seeking guidelines for trading and mining of cryptocurrency and observed that even though the petitioner had filed t.....
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SC: Limited Anticipatory Bail can be Granted by HC/Sessions Court Even if FIR Filed in Another State(20.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Court/Session Court should grant limited anticipatory bail in the form of interim protection under section 438 of CrP.....
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SC Appoints Justice Jayant Nath as Chairperson of DERC(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court following the stalemate between Delhi Government and LG over the appointment of Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stop ASI Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to grant stay against the survey of Gyanvapi Mosque by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) after assurance from SG Mr. Tush.....
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SC Stays Conviction of Rahul Gandhi in 'Modi-Thieves' Defamation Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the trail court awarded maximum punishment without giving proper reasons for the same, has stayed the conviction of.....
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SC: Not Defamation to Prefer in Good Faith an Accusation Against Any Person to a Lawful Authority(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is not defamation to prefer in good faith an accusation against any person to any of those who have lawful authority ov.....
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SC: Duty on the Prosecution is to Lead Only Such Evidence, Which it is Capable of Leading(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that law does not enjoin a duty on the prosecution to lead evidence of such character, which is almost impossible to be .....
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SC: Appln. Filed on Pretext of Clarification While Evading Recourse of Review Must be Discouraged(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any alternation to a can be made only to correct a clerical or arithmetical mistake or an error arising out of accidental .....
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SC: Can’t Set Aside Decision to Allot Additional Shares Merely Because Promoters Have Also Benefited(23.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that largely disproportionate allotment of rights share in favour of one group of shareholders can’t be set aside merely becaus.....
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SC Dismisses Senthil Balaji's Plea Challenging ED Custody in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji challenging the custody by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laund.....
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SC: Will Pass Directions in Manipur Violence Cases to Restore a Sense of Faith in Rule of Law(08.08.2023)
Supreme Court has stated that it will pass directions in relation to Manipur violence cases to restore a sense of faith in the rule of law and build a.....
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SC: Protection U/S 197 CrPC Not Available to Nationalised Bank Employee(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that although a person working in a Nationalised Bank is a public servant, yet the provisions of Section 197 CrPC wouldn’t be a.....
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SC: Duty of the Insurance Company to Disclose All Material Facts Within Their Knowledge(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is the duty of the insurance company to disclose all material facts within their knowledge since the obligation of .....
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SC: Court Must Try to Read in Between the Lines in Frivolous or Vexatious Proceedings(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that in frivolous or vexatious proceedings, Court owes a duty to look into other attending circumstances emerging from the .....
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SC: If Accused Are Already Shown to Witnesses in Police Station, Sanctity of TIP is Doubtful(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing an appeal against the conviction based on circumstantial evidence, has observed that if the accused are already shown to t.....
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SC to States: Submit Data on Those Who Have Jumped Bail & Parole(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the state governments to inform the Court about the number of persons who have jumped bail or parole and whether proceeding.....
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SC Transfers All FIRs Against Times Now Anchor Navika Kumar to Delhi Police(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that FIRs registered against Times Now anchor, Navika Kumar, over the remarks made by Nupur Sharma about Prophet Muhammed o.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea on Regulation of Alcoholic Drinks(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to prohibit or regulate the production, distribu.....
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SC Stays Deportation of Woman Declared as Illegal Migrant, Notes Family Members Are Included in NRC(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court while staying deportation of woman declared as illegal migrant, has issued notice in petition impugning order of Guwahati High Court whi.....
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SC: Order/Circular Can’t Be Given Retrospective Effect in the Absence of Any Legislative Competence(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that administrative/executive orders or circular cannot be made applicable with retrospective effect in the absence of any legi.....
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SC: Intra-Court Appeal Does Not Lie Against All Interim Orders in an Admiralty Suit(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an appeal does not lie to the Commercial Appellate Division of the High Court from an order of the Commercial Division (Si.....
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SC: Plaint Must be Rejected if it is Vexatious, Illusory Cause of Action And Barred by Limitation(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that plaint should be rejected under Order VII Rule XI(a) and (d) of CPC if it is vexatious, illusory cause of action and barre.....
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SC: Property Tax for ‘Business Building’ Not Applicable on Advocate’s Office Run From Residence(29.01.2024)
SC has held that advocate's office run from residential building is not subject to property tax under Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 as a "bus.....
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Supreme Court: Public Interest Litigations Raising Personal Grievances Can’t be Entertained(29.01.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a Public Interest Litigation which sought directions to implement the recommendations of the NITI AYOG on streamlining .....
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Supreme Court: Medical Devices Can be Included within Definition of “Drugs”(29.01.2024)
Supreme Court while declining to interfere with Delhi High Court's ruling has upheld the Central Government notifications to include medical devices s.....
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Supreme Court: Non-Appearance of Accused is Not a Ground to Cancel Bail(30.01.2024)
SC while explaining the grounds for cancellation of bail has observed that bail may be cancelled, if it is found that the person who has been granted .....
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Supreme Court: Mentioning Caste or Religion of Parties in the Memo of Parties Must be Ceased(30.01.2024)
Supreme Court while passing a general order has directed that the caste or religion of parties shall not be mentioned in the memo of parties of a peti.....
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SC: Giving Police Liberty to Seek Remand While Granting Anticipatory Bail Defeats Objective of Bail(30.01.2024)
SC while expressing surprise at practice followed by Courts in Gujarat of giving police liberty to seek remand of accused even while granting anticipa.....
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SC: Provisions of Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 Not Repugnant With Central Act(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 4(7), 4(8) and 15 of Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and Section 8A of the Kerala M.....
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SC: Wish of Child is Different from Best Interest of Child(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court while allowing father’s plea seeking child custody has held that the question of 'what is the wish/desire' of the child is different and.....
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SC: Can't Invoke Art 32 to Enforce Place of Worship Act in Dispute Among Same Religious Denomination(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by members of the Mohijit Samudaya of Shwetambar Jain religion seeking to .....
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SC: Refer Motor Accident Claims Which Can be Compromised to Lok Adalat(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed compromisable insurance claims from the High Court and the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) which adds up to one lakh .....
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SC: Provisions of Limitation Act Has No Application When Statute Extinguishes The Right Itself(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the provisions of Limitation Act will not have any application when a Statute extinguishes the right itself.
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SC to Centre: Term of Future NCLT Members Should be 5 Years(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has turned down plea seeking modification of tenure of members of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) appointed pursuant to notificatio.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against India Today Chairperson Aroon Purie(31.10.2022)
Supreme Court has quashed the criminal defamation case against chairperson of India Today Group, Aroon Purie in relation to a news item titled 'Missio.....
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SC: Failure to Inform Accused About Hearing of Appl. for Ext. of Time for Investigation Violates FR(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the failure to produce the accused before the Court at the time of consideration of the application for extension of time .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking to Restrain Political Parties from Using Symbols After Polls(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing a petition which sought a direction that political parties cannot use election symbols allotted to them as party symbol.....
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SC: Employee Can be Terminated for Suppression or False Information Regarding Suitability(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee can be terminated from service if it is found that he had suppressed or given false information in regard to m.....
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SC: CMM/DM Not Required to Adjudicate Disputes Between Borrower/Third Party & Secured Creditor(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while considering an application under Section 14 SARFAESI Act, the CMM/DM is not required to adjudicate the dispute betwe.....
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SC Refuses To Entertain Plea to Suspend Ministers if They Spend More Than 2 Days in Custody(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain petition seeking direction that a Minister should be temporarily debarred from holding office if they spend .....
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SC: Keeping Bail Application Pending for 8 Months Not Consistent With Right to Liberty(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court while granting liberty to Anil Deshmukh to approach the Bombay High Court Bench assigned to hearing his bail application, has remarked t.....
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SC Orders Removal of Business Activities in 500 Meter Radius of Taj Mahal(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has issued a direction to the Agra Development Authority to immediately halt all commercial activities which come within the radius of 5.....
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SC: Permanent Injunction Can’t be Sought on The Basis of an Unregistered Agreement to Sell(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that a relief of permanent injunction cannot be sought on the basis of such an unregistered document/agreement to sell, .....
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SC: Payment of Stipend to Junior Lawyers a Real Issue(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing the petition challenging the validity of All India Bar Examination observed that that issue of fair remuneration to junior.....
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SC: Leave Encashment Benefit is Part of Salary(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that leave encashment is part of salary, has held that condition in Rajasthan Voluntary Rural Education Service Rules, 2.....
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SC Rejects Uddhav Group's Plea to Stop EC from Deciding Shinde's Claim as Real Shiv Sena(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing the application for stay filed by Uddhav Thackeray group, has refused to stop the Election Commission (EC) of India from .....
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SC: Suit is Liable to be Dismissed if Necessary Party is Not Impleaded(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while laying down twin test for being considered as a necessary party, has held that suit is liable to be dismissed if a ‘necessary part.....
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SC: Litigant Can't be Expected to Wait Indefinitely for Reasons(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while stressing on the need to immediately deliver judgments has observed that a litigant cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for av.....
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SC Clarifies Rights and Entitlements Under Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the rights and entitlements under the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, including the right of persons w.....
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SC: Advance Measures Must be Taken to Control Delhi’s Air Quality Crisis(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that advance measures must be taken with respect to the Delhi's air quality crisis, on the basis of anticipation about wind.....
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SC Converts Conviction of Appellants from Murder to Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has converted the conviction of appellants from Murder to Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons under the Indian Penal .....
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SC: Employee Won't Lose Entitlement to Gratuity By Merely Opting to Extend Retirement Age(25.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that mere exercise of option by an employee, to avail the benefit of extension of age of retirement to 60 years, could not oper.....
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Supreme Court Re-Imposes Construction Ban in Delhi-NCR(25.11.2021)
Supreme Court has re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR until further orders, taking note of the air quality crisis in the nation.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Physical Voting in SCBA Elections Through Secret Ballot(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn the plea filed seeking directions to the Election Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association, to conduct the .....
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Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging 'FASTag' Policy to Approach Delhi HC(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the mandatory fitting of FASTags in motor vehicles being made compulsory for purposes of ren.....
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Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging 'FASTag' Policy to Approach Delhi HC(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the mandatory fitting of FASTags in motor vehicles being made compulsory for purposes of ren.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Plea Filed Over Killing of Tigress 'Avni'(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn the contempt petition filed by a wildlife researcher Sangeeta Dogra in relation to the killing of Tigress Avn.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Proceed on Contempt Action Against Maharashtra Forest Officials(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to proceed further with a contempt action against Maharashtra forest officials over the killing of Avni, a “man-eater” tigr.....
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SC: Moratorium u/s 14 IBC Covers Section 138 NI Act Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the declaration of moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 covers criminal proceedin.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Challenging 'Centre's Overriding Power' Over Deputation/Transfers of IPS Officers(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutionality of Rule 6(1) of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 19.....
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SC: Entries in Balance Sheet of Corporate Debtor Can be Treated as Acknowledgment of Liability(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the entries in Books of Account/Balance sheet of a company can be treated as acknowledgement of liability in respect of de.....
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SC: Not Necessary to Specifically Plead Managing Director is in Charge of Company's Affairs(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it is not necessary to make an averment that a Managing Director or Joint Managing Directors were in charge of and respons.....
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SC to Centre: Grant Disability Pension to Kargil War Veteran Discharged Due to Alcohol Dependency(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested Union Government to not interfere with disability pension payable to a soldier who was discharged from service on discipli.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Raise College Teachers' Retirement Age to 65 Years(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing an appeal which sought a direction to enhance the retirement age of college teachers as 65 years in State of Kerala as .....
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SC: Stay of Investigation Can be Granted Only in The Rarest of Rare Cases(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a High Court while exercising powers under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) can grant stay of investigatio.....
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SC: Right to Cross Examination Can’t be Denied to Accused for Failure To Deposit Interim Compensation(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that right to cross-examine the witnesses examined on behalf of the complainant cannot be denied to an accused for his failure .....
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SC: Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor Would End Once Resolution Plan is Approved(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that proceedings against a corporate debtor over money-laundering charges would end once a resolution plan is approved, bu.....
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SC Directs to Provide Information About Financial Stability of Families of Children Restored to Paren(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments/Union Territories to provide information in 2 weeks about the financial stability of the families of .....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Require Authorities to Confirm Efficacy of ‘Vehicular Masks’(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea to require the authorities to confirm efficacy of 'Vehicular Masks' in curbing air pollution and subsequently, make.....
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Supreme Court Approves Scrapping of LARSGESS Scheme for Railway Employees(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the termination of Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) for Railway Emp.....
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SC Allows Withdrawal of Plea Challenging Conditions in Government EPF Scheme(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to withdraw the plea filed challenging conditions in the government EPF scheme introduced under the Pradhan Mantri G.....
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SC: Compromise Between Accused and Victim Cannot be Solitary Basis to Reduce Sentence(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that compromise between accused and victim cannot be the solitary basis to reduce sentence awarded for non-compoundable of.....
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SC Directs Faridabad Municipal Corporation to Disclose Unauthorised Structures on Forest Land(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Faridabad Municipal Corporation to submit a chart disclosing the unauthorised structures standing on Khori Gaon forest .....
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SC: Amount of Income Tax Deductible or Collectible at Source Can be Reduced by Assessee(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the amount of income tax which is deductible or collectible at source can be reduced by the assessee while calculating adv.....
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SC: Reinstatement with Full Back Wages Not Automatic in Every Case(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that reinstatement with full back wages is not automatic in every case, where termination / dismissal is found to be not .....
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Supreme Court: Plaint to be Rejected Where None of Reliefs Can be Granted Under Law(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a court has to reject a plaint if it finds that none of the reliefs sought in it can be granted to the plaintiff under.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Deduction U/S 80IB IT Act on Amount Received from DEPB and Duty Drawback Claims(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that profit from Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme (DEPB) and the Duty Drawback claims cannot be said to be an income “derived .....
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SC Uphelds Quashing of Land Acquisition Proceedings for Vedanta University(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding Orissa High Court’s judgment of quashing Odisha government’s land acquisition proceedings for proposed Vedanta Universit.....
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SC: An Activity Can be Taxed as Both ‘Goods’ and ‘Services’(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding charge of service tax on ‘Engineering Design & Drawings’ which falls in “design services” under Finance Act, 1994 and as.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Default Bail When First Time Extension Not Challenged, Second Passed in his Presence(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when two time extensions are granted by Court, second extension granted in the presence of accused, which are not challeng.....
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SC to Courts’ & HCs’: Number Paragraphs in Orders and Judgments(17.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing reasoning in SBI v. Ajay Kumar Sood, (MANU/SC/1040/2022) that paragraph numbers in judgments are useful for ease of refe.....
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Steps to Check Your Aadhar Card Status and Details Online With Mobile Number, Name(14.03.2019)
Even though some of the provisions in the Aadhaar Act 2016 were struck down by the Supreme Court, the UIDAI issued Aadhar serves as a very important a.....
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RTI Applies For Sensitive Info in Cases of Corruption: SC on Govt’s Secrecy Defence in Rafale Case(15.03.2019)
The Supreme Court has reserved its order on whether it would examine the documents that the government says were stolen from the ministry of defence. .....
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SERVICE - Dismissal of Soldiers for Unauthorized Absence Not Harsh Punishment: SC(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld dismissal of a soldier of Indian Army on the ground of unauthorised absence of 302 days and observed that Armed Forces Tribu.....
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CRIMINAL - Teesta Setalvad Case: SC Expresses Astonishment at Gujarat High Court Judgement(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed astonishment that Gujarat High Court granted anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband in an al.....
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CIVIL - SC Agrees to Hear Shillong Times Editor’s Plea(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim against an order of Meghalaya High Court finding her and her publ.....
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CIVIL - SC Appoints P.S. Narasimha as Mediator to Resolve Disputes of Cricket Administration in BCCI(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has appointed senior advocate P.S. Narasimha, who is assisting the apex court as an amicus curiae in the BCCI matter, as mediator for re.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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SC: Hybrid Mode of Hearings Must be Deployed by SIC(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that use of technology is no longer an option, has directed all State Information Commissions (SIC) to provide hybrid mo.....
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SC: Court Must Take Liberal and Justice Oriented Approach Regarding Delay in Appeals Filed by State(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if the appeals filed by the State are lost for individual default, those who are at fault, will not usually be individ.....
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SC: Once Accused Adduced evidence, Presumption u/s 139 NI Act doesn’t come to Rescue of Complainant(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once accused adduces evidence to the satisfaction of Court that there exists no debt/liability as pleaded by the complaina.....
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SC: Disallowing Use of Donar Egg for Gestational Surrogacy is Against Surrogacy Rules(11.10.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the new amendment in Form 2 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 which specifies that donor eggs cannot be used f.....
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SC: Only Person Responsible for the Conduct of Company’s Business is Liable for Dishonour of Cheque(11.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that only that person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge and responsible to the company for the conduct .....
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SC Explains Distinction Between Common Intention and Common Object(11.10.2023)
Supreme Court has observed common intention denotes action in concert and necessarily postulates the existence of a prearranged plan implying a prior .....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Criminal Action on Haridwar Hate Speeches(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Uttarakhand in a Public Interest Litigation seeking criminal action with respect to the Haridwar Dharm.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former T.N. Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji in Job Scam Case(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has granted former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji bail for four weeks in connection with a job scam case.
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SC: If Subletting in Derogation of Lease Deed, Sub-Lessee Continue to be Ostensible Holder(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if subletting is in derogation of the terms of the Lease Deed, then the sub-lessee continues to be the ostensible tenure h.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Manipur University's Decision to Reduce Reservation in Admission(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against Manipur High Court's order upholding the decision of Manipur University to reduce reservation in admissi.....
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SC: Rights of Parents Irrelevant When Court Decides Custody of Their Child(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the rights of the parents are irrelevant when a Court decides the issue of custody of their minor child.
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SC Stays HC Directions Against OLX India in Case of Seller Duping Through Impersonation(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the directions issued by Punjab and Haryana High Court to OLX India to adopt a screening mechanism with respect to the seller.....
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SC Seeks WhatsApp, Facebook Response on Plea Seeking Data Protection on UPI Platforms(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43¬D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per¬ se does not oust the ability of Constitutio.....
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SC: Section 43D (5) UAPA Act Does Not Oust Ability of Constitutional Courts to Grant Bail(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43¬D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per¬ se does not oust the ability of Constitutio.....
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SC: Section 43D (5) UAPA Act Does Not Oust Ability of Constitutional Courts to Grant Bail(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per¬ se does not oust the ability of Constitution.....
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SC: Section 43D (5) UAPA Act Does Not Oust Ability of Constitutional Courts to Grant Bail(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per se does not oust the ability of Constitutiona.....
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Supreme Court: All Parents to Pay 100% School Fees for Lockdown Period(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has announced that parents will have to pay full fees to the schools during the pandemic period. This will be equal to the fees that sho.....
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Gogoi in Anti-CAA Protest Case(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in jail since his arrest in December 2019 for his alleged role in violen.....
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SC Directs Bajaj Allianz to Come Up with Draft Guidelines for Compensation Disbursement Process(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, to come up with draft guidelines for facilitating compensation disbursement pr.....
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SC: Able-Bodied Husband Should Earn by Legitimate Means And Maintain His Wife And Minor Child(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that husband is required to earn money even by physical labour, if he is an able-bodied, and must maintain his wife and minor c.....
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SC Acquits Man Convicted for Alleged Rape & Murder of Minor Girl Without Any Evidence(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court while acquitting a man who was sentenced to death for alleged rape and murder of a six year old girl, has noted that there are serious i.....
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SC Allows Withdrawal of Petition Challenging Provisions of J&K Reservation Act 2005(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed withdrawal of a petition seeking to declare certain provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2005 and related rules .....
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SC Pulls Up Centre for Not Deciding Mercy Petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana Within Time Limit(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has taken exception to apathetic attitude of the Central government in not considering the mercy petition filed by death row convict Bal.....
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SC: Injured Passenger is Entitled to Claim by Railway Admin. Irrespective of Not Being at Fault(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when in course of working of railway, an untoward incident occurs then whether or not there has been any wrongful act, neg.....
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SC to HC: Case Should be Assigned to Other Bench if Judgment Not Delivered Within 6 Months(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing bail plea filed by a convict on the ground that High Court has failed to pronounce judgment reserved since August 2022, ha.....
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SC: District Judiciary Shall Not Be Referred as Subordinate Judiciary(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court while passing judgment on enhanced pay scale for judicial officers as per Second National Judicial Pay Commission has stated that Suprem.....
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SC: Electricity Dues Can be Recovered by Subsequent Occupier of Premises(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the condition enabling distribution licensee to insist on clearance of electricity dues of previous consumer before resu.....
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SC Expert Committee in Adani-Hindenburg Report Probe: Prima Facie ‘No Regulatory Failure’(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court Expert Committee has stated that prima facie SEBI has not been able to make out a case of any regulatory failure on part of Adani group,.....
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SC: Don’t Make Adverse Observations Against Judicial Officer Without Due Opportunity(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it has been repeatedly indicating that orders making adverse observations against judicial officers should not be made.....
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SC Directs SEBI to Conclude Investigation in Adani-Hindenburg Case in 2 Months(02.03.2023)
Supreme Court while directing SEBI to complete the investigation of the Adani-Hindenburg issue within a period of two months, has also constituted an .....
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SC: Election Comm’r to be Appointed on Advice of Committee Consisting of PM, Opposition Leader & CJI(02.03.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that Election Commissioners will be appointed by President on advice of a Committee consisting of Prime Mini.....
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SC: HCs’ Must Maintain ‘Hands Off’ Approach at Investigation Stage in Corruption Cases(03.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it would be desirable if high courts maintain a hands-off approach and not quash a FIR pertaining to corruption cases,.....
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SC Upholds Bom HC Order Quashing Rules Prescribing Eligiblity for Consumer Commission Appointments(03.03.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court decision to quash provisions of Consumer Protection Rules 2020 prescribing eligibility for Consumer Co.....
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SC: Schools Can't be Without Playgrounds(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court while disapproving an order passed by Punjab & Haryana High Court which permitted regularization of encroachments near school, observed .....
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SC to Centre: Ascertain Number of Tiger Deaths in Recent Past(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing petition seeking to relocate human settlements for reserve forests so as to save tiger population, has directed Centre to .....
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SC: 100% Reservation for Local Residents in Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that 100% reservation provided for the local residents in scheduled area would be violative of Article 16(2) of the Constitutio.....
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SC: Promise of Marriage Made in Good Faith But Subsequently Not Fulfilled Not Rape(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing a rape case, has held that there is a distinction between a false promise to marriage and a breach of promise which is ma.....
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SC to Centre & GST Council: Advise States to Implement Digital DIN System(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed GST Council to issue advisory/instructions/recommendations to the respective States regarding implementation of the system .....
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SC: Service Tax on Composite Work Contracts Not Leviable Prior to 2007 Amendment to Finance Act 1994(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that service tax could not be levied on composite works contracts prior to the introduction of the Finance Act, 2007, which by .....
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SC: Mere Use of Words ‘Arbitration’ or ‘Arbitrator’ in Clause Won't Make it Arbitration Agreement(04.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that mere use of the word "arbitration" or "arbitrator" in a clause will not make it an arbitration agreement, if it requires o.....
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SC: All Adverse Evidences Should Be Put As Questions While Examining Accused U/S 313 CrPC(05.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while examining an accused under Section 313 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), all the adverse evidences has to put in th.....
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SC: Financial Creditor Can be Excluded from CoC if it Got Rid of 'Related Party' Label(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a financial creditor which is not a "related party" to the corporate debtor at present can also be excluded from the Commi.....
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SC: Request for Inspection of Ballot Papers to be Considered Only When Accompanied by Valid Grounds(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the pleas of two defeated candidates in the 2015 Panchayat elections in Kerala affirming that a request for inspection, re.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Non-Bailable Warrant Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Non-Bailable Warrant issued against Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh in connection with First Information Reports.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Transfer of Petitions Seeking Uniform Age of Marriage(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on petition seeking transfer of Petitions pending before the Rajasthan High Court & Delhi High Court which have sought.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Transfer of Petitions Seeking Uniform Age of Marriage(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on petition seeking transfer of Petitions pending before the Rajasthan High Court & Delhi High Court which have sought.....
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SC Uphold Bail Granted by Kerala HC to a Man Booked Under UAPA(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the bail granted by the Kerala High Court to a man booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) in conn.....
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SC Converts Doctor’s Punishment From Imprisonment to Fine For Not Disclosing Medicine Manufacturer(16.02.2024)
SC while setting aside the sentence of imprisonment imposed on a doctor, has imposed fine of Rs. 1 Lakh, for the offence under Section 18(A) read with.....
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SC: Circumstantial Evidence Has to Be Supported With Other Evidence in Order to Make it Strong(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that for proving a case on the basis of circumstantial evidence it must be established that the chain of circumstances is c.....
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SC: Deemed Income of Homemaker Can’t Be Less Than Daily Wages Prescribed Under Minimum Wages Act(23.02.2024)
Supreme Court while granting compensation of Rs. 6 Lakh for the death of a woman, has held that the deceased was a homemaker, her direct and indirect .....
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Supreme Court: Suit of Injunction Not Maintainable if Plaintiff Fails to Prove Title Over Property(23.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that suit of injunction by plaintiff may not be maintainable against defendant if the plaintiff fails to prove title of the pro.....
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SC: Art. 300A of COI Enshrining Right to Property Applicable on People Who Aren’t Citizens of India(26.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the expression person in Article 300-A of Constitution of India (COI) covers not only a legal or juristic person but also .....
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SC: Courts Must Apply Mind to Decide Recruitment Cases Related to Non-Disclosure of Criminal Cases(26.02.2024)
SC has held that broad-brushing every non-disclosure as disqualification will be unjust and will tantamount to being completely oblivious to ground re.....
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SC: Arbitral Award Suffers from Patent Illegality if Illegality is Apparent on the Face of it(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an arbitral award could be said to be suffering from “patent illegality” only if it is an illegality apparent on the face .....
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SC: Police Officers Should be Vigilant Before Invoking Stringent Laws Like SC-ST Act(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that police officers, who institute an FIR, based on any complaint, are duty bound to be vigilant before invoking any provi.....
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SC: Meghalaya’s Right to do Business in Lotteries Subject to Parliamentary Legislation(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court while rejecting centre’s challenge of maintainability of Meghalaya’s suit challenging provisions of Lotteries Regulation Act, has held t.....
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SC Modifies Guidelines Relating to Conferment of Senior Advocate Designations(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court has modified guidelines regulating the conferment of designation of Senior Advocates as laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of .....
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SC: Constitution Doesn’t Take Away Right of Non Tribal Person to Vote in Scheduled Area(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Representation of People 1950 Act is applicable to Scheduled Area and therefore any person eligible to vote who is ordinar.....
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SC: NCLT Has to Admit Section 7 Petition if Debt is Due(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even non¬-payment of a part of debt when it becomes due and payable will amount to default on part of a Corporate D.....
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SC: Service Tax Not Applicable on UDF Collected from Passengers at International Airport(23.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that ‘user development fee (UDF) collected from passengers departing the Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad International Airport, is .....
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SC: Only Instructing Counsel Can Make Mentionings Before Vacation Bench(24.05.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to permit Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to mention a matter before it, has observed that as per vacation bench norms, onl.....
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SC Grants Interim Bail to Satyender Jain on Medical Grounds in PMLA Case(26.05.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain who has been under custody since May 2022 in a money launder.....
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SC: Only Instructing Counsels Can Make Mentionings Before Vacation Bench(29.05.2023)
A vacation bench of Supreme Court while hearing a matter related to appointment of chairperson of DERC has stated that as per vacation bench norms, on.....
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SC to Jharkhand HC: Communicate the Marks Obtained By Candidates in Viva Voce Within 4 Weeks(29.05.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Jharkhand High Court to communicate to petitioners and impleaders, who are candidates for the post of District Judge in.....
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YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case: Supreme Court Stays Telangana HC Directions Till July 14(29.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the Telangana High Court order till July 14, which directed that T. Gangi Reddy, accused in the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder c.....
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SC: Government of Himachal Pradesh Directed to Review its Policies on Child Care Leaves(23.04.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing concern over the lack of policies on Child Care Leaves especially for women who have differently abled children, has di.....
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SC: Fourteen-Year-Old Rape Survivor Allowed to Terminate Twenty-Eight-Week Pregnancy(23.04.2024)
Supreme Court has allowed a fourteen-year-old rape survivor to terminate twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy after considering the opinion of the medical .....
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Supreme Court Expresses Disappointment Over Inadequate Implementation of RPwD Act, 2016(23.04.2024)
SC while expressing its disappointment at dismal state of enforcement of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, has directed Department of Dis.....
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SC: IMA Cautioned With Regard to Unethical Practices by its Members(24.04.2024)
SC while hearing contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved over misleading advertisements, has cautioned Indian Medical Association (IMA) over unethical.....
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SC: Idea of Punishment is Not to Keep Prisoners in Difficult, Overcrowded Prisons(24.04.2024)
SC while pulling up States and Union Territories on implementation of directions regarding jail infrastructure, has observed that the idea behind puni.....
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Supreme Court: Payment of Loan Amount to NBFC Along With Decided Rate of Interest Non-Refundable(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a person has executed an agreement and repaid the loan amount obtained with the interest as per the terms of the agreem.....
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Supreme Court Directs State of UP to File Details Uploaded on E-module as Prepared by NIC(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit furnishing the details they have uploaded so far, in relation to the convic.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Refund of Interest Amount if Loan Amount Paid With Decided Rate of Interest(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a person has executed an agreement and repaid the loan amount obtained with the interest as per the terms of the agreem.....
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Supreme Court: Parties Cannot Lead Evidence Beyond Pleadings(06.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there is no quarrel with the proposition of law that no evidence could be led beyond pleadings.
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Supreme Court Grants Custody of Minor to Aunt, Says Personal Laws Can’t Supersede Child’s Welfare(06.03.2024)
Supreme Court while granting a minor’s custody to her aunt, has held that the statutory provisions dealing with the custody of the child under any per.....
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SC: Written Statement Should Have Specific Admission and Denial of Pleadings in Plaint(06.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Order VIII Rules 3 and 5 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 provides for specific admission and denial of the pleadings in t.....
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Supreme Court Directs to Finalise Guidelines for Inspection of Educational Institutions(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the University Grants Commission to finalize guidelines for the inspection of educational institutions and commence inspect.....
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SC: Arbitration Can be Set Aside Only if Award Against Public Policy(14.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stated that an arbitration award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be set aside only if it is found to be contrar.....
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SC: Any Premises Belonging to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is Public Premises(14.01.2022)
Supreme has Court has held any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is public pr.....
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Supreme Court Stays High Court's Order Recalling Non-Bailable Warrants Issued Against An Accused(14.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the Gauhati High Court's order granting relief to an accused in the Assam Public Service Commission cash for jobs scam by rec.....
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SC: Taking Custody of Jewellery for Safety Cannot Constitute Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC(14.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that taking custody of jewellery for safety cannot constitute cruelty within the meaning of Section 498A of the Indian Pena.....
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SC: Denying Insurance Coverage for Reason That Deceased Engaged as Helper Not Justified(17.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that denying the insurance coverage under the Employees Compensation Act 1923 for the reason that deceased was engaged as a hel.....
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SC: Fundamental Right to Travel Cannot be Denied for Arraignment as Accused(17.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the fundamental right of personal liberty to travel abroad cannot be denied to a person only because he is arrayed as .....
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SC:Pre-Trial Injunction Against Media Platform Impact Freedom of Speech; Must Be Granted Cautiously(26.03.2024)
SC while urging trial courts to be cautious while granting pre-trial injunctions against publication of articles and journalistic pieces in defamation.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Election Commissioners' Act(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while deciding the batch of pleas has refused to stay the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which .....
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SC: Inability of State Police to Tackle Law & Order is no Excuse to Invoke Preventive Detention(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court has while setting aside the preventive detention of an alleged chain snatcher has stated that the inability on the part of the state's p.....
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SC Quashes Notification Exempting Earth Extraction For Linear Projects From Environmental Clearance(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while quashing Center’s Notification has set aside an amendment that eliminated the requirement of environmental clearance for extractin.....
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SC to States: Comply With the Provisions of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 before September 30, 2023, and to a.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Action Against Comic Anubhav Bassi for Humiliating Judicial System(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition against the stand-up comedian, Anubhav Singh Bassi, filed for allegedly humiliating advocates and the judicial .....
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SC to BCI: Give Details of Action Taken Against Bar Associations for Court Boycotts(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India to furnish details within two weeks of the instances where any Bar Association has called for a st.....
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SC: IBC Overrides Provisions of Electricity Act, 2003(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Section 238 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) override provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, has held that.....
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SC: Interim Compensation in Cheque Dishonour Case can be Given Only After Accused Pleads Not Guilty(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that interim compensation in cheque dishonour case can be granted only after the accused has pleaded not guilty as per section .....
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SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....
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SC Sets Aside Death Sentence of Person Convicted for Rape-Murder Found to be Juvenile(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside death sentence imposed on a convict for rape and murder of a minor girl after he was found to be juvenile at time of offen.....
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SC: Mere Breach of Contract Not Basis to Initiate Criminal Case for Cheating(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that criminal Courts are not meant to be used for settling scores or pressurize parties to settle civil disputes, has he.....
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SC: Can’t Acquit Accused Merely for Non-Appearance of Complainant Who is Already Examined(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where the complainant has already been examined, it is not fit to acquit the accused merely on non-appearance of .....
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SC: Defence Forces Meant to Protect Country And Not Conduct Lawlessness(05.08.2022)
Supreme Court while condemning army officials for encroaching upon civilian's property near Army Quarters and razing down its boundary, in violation o.....
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SC Grants Zee News Editor Protection from Arrest in FIRs Over Broadcasting Doctored Video(05.08.2022)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Zee News Editor Rajnish Ahuja in the multiple FIRs registered over the airing of a doctore.....
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SC: Frivolous Criminal Actions Against Corporations May Give Rise to Adverse Economic Consequences(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that initiating frivolous criminal actions against large corporations would give rise to adverse economic consequences for Indi.....
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SC to Centre: Adoption Process is Tedious in India(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court in a petition seeking simplification of adoption process in India, has held that the process of adoption in India is indeed cumbersome a.....
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SC: National Sports Code 2011 Can't be Read Like a Statute(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court while passing direction to include the representation of 36 football players in Electoral College for ensuing executive committee electi.....
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SC Issues Directions to Strengthen Law Protecting Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to strengthen law protecting women from sexual harassment at workplace has stated that it is indeed a sorry sta.....
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SC in Adani-Hindenburg Probe Case: SEBI can’t Take Indefinitely Long Period(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing SEBI’s application seeking extension of 6 more months to complete probe in Adani-Hindenburg probe case, has directed SEBI .....
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SC: Opportunity of Hearing Does Not Mean Personal Hearing(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing clarification on its judgment in the case of SBI v. Rajesh Agarwal (MANU/SC/0308/2023) which mandated that borrowers shoul.....
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SC: Promotions Must be Made on Principle of Merit-Cum-Seniority and on Passing a Suitability Test(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while staying promotion of judicial officers as district judges in Gujarat as the notification for the same was made while the matter wa.....
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SC Gives Split Verdict on ‘Can Tax Exemption be Claimed Based on Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation’(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising of Justices M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari has rendered a split verdict on whether tax exemption can be claimed .....
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SC: Accused Not Entitled to Bail in PMLA Case Merely Because Chargesheet Filed for Predicate Offence(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail granted to accused in PMLA Case, has held that merely because, for predicated offences chargesheet might have b.....
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SC: Bom. HC’s Observations of NDPS Act in Rhea Chakraborty’s Case Not to be Treated as Precedent(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the observations of Bombay High Court regarding interpretations of NDPS Act, in Rhea Chakraborty case will not be trea.....
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SC: Transfer Certificate Can’t be Relied Upon to Decide Age of POCSO Vitim(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that school transfer certificate and extracts of the admission register are not what Section 94(2)(i) of JJ Act mandates and th.....
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SC Grants Bail to Teesta Setalvad in Case Related to Fabrication of Evidence in 2002 Riots Cases(20.07.2023)
Supreme Court has granted bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in the Gujarat police case over alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 riots cases and.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Manipur Sexual Violence Video(20.07.2023)
Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the video showing two women in Manipur being paraded naked and subjected to sexual violence amidst the .....
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SC: Functional Disability is the Determining Factor to Claim Total Disablement(20.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is the functional disability and not just the physical disability which is the determining factor in assessing whether .....
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SC: Petition Challenging Advisory Board’s Opinion under COFEPOSA Act is Not Maintainable(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a special leave petition challenging a report of the Advisory Board/Opinion of the Board under the Conservation of Foreign.....
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SC: Government Officers to First Appear Virtually, if Court Thinks Their Presence to be Necessary(25.04.2024)
SC while expressing disapproval at practice of High Courts routinely ordering personal appearance of Government Officials, has observed that if High C.....
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NCDRC Members Roasted for Issuing Warrants Despite SC’s Order Directing Non-Coercive Steps(25.04.2024)
SC expressed concern on National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's (NCDRC) order issuing non-bailable warrants despite Supreme Court’s order di.....
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SC: Can Only Apply Egg Shell Skull Rule if Patient Had Pre-Existing Conditions(25.04.2024)
Supreme Court While enhancing the compensation amount for a patient from Rs. 2 Lakh to Rs. 5 Lakh, has observed that the egg shell skull rule that hol.....
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Supreme Court Launches Whatsapp Messaging Services, Advocates and Parties to Receive Updates(25.04.2024)
Supreme Court has announced the integration of Whatsapp messaging services with its IT services and through this initiative, Advocates on Record and p.....
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SC: Communication of Acceptance of Resignation Not Mandatory Unless Rules or Guidelines Prescribe it(27.04.2024)
SC has held that termination of employment is deemed to be in effect from the date on which resignation is accepted by the authority. Non-communicatio.....
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SC: Decide Mercy Petitions at Earliest to Disallow Convicts in Taking Advantage of Delay(17.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest so .....
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P&H HC: Unjust to Hold Driver Guilty of Offence Involving Moral Turpitude in Absence of Mens Rea(17.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that road accidents are often result of an error of judgment or mechanical failures or on account of fault of other vehi.....
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SC: ITATs Insisting on Filing Appeals in Physical Mode Would Defeat Purpose of E-Filing(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it would defeat the purpose of e-filing if in addition to e-filing, the ITATs insist on filing of appeals in the ph.....
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SC Proposes to Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees to Avert Situations of Advocates’ Strikes(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court has proposed constitution of grievances redressal committees in every High Courts consisting of Chief Justice of every High Court along .....
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Supreme Court: All Petitions on Beef Ban In M’rashtra Must Be Listed Before One Bench(21.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that all petitions relating to beef ban in Maharashtra should be listed before one bench only and sent the batch of pleas to be.....
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Iraq Supreme Court Rules Kurdish Referendum Unconstitutional(21.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that all petitions relating to beef ban in Maharashtra should be listed before one bench only and sent the batch of pleas to be.....
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SC Put Stay on Uttarakhand HC Order on President’s Rule(22.04.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court order that set aside the President’s Rule and allowed Harish Rawat to prove his majority by facing a f.....
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Right to Privacy Effect? Constitution Bench to Review Supreme Court's 2013 Verdict on Gay Sex(08.01.2018)
The Supreme Court’s decision to revisit its verdict comes months after judges on a Constitution Bench denounced discrimination on the basis of sexua.....
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Exclusive | Was Part of Many Fake Encounters, Ordered to Kill by Superiors: Manipur Cop to SC(08.01.2018)
Still awaiting a chance to make a judicial confession, Herojit Singh tells Supreme Court that he can help contribute to the investigation since he was.....
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Newsprint: Supreme Court Reopens Gay Sex Debate and More…(08.01.2018)
CNN News18 brings you the day’s top news and newsmakers in less than 3 minutes!
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Supreme Court Favours 85% Pictorial Warning on Cigarette Packs, Tobacco Products(08.01.2018)
The bench, headed by the CJI Dipak Misra, held that business considerations will have to give way to issues of health, more so when the activity in qu.....
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Supreme Court Stays Karnataka Court Order On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packs(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Karnataka High Court order setting aside 2014 rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both sides of pack.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Section 377 Ruling(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench a writ petition filed by five petitioners to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalise.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Recruitment Procedure of President’s Bodyguards(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has observed and dismissed a plea which alleged that the recruitment process adopted for the selection of the President ‘s bodyguards wa.....
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SC Orders Punjab To Maintain Status Quo over SYL Canal Issue(18.03.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered Punjab to maintain status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal after Haryana alleged that attempts have been.....
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SC Seeks Reports on Cell Phone Tower Impact on Health(18.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought reports and scientific studies on the impact of cell phone tower radiation on public health.
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Supreme Court Directs Demolition of Residential Building(21.03.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered demolition of a multi-storyed residential building in Patna for gross violations of the sanctioned plan.
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SC Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea for AIDS Centres in All Districts(21.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre on a plea seeking setting up of exclusive HIV/AIDS treatment centres in all districts and prisons of the.....
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Yearender 2017: A Look Back at the Key Verdicts of the Supreme Court(26.12.2017)
As 2017 comes to an end, News18 looks at the key verdicts delivered by the Supreme Court and the repercussions they would likely have on India in the .....
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Pakistan Supreme Court Bars Admission to Private Medical Colleges(27.12.2017)
Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered a ban on admissions to private medical colleges across the country in a case regarding fee hike, reported local .....
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SC: Hear Students, Parents Before Raising Fee Of Pvt Professional Educational Institutions(28.12.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that fee regulating authority u/s 11(3) of Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions Act of 2015 mu.....
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Divorced for Waking Up Late: The Triple Talaq Case Cited by Govt in Parliament(28.12.2017)
The latest case of instant divorce, a practice declared ‘void’ by the Supreme Court earlier this year, surfaced on a day when the government table.....
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SC Asks DDCA to Pay Fine for Unauthorized Structures at Ferozshah Kotla(04.04.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) whether it is ready to pay the fine of Rs. one crore for the unauthorized structures.....
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SC Seeks Response from Health Ministry over Allegations Against Ranbaxy(04.04.2016)
Supreme Court has sought Health Ministry's response on allegations of adulteration made against Ranbaxy Laboratories.
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SC Denies to Take Swamy's Plea Seeking Early Hearing on Ram Temple Issue(05.04.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to entertain Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy`s plea seeking early hearing on the Ram temple issue.
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SC Forms Panel To Look Into Complaints Of Dog Bites In Kerala(06.04.2016)
Supreme Court has formed a three-member committee headed by Ex-Kerala High Court judge to look into the complaints of dog bite victims in State and av.....
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SC Slams BCCI over Opposition to Lodha Committee’s Recommendations(06.04.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its opposition to the Lodha committee’s recommendations like “one state, on.....
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Supreme Court Restrains All High Courts From Hearing Pleas Related to Judge Loya's Death(22.01.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained all the High Courts from hearing petitions related to the death of Judge Loya and transferred petitions pending before th.....
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Judge Loya Case: Supreme Court Says Issue 'Serious', Will Take 'Objective' Look(22.01.2018)
A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, said that it will take a call on ordering a further investigation into the matter after looking.....
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Independent Judiciary Must for the Survival of a Liberal Democracy: Justice J Chelameswar(22.01.2018)
Justice Chelameswar was releasing a book 'Supreme Court of India: The Beginnings", authored by late Prof George H Gadbois, Jr, and introduced by .....
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Supreme Court: Tobacco Firms Should Use Pictorial Warnings(04.05.2016)
Supreme Court has directed all tobacco companies to implement the rule mandating 85% pictorial warnings on packets of tobacco products.
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SC Grants Bail to Alleged Maoist Angela Sontakey(05.05.2016)
Supreme Court has granted bail to alleged Maoist Angela Sontakey, five years after she was arrested in April 2011 for her alleged links with banned le.....
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SC To Kerala: Don’t Issue Ownership Certificates to Elephant Owners(09.05.2016)
Supreme Court has restrained Kerala Government from issuing ownership certificates to elephant owners.
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SC Raps Khap Panchayats, Asks Them to Not 'Play Conscience Keeper of Society'(05.02.2018)
The Supreme Court also mulled over the idea of a police authority, on the lines of the one commissioned to end cow vigilantism, to keep couples out of.....
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Supreme Court Says "No" to Plea Seeking Stay on Jaypee Infratech’s Bidding Process(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the bidding process under Jaypee Infratech Ltd’s resolution process that was initiated to raise money for completion.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to BCCI over Sreesanth's Life Ban(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has sought reply from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over former Indian pacer S Sreesanth's appeal against his life ba.....
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Supreme Court: No One Should Interfere When Two Adults Get Married(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while hearing a petition by non-profit Shakti Vahini which had demanded a ban on khap panchayats, has said that there should be no inte.....
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Little Data on Vrindavan Widows Make Them Invisible in Poverty Matters: SC Panel Report(05.02.2018)
In August 2017, when the Supreme Court formed a panel to devise a working plan to uplift the condition of the widows of Vrindavan, the division bench .....
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SC Acquits Accused in Kerala ‘Honour Killing’ Case(29.07.2016)
Supreme Court has acquitted father and son, accused of murder of his minor daughter’s lover, on technical ground that their guilt has not been proven .....
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SC: Ex-CMs Not Entitled to Govt. Accommodation(01.08.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Ex-Chief Ministers (CMs) are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime.
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SC Rejects Plea Against Clean Chit to Shah in Sohrabuddin Case(01.08.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging discharge of BJP President Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
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SC Gives Karnataka 3-Week Extension for E-Auction for Sale of Iron, Manganese Ores(02.08.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed Karnataka an extension of three weeks to conduct an e-auction for sale of 14 Category-C iron and manganese ores in the State.....
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SC Orders Enhanced Compensation to Victims of 2008 Anti-Christian Violence(02.08.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered payment of additional compensation to the victims of anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Odisha in 2008.
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SC Allows State Govts. To Use Discretion to Fix Liquor Shop Spots(27.02.2018)
SC has permitted the state governments to use their discretion to ascertain whether a liquor shop can be permitted to be located within 500 metres of .....
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SC Directs NALSA to Furnish Details on Jails with 150% Occupancy(27.02.2018)
Supreme Court has directed National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to look into the issue of overcrowded prisons and sought information on jails whe.....
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Supreme Court: Time to Introspect on Streamlining Justice Delivery System(28.02.2018)
Supreme Court while dealing with a suit related to an 1986 agreement to sell land in the national capital, said the case before it exemplified the nee.....
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SC Denies Compensation Plea Filed by Akshardham Terror Attack Case Suspects(06.07.2016)
Supreme Court has denied plea for compensation by six persons for their wrongful arrest and prosecution in 2002 Akshardham terror attack case.
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SC Sets Aside Contempt Proceedings Initiated by Allahabad High Court against Outlook Journalists(08.07.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court's suo motu contempt proceedings against Outlook journalists who had covered the Ghaziabad Provide.....
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SC Seeks Details of Alleged Fake Encounters in Manipur(08.07.2016)
Supreme Court, while asking amicus curiae to furnish details of alleged fake encounters in Manipur, has said that Army or Paramilitary Forces cannot u.....
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SC Refers Plea over Littering at Political Rallies to NGT(12.07.2016)
Supreme Court has referred a plea seeking redressal for littering at political rallies to National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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Bangladesh Supreme Court Cancels Khaleda Zia’s Bail(19.03.2018)
Bangladesh's Supreme Court has halted the release of opposition leader Khaleda Zia on bail, deepening a political crisis ahead of a national election .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Sale of Park Hyatt Goa to ITC(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the sale of Park Hyatt Goa to ITC Ltd by Industrial Financial Corp. of India (IFCI), setting aside a Bombay high court order.
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SC Directs Centre to File 'Status Report' on Living Conditions in Rohingya Refugee Camps(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file a "comprehensive status report" giving details of conditions in Rohingya refugee camps in various states.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea for CBI Probe into Junaid Lynching Case(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking a CBI probe into the Ballabhgarh mob lynching case in which 17-year-old Junaid Khan w.....
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SC Directs Re-Investigation of 315 Closure Reports Filed in 2008 Kandhamal Violence Case(04.08.2016)
Supreme Court has asked the Odisha Government to re-investigate closure of 315 cases related to anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in 2008,.....
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SC Orders Enquiry in Murder Complaint against J&K DSP without Arresting Him(09.08.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Jammu and Kashmir Government to investigate murder complaint against Deputy Superintendent of Police Yasir Qadri without suspe.....
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SC Asks Jaiprakash Associates to Deposit Rs. 100 Crore by May 10(16.04.2018)
Supreme Court has asked realty firm Jaiprakash Associates Limited to deposit Rs. 100 crore with its registry by May 10 and directed the Insolvency Res.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Filed Against Pension, Benefits to Former Parliamentarians(16.04.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL filed for challenging the perks, including pension and travel allowances, given to former Parliamentarians.
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SC Stays NCLAT Order Allowing Reliance Communication to Sell Tower Assets(16.04.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order that allowed selling of towers and fibre assets by Reliance Communica.....
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Supreme Court Directs ‘Status Quo’ on Jayaswal Neco’s Insolvency Proceedings(16.04.2018)
The Supreme Court has directed that status quo be maintained in the insolvency process against Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd.
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Supreme Court: Plaintiff Can’t Seek Specific Performance & Injunction in One Suit(17.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a plaintiff could not claim the relief of specific performance of agreement along with the relief of a permanent injunctio.....
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Supreme Court: Long-term Sexual Intercourse in Relationship Can't be Termed 'Rape'(17.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that it is difficult to hold sexual intercourse in the course of a relationship which continued for eight years, as ‘rape’.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking CBI Probe into Mathura Violence(07.06.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking CBI probe into the violence in Mathura, in which 29 people, including senior police officers, were kill.....
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Ponty Chadha Shootout Case: SC Refuses to Hear Bail Plea of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari(09.06.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain the bail plea of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, accused in a 2012 shootout that killed liquor baron Ponty Chadha and .....
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Rajya Sabha Polls: Supreme Court Declines To Hear BJP Lawmaker's Plea To Vote(10.06.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to hear a plea by a BJP legislator in Madhya Pradesh assembly seeking clarification that he can vote in the biennial electi.....
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Supreme Court Over Cauvery Row: "Will See Tamil Nadu Gets Water"(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to take up Tamil Nadu's petition for contempt against the central government over the Cauvery water dispute.
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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing of Plea on SC/ST Act Ruling(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has declined to hear an urgent plea on the ruling to do with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Sealing Drive, Says 'You Can't Go On Destroying Delhi'(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court, while expressing anguish over the strikes and 'dharnas' against the ongoing sealing drive in the National Capital, has said that there .....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Sealing Drive, Says 'You Can't Go On Destroying Delhi'(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court, while expressing anguish over the strikes and 'dharnas' against the ongoing sealing drive in the National Capital, has said that there .....
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SC Rules, Matrimonial Disputes Cases Can be Transferred out of J&K(19.07.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes can now be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir by the apex court for ensuring a.....
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SC: Multiple Life Terms to Run Concurrently, Not Consecutively(19.07.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that if a convict is awarded multiple life imprisonment then they shall run concurrently and not consecutively.
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Supreme Court Denies to Introduce Moral Science in Curriculum(25.07.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to hear a plea seeking a direction to Government and Central Board of Secondary Education to introduce moral science as a se.....
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SC Appoints Medical Panel to Examine Woman Seeking Abortion(25.07.2016)
Supreme Court has appointed medical panel from KEM hospital in Mumbai to examine petitioner old who sought its nod for abortion after 24 weeks.
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SC Notices Vijay Mallya on Plea Seeking Contempt Proceedings(25.07.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to liquor baron Vijay Mallya on a plea seeking contempt proceedings against him alleging that he has not given full de.....
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SC Permits Abortion of Rape Survivor’s 24-Week-Old 'Abnormal' Foetus(25.07.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed the rape survivor from Mumbai to abort her 24-week-old foetus that has serious birth defects.
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SC: Just Because Jallikattu is Old Doesn't Mean It's Justified(26.07.2016)
Supreme Court has said that it has set August 30 as final hearing date to decide on constitutionality of Jallikattu , but it disapproved arguments tha.....
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Taj Mahal Now Turning Brown & Green, Fix It: Supreme Court(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over the change of colour of the iconic Taj Mahal at Agra and said the monument had become yellowish earlier and w.....
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SC Grants Relief to Residents of Navi Mumbai's Digha Village(16.06.2016)
Supreme Court, while granting relief to more than 20,000 residents of Navi Mumbai's Digha village, has restrained Maharashtra Government from carrying.....
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SC Expands Boundaries of Right to Self-Defence(17.06.2016)
Supreme Court, while expanding scope of the right to self-defence, has ruled that a person would be right in taking the law into his hands if he witne.....
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SC Denies to Ban WhatsApp and Other Messaging Platforms(29.06.2016)
Supreme Court, while examining Public Interest Litigation filed by Haryana based RTI activist Sudhir Yadav seeking a ban on instant messaging platform.....
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SC Denies to Examine Plea on Section 377(29.06.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to examine a fresh petition challenging the validity of penal provision incriminating gay sex and said the Chief Justice wi.....
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SC Permits Delhi Govt. to Buy 110 Diesel Ambulances(30.06.2016)
Supreme Court, while giving partial relaxation of its blanket ban on fresh registration of diesel vehicles over 2000 CC in the National Capital, has a.....
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Victim Cannot be Allowed to Conduct Prosecution Independently: Supreme Court(15.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that a victim or a de-facto complainant, under proviso to Section 24(8) of CrPC, cannot be permitted to conduct prosecution ei.....
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Triple Talaq: SC Issues Notice to Centre on Plea for Ban(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Government on plea of a Muslim woman challenging the Constitutional validity of 'triple talaq' to end a mar.....
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SC Gives Six Weeks Protection from Arrest to Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has extended expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa’s protection from arrest for six weeks, while asking the Tamil Nadu government why they .....
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Kamlesh Tiwari Case: SC Asks Allahabad HC to Dispose off Petition in 4 Weeks(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has directed the Allahabad High Court to dispose off the petition of Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari in 4 weeks which challenged t.....
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SC to States: Devise Plan to Curb Crashes(29.08.2016)
Supreme Court has asked the Road Transport Ministry to hold a meeting with State Governments and come out with a concrete action plan to reduce road c.....
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SC to DLF: Give Possession to Panchkula Valley Home Buyers by Nov 30(29.08.2016)
Supreme Court has asked real estate major DLF to give possession to flat buyers of DLF Valley Panchkula by Nov 30, 2016.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay CLAT 2018 Counselling(12.06.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to order a "re-test" of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018 or stop the counselling process for admissions in 19 natio.....
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls(12.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has upheld Ohio’s aggressive efforts to purge its voting rolls, siding with Republicans in the latest partisan battle over how far st.....
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Unblock Pervez Musharraf’s Identity Card and Passport: Pakistan Supreme Court(12.06.2018)
Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered that the national identity card and passport of former President Pervez Musharraf be unblocked so that he is able t.....
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SC Junks Vedanta's Plea(01.09.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected Vedanta Ltd.'s plea seeking export of iron ore in Karnataka.
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SC Questions Rajasthan Govt. over Dip in Ads to Newspaper(06.09.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan Government to examine why public advertisements granted to leading daily Rajasthan Patrika were cut down for 2016 an.....
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SC Dismisses Ravi Ruia’s Plea to Travel Abroad(06.09.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia's plea to seek permission to travel abroad for business. Ruia is facing trial in a case aris.....
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SC Stops Hero Ecotech Limited from Using Trade Name ‘Hero’(07.09.2016)
Supreme Court, while providing relief to bicycle maker Hero Cycles, has restrained rival Hero Ecotech Limited from using the trade name ‘Hero’ for its.....
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SC: Country Needs to Mend It’s Way(08.09.2016)
Supreme Court, while rejecting a batch of pleas of persons seeking extension of time for approaching a tribunal against sealing of their properties in.....
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Chief Justice Master of Roster, Has Power to Assign Cases: Supreme Court(06.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that Chief Justice of India is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases.
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Pakistan Supreme Court Bans Zardari, His Sister from Travelling Abroad(09.07.2018)
Pakistan Supreme Court has banned former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur from tra.....
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Identity of Victims in Rape Cases Should Not be Disclosed, Reiterates Supreme Court(09.07.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that every attempt should be made by all the courts not to disclose the identity of victims in rape cases in terms of Sec.....
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SC Extends Subrata Roy 's Parole by A Week(19.09.2016)
Supreme Court has extended, by one week, parole of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy till September 23.
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SC Commutes Death Sentence on Rape and Murder Convict to 25 Years Sentence(19.09.2016)
Supreme Court has commuted death penalty of a convict in a rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl that took place in 2011 in Jabalpur district .....
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Supreme Court to Hear Plea of 18 Disqualified AIADMK MLAs on June 27(25.06.2018)
A vacation bench of justices Arun Mishra and S K Kaul said it will hear the plea on Wednesday.
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US Supreme Court Upholds District Lines in Texas(26.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has upheld Texas' challenged maps for political districts, but said one congressional district near Fort Worth was drawn in a way tha.....
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Supreme Court Allows All Journalists, Media Persons to Carry Mobile Phones Inside Courtrooms(26.06.2018)
Supreme Court has decided to permit non-accredited journalists to carry mobile phones inside its court rooms.
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Judge Confines Daughter Over Affair With Supreme Court Lawyer, Patna HC Comes to Her Rescue(26.06.2018)
The HC then ordered the Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), where the girl was studying, to provide her accommodation in its guest house, while a.....
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US Supreme Court Says Trump's Travel Ban is Legal(27.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of President Trump's travel ban.
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US Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Anti-abortion Clinics(27.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has said that State of California may not require religiously oriented “crisis pregnancy centers” to supply women with information ab.....
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Aircel Maxis Case: SC Allows Centre to Probe Allegations Against Investigation Officer(28.06.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Central government to look into the allegations of disproportionate assets made against Investigating Officer of the Enforce.....
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SC Rejects Plea against Madras HC Order Barring Publishing Lawyers', Judges’ Names(27.09.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected appeal against Madras High Court order directing all print and electronic media not to publish the names of judges and lawy.....
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'Sorry State of Affairs' That Bengal Police Obstructing CBI's Saradha Scam Probe: Supreme Court(16.07.2018)
The Supreme Court observed that due to obstructions by the Bengal Police, the prosecution of those accused in the Saradha scam was getting delayed.
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Taj Mahal Preservation: Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan to Hold Meeting With Stakeholders(16.07.2018)
On July 11, the Supreme Court observed that industrial units operating in Agra should be shut down.
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Centre Opposes in Supreme Court PIL to Bar Candidates from Contesting from More Than One Seat(17.07.2018)
In an affidavit, the central government said that the writ petition "maybe dismissed" as it has failed to show "any infringement" .....
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How to Tackle No Action by States in Cases of Cow Vigilantism? Supreme Court to Tell Tomorrow(17.07.2018)
In September last year, the apex court had directed states to appoint senior police officers as nodal officers in every district within a week in orde.....
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People, Not Industries, Are More Important: Supreme Court(17.07.2018)
Supreme Court, while taking note of a report that over 60,000 people have died due to pollution, has said that people are more important than industri.....
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Supreme Court Declines Interference in Journalists’ Plea for Opening Media Room in Kerala HC(17.07.2018)
Supreme Court has declined interference in petition filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists for opening the media room in High Court of Kerala.
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Supreme Court Orders Execution of Sale Deed for Unitech Land(17.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed execution of a sale deed for the embattled real estate firm Unitech’s land near Bangalore in favour of Devas for Rs 97. 69 .....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh's Response over Ignorance of SC’s Guidelines(14.10.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought reports from Home Secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh over ignorance of Supreme Court guidelines on.....
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First Non-Brahmin Appointed as Priest in Tamil Nadu Temple, Fulfilling Karunanidhi's 2006 Reform(30.07.2018)
The Supreme Court in 2015 had allowed members of all castes to become priests in all public temples in the state.
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Dadagiri Won't Work Now: Supreme Court in Delhi Sealing Case(30.07.2018)
Justice Lokur pulled up BJP councillor Mukesh Suryan who had allegedly threatened the MCD officials for carrying out sealing of unauthorised construct.....
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Supreme Court to Maran: Face Trial in Illegal Telephone Exchange Case(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran to stand trial for running an illegal BSNL telephon.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea on Paid News(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking action against 'paid news' after which the petitioner withdrew it to approach an appropriate for.....
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Supreme Court Directs Supertech to deposit Rs 7 cr by September 5(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Supertech Ltd to deposit Rs 7 crore by September 5 to refund 111 home-buyers who had taken loans from banks and opted out o.....
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Supreme Court Declines Centre Offer to Submit Srikrishna Report on Data Protection(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has turned down the centre's proposal to submit the Srikrishna Committee report on data protection.
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Supreme Court Puts Upkeep of Taj Mahal in Hands of 3 Govt Officers(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has named three government officers as the nodal officers in charge of all matters pertaining to upkeep and maintenance of Taj Mahal whi.....
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SC Allows Appeal against Madras HC’s Order Regarding Ennore Thermal Plant(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed a batch of civil appeals filed against order of Madras High Court over construction of the 2 X 660 MW Ennore SEZ Supercritic.....
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SC Seeks Rajasthan Government Reply over Bail Pleas by Asaram Bapu(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan Government to respond to bail pleas of self- styled religious figure Asaram Bapu who is facing trial in rape cases.
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Supreme Court Orders Unitech to Refund Rs 16 Crore to 39 Flat Buyers(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered Real Estate Developer Unitech to refund Rs 16 crore to 39 flat buyers in a case of not completing housing project Vista in G.....
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Supreme Court Asks, ‘Can Clerics Be Tried Under Election Law?’(20.10.2016)
Supreme Court while deliberating on its two-decade-old judgement which declared “Hinduism” as a way of life, has asked if spiritual leaders who aren’t.....
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SC Reserves Verdict on Cauvery Appeals(20.10.2016)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on nature of awards being given by Water Tribunals set up under Inter-state River Disputes Act, 1956, and its .....
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Row over Panchayat Polls Has Led to Constitutional Crisis: WB to SC(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court listed the matter for further hearing on August 20.
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157 Govt Bungalows in UP Including Those Occupied by ex-CMs Vacated: SC Told(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court asked the state government to file a detailed affidavit in two weeks giving specifics of how many homes have been vacated.
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SIMI Encounter Case: Supreme Court Disposes of Plea for Further Inquiry(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has turned down a prayer for further inquiry into the death of eight men of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in an e.....
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SC Rejects Interim Bail Plea of Asaram Bapu in Rape Case(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected interim bail plea of self-styled religious figure Asaram Bapu, who is facing trial in rape cases, on health grounds and ask.....
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SC Asks Centre to Ensure Implementation of Food Security Act(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said it was incumbent upon Central government to ensure that National Food Security Act, 2013, was implemented both in letter and sp.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking to Release Persons Arrested for Sharing Jayalalithaa’s Health Information(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu Government to release persons arrested for sharing information about h.....
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SC Questions RBI’s Policy to Maintain Secrecy of Defaulter's Name(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Reserve Bank of India why names of borrowers that owe more than Rs 500 crore to country’s banks shouldn't be made public.
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Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider its 1995 Judgment Defining ‘Hindutva’(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said that it won't reconsider its 1995 judgment in which it defined Hindutva as "a way of life and not a religion."
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SC Asks Mallya to Make Detailed Disclosure of Entire Assets(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Vijay Mallya to file a detailed affidavit about his entire assets within a month.
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Supreme Court Issues Notices to Centre, WhatsApp Over Appointment of Grievance Officer(27.08.2018)
A plea filed in the apex court said that WhatsApp has failed to appoint a Grievance Officer as per IT rules, following which the bench issued a notice.....
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Explain Why You File Appeals After So Much Delay, Supreme Court Asks CBI Boss(27.08.2018)
The Supreme Court has also demanded an answer as to whether the agency has a mechanism to hold officers responsible for such delays and if officers ha.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Former Judge Markandey Katju(14.11.2016)
Supreme Court has issued Contempt of Court Notice to Former Judge Markandey Katju for criticising Judges and not judgment in Soumya rape case.
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Supreme Court: Consider Mercy Plea of Rajiv Gandhi Case Convict(07.09.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Tamil Nadu governor to consider the mercy petition of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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Supreme Court: Army Personnel Duty Bound to Serve Wherever They are Ordered To(07.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition of Army personnel challenging their posting and held Army personnel are duty bound to serve wherever they are ord.....
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Supreme Court Allows Corporation Bank to Move NCLT for Claims Against Amrapali Group(07.09.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Corporation Bank which has led a consortium of banks to lend loans to the Amrapali Group, to move NCLT so that its claim d.....
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Supreme Court Gives States One Week to File Report on Steps Taken to Stop Mob Lynchings(07.09.2018)
The apex court Court granted one week’s time to all states to implement its earlier judgment which had laid down guidelines to prevent mob lynching .....
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Supreme Court Declines to Stay SC/ST Act Amendment, Says 'Can't Decide Without Hearing Govt'(07.09.2018)
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person acc.....
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Shakespeare, Vikram Seth, Oscar Wilde… : Judgment Full of Prose as SC Sides With Pride, Not Prejudice(07.09.2018)
Emphasising on the uniqueness of the identity, the Supreme Court cited Shakespeare’s famous quote, “What’s in a name?†The court said that wha.....
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SC: Every Voter Has Fundamental Right to Know About Educational Qualification of Candidate(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has held that voters have a fundamental right to know academic qualification of a candidate and any false declaration on this count can .....
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SC: Courts Must Exercise Contempt to Uphold Majesty of Judiciary(03.11.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that Courts must exercise power of contempt to punish offenders, if there is a “calculated effort” to undermine Judiciary.
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SC Raps Bombay HC for Not Making Available Order Copies to Litigants on Time(04.11.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed unhappiness over careless attitude of Bombay High Court for not making available copies of Order to litigants in a time-bo.....
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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Victims' Kin Oppose TN Govt's Move to Release Convicts(17.09.2018)
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K M Joseph listed the plea of the victims' kin for further hearing after four weeks.
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Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Sale of Painkiller Saridon, 2 Other Drugs(17.09.2018)
Public health experts and doctors in India and abroad have warned against the increasing use of antibiotic combinations as it may be contributing to a.....
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Will Quash Charges if Evidence is Cooked up by Police: Supreme Court on Activists’ Arrest(17.09.2018)
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra observed that the court “must go through the evidence†to arrive at a conclusion whether ther.....
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No Odd-Even for Two-Wheelers in Delhi as Supreme Court Stays NGT Order(17.09.2018)
In December last year, the National Green Tribunal had dismissed the AAP’s petition seeking exemption for two-wheelers in odd-even scheme, saying su.....
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SC Grants Relief to Discoms Over Payment of Dues to Reliance Group’s Sasan Power(09.12.2016)
Supreme Court while granting relief to several discoms has set aside Appellate Tribunal for Electricity order that allowed Sasan Power Ltd to recover .....
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SC to Centre: Was Demonetisation Policy Confidential(09.12.2016)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea on demonetisation has asked Centre that whether its demonetisation decision was taken in absolute secrecy.
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt's Reply on Cash Withdrawal Plan(12.12.2016)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on issues related to demonetisation, such as whether or not district cooperative banks can be allo.....
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Fraud Not Necessary Element for Passing Off if Defendant Has Adopted Plaintiff’s Trademark: SC(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that though passing off is an action based on deceit but fraud is not a necessary element of a right of action, if otherwis.....
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SC Refuses to Grant Relief on Plea for Declaring Engineering Degree Through Distance Learning Valid(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to grant any relief to seven petitioners who had enrolled themselves in the years 2004 and 2005 in degree courses in enginee.....
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Accused Is Entitled to Default Bail Even if Charge Sheet Returned Due to Technical Reason: SC(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that an accused is entitled to default bail under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure even if the charge sheet filed b.....
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Comply Our Directions on Mob Lynching Within A Week: SC Directs States and UTs(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has required all states and UTs to comply within one week with the preventive and remedial measures issued by it in its July 17 verdict .....
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Supreme Court Questions Centre’s Notification on ‘Jallikattu’(02.12.2016)
Supreme Court has questioned Centre for its 2016 notification allowing use of bulls in events like Jallikattu, saying that its 2014 verdict banning us.....
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Supreme Court: "We Do Not Want Politics to Shift to Courts"(02.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while hearing arguments on whether a political party can file and pursue a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), has observed that, "We do .....
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SC Rejects Plea to Play National Anthem in Courts(02.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea of a BJP leader and Lawyer seeking playing of National Anthem in all courts before start of proceedings.
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Supreme Court Signals Return of Odd-Even Scheme if Condition Necessitates(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has said that odd-even scheme could be reintroduced in National Capital in a bid to put a check on pollution level in Delhi.
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Supreme Court Gives Nod to Pollution Coding Mechanism to Tackle Delhi’s Air Pollution(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to put in place a Pollution Coding Mechanism with a graded response system to tackle New Delhi’s growing foul air.
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to List Out Measures Taken to Ease Inconvenience of Rural People(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to spell out measures taken to ease sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on .....
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SC Asks States, UTs to Give Information on Status of Criminal Cases Against Lawmakers(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has asked 11 states and two UTs to furnish within two weeks the details on criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs as it said the Ce.....
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Why Help Only Hindu Shrines:Gujarat High Court Asks Government(11.10.2018)
Gujarat high court has asked the state government to explain why it has chosen to fund only Hindu religious places for development in the state throug.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre: Will You Allow A Law Like Lok Pal To Be Frustrated?(24.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked if Modi Government would take rest of its two and-a-half-year term to bring Lok Pal Act into effect.
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Only Women Who Are Prepared to Stand in Long Queues Must Visit Sabarimala, Says Kerala Govt(02.10.2018)
A high-power committee meeting chaired by CM Pinarayi Vijayan discussed various arrangements to be made for women devotees, days after the Supreme Cou.....
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Delhi High Court Ends House Arrest of Gautam Navlakha, Activist Says He Put it to ‘Good Use’(02.10.2018)
The Delhi High Court granted him the relief saying that the Supreme Court last week had given him the liberty to approach the appropriate forum within.....
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Submit Plan to Discontinue Aadhaar-based eKYC: UIDAI Sets 15-Day Deadline for Telecom Firms(02.10.2018)
The Supreme Court, last week, struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allowed private companies to use the 12-digit biometric ID-based eKYC. .....
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CJI Dipak Misra Was Victim of Circumstances, Says Supreme Court Bar Association President(02.10.2018)
CJI Mishra headed various benches of different combinations, and delivered several verdicts in the recent past, including the Centre's flagship scheme.....
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Ayyappa Devotees Block Roads in Kerala, Woman Tries Self-Immolation to Protest Sabarimala Verdict(03.10.2018)
Several women were among those who blocked state and national highways in various parts of Kerala to protest the recent Supreme Court verdict.
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Dipak Misra: Outgoing CJI's Tryst With Irony During Tumultuous Tenure(03.10.2018)
The tumultuous tenure of outgoing Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was replete with its highs and lows, making his journey in the Supreme Court one .....
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Supreme Court Slams Madhya Pradesh Govt. For Inadequate Compensation to Dam Oustees(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has castigated Madhya Pradesh Government for giving Rs 11,000 as interim help to families displaced by construction of minor dams as aga.....
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Supreme Court Stays Aircel's 2G Spectrum Sale(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has put on hold sale of 2G spectrum by Aircel-Maxis to Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel.
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Supreme Court Quashes Plea For 'Urgent Hearing' of Petition to Defer Budget Presentation(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of presentation of Union Budget due to assembly elections in five States.
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Supreme Court Accepts Justice Katju's Apology, Disposes Contempt Case(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted Justice Markandey Katju’s apology for contemptuous remarks in his blog, and has closed contempt proceedings against him.
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Supreme Court: Judge Can’t Close Criminal Case by Simply Recording Its End Results(09.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while maintaining that accused are “not lone receivers of justice” and that victims of a crime must be treated equally, has ruled that .....
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Tamil Nadu Govt Moves SC Over 2-Hour Duration for Burning of Firecrackers(29.10.2018)
Last week, the Supreme Court had refused to impose a blanket ban on firecrackers, allowing the use of "green crackers". The top court had sa.....
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Ayodhya Dispute: Supreme Court Adjourns Matter, Date of Hearing Will be Fixed in January(29.10.2018)
The Supreme Court said that the issue will come up before appropriate bench in January. No decision was taken on Monday on the date of hearing and the.....
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Supreme Court: Merit List Not Final & Binding in Jobs(20.12.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that a jobseeker can be appointed ahead of candidates ranked higher on merit list if selecting authority finds her more compet.....
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What Is Happening at Sabarimala Even After SC Allowed Women's Entry?(22.10.2018)
No woman of menstruating age has been able to enter the shrine for the last five days despite a landmark Supreme Court judgment
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All-India Ban on Firecrackers Ahead of Diwali? Supreme Court Verdict Today(23.10.2018)
Opposing a blanket ban, manufacturers say firecrackers are not responsible for the spike in air pollution.
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Sabarimala Temple Board to Fine-Tune Legal Stand Today as SC Set to Announce Key Date(23.10.2018)
With the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala closed for a month, the action now shifts to the Supreme Court where several review petitions have been fil.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL for Action Against Political Parties for Misusing Religion in Elections(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court of India has dismissed PIL seeking directions to Centre and Election Commission of India to take strict action against political parties.....
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Finalize SOP for Handling Complaints Involving Child Pornography: SC to Centre(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to finalize the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling complaints involving child pornography by Novemb.....
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Supreme Court Stays NGT Judgment Approving Char Dham Project(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the judgment of the National Green Tribunal which approved the “Char Dham Highway project” in Uttarakhand on.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Incarceration Plea of Four Accused in 25 Years Old Murder Case(26.12.2016)
Supreme Court has confirmed guilt of four persons accused of murdering an elderly couple in their flat in Calcutta on a Christmas Eve 25 years ago.
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing Pleas on Tax Breaks For Parties(26.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing on a PIL challenging Constitutional Validity of income tax exemptions to registered political par.....
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Supreme Court: Power to Remit Sentences Lies Exclusively with State Govt(27.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while noting that power to grant remission is exclusively that of State Government and not judiciary, has refrained itself from allowin.....
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Supreme Court: Life Sentence Means Imprisonment Till End of Life(28.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to dilute its zealously adhered principle, ‘life sentence means imprisonment till the end of life’, and rejected a plea for .....
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Supreme Court: No Prior Consent of Landowners Needed to Lay Overhead Power Lines(30.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while removing roadblocks in reaching electricity to every village, has ruled that no prior consent of landowners was required to lay o.....
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Talked With France for a Year, Followed 2013 Rules: Centre Submits Document on How Rafale Deal Was Inked(12.11.2018)
The document on the Rafale decision-making process was supplied to the petitioners as per the Supreme Court’s October 31 order.
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SC Judges Decline to Stop Hearing Manipur Encounter Cases, Junk Plea by Army Men, Cops(12.11.2018)
The Supreme Court bench dismissed a bunch of plea files by the Manipur policemen, who had objected to certain remarks reportedly made by the judges ag.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report of SIT Probe into 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Cases(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Centre to file a comprehensive report on status of investigation conducted by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into 1984 a.....
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Supreme Court Slams States’ Casual Stance on Crucial Public Interest Matters(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has slammed several States for their casual attitude towards crucial public interest matters of public importance like pollution and cle.....
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SC Directs Centre to Appoint NCST Chief in Three Months(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to appoint Chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) without fail within three months.
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CBI Feud Turns Murkier as Officer Drags Names of NSA Ajit Doval, Union Minister(19.11.2018)
Senior officer MK Sinha who was probing the FIR against Asthana, the CBI's number 2, and important cases like the PNB scam involving Nirav Modi, made .....
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Supreme Court Rejects PILs Seeking Registration of FIRs Based on ‘MeToo’ Revelations(20.11.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain PILs filed by two lawyers seeking registration of FIRs based on allegations of sexual misconduct and assault le.....
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Malegaon Case: SC Asks Bombay HC to Hear Purohit's Plea on Sanction to Prosecute(20.11.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Bombay High Court to hear a plea of Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, one of the accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, that he .....
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Supreme Court Declines to Interfere with Ongoing Elections of Archery Association of India(20.11.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the ongoing election process of Archery Association of India (AAI), but made it clear that its result woul.....
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Supreme Court: Private Coaching Centres Need to be Regulated(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that private coaching centres in country need to be “regulated” as these cannot be “wiped out” and asked Centre to ponder over .....
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SC: Frame Guidelines to Conduct Proper Entrance Exams For Medical, Engineering Colleges(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Government to frame guidelines to do away with present system of a single test deciding their future for admission to medical .....
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Delhi HC: DDCA Badly Need Administrative Reforms(06.02.2017)
Delhi High Court, while passing a slew of directions on lines of Supreme Court which has put in place several parameters for administration and runnin.....
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Civil Suit to Invalidate Land Acquisition isn’t Maintainable: SC(13.12.2018)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a Rajasthan High Court order, has reiterated that a civil suit to invalidate land acquisition is not maintainable.
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Winding Up Proceedings Under SICA to Continue in HC and Not in NCLT : SC(13.12.2018)
Supreme Court has held that winding up proceedings under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 will continue in the High Court .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Yogi Adityanath(13.12.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a contempt petition filed against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others for non-compliance of the court'.....
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SC Asks Forensic Auditors to Examine Trail of Rs 3,000 Crore Diverted by Amrapali(13.12.2018)
Supreme Court has asked forensic auditors to examine the trail of around Rs 3,000 crore, the home-buyers' money allegedly spent by the Amrapali Group .....
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SC: Encroaching Into Rights of Other Organs of Govt Tantamount to Violation of Rule of Law(27.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that judicial restraint need to be observed while quashing criminal cases of non-compoundable nature on basis of settlement.....
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Supreme Court Orders Relief to Widow of ‘Schizophrenic’ Army Personnel(27.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while giving relief to widow of a ‘schizophrenic’ Army personnel, has ordered to pay disability pension to her and other substituted le.....
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Supreme Court: Interpretation of Documents & Examining Its Effect Involves Question of Law(27.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that when a High Court is called upon to interpret documents and examine its effect, it involves questions of law and it is.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Sacking of Naval Officers in War Room Leak Case(27.02.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld Centre's decision to sack two senior naval officers, Commander Vijendra Rana and Commander V K Jha, for alleged involvement i.....
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Now, Appointment of M Nageswar Rao as Interim CBI Director Challenged in Supreme Court(14.01.2019)
The petition filed by NGO Common Cause has sought a direction to quash the January 10 order by the Centre appointing Rao as the interim/acting Directo.....
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AAP Lawmaker Moves Supreme Court Seeking Review of Rafale Verdict(15.01.2019)
Besides seeking review of the verdict, the Rajya Sabha lawmaker has also sought an open-court hearing on his review plea.
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SC Pulls Up States Over No 'Human Rights Court'(15.01.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up states for not setting up 'Human Rights Courts' yet and observed that there is no reason why the state governments should .....
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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on CCI Probe Over Uber Pricing(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a probe ordered by Competition Appellate Tribunal against taxi aggregator Uber for allegedly misusing its dominant position a.....
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Petition Filed in Supreme Court to Review Its Aadhaar Verdict(25.12.2018)
The review petition challenges only those aspects of Aadhaar Act that were constitutionally held valid. The petition also sought for a open court hear.....
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UIDAI Cautions Schools not to Insist on Aadhaar for Admission(25.12.2018)
In September this year, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar but clipped the scope of the biometric identity project, rulin.....
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Law Min Ravi Shankar Prasad Urges SC to Fast-Track Ayodhya Case, Asks 'Why Must We Worship Babar'(25.12.2018)
Ravi Shankar Prasad asked that when the Supreme Court could rule on women’s entry at Sabarimala, why has the Ayodhya title dispute been pending for .....
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Where Do We Go Now, Ask Muslims in Noida Barred From Offering Prayers in Public Park(26.12.2018)
Referring to a 2009 Supreme Court order that had prohibited religious activities without the requisite go-ahead, Noida police said the directive was n.....
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Appointment of Information Commissioners: SC Asks Centre to Disclose Info on Shortlisted Candidates(26.12.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Centre as well as States to disclose information pertaining to shortlisted candidates and the criteria being following for .....
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Mayawati Says Friday Namaz Order 'Arbitrary', Should be Implemented for All Religions(27.12.2018)
The Station House Officer (SHO) of Noida's Sector 58 Police Station Pankaj Rai had earlier this month sent notices to 23 private firms asking them to .....
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Punjab & Haryana HC: Former CJ Acted ‘Unconstitutionally’ To Promote HC Employee(06.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Former Chief Justice of High Court and present Supreme Court Judge, Sanjay Kishan Kaul “violated” right to.....
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List Steps Taken on Lokpal Selection: Supreme Court(07.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to give details of the steps taken till date for appointment of chairperson and members of Lokpal.
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Extradition Cleared, 6-Square-Metre Cell Awaits Bookie Sanjiv Chawla of Hansie Cronje Fame(08.01.2019)
No further legal process would seem to offer Chawla any hope of getting out of this, via either the Supreme Court or the European Court of Human Right.....
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CBI vs CBI: Supreme Court to Decide on Exiled Chief Alok Verma's Fate Today(08.01.2019)
The Centre had taken a decision against Verma and CBI's Special Director Rakesh Asthana after their feud become public as they made allegations of cor.....
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High Court can't Stay/Quash an Order in Anticipation, Before That Order is Passed: SC(08.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court cannot stay or/and quash the orders in anticipation, before they are passed by an authority.
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Teachers can't Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(08.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a teacher, irrespective of the type of educational institute he/she is working in, is not an 'employee' under Section .....
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No Pumping of Secondary Treated Water from Sewage Treatment Plants to Irrigation Tanks: SC to State(08.01.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed Karnataka High Court order which permitted the Government to pump secondary treated water from Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) .....
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Supreme Court Seeks EC Response Over Plea Alleging EVM Tampering(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sought Election Commission’s (EC) response on a petition that raised doubts over security features of electronic voting machines.
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Supreme Court Cancels Admission to 180 MBBS Seats in Kannur & Karuna Medical College(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has cancelled admission to 180 MBBS seats in Kannur and Karuna Medical Colleges in Kerala owing to irregularities in admission procedure.....
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Supreme Court Terms MBBS Admission Bar to Color Blind Students ‘Regressive’(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to consider a plea of two students to open door of medical colleges for them, saying the present practice of Medical Council .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Ex CBI Boss Plea to Recall SIT Probe in Coal Scam Case(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha plea seeking recall of its earlier order constituting an SIT to probe allegations of prim.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply Over Plea to Bar Convicts From Politics(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to respond to a petition seeking to bar convicted persons from contesting polls for life and preventing their entry int.....
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Supreme Court Negates Idea of Mandatory Aadhaar For Welfare Schemes(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Aadhaar cannot be mandatory for central welfare schemes, but added that it cannot stop Government from linking 12-digit id.....
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Ram Lalla Devotees File Petition Challenging Law on Land Acquisition Near Disputed Site in Ayodhya(05.02.2019)
The plea filed in Supreme Court contended that Parliament has no legislative competence to acquire land belonging to the state.
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SC Allows Doctor to Appear for PGM-CET Exams Without Serving Mandatory Rural Service(06.04.2017)
Supreme Court has granted temporary relief to a MBBS doctor by allowing him to participate in the medical counseling process of PGM-CET exams without .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Karnataka Government's Review Plea in Jayalalithaa DA Case(06.04.2017)
SC has refused to review its verdict in Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case and rejected Karnataka government's plea asking the court to re-exam.....
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SC: Woman Deserting Husband Will Still Get Maintenance After Divorce(07.04.2017)
Supreme Court by preferring social welfare to legal technicality has held that, even if, a woman is disentitled to maintenance from her husband during.....
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AAP vs Centre: SC Refers Question Related to Who has Powers Over Services to Larger Bench(14.02.2019)
Supreme Court's two Judge bench has split over issue of who has powers to appoint and transfer officers of State Public Services and referred the same.....
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With Lung Infections on the Rise, Kolkata Becomes the Fourth Most Polluted City in India(14.02.2019)
The report was released in Rajasthan on the February 11, by former Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur and said that 12.5% deaths in India in 2017 were .....
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Delhi Deadlock: How it Was Under Sheila Dikshit and What Changed After Arvind Kejriwal Came to Power(14.02.2019)
In a big blow to the AAP government on its fourth anniversary, the Supreme Court has ruled that the anti-corruption bureau would remain in the purview.....
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Delhi Tussle LIVE: BJP Has Just 3 Seats But All Power, What Kind of Democracy is This, Asks Arvind Kejriwal(14.02.2019)
AAP Govt-Centre Tussle in Supreme Court LIVE: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today dubbed the Supreme Court verdict as "unfortunate" a.....
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Supreme Court: Last Chance for Maharashtra Govt to Remove Haji Ali Encroachments(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has granted last opportunity to Maharashtra government to remove illegal encroachments on 908 square metre area on approach road and nea.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Jacobite Church's Plea on Kolenchery Church(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in a case related to ownership of the St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church at Ko.....
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Supreme Court: Ineligible Arbitrator Can’t Nominate Another Arbitrator(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that once arbitrator has become ineligible by operation of law, he cannot nominate another as an arbitrator.
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Supreme Court: No Entity Can be Allowed to Avoid Anti-Dumping Duty(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that no entity can be allowed to avoid paying anti-dumping duty, as dumping of cheap steel from China was adversely affecting I.....
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SC: 2001 Census 'Unambiguous' for determining Political Representation of SC, ST(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that constitutional scheme that 2001 census data would be used for giving proportionate representation to Scheduled Castes (SC.....
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Supreme Court: No Bail to ISIS Twitter Handle Operator(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has junked bail plea of a Bengaluru based MNC employee who operated pro-ISIS Twitter handle.
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Supreme Court Asks EC to Respond to Plea Alleging EVMs Tampering(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission of India (ECI) to file in two weeks its response on a plea for probe into allegations that EVMs were tampe.....
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Highway Booze Ban: SC Refuses to Stay Denotification of Highways in Punjab(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to stay Punjab government’s recent declassification of state highways saying 'driving within city is different from outside.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Against Burning of Ravan Effigies During Dussehra(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that under Article 25 of Constitution, any person can choose his or her own religion, has said that it could not pass a.....
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Supreme Court Gives No Relief To Teesta Over Bodies Exhumation Case(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to give any relief to social activist Teesta Setalvad in a case in which she is accused of playing a role in illegal exhumat.....
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Supreme Court 'No' to AAP Leader Ashish Khetan’s Plea Seeking Police Protection(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan’s plea seeking police protection for himself and also framing of guidelines for agenc.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of 4 cops, 2 doctors in Bilkis Bano Case(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeals of two doctors and four policemen including an IPS officer challenging their conviction by Bombay High Court in th.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Himachal Pradesh Government Appeal Against Anurag Thakur(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Himachal Pradesh Government challenging High Court order quashing a criminal case against BJP MP Anurag.....
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United States Supreme Court Explains Trademark Registration(11.07.2017)
United States Supreme Court, while explaining trademark registration has observed that principle underlying trademark protection is that distinctive m.....
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Supreme Court Suspends Nation Wide Ban on Cattle Trade For Slaughter(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has suspended a government order that had banned trade of cattle for slaughter, giving relief to the multi-billion dollar beef and leath.....
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Supreme Court: Spell Out Stand on Panel Regulating MCI(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has given Centre until Tuesday to spell out its stand on status of Oversight Committee (OC), constituted by the apex court last year to .....
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#Aadhaar_Case: Supreme Court Sets Up 9-Judge Bench(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has set up a 9-judge bench to examine whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under Constitution. The decision to form the 9-jud.....
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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Replace MCI Oversight Committee(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Centre to replace Oversight Committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) with a fresh .....
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Supreme Court: Right to Privacy Can Never be an Absolute Entitlement(20.07.2017)
Supreme Court while expressing strong reservations about declaring right to privacy a fundamental right has said that privacy could never be an absolu.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Disappearance of Wetlands in India(21.07.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over "vanishing" of wetlands in the country and asked Centre to explain about "huge amount" of money spent on vari.....
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Supreme Court on Right to Privacy: Apple Gets Your Personal Data, Why Not The State?(21.07.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing a challenge to Government's massive biometric or "Aadhaar" database, has said that companies like Apple already have acce.....
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UK Supreme Court on Right to Privacy: No Expectation of Privacy in Open Court Proceedings(21.07.2017)
UK Supreme Court, while refusing to allow plea for anonymity by a man who was arrested for child sex abuse, has said while a party is entitled to invo.....
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#NEET_2017: Supreme Court Seeks List of Qualifying Students in Vernacular Languages(01.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked CBSE to submit list of students who appeared in vernacular languages and have cracked the NEET examination.
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#Bangalore_Blast: Supreme Court Allows Maudany To Attend Son’s Wedding In Kerala(01.08.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Bangalore blast accused and People’s Democratic Party Chairman Abdul Nazar Maudany , lodged in a Bangalore jail to travel to.....
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#Timely Payment of Salaries in Pvt Eng Colleges: Supreme Court Asks AICTE to Take a Call(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to decide on issue of regularizing and ensuring timely payment of salarie.....
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Supreme Court: Bar of Want of Sanction Can’t Be Invoked When Probe is Ordered by HC(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that bar under Section 195(1)(a) IPC cannot be pressed into service when an investigation is ordered by a high court into a spe.....
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#Recognition of Medical Colleges: SC Says 'Oversight Committee Recommendations Cannot be Disregarded'(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that Oversight Committee recommendations cannot be disregarded, has directed Central Government to consider afresh mate.....
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#Selection & Appointment: SC Says 'Procedure Prescribed by Executive Valid If It Not in Conflict'(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that in matter of selection and appointment, instructions pertaining to procedure of selection can be provided by Executive as .....
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#Dahi Handi: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court to Review its Order on Age, Height(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Bombay High Court to review its order barring people below 18 years of age from taking part in forming human pyramid in dahi h.....
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SC Issues Notice to Maharashtra Govt Over Plea to Allow Prosecution, Raids for Possession of Beef(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by Maharashtra Government seeking revival of a provision of law that made it an offence to carry o.....
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Supreme Court Asks Singh Bros to Maintain Status Quo on Fortis Healthcare Stake(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed former Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder and Shivender Singh, to maintain status quo with regard to their stake in Fortis Health.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Allahabad HC Order, DND Flyway to Remain Toll Free(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to stay an Allahabad High Court order declaring Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) expressway toll free.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Fresh Plea Against Triple Talaq(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices a.....
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Supreme Court: Don't Grant Bail If Higher Courts Gives Pre-Arrest Relief(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Trial Courts to immediately discontinue with the practice of granting regular bail in cases that are pending in higher Courts.
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Supreme Court: It is the Duty of Every Institution to Help Disabled Persons(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh Government to constitute requisite Medical Board within two days to examine a candidate suffering from Thalass.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene in Gorakhpur Child Deaths Tragedy(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to take sou motu cognizance of death of over 60 children at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur, saying that the matter was be.....
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Supreme Court Orders Installation of CCTV Cameras in all Trial Courts, Tribunals(16.08.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered installation of CCTV cameras in all States and Union Territories to record proceedings in Trial Courts and Tribunals across .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View on Rohingya Muslim Refugees(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has sought view of the Modi government on validity of over 40,000 Rohingya Muslims who have taken refuge in India to escape persecution .....
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FERA Case: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea of AIADMK Leader Dhinakaran(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran seeking extension of the three-month time to contest the framing of charges against.....
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SC Stays J&K HC Order Providing Lifetime Security to Ex-judges(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Jammu and Kashmir High Court order directing State government to provide life-time security cover to retired judges and advoc.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Banning Use of Loudspeakers(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order banning the use of loudspeakers in Mumbai.
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Supreme Court: Transfer of Moveable Property in Execution of Works Contract is 'Sale'(06.09.2017)
Supreme Court has said that transfer of moveable property in execution of works contract is deemed to be sale, and the value of property can be subjec.....
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Supreme Court to Centre, States: Take Urgent Steps to Stop Cow Vigilantism(06.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and States to take urgent steps to stop cow vigilantism. The Apex Court has asked each state to appoint a senior police.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Girl Consent Age u/s 375 of IPC(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved the verdict on a plea seeking a clarification on if a man's physical relaion with his wife below 18 years of age amounts to.....
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SC Asks WhatsApp, FB: How Much Do You Share with Third Parties?(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed instant messaging platform WhatsApp and social media giant Facebook to file affidavits stating what user data they shared w.....
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Supreme Court: Acquisition Of Building Alone Permissible Under Land Acquisition Act(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that State can proceed to acquire only the buildings existing on land under the Land Acquisition Act, without acquiring the und.....
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Supreme Court Constitutes Medical Board on Abortion Plea of 13 Year-Old Rape Survivor(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has constituted a medical board for examination of a 13 year-old rape survivor on a plea for abortion of her 22-week pregnancy.
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Supreme Court: Jaypee Homebuyers Will Get Their Money Back(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it could ask Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) to deposit Rs 10,000 crore-15,000 crore more to ensure that the homebuyers go.....
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Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu: Specify Steps Taken to Control Protests Over NEET(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Tamil Nadu government to apprise it about the steps taken to control the protests over NEET examination which had intensified .....
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Supreme Court: Web Majors Objecting to Panel Recommendations Strange(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has said it was “very strange” that internet majors were objecting to making public certain recommendations in a report of a panel set u.....
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SC Dismisses Centre’s Appeal Against Disability Pension On Ground of Delusional Disorder(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Centre’s appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s 2010 judgment, granting disability pension on the ground of de.....
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SC Seeks to Know of Steps Taken by Centre to Check Drug Abuse(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has sought to know from the Centre details of steps it has taken to create awareness about ill-effects of drugs and check its supply.
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No Travelling Abroad For Karti Chidambaram Yet, Says Supreme Court(05.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Karti Chidambaram, who is being interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a corruption case, can't travel abr.....
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Supreme Court: Top Court Judges Are Not Pro-Government(06.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said that its judges were not pro-government and pointed at the way the apex court was hauling the government every day during the c.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Abusive Comments On Social Media(06.10.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over the uncharitable comments, trolls and aggressive reactions on social media platforms on almost every issue, i.....
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Supreme Court to Government: Think of More 'Peaceful' Ways of Execution Than Hanging by Neck(06.10.2017)
Supreme Court has urged the Government to think of methods of execution other than hanging by neck. A Bench led by C.J Dipak Misra said “A person shou.....
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Supreme Court: "Delay In Filing Insurance Claim No Reason To Reject It"(09.10.2017)
Supreme Court, while granting relief to a man who was denied claim for his stolen vehicle, has said that insurance claims cannot be rejected if the re.....
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SC Issues Notice on Petition Challenging Diversion of Forest Land To DRDO(09.10.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the diversion of forest land between Khoa and Jajor in Alwar district, Rajasthan, in favour.....
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SC Asks Jaypee to Deposit “Substantial Amount” To Prove Bonafide(07.11.2017)
Jaypee Associates suffered a setback when the Supreme Court has refused to allow it to deposit Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 cror.....
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Supreme Court Sends Convicts in Gang Rape of University Student Back to Jail(07.11.2017)
Three former Students of O P Jindal Global University, convicted of blackmailing and gang-raping a college mate for over two years from 2013, were sen.....
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SC: CM Obliged to Communicate All Decisions to L-G(08.11.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the position of Delhi was different from other Union Territories and that the “Chief Minister (CM) is obliged to commu.....
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SC Dismisses Petition Which Questioned Delay in MOP Appointments of Judges Before It’s Finalisation(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking an explanation from the Centre for the delay in finalizing the Memorandum of Procedure (MOP) for appoin.....
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SC to States: Show Some Compassion for Homeless, Construct Shelter Homes for Them(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has slammed state governments for their apathy and insensitivity towards the plight of homeless people in the country and appealed to th.....
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SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused to grant anticipatory bail to Lieutenant Colone.....
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Demonetisation: SC Suggests Centre to Allow Genuine People To Deposit Old Notes(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has suggested Centre to accept old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 of genuine persons and take a decision after verifying authenticity of in.....
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Delhi HC Directs SpiceJet to Deposit Rs 579 Crore(04.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked low cost carrier SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with share transfer dispute with its previous owner Kalanit.....
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SC: NGOs Making Fun of Court by Espousing Cause of Wealthy(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on NGO for filing PIL on behalf of 10 Assam-based land owners, whose land was acquired by State for cons.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Parity in Compensation to Riot Victims(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging Patna High Court’s refusal to issue a direction to Centre to frame a common policy wi.....
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Supreme Court Directs States to Follow NHRC Plea, File Information on Encounter Killings(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed various states to file their replies on a plea of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking direction for mandatorily.....
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SC on Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Hearing Cannot Go On Indefinitely(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has appointed one of its retired judge Justice K S Radhakrishnan as the head of a committee for selecting persons to carry out repair wo.....
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SC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Can’t Be Used For Mere Enforcement of Foreign Court’s Order(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that remedy of writ of habeas corpus cannot be used for mere enforcement of directions given by foreign court against a per.....
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SC to CBI: Your Officers Didn't Even Check The Judge's Nameplate Before Raid(05.12.2017)
Supreme Court has asked if the CBI officers did not bother to even check the nameplate before they tried to raid the house of Orissa High Court judge .....
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Supreme Court to SIT: Submit Status Report on Ex-CBI Director Ranjit Sinha’s Complicity In ‘Coalgate’(05.12.2017)
Supreme Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted under the apex court’s order dated January 23 to probe the prima facie in.....
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US Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Trump Travel Ban(05.12.2017)
US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's travel ban to take full effect pending appeal, for people coming from six Muslim-majority countr.....
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SC: Education Cess Paid Alongwith Excise Duty is Refundable in Cases Where No Duty is Payable(05.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that the manufactures who paid excise duty in terms with the exemption notification No. 20/2007-Ex can claim refund of educatio.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Postpone Ayodhya Hearing to July 2019(06.12.2017)
Supreme Court has thwarted a determined attempt by Sunni Waqf Board and members of minority community to postpone till July 2019 the hearing in the c.....
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Supreme Court: Panchayat Certificate No Proof of Citizenship(06.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat secretary or the executive magistrate by itself was “no proof of citizenship” u.....
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SC to Centre: Bring Law to Regulate Legal Profession, Cap Lawyers' Fees(06.12.2017)
Supreme Court, while expressing concern over growing commercialization of legal profession with lawyers demanding "astronomical" fees from litigants, .....
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Iraq Supreme Court Rules Kurdish Referendum Unconstitutional(21.11.2017)
Iraqi Supreme Court has ruled that a referendum on Kurdish independence was unconstitutional. The top Court has also decided to annul "all the consequ.....
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CCTV Needs to be Installed in Courts in Public Interest: Supreme Court(22.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that there is no need for privacy in courtrooms as nothing private happens there as it favoured early installation of closed ci.....
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Supreme Court Says Gram Panchayat Certificates 'No Proof of Citizenship'(23.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a certificate of residency issued by Gram Panchayat is not a document of citizenship and is “meaningless” unless supported.....
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Supreme Court to Jaypee: 'Behave Like a Good Child', Pay Rs 275 Crore by Year-End(23.11.2017)
Supreme Court has told Jaypee Associates not to alienate their personal properties and advised the developer to "behave like a good child" and pay bac.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Petcoke, Furnace Oil in Delhi, Neighbouring States(23.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld ban on use of petroleum coke in and around New Delhi as the country battles to clean the air in its capital.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down PMLA Section on Stringent Bail Conditions(24.11.2017)
Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional Section 45 (1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, which imposed stringent condi.....
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Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Nod for Admission to Lucknow Medical College(24.11.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed an Allahabad High Court order granting permission to a medical college, which was blacklisted by the Centre, to admit student.....
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Supreme Court to Bombay High Court Receiver: Get Sahara's Aamby Valley Auctioned(24.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Official Receiver of Bombay High Court to help the Liquidator in getting the Sahara Group's Aamby Valley property auctioned.....
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Supreme Court on National Anthem Row: "We Don't Have to Wear Patriotism on Our Sleeve"(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said that rules that require national anthem to be played before every movie screening can be modified but the government should tak.....
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Supreme Court: 'Police Can’t Act As Executive Magistrates'(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed surprise that police officers have been assigned the task of Executive Magistrates under Criminal Procedure Code to ensure.....
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Supreme Court Orders Refund of Principal to Homebuyers of Supertech(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered its registry to disburse the principal amount of 26 home buyers who had booked flats in a Supertech project at Noida in Utta.....
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Supreme Court: Why Can't Children With Special Needs Have Separate Schools(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Uttar Pradesh government why separate schools cannot be set up to impart education to children with special needs, instead of .....
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Supreme Court to Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra: Show Bonafide by Depositing Money(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has asked jailed Unitech Ltd Managing Director Sanjay Chandra to establish his bonafide by depositing at least Rs 1,000 crore out of a t.....
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Supreme Court Bans Use of Furnace Oil, Pet Coke in Industry in NCR from Nov 1(25.10.2017)
Supreme Court has lashed out at government for not complying with its order for setting emission standard for industries and banned use of polluting f.....
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SC Suspends Allahabad HC’s Decision On Compulsory Retirement Of A District Judge(25.10.2017)
Supreme Court has suspended the decision of Allahabad High Court based on the Screening Committee recommendations against an Additional District Judge.....
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Supreme Court: Respect and Execute Verdict on SYL Canal Issue(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that orders passed by it on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue have to be “respected and executed” and the governments of.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Modification of Order on Highway Liquor Ban(12.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed their plea for modification of order banning sale of liquor along state and national highways holding that such requests a.....
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SC To Centre, States: Implement Guidelines On Rehabilitation Of Cured Mental Patients(12.07.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government, States and Union Territories to implement guidelines on rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental il.....
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Supreme Court Gives Britannia, ITC Chance to Settle Dispute Out of Court(12.07.2017)
Supreme Court gave an opportunity to Britannia Industries Limited and ITC Limited to settle their dispute regarding the alleged deceptive packaging of.....
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SC Questions EC Silence on Barring Convicted Lawmakers for Life from Electoral Politics(12.07.2017)
Supreme Court has pulled up Election Commission for not taking a clear stand on whether lawmakers be barred for life from contesting elections after b.....
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Highway Booze Ban: SC Exempts Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman-Nicobar Islands(13.07.2017)
Supreme Court has relaxed 500-metre cap on liquor vends across the national and state highways in
Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Supreme Court Gives Centre Four Weeks to Decide on Regulating NGOs(13.07.2017)
Supreme Court has given four weeks time to Centre to decide if it will bring in a legislation or guidelines to regulate government funds for NGOs and .....
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SC Says Bypolls Drain Exchequer, Issues Notice to Centre and EC on 'One Candidate, One Seat' Demand(11.12.2017)
The practice of contesting from multiple seats, the Supreme Court said, adds to the burden on the exchequer since another election has to be conducted.....
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IMA Issues Recommendations for Better Medical Practices to Correct Private Healthcare Image(12.12.2017)
From preventing overcharging and over investigation, to informing patients of bed availability and options, the correct cost of each service, to even .....
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Sympathy Should Not Play a Role in Re-evaluation: Supreme Court(12.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Courts should not be moved by compassion or empathy for students while deciding pleas for re-evaluation of answer sheets.
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Cannot Direct J&K Legislature To Constitute State Minority Commission: Supreme Court(12.12.2017)
Supreme Court has categorically said that it cannot direct the state legislature of Jammu and Kashmir to legislate for formation of minority commissio.....
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Mere Knowledge of Accused That Victim Is SC/ST Is Sufficient For Prosecution Under SC/ST Act: SC(12.12.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that after amendment of SC/ST Act carried out in 2016, mere knowledge of the accused that the person upon whom the offence .....
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Restaurants Will Face Jail, Fine for Selling Mineral Water Above MRP: Centre to Supreme Court(12.12.2017)
Not only is it against consumer interest, but charging over and above MRP may also lead to tax evasion, the government has said.
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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Unitech Against NCLT Order on Tuesday(12.12.2017)
The NCLT has recently invoked the provisions of the Companies Act and allowed the central government to take over the Unitech Limited and appoint its .....
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Supreme Court Directs NGO to File Short Submissions Over Irregularities in Aircraft Purchase(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked an NGO, which has alleged "serious irregularities" in purchase or hiring of 111 aircraft for Air India in 2005-06, to give sho.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Government Response Over Implementation of Mid-Day Meals(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and States how were they monitoring the implementation and hygiene of mid-day meal schemes in government schools across.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure Over CBI’s Non-completion of Probe in Coal Scam Cases(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over Central Bureau of Investigation not completing investigations in coal block allocation scam cases.
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Supreme Court Upholds Triple Talaq Practice, Asks Centre to Bring Legislation(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the practice of Triple Talaq and has asked Union Government to bring legislation. The Court has also stopped the practice til.....
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SC Holds Triple Talaq "Unconstitutional", Strikes It Down by 3:2 Majority(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held the Muslim practice of triple talaq unconstitutional and struck it down by 3:2 majority. Justice Nariman, Lalit and Kurien has .....
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Supreme Court: By 3:2 Majority, Court Says 'Triple Talaq Violates Fundamental Right of Muslim Women'(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that triple talaq violates the fundamental right of Muslim women as it irrevocably ends marriage.
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Delhi High Court Verdict on Cricket Broadcasting Rights in India Upheld by Supreme Court(23.08.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court's verdict barring Prasar Bharati from sharing with cable operators through Doordarshan channels the live.....
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Supreme Court: Job Can Be Denied Despite Acquittal to Police Aspirants With Criminal Antecedents(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld rejection of candidature of Police aspirants on the ground that they had criminal antecedents, despite the fact that they had.....
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Gujarat High Court Rejects "The Wire's" Plea Against Jay Shah's Defamation Suit(09.01.2018)
Gujarat High Court has rejected a petition filed by news portal 'The Wire' seeking to quash a criminal defamation case filed against it by BJP preside.....
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National Anthem Not Mandatory in Cinema Halls, Says Supreme Court(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has modified its order on National Anthem and said it is not mandatory in cinema halls.
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National Anthem in Cinema Halls Not Mandatory, Supreme Court Recalls Its 2016 Order(09.01.2018)
The ruling came a day after the Centre suggested to the top court to modify its earlier order.
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Supreme Court: Media Must Fully Enjoy Freedom of Speech and Expression(10.01.2018)
Supreme Court, while endeavouring to protect freedom of speech and expression enjoyed by the media, has said that minor errors or enthusiasm in report.....
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Hanging Most 'Viable' Mode of Execution, Lethal Injections 'Not Workable': Centre to SC(10.01.2018)
The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra made it clear that the apex court would not decide as to what should be the mode of execut.....
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SC to Hear Tomorrow CBI's Appeal Against Kerala CM in SNC-Lavalin Corruption Case(10.01.2018)
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the CBI's appeal against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in SNC-Lavalin corruption case.
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SIT to Investigate Rationalist MM Kalburgi's Murder? Supreme Court to Decide Today(10.01.2018)
The scholar was shot dead in August 2015 at his Dharwad residence in broad daylight by unknown assailants, who are yet to be nabbed.
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Supreme Court Slams Centre For Callous Approach Over CCTVs in Courts(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up Centre for adopting a "callous approach" on the issue of installation of CCTVs in courts and tribunals for recording judic.....
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Supreme Court to Delhi's Hotel Leela: Pay Rs. 258 Crore to AAI(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Hotel Leela Venture Ltd and asked it to pay Rs. 258 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as royalty.....
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Delhi Sealing: Supreme Court Pulls Up DDA Over Tweaks to Master Plan(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court has questioned a proposal by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to bring changes to the Master Plan of Delhi 2021 to protect traders .....
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Supreme Court Prepones Election Date for Bar Council of Kerala(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court has preponed the election date for Bar Council of Kerala to 18.03.2018 from 25.03.2018 by modifying the election schedule notified by Ba.....
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Supreme Court to Set up Fresh Constitution Bench to Examine Aspects of Citizenship of Immigrants in Assam(06.02.2018)
A five-judge bench of the apex court in April last year had said it would deal with 13 questions related to the constitutional validity of section 6A .....
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Delhi Shouldn't Become a Model for Other Cities: Supreme Court(06.02.2018)
A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta regretted how bad is the problem of pollution in the national capital, and remarked this is absolut.....
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Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Banning Sand Quarrying in Tamil Nadu(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order that asked the Tamil Nadu government to stop sand quarrying in the state within six months and bann.....
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Supreme Court: Sari Guard, Hand Grips for Pillions Must for Two-Wheelers(28.02.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had in 2008 banned registration of vehicles without such accessories in 2008......
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Supreme Court to Unemployed Husband: You Say You're a Homemaker But Where's the Home(01.03.2018)
"You say you are a homemaker but where is the home to make?" the Supreme Court asked a man while hearing a bunch of matrimonial dispute cases.
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Supreme Court Slashes Compensation for Five Men Framed in Murder Case by 95%(01.03.2018)
Supreme Court has reduced the compensation for five innocent men, who were framed in a murder case and jailed for 93 days, from Rs 2 lakh each to Rs 1.....
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Doctrine of Sub-Judice Cannot Negate Free Speech: Supreme Court(05.03.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that doctrine of sub-judice may not be elevated to such an extent that some kind of reference or allusion to a member of a .....
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Supreme Court Admits Plea Seeking Implementation of Lodha Reforms on Badminton Association of India(05.03.2018)
Supreme Court has admitted a petition seeking the ouster of ministers like Himanta Biswa Sarma as office-bearers of the Badminton Association of India.....
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Arbitration Clause Won’t Curtail Consumer Rights: Supreme Court(05.03.2018)
Supreme Court has affirmed a ruling that arbitration agreements cannot curtail the jurisdiction of the consumer forum.
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Shopian Firing: Supreme Court Stays Investigation Against Major Aditya Kumar(05.03.2018)
Supreme Court has put on hold the investigation against an Indian Army Major, who was named in the FIR filed in the Shopian firing, saying no probe wo.....
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Supreme Court Extends Interim Relief from Arrest to Karti in INX Media Case(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court has extended, till April 27, the interim protection from arrest it granted to Congress leader P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram in .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Plea Seeking Implementation of AP Reorganisation Act(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking direction to the government for proper implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisa.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Stay SC/ST Judgment; Will Hear Case After 10 Days(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court, while refusing to stay its order on SC/ST Act, has asked all parties to submit detailed replies within two days.
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Article 370 Has Acquired Permanent Status: Supreme Court(04.04.2018)
Supreme Court has said that Article 370 of the Constitution, conferring special status on Jammu and Kashmir and limiting the Central government's powe.....
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Delhi Sealing Drive: Supreme Court Slams Govt, Traders Over Protests(04.04.2018)
Supreme Court has lambasted the government for legalising the illegalities perpetuated so far by protecting illegal construction and now letting the t.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging CBSE's Retest Decision(04.04.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed five petitions challenging the CBSE's decision to conduct a re-examination of the Class 12 economics paper after an allege.....
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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta, Others to Transport Royalty-Paid Iron Ore(05.04.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Vedanta Ltd. and some other firms to transport royalty-paid iron ore, which was extracted and lying on jetties in Goa on or .....
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33 Words That Defined The Triple Talaq Hearings(28.12.2017)
As Triple Talaq debate reaches Parliament and India debates a new law, News18 digs deep into the historic six-day hearing in the Supreme Court and dis.....
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Tamil Nadu Govt Gives Rs 7 Lakh to Kin of Dalit Girl Who Killed Herself Over NEET(28.12.2017)
Seventeen-year-old S Anita, who moved the Supreme Court against the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) based medical admissions, allegedly .....
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10 Unusual PILs That Enthralled the Supreme Court in 2017(01.01.2018)
The Supreme Court saw a string of PILs, which did not bring any change in the system, but left the judges and lawyers smiling.
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Paralysed Agriculturist Should Get Rs 4,000 Per Month, Says Supreme Court(01.01.2018)
On September 24, 2005, the 28-year-old agriculturist was attending an event where a tractor demonstration was being held. The driver, however, lost co.....
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Triple Talaq Remedy Prescribed by Lok Sabha Worse Than the Disease(02.01.2018)
A decade later, in 1996, Sarla Mudgal case also advocated Uniform Civil Code. Even recently, in 2015, the Supreme Court once again asked the governmen.....
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Paralysed Agriculturist Should Get Rs 4,000 Per Month, Says Supreme Court(02.01.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that an agriculturist paralysed in an accident should get Rs 4,000 as monthly income.
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Paralysed Agriculturist Should Get Rs 4,000 Per Month, Says Supreme Court(02.01.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that an agriculturist paralysed in an accident should get Rs 4,000 as monthly income.
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Meet The Two Judges That Are Set Out to Create History in Supreme Court(02.01.2018)
Justice Adarsh K Goel and Justice Uday U Lalit, the two judges who constitute a bench in Court number 11, have come to characterise landmark orders, q.....
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Supreme Court Outlines 3-Tier Approach to 'Right to Privacy', Reserves Verdict(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has outlined a three-tier, graded approach to the question whether privacy is a fundamental right by examining the issue through its int.....
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#Illegal mining in Odisha: Supreme Court Imposes 100% Penalty(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a 100% penalty on illegal mining on account of lack of forest and environment clearances, mining outside lease/permitted are.....
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SC Stays Allahabad HC’s Order Against UP Advocate General(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court Order summoning Chief Secretary in a case and rebuking States’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh for no.....
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Supreme Court Asks UoI To Revisit National Mineral Policy(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central government to revisit National Mineral Policy, 2008, and announce a fresh and more effective, meaningful and implement.....
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#Noida Land Allotment Scam: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Former UP Chief Secretary(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld conviction of former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and former IAS officer Rajiv Kumar in Noida land allotment scam that took.....
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Supreme Court Rules 'NOTA to be Part of Rajya Sabha Polls'(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Election Commission’s notification allowing NOTA in upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on August 8 in Gujarat.
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Supreme Court: Bottling of LPG Gas Amounts to ‘Production’ for Purpose of I-T Deductions(04.08.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s finding that activity of filling of cylinder with compressed LPG gas amounts to ‘production’ .....
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SC: Lawyer’s Claim for Fee Based on Percentage of Decretal Amount is Misconduct(06.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a fee amount claim by a lawyer based on percentage of subject matter in litigation cannot be the basis of a complaint unde.....
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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SC to Delhi HC: Finalise Amendments to Ensure Speedy Disposal of Original IPR Suits(25.10.2017)
Supreme Court has given Delhi High Court, eight weeks to finalise amendments to its Original Side Rules and Practice Directions, in order to ensure sp.....
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U.S. Supreme Court Wipes Out Travel Ban Appeal(25.10.2017)
U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed the last remaining appeal in a pair of cases challenging President Trump’s executive order, issued in March, that sou.....
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules 'Electric Vehicle Registration Fee Unconstitutional'(25.10.2017)
Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down $100 fee for the registration of an electric vehicle as well as $30 for a hybrid by declaring it unconstitution.....
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Supreme Court: Demolish Under-Construction Parking Lot Near Taj Mahal(25.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed demolition of a parking lot being constructed within a kilometer of Taj Mahal in Agra.
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Jaypee on Yamuna Expressway Sale(26.10.2017)
Supreme Court has refused permission to Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to hive-off the rights of Yamuna Expressway, which connects Greater Noida with Agra .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Probe into Mass Killing of Kashmiri Pandits(27.10.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected Kashmiri Pandit's plea for an investigation into the mass killing of community members in the late 80s, which resulted in .....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Block Explicit Internet Content(27.10.2017)
Supreme Court, with a view to ensure that explicit videos depicting rape, gang rape & child pornography are not available for circulation in Internet,.....
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Collegium Sends Indu Malhotra, K M Joseph's Name as Supreme Court Judges(22.01.2018)
This move by the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, comes amid an ongoing tussle in the top court which had came into fore.....
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SC Stays Further High Court Proceedings In Petitions Challenging GST on Lawyers(23.01.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in petitions challenging the applicability of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on lawyers for their servic.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View Over PIL Seeking 'No' Reservation Benefits to Creamy Layer(23.01.2018)
Supreme Court has asked for the view of Union Government on a PIL that sought keeping out the creamy layer, that is relatively wealthier or well educa.....
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Map(23.01.2018)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court has struck down the state's congressional district map, saying it "clearly, plainly and palpably" violates the state Consti.....
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'Love Jihad' Case: Here's What Happened When Hadiya Last Appeared Before the Supreme Court(23.01.2018)
News18 looks at what transpired the last time Hadiya, the woman at the centre of the controversy, appeared before the Supreme Court bench.
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Kerala 'Love Jihad' Controversy: How the Case Has Panned Out So Far(23.01.2018)
Supreme Court will hear Hadiya's husband Shafin Jahan’s plea against the Kerala High Court annulling their marriage. As the case takes yet another t.....
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Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case: Supreme Court Says Only Hadiya Has Right to Decide on Her Choices(23.01.2018)
The Supreme Court said they can't question legitimacy of Hadiya's choice. “A major woman can't be forced to live with her parents. Only Hadiya had a.....
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Supreme Court to Haji Ali Dargah Trust: Remove Encroachments by May 08(14.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove encroachments in a 908 sq mt area around famous Mumbai mosque by May 8 while making it clear t.....
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Supreme Court: Tamil Nadu Govt Cannot Remain Silent on Farmers Suicide(14.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding that a Government cannot be allowed to be insensitive towards plight of drought-hit farmers who commit suicide, has said .....
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing on Liquor Ban Till Summer Recess(14.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it would hear after vacations a matter challenging decision to denotify highways to overcome liquor ban.
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Supreme Court: Only BS-IV Compliant Vehicles in India From April 01, 2017(14.04.2017)
Supreme Court has reiterated that from April 1, 2017, only such vehicles that comply with BS-IV standards shall be manufactured, sold and registered a.....
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Bombay High Court Upholds States Rule-Making Power Under Criminal Law Amendment Act 1932(14.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has examined whether State retains powers conferred by Section 10 of Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1932 to make certain offences cog.....
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SC Says No to SC/ST/OBC Candidates Availing Relaxation For Being Considered Under General Quota(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that candidates availing of age relaxation under reserved categories for government jobs can’t claim the right to be appointed .....
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Supreme Court Says Karnataka Has No Right Over Historic 'Beaulieu Estate'(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Karnataka has "no right" over historic Beaulieu Estate in the heart of Bengaluru city as it was purchased nearly 117 years.....
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SC to Centre: Why No Transparent Procedure For Appointing CEC & ECs?(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has posed several pointed questions to Centre regarding the lack of proper procedure for appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and .....
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Supreme Court: Justice Karnan’s Case Calls for Reviewing Judges’ Selection Process(06.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Justice C S Karnan’s case calls for revisiting the process of selection of judges to the constitutional courts.
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Supreme Court: No More Time to Sahara for Depositing Rs 552 crore(06.07.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to extend 15 July deadline for payment of a second instalment of Rs552 crore by the Sahara Group to a dedicated Securities a.....
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Supreme Court on Highway Booze Ban: Drivers Shouldn't Be Drunk In Fast Moving Traffic(06.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that the idea behind its verdict banning sale of liquor along highways was that a driver should not be under influence of liquo.....
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Supreme Court: Jobs, Admissions Secured On Invalid Caste/Tribe Certificates Void(07.07.2017)
SC has held that an appointment to a post or admission to an educational institution on the basis that candidate belongs to a reserved category for wh.....
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SC Seeks EC’s Reply Over Plea for VVPAT Use in Upcoming Gujarat Polls(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response from Election Commission on a PIL seeking to conduct upcoming Gujarat assembly election through Voter-verified Paper.....
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SC Grants Six Months to Implement Farmers’ Schemes(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has granted six months for implementing various Central government schemes to cover about 50 per cent of farmers.
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Supreme Court: Delhi Shouldn't Become a Model for Other Cities(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL relating to solid waste man-management plan across the states, has observed that it does not want Delhi to become a.....
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'We Aren't Your Garbage Collectors': Supreme Court Tells Government(06.02.2018)
A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta expressed its strong displeasure at the bulky affidavit on solid waste management plan filed by the.....
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Drastic Steps Must to Cut Delays in Criminal Appeals, Says Supreme Court(06.02.2018)
Justice Kaul said that there could be a system to decide non-heinous cases within a time frame where the punishment is less than seven years in jail o.....
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Supreme Court Unhappy Over Traffic Decongestion Project in Delhi(06.02.2018)
A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that the authority cannot take only five spots out of 77 sites, identified by a task f.....
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Supreme Court Stays HC Order on Members of Shirdi Temple Management Panel(07.02.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed a judgment of Bombay High Court, wherein State of Maharashtra was directed to reconsider appointments to the managing committ.....
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Maldives Supreme Court Revokes Order to Free Prisoners(07.02.2018)
Maldives' Supreme Court has revoked an order to release nine high-profile political prisoners a day after President Yameen declared a state of emergen.....
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Supreme Court: Act On Your Own Plan to Decongest Delhi Traffic(07.02.2018)
Supreme Courthas pulled up Delhi government and the police for not acting on their own action plan for decongesting traffic in the national capital, s.....
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Supreme Court: Drastic Steps Must to Cut Delays in Criminal Appeals(07.02.2018)
Supreme Court has said that "drastic measures" are required to cut long delays in deciding criminal appeals, and contemplated a time frame for wrappin.....
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MP Penalised Rs 2 Lakh by SC For Showing 'Lack of Concern For Welfare of Women'(12.12.2017)
The state of Madhya Pradesh was on Wednesday slapped with Rs two lakh penalty by the Supreme Court for showing ‘lack of concern for welfare of women.....
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Will Set Up Special Courts to Try MPs, MLAs: Govt to Supreme Court(12.12.2017)
The government has informed a Supreme Court bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi that the scheme for establishing special court was ready. A total of twe.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(13.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Hotels Can Charge More for Bottled Water: Supreme Court(13.12.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed hotels and restaurants to sell bottled water and other packaged products at above the maximum retail price, saying they also.....
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Supreme Court Says NCLT Should Have Taken Its Leave in Unitech Case(13.12.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over the manner in which the government had approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in the case of.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Its Verdict on Review Plea Filed by Death Row Convict 2012 Delhi Gangrape Case(13.12.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea by death row convict Mukesh Singh seeking review of the top court judgment upholding his death senten.....
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Supreme Court Stays NCLT Order, Puts Govt Takeover of Unitech on Hold(13.12.2017)
The government conceded it should not have approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). On Tuesday, the SC had said NCLT should have taken its.....
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Supreme Court Cancels 400 MBBS Admissions(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has cancelled the admissions of 400 students admitted to MBBS courses in DM Institute of Medical Sciences, Wayanad, and Mount Zion Medic.....
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Supreme Court: Disclose Info About Inquiries Against MPs Who Amassed DA(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to file a fresh affidavit with information about the results of inquiry by Central Board of Direct Taxes.....
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SC To Amicus Curiae: Suggest Ways to Monitor, Improve Forest Cover(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Amicus Curiae Harish Salve to look into the status report filed by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and .....
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SC To NCDRC: Formulate Plan For Speedy Disposal, Use of ADR by Consumer Fora(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued directions to ensure speedy resolution of disputes and utilization of alternate dispute resolution mechanisms by the consumer.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing on Death of NEET Student in TN(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to give an urgent hearing into the matter pertaining to death of a NEET student in Tamil Nadu.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Report on Jump in Assets of Lawmakers Between Elections(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to furnish details of action initiated against lawmakers, some of whose assets have jumped by over “500 per cent” betwe.....
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SC To Decide: Does Retweet of a Defamatory Tweet Amount to Defamation(08.09.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition filed by Aam Aadmi party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha, as to whether re-tweeting somebody’s alleged.....
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SC: NDMA Should Give Special Attention to Children in Event of Disaster(08.09.2017)
Supreme Court has opined that National Disaster Management Authority should “give special attention to the children in the event of a disaster since t.....
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Supreme Court: We Cannot Direct Implementation of National Policy Framed by Government(09.10.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea seeking directions to Government to implement National Policy for Farmers-2007, framed by Union Ministry of Agricultu.....
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'No Firecracker Sale in Delhi-NCR This Diwali', Rules Supreme Court(09.10.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld its earlier verdict banning sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region ahead of Diwali. The Court said that it wants to tes.....
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Supreme Court Disallows Video Conferencing in Transfer Petitions(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has held that video-conferencing cannot be allowed in hearing and deciding transfer petitions dealing with matrimonial disputes as this .....
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Supreme Court: Charge Sheets Filed In Any State Amounts to ‘Continuing Unlawful Activity’(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has held that the words ‘competent court’ in S. 2(d) of MCOCA [Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act] is not restricted to courts i.....
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Supreme Court: Expedite Probe in Coal Allocation Scam Cases(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate to expedite probe in the coal allocation scam cases, saying they s.....
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Supreme Court says "Hadiya Accepts Her Marriage"(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court’s power to intervene in a habeas corpus petition and give custody of an adult woman to her father is rest.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on One Candidate-One Seat PIL(05.04.2018)
Supreme Court has granted a last opportunity to the Centre to file its response to a PIL seeking to restrict a candidate from contesting from more tha.....
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Supreme Courts Grants Partial Relief to RCom's Asset Sale Plans(05.04.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a stay imposed on the sale of Reliance Communications' assets by the Bombay High Court, but refused to stay a separate ord.....
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Grant of Anticipatory Bail Does Not Entitle Accused to Regular Bail: Supreme Court(06.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because an accused was under the protection of anticipatory bail granted under Section 438 CrPC that does not m.....
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Supreme Court Stays Kerala Professional Colleges Ordinance(06.04.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularisation of Admission in Medical Colleges) Ordinance, 2017.
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Supreme Court Stays Kerala Professional Colleges Ordinance(06.04.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularisation of Admission in Medical Colleges) Ordinance, 2017.
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Supreme Court: Aadhaar Can't Stop Bank Frauds(06.04.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed the government for suggesting Aadhaar as the panacea for all ills in the system, including bank frauds.
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Supreme Court: 'Wife Not a Chattel, Husband Can't Force Her to Live With Him'(09.04.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a wife is not a "chattel" or an "object" and she cannot be forced to reside with her husband even if the man desires to li.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea of Firm Linked to Robert Vadra in I-T case(09.04.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by a hospitality firm linked to Robert Vadra challenging an Income Tax department notice to it for re-a.....
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Supreme Court to State Cricket Associations: Give Suggestions on BCCI Draft Constitution(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked State Cricket Associations and BCCI office-bearers to give their suggestions on the draft constitution for the apex cricket bo.....
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Supreme Court to All High Courts: Expedite Cases Under POCSO Act(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to ensure faster time-bound justice in all cases involving sexual offences against children under the Po.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Delay in Filling Vacancies in SHRCs(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and several states on a plea against the delay in filling up the vacancies in the State Human Rights Com.....
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Supreme Court: Government is Exploiting Poor, This is Shocking(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over the setting up of a committee to fix a timeline to comply with directions on a matter relating to con.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to CBI Probe into CBSE Paper Leak Case(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a CBI probe into the CBSE paper leak case and the Board's order to conduct re-examination.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Fresh Pleas Seeking to Decriminalize Gay Sex(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on two separate pleas challenging section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalizes unnatural se.....
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Supreme Court: Mere Abduction Won’t Attract IPC Section Against Forced Marriage(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that mere abduction of a woman does not bring an accused under the ambit of Section 366 of IPC and that it must be proved that .....
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Supreme Court Explains the Ambit of Term “Owner” Under Motor Vehicles Act(07.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that for the purposes of MV Act, the person whose name is reflected in the records of the registering authority is the owner wi.....
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Indian Workers Stranded in Kuwait: Supreme Court Intervenes, Seeks Centre's Response(07.02.2018)
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi has sought replies from the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs about steps being taken to provide .....
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Supreme Court Cancels All Mining Leases in Goa(07.02.2018)
Supreme Court has quashed 88 mining leases granted by the Goa government for violating procedure and ordered that fresh licences be granted through a .....
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Uttar Pradesh Government Appoints Triple Talaq Victim Minority Commission Member(07.02.2018)
A Commerce graduate, Ahmed, who is one of the petitioners challenging the instant divorce practice in the Supreme Court, joined the Bharatiya Janta Pa.....
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Ahead of Ayodhya Hearing, Babri Masjid Action Committee Is All Geared Up(07.02.2018)
The Supreme Court had begun its final hearing in the centuries-old dispute on December 5 last year and further posted the matter for hearing on Februa.....
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Centre to Link Driving Licence With Aadhaar: Supreme Court Told(07.02.2018)
A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed about it by a court-appointed committee on road safety headed by former Suprem.....
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Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court to Resume Hearing in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Title Dispute(08.02.2018)
The cross petitions challenge the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict that had divided the disputed site between the Nirmohi Akhara, Lord Ram deity and .....
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Supreme Court Asks Gang Rape Convicts To Share iCloud Password With Victim(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the convicts in a gang rape case, involving a student of a private university in Haryana, to share with the woman the password.....
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SC: Period Undergone By a Convict While In Detention as Under Trial Could Be Set Off(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has held that period already undergone by a convict while he was in detention, as under-trial and as convict, could be treated as jail s.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre, CBI on Petition Seeking SIT Probe Into Judge-Fixing Racket(10.11.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and CBI on a petition seeking SIT probe into allegations of attempted judge-fixing in a medical colleges rac.....
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SC Requests CJ of Jharkhand HC to Probe Removal Of Part Of Bail Order From Court’s Site(10.11.2017)
SC has requested Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC to conduct an enquiry or to have it conducted by a suitable independent officer, into two orders of den.....
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SC Approves Constitution Of Wage Revision Committee For Nurses, Hospital Staff In Kerala(10.11.2017)
Supreme Court has approved the constitution of a committee constituted by Kerala Government under Section 9 of Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for revising t.....
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Supreme Court: Cases for Early Hearing Can Only Be Listed Before Chief Justice(13.11.2017)
Supreme Court’s registry has issued an administrative order saying that lawyers can only ask the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to list their cases for .....
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Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Verdict Against Praful Patel & AIFF(13.11.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court order quashing the election of AIFF President Praful Patel and other office bearers and thereby directed the.....
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SERVICE - Relaxation of Recruitment Rules Impermissible if Advertisement Did Not Mention About It: SC(25.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that exercise of power of relaxation of Recruitment Rules cannot be done if the existence of such power was not mentioned in th.....
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SERVICE - Candidate in PSC Rank List Doesn't Get Indefeasible Right to be Appointed: Kerala HC(25.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that no candidate can claim a legally enforceable right to be appointed to a particular post merely on the strength of .....
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RSS-affiliate Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Demands Ordinance to Prevent Eviction of Over 10 Lakh Tribal Families(26.02.2019)
Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram said Union government should either come out with an ordinance or appeal before Supreme Court to stay its order on evictions of .....
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CIVIL - Difference Between in Country Adoption and Inter-Country Adoption can't be Lost Sight of: SC(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that even if the common seniority list has to be utilised for the purpose of in country adoption and inter-country adoption.....
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PROPERTY - Minor's Property Sale by Guardian is Avoidable if Suit Filed Within Period U/A.60 Limitation Act: SC(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a sale of minor's property by guardian can be avoided only by filing a suit to set aside the deed within the period of lim.....
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CIVIL - Wrong Diagnosis Doesn't Amount to Medical Negligence: SC(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeal filed by a man against order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission which dismissed his complaint alleg.....
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CIVIL - SC Stays Haryana Government’s Move to Permit Construction in Aravali Zone(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed Haryana Government's decision of amending Punjab Land Preservation Act (LPA) which allows construction in sections of ecologi.....
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DEFENCE - Seniority Relevant Consideration in Picking Army Commanders: SC(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition challenging appointment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as commander and observed that appointment to post of comman.....
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DEFENCE - Seniority Relevant Consideration in Picking Army Commanders: SC(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition challenging appointment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as commander and observed that appointment to post of comman.....
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Improved Formulation for Manufacturing Green Crackers Finalised, PESO Tells Supreme Court(05.03.2019)
The Supreme Court had earlier asked PESO to file norms and formulations which were required for producing green crackers as stated in the affidavit of.....
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Bharat Bandh LIVE: UGC Roster, Forest Rights Bone of Contention as Tribal, Dalit Outfits Demand Ordinance(05.03.2019)
Bharat Bandh LIVE: Tribal and Dalit rights organisations have called for an all-India bandh on Tuesday against the Supreme Court order on their evicti.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing to Plea Seeking Closure of Sterlite Plant(29.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing to a plea seeking termination of the Sterlite Plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi and said that it .....
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Supreme Court Stays Arrest of Activist Trupti Desai in SC/ST Case(29.05.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the arrest of a women rights activist Trupti Desai in a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act, in which she is an accused.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Police Over Motorcycle Search(30.05.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has put restrictions on police searches of vehicles for the second time this month, ruling in a Virginia case involving a stolen mo.....
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Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Activist Trupti Desai in SC/ST Case(30.05.2018)
The top court sought the response of Maharashtra government on a plea moved by Desai against the April 23 order of Bombay High Court rejecting Trupti .....
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CLAT 2018 Results to be Declared Tomorrow After Supreme Court Clears Decks(30.05.2018)
Around 54,000 candidates had undertaken the CLAT 2018 for admissions in 19 national law colleges in the country.
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Korea’s Supreme Court Orders Seizure of $1.4 Million in Bitcoin in Criminal Case(31.05.2018)
South Korea’s Supreme Court has said that cryptocurrency can be deemed a forfeitable asset in a criminal prosecution.
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Korea’s Supreme Court Orders Seizure of $1.4 Million in Bitcoin in Criminal Case(31.05.2018)
South Korea’s Supreme Court has said that cryptocurrency can be deemed a forfeitable asset in a criminal prosecution.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Announcement of CLAT-2018 Results(31.05.2018)
Supreme Court has cleared the decks for declaration of results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018 for admissions in 19 prestigious national .....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod to New Outdoor Advertisement Policy in Delhi(04.08.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted Environment Pollution Authority's new outdoor advertisement policy aimed at curbing illegal hoardings and giving Delhi an a.....
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SC Slams K’taka Govt For Asking Rs. 14.80 Lakh As ‘Security Bill’ For Maudani(04.08.2017)
Supreme Court has rapped Karnataka Government for asking Rs. 14.80 lakh to provide escort to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and accused in the.....
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SC Permits 10 Overseas MBBS Aspirants to Participate in Counseling for Admission(04.08.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed 10 MBBS aspirants, who are Overseas Citizens [OCI card-holders] and have passed NEET, to participate in the second counselin.....
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SC: Clarify Doubts Over Forest-Environment Clearance For Kalsa-Bhandura Project(04.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change and State of Karnataka to file affidavits, within one week, as to w.....
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Delhi High Court: “Rules of Game Cannot be Changed After Game is Over”(04.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has reiterated the settled position of law that selection criteria cannot be changed after admission process is over, while hearing p.....
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Supreme Court Directs Appointment of Candidate Turned Away By KPSC(08.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) to appoint a candidate who had been denied advice memo for appointment as a Lower D.....
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Supreme Court Clears Decks For Appointment Of Over 3,500 Sub-Inspectors In UP(08.08.2017)
Supreme Court has cleared decks for selection and appointment of over 3500 Sub-Inspectors and Platoon Commanders in Uttar Pradesh Police, which has be.....
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If Centre Not Post Office, It Should Also Not Act Like Police Station: Mayawati on Judge's Appointment(13.06.2018)
Mayawati’s attack on Modi government follows Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's comments that the Modi government respects the Supreme Court Collegi.....
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Sanctity of Exams Will be Lost If Courts Keep on Interfering: Supreme Court(13.06.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the sanctity of an examination would be lost if courts through their power of judicial review keep interfering with the de.....
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Trademark Holders Must Pay for UK Web Blocking Orders: UK Supreme Court(14.06.2018)
UK Supreme Court has ruled that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do not have to pay the costs for blocking access to websites selling counterfeit pro.....
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Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Musharraf to Return by Thursday(14.06.2018)
Pakistan Supreme Court has directed former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf to return to the country by 2pm on Thursday.
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CLAT 2018: Supreme Court Directs NUALS to Award Compensatory Marks for Technical Glitches(14.06.2018)
Supreme Court has directed National University of Advanced Legal Studies, which conducts the CLAT-2018 exam, to award compensatory marks on a pro rata.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay UPPSC Mains Exam; to Be Held on June 18(14.06.2018)
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission mains examination slated for June 18. The bench dismissed a batch of petitions by some students, who had d.....
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After 4 Years, Supreme Court Allows West Bengal Madrasas to Appoint Teachers(14.06.2018)
The Supreme Court has lifted its restraint order against appointing teachers, enabling 614 government-aided madrasas in West Bengal to appoint more th.....
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Industrial Development Authority Can't be Considered as ‘Municipality’: Supreme Court(09.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) cannot be a treated as a ‘municipality’ to exempt it from payment of in.....
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Supreme Court Says, 'Even a Stationary Vehicle Can Cause Accident'(09.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that even a stationary vehicle can cause an accident, giving rise to claim under Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
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'SC Should Set an Example': Nirbhaya's Mother Says Even Death Penalty is Not Enough(09.07.2018)
Earlier this year, she had said that the family members of rape victims should be allowed to witness judicial proceedings in the Supreme Court, which .....
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Nirbhaya Rape Case Verdict LIVE Updates: SC to Decide on Death Penalty of 3 Rapists; Fourth Yet to Move Plea(09.07.2018)
Nirbhaya case verdict updates: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on the review pleas of three out of four convicts sent to.....
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Pandas Could Foil Bid to Allow Non-Hindus in Puri's Jagannath Temple(09.07.2018)
True to form, the servitors — and their apologists — were up in arms barely hours after the Supreme Court suggested that the temple administration.....
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Supreme Court to Decide on Monday if Convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya Gang Rape Will Hang(09.07.2018)
The Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra will on July 9 pronounce its judgment on the review petition filed by the four convicts in the Nirbh.....
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Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Appointed NGT Chairperson After Retirement From Supreme Court(09.07.2018)
The post of NGT chairperson was lying vacant for more than 6 months since the retirement of Justice Swatanter Kumar on December 20 last year.
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Emergency was in Mind While Delivering SC/ST Act Verdict: Outgoing Supreme Court Justice(09.07.2018)
The judge, who defended his March 20 judgement in which guidelines were laid down for the arrest under the stringent Scheduled Castes and the Schedule.....
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Supreme Court: 1892 & 1924 Pacts on Cauvery Neither Inoperative Nor Etinct(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that two pre-independence pacts of 1892 and 1924 between the erstwhile princely state Mysore and the Madras Presidency on the a.....
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Supreme Court to Hear Plea for Aadhaar-based Voting System After 4 Weeks(19.02.2018)
The proposed Aadhaar-based voting system involves fingerprint of the voter which is saved in the government's database with an individual's Aadhaar nu.....
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Triple Talaq Verdict Doesn't Endanger Personal Laws, Argues Salman Khurshid in His Latest Book(20.02.2018)
‘Triple Talaq: Examining Faith’ contains anecdotes from the Supreme Court, where Salman Khurshid was appointed amicus curiae, and his own argument.....
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Treating Loya Death Case With ‘Greatest Concern’: Supreme Court(20.02.2018)
Supreme Court has said that it will “factually” see whether the Maharashtra govt. complied with rules of CrPC that deals with inquest proceedings to d.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Number of Haj Quota Seats, Their Availability(20.02.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to apprise it about the total allocation of Haj quota seats and the vacancies if any on a plea of the Kerala Haj C.....
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Supreme Court Sentences 63-Yr-Old Woman to 3 Months in Jail for Contempt(20.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while holding a 63-year-old woman guilty of contempt for repeatedly disobeying the orders of the court against raising construction ove.....
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Supreme Court to Hear Punjab National Bank Fraud Case on Friday(20.02.2018)
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra agreed to list the PIL by Vineet Dhanda after it was mentioned for urgent hearing. Advocate JP Dhanda mentioned the.....
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Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Cricket Association to Postpone Elections(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) not to hold its elections for now, insisting that no state body can conduct election.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Rituals in Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the rituals being observed at the historic Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain while dealing with the issue of .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Rituals in Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the rituals being observed at the historic Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain while dealing with the issue of .....
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Murder of PWD Official in Kasauli(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the murder of a woman assistant town planner, who was shot dead by a hotel owner during an apex court-o.....
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Supreme Court Tells Amrapali Group to Repair Lifts, Fire Equipment in Buildings by May 7(03.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the Amrapali Group to repair the escalators and fire safety equipment in all residential buildings it had built in Noida and.....
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Supreme Court: How Could Aadhaar Act Apply to Private Companies?(03.05.2018)
Supreme Court has raised questions as to why private entities were being allowed to use Aadhaar number when its objective, as per the Aadhaar Act 2016.....
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Collegium Defers Decision on Elevating Justice Joseph to Supreme Court(03.05.2018)
The collegium comprising five of the seniormost judges in the land has deferred a decision on the elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K......
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Supreme Court: Site Map Insufficient to Show That Vehicle Was on Wrong Side(09.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the spot marked in the sitemap where the motor vehicle was found lying after the accident cannot be the basis to assum.....
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Frame Draft Scheme for Cauvery Judgment Implementation by May 3: Supreme Court(09.04.2018)
Supreme Court has criticised the Centre and asked it to frame a draft scheme by May 3 for the implementation of the judgment on the distribution of Ca.....
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Supreme Court Says, 'Will Not Interfere in West Bengal Panchayat Polls'(09.04.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the upcoming West Bengal's panchayat polls, saying parties should approach the State Election Commission wit.....
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Supreme Court Rules, 'Right to Convert is Part of Fundamental Right of Choice'(10.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a person's right to choose a religion and marry is an intrinsic part of her meaningful existence, and neither the State no.....
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Supreme Court to Centre, Delhi Govt: Do Not Make Sealing a ‘Political Issue’(10.04.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Central and Delhi Government not to make the sealing of unauthorised constructions in the city “political issue”.
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SC to Haryana, Delhi Over Rohingya Row: File Report on Living Conditions in Refugee Settlements(10.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Governments of Haryana and the NCT of Delhi to file a comprehensive report on the living conditions in the Rohingya set.....
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Supreme Court Orders Auctioning of Unitech's Assets(10.04.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered that a public notice inviting objections to sale of assets of real estate major Unitech Ltd be issued for auctioning them, i.....
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Supreme Court: What Is Wrong With 'One-Nation, One-Identity'(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has questioned the West Bengal government for its stand against the Centre's Aadhaar scheme, saying what was wrong in having 'one-nation.....
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Supreme Court Permits Fractured Auction of Sahara's Aamby Valley(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Sahara Group to sell its Aamby Valley township, spread over 6,700 acres in Pune district, in parts through a court-appointed.....
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Supreme Court:Make 'Bail a Rule' and 'Jail an Exception'(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while expressing concern over the fact that the jail instead of bail has become a norm in criminal jurisprudence, has urged the judges .....
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Submit Your Taj Mahal Plan in Four Weeks, Supreme Court Tells Yogi Adityanath Govt(08.02.2018)
The apex court also directed the state government to explain why there was a sudden flurry of activities in and around the Taj Mahal and the Taj Trape.....
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Ayodhya Case LIVE: Supreme Court to Resume Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi Hearing at 2pm(08.02.2018)
The Supreme Court will resume hearing in the politically-sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case at 2pm. The cross petitions to be h.....
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File Vision Document for Protection of Taj Mahal: Supreme Court(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file within four weeks a vision document for protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal.
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Supreme Court: Statutory Prescribed Limitation Period for Filing Appeal Cannot be Extended(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the limitation period for filing an appeal under provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 cannot be extended beyond what is p.....
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Nobody Can Stop Portrayal of Religious Beliefs, Says Supreme Court(17.04.2018)
Supreme Court has said that nobody, including religious bodies like the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) can stop people from portraying.....
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Supreme Court Orders Security for Kathua Rape Victim's Family, Lawyer(17.04.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered adequate security for the Kathua rape victim's family, their lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat and others and sought the Jammu an.....
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Expect Centre to appoint Lokpal at the Earliest, Says Supreme Court(17.04.2018)
Supreme Court has said that it expects the Central government to appoint a Lokpal at the earliest.
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Supreme Court: Frame Guidelines to Ensure Safety of School Children(18.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of Human Resources Development to draft effective guidelines to ensure the safety and security of children ins.....
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Supreme Court Grants Status Quo to Insolvency Proceedings Against JNIL(18.04.2018)
Supreme Court has granted status quo to the insolvency proceedings against Jayaswals Neco Industries Limited (JNIL).
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Supreme Court Okays Govt’s Decision to Scrap Limited Competitive Examination For Recruitment To IPS(18.04.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision taken by Central government to scrap the Limited Competitive Examination (LCE) recruitment for making appointmen.....
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US Supreme Court Restricts Deportation of Immigrant Criminals(18.04.2018)
US Supreme Court has ruled to restrict mandatory deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes.
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US Supreme Court Drops Microsoft Email Fight With New Law in Place(18.04.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has dropped a high-profile case over government access to emails stored overseas after both sides said a new federal law stripped t.....
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No Harm In Pictorial Warnings For Tobacco Products: Supreme Court(17.07.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the operation of new amended rules of Union Health Ministry directing manufacturers to have graphic warning images o.....
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Supreme Court: Horrendous Acts of 'Mobocracy' Can't be Tolerated(17.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that "horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be tolerated and recommended the Centre to enact a separate law against lynching and.....
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Lynching and Mob Violence May Become Typhon-like Monster, Warns Supreme Court(17.07.2018)
The three-judge bench held that there can be no justification for anyone to take law into his own hands, and once they opt to assume the role of prote.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Validity of Section 377 That Criminalises Gay Sex(17.07.2018)
A five member constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra concluded hearing arguments on a clutch of petitions against Section 377 on Monda.....
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'Mobocracy Can't be Allowed': Supreme Court Asks Centre to Consider New Law on Lynching(17.07.2018)
Supreme Court said, horrendous act of mobocracy can't be allowed in a democracy and asked the Centre to consider a new law to stop such incidents.
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How to Tackle No Action by States in Cases of Cow Vigilantism? Supreme Court to Rule on it Today(17.07.2018)
In September last year, the apex court had directed states to appoint senior police officers as nodal officers in every district within a week in orde.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Expeditiously Shortlist Names for Appointment as Lokpal(18.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to expeditiously shortlist names for appointment as Lokpal.
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Noida is Not a Local Authority, No Tax Relief: Supreme Court(18.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) is not covered by the definition of local authority as contained in Exp.....
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Will Orphans Get Reservation on Par With SC, OBC? Supreme Court to Decide(09.07.2018)
The top court has issued a notice to the Central and state governments seeking provisions of reservation for orphans in government jobs and educationa.....
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Supreme Court Junks Shanti Bhushan's PIL, Reiterates That CJI Alone is 'Master of Roster'(09.07.2018)
In his petition, senior lawyer Shanti Bhushan had sought, inter alia, that the power to list matters be shared with the senior-most judges of the Supr.....
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Nirbhaya Case: Rapists Will Be Hanged, Rules Supreme Court(09.07.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty to four convicts who gang-raped and murdered a 23-year-old paramedic student in Delhi in 2012.
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Supreme Court Favours Live-streaming of Court Proceedings(09.07.2018)
Supreme Court has favoured live-streaming of court proceedings.
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Nirbhaya's Nods, Gestures in Dying Declaration Seal Fate of Rapists as Supreme Court Rejects Plea(10.07.2018)
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the review petitions filed by three of the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape.
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Kathua Rape and Murder: Apex Court Orders Transfer of Accused to Gurdaspur Jail(10.07.2018)
The Supreme Court granted liberty to the litigants of the case to move Punjab and Haryana High Court in case they felt aggrieved by the trial court or.....
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Nirbhaya Rapists Will Hang, Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Review Death Sentence(10.07.2018)
The Supreme Court said on Monday that the death row convicts had failed to point out "error apparent on the face of record" in the judgment.
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Live-streaming of Supreme Court Proceedings May Become a Reality Very Soon(10.07.2018)
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra observed that live-streaming and recording of court proceedings will help the public know instant.....
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SC To Centre: Ensure That Benefits of Construction Worker Welfare Cess Are Passed on to Them(13.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure that the cess collected under Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Co.....
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Can't Ignore Air Pollution in Delhi, Says Supreme Court(13.11.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hold an urgent hearing on rising air pollution in Delhi, saying the problem cannot be ignored.
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Supreme Court Declines Plea Against Aadhaar-Mobile Linking(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the linking of mobile numbers with Aadhaar, saying several similar petitions were already pe.....
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Supreme Court: Benefit of Infirmities in Investigation is to Be Given to Accused(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that benefit of infirmities in the investigation by the prosecution is to be given to the accused.
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Supreme Court Asks Madras HC to Decide Terminally Ill Ukrainian National’s Appeal(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Madras High Court to pronounce its judgment as expeditiously as possible in the Appeal filed by a Ukrainian national, Mr. D.....
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Supreme Court Orders JAL Directors to Appear Before It(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed the non-institutional directors of embattled real estate firm Jaiprakash Associate Limited (JAL) to appear in person before.....
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Delhi High Court: Why Child Protection Body Posts Still Vacant?(14.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Central government to explain the inordinate delay in appointment of three members in the National Commission for Protectio.....
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Supreme Court to Unitech: List Your Unencumbered Properties(06.03.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Unitech to file a list of its unencumbered properties including that of its subsidiaries, both in India and abroad.
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Change of Roster in Bombay High Court a Routine Affair, Says SC in Loya Case(06.03.2018)
Supreme Court has said that questions should not be raised over the change in the judge hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case in Bombay H.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Protection for Karti Chidambaram(06.03.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to grant Karti Chidambaram interim protection from a possible arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) .
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Delhi Master Plan 2021: Supreme Court Raps DDA, Says "No Dadagiri"(06.03.2018)
Supreme Court, while asking the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop "dadagiri", has stayed the proposed amendment to Delhi Master Plan 2021, whi.....
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When Can a High Court Issue a Writ of Quo Warranto? Supreme Court Answers(07.03.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that that unless the writ court is satisfied that the incumbent was not eligible at all as per the statutory provisions for.....
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Supreme Court Stays Amendment of Delhi Master Plan 2021(07.03.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from amending the Delhi Master Plan 2021 to give relie.....
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Supreme Court Stays Amendment of Delhi Master Plan 2021(07.03.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from amending the Delhi Master Plan 2021 to give relie.....
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States Not Bothered About Welfare of Widows, Women: Supreme Court(03.05.2018)
Supreme Court has slapped fines on eight state governments and pulled them up for "not bothering" about the welfare of widows and destitute women by n.....
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Supreme Court to Unitech: Deposit Money or Properties Will be Auctioned(03.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the drastic decision of auctioning personal properties of directors of embattled real estate firm Unitech and its subsidia.....
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3 Acres of Land & Enrolment of 300 Students Not Mandatory to Get NOC for CBSE Affiliation: SC(03.05.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the Kerala HC judgment that struck down two norms prescribed by Govt of Kerala for grant of an NOC to new schools for affilia.....
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Supreme Court Asks Karnataka to Release 2 tmc of Cauvery Water to Tamil Nadu(03.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka to release at least 2 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and warned it of "serious consequences" if it fails to rele
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Supreme Court: Ensure 'No Damage' Is Caused to Jyotirlingam of Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Temple(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court,while refusing to prescribe or restrain the religious practices and Pujas to be performed in Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, has observe.....
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Assam Releases District-wise NRC List Despite Supreme Court's 'Sealed Cover' Order(02.08.2019)
The list showed that the percentage of names excluded from the draft NRC is higher in the districts bordering Bangladesh than other districts.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Plea for CBI Probe into Kidney Scam(03.08.2019)
A bench of Justices SA Bobde and BR Gavai also issued notice to the Union ministries of law and justice, health and family welfare, and women and chil.....
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Supreme Court Refers Challenge to Polygamy, Nikah Halala to Constitution Bench(26.03.2018)
Supreme Court has referred a challenge to the practice of polygamy and nikah halala under the Muslim personal law to be heard by a Constitution bench.
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Supreme Court Extends Protection to Karti Chidambaram Till April 2 in INX Media Case(27.03.2018)
Supreme Court has extended the interim protection against arrest to Karti Chidambaram, granted by the Delhi High Court in the INX Media money launderi.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Response of Attorney General, Bar on Live Streaming of Important Cases(27.03.2018)
Supreme Court has sought the views of the Attorney General and the Bar on a plea seeking live streaming of important cases being heard by it.
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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on Jat Quota in Haryana(27.03.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the la.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Delhi Jal Board's Plea on Haryana Water Supply to Delhi(27.03.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the plea of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) alleging that Haryana was supplying 120 cusec less water to Delhi out of the 45.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates, "Punishment for Murder is Death or Life Imprisonment"(27.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the punishment for murder as per Section 302 of Indian Penal code is death or life imprisonment and any punishment less th.....
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Any Attempt Made by Khap Panchayat to Scuttle Marriage Between Consenting Adults is Illegal: SC(27.03.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that intervention of Khap Panchayats in marriages will be illegal. It said that any attempt made by Khap Panchayat to scuttle .....
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SC Transfers Ex-MP Ateeq Ahmad to Gujarat Prison for Assaulting Businessman in UP Jail(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed shifting of former MP Ateeq Ahmad to a high-security jail in Gujarat for kidnapping and assaulting a businessman in prison .....
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Fee for RTI Application shall be Sought as per RTI Rules Only: SC(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that if a person seeks information under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, then payment has to be sought under th.....
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Can't be Said That Attack Made at Spur of Moment Without Premeditation in case of Multiple Wounds: SC(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court while deciding a criminal appeal has observed that it cannot be said that attack was made at the spur of the moment without pre-meditati.....
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Can't be Said That Attack Made at Spur of Moment Without Premeditation in Case of Multiple Wounds: SC(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court, while deciding a criminal appeal, has observed that it cannot be said that attack was made at the spur of the moment without pre-medita.....
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Modi Biopic a 'Hagiography' that Will Tilt Balance in Favour of BJP, EC Tells Supreme Court(24.04.2019)
Favouring a ban on the movie till voting is over, the commission has emphasised that the Vivek Oberoi-starrer can’t be termed as just a biopic but i.....
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Releasing Modi Biopic Before Voting Ends Will Tilt Balance, EC Tells SC(24.04.2019)
The Supreme Court on Monday received in a sealed envelope the Election Commission's report on PM Narendra Modi, a biopic, after the movie's producers .....
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My Case is About Shameful Failure of State in Protecting its People: Bilkis Bano(25.04.2019)
The Supreme court on Tuesday directed the Gujarat government to give Rs 50 lakh compensation, a job and accommodation to Bano who was gang-raped while.....
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Supreme Court Stays Non-Bailable Warrant Against Karnataka DGP Issued by High Court(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court issuing a Non-Bailable Warrant against the Director-General and Inspector-General of Pol.....
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Supreme Court Stays Death Warrant Against Rape Convict of 3-Year Old Minor(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the death warrant issued against 22-year-old Anil Yadav, convicted for the rape and murder of a 3-year old girl in Surat stat.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition Filed by Victims in Uphaar Tragedy(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petition filed by an association of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, sparing the Ansa.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Plea Seeking Minority Status for Hindus(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking minority status for Hindus in eight states and Union Territories where they are substantially fe.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Adani Gas’ Plea on Piped Gas Distribution Award(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld an award for piped gas distribution network in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu to a Gujarat- based firms by th.....
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SC: Rebuttal of Presumption u/s 139 NI Act Can Only be Done After Adducing Evidence(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the rebuttal of presumption available under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can only be done after.....
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Supreme Court to Sarda Mines: Deposit Rs 933 Crore to Resume Operations(01.02.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed while providing relief to mining company Sarda Mines Pvt Ltd to resume its mining operations in Odisha subject to deposit of.....
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Supreme Court Seeks UP Government's Reply on Plea Against Recovering Damages(01.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response of the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protesters by district adminis.....
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Supreme Court: Unequivocal Statements Made by Counsel Will be Binding on Clients(01.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that unequivocal statements made by counsel will be binding on clients. The Court noted that an unequivocal statement was m.....
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Supreme Court: Magistrate While Holding Inquiry Under Section 202 CrPC Required to Take Broad View(01.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that while holding inquiry under Section 202 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 the Magistrate is required to consider whe.....
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Supreme Court: Section 92 CPC Procedure not Applicable in Suit by Trust(01.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the procedure prescribed under Section 92 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 would not be applicable in a suit by a Trus.....
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Supreme Court: Political Parties Must Justify Fielding of Candidate with Criminal Background(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has made it mandatory for political parties to reveal the reason behind fielding a candidate with a criminal background. The Court has d.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Right of NRIs to Claim 'Summary' Eviction Procedure(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 13-B of East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 which grants Non-Resident Indians.....
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Supreme Court: Mere Registration of Agreement of Marriage is not Enough to Prove Marriage(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere registration of an agreement of marriage is not sufficient to prove marriage. Further the Court noted that the Pl.....
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Supreme Court Summarizes Principles to Determine 'Commercial Purpose'(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that provision of hostel facilities to nurses so as to facilitate better medical care is a positive duty enjoined upon the .....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod for Pilot’s Insolvency Proceedings Against Air India(19.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the National Company Law Tribunal to consider afresh a plea by a serving Air India pilot who has sought to initiate insolvency.....
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Supreme Court Stays SAT's Order Holding that SEBI Lacks Power to Bar Auditors(19.11.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal which had ruled that markets' watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India d.....
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U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Trump’s Refugee Travel Ban(12.09.2017)
U.S. Supreme Court has issued a short-term order restoring President Donald Trump’s ban on thousands of refugees seeking entry to the country. The ord.....
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Supreme Court Says '50 Lakh Crackers Should Be Enough For Delhi, NCR'(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has banned transportation of firecrackers in the National Capital. In the order Court mentioned that there is enough stock of firecracke.....
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Supreme Court: Cooling Off Period Mentioned in S. 13-B(2) of HMA is Not Mandatory(13.09.2017)
Supreme Court, while relaxing the procedure of granting divorce on ground of mutual consent, has said that period mentioned in S. 13-B(2) of Hindu Mar.....
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Supreme Court: Lawmakers' Assets Known, Time to Talk of Income Source(13.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked that why should aspiring lawmakers get "immunity" from disclosing their source of income, while hearing a petition that cited .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Medical Colleges’ Plea Seeking Late Enrollment(13.09.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected pleas of medical colleges seeking to fill MBBS seats for this academic session alleging discrepancies in the MCI's scrutiny.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Name For G K Pillai’s Replacement As Chairperson of Border Fencing Committee(13.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to suggest a name to replace former home secretary G K Pillai as the chairperson of a committee to oversee the fenci.....
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Supreme Court Finds ‘No Merit’ in Plea Seeking Ban on Liquor(21.12.2017)
Supreme Court has found ‘no merit’ in a plea seeking a ban on liquor across the country claiming that it caused death, health problems, rise in crime .....
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Supreme Court to Govt: Put Nodal Agency in Place To Check Explicit Videos(21.12.2017)
Supreme Court, with a view to ensure that explicit videos depicting rape, gang rape and child pornography are not available for circulation in the Int.....
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SC: Not Necessary to Examine Merits of Averments While Considering Application for Amendment(22.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that it was not necessary to examine the merits of the averments while considering application for amendment of pleadings.
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SC: Not Necessary to Examine Merits of Averments While Considering Application for Amendment(22.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that it was not necessary to examine the merits of the averments while considering application for amendment of pleadings.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Regularize Unauthorized Mosque On Public Property(26.12.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with Bombay HC judgment, wherein decision of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and a Munici.....
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SC: 'Patent Illegality' a Ground Available to Set Aside Domestic Arbitral Awards(25.05.2020)
SC has observed that an arbitral award can be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 if it is patently illegal.
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Supreme Court: Air India Can Fill up Middle Seats till June 6(26.05.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted Air India to fill middle seats until 6th June, 2020 on its non-scheduled international flights that will fly out stranded .....
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SC Issues Notices to Assam, UP, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh in Sharjeel Imam's Plea(26.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Governments of Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh in Sharjeel Imam's plea for consolidation o.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre and RBI on Interest on Loans During Moratorium(26.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a plea regarding the levy of interest on loan amounts during the stip.....
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SC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Migrant Workers’ Plight(27.05.2020)
SC has taken suo motu cognisance of the plight of migrant workers during the lockdown after criticism by activists, lawyers and retired judges that th.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Border Restrictions(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to two PILs seeking to do away with restrictions put up by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on entry of people.....
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SC Agrees to Permit 30 Personnel from LG Polymers to Access the Chemical Plant(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has agreed to permit 30 persons from LG Polymers access to the chemical plant wherein the Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy took place on 7th May, .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Social Media- Aadhaar Linkage to Remove 'Fake' Accounts(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition filed by the Bharatiya Janta Party leader, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking the linkage of Aadhar with social med.....
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SC: Mere Delay in Forwarding FIR to Magistrate is Not a Ground to Acquit Accused(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the delay in sending the First Information Report to the Magistrate in compliance of Section 157 of the Code of Criminal.....
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Supreme Court: Compromise Between Accused & Victim is of No Importance while Deciding Rape Cases(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that compromise between rape accused and victim is of no relevance in deciding rape cases. The Court observed that it is .....
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Supreme Court: High Court Should not Embark Upon Enquiry Into Validity of Available Evidence(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that while invoking the power under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing a complaint or a charge,.....
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Supreme Court: No Need to Seek Sanction to Try Retired Bureaucrats(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no need to seek sanction before prosecuting a retired government employee in a corruption case while holding .....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has decided to put on hold the elections for the local bodies in nine new districts carved out of four existing ones in Tamil Nadu for c.....
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Supreme Court Permits Vyapam Scam Accused to Travel Abroad for Studies(09.12.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Vyapam Scam Accused, Sanket Vaidya, to travel abroad for further studies on the ground that he furnishes a fixed deposit of .....
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Supreme Court: Preliminary Inquiry not Mandatory in all Corruption Cases(09.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the preliminary inquiry is not mandatory in all corruption cases and a formal or informal information disclosing a cogniz.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Challenging Law that Allows Inner Line Permit in States(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a PIL challenging a law that empowers States such as Nagaland to make it mandatory to have an Inner Line Permit for the ent.....
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Supreme Court: Property Inherited by Male Will be Coparcenary for Descendants Three Degrees After Him(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that rule under Mitakshara Law that whenever a male ancestor inherits any property from any of his paternal ancestors upto thr.....
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Supreme Court: Plaint Can Either be Rejected Wholly or Not at All(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that if the plaint survives certain Defendants and/or properties Order 7 Rule 11(d) of Code of Civil Procedure,1908 will have .....
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'Over 50% Posts of Doctors Vacant': Bihar's Affidavit in Supreme Court Depicts Poor Healthcare Facilities(03.07.2019)
The state government, in an affidavit filed in the apex court, said that only 5,634 nurses were there in government run hospitals and health centres a.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses DoT Plea Against TDSAT Order on RCom's Past Liabilities(03.07.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) plea against an order of the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TD.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Set Up Panel to Assess Effect of Aircraft Fumigation on Passengers(03.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to constitute within two weeks a high-level committee of experts to ascertain whether spraying insecticides or fumig.....
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SC Approves Scheme that Grants Minimum Rs 4 Lakh Compensation to Rape Survivors(05.09.2018)
The Supreme Court ruled that state governments can grant a higher compensation but not less.
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Not Curbing Dissent But Protecting Society from Chaos: Maharashtra Tells SC on Arrest of Activists(05.09.2018)
Maharashtra government told Supreme Court that the arrested activists were 'involved in not only planning and preparing for violence but were in the p.....
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SC Junks Plea Against Malayalam Novel Meesha, Says Craftsmanship of a Writer Must be Respected(05.09.2018)
The Supreme Court said that a writer should be allowed to play with words like a painter who plays with colour.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Petition Against Rafale Deal Next Week(05.09.2018)
The opposition has been targeting over the Rafale deal with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi leading the attack.
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NSA Ajit Doval Says Having a Separate Constitution for J&K was an 'Aberration'(05.09.2018)
His remarks on Kashmir come at a time the Supreme Court is hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A of the Constitution, .....
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Register at Least 10% Domestic Workers Every Month: SC Fiat to States and UTs(05.09.2018)
The Supreme Court has made chief secretaries of all the states and Lieutenant Governors in union territories accountable for the completion of task.
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Why the Supreme Court is Expected to Decriminalise Section 377 Today(06.09.2018)
The apex court had earlier held that the right to privacy cannot be denied, even if there is a minuscule fraction of the population which is affected.
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Section 377: Supreme Court to Deliver Verdict on Decriminalising Gay Sex Today(06.09.2018)
The apex court had asserted that courts cannot wait for a "majoritarian government" to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law i.....
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Extending VVPAT to More Than One Booth Can Defer Day of Counting, EC Tells Supreme Court(29.03.2019)
Furnishing a reply, the Commission told the court that manual matching of VVPAT with EVMs is also prone to human errors.
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Constitutional Anarchy in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, Centre Tells Supreme Court(29.03.2019)
Appearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta claimed that the central agencies were in a per.....
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Supreme Court to Hear On April 8 Pleas Challenging Centre’s Decision on 10% Quota(29.03.2019)
The top court had earlier refused to stay the Centre’s decision to grant 10% quota in jobs and admissions to poor candidates in the general category.....
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A Hotel with A Swimming Pool Owes Its Patrons A Duty of Care, Says Supreme Court(29.03.2019)
The court awarded a compensation of Rs 62.5 lakh to the family of a man who had drowned in a hotel in Kerala in March 2006, observing that the managem.....
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CRIMINAL - Probation Benefit can't be Extended to a Convict Punished with Life Imprisonment: SC(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that benefit of Probation of Offenders Act cannot be extended to an accused convicted for an offence punishable with life i.....
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SERVICE - Criminal Antecedents can't be Said to be 'Clear' When Acquittal is by Granting Benefit of Doubt: SC(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal antecedents of an employee or a candidate cannot be said to be clear when he was acquitted in a criminal case.....
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CIVIL - Saradha Chit Fund Case: SC Seeks Response from Airtel, Vodafone to CBI’s Plea(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has sought a response from telecom service providers Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Vodafone on a CBI plea that they came out with “surprisingly.....
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Lawyers Safety: Supreme Court Directs Litigant to Approach BCI(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by NGO Art of Learning seeking non-gender specific safety norms for lawyers across the country.....
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Supreme Court: Failure to Retrieve Dead Body Does Not Entitle Accused to Benefit of Doubt(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that failure of the police to recover the dead body will not be solely responsible to render the prosecution case doubtful ent.....
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Supreme Court Cancels RERA Registration of Amrapali, Asks NBCC to Take Over Remaining Projects(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court has cancelled registration of Amrapali under RERA, thereby banning the real estate company from undertaking any housing project in futur.....
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court Grants Bail to 34 Accused(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court has granted bail to 34 persons accused in the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. The order follows a previous order passed by the apex court gran.....
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Supreme Court Extends Deadline to Publish Final Assam NRC List by a Month to August 31(23.07.2019)
The step comes days after the Centre and the Assam government sought more time alleging wrongful inclusions and exclusions.
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Supreme Court's Big Blow to Amrapali | Relief for Home Buyers(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court delivered a verdict which cancelled the RERA registration of Amrapali, banning them from undertaking any housing project ever. As many a.....
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Supreme Court Orders Commencement of Work for Phase 4 of Delhi Metro(12.07.2019)
The Supreme Court was hearing a matter in which the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) had recently filed a report stating that the approv.....
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Supreme Court Stays Proceedings Before Madras HC in Case Against Tamil Magazine(12.07.2019)
A bench headed by Justice SA Nazeer agreed to examine the Tamil Nadu government's plea against the Madras High Court order staying proceedings against.....
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After Supreme Court Order, Arvind Kejriwal Seeks Centre's Cooperation To Complete Metro Phase-IV(13.07.2019)
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered commencement of construction works, after the AAP government said it has agreed to give a go-ahead to the project.
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First LGBTI Job Fair Held in Bengaluru Since Gay Ban Lifted, Only 250 Show Up(13.07.2019)
The event in Bengaluru comes after the Supreme Court overruled a law banning homosexuality in 2018, which the organisers said now enables companies to.....
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Trial of Juvenile in Kathua Gangrape and Murder Case to Begin From Today(15.07.2019)
The trial in this case was shifted to the Pathankot Sessions Court on the directions of the Supreme Court last year.
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Supreme Court: Annual Performance Appraisal Reports Must be Intimated to Public Servants(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court had observed that entries in the Annual Performance Appraisal Report must be communicated to a public servant. The Court noted that non-.....
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Supreme Court Releases Man Found to Be Juvenile at Time of Alleged Attempt to Murder(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court while ordering the release of a convict who was later found to be a juvenile at the time of incident of crime has directed him to plant .....
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Supreme Court Seeks to Reply on Stay on Poll Bonds(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission within two weeks on an application seeking an interim stay on a fresh w.....
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Supreme Court Allows Government to Take Over Unitech Limited(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has accepted the Centre’s proposal to take over Unitech Limited and approved the names of new directors of the firm’s Board headed by Yu.....
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Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court’s Order Saying In-Laws Cannot Evict Woman(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court’s ruling that the parents-in-law cannot evict a woman who was fighting a domestic violence case against them.....
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Supreme Court Says Parents Denied Custody Should be Allowed to Talk to Child Daily(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that where both parents are estranged and locked in a matrimonial dispute, the parent who has been denied the custody of the ch.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Minority Schemes(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Central Government on a Petition filed by a self-styled Vedic outfit challenging the annual budgetary outlay f.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Uttar Pradesh Government on Allahabad Name Change(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a Petition challenging the Yogi Government’s decision to change the name of Allaha.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre, Fadnavis to Show Letters of BJP Staking Claim(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected an urgent demand by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress to order the Devendra Fadnavis Government to fac.....
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Supreme Court Directs Maradu Demolition to Continue but will Hear Review Plea(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Kerala Government to comply with its 27 September order to demolish the waterfront apartments at Maradu in Kerala’s Ern.....
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Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court’s Ban on DJ Services(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the blanket ban imposed by the Allahabad High Court on disk jockeys (DJs) performance at marriages and birthday parties in Ut.....
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Supreme Court: Male Between Age of 18 and 21 Years Cannot be Punished for Marrying Female Adult(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a male aged between 18 years and 21 years who contracts a marriage with a female adult cannot be punished under Section 9.....
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Supreme Court: Detention Order can be Passed even if Person is in Judicial Custody(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that even if a person is in judicial custody he can be detained under detention laws like Conservation of Foreign Exchange and.....
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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision to Quash Manipur Public Service Commission Exam, 2016(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Manipur High Court to quash Manipur Public Service Commission 2016 (Main) Exam with directions to conduct.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Full Statehood for Delhi(06.10.2018)
The matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta and the advocate appearing for the pe.....
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PIL Seeks Linking Aadhaar with Electoral Rolls; EC Says it Has No Objection(06.10.2018)
The commission, however, said a decision has to be taken keeping in view the recent Supreme Court order on the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme.
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Disagree That Sexuality is Part of Free Speech: Jaitley on Section 377 Verdict(06.10.2018)
On the Supreme Court allowing women's entry into the Sabarimala shrine, he said such a ruling cannot happen on select practices as it may have many so.....
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Committee Set Up to Relocate Gir Lions in 6 Months Has Met Only 6 Times in 5 Years: RTI(06.10.2018)
The Expert Committee was set up after the Supreme Court directive in April 2013, which ordered the relocation of Asiatic Lions from Gujarat to Madhya .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Hundreds of Tax Cases After 'Rs 1 Crore' CBDT Circular(06.10.2018)
The CBDT circular fixed the threshold limit for filing appeal in the Supreme Court at over Rs 1 crore and stated that pending appeals should be withdr.....
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Supreme Court Orders Punjab Govt to Reimburse Forest Fund Used for Paying Lawyers' Fee(08.10.2018)
The court frowned upon the state government for diverting the CAMPA money to a "completely unconnected" objective and reproached it for usin.....
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SC Upholds Appointment of 66 Kerala Munsiff Magistrates from 2013(08.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the Kerala High Court was justified in making appointments of 66 munsiff magistrates selected pursuant to the advertisemen.....
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Supreme Court: CNG and Petrol Vehicles Can be Registered as Cabs in Delhi(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted CNG and petrol vehicles to get registered with Delhi Government's transport department as cabs with all-India tourist perm.....
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Supreme Court to Centre: Decide on Madhya Pradesh Chief Justice Appointment(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to take a decision by August 14 on top court collegium's recommendation to appoint Justice AA Kureshi as the Chi.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea for CBI Probe Into Kidney Scam(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has sought reply from the Centre on a plea seeking CBI or SIT probe into complaints of "large-scale" and "well-organised" kidney transpl.....
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SC Permits Interaction of Party-In-Person with Registrar Through Video Conferencing Mode(13.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a circular permitting the interaction of Party-in-Person with the Registrar through Video Conferencing mode also.
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SC: Persons with Disabilities are Entitled to Same Benefits as Given to SC-ST Candidates(13.07.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that people suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and are thus entitled to the same benefits as given to t.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Transfer of Investigation of Suicide of BHEL Employee(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking transfer of criminal investigation from Telangana State Police to the Central Bureau of Investigatio.....
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Supreme Court Rules Eviction of Over 10 Lakh Tribal Families Across 16 States(21.02.2019)
The order was passed on a PIL which challenged the validity of the Forest Rights Act, passed in 2006 to give back to traditional forest dwellers their.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Agrees to Hear Rafale Review Petitions(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has said it would consider listing of pleas seeking review of its December 14 verdict dismissing the need for an investigation into the .....
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EDUCATION - SC Gives Relief to Medical Student Who Lost an Academic Year Due to Cancellation of Admissions(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has given relief to medical student who lost an academic year due to cancellation of admissions by Kannur Medical College and observed t.....
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CIVIL - SC Upholds Dismissal of Air Force Officer Accused of Sexual Intercourse with Colleague's Minor Daugh(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld dismissal of a Flight Lieutenant of Indian Air Force in view of allegations of his sexual intercourse with a minor daughter o.....
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CRIMINAL - Merely Part of Witness Testimony was Found False, Entire Testimony can't Be Discarded: SC(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that entire testimony of witnesses cannot be discarded only because, in certain aspects, part of the statement has not been bel.....
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CRIMINAL - Entire Testimony can't be Discarded Merely Because Part of Witness Testimony was Found False: SC(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that entire testimony of witnesses cannot be discarded only because, in certain aspects, part of the statement has not been bel.....
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SC: Mandatory Time Line for Filing Written Statement is Not Applicable to Non-Commercial Suits(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has clarified that the mandatory time-line for filing written statement does not apply to non-commercial suits. The Court held that as r.....
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Supreme Court: Reservation in Promotion for Persons with Disability is Not Prohibited(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the rule of no reservation in promotions has no application to persons with disability (PWD). The Court upheld the vie.....
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SC Asks Maharashtra PCB to Detail Steps Taken on Ground Water Contamination at Akolner Village(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board to file an affidavit in four weeks, giving details of the steps taken on the .....
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Supreme Court Sets Time Limit for Speakers to Conclude Disqualification Proceedings(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set the outer limit as three months for concluding disqualification proceedings against defectors in anti-defection cases. The Court.....
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Supreme Court Seeks the Status of Mercy Plea of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has sought to know from Tamil Nadu Government about the status of the mercy Plea filed by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict, A G P.....
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After 38 Hours of CBI Grilling, Kolkata Top Cop to Get Back on Nageswara Rao’s ‘Unaccounted’ Money Trail(14.02.2019)
Following Supreme Court directions, Rajeev Kumar went to Shillong on February 9 to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation in the chit fund .....
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What is at Stake as Supreme Court Picks Winner in AAP-Centre Power Tussle Today(14.02.2019)
The AAP government’s tenure in Delhi has been marked by uncharacteristic dissonance between the elected government and its bureaucrats. The Supreme .....
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SC Dismisses Two Officials for Tampering With Order Directing Personal Appearance of Anil Ambani(14.02.2019)
Supreme Court has summarily dismissed two court masters- Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty- for tampering with the January 7 order directing pe.....
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Sec-456 CrPC: Limitation of 30 Days Won't Apply if Trial Court Ordered Restoration Of Possession: SC(14.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that limitation of 30 days would not apply in preferring an application under Section 456 of Criminal Procedure Code seekin.....
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SC Makes Filing of Soft Copies of Petitions Mandatory Along with Physical Filing(28.07.2020)
Supreme Court has intimated that from now on Advocates-on-Record and Party-in-Person will have to file a soft copy of the Petition as well as the acco.....
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SC: Future Prospects on Advancement in Life and Career to be Considered in Multiplier Method(28.07.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that while applying the multiplier method in computing Motor Accident Compensation, future prospects on advancement in life.....
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Supreme Court: MODVAT Credit not Allowable as Deduction u/s 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that MODVAT credit does not qualify as ‘any sum payable by the Assessee by way of tax, duty, cess or fee’ under Section 43B of .....
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Supreme Court Gives Stay on Karnataka High Court's Order of 3 Months Jail to SRS MD(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has provided interim relief to K T Rajashekar, the managing director of S R S Travel and Logistics by staying the Karnataka High Court's.....
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Unitech Case: Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Surplus Noida Land's Return(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to pass any order on the plea of Noida Authority seeking claim over 277 acre surplus land allocated to crisis-hit Unitech Lt.....
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Supreme Court Extends Interim Stay on SAT's Observation on SEBI’s Power to Bar Auditors(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has extended its interim order staying the directive of the Securities Appellate Tribunal which had held that markets watchdog Securitie.....
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Supreme Court: Offences Pertaining to Dowry Demand are Offences Against Society(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that offences pertaining to demand of dowry are not private offences, but offences against the society. The Court further o.....
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SC: Foreign Award Against Public Policy Not Enforceable(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has held a foreign award unenforceable on the grounds of being opposed to the "foundational policy of Indian law and basic concept of ju.....
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SC: Section 4(5) of Gratuity Act Applies Only When Options for Employee Under the Act(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Section 4(5) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 will apply only when there are alternative options for the employee unde.....
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SC Issues Notice on Sharjeel Imam's Plea for Consolidation of FIRs Registered Against Him(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in Sharjeel Imam's plea for consolidation of First Information Reports filed against him across the country for invest.....
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SC Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Prashant Bhushan(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Advocate Prashant Bhushan in First Information Report registered against him by Gujarat po.....
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SC Seeks Status Report on Probe From Maharashtra Government on Palgar Lynching(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sought a status report from the Maharashtra Government regarding the probe into the lynching and consequent death of two Sadhus in P.....
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SC Says Virtual Courts Good During Times of Social Distancing(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has said that open court hearings are not a right, and that virtual courts were as good as open courts during a pandemic which demanded .....
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SC Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Prashant Bhushan in FIR Registered by Gujarat Police(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Advocate Prashant Bhushan in First Information Report registered against him by Gujarat po.....
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Supreme Court Accepts Apology, Closes Contempt Over Dog Culling In Kerala(13.09.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted an unconditional apology of the chairperson of Kerala- based 'Stray Dogs Eradication Group' and closed the contempt proceed.....
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Pakistan Supreme Court Accepts Nawaz Sharif Family's Plea Against Disqualification(13.09.2017)
Pakistan's Supreme Court has accepted a plea to form a five-judge bench to hear the review petitions of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his childr.....
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Supreme Court Tells Jaypee to Pay Rs 50 Lakh to 10 buyers(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked realty firm Jaiprakash Associates to pay Rs 50 lakh as an interim relief to 10 homebuyers of its Kalypso Court project along t.....
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Supreme Court: Unsuccessful Candidate is Estopped from Challenging Selection Process(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that once a person took part in process of selection and was not found fit for appointment, the said person was estopped from c.....
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Supreme Court: No Application from Medical Colleges for Grant of LOP for 2017-18 Shall Be Entertained(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Government that no petition shall be entertained from any medical institution/ college/ society/ trust or any party for gra.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Assam Public Works President(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to Assam Public Works (APW) President Aabhijeet Sarmah, rapping him for “disclosing information” regarding .....
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Supreme Court: HUF Assets to be Taken as Joint Property(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that all assets in a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) would be presumed to be joint property belonging to all its members and a fam.....
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'Farmers Commit Suicide While Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya Flee': Supreme Court Agrees to Hear PIL on Friday(20.02.2018)
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra agreed to list the PIL by Vineet Dhanda after it was mentioned for urgent hearing. Advocate JP Dhanda mentioned the.....
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Supreme Court: State Govt. Can Take Over Private Schools(20.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that state decision to run Primary schools which were decided to be closed by their respective management was in public interes.....
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Cabinet Approves Setting up Tribunal to Settle Mahanadi Water Dispute(20.02.2018)
The decision by the Cabinet comes following the Supreme Court directive to the Centre last month to form the tribunal within a month to resolve the lo.....
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I am a Muslim and Want to Remain One, Restore my Liberty: Hadiya to Supreme Court(20.02.2018)
She claimed that her father was under influence of some people who had vested interests in the whole episode and therefore, action should be taken aga.....
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MPs Hiking Own Pay an Ethical Issue: Supreme Court(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking a permanent mechanism to fix and revise the salary and allowances for MPs and MLAs, saying lawmaker.....
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Supreme Court on Citizens Register: "Our Job is to Make Impossible Possible"(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while rejecting petitions by the centre and Assam government for more time to publish the National Register of Citizens (NRC), has said.....
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Supreme Court to Rajini Wife: Pay Rs 6.2 Crore 'Kochadaiiyaan' Debt in 3 Months(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has asked actor Rajinikanth's wife Latha Rajinikanth to pay Rs 6.2 crore to a marketing and media management company which had invested .....
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SC Dismisses Plea for Closure of Liquor Shops During Lockdown(15.05.2020)
Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 Lakh on a lawyer while dismissing his Petition which sought for the closure of liquor stores citing viola.....
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SC Stays Gujarat HC Judgment Declaring Bhupendrasinh Chudasama's Election Null And Void(15.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Gujarat High Court order nullifying the 2017 election of Bharatiya Janta Pary leader, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama to the Guja.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Extension of Benefits of RBI Circular on Loan Moratorium to NBFCs(15.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and Reserve Bank of India in a plea by The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of Indi.....
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SC Restrains Govt from Taking Coercive Action Against Employers for Not Paying Salaries(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has restrained the Government from taking coercive action against employers who don’t pay workers their entire salary during the lockdow.....
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SC: Let States Take Action for Providing Transport to Migrants(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has said that it cannot prevent migrant workers from walking thousands of kilometres to their homes or falling asleep on railway tracks .....
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SC Seeks Government Reply on Sealing of Borders(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi on a Petition which raised the issue of restric.....
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Supreme Court to Supertech: Deposit Rs 10 Crore to Pay Interest to Home-buyers(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Supertech Ltd to deposit Rs 10 crore with its registry to pay interest to the home-buyers who have opted out of its Emerald.....
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US Supreme Court Awards Damages in Mont-Wyo Water Dispute(21.02.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the state of Wyoming to pay Montana over $38,000 in damages and $67,000 in court costs in a long-running dispute over w.....
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Population Check: Pleas in Supreme Court Seek Implementation of Two-Child Policy(21.02.2018)
Two PILs, which are likely to be listed for hearing during the week, would now determine whether the judiciary is inclined to entertain a discussion o.....
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Punjab National Bank Scam: Won't Pre-empt Govt Action, Says Supreme Court(21.02.2018)
The apex court said it will go by only legal arguments, not emotional appeals. The SC will next hear the matter on March 16.
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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed the Centre to withdraw the remaining four companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from West Bengal’s violence hit Da.....
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Supreme Court to Amrapali Group: Furnish Details of Projects Nearing Completion by Feb 22(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Amrapali Group to furnish details of all projects nearing completion, the total amount collected from homebuyers till date .....
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Supreme Court Stays Criminal Action Against Actress Priya Prakash Varrier(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed all criminal proceedings initiated against actress Priya Prakash Varrier in relation to the song Manikya Malarayi Poovi.
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Stays Uttarakhand HC's Contempt Notice to CAT Chairman(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed contempt show-cause notice issued by Uttarakhand High Court to Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, the Chairman of Central Administra.....
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
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ELECTION - Why No Rule for Assets Disclosure by Candidates: SC to Centre(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Centre why it had not amended Conduct of Election Rules, as per SC’s 2018 ruling, for compulsory disclosure of assets and sour.....
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CIVIL - Crackers Should be Regulated, Not Banned: SC(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed concerns over rising unemployment in country and said that it is not in favour of a complete ban on crackers and instead s.....
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CIVIL - Explain Updation of Assam Voter List: SC to Elections Commission(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission to furnish data on addition and deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Assam and also asked how it wil.....
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Law Minister Not Inclined to Extend Constitutional Protection to All Members of EC(21.02.2018)
The Supreme Court had on Monday asked the government to file its response to a PIL seeking constitutional protection to the two election commissioners.....
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SC Must Act as One and Abide by Principles of Judicial Discipline, Propriety: Justice Joseph(21.02.2018)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that this institution must act as one and abide by the principles of judicial discipline, propriety and consis.....
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India Expresses 'Deep Dismay' Over Extension of Emergency in Maldives(22.02.2018)
The MEA statement also said that the Maldivian government should implement its Supreme Court order of February 1, regarding the release of exiled for.....
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Supreme Court Limits Protections for Corporate Whistleblowers(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has limited the legal protections for corporate whistleblowers, ruling that they are not shielded from being fired under a federal law u.....
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Pakistan Supreme Court: Ousted PM Sharif Cannot Lead His Party(22.02.2018)
Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered that ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif be removed as head of the political party he founded, six months after the .....
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Supreme Court Forbids Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts(22.02.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Americans injured in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize ancient Persian artifacts from a Chicago museu.....
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Supreme Court Gives Government Free Hand to Probe PNB Fraud Case(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has decided to give the government a free hand to probe the over Rs 11,000-crore Punjab National Bank scam case.
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SC Grants Temporary Bail to Prisoner Who Tested Positive for COVID-19(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has granted bail for two months to an undertrial in Jaipur jail, who has tested positive for COVID-19, to undergo proper treatment.
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea for Suitable Quarantine Facilities for Frontline Medical Workers(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sought instructions from the Centre on the issue of access to suitable accommodation and quarantine facilities for medical workers w.....
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SC Stays Telangana HC Order on Surrender of Post Graduate Medical Diploma Seats(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed Telangana High Court decision directing suspension of surrender of seats in post graduate diploma courses by medical colleges.....
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SC Asks Petitioner to Move Representation Before Centre in Plea for Repatriation of Indians(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has instructed the Petitioner to make appropriate representation before the Government in a plea seeking repatriation of Indian citizens.....
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SC Issues New Standard Operation Procedure for Lawyers and Party-in-Persons(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has introduced and directed the implementation of a new Standard Operating Procedure for advocates and parties appearing in person to ea.....
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SC Deplores Harassment of Scribes with Multiple FIRs(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has deplored the practice of harassing journalists by filing multiple First Information Reports in different parts of the country in the.....
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SC Issues Tough Guidelines to Give Lawyers 'Senior Designation', Interview Must(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has laid down criteria for Senior Designations which will be applicable to all High Courts and the Supreme Court. "Conferring senior adv.....
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SC to NALSA: Form Panel to Draft Rules For Victim Compensation In Sexual Offences, Acid Attack Cases(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court has asked National Legal Services Authority(NALSA) to set up a committee of about 4 or 5 persons who can prepare model rules for victim .....
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SC: NCDRC Can’t Dismiss Complaint on Complainant’s Revision Plea For Enhanced Compensation(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside an order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), has held that while considering a revision pet.....
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Supreme Court to Maharashtra DGP: Hand Over Amby Valley Project to Official Liquidator(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Maharashtra DGP to hand over Sahara’s flagship project Amby Valley to Bombay High Court official liquidator for auction after .....
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Supreme Court to Centre: Do Not Deport Any Rohingya Refugee Till Next Hearing(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said that no Rohingya refugee should be deported till the next hearing in the case on November 21.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Modify October 9 Order on Cracker Sales in Delhi-NCR(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to modify its October 9 order suspending the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till November 1.
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Every Writer Has Fundamental Right to Speak: Supreme Court(16.10.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to ban the controversial book Samajika Smugglurlu Komatollu penned by prominent dalit writer and intellectual Kancha Ilaiah,.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea to Stop Amarnath Yatra Amid COVID-19(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking to stop the Amarnath Yatra this year citing the risk of COVID-19.
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Supreme Court: Royal Family to Control, Manage Padmanabha Swamy Temple(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, will continue to be managed by and be in the control of the Travancore .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Allow Advocates to Advertise(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of adve.....
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SC Issues Notice in Jharkhand Govt's Plea Against Centre's Coal Block Auction(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed by Jharkhand Government against the launch of auction process of coal blocks for purposes of commerc.....
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SC: Certificate is Condition Precedent to Admissibility of Electronic Evidence(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the certificate required under Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is a condition precedent to the admissibili.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Validity Period of Cheques(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to extend the period of validity of a cheque, while holding that a decision on the same may be taken by the Reserve Bank of .....
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SC: Cost of Treatment Should Not Act as Deterrent for Access to Medical Care(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to take a decision on what directions/guidelines it can make in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 so th.....
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SC: Member of HUF Can Stake Exclusive Claim Only on Self-acquired Property(15.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that if a member of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) wants to stake exclusive claim over any joint family property, then he or sh.....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Takeover of Raghunath Temple(15.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed the takeover of Raghunath temple of Kullu by Himachal Government and provided relief to Maheshwar Singh, scion of royal famil.....
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Supreme Court: Seniority in IPS Depends on Date of Induction to Police Service(15.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that seniority in IPS will depend on the date of induction to IPS and it cannot be based on the length of service in any other .....
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Supreme Court Outlines Conditions for Arrest of Foreign Ship for Maritime Claim(18.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that arrest of a foreign ship for a maritime claim is permissible only if there is no change of ownership between the date when.....
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Supreme Court: Art 113 of Limitation Act Cannot Be Invoked If Case is Governed by Specific Entry(18.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that period of limitation under residuary Article 113 cannot be invoked if there is any other specific entry governing the case.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Open Prisons As Part of Jail Reforms(18.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked all High Courts to register a suo motu petition to identify kin of prisoners who admittedly died an unnatural death after 2012.....
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SC Directs Centre to Ensure Proper Care for Senior Citizens Living Alone Amidst COVID-19(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take appropriate steps to ensure that senior citizens who are living alone amidst the COVID-19 pa.....
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Supreme Court Allows Muslim Parties to File Written Note in Ayodhya Case(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Muslim parties, including UP Sunni Wakf Board, to file their written note in the decades-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid la.....
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Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Chhattisgarh CM(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the ongoing criminal trial in connection with an alleged sex CD in which Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is an acc.....
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Supreme Court on Aarey: Construction can Continue, but no Tree Cutting(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the controversial Metro car shed project in Mumbai's Aarey colony can continue, but the freeze on tree cutting will re.....
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Supreme Court: Disputed Property Claim Based on Inheritance Cannot be Resolved in Criminal Proceeding(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a disputed property claim based on inheritance can be only resolved in an appropriate civil proceeding and not in a cr.....
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Supreme Court: Conviction for Rape Cannot be Solely Based on Statements Made to Police(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while acquitting a rape accused that the conviction of an Accused cannot be based solely on a statement of the witnesses re.....
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SC: Hospitals Which Provide Free Services to All Patients Would Fall Under Consumer Protection Act(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that it is only where a hospital provides medical services free of charge across the board to all patients that it would st.....
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SC Orders Status Quo on Release of Shivinder Mohan Singh in ED's Challenge(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo on the release of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh in a challenge made by the Enforcement .....
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SC: Multiplier for Age Group 15-25 Years in Motor Accident Compensation is 18(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that while computing Motor Accident Compensation, for the age group of 15-25 years, the multiplier has to be '18'.
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SC Extends Term of Judicial Member of Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission(05.08.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the term of Mr. O.P. Gupta, a judicial member of the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, pursuant to the ap.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Gujarat Governments' Notification Extending Work Hours(05.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the notification issued by the Gujarat Labour and Employment Department granting exemptions to a.....
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SC: Women SSC Officers Not to be Discharged Pending Consideration of Grant of Permanent Commission(05.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that the Petitioners who are serving Women SSC Officers shall not be discontinued from service pending consideration of the.....
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No Single Arbitration Reference For Disputes Arising Out Of Different Agreements :SC(16.10.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there cannot be a single arbitration reference for disputes arising out of different agreements, even if they are inter-li.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Guidelines For Abortion Beyond 20 Weeks(16.10.2017)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the government on framing of guidelines for setting up a permanent mechanism for termination of pregnancy bey.....
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SC Directs Supertech to Refund Rs 1 Crore to Flat Buyer(17.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Supertech Limited to refund around Rs 1 crore to a buyer for delay in giving possession of a flat in its Noida project.
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SC: Considerable Unexplained Delay by Drug Authorities Can Render Proceedings Void(11.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that considerable unexplained delay on the part of Drug authorities to test a sample can render any penalty under Drugs and.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Auction of Telecom Spectrum(11.08.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on whether Telecom Spectrum can be sold/ auctioned in the insolvency proceedings faced by the telecommu.....
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SC Dismisses Mahua Moitra's Plea Challenging Exclusion of CM's Relief Fund from CSR(11.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by Mahua Moitra which challenged the Centre's circular which states that Chief Minister's Funds or State Relief.....
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Supreme Court Asks Delhi Government on Pollution Levels in Identified Hotspots(11.08.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi government to file a report on whether pollution levels at 13 identified hotspots in the national capital had reduce.....
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SC Dismisses Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Plea Seeking Discharge from Nun Rape Case(05.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal seeking discharge from the criminal trial in the nun-rape case.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Investigation Against Rhea Chakraborty(05.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay in the Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea seeking transfer of First Information Report filed against .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Bihar State Pharmacy Registration Council(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Bihar Government on a Petition filed against an order of the Patna High Court whereby the plea against fake registr.....
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SC Dismisses Prashant Bhushan's Petition Challenging Registry's Handling of Contempt Complaint(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Petition filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan against Secretary General of Supreme Court alleging procedural irregularit.....
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SC: Suit in New Court Has to Proceed De Novo on Return of Plaint(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that if a plaint is returned under Order VII Rule 10 and 10A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for presentation in the Court.....
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SC: Stringent Provisions of NDPS Still Requires Establishing Prima Facie Case(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that stringent provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 do not dispense with the requirement.....
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SC Refuses to Issue Notice on LG Polymer's Challenge Against NGT Constituting Committee(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to issue notice on a plea filed by LG Polymers against the order passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the .....
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SC: Displeasure of Accused About Investigation Not Grounds to Transfer Investigation To CBI(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed while declining Arnab Goswami's plea to transfer investigation to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that the displeasur.....
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SC: Disobedience to be Wilful, Deliberate to Constitute Civil Contempt(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to initiate civil contempt proceedings against the Food Corporation of India, observing that the alleged disobedience was n.....
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SC: Unjust Exclusion of Legal Heirs in Will Can be Regarded as Suspicious Circumstance(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an unfair disposition of property or an unjust exclusion of the legal heirs, particularly the dependants, is regarded .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Utilization of West Bengal CM Relief Fund for Migrant Workers(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking the Top Court's intervention for directions seeking utilising a portion of the State of West Bengal's Chief.....
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SC Seeks Government’s Reply on Plea for Zoom App Audit(25.05.2020)
SC has sought the Centre’s response to a Public Interest Litigation seeking a comprehensive technical and security audit of Zoom video application, ap.....
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Supreme Court Takes Note of Insurance Companies Not Reimbursing Cost of COVID Treatment(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has taken note of complaints of insurance companies not reimbursing the full cost of COVID-19 treatment and told the Union government to.....
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SC Asks Maharashtra Govt to Submit Chargesheets & Inquiry Details in Palghar Lynching Case(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to place on record the chargesheets that have been filed in relation to the lynching and consequent.....
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SC Extends Protection Against Coercive Action in FIRs for Remarks Against Sufi Saint(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the protection from any coercive action till 31st August, 2020 in the plea seeking quashing of First Information Reports ag.....
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SC Directs Centre to File Affidavit on Implementation of Audio-Video Recording of Witness Statements(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file its affidavit before 7th September, 2020 on the issues of implementation of audio-video recording of wit.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Rehana Fathima(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused anticipatory bail to Kerala activist, Rehana Fathima, who was booked over a video showing her children painting on her semi-.....
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Supreme Court Allows to Withdraw Plea Against Rahul & Sonia Gandhi(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn, a plea filed against Indian National Congress, Sonia & Rahul Gandhi, seeking details of a an alleged agreeme.....
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Supreme Court: New Law Cannot Cure Pre-Aadhaar Act ‘Data Breaches’(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that mere absence of a law can be cured by subsequently enacting one with a retroactive effect, but this new law on Aadhaar.....
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Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Order on Bar Council Elections(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Madras High Court on February 16, in which the High Court had issued a slew of directions aimed at en.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Appellate Officer’ Under Public Premises Act, 1971 is Not Persona Designata(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the appellate officer while exercising power u/s 9 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, .....
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Details of Marks in Civil Services Exam Can't be Disclosed under RTI: SC(22.02.2018)
The Supreme Court has set aside a five-year-old ruling of the Delhi High Court wherein the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had been directed to.....
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BCI Can’t Act Like Appellate Authority Over Its Own Order While Exercising Review Powers: SC(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that Bar Council of India cannot act like an appellate authority over its own order while exercising review powers.
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SC: Details of Marks in Civil Service Examination Can’t Be Disclosed Mechanically Under RTI(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a high court judgment has observed that information sought with regard to details of marks in Civil Services Exam c.....
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Fresh Trouble in Supreme Court as Judges at Odds Over Land Acquisition Cases; CJI Asked to Intervene(22.02.2018)
Amid questions being raised over the orders passed by the other bench, the Supreme Court judges have made their discontent apparent, indicating there .....
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Hadiya Case: Courts Cannot Annul Marriage Between Two Consenting Adults, Says Supreme Court(23.02.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that courts cannot annul marriages between two consenting adults or resort to a “roving enquiry” on whether the married rel.....
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Deliver Flats on Time or Face Jail, Supreme Court Warns Amrapali(23.02.2018)
Supreme Court has warned the Amrapali Group to hand over flats of the Leisure Valley project on time, failing which the real estate developers will be.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Essar’s Plea Against Hazira Port Expansion(23.02.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected an Essar Group company’s petition challenging a Gujarat government move to expand the limits of the Hazira port.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Aadhaar Linking Deadline(23.02.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea which sought extension of the deadline for seeding Aadhaar to a host of services, viz banking & mobile phones, beyon.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses IndiGo's Plea Against Order to Shift from IGI's Terminal-1 to Terminal-2(23.02.2018)
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the IndiGo Airline to shift its operations partially to T2 in 25 days.
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Singer Papon in Trouble for Kissing Minor Contestant in Reality Show(23.02.2018)
Supreme Court lawyer Runa Bhuyan has requested NCPCR to initiate an inquiry against the singer, Angarag Papon Mahanta, and said minor girls are unsafe.....
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Process to Appoint Lokpal Going on; Meeting on March 1: Centre to Supreme Court(23.02.2018)
The bench was hearing a contempt petition filed by NGO Common Cause which has raised the issue of non-appointment of Lokpal despite the apex court's v.....
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SC: Daughters Have Coparcenery Rights Even If Their Father Was Not Alive at Time of Amendment(11.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that, a daughter will have a share after Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, irrespective of whether her father was alive o.....
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SC Directs Allahabad HC to Dispose Of Dr Khafeel Khan's Plea Against His Detention(13.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Allahabad High Court to expeditiously dispose of the habeas corpus plea filed by Dr. Kafeel Ahmad Khan who has been in dete.....
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SC Sets Aside Delhi HC's Direction to Insurance Company to Plant 100 Trees(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the direction issued by the Delhi High Court to Oriental Insurance Company Ltd to plant hundred trees in a claims matter.
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SC: No Stay on BSP-Congress Merger; Any Transaction on Floor of House Subject to Court Orders(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has declined the plea to stay the Speaker's decision to stay the merger of BSP Members of Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan assembly wit.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre for Failure to Publish Notification(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoE.....
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Supreme Court Allows Registration of Some BS-IV Vehicles(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed registration for BS-IV vehicles whose sales details were uploaded on Vahan or those with temporary registration.
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SC Holds Prashant Bhushan Guilty of Contempt for Tweets Against Judiciary(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held Advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of Court in the suo moto contempt case taken against him over two of his tweets ab.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensation Plan for Kin of COVID-19 Related Deaths/Casualties(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking inter-alia, directions to the Union and State Governments to formulate appropriate guidelines to provide ad.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging BSP-Congress Merger as Infructuous After Rajasthan HC Decision(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the case pertaining to the plea challenging Rajasthan High Court's refusal to stay Rajasthan Speaker Dr. CP Joshi's decisi.....
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SC Grants Bail to Octogenarian after DNA Reports Showed That He is Not Father of Rape Victim's Child(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an octogenarian rape accused after noticing that the DNA report showed that he is not the father of the child born t.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement of MH-CET Examinations(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition seeking the postponement of the Common Entrance Test in Maharashtra (MH-CET) amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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SC: Flat Buyers Entitled to Compensation for Gross Delay by Builders in Handing Over Possession(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that failure of the developer to comply with the contractual obligation to provide the flat to a flat purchaser within a co.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking 8 Hours Shift in Police Force with Weekly Offs(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Union Territory of Chandigarh, State of Punjab and State of Haryana in a special leave Petition seeking introductio.....
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SC: Failure to Lodge FIR Complaining Dowry & Harassment Before Death of Victim Inconsequential(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the bail granted to a man accused in a dowry death case by Allahabad High Court, stating that the failure to lodge a First.....
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SC Asks NCDRC President to Look into Grievance of Adjournments in Consumer Complaints(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to look into grievance that it is granting long adjournme.....
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Supreme Court Orders De-Sealing of Properties in Delhi(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered de-sealing of residential units in Delhi which had been sealed by a Court-appointed Monitoring Committee.
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Filling of Vacated Seats of AIQ Medical NEET-PG on Merit(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Union to come forth and declare 3309 seats of All India Quota under Medical NEET-PG 2020 .....
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SC Directs Reliance to Produce Documents to Determine Liability for Payment of AGR Dues(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Centre, Reliance Jio and Reliance Communications to produce documents so as to determine as to who is liable to pay Aggrega.....
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SC Pulls Up Centre for Not Releasing Stress Funds Towards Amrapali Projects(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Central Government for not releasing money from the real estate stress funds created by them, towards completion of Am.....
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Make Judges' Appointment a Time-bound Process: Supreme Court Urges its Own, Government(23.02.2018)
The Court said this while upholding the appointment of two Additional Judges in the Rajasthan High Court, whose appointments were challenged by advoca.....
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Papon Incident: NCPCR Probing Whether Channel at Fault(23.02.2018)
A Supreme Court lawyer has complained to the National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) alleging "sexual assault" after the s.....
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Dues of 37,000 Farmers: SC Helpless, Asks Gujarat Govt to Consider Ways to Help(24.02.2018)
The Supreme Court observed that it will give liberty to the farmers' groups to make a representation to the state government, which should provide hel.....
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Cases in Supreme Court Where Government is Party See Spike in Last 1 Year: Law Ministry(25.02.2018)
According to latest law ministry data, between January 1 and December 31 last year, 4,229 cases were filed in the Supreme Court in which the Centre wa.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Curb Illegal Operations of Multinational Auditors(26.02.2018)
Supreme Court has taken a serious note of alleged illegal operations of multi-national accounting firms in India in collaboration with Indian charted .....
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Supreme Court Rejects IndiGo's Plea Against HC Order to Shift From T1 to T2(26.02.2018)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea of no-frill carrier IndiGo challenging a Delhi High Court order to shift its operations partially from Terminal-1.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere, NEET Age Cap to Stay(26.02.2018)
Supreme Court has refused Friday to interfere with the CBSE's decision to fix the upper age limit for the entrance test for admission to undergraduate.....
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SC: Cancel Licences, Spectrum if AGR Dues of Insolvent Telecom Companies Not Paid(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the Government must cancel licences and spectrum of telecom companies that refuse to pay pending adjusted gross revenue .....
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SC Declines to Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Probe into Rakesh Pandey's Encounter(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged.....
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SC Permits 'Sanyasi' to Perform Rituals at Kaleshwar Temple in Himachal Pradesh(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted a 'Sanyasi' Swami Vishwanand to perform morning and evening rituals in the Kaleshwar Kalinath Mahadev Temple in Himachal P.....
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SC Tells Petitioner to Implead 28 States in Plea Seeking Permission for Muharram Public Procession(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Petitioner to implead 28 States in a plea seeking permission of for taking out the Muharram public procession, in a limite.....
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SC: Capital Gains in Case of Compulsory Land Acquisition Accrues on Taking Possession(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that capital gains in a case of compulsory acquisition of land under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 shall be deemed to have acc.....
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Supreme Court Orders Road Work in Aravalis Stopped(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed an immediate stay on the construction of a road , taking cognisance of construction going on in the ecologically sensitive .....
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SC Asks Government to Expedite Appointment of Members to NGT(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to expedite the process of appointment of Judicial and Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal.....
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SC Stays CIRP Proceedings on Behalf of Operational Creditor Making Futuristic Claims(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) pending against a Corporate Debtor, in view of the "futuristic claims" mad.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement of NEET/JEE 2020(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE),.....
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SC: Protection u/s 53A Available to Person Put in Possession and Has Agreement of Lease(18.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 is available to a person who is put in possession p.....
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SC Allows Registration of BS-IV Vehicles Which Could Not be Registered Due to Lockdown(18.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed registration of BS-IV Vehicles which could not be registered in March, 2020 due to the lockdown.
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SC Issues Contempt Notice on Plea Alleging Non-Implementation of PwD Reservation Quota(18.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a contempt Petition filed against non-implementation of its order providing for reservation in promotions to the P.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Whether Reliance Jio Should Pay R-Com's Dues(18.08.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Department of Telecommunications, to file a detailed response on the issue of recovering Reliance Communications' Adjusted.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Vacation of Stay on Formation of 3 Capital Cities(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea for vacation of stay passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the formation of three capital cities .....
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SC Pulls Up Centre for Not Clarifying Stand on Interest During Moratorium(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has rebuked the Central Government for not clarifying its stand on the issue of interests payable on EMI loans during the COVID-19 induc.....
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SC: Central Govt. has Authority to Impose 'Quantitative Restrictions' on Import(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Central Government has the authority to impose quantitative restrictions by an order under Section 3(2) of the For.....
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SC: State Governments Entitled to Prescribe Fee for Reserving Registration Numbers(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the State Governments have the authority to prescribe a fee for reserving certain numbers or distinguishing marks to be as.....
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SC Refuses Plea Against Order Restraining Patanjali Ayurved from Using 'Coronil' Trademark(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Petition challenging the order of Madras High Court which stayed the single bench direction restraining Pat.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Proceedings Against DK Shivakumar's on Tax Evasion Charges(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay in the plea filed by Karnataka Congress President, DK Shivakumar on the Income Tax Evasion Case against them.....
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SC: Pleas of Title and Adverse Possession Cannot be Advanced Simultaneously(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that plea of title and adverse possession cannot be advanced simultaneously and from the same date.
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SC: No Occasion for CAG Audit of PM CARES Fund as It is a Public Charitable Trust(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no occasion for audit of Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund by the C.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Relief of Re-Assessment/Promotion of ICSE Students(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking for a direction to Indian School Certificate Examinations Board (ICSE), to provide an opportunity of.....
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SC Grants Time for Vijay Kurle, Nilesh Ojha & Rashid Khan Pathan to Surrender(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed 16 weeks time for surrendering for Vijay Kurle, Nilesh Ojha and Rashid Khan Pathan who were convicted for contempt.
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Disqualification of Defected MLAs of MP Assembly(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on Petitions seeking disqualific.....
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Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide Case(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the Bihar Government's order to transfer the probe in the case related to the the death of Sushant Singh Rajput to Central Bu.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Scrapping of Panel to ProbeVikas Dubey Encounter(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an application which sought the disbanding of the Justice B S Chauhan inquiry Commission constituted to probe the alleged .....
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SC: Pensionary Provisions Must Be Given Liberal Construction as Social Welfare Measure(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has remarked that pension is not a bounty payable at will, but a social welfare measure as a post-retirement entitlement to maintain the.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Permission to Hold Muharram Procession(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant permission to hold Muharram Procession amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea to Postpone Foreign Medical Graduates Exam(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking the postponement of the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination scheduled on 31st August, 2020.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Uniform Education Policy to Avoid Discrimination(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking for directions to the Union to formulate a uniform education policy in every State in order to curb .....
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SC: Presumption 'Possession Follows Title' Arises Only Where No Definite Proof of Possession(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the presumption based on the maxim 'possession follows title' that possession must be deemed to follow title, arises o.....
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SC Allows Janardhan Reddy to Attend Last Rites of a Close Associate's Mother(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed former Karnataka minister and mining baron Janardhana Reddy to visit Bellary for two days in order to attend the last rites .....
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SC: States Cannot Promote Students Without Holding Final Year Exams(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that State Governments will not be allowed to promote students without holding final year university examinations amid the COVI.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Constitution of Broadcast Regulatory Authority(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre in a plea seeking constitution of a Broadcast Regulatory Authority to regulate electronic media in India.....
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SC Gives Green Signal to NCRTC for Construction of Rail Transit Line Viaduct(10.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to construct a railway line viaduct in the statutory forest area o.....
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SC: High Courts Are Duty Bound To Issue Writ Of Mandamus For Enforcement Of A Public Duty(10.08.2020)
Supreme Court observed that the High Courts not only have the power to issue a Writ of Mandamus or in the nature of Mandamus, but are duty-bound to ex.....
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Supreme Court Notifies Revised Timings for Opening of Lawyers' Chambers(10.08.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the number of hours for opening of Lawyers' Chamber Blocks. Lawyers' Chambers will now be opened from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM .....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Filling of 3373 Vacated Seats of AIQ Medical PG(10.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions to the Union to come forth and declare 3373 seats of All India Quota under Medical NEET-P.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Absolute Ban on Use of Sanitization Tunnels(10.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking complete ban on sanitization tunnels being used across the c.....
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SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice & also stayed disciplinary proceedings against a Senior District Judge from Madhya Pradesh on account of sexual harass.....
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Supreme Court Directs States to Pay Rs 5 Lakh for Failing to File Affidavits(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has come down heavily on several States for failing to file their affidavits on a Public Interest Litigation seeking setting up of commu.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Rajasthan's Response on Plea Over Kota Hospital Deaths(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought reply from the Rajasthan Government on a plea seeking probe into the death of over 100 infants at a hospital in Kota recently.....
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Supreme Court Stops Arrest of 4 Journalists who Stinged TMC MLAs(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has restrained West Bengal Police from arresting four TV journalists who had carried out a sting operation to videograph state ministers.....
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SC Asks Centre to Devise Mechanism to Stop Circulation of Derogatory Comments on Social Media(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre, social media platforms and Non- Governmental Organizations to consider devising a mechanism to stop the circulatio.....
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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Seek Fresh Date for Hanging from Trial Court in Nirbhaya Case(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted the Centre to seek a fresh date for the hanging of Nirbhaya case death row convicts whose mercy pleas have been rejected.
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Supreme Court: Condition Restraining Alienation of Property by Donee in Gift Deed is Void(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a condition in the gift deed that the donee shall not alienate the subject property is a void condition as per Section.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Can Rely on Electronic Records Sans Certificate(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the requirement of a certificate to make an electronic evidence admissible is not mandatory "wherever interest of justice .....
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Supreme Court: Won’t Go Into Other Aspects of Judge Loya’s Death(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has said that it would not go into other aspects of death of special CBI judge B H Loya, including BJP president Shah’s discharge in the.....
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Supreme Court: Parliament Can Make Law on Rape Gender-Neutral(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has left it to the Parliament to decide if women can be punished for rape.
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Supreme Court: Women Born Before 2005 Too Have Right to Ancestral Property(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the 2005 law that made daughters equal to sons in claiming right in father’s property will apply even to those girls born .....
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SC Stays Interim Bail Granted to Gang-Rape-Accused Politician Gayatri Prajapati(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the interim bail granted to Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Pradesh Prajapati by Allahabad High Court, in connection to.....
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SC: Right to Protest Comes with Restrictions(22.09.2020)
Supreme Court has said right to protest comes with restrictions and a balance has to be maintained between the right to protest and the right to free .....
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SC Directs Governments to Provide Food, Aid to Starving Sex Workers(22.09.2020)
Supreme Court has told the Centre and States to urgently consider providing relief to jobless and starving sex workers in the form of dry rations, mon.....
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SC Asks CBSE and UGC to Coordinate on Declaration of Results and Cut-offs(22.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Central Board for Secondary Education and University Grants Commission to coordinate on the date of declaration of the results.....
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SC: Investigations Cannot be Transferred Invoking Powers Under Section 406 CrPC(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that investigations cannot be transferred by invoking powers under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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SC: Defence of Insanity & Juvenility Ordinarily Ought to be Raised During Trial(20.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the pleas of unsoundness of mind under Section 84 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 or mitigating circumstances like juvenility.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Cancellation of Compartment Exam(20.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to the C.B.S.E to ensure that Petitioners and other students of class 10th and 12th in the compa.....
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SC Lays Down Tests to Determine 'Fraud Exception' to Arbitrability of Disputes(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has laid down the tests to determine "serious allegations of fraud" exemption to arbitrability of disputes.
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SC Dismisses Appeal Against Registry Rejecting Intervention Application Filed By Activists(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the Registry's order rejecting the intervention application filed by 16 civil society activists in the P.....
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SC: Concerned That AGR Dues Will Be 'Wiped Out' in IBC Process(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has remarked that it was wary of Aggregate Gross Revenue-related dues owed to the Government being wiped out in light of the insolvency .....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Allow Homeopathic Treatment for Mild Cases of COVID-19(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by two homeopathic physicians, seeking directions to the Central Government to pe.....
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SC Grants Time to Telangana Govt, Police & BHEL to File Reply in Plea Seeking Transfer to CBI(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has granted 2 weeks to Telangana Government, Telangana Police & BHEL to file replies in a plea seeking transfer of criminal investigatio.....
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SC: Action Instituted u/s 31 Specific Relief Act is Arbitrable as It is Not Action in Rem(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that an action instituted under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 is not an action in rem, but an action in personam,.....
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SC Grants Permission to Jain Temple Trust to Open Temples for Paryushan(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Shri Parshwatilak Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain Trust to keep Jain Temples open during the Paryushan festival to perform pr.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Jharkhand Govt.'s Decision to Appoint MV Rao as Acting-DGP of State(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which challenged the Jharkhand Government's decision to appoint MV Rao as the Acting Di.....
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SC Issues Revised Order Recording Presence of Attorney General in Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a revised order recording the presence of Attorney General, KK Venugopal, in the Prashant Bhushan contempt case.
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking In-House Probe Against Ex-CJI Gogoi(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought for an in-house inquiry against former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.....
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Supreme Court Directs Petitioners Challenging NEET(UG) Answer Key to Approach High Court(17.06.2019)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a petition filed challenging the NEET(UG)- 2019 answer key observed that it was appropriate that the Petitio.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply from Central Government Over Vacant PG Medical Seats(18.06.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to give a written response to a plea by a group of deemed universities for extension of counseling date to fill sea.....
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IAS/IPS Cadre Allocation: Supreme Court Seeks Central Government’s Response(18.06.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s stand on petitions moved by a group of IAS and IPS officers of the 2018 batch seeking another chance to exercise.....
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'Rs 3,800 Crore Seized During April-May': SIT Probes Use of Black Money in Lok Sabha Polls(19.06.2019)
Justice Pasayat said the SIT that was formed in 2014 has already prepared its seventh interim report to be submitted to the Supreme Court in July this.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Burden Insurer to Follow Up on Insufficient Disclosure of Material Facts(19.06.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that it is responsibility of the insured while making the proposal to make a clear and specific disclosure of material facts a.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Congress Prayer Against Separate By-Polls to Two RS Seats From Gujarat(19.06.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission on Gujarat Congress's challenge to its decision to hold separate by-polls to two Rajya Sabh.....
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SC: Strangers Cannot File Appeal Unless They Satisfy Court That They are 'Aggrieved Persons’(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that strangers cannot be permitted to file an appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 unless he satisf.....
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SC Asks DoT Details of Spectrum Sharing Arrangements by Telecom Companies(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) to inform of the basis of spectrum sharing done by telecom companies and how much is the li.....
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SC Extends Deadline for Judgment in Criminal Conspiracy Case Against BJP Leaders(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the deadline to 30th September, 2020 for the Central Bureau of Investigation Court to deliver its judgment in the Babri Mas.....
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SC Grants Time to Centre, RBI to File Affidavit to Bring on Record Policy Decisions on Grievances(05.10.2020)
Supreme Court has granted a week's time to the central government, the Reserve Bank of India, the Indian Banks Association and the individual banks to.....
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SC: SLP Against Rejection of Review Order Cannot be Entertained When Main Judgment is Not Challenged(06.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a special leave Petition challenging the order of High Court rejecting the review Petition cannot be entertained when .....
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SC Seeks Government Reply on Relief to Big Borrowers(06.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to place on record its decisions on relief to big borrowers while waiving interest on loans up to Rs 2 Crores payab.....
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SC to Hear Plea Seeking Formation of Team for Treatment of Kids Affected by Encephalitis in Bihar(19.06.2019)
The petition will be heard by the Supreme Court next Monday after the petitioner's counsel sought an urgent listing of the matter.
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Supreme Court to Kashi-Vishwanath Corridor Shop-Owners: Resolve Issues with State(20.06.2019)
Supreme Court has suggested to six shop-owners whose establishments fell on Varanasi's proposed Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, an ambitious project of Pri.....
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Supreme Court Seeks State Govt’s Reply on Maratha Quota in Admission to PG Medical Courses(20.06.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from the State Government on a plea challenging an order of the Bombay High Court rejecting a petition against 16 pe.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Age Based Control of Access and Profile Verification Mechanism(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed by two law students seeking for age-based control of access to social media an.....
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SC Upholds Rejection of Candidature of District Judge Aspirant(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea of a District Judge aspirant whose candidature was on the ground of pendency of a criminal case under Section 498A of.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Re-Test for ICSE Class 9, 11 Students(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by a student of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) which sought for a re-test/re-examination fo.....
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SC Orders Status Quo on Raising Capital Over Shares Held by Mistry's in Tata Sons(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo against Mistry firms and Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry on raising capital against security of their shareholding in T.....
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SC Seeks Statement from Speaker in Plea for Decision on Disqualification of Defected MLAs(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the statement of the Speaker in the plea seeking a decision by the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on disquali.....
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SC Upholds Categorization of Prisoners for Temporary Release Due to Covid-19(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the National Alliance for People's Movements plea challenging the decision of the High Power Committee in Maharashtra to c.....
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SC Issues Notice on Facebook Vice President's Plea Against Delhi Assembly Panel Summons(24.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan's Plea, challenging the summons issued by the Delhi Assembly's "Peace and .....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Increase in Superannuation Age of Subordinate Judicial Officers(24.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking issuance of directions to the Madhya Pradesh State Government as well as the High Court of Madhya Pr.....
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SC: Time Of Publication of E-Gazette is Significant for Determining Enforceability of Notifications(24.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the precise time when the gazette is published in the electronic mode is significant for determining the enforceabilit.....
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Supreme Court Questions on Vijay Mallya’s ‘Secret Proceedings’(06.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Vijay Mallya’s counsel to reveal the nature of ‘secret proceedings’ in United Kingdom which is holding up his Court-cleared ex.....
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SC Dismisses Former IRS Officer's Writ Petition Against Compulsory Retirement(06.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a former IRS officer against his compulsory retirement ordered by the Central Government in 2019.
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SC Asks UP Govt. to File Witness Protection Plan in Hathras Rape Case(06.10.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit stipulating Witness Protection Plan for the family and witnesses of the 19-.....
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SC Issues Summons to Chief Secretaries of States in Stubble Burning Case(07.10.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to remain present in the Court through videoconferencing o.....
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SC: Protests Not to Block Public Spaces, Only in Designated Places(07.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Constitution of India, 1949 gives a right to dissent and protest but that such protests cannot occupy public spaces, i.....
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SC: Rights of Accused Should Not Become Illusory by Imposition of Disproportionate Bail Conditions(07.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the conditions which a Court imposes for the grant of bail have to balance the public interest in the enforcement of c.....
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SC: Leaders, Army Not on Same Page on Women Permanent Commission(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has said that there was a chasm between the thinking of top political leaders and the Army bureaucracy when it came to grant of permanen.....
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Pakistan SC Issues Notice to PM for Alleged Use of Public Property for Party's Legal Forum(14.10.2020)
Pakistan Supreme Court has issued suo-motu notice to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan over his participation in a lawyers' convention organi.....
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SC Grants Lessees Time Upto End of January 2021 for Removal of Mined Manganese/Iron Ore(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has granted time up to end of January, 2021 for the removal of the minerals excavated/mined on or before 15th March, 2018 subject to pay.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Extra-Judicial Killings and Handcuffing of Persons(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea raising the concerns regarding extra-judicial killings and handcuffing of prisoners.
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SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification declaring an 'Elephant Corridor' in the Sigur Plateau of Nilgiris Dist.....
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SC Rejects ADJ's Plea of Inquiry Officer Being Same HC Judge Who Directed Inquiry(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere on the plea of an Additional District Judge in the state of Uttarakhand for a change of the Inquiry Officer, a .....
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SC Directs Centre to Speed Up Implementation of Waiver of Compound Interest on Loan Instalments(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central government to speed up the implementation of waiver of compound interest on instalments of loans up to Rs 2 cro.....
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SC: Special Leave to Appeal Against HC Judgment Enforcing Foreign Award Only on Narrow Ground(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, 1949 against a High Court judgment that recognizes and enfor.....
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SC Refuses Plea of Republic TV Seeking Quashing of Summons in TRP Case(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by the company running Republic TV and its chief Mr. Arnab Goswami seeking to quash the s.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea for Direction to Draft Statutes, Rules and Notifications in Plain Language(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions for the use of plain language in drafting and issuing of all government communications, a.....
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SC Sets Aside Interim Bail Granted to Gayatri Prajapati by Allahabad HC(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the order of interim bail granted by Allahabad High Court to former Uttar Pradesh Minister, Gayatri Prajapati who is facin.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Non-Compliance of NGT Directions(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has admitted an appeal against a National Green Tribunal order, disposing the execution Petition filed for implementation of measures to.....
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CJI Sets October 18 Target to Conclude Arguments in Ayodhya Case, Says Willing to Work Extra Hours(18.09.2019)
The Ayodhya Bench in the Supreme Court is headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who retires on November 17.
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Govt Trying to Remove Nationalist Leaders like Farooq Abdullah, Says Rahul Gandhi; Demands His Release(18.09.2019)
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday said it has applied provisions under the stringent PSA for 15 days on National Conference patron Farooq.....
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NGOs Receiving Substantial Financing from Govt Come Under RTI Act, Rules Supreme Court(18.09.2019)
It said that institutions like schools, colleges and hospitals which receive substantial aid from the government are also bound to give information to.....
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Plea for Reconstruction of Guru Ravidas Temple be Placed Before CJI: Supreme Court(18.09.2019)
The petition has been filed by two former members of Parliament — Ashok Tanwar and Pradeep Jain Aditya — who have sought enforcement of their righ.....
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Supreme Court on Sewer Deaths: "No Other Country Sends People to Gas Chamber"(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over people dying during manual scavenging and sewage cleaning in India, saying nowhere in the world peopl.....
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Supreme Court Gets Four New Judges, Its Strength Goes Up to Highest-ever of 34(19.09.2019)
According to separate Law Ministry notifications, Justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy have been appointed as judges.....
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“Would Have Been Better If Muslim Side Had Agreed To Mediated Solutionâ€: Yogi Adityanath On Ayodhya Case(19.09.2019)
Speaking exclusively to Network 18 Group Editor Rahul Joshi, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said that his government will respect the Supreme Court .....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Rescue of Indian Workers from Gulf Countries(08.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre in a plea seeking directions to the Government for bringing back Indian workers from the Gulf Countries.
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SC: Mere Inclusion of Candidate in Selection List Does Not Confer Vested Right to Appointment(08.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere inclusion of candidate in a selection list does not confer upon them a vested right to appointment.
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SC Sets Aside Order Allowing Minister Chinmayanand Access to Victim's Statement(08.10.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court order which had allowed former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janta Party leader Chinmayanand to se.....
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SC Permits Accused Doctors to Re-Enter College and Resume Studies(09.10.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted the doctors accused of abetting the suicide of Dr.Payal Tadavi to re-enter the College and the Hospital to pursue their co.....
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SC Allows CLAT 2020 Aspirants to make Representation Before Grievance Redressal Committee(09.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed CLAT 2020 aspirants, liberty to make representation(s) before the Grievance Redressal Committee which is headed by Retired C.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Reply on Pleas Challenging Farmers Laws(12.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government on three writ Petitions challenging the three farm laws passed by the Parliament, which have.....
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SC Allows NEET Test on Oct 14 for Students Who Could Not Appear Due to COVID-19(12.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed NEET test to be conducted on 14th October, 2020 for students who missed the exam on 13th September, 2020 due to COVID-19 or .....
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Supreme Court Raps Centre for Failure to Curb Illegal Mining(26.02.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for its failure to curb pilferage of natural resources worth of thousands of crores and directed it to submit a.....
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SC Rejects Plea for Interim Order for Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation in Medical College(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed pleas filed by State of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK seeking interim order for implementation of 50% quota for Other Backward Cla.....
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SC: Mere Deficiencies in Investigation Can't be Basis for Concluding Bias by Investigating Officer(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that Mere deficiencies in investigation or chinks in the prosecution case can't be the sole basis for concluding bias by In.....
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SC: Right to Default Bail Enforceable Even if Charge Sheet Seeking Extension of Time Filed(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that where the accused has already applied for default bail, the Prosecutor cannot defeat the enforcement of his indefeasib.....
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SC Asks 2002 Gujarat Riots Victim Bilkis Bano to Approach Authorities for Job and Accommodation(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Bilkis Bano, who was gang- raped when she was five months pregnant during the 2002 Gujarat riots, to approach the authorities .....
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SC Stays Madhya Pradesh HC’s Ban on Election Rallies(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a Madhya Pradesh High Court order which had directed virtual campaigning for assembly by-elections in Madhya Pradesh, overrid.....
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SC: Custom Duty on Goods Imposed post-Pulwama Terror Strike Cannot Apply Retrospectively(24.09.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Centre’s decision post-Pulwama terror strike to impose 200% customs duty on goods imported from Pakistan could not ap.....
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SC Sets Aside Judgment Directing Conducting of Load Test Before Demolishing Palarivattom Flyover(25.09.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside a Kerala High Court judgment which directed the Government to conduct a load test before demolishing the Palarivattom Flyo.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Student Wellness Program for IITs(25.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and Indian Institutes of Technology in the country to implement a student wellness.....
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SC: Insurer Not Liable Unless Vehicle Owner Took Reasonable Care to Renew Driver’s Licence(25.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that when an employer employs a driver, he has to take reasonable care to see that his employee gets his licence renewed wi.....
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SC Declines Interim Stay on CBI Inquiry in Periya Double Murders(25.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the investigation of Central Bureau of Investigation, as directed by the Kerala High Court, in the Periya twin murde.....
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SC Issues Notice to Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gorakhpur for Misleading the Court(28.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to one Manisha Waskale, Sub-Divisional magistrate, inquiring why appropriate proceedings be not initiated against her .....
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Supreme Court: House Delayed, Buyer Cannot be Compelled to Take Possession(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a builder cannot “impose” upon a buyer to take possession of a ready house if it is delayed, and the customer is justi.....
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Supreme Court Orders Unnao Rape Survivor and Lawyer to be Airlifted to AIIMS(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer, both of whom were admitted to a Lucknow hospital with critical injuries after the ca.....
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Unnao Rape Survivor to be Shifted to AIIMS for Treatment, Says Supreme Court After Family's Nod(05.08.2019)
The lawyer of rape survivor's family said the mother wants her injured daughter to be shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for bette.....
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RSS Ideologue Moves SC for Live Streaming of Proceedings in Ayodhya Land Dispute Case(05.08.2019)
The RSS moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking live streaming or recording of the day-to-day proceedings in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
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Supreme Court to Begin Day-to-day Hearings of Ayodhya Land Dispute Case From Today(06.08.2019)
The mediation panel had said in its report that the Hindu and the Muslim parties have not been able to find a solution to the vexatious dispute.
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Delhi Police Creates Green Corridor from IGI Airport to AIIMS for Unnao Rape Survivor(06.08.2019)
The rape survivor, who suffered critical injuries in a car-truck collision last week, was airlifted from Lucknow on Monday evening for further treatme.....
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Supreme Court Declines Sajjan Kumar Bail in 1984 Riots Case(06.08.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to grant bail to former Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar who is undergoing life imprisonment in one of the cases related to 198.....
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Supreme Court Directs States, UTs to Respond to Plea on Sufferings of Acid Attack Victims(06.08.2019)
Supreme Court has granted four weeks to States, Union Territories (UTs) and others as last opportunity to file their responses to the PIL relating to .....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Top Judiciary Split Out in Open, Justice Chelameswar Fears for 'Survival of Democracy', Says Efforts to Convince CJI 'Failed'(12.01.2018)
In an unprecedented move, four sitting judges of the Supreme Court are addressing the media, saying the administration of the top court is “not in o.....
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[READ LETTER] Four Supreme Court Judges Release Letter Detailing Complaint over Judicial Procedure(12.01.2018)
In an unprecedented move, four senior Supreme Court judges called a press conference to express their displeasure with the Chief Justice of India (CJI.....
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Justice Chelameswar: Meet The 'Rebel' in the Supreme Court(12.01.2018)
Prior to being named to the Supreme Court, Justice Chelameswar served as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court from May 2007 to March 2010 and C.....
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Supreme Court LIVE: CJI to Meet Attorney General as 'Rebellion' by Four Sitting Judges Rocks Top Judiciary(12.01.2018)
In an unprecedented move, four sitting judges of the Supreme Court are addressing the media, saying the administration of the top court is “not in o.....
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Supreme Court Crisis: Govt May Keep Distance, Let Judiciary Reach A Solution(12.01.2018)
Top government sources told News18 that the government is likely to distance itself from the crisis, in the hope that the judges will be able to sort .....
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Supreme Court LIVE: CJI to Meet Attorney General as 'Rebellion' by Four Sitting Judges Rocks Top Judiciary; Special Hearing at 2pm(12.01.2018)
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet Attorney General KK Venugopal shortly after the country’s top judiciary was rocked by an unprecedented .....
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No Country Sends Its People to Gas Chamber to Die, Says Supreme Court on Death of Manual Scavengers(19.09.2019)
Although over 70 years have passed since the Independence, caste discrimination still persists in the country, the apex court said while making scathi.....
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Supreme Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Gautam Buddh Nagar Jail Superintendent(19.09.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against the Superintendent of District Jail of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh after it was appris.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Clarity on Restructuring Wages for EPF Deduction(19.09.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a review petition filed by a section of industry, which sought clarity on its judgment on restructuring wages for deducting.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof Ordinarily Rests on Those who Attack Deed(19.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that the burden of proof rests ordinarily on those who attack the deed.
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Supreme Court Asks UP Home Secretary to Clear Stand on Validity of 16 Year Old Muslim Girl's Marriage(19.09.2019)
Supreme Court has summoned the Home Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Government, asking him to come clean on the State’s stand on a petition filed by a .....
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Supreme Court Acquits 'Wife' Accused of Murdering Her 'Husband' on Basis of Benefit of Doubt(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court while setting aside concurrent convictions by the lower Court and High Court has acquitted a woman accused of murdering her husband. The.....
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SC Dismisses Review Petition Seeking Postponement of Exams(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the review Petition against order dismissing pleas to postpone NEET-JEE exams scheduled in September, 2020.
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SC: No Violation of Labelling Regulations if Relevant Information Traceable from Barcode(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has quashed a prosecution for alleged violation of Rule 32(e) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 after noting that the r.....
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SC Stays Bail Granted to Wadhawan Brothers by Bombay High Court(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the bail granted to DHFL promoters, Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan by the Bombay High Court in the case pertaining to the Yes Ban.....
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SC Directs States & UT's to File Detailed Affidavit Stipulating Measures for Elderly Care(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed States & Union Territories to file a detailed affidavit within 4 weeks stipulating measures to ensure that senior citizens .....
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SC: Compensation for 'Loss of Consortium' Can be Awarded to Children and Parents Also(08.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, in a Motor Accident Compensation Claims, compensation for loss of consortium can be awarded to children and parents a.....
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SC Stays Summons Issued by Lok Sabha Secretariat's Committee of Privileges to Jharkhand SP(08.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the summons issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat's Committee of Privileges to the Superintendent of Police, Deoghar, to appear.....
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SC Extends Term of Justice AIS Cheema as Judicial Member NCLAT by Three Months(09.09.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the term of Judicial Member of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema by three months.
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SC: States Cannot Promote Students Without Holding Final Year Exams(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that State Governments will not be allowed to promote students without holding final year university examinations amid the COVI.....
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SC Directs Bombay HC to Dispose of Mamta Kulkarni's Plea for Quashing of FIR(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the Bombay High Court to expeditiously take up actress Mamta Kulkarni's petition for quashing of First Information Report .....
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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking for Postponement of Bihar Assembly Elections(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed two pleas seeking for a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly .....
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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking for Postponement of Bihar Assembly Elections(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed two pleas seeking for a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly .....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Challenging 2004 NCMEI Act for Not Recognising Minorities at State-Level(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation challenging validity of provisions of National Commission for Minority E.....
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SC Asks Two CERC Members to Go on Leave Until Appointment of Law Member(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has asked two members of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to go on leave until a Law Member is appointed to the Commission.
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SC Sentences Prashant Bhushan to Fine of Rs 1 in Contempt Case Over Two Tweets(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has sentenced Prashant Bhushan over his two tweets in the contempt case to pay a fine of Rs 1, which is to be deposited with the Supreme.....
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SC: Merely Because Investigation Officer and Complainant are Same the Trial Will Not Be Vitiated(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it cannot be held as a general proposition that an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is e.....
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SC: Medical Council Has No Power to Make Any Reservation for In-Service Candidates(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Medical Council of India has no power to make any reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course in.....
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SC Dismisses Vijay Mallya's Review Petition Against 2017 Contempt Verdict(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petition filed by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya against its May, 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt.....
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SC Allows Centre for 'Comprehensive Re-look' on Order Excluding Assam from 'Inner Line Permit' Area(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Central Government 4 weeks to have a comprehensive re-look in the plea challenging the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Or.....
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SC Allows Centre for 'Comprehensive Re-look' on Order Excluding Assam from 'Inner Line Permit' Area(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Central Government 4 weeks to have a comprehensive re-look in the plea challenging the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Or.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Stop Dissemination of Information/ Data of Covid19 on Basis of Religion(28.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea for issuance of directions to prohibit and stop dissemination of information or data of Coronavirus dise.....
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SC: Absence of Motive Depending on Circumstantial Evidence Favours the Accused(28.09.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that absence of motive in a case depending on circumstantial evidence is a factor that weighs in favour of the accused.
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SC Refuses PIL Seeking Scrapping of TRAI's New Directives on Commercial SMS & Calls(29.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to hear a Public Interest Litigation challenging Telecom Regulatory Authority's (TRAI) latest directive on commercial SMSes .....
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SC: Misconception of Fact About Promise to Marry Has to be in Proximity of Occurrence of Rape(29.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that misconception of fact arising out of promise to marry has to be in proximity of time to the occurrence of rape and can.....
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SC: Circumstances Not Put to Accused Under Section 313 CrPC Cannot be Used Against Him(29.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the circumstances not put to an accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be used again.....
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SC Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt.'s Plea for Examination of Additional Witnesses(29.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by State of Chhattisgarh against the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court which dismissed its plea seeking.....
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Supreme Court Approves Char Dham National Highway Project(09.09.2020)
Supreme Court has given its final seal of approval to the Char Dham national highway project to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of.....
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SC: Bangalore Club Not Liable to Pay Wealth Tax(09.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that 'Bangalore Club', one of the oldest club in Bangalore, is not liable to pay Wealth tax under the Wealth Tax Act, 1957.
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SC Dismisses Fresh Petitions Seeking Postponement of NEET 2020(09.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain three fresh petitions which sought to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking for Declaration of Animal Kingdom as Legal Entities(09.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for declaration of the entire animal kingdom, including avian and aquati.....
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SC Allows Airlines & Stakeholders to File Reply to Centre's Proposals on Flight Tickets(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has granted 10 days to airlines and other stakeholders to file their reply to the Centre's affidavit stating that tickets booked by pass.....
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SC: Death Occurred Due to Single Stab Injury Can Also Attract Section 302 IPC(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that even in cases when death occurs due to single stab injury, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be attracted.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Seeking Re-Opening of Religious Places(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs in a plea seeking permission to open all religious places across India that have remai.....
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SC Stays Implementation of Reservation for Maratha Community in Government Jobs(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed implementation of reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and admissions to educational institutions under t.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre on Right to Life for Animals(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre if animals should have right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 while entertaining a Publi.....
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SC Seeks Evidence Suggesting Alleged Terror Links of Suspected LeT Operative(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has granted two weeks to the National investigating Agency (NIA) for placing on record requisite evidence as to why Mohammad Irfan Gaus,.....
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SC Asks Adani Gas to Deposit Amount for Stay of Recovery of Penalty Imposed by CCI(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has granted a conditional stay of the recovery of the penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Adani Gas Lim.....
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SC Directs Petitioner to Serve Notice on Central Govt to Consider Prayer for Provisional Admissions(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Petitioners challenging the CBSE's decision to conduct compartment examination for students of classes X and XII in Sep.....
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SC: NDPS Trial is Not Vitiated Merely Because Ownership of Vehicle Not Established(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, to prove the case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the ownership of the vehicle from w.....
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SC: Complaint u/s 138 NI Act Cannot be Quashed When Disputed Question of Facts are Involved(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a cheque bounce complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be quashed when disputed qu.....
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Supreme Court: No Presumption That Decision Taken by Persons Occupying High Posts is Valid(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no presumption that a decision taken by persons occupying High posts is valid and that all power vested in th.....
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SC: HC Cannot Quash Criminal Proceedings on Basis of its Assessment of Statements u/s 161 CrPC(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings cannot be quashed on the basis of statements recorded before Police officials in terms of Section 161.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on NCPCR's Plea for SIT Probe on Allegations of Selling of Children(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Government of Jharkhand on a plea filed by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging .....
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SC Directs Madhya Pradesh HC to Reinstate Woman Judge Who Made Sexual Harassment Allegations(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to consider reinstating a woman judge, claiming only her seniority to be maintained, who had .....
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Supreme Court Questions 100% Quota for Tribals in Scheduled Tribes Area(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has questioned the setting aside of 100% teachers’ posts for tribals in Andhra Pradesh’s Scheduled Tribes Area. The Court further inquir.....
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Supreme Court: Power Regulatory Bodies Must Have a Judicial Member(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered that one of the members of Electricity Regulatory Commissions should be a person of judicial background, quashing orders of .....
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Kathua Rape: Supreme Court Seeks Report on Conduct of Lawyers(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to submit a report within three days on the conduct of lawyers in Jammu and Kashmir who alle.....
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Supreme Court: Not Sure If Aadhaar is Best Model to Accord Benefits(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has said that it was not sure whether bringing people "face to face" with authorities through Aadhaar was the best model as the state sh.....
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Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Law in Cross-border Beer Case(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a New Brunswick law that ensnared a man who brought home beer and liquor from neighbouri.....
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Supreme Court Allows Sahara to Sell Part of Aamby Valley Property(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed the Sahara Group to sell part of its Aamby Valley property to raise money in order to refund investors.
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Supreme Court: Ex Post Facto Notice is Not Contemplated u/s S. 6(2) of Competition Act(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that ex post facto notice is not contemplated under the provisions of section 6(2) of the Competition Act and the same wou.....
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Public Statements on Impeachment of Judges Unfortunate: Supreme Court(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has termed as very unfortunate the public statements, including those made by lawmakers, on impeachment of judges.
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Supreme Court Orders Centre to Seize Dawood Ibrahim's Properties(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the Centre to seize wanted terrorist and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's properties.
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Supreme Court: No Jail/Custody of Minor Protestors(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that no child in conflict with law can either be held in police custody or jailed, let alone be tortured, speaking up for the m.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Direction to Demolish Constructions in Virupapura Gaddi(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the demolition of unauthorized constructions in Virupapura Gaddi acknowledging the historic importance of Hampi.
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SC: Maintenance Petition Filed by Wife with Permanent Alimony u/s 25 HMA Cannot Be Entertained(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Petition filed by a wife under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 who was earlier granted permanent.....
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SC: First Appellate Court Should Comply with Requirements of Order XLI Rule 31 CPC(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a judgment of a First Appellate Court has to set out points for determination, record the decision thereon and give it.....
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SC Directs Political Parties to Publish Criminal Antecedents of Candidates in LS & Assembly Polls(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that all political parties have to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Ass.....
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Supreme Court: Court to Appoint Amicus Curiae if Accused Unrepresented(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that when an accused is unrepresented before a Court, it has to either appoint Amicus curiae or to refer the matter to th.....
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SC Allows Foreigners to Submit Representations Seeking Permission to go Back(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed foreign citizens, who are facing criminal proceedings in Delhi for participating in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Niza.....
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SC Issues Notice on CPI MP Binoy Viswam's Plea Seeking Data Protection on UPI Platforms(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed by Binoy Viswam, which sought for directions to Reserve Bank of India and Nation.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Formulation of Autonomous Body to Regulate OTT Platforms(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Internet and Mobile Association of India in a Public Inte.....
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SC: 'Residence Order' Not for Continuing Civil Proceedings in Relation to Same Subject Matter(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the pendency of proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or any Residence order interim or final, passed under it, is.....
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SC: Court Cannot Impose Condition of Deposit of Money While Granting Default/Statutory Bail(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that while granting default bail/statutory bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 condition of depos.....
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SC Allows Petitioner to Move to Appropriate Forum in Plea Against Diversion of Fund by Centre(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to withdraw and move appropriate forum in a Public Interest Litigation against the diversion and mis-utilization of .....
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SC: Amendment in Criminal Laws Beneficial to Accused Can Be Applied in Pending/Earlier Cases(04.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that if the amendment in a criminal law is beneficial to the accused persons, it could be applied with respect to earlier c.....
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Supreme Court: Inherent Powers Cannot be Invoked to Change Sentence Imposed by HC Itself(05.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that inherent power under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be used by the High Court to reopen or alt.....
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Delhi Air Pollution: Authorities have Left People to Die, Says Supreme Court(05.11.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up authorities from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi for failing to control crop stubble burning in their states, w.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Answers from Chhattisgarh Government on Alleged Phone Tapping(05.11.2019)
Supreme Court has demanded answers from the Chhattisgarh Government on the alleged tapping of a former top cop’s phone, making scathing remarks on the.....
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Supreme Court Says No to Tata Housing Project Near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh(05.11.2019)
Supreme Court has said no to Tata Housing and investors of the Rs 1,800-crore Tata Camelot Housing Project and has held that the project in Chandigarh.....
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Supreme Court Directs J&K High Court to File New Report on Detention of Children(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to file a fresh report on the alleged detention of minor.....
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Supreme Court Refuses PIL Seeking Court Monitored Probe into College Molestation Case(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe monitored by the Court into the alleged molestation of s.....
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Supreme Court: Relevant Date for Determination of Compensation Payable is Date of Accident(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the relevant date for the determination of compensation payable under the Employee's Compensation Act 1923 is the date.....
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SC: Minimal Interference by Courts in Terms of Section 48 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that while considering grounds for setting aside a foreign award, Court must warrant minimal interference. The Court has emphas.....
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Supreme Court Approves Use of Double-Sided Printing on A4 Sheets for Filings(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has approved the use of double-sided printing on A4 sheets for filings. The Court has taken the decision in environmental interest, foll.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notices Against Telecom Companies Which Have Not Paid AGR Dues(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to the telecom companies which have not yet paid the dues arising out of the October 2019 judgment which int.....
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Supreme Court Declines Sajjan Kumar's Plea for Interim Bail(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has turned down the Plea made by Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar, who is serving life imprisonment for his involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh r.....
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SC Directs States to Provide Dry Rations for Identified Sex Workers(29.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments to provide dry rations for identified sex workers by National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and State .....
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SC Extends Term of NCDRC Non-judicial Member Prem Narain for 2 Months(30.09.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the tenure of Mr. Prem Narain, non-judicial member of the National Consumer Disputes Resolution Commission (NCDRC) for a pe.....
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SC Questions J&K Administration on Detention of Mehbooba Mufti(30.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration on how long it intended to detain former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti under the Public .....
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SC: Criminal Cases Cannot be Transferred on Ground of Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction(01.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that transfer of criminal cases cannot be ordered under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on the ground o.....
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SC: Length of Sentence or Gravity of Original Crime Cannot be Basis for Refusing Premature Release(01.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the length of the sentence or the gravity of the original crime can't be the sole basis for refusing premature release.....
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SC: Not Necessary That Accused Must be Actively Involved in Physical Activity of Assault(01.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not necessary that an accused must be actively involved in the physical activity of assault to convict him on th.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inquiry into Centre's Alleged Mismanagement of COVID 19(01.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by six retired bureaucrats seeking an independent inquiry by a Commission appointed under the Commissions of .....
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SC Issues Notice on Habeas Plea Challenging Detention of Ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Administration on the Habeas Corpus Petition filed by Sarah Abdu.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict Vinay Sharma's Challenge Against Mercy Rejection(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Writ Petition filed by Vinay Sharma against the President's order, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of deat.....
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Supreme Court Frames Guidelines for Speeding up Process of Hearing Pleas Against Death Sentences(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has framed a set of guidelines that mandate the Apex Court benches to hear Appeals challenging decisions of High Courts confirming the a.....
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Supreme Court Lifts Curbs on Construction Activities(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has lifted all restrictions on construction activities in Delhi National Capital Region as air quality has improved.
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Supreme Court Gives J&K Administration 15 Days to Justify Omar Abdullah’s Detention(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration to offer within 15 days its justification for the detention of former Chief Ministe.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Lalu Prasad’s Response to CBI Petition Challenging Bail Order(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought Lalu Prasad’s response to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Petition challenging the Jharkhand High Court’s decision gr.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Extension of Deadline for Sale of BS-IV Vehicles(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking an extension of the 1st April, 2020 deadline by one more month to sell Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) norms complia.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Journalists(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to journalists who tried to carry out sting operation allegedly to gain access to various pol.....
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SC: Associations That Are Formed Due to Mandate of Law Cannot File Consumer Complaint(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that ‘voluntary consumer association' appearing in Section 12(1)(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is a body formed .....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Convicted of Rape on Basis of Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the conviction of an accused in Rape Cases cannot be done based on the sole testimony of the Prosecutrix unless she passes.....
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SC: Defence That 'Cheque Issued as Security' Not Believable in Absence of Further Evidence(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the defence of the accused that the cheques were given by way of security is not believable in the absence of further .....
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SC: Arbitration Clause in Insufficiently Stamped Agreement Cannot be Acted Upon by Court(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an arbitration clause in an agreement which is required to be duly stamped was not sufficiently stamped, cannot be act.....
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SC: Discrepancies in Evidence Against Delinquent Not to Interfere with Disciplinary Inquiry(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the findings of disciplinary inquiry cannot be interfered with only on the ground that there are discrepancies in the .....
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Supreme Court: Unilateral Addition To Contract By Arbitral Tribunal Violates Basic Notions Of Justice(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an arbitral award on the grounds of it being in conflict with "most basic notions of justice" and thereby conflicting with.....
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Supreme Court: Migrant ST’s Can Be Given Benefit Of Reservation In Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that that a migrant ST can be given the benefit of reservation in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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Ready to Return if Supreme Court Assures I Will Not be Arrested Till Conviction, Says Zakir Naik(09.05.2019)
Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resident status by the Malaysian government.
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Did Ayodhya Mediation Work? Supreme Court to Hear Case Tomorrow After Two Months(09.05.2019)
Friday’s hearing would reveal how much the mediation process achieved as the court had ordered that the talks be completely confidential and no medi.....
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As Supreme Court Removes Stay Order, SSC CGL 2017 Results to be Announced Soon(09.05.2019)
The alleged paper leak of the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam, which was held last year, compelled the Supreme court to put a stay order on the.....
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Did Ayodhya Mediation Work? Supreme Court to Hear Case Today After Two Months(10.05.2019)
Friday’s hearing would reveal how much the mediation process achieved as the court had ordered that the talks be completely confidential and no medi.....
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Supreme Court Vacates Stay on Declaration of Result of 2017 SSC examinations(10.05.2019)
Advocate Govind Jee, appearing for petitioner Shantanu Kumar, told the bench that a committee should be constituted to look into the matter and sugges.....
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Unitech Case: SC Orders Withdrawal of Special Facilities to Jailed Promoters(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered withdrawal of special facilities given to real estate company Unitech's promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra.
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Supreme Court to Government: Consider Taking Over Unitech(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has asked government to look into the possibility of it taking over the Unitech Group and complete the pending housing projects to prote.....
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Assam NRC: Supreme Court Questions Foreigners’ Tribunals Plan(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has questioned a proposal by the Assam government to quickly throw open 1,000 foreigners’ tribunals all over the northeastern State to t.....
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SC Grants No Relief to State on Maratha Quota for Med PG Seats(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld an order of Nagpur bench of Bombay HC by which provisions of Maratha Reservations were made inapplicable to admissions for 2.....
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SC Stays Madras HC Judgment on TDS Liability of Christian Nuns & Missionaries(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed Madras HC judgment which had ruled that salaries received by missionaries and nuns of Catholic Church are liable to be subjec.....
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Ayodhya- Babri Land Dispute: SC Extends Time For Completing Mediation Till Aug 15(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has extended the time for completion of mediation in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid land dispute case till August 15.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Madras High Court Order On Kiran Bedi's Powers(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to stay a Madras High Court order restricting Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi's authority to act independently of the elected gove.....
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Supreme Court: Plea Of Hardship Cannot Be Raised If Not Pleaded In Written Statement(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a Defendant in a specific performance suit should plead in his written statement the hardship that will be caused if t.....
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Supreme Court: DNA Test Cannot be Ordered Without Any Valid Need for Same(06.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that DNA Test cannot be ordered without there being appropriate satisfaction for requirement of such test. The Court held t.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019(08.08.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019. This Bill seeks to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from .....
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Supreme Court Explains Weakness in Defence Cannot Turn Into Strength of Prosecution(08.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the burden of proof imposed on the prosecution in a criminal case cannot be hinged on whether the accused has adopted .....
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Supreme Court Explains Fall in Business Cannot be Ground for Default in Payment of Rent(08.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a fall in the business cannot be a reason for default in the payment of rent. The Court was considering an appeal file.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Adultery Charge on Colonel(08.08.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed general court martial proceedings against a serving Colonel in the light of its September 2018 judgment that extinguished ad.....
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Supreme Court: Owner Must Act Within 12 Years or Squatter Will Get Rights(08.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that if a rightful owner of an immovable property fails to take action to get back possession within the limitation period the.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea by Delhi Woman Over Offensive Videos Against Sikhism(08.08.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition moved by a Delhi woman, who is being prosecuted for allegedly posting videos containing derogatory statements ag.....
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Supreme Court Declares J&K Penal Law Making Adultery an Offence as Unconstitutional(09.08.2019)
SC passed the order while taking into account the September last year judgement delivered by its five-judge Constitution bench which had struck down c.....
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Supreme Court Asks How Birthplace Can be Made Party to Land Dispute(09.08.2019)
Parasaran alleged that the deity 'Ram Lalla Virajaman' was not made a party when the magistrate had attached the disputed site and when the civil cour.....
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Breaking Tradition, Supreme Court to Hear Ayodhya Land Dispute Case on Friday as Well(09.08.2019)
As per the apex court's procedural norms, on Mondays and Fridays, the registry lists fresh, miscellaneous and after-notice cases for hearing before th.....
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Complete Assam NRC Exercise by August 31 Deadline, Supreme Court Tells Exercise Coordinator(09.08.2019)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice RF Nariman referred to the report of Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela in which he mentio.....
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Unnao Rape Victim, Her Lawyer Continue to be Critical, on Life Support: AIIMS(09.08.2019)
The 19-year-old rape victim and her lawyer suffered critical injuries in a car-truck collision in Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh on July 28. Fol.....
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Supreme Court: No Compromise Between Parties in Non-Compoundable Offences(24.07.2019)
Supreme Court has held that no permission can be granted to record the compromise between the parties in non-compoundable offences. The Court noted th.....
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Supreme Court: Cruelty Not Connected to Dowry Cannot be Basis for Conviction for Same(24.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that conviction under Section 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be made only if the woman was subjected to cruelty or harass.....
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Karnataka Additional Advocate General Devadatt Kamat Resigns from Post(25.07.2019)
Kamat, who was appointed as the AAG to represent the state in the Supreme Court in 2015 by the Congress-JD (S) government, resigned a day after the co.....
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Amrapali Diverted Money to Company in Which Dhoni's Wife Sakshi is a Director, Auditors Tell SC(25.07.2019)
The revelations came soon after Supreme Court ruled that the state-run NBCC should be given all the unfinished housing projects of the Amrapali Group .....
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Rights, Reputation of Men and Their Families Also at Stake: Supreme Court's Caveat in Dowry Cases(25.07.2019)
The court highlighted that Section 304B was brought in with an objective to create a distinct offence to deter husband and in-laws from agonising a wo.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, CBI and 5 States on Illegal Sand Mining Plea(25.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, CBI and five States on a plea which sought prosecution of entities involved in illegal sand mining.....
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Supreme Court: Women Stitching Garments at Home Entitled to PF(25.07.2019)
Supreme Court has in a landmark judgement which may affect both government and private managements in India outsourcing the work to escape the labour .....
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Supreme Court: Financial Creditor Status Meant to Protect Homebuyers' Interest(25.07.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that amendment in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to give status of financial creditor to homebuyers is meant to protect.....
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Supreme Court: How to Determine Capability of Child Witness(25.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that child witness in a criminal case cannot be termed incompetent just because they were unable to identify the person before.....
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SC: No Statutory Sanction for Test Identification Parade(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has said test identification parade (TIP) had no statutory sanction either under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or the Indian Evid.....
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SC: Powers of Review Cannot be Exercised as Inherent Power or Appellate Power(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the powers of review under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be exerci.....
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Supreme Court Directs ICAI to Notify on Website Steps Taken to Address Concerns of Candidates(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to notify on the website the steps taken by it to address the concer.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban on 'Halal' Slaughter of Animals(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the practice of 'halal' for slaughter of animals for food.
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SC: All UAPA Offences are Exclusively Triable by 'Special Courts'(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that all offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), whether investigated by the National Investi.....
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SC: Specific Performance Suit Filed Within Limitation Cannot be Dismissed on Sole Ground of Delay(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a suit for specific performance filed within limitation cannot be dismissed on the sole ground of delay or laches.
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SC: Subsequent Filing of Chargesheet Does Not Extinguish Right of Accused for 'Default Bail'(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the accused gets an indefeasible right to 'default bail' if he makes an application after the maximum period for inves.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Response in Plea for Introducing Penal Laws for Protection of Transgenders(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to fill a void in penal law to protect transgenders from sexual.....
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SC: All UAPA Offences are Exclusively Triable by 'Special Courts'(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that all offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), whether investigated by the National Investi.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Apply 'Group Of Companies' to Implead Foreign Company in Arbitration(03.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to invoke the group of companies doctrine to implead a foreign company in an application for appointment of arbitrator for .....
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Supreme Court Lens on Governments’ DBT Schemes Just Before Elections(03.07.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine the validity of a string of direct cash transfer schemes that were announced and implemented by ruling parties at .....
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Supreme Court Asks “Is Kerala Above Rule of Law”(03.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked "Is Kerala above rule of law" as it blasted the State Government and threatened to put the chief secretary behind bars for not.....
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Supreme Court Fixes Plea Challenging Maharashtra CM’s Election for Final Disposal on July 23(03.07.2019)
Supreme Court has fixed for final disposal a plea challenging the election of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the assembly for alleged.....
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Supreme Court Slaps Fine of Rs 100 Crore on Meghalaya Govt for Flouting NGT Norms on Coal Mining(03.07.2019)
The top court also allowed the mining operation to go on in Meghalaya on the privately and community owned land subject to the permissions from the co.....
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Supreme Court Directs Meghalaya to Deposit Rs 100 Cr Fine for Illegal Coal Mining(03.07.2019)
A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over illegally extracted coal to Coal India Limited, which .....
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SC: Truth is a Valid Defence in Contempt Proceedings Only If It is Bonafide and in Public Interest(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, for considering the truth as valid defence in Contempt proceedings, there is a twin requirement which needs to be sat.....
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SC Holds Distribution Companies Liable to Pay Compensatory Tariff to Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has repelled the challenge made by a group of power distribution companies from Rajasthan against the approval of compensatory tariff fo.....
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SC Asks Centre to Ensure Vijay Mallya's Presence Before Court on October 5(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to facilitate and ensure the presence of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya before it on.....
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SC Directs Centre to Come Up with Legislative & Executive Master Public Health Plan(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to convene a meeting of Health Ministers/Secretaries of all states and Union Territories in order to come up wit.....
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SC Issues Notice on Vedanta Plea to Reopen Sterlite Plant in Tamil Nadu(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government in a plea filed by Vedanta Sterlite Copper seeking reopening of the copper smelting plant.....
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SC Grants 10 Years Period for Telecommunication Companies to Clear AGR Dues(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the telecom companies who are liable to pay Aggregate Gross Revenue dues shall make payment of 10% of the dues by 31st Mar.....
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Supreme Court: No Provision for Combining of Multiple Cases Arising Out of Single Notice(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that there was no provision for consolidation of cases in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 thereby declining a plea to .....
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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Excise Duty Exemption for Pan Masala(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the withdrawal of the exemption from payment of Excise Duty to the pan masala with tobacco and pan masala without tobacco by .....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Classification Should Never be Arbitrary, Artificial or Evasive(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that while the law may recognize ‘degrees of harm’ however the classification should never be arbitrary, artificial or eva.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Pleas in Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi Cases(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste.....
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Supreme Court: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Report Does not Support Claims on Inability to Access Court(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court has said it has received a report from the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court and claims that people are unable to access the.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply from J&K on Plea Challenging Detention of Five Persons(20.09.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Jammu and Kashmir administration on a plea challenging detention of five persons in Kashmir following the a.....
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SC: Writ Jurisdiction in Election Matters Not Appropriate Where Alternative Machinery Available(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that once alternate machinery is provided by the statute, the recourse to writ jurisdiction in matters related to elections is .....
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SC: High Courts Not Precluded from Entertaining Writ Petitions Even if Disputed Questions of Facts(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court is not precluded from entertaining a writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 e.....
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SC: Medical Professionals Should Not be Dragged into Criminal Proceedings Unless Grave Negligence(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the medical professionals should not be dragged into criminal proceedings unless negligence of a High order is shown.
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SC Denies Relief to Horse Cart Owners Who Wanted to Ply on Table Land at Panchghani(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has denied permission sought by horse cart owners to use the famous tourist spot, 'Table Land', in Panchghani, for plying their carts. H.....
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SC Dismisses Centre's Appeals Against Delhi HC Verdict on Appointment of Women to Command Posts(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that permanent commission should be granted to women in army regardless of their service, except in combat roles. The Court.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Additional Cost on States for Failure to File Reply(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has imposed additional costs amounting to Rs. 5 Lakhs on Maharashtra, Delhi, Manipur, and Orissa & Goa Governments for failure to file t.....
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SERVICE - Only Officers with Minimum Service of 6 Months Left Should be Considered for DGP Appointment: SC(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has said that only officers who have a minimum of six months tenure left in service should be considered for the post of Director Genera.....
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Ayodhya Dispute: Litigants Appear before SC-appointed Mediation Panel(14.03.2019)
The Supreme Court has given the panel, led by former apex court judge FMI Kalifulla, eight weeks to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement .....
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Supreme Court to Hear Petitions Seeking Review of Rafale Verdict Today(14.03.2019)
The top court had in December dismissed petitions alleging that the government had gone for an overpriced deal to help Anil Ambani's company bag an of.....
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FAMILY - Married Daughter has Right of Succession in Lease Premises Under Goa Succession Law: SC(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a married daughter would have a right of succession in the "lease premises", as per the provisions of Goa Succession, .....
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CIVIL - SC Slams Assam Government over Functioning of Foreigners Tribunal(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up Assam Government over inadequacies in the functioning of foreigners tribunals in the state and sought details on it by Mar.....
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ELECTION - SC Agrees to Hear DMK’s Plea on Byelection to Three Seats(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by DMK, seeking a direction to Election Commission (EC) to notify the bypolls and publish election s.....
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COMPANY - Ranbaxy-Daiichi case: SC Asks Malvinder, Shivinder to Inform How They Will Pay Rs. 3500 cCrore(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh to apprise it how they propose to comply with the Rs 3500 crore a.....
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Supreme Court Tells Parliament to Rethink Powers of Speaker to Disqualify(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said to the Parliament to rethink whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify, observing that he als.....
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SC: Appeal Against Composite Sentence of Imprisonment and Fine Does Not Abate on Death of Accused(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, if the Accused-Appellant dies during the pendency of a criminal appeal against a composite sentence of imprisonment a.....
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Supreme Court: Trial Court Can Add or Alter Charges at Any Time, Even After Reserving Judgment(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Trial Court can exercise its powers of altering or adding charges under Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedur.....
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Supreme Court Grants Four Weeks Time to Centre for Reply in Citizenship Amendment Act Hearing(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has granted four weeks to the Central Government to respond to 140 Writ Petitions filed for challenging the constitutional validity of t.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Citizenship Amendment Act Without Hearing Centre(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) without hearing the Centre. The Court has declined to take note.....
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Supreme Court Reinstates Woman Who Accused Ex-Chief Justice of India(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reinstated a woman employee who had levelled sexual harassment charges against previous Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi in Apri.....
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Craftsmanship of a Writer Deserves to be Respected: Supreme Court(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking to ban a book for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in a derogatory manner, saying that "cra.....
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Supreme Court Asks IG to Supervise Hapur Lynching Investigation(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Inspector General of Police of Meerut zone in Uttar Pradesh to directly supervise the probe into the lynching of a Muslim m.....
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Supreme Court Asks IG to Supervise Hapur Lynching Investigation(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Inspector General of Police of Meerut zone in Uttar Pradesh to directly supervise the probe into the lynching of a Muslim m.....
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Assam NRC: Supreme Court Defers Date for Receiving Claims, Objections(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has deferred till further orders the commencement of the process of receiving claims and objections for National Register of Citizens (N.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Contempt Action Without Framing of Charges Not Sustainable'(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by Delhi High Court under the Contempts of Court Act 1971, holding, inter-alia, that f.....
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Supreme Court: Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable if Police Custody is Pursuant to Judicial Order(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that no writ of habeas corpus could be issued in respect of a person who was in police custody in connection with a crimi.....
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Supreme Court Says ‘Gay Sex is Not a Crime’, Decriminalizes Section 377 of IPC(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court, while decriminalizing gay sex in India, has said that Section 377 of Indian Penal Code is irrational, arbitrary and incomprehensible.
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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 5 Advocates as Delhi HC Judges(07.09.2018)
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended five lawyers, including a Central Government standing counsel, for appointment as judges of Delhi High Court.
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SC: No Need to Refer Pleas Challenging Repeal of J&K Special Status to Larger Bench(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that there was no need to refer to larger bench the Petitions challenging the Presidential Orders issued under Article 370 on A.....
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Supreme Court Rejects SIT Plea for Early Hearing of Petition Challenging Bail to Sajjan Kumar(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea of Special Investigative Team (SIT) seeking early hearing of its Petition challenging the anticipatory bail grante.....
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SC: Statement u/s 161 CrPC Inadmissible in Evidence and Cannot be Relied Upon for Conviction(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a Statement recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is inadmissible in evidence and canno.....
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SC: DRAT Cannot Entertain Appeal u/s 18 SARFAESI Act Without Insisting on Pre- Deposit(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal cannot entertain an appeal under Section 18 of the Securitisation and Reconstruct.....
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SC: Courts Not Obliged to Hear Accused While Considering Plea for Further Investigation(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a Court is not obliged to hear the Accused before any direction for further investigation is made under Section 173(.....
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SC Upholds Right to Pension of SBI Employees Who Took VRS After 15 or More Years of Service(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that State Bank of India (SBI) employees who have taken voluntary retirement as per the 2000 Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS .....
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Supreme Court LIVE: CJI to Hold Special Hearing After 'Rebellion' by Four Judges; Top Legal Voices 'Dissapointed'(12.01.2018)
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet Attorney General KK Venugopal shortly after the country’s top judiciary was rocked by an unprecedented .....
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Colin Gonsalves | Four SC Judges Have Signalled to All Judges That 'Executive Interference' Can't be Tolerated(12.01.2018)
Never in the history of the Supreme Court, except during emergency and Indira Gandhi's time, has there been such interference by the executive.
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Supreme Court LIVE: PM Must Ensure That Judges and CJI Come to One Opinion, Says Swamy(12.01.2018)
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet Attorney General KK Venugopal shortly after the country’s top judiciary was rocked by an unprecedented .....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Former Judges 'Broken and Disappointed'; Subramanian Swamy Wants PM Modi to Intervene(12.01.2018)
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet Attorney General KK Venugopal shortly after the country’s top judiciary was rocked by an unprecedented .....
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The Last Straw: What Triggered Historic 'Rebellion' by Four Supreme Court Judges(13.01.2018)
All four had met Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra with a question about the assignment of two PILs on Special CBI Judge BH Loya's death to court No......
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Press Meet Concealed More Than Revealed, Says Supreme Court Bar President(13.01.2018)
Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, who was elected as the president of the SCBA in December last year, told News18 that “press meet has only led to specul.....
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'Judges, Take a Bow', Prakash Raj Lauds Supreme Court's 'Rebel' Justices(13.01.2018)
Four sitting judges of the Supreme Court held a press conference on Friday , saying that the administration of the top court is “not in order†and.....
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SC Orders Auction Of 16 Amrapali Assets, May Raise Rs 1,300 Crore(13.09.2018)
Supreme Court selected 16 of its Amrapali properties for auction, which are expected to fetch a little over Rs 1,300 crore.
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Challenge Against RBI Circular By Power Companies: SC Transfers All Pending Matters To Itself(13.09.2018)
SC has directed that twelve cases pertaining to the Insolvency Proceedings under the new RBI circular pending before High Courts of Madras, Gujarat, A.....
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SC Agrees To Hear Rajasthan Private Colleges’ Plea For Relaxation Of Minimum Marks(13.09.2018)
SC agreed to hear a petition filed by the Federation of Private Medical and Dental Colleges Rajasthan, alleging non-compliance of counselling and admi.....
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Special Courts For MPs/MLAs: SC Seeks Response From HC Registrars, Chief Secys Of States(13.09.2018)
Supreme Court directed Chief Secretaries and Registrar General of HCs of 18 states to furnish information on its queries regarding setting up of fas.....
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Navjot Sidhu Road Rage Case: Supreme Court To Review Its Verdict(13.09.2018)
Supreme Court has granted leave to file a review petition against the quantum of sentence awarded to cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in.....
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Supreme Court Extends House Arrest Of Rights Activists In Koregaon-Bhima Violence(13.09.2018)
Supreme Court has extended the house arrest of five rights activists who were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case till Septem.....
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Supreme Court To Pass Order On Setting Up Of Committee On Prison Reforms(13.09.2018)
Supreme Court said it would pass an order to set up a committee headed by a retired apex court judge to deal with all issues pertaining to jails acros.....
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Supreme Court: States Can’t Appoint ‘Acting Director General of Police’(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained all states from appointing Director General of Police (DGP) in an acting capacity, observing that such a concept is not p.....
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Supreme Court: Relationship Between State & Assistant Government Pleader is That of a Lawyer & Client(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that engagement of an advocate as an Assistant Government Pleader is a professional engagement and the relationship between Sta.....
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Says, "Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's Role Can't be Obstructionist"(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal can't act in a mechanical manner and refer all decisions of the council of ministers to Pr.....
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Gives More Power to Elected Govt in Delhi, Limits L-G's Role(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is bound by the aid and advice of council of ministers of Delhi government.
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L-G Can't Act in a Mechanical Manner: Top 5 Quotes of Supreme Court(04.07.2018)
The AAP government of Arvind Kejriwal had challenged a ruling of the Delhi High Court that upheld the Lieutenant Governor as the last word in administ.....
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Supreme Court to Rule Today on 'Classic Case of Federal Dispute' in AAP vs Centre Fight(04.07.2018)
The Arvind Kejriwal’s recent eight days sit-in at Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s office had marked the ultimate point of animosity between the two. Bu.....
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BJP Destroying Federal Structure, L-Gs and Governors Can’t Usurp Powers of Elected Govt: Sitaram Yechury(04.07.2018)
The Supreme Court handed a major victory to Delhi's AAP government in its bitter power tussle by ruling that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has no indep.....
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Supreme Court: PILs Being Used For Personal, Political, Business Agenda(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the manner in which Public Interest Litigation or PIL was being "brazenly mis-utilised" by people wit.....
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Supreme Court of Canada: Children’s Interests Must Be Weighed in International Custody Cases(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court of Canada has held that in dealing with international child custody and abduction cases, Courts must look beyond parental intent and con.....
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Russia’s Supreme Court Calls for Review of Bitcoin Website Ban(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court of Russia has ordered the St. Petersburg City Court to review an appeal against blocking bitcoininfo.ru, a cryptocurrency website.
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Supreme Court Rejects Two Appeals Against Forfeiture of Dawood Ibrahim’s Properties(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals against a 2012 judgment of the Delhi High Court directing forfeiture of properties of mafia lord Dawood Ibrahi.....
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Supreme Court: 3 Yr Experience for Promotion to Post of Ass. Prof. Not Must After Completion of PG(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that three years’ experience as lecturer for promotion to the post of Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology) need not be after.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Swami Agnivesh's Plea Seeking Deletion of Scenes from "Padmaavat"(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of social activist Swami Agnivesh seeking deletion of scenes from the film 'Padmaavat' on the ground that it glor.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt’s Reply on Plea Against Polygamy, Nikah Halala(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to respond to a plea seeking to declare the provisions of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) validating the practice .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre and Assam Government Over Detention of Children(07.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Assam Government seeking a reply within four weeks on a petition alleging that 60 children were .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Centre's Plea Challenging Refund of Rs 104 Crore Ordered by TDSAT to RCom(07.01.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the Centre's plea challenging Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s order directing refund of around Rs 104.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Look Into Notes with Jihadi Messages(08.01.2020)
Supreme Court has told the Government to look into allegations that the Reserve Bank of India's Jammu branch had exchanged currency notes to the tune .....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Look Into PIL on RBI Branch Exchanging Defaced Currency Notes(08.01.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre on Tuesday to look into a Public Interest Litigation seeking Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Reserve.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt’s View on NGO’s Public Interest Litigation on Rabies(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court sought the Centre’s Response to a Public Interest Litigation seeking right to passive euthanasia for persons afflicted with rabies, whic.....
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Can’t Prove Ram’s Birthplace After So Many Centuries, Believers’ Faith is Evidence: Ram Lalla Virajman to SC(09.08.2019)
The Supreme Court questioned if issues, such as the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, have been dealt with by any court in the world.
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Supreme Court Upholds Homebuyers' Status of Financial Creditors(09.08.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the Government's decision to grant homebuyers the status of financial creditors, thereby enabling them to claim their dues wh.....
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Supreme Court Asks Are Descendants of Lord Ram Still There at Ayodhya(12.08.2019)
Supreme Court in a bid of curiousity to know whether anyone from the 'Raghuvansha' (descendants of Lord Ram) was still residing in Ayodhya has put thi.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Farmers’ Plea for Higher Compensation for Land(12.08.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by farmers for ‘fair compensation’ for land acquired from them. It said the villagers came to court 21 years later .....
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SC Extends Stay of Delhi HC Order Which Denied Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the stay of the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
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SC Issues Notice on Bail Application Upon Accused's Plea That Victim Had Consented(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a bail plea of a man accused of rape of a girl, who was a minor aged 17 years 8 months at the time of the offence, .....
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SC: Woman has Right to Stay Even in In-laws’ Home(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled once a woman lodges a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 she will have the right to residence in a house even if .....
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SC Grants Interim Relief Against Displacement to Govt. Teacher Appointments(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed by way of interim reprieve to teachers in a scheduled District in Jharkhand to continue in service and not be displaced by t.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Raising Concerns Over Slaughter of Animals in Religious Practice(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea raising concerns of slaughter of cows, poaching of elephants, killing of wild animals for crop protection and ani.....
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SC: Conviction Can Be Based on Sole Testimony of Victim If Reliable and Trustworthy(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that there can be a conviction based on the sole testimony of the sexual assault victim if she is found to be reliable an.....
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SC Upholds Patna HC Order Directing Husband to Pay Wife as Condition for Anticipatory Bail(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a husband plea against the Patna High Court direction to pay Rs. 20,000 to his wife monthly as a condition for grant of an.....
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SC Refuses Plea for Imposition of President’s Rule in Maharashtra(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking for removal of the State Government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and fo.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Enumeration of OBCs in Census 2021(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for inclusion of the enumeration of Other Backward.....
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CRIMINAL - AgustaWestland: CBI Court Directs to Shift Christian Michel to Cell Meant for Undertrials(06.03.2019)
A Special CBI Court in New Delhi has directed to shift Chirstian Michel, the alleged middleman in AgustaWestland case, to cell meant for undertrails f.....
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From Bofors to Pakistani F-16s to National Security: How the Rafale Drama Unfolded in SC Today(06.03.2019)
During the hearing, the government told the Supreme Court that documents related to Rafale deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry and cannot .....
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‘Can't Undo What Babur Did’: Supreme Court Reserves Order on Mediation in Ayodhya Dispute(06.03.2019)
Sunni Waqf Board and Nirmohi Akhara have agreed to mediation in the Ayodhya title dispute case while the third main litigant, Ram Lala Virajman, resis.....
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Rafale LIVE: Supreme Court Adjourns Case to March 14 After A-G, Petitioners Spar Over 'Stolen Files'(06.03.2019)
Rafale LIVE: The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the government for citing Pakistan’s use of F-16 fighter jets in the recent aerial confronta.....
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CRIMINAL - There is No Limitation Period to Seek Declaration of Marriage As 'Null And Void': SC(07.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that no period of limitation is prescribed so far as presentation of petition for declaration to declare a marriage being n.....
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FAMILY - There is No Limitation Period to Seek Declaration of Marriage as 'Null And Void': SC(07.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that no period of limitation is prescribed so far as presentation of petition for declaration to declare a marriage being n.....
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ENVIRONMENT - SC Upholds NGT Order Barring Constructions on Bellandur Wetlands(07.03.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a May 4, 2016, order of NGT disallowing two real estate companies from further building in the Bellandur catchment area.
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Submit Report on Social Media Misuse(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has transferred to itself all cases related to the linkage of social media profiles with Aadhaar pending in different high courts and al.....
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INX Media Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has granted bail to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation......
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Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court Allows 'Nirvani Akahara' to File Written Note on Moulding of Relief(23.10.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed 'Nirvani Akahara', one of the Hindu parties in the decades-old case of Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya.....
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Supreme Court Explains State Consumer Commission Cannot Set Aside Ex-Parte Order(24.10.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that District Consumer Forums and the State Commissions have no power to set aside ex-parte order thereby reiterating the .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Centre's Demand to Recover Dues of Rs 92,000 Crore from Telecom Companies(24.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a demand by the Government that telecom companies pay Rs 92,000 crore in overdue levies and interest as it accepted the gover.....
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines on Payment of Maintenance in Matrimonial Matters(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters. The Court has held that maintenance in all cases will be awarded.....
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SC Agrees to Give Priority to Disqualification Cases(05.11.2020)
Supreme Court has agreed to give priority to disqualification cases filed before it after a complaint by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, while withdrawin.....
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Supreme Court Mulls Setting Up Expert Panel to Study Effect of Mining Near Eco-Sensitive Zones(05.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that it was thinking of setting up an expert committee to assess the effect of mining in the coal blocks near eco-sensitive.....
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SC Asks UP Government to Bring Forth State Legislation to Cover Tenancy Laws(05.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the State of Uttar Pradesh has to bring forth its own State legislation so as to cover not only future but past tenanc.....
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SC Issues Notice on Andhra Govt's Plea Against HC Order Staying SIT Probe in Amaravati Land Case(05.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the appeal by Andhra Pradesh Government challenging stay granted by Andhra Pradesh High Court of the Special Invest.....
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SC Directs Centre to Consider Banning/Regulating Usage of Disinfectant Tunnels(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to issue necessary direction regarding ban/Regulation on the usage of disinfection tunnels/ exposure.....
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Do Relatives of Affluent SC/ST Employees Need Quota in Promotions, Asks Supreme Court(24.08.2018)
The bench questioned why 'creamy layer' principle, could not be made applicable to deny quota benefits in promotion to those affluent among the SC and.....
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SC to PCI: Mend Ways Or Be Superseded(24.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) that it would be superseded if it did not mend its ways of functioning in relation to grant o.....
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SC: Keep Water Level of Mullaperiyar Reservoir at Around Little Over 139 feet till August 31(24.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Tamil Nadu to keep the water level of the Mullaperiyar reservoir at around a little over 139 feet till August 31, a day aft.....
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Supreme Court: No Re-Election in Uncontested Panchayat Seats in WB(24.08.2018)
In a relief for Mamata Banerjee, Supreme Court has turned down the pleas of CPI(M) and BJP seeking cancellation of elections on uncontested local body.....
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‘This Is What I Get For Serving My Nation'? Defence Veterans Put On Hold in NRC Draft Demand Justice(24.08.2018)
The protest by the veterans comes ahead of the Standard Operating Procedure for claims and objections related to the draft NRC being finalised in the .....
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Not Mullaperiyar, Kerala's Own Surplus Water Caused Floods: Tamil Nadu Files Counter Affidavit(24.08.2018)
The Supreme Court has directed water level at Mullaperiyar dam be maintained at 139.99 feet till August 31 even as the blame game over devastating flo.....
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In Boost For Mamata, Supreme Court Says no Re-Election in Uncontested Panchayat Seats(24.08.2018)
The court had questioned the EC and state government over complaints by the BJP that other candidates were terrorised and stopped from filing nominati.....
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SC Rejects Plea to Enact Law to Provide Uniform Compensation to Victims of Violence(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a lawyer's plea seeking direction to Parliament to enact a law providing a uniform scheme of compensation for persons who .....
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SC: Conviction Can be Based on Sole Eye Witness Testimony Only if He is Wholly Reliable(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that conviction can be based on the testimony of a single eye witness so long he is found to be wholly reliable.
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Supreme Court Rejects Pleas to Allow APTEL Technical Member to Hold Office(21.12.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected pleas to allow the Technical Member of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) to hold office till 31st December, 2020 s.....
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SC: Vote Cast by Lawmaker Prior to Conviction on Same Day Cannot be Termed Invalid(21.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid.
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SC: Mere Offer of Refund Does Not Disentitle Flat Buyers from Claiming Compensation(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the flat purchasers are not disentitled from claiming compensation merely because the developer offered an exit option.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act, 2019(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government in a plea seeking declaration of the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operati.....
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SC: Tenancy Matters Governed Under Transfer of Property Act are Arbitrable(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the lease/tenancy matters which are not governed under the special statutes but under the Transfer of Property Act, .....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Amrapali Row: Supreme Court Says Bank of Baroda Should Recover Money from Builder not Buyers(28.03.2018)
Supreme Court has conveyed it to Bank of Baroda that they have lent money to the builder, Amrapali Group, and not to the flat buyers, therefore, they .....
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Supreme Court Stays Karnataka NEET PG Allotment Process(28.03.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed future proceedings of a notification issued by the Karnataka government making a minimum 10-year study in the State mandatory.....
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Need for Robust Law to Protect Citizens Sensitive Information: Supreme Court(28.03.2018)
Supreme Court has said that there was a need for a “robust” law to protect sensitive information of citizens and asked the UIDAI about the safeguards .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea to Reopen Mahatma Gandhi Assassination Case(28.03.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL to reopen Mahatma Gandhi's assassination case.
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Supreme Court Suspends Delhi HC Order Asking Election Commission to Allot Symbol to AIADMK(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has kept in abeyance a Delhi High Court order which had asked the Election Commission to consider allotting the ‘pressure cooker’ poll s.....
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Stay of Proceedings in Trial, Civil or Criminal, to Automatically Lapse in Six Months: Supreme Court(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that stay of proceedings in a pending trial, whether civil or criminal, will automatically lapse after six months unless extend.....
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If High Court Remains Without Permanent Chief Justice, Speedy Justice Suffers: Supreme Court(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has taken note of the troubles plaguing the appointment of judges to higher judiciary, particularly the non-appointment of permanent Chi.....
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Supreme Court Declares S.4(3)(b) of BPWC Arbitration Tribunal Act Unconstitutional(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court, while holding S. 4(3)(b) of Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008, unconstitutional, has observed that a provisio.....
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Supreme Court: Can Use Child Rape Law in Teen Marriages(01.09.2017)
Supreme Court has said that marriage is not an exemption under the law to protect children from sexual offences even though marital rape is not recogn.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Orders Barring Two Medical Colleges from Admitting Students(01.09.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed Centre's decisions barring two medical colleges from admitting students for MBBS course in the 2017-18 academic session.
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Israel’s Supreme Court Rules Same-sex Marriage is Not a Right(01.09.2017)
Supreme Court of Israel has ruled same-sex marriage is not a right. “To all intents and purposes, Israeli civil law does not recognise same-sex marria.....
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Sales Tax is Constitutional(01.09.2017)
Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that automobile sales tax implemented this year is constitutional.
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Supreme Court: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Prevails Over State Laws(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), being a central statute, will prevail over the state laws that are repug.....
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Supreme Court: Employees Personal Info Exempt from Disclosure Under RTI Act(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that service details of employees fall within the ambit of ‘personal information’ u/s 8(1)(j) of Right to Information Act, and .....
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Supreme Court Grants Conditional Interim Bail to Two Unitech Promoters(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has granted conditional interim bail to Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, two promoters of real estate firm Unitech Ltd, in a fraud case .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation of Panchayat President Posts in Kerala(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the g.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off for Disability Quota Seats(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably hi.....
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SC: Right of Being Represented Through Counsel is Part of Due Process Clause(28.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the right of being represented through a counsel is part of due process clause and is referable to the right guarantee.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Quashing of Condition for Eligibility of Civil Judge Exam(30.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea which seeks to quash the pre-requisite condition of three years of practice as an Advocate to be eligible fo.....
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SC Extends Time to Surrender for Chhattisgarh Prisoners Released on Interim Bail/Parole(31.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the time to surrender for prisoners in Chhattisgarh who were released on interim bail or parole as per the directions of th.....
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SC: Authorities Have No Power to Confiscate Animals During Pendency of Case(05.01.2021)
Supreme Court has said authorities have no power under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 to confiscate animals from traders during penden.....
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SC Orders Winding Up of UBHL to Recover ?11,000 Crores Kingfisher Dues(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed winding up of United Breweries Holding Ltd (UBHL) for recovery of dues payable by Kingfisher Airlines to creditors, includin.....
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Supreme Court Extends Stay on CERC Members’ Functioning(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on functioning of two members of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) by four weeks.
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SC Asks Karnataka HC to Decide CCI Plea on Vacating Stay Against Ecommerce Giants(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka High Court to decide the Competition Commission of India plea for vacating stay on the investigation against eco.....
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SC: Courts Should Inform Accused Availability of Right to Avail Default Bail(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that Courts should inform the accused of the availability of their indefeasible right to avail 'default bail' once it accru.....
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SC: Extra Attempt for UPSC Civil Services Exam Under Consideration by Appropriate Authority(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of the plea on behalf of 24 UPSC aspirants seeking an extra attempt in the civil service examination in the year 2021 in li.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Order Allowing Lalit Modi's Request for Cross-Examination of BCCI Officials(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order in favour of fugitive Lalit Modi, who wanted to cross-examine Board of Control for Cricket in Ind.....
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Supreme Court Asks Allahabad High Court to Monitor CBI Probe in Hathras Rape Case(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to monitor the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Hathras gang-rape and murder ca.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Challenging Government Advisory of COVID Testing at Rs 4500(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government's to file its response in a plea challenging the Government advisory fixing coronavirus testing faci.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Case for Guidelines on Court Functioning via Video Conferencing(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has taken up a suo moto case on the guidelines for the functioning of Courts via video conferencing during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Co.....
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SC: Burden to Prove Property as Joint Property of HUF on Person Who Asserts So(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed not only jointness of the family has to be proved but burden lies upon the person alleging the existence of a joint family .....
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SC Directs JJBs, Children's Courts to Consider Releasing Children on Interim Bail(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Juvenile Justice Boards and Children Courts to consider releasing all children alleged to be in conflict with the law o.....
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SC: HC Can Only Exercise Jurisdiction Over State of Which It is the High Court(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the jurisdiction of a High Court is limited to the territorial jurisdiction of the States of which it is the High Cour.....
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SC: Person Who Takes Benefit of a Portion of Will Cannot Challenge Remaining Portion(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a person who takes benefit of a portion of the Will cannot challenge the remaining portion of the Will.
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SC Bar President Hits Out at 'Rebel' Judges, Says Their Press Meet 'Concealed More Than It Revealed'(13.01.2018)
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, shot down speculation of the CJI's impeachment.
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No Other Justice or CJI Knew About the Explosive Dissent of Four Supreme Court Judges(13.01.2018)
It was unanimously decided that the four judges would meet the media on Friday itself, without delaying it any further. However, there was no time lef.....
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Supreme Court Crisis: Has the Judges' Rebellion Harmed Democracy? Or Saved It?(13.01.2018)
What has happened in the process though is that the cloak of secrecy and opinion around judges has now fallen. Motives are now openly being attached b.....
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Supreme Court Crisis LIVE: Bar Council to Hold Press Conference Shortly(13.01.2018)
SCBA had on Friday dismissed the extraordinary press conference of four senior Supreme Court judges where they made certain allegations, saying that h.....
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Supreme Court Crisis LIVE: Bar Council Tries to Bridge Divide, Forms Delegation to Meet All Judges(13.01.2018)
SCBA had on Friday dismissed the extraordinary press conference of four senior Supreme Court judges where they made certain allegations, saying that h.....
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What Next? Five Former Judges on Road Ahead for Supreme Court After a Tumultuous Week(14.01.2018)
An unprecedented press briefing by four senior most Supreme Court judges questioning the office of the Chief Justice of India shook the nation on Frid.....
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4 Retired Judges Back Dissenting Voices in Supreme Court, Write Open Letter to CJI(14.01.2018)
The letter by former apex court judge P B Sawant, ex- chief justice of Delhi High Court A P Shah, former Madras High Court judge K Chandru and ex-Bomb.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy(01.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea seeking appropriate action against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for falsely accusing second-se.....
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SC Directs Repatriation of Children in Children Protection Homes(01.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed for repatriation of children lodged in Children Protection Homes in eight states back to their families to take place as pe.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Chanda Kochhar's Challenge Against ICICI Bank Terminating Her Services(01.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the issue being of the contractual relationship between a private bank and its employee, it did not call for invocatio.....
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SC Dismisses Kerala Govt's Plea Against Investigation by CBI in Periya Double Murder Case(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed Kerala Government's plea against the decision of the Kerala High Court to transfer the further investigation in the Periya.....
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SC Pulls Up Gujarat Government in COVID-19 Designated Hospital Fire(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Gujarat Government in a matter pertaining to the fire which had broken out at a COVID-19 designated hospital in Rajkot.....
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SC: Practice of Affixing Posters Outside Residence of COVID19 Patients Creates Stigma(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the practice of conspicuously affixing posters outside the residence of COVID19 positive patients creates stigma and o.....
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Providing Support to Contain Encephalitis in Bihar, Centre Tells Supreme Court(04.07.2019)
It said a decision has been taken to set up five virology labs in different districts of the state from the NHM funds and the location of the district.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Contempt Plea Against Hasmukh Adhia, Ajay Bhushan Pandey(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected the contempt petitions filed against former and current revenue secretaries Hasmukh Adhia and Ajay Bhushan Pandey after the.....
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Supreme Court Will Not Interfere With HC Order Involving Trinamool Leader's Wife(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order which put in abeyance the summons issued by the Customs Department against .....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre, Assam Govt to Reply to Request by Paralysed Man, Declared Foreigner(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre and the Assam Government on a request of an imprisoned paralysed man who has been declared a foreig.....
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Supreme Court: Member of Air Force Has No Unconditional Right to Leave Service(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a person who has been enrolled as a member of the Air Force does not have an unqualified right to leave service at his or.....
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Supreme Court: No Barring Against Adoption in Christian Law Even if Couple Have Naturally Born Child(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that by virtue of adoption a child gets transplanted into a new family where after he or she is deemed to be member of that.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Plea of TikTok Seeking Transfer of Cases(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to hear a request of Chinese social media app TikTok for the transfer of cases relating to ban on it from the Madras High C.....
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Breaking Toons: Kejriwal Shows Who’s the Boss(04.07.2018)
Arvind Kejriwal got a major victory in his long-running fight for administrative powers to run the national capital and a shot in the arm ahead of the.....
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Puducherry Cannot be Compared With the Case of Delhi, Clarifies Supreme Court(04.07.2018)
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra analysed the provisions of Article 239A which governs Puducherry.
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Key Questions Answered in Delhi Govt vs L-G Verdict and the Grey Areas(04.07.2018)
The Supreme Court constitution bench of five judges headed by CJI Dipak Misra outlined the powers of a Lieutenant Governor stating if “legitimate d.....
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Supreme Court Says the Buck Stops at L-G's Door, Kejriwal Claims 'Big Victory'(04.07.2018)
L-G cannot substitute an elected government, the Bench underscored multiple times in its three concurrent judgments, authored by the CJI and Justices .....
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Supreme Court Tells Jaiprakash Associates: Deposit Rs 600 Crore to Refund Home Buyers(05.07.2018)
With Jaiprakash Associates Ltd failing to deposit Rs 1,000 crore, the Supreme Court has asked the real estate firm to pay Rs 600 crore to pay back to .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Central Government’s Response on Plea Against Polygamy(05.07.2018)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea that challenged the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and 'nikah.....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod for Auction of Three Unitech Properties Worth Rs. 600 Crore(06.07.2018)
Supreme Court has permitted the auction of three properties belonging to Unitech Ltd in Agra, Varanasi and Sriperumbudur to reimburse the claims of th.....
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SC Reiterates That Availing of Civil Remedy is Not a Ground to Quash Criminal Proceedings(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that, even if a civil remedy is availed by a party, he is not precluded from setting in motion the proceedings in crimina.....
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SC: Court to be Satisfied with Instances of Domestic Violence Before Issuing Notice in Complaint(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that before issuing notice in a complaint alleging domestic violence, the Court has to be prima facie satisfied that there .....
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SC: Conflicting Claims of Legal Representatives Can be Decided in Execution Proceedings(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the conflicting claims of legal representatives can be decided in execution proceedings given the principles of Rule 5.....
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SC Sets Aside NCDRC Findings of Unfair Trade Practice Against Star TV and Bharti Airtel(24.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the order of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which directed Star TV and Bharti Airtel to jointly pa.....
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SC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Cannot be Invoked for Granting Premature Release to Convicted Prisoners(24.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Writ of Habeas Corpus cannot be invoked for granting plea seeking the premature release of a convicted prisoner. The.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against NCLAT Observations on Registrar of Companies(24.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on Tata Sons' plea against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's Order declining the Registrar of Companies'.....
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President of India Appoints Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of India(14.09.2018)
President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2.....
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Institutional Preference In Post-Graduate Medical Admissions: SC Refers Petitions To Larger Bench(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the issue of providing an institutional preference for post-graduate medical admissions.
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NCLT/NCLAT Shouldn't Interfere in Insolvency Resolution Proceedings: Supreme Court(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has said that NCLT and NCLAT should refrain from interfering in insolvency resolution proceedings by the Interim Resolution Professional.....
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Public Prosecutor Cannot Act Like A Post Office Of The Government: Supreme Court(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has re-iterated that a public prosecutor cannot act like a post office of the Government while acting on a petition for withdrawal of pr.....
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Stamp Duty Not Necessary For Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitration Awards In India: Supreme Court(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that payment of stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act is not necessary for the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Ind.....
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The Day Is Not Far Off When Every Judgment Can Be ‘Annulled’ By Governments’: SC(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court while setting aside Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularization of Admission in Medical Colleges) Ordinance, 2017, made scathing obser.....
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Meet Anand Grover: The Man Who Battled Section 377(14.09.2018)
On the day Supreme Court decriminalised gay sex between consenting adults, Anand Grover, who was representing petitioner Naz Foundation in the case, s.....
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SC Upholds P&H HC Order Directing GST Department to Re-Open Facility to File or Revise GST TRAN-1(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court of India has upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department to re-open the facilit.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere with Bail Granted to Chinmayanand in Sexual Exploitation Case(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Shajahanpur law student challenging the order passed by Allahabad High Court which gra.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Fadnavis Plea(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to re-examine its verdict reviving the trial against former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly not d.....
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SC: Filing of Criminal Case & Acquittal Therein Cannot be Treated as Ground for Granting Divorce(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that filing of a criminal case by one of the parties to the marriage and the acquittal therein cannot be automatically trea.....
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SC Asks Sajjan Kumar to Appear Before AIIMS Board for Medical Examination on Plea for Bail(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, to appear before an All India Institute.....
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SC Requests Delhi High Court to List Riots Cases on March 6(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the Delhi High Court to list on 6th March, 2020, the Petition seeking registration of First Information Reports against po.....
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SC: Time Limit Stipulation Mandating DM to Deliver Possession of Secured Asset Only Directory(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that time limit stipulation in Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Secur.....
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SC: Retired Employee Can File Plea Against Stoppage of Pension at Place of Residence(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a retired employee can file a writ petition against stoppage of pension at the place where she is residing and need not ap.....
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SC Puts Hold on International Award Directing Antrix Corporation to Pay Compensation(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has put on hold an international award which had directed Antrix Corporation, to pay compensation to Bengaluru-based startup "Devas Mult.....
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SC: Offence Established Only When Insult Based on SC-ST Status of Person(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the offence under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not established me.....
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SC: Regulatory Regime for Use of Disinfectants on Human Body Required(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there has to be a regulatory regime for the use of disinfectants, fumigation or UV ray on the human body.
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SC Dismisses Appeal Against HC Order Allowing Harper Collins to Publish Book on Asaram Bapu Case(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed against a Delhi High Court interim order allowing publication of Harper Collins' book titled 'Gunning For .....
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SC Refuses Plea of Sameer Thakkar for Transfer of FIRs on Tweets Against Ministers(17.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Petition filed on behalf of Sameer Thakkar for transfer and consolidation of investigation in the First Infor.....
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SC Issues Notice in Tax Evasion Case of Karti Chidambaram and Wife(17.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Income Tax Department in the 2018 tax evasion case against Congress Member of Parliament, Karti Chidambaram and.....
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SC: Show Cause Notice Must Clearly Mention Intention to Blacklist Noticee(17.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a show cause notice, to constitute the valid basis of a blacklisting order, must spell out clearly, or its contents be.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Waiver of Exam Fee of Class X & XII Students(18.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking waiver of payment of exam fees for students of Class X & XII in wake of the pandemic situation.
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SC: CBI Investigation Not Vitiated for Not Obtaining Consent of State Government(18.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation is not vitiated merely for not obtaining prior consent of the .....
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SC Asks MoEF to Issue Appointment Letters to Incumbent Members of NGT(18.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change that appointment orders be issued to the incumbent judicial and technica.....
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SC Issues Directions for Protection of Shivlinga at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple(02.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued directions to the Temple Management Committee for the preservation of Shivlinga in the Mahakaleshwar Temple at Ujjain as ther.....
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SC: Appeal Against NCDRC Order Passed in Execution Proceedings Not Maintainable(02.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an appeal before it against an order which has been passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in t.....
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SC Pulls Up Delhi & Maharashtra for Not Filing Affidavit Showing Compliance of Welfare Statutes(02.09.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the State Governments of Maharashtra and National Capital Territory of Delhi for not filing affidavits regarding the imple.....
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SC Refuses Netflix Appeal Against Order Restraining Subrata Roy's Name in Web Series(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain Netflix's petition against a local Bihar Court's Order restraining the use of Subrata Roy's name in the upcomin.....
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SC Refuses Bail to Teen Accused of Killing Minor in Gurugram School in 2017(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to a teenager accused of killing a 7-year old boy at a Gurugram school in 2017.
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SC Orders Removal of 48,000 Slum Dwellings Around Delhi Rail Tracks in 3 Months(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the removal of nearly 48,000 slum dwellings around the 140-kilometer length of railway tracks in New Delhi within three mont.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Verdict for Converting Govt Schools to English Medium(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court Order which had quashed Government Orders seeking to implement Eng.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Mandatory Death Penalty Under SC/ST Act(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging mandatory death penalty under Section 3(2)(i) of the Scheduled Castes and the Sched.....
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SBI Sold Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 3,622 crore in March & April, Shows RTI Response(10.05.2019)
The scheme of electoral bonds notified by the Centre in 2018 has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Judges Aren't 'Fearful Saints', Have to Be 'Fearless Preachers': Supreme Court(11.05.2019)
The apex court said this in its judgment upholding the conviction of an advocate for criminal contempt of court for misbehaving and attempting to assa.....
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Absolutely Incorrect: Jaitley Calls Reports of Differences Between AG, Centre 'Motivated'(11.05.2019)
Venugopal had written to all the Supreme Court judges to set up a committee of three retired judges of the apex court to look into allegations of sexu.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Government Response on Plea Challenging CCTVs in Classrooms(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Government on a plea challenging a plan to install CCTV cameras in schools in the national capital citi.....
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Supreme Court: Afraid of What You Will Do With Property?(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it would pass orders on handing over the projects to other companies and would consider the option of Government-Owned.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Birla Corp SLP on Document Theft(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) moved by MP Birla Group company, Birla Corporation, against a group of minority shareholder.....
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Police Diary Entry Not a Must to Lodge FIR: Supreme Court(28.05.2018)
Supreme Court has held that entering details of a crime in the General Diary of a police station is not a precondition either for the lodging of an FI.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Establishment of Media Tribunal to Regulate Media(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by Film Producer Nilesh Navalakha seeking establishment of an independent, regulatory 'Media Tribu.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Direction to Central Govt to Appoint Members of Law Commission(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking for a direction to the Central Government to appoint th.....
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SC Refuses to Transfer to Itself Petitions Challenging UP Religious Conversion Law(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to transfer to itself the petitions filed in Allahabad High Court challenging the ordinance brought by the Uttar Pradesh gov.....
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SC Dismisses Challenge to HC Order Notifying Election Schedule Not to be Interfered With(27.01.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Andhra Pradesh State Government's challenge to the High Court decision holding that the order issued by the State Elec.....
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SC Allows Woman Declared as Foreigner to File Review in Gauhati High Court(27.01.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to a woman, who was declared as a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam, to file a review petition in the Gauh.....
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Goa Mining Dependants to Meet BJP Chief Amit Shah on Jan 13 Over SC Ban(11.01.2019)
In March last year, the Supreme Court quashed 88 leases and prohibited the extraction of fresh iron ore.
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CBI to File Status Report in Coal Scam Probe in Supreme Court Soon(13.01.2019)
A report had alleged the prosecution clearance given about the officer by Verma was one of the decisions revoked by Interim CBI Director M Nageshwar R.....
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SC Asks Chief Wildlife Wardens of States to Give Information Regarding Captive Elephants(14.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Chief Wild Life Wardens of states to ascertain the age of all the captive elephants and supply that information to the .....
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Supreme Court to Hear Plea Against Citizenship Amendment Bill After Rajya Sabha Clears It(14.01.2019)
The PIL opposed the bill on the ground that it had introduced religion as a new principle into the citizenship law .
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'Zero-Change' in UPA-era Surveillance Rules Notified by Centre: Home Ministry(14.01.2019)
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and sought its response within six weeks time.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Requesting Guidelines For Kejriwal’s Protests(14.01.2019)
In his plea, the petitioner had said that there is no statutory or legal provision empowering the chief minister to go on the strike.
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Supreme Court Disposes Of PIL Seeking Action Against China-Backed Fake Loans(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking action against China-backed fake loan apps by asking the petitioner .....
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SC: Mere Possession of Currency Notes Not Sufficient to Constitute Offence u/s 7 of PCA(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere possession or recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to constitute an offence under Section 7 of the Preven.....
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SC: Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Judicial Order Passed by High Court(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 would not be maintainable in order to challenge which.....
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SC: Punishment of Dismissal from Service is Not Disproportionate to 'Corrupt' Employee(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a Central Industrial Security Force officer dismissed from service for indulging in corruption, observing th.....
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SC Stays Imposition of NGT's Environmental Compensation on Thermal Plants(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the recovery of 'Environmental Compensation' imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for non-achievement of 100 % Fly A.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Apply 30% Domicile Reservation to 2019-20 Academic Year(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has approved the decision of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata to not apply the benefit of 30%.....
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SC: Backwardness Can’t Justify as Ground for Reservation in Breach of 50% Cap(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has said that social, educational and economic backwardness or inadequate representation of a community in public services cannot be a g.....
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Supreme Court Inquires if Convicted Netas Should Get Lifetime Poll Ban(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a new prayer in a pending Public Interest Litigation seeking a life ban on politicians convicted of h.....
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SC Allows NLSIU to Conduct NLAT, Restrains from Declaring Results and Making Admissions(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the National Law School of India to conduct the Admission Test-NLAT2020 as per the schedule. However, the Court has restrain.....
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Supreme Court Extends Deadline for Completion of Trial to Tarun Tejpal Rape Case(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has granted additional time to a Goa Court for completion of the trial in the alleged rape case against Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-c.....
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SC: Courts Should be Lenient for Production of Document Which Could Not be Produced Earlier(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Courts should take a lenient view when an application is made by defendant for production of the document which he.....
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Supreme Court Orders CRPF Protection to Victim's Family and Witnesses(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court, has directed that the security to the victim's family and the witnesses in the Hathras gang-rape and murder case shall be provided by t.....
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Supreme Court Seeks High Courts' Response on 'Draft Rules of Criminal Practice'(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has during the suo moto proceedings related to inadequacies and inefficiencies in the criminal trial system, sought the response of all .....
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SC Seeks HC’s Response on Report Suggesting Expeditious Trial of Cheque Bounce Cases(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the responses of all High Courts to the preliminary report submitted by Amici Curiae with suggestions for expeditious trial o.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Withdrawal of Z-Plus Security Cover to Ambani Brothers(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition seeking withdrawal of Z-plus security cover to the Ambani brothers and their family members but frowned upon th.....
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In Supreme Court's Hour of Crisis, Justice SA Bobde Emerges as Peacekeeper in the Family(15.01.2018)
Justice SA Bobde could be the man to watch out for if the apex judiciary succeeds in coming out of the current crisis anytime soon.
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Full Court Meeting Likely in Supreme Court Today, Here’s What It Means(15.01.2018)
Multiple legal experts, including formed SC judges, have told News18 that a Full Court would be an ‘ideal setting’ to seek wider consensus on admi.....
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Supreme Court Crisis LIVE: Judges Meet Over Tea, Say 'Issues Need to be Solved Institutionally'(15.01.2018)
All the judges of the top court, including the four dissenting judges, met over tea at 10.15am on Monday.
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Supreme Court Crisis LIVE: Bar Council Chief Says Issues Have Been Resolved(15.01.2018)
All the judges of the top court, including the four dissenting judges, met over tea at 10.15am on Monday.
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victim's Widow Alleges Death Threats By Sajjan Kumar(15.01.2018)
Recently, the Supreme Court had ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team to investigate 186 cases of 1984 riots. Justice (Retd) Dhingra i.....
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Leave Of Court Not Necessary To Institute Suit On Behalf Of Minor By ‘Next Friend’: Supreme Court(16.01.2018)
Supreme Court has held that there is neither any provision for appointment of next friend by the court nor the permission of the court is necessary f.....
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Leave Of Court Not Necessary To Institute Suit On Behalf Of Minor By ‘Next Friend’: Supreme Court(16.01.2018)
Supreme Court has held that there is neither any provision for appointment of next friend by the court nor the permission of the court is necessary f.....
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Supreme Court Judge in Loya Case Breaks Down During Meeting With CJI(16.01.2018)
Justice Arun Mishra is said to have broken down for being "unfairly" targeted by the four judges raising questions about his "competenc.....
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Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Sexual Harassment Accused(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has denied the plea for anticipatory bail to an accused in a case of eve-teasing, where First Information Report under section 354 of th.....
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SC Rejects Plea to Reopen Sterlite Tamil Nadu Plant(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to allow a Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, to open on an experimental basis for a short time to give the c.....
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SC: Victims of Human Right Violation by Investigating Agencies have Right to Copy of CCTV Footage(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that in case of any human right violation by investigating agencies like police, CBI, NIA, ED Etc, the victims have the right t.....
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SC Directs High Powered Committee to Consider Applications Against Reduction of Width of Road(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the High Powered Committee set-up by it to consider the applications filed before the Court by the Ministry of Defence and the.....
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Supreme Court Stays NCLAT Direction for Probe Against Flipkart Under Competition Act(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) directing a probe by the Competition Commission of India against.....
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SC Stays Gujarat HC Order Directing Persons Not Wearing Masks to Do Community Service(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Gujarat High Court order which had directed the State of Gujarat to come up with a policy or order that would direct for .....
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Crypto-currency, Bitcoins Aren't Valid Currency or Money Under Existing Laws: RBI Tells SC(14.09.2018)
The affidavit field in Supreme Court said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the authority to notify instruments as valid currency but it should.....
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Supreme Court Grants Rs. 50 Lakh Compensation To Former ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has granted Rs 50 lakh compensation to Nambi Narayanan for being arrested by the Kerala police 24 years ago after being falsely implicat.....
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SC Modifies The Earlier Directions Issued To Prevent Misuse Of 498A IPC(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has modified its directions issued in Rajesh Sharma case for preventing misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code and also got rid of .....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions To End Stigma Of Leprosy(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to end the stigma and discrimination of leprosy patients and also directed the States and Union Territor.....
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SC Questions Logic Of Separating Families Of ‘Foreigners’ Detained In Assam Jails(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has questioned the logic of separating family members of the declared foreign nationals in detention centres.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Accept AAP Govt's Appeal Against Paying BJP-run Delhi Civic Bodies(17.09.2018)
The court declined to put brakes on the implementation of the Delhi High Court order issued in April this year for disbursal of monies to the East Del.....
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HP Govt Has Unique Task at Hand — Rebuild 43-year-old Appraisal Reports of a Deceased Cop(17.09.2018)
The Supreme Court has given four weeks to the Chief Secretary to present the annual confidential reports of Deputy SP Chuni Lal Sharma for the years b.....
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SC Directs Four Developers to Submit Response in Maradu Flat Demolition Case(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the four developers in the Maradu flat demolition case to submit their written submissions pertaining to their proposal to .....
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SC Issues Contempt Notice to Maharashtra Assembly Secretary Over Letter to Arnab Goswami(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to the Secretary of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for sending a letter to Arnab Goswami, the editor-in.....
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SC Directs Serving of Copy on UOI in PIL Seeking Termination of MOU with Chinese Counterparts(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Petitioners to serve Union of India a copy in a Public Interest Litigation seeking for directions to terminate any Memo.....
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Supreme Court Directs Airtel, Vodafone to Disclose Details About 'Segmented Offers' to TRAI(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Airtel, Vodafone to disclose information/details sought by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regarding segmented offers.....
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Supreme Court Makes Jharkhand Coal Block Auction Provisional And Subject to Orders(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that any action in connection with the opening of commercial coal mining in Jharkhand and the coal block auction would be p.....
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Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order Directing ECI to Hold Bye-Elections UP's Suar Constituency(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court order directing the Election Commission for holding by election for the Assembly Constituency Suar, .....
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Supreme Court: Restrictions in Kashmir have to be Reviewed from Time to Time(24.10.2019)
Supreme Court has told the Jammu and Kashmir administration that they may impose restrictions in the name of national interest, but it has to be revie.....
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Supreme Court:Criminal Complaint Cannot Carry on After Settlement Between Parties in Marital Disputes(25.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a criminal complaint made under Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 cannot contin.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Entry of Muslim Women into Mosques(25.10.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response of the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation seeking entry of Muslim women in all mosques of the country. The Court.....
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Supreme Court: All Kochi Flat Owners to Get Uniform Interim Compensation(25.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that all the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for dem.....
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Supreme Court Raps MP HC for Sentencing Only 4-day Jail for Axe Attack(30.10.2019)
Supreme Court has rapped Madhya Pradesh High Court while setting aside its judgment that had handed the meager sentence of four days to four men who h.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Can Imply Term in Contract Only if Literal Interpretation Fails to Give Result(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that an unexpressed term can be implied if and only if the Court finds that the parties must have intended that term to form p.....
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Economic Survey Flags Ballooning Pile of Pending Cases, Says 8,500+ Judges Needed to Clear Backlog(04.07.2019)
The Economic Survey estimated that eight additional judges are needed in the Supreme Court in the next five years to clear the backlog.
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Mining Lease Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice to Govt(05.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to formally place its stand in the court on a petition seeking to quash some 358 mining leases, which h.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Former Tata Trusts head Venkataramanan's Response on Shapoorji Pallonji's plea(05.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought reply from R Venkataramanan, a former managing trustee of Tata Trusts, on an appeal of Shapoorji Pallonji Group challenging .....
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Supreme Court Convicts 12 for Murder of Former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya in 2003(05.07.2019)
Supreme Court has convicted 12 accused in the March 2003 murder of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya. All have been sentenced to life term.
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Supreme Court: Post Age-Relaxation Benefit, Candidates Cannot Shift to General Seats(05.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that a reserved category candidate cannot seek accommodation in or migration to general seat, after availing of the age relaxa.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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SC Seeks Response on Serving Court Summons Through Digital Means(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has favoured serving Court summons through SMS, WhatsApp and email in contrast to the present system of physical delivery to the accused.....
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SC: Revision Petition Before NCDRC Against SCDRC Order in Execution Proceedings Not Maintainable(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a revision would not be maintainable under Section 21 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 before National Consumer .....
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SC Issues Notice Over Construction of Party Head Office in Violation of Environmental Norms(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Telugu Desam Party and the state of Andhra Pradesh on a plea challenging the construction of the party state he.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Delhi Police Challenge Against Bail Granted to Devangana Kalita(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Delhi police challenging the Delhi High Court order granting bail to student activis.....
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SC: Trivial Procedural Lapses Not a Ground to Nullify SARFAESI Proceedings(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that proceedings initiated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities In.....
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SC Declines Stay on Calcutta High Court Direction to Reduce Private School Fees by 20%(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the directions passed by the Calcutta High Court whereby private schools were asked to reduce their fees by a minimu.....
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Supreme Court: Suspension Must Necessarily Be For A Short Duration(27.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while reiterating that suspension must necessarily be for a short duration, has upheld a Madras High Court judgment that had quashed th.....
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Supreme Court: Second Marriage Valid Even If Plea Against Divorce is Pending(27.08.2018)
Supreme Court has clarified that second marriage would not be void if solemnised during the pendency of appeal filed by aggrieved party against the de.....
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SC Exempts NDTV Promoters from Making Deposit Before SAT in Appeal Against Penalty by SEBI(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has exempted NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy, from making deposit before the Securities Appellate Tribunal(SAT) for hearing the.....
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Supreme Court Grants Five Days Interim Bail for Siddique Kappan(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the interim bail application filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists, seeking release of journalist Siddique Kappan, ci.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against What'sApp's New Privacy Policy(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice, returnable within four weeks, on an application seeking to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Tenure of IPAB Chairperson Justice Manmohan Singh(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking extension of tenure of incumbent Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board Justice Manmohan .....
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SC Lifts Curbs on Cryptocurrency Imposed by Reserve Bank of India(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has lifted the curbs imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on entities regulated by it such as Banks and Non-bank financial institu.....
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SC: Consumer Forum Has No Power to Extend Time Beyond 45 Days for Opposite Party's Version(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the time period for filing opposite party's version in Consumer case cannot be extended beyond the period of 45 days presc.....
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SC Directs Delhi HC to Fast-Track Hearing on PILs in Hate Speech Case(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi High Court to fast-track hearing on public interest litigations seeking registration of First Information Reports agains.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Deny Insurance Claim Over Driver’s Fake Licence(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company cannot deny the claim to the owner of a vehicle involved in a road accident if his driver had falsel.....
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SC: RTI Cannot be Invoked to Get Information from Court Regarding Any Case(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a person cannot invoke the Right to Information Act, 2005 to get details of a case, which can be disclosed only as per rul.....
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Judicial Review is Possible Only If There is Unreasonableness, Irrationality or Arbitrariness: SC(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that unless the court concludes that the decision-making process or the decision taken by authority bristles with mala fi.....
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UP Higher Judicial Service Promotees Can’t Be Given Promotion Without Suitability Test: Supreme Court(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has asserted that promotees recruited to the UP Higher Judicial Services (HJS) in the year 2008/2009 are not entitled to seniority prior.....
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Supreme Court Gives Gratuity Boost to Daily Wagers Who Get Regularized(30.03.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that daily wage-earners who get regularized would be entitled to gratuity for the entire period of service and not just from t.....
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Supreme Court: Limitation u/s 34 of Arbitration Act Begins From Date of Delivery of Award Copy(30.03.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the limitation period prescribed under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act would commence only fro.....
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SC to Temples In Mathura, Vrindavan: Donate Flower Offerings to Shelter Homes for Widows, Destitute(31.03.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the temples in Mathura and Vrindavan to donate all flowers offered to them to shelter homes for widows and destitute women,.....
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"Can't Keep Prisoners Like Animals": Supreme Court on Overcrowding in Jails(31.03.2018)
Supreme Court has said that prisoners cannot be kept in jail like animals, after it was informed that many of the over 1,300 prisons across the countr.....
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SC: Breach of Natural Justice Rule Cannot by Itself Lead to Conclusion of Prejudice(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the breach of the audi alteram partem rule cannot by itself, without more, lead to the conclusion that prejudice is th.....
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SC Stays Orissa HC's Ban on Bird/Animal Sacrifice During 'Chatar Yatra'(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed an Orissa High Court judgment which banned animal/bird during 'Chatar Yatra' festival.
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SC Directs Gurudwara Board to Approach DMD in Plea to Conduct Dusshera, Takht Isnan(20.10.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Nanded Sikh Gurudwara Sachkand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Board to approach the Secretary, Disaster Management Depart.....
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SC: Court Hearing First Appeal in Criminal Matter Required to Form Its Own Opinion(21.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the Court hearing First Appeal in criminal matters required to form its opinion on the basis of the evidence on reco.....
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SC Allows Caretaker Trust to Operate Bank Accounts Towards Philanthropic Causes(22.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Maharawal Khewaji Trust that manages the Rs 20,000 Crores worth property of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely sta.....
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SC: Proposer Duty Bound to Disclose Pre-Existing Ailments to the Insurer(22.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a proposer who seeks to obtain a policy of life insurance is duty bound to disclose pre-existing medical condition to .....
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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta Limited to Bid for National Aluminium Company Limited’s Alumina Tenders(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed Vedanta Limited to bid for alumina tenders by National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). The Court said that Vedanta Limite.....
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Supreme Court: Conviction Cannot be Solely Based on Evidence of Hand-Writing Expert(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that without an independent and reliable corroboration, the opinion of the handwriting experts cannot be relied upon to b.....
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Supreme Court: Violation of Law by Itself Cannot Lead to Finding of Contributory Negligence(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a violation of law by itself, without anything more, cannot lead to a finding of contributory negligence while considering.....
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SC Issues Notice on Calcutta HC's Challenge Against Judgment Modifying Senior Designation Guidelines(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on a Petition filed by the Calcutta High Court challenging its own judgment that allowed in part the challenge to it.....
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Supreme Court: Long Continuous Possession by Itself Cannot be Termed as Adverse Possession(16.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that long and continuous possession by itself cannot be termed as adverse possession to perfect title within the meaning .....
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Supreme Court Quashes Madras High Court's Direction to Form Committee for Reforms(16.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court Order that directed the State to constitute a committee to recommend reforms in the Criminal Justice S.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Curbs on Karti Chidambaram's Foreign Travel(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karti Chidambaram not to go abroad till September 11 and permitted CBI to furnish details of his interrogation in case relatin.....
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Kenyan Supreme Court Annuls Uhuru Kenyatta Election Victory(04.09.2017)
Kenya’s Supreme Court has declared Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the presidential election last month invalid and ordered a new vote to be held within 6.....
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SC Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad for Six Months on Condition(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's application to travel abroad for 6 months on a condition of depositing Rs. 2 crores. The Cou.....
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SC Issues Notice in Amazon Plea Challeging Delhi HC Stay on Future-Reliance Retail Stake Sale(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single .....
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SC Issues Notice in Amazon Plea Challeging Delhi HC Stay on Future-Reliance Retail Stake Sale(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single .....
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UPSC Marks Can't be Given Under RTI: Supreme Court Declines to Review its Order(17.09.2018)
The top court has refused to reconsider its ruling whereby it had earlier cited confidentiality and integrity of the UPSC exams to put the scores of I.....
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Failure to Explain Possession of Bribe Money Will Attract Prosecution: Supreme Court(17.09.2018)
SC has observed that once the prosecution has established that the accused was possessing the bribe money, it is for the accused to explain that how t.....
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Eye Witnesses’ Evidence Can’t Be Doubted on Ground That They Made No Attempts to Save Deceased: SC(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that evidence of the eye witnesses cannot be doubted on the ground that they did not intervene in the attack nor made attem.....
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Failure to Determine Blood Group of Accused Not Enough to Pass Order of Acquittal: Supreme Court(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has asserted that mere non-determination of blood group from the sample obtained from the scene of crime would not be sufficient to acqu.....
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Frame Rules to Pay Compensation to Accident Victims by Auctioning Uninsured Vehicles: SC to States(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed each state and union territory to frame appropriate rules to put uninsured motor vehicles in public auction and pay compens.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Accept Delhi Govt's Appeal Against Paying Delhi Civic Bodies(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to issue an interim order against the directive to release payments of two civic bodies in the national capital.
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Supreme Court Stays Bail Granted to Kashmir Businessman in Terror Funding Case(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order that granted bail to Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali in a case where he was accused of.....
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Supreme Court Seeks CBI Report on "Larger Conspiracy" on Rajiv Gandhi's Assassination(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the latest status report from the CBI-led Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) on its probe into unraveling a larger c.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Convicted Just because Extra Judicial Confession is Proved(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man who spent about thirteen years in jail after he was convicted in a rape and murder case. The Apex Court set aside th.....
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Anti-Sikh Riots Case: Supreme Court Directs AIIMS to Submit Sajjan Kumar’s Health Report(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to submit Sajjan Kumar’s health report in four weeks. He has been sentenced for.....
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Supreme Court Directs Completion of Insolvency Resolution Process of Jaypee Infra Ltd within 90 Days(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has directed completion of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) within 90 days for Jaypee Infratech Ltd and said the revised r.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre, 9 States for Report on RTI Watchdog Appointments(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the Central and State Information Commissions.....
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SC: Insult of SC-ST Person Within Four Walls of Building is Not Offence(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that insult or intimidation of a Scheduled Caste-Scheduled Tribe person within the four walls of the building, is not an offenc.....
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SC: Objective of Granting Maintenance is to Ensure Dependant Spouse Not Reduced to Destitution(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the objective of granting interim / permanent alimony/maintenance is to ensure that the dependant spouse is not reduce.....
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SC: Power to Transfer Petition Invoked When Subsequent Petition Seeks Divorce or Judicial Separation(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a power to transfer the petition under Section 21A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be invoked only when the subsequent.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain SLP Against Delhi HC Stay on Order to Reserve ICU Beds(10.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the special leave petition filed by the Delhi government against Delhi High Court's stay on the government orde.....
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SC Directs No Unnecessary Adjournments in Criminal Cases Against Legislators(11.11.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered that no unnecessary adjournments should be granted in criminal cases pending against legislators across the country. The Cou.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Supreme Court to Bihar Govt: Government Authorities Cannot Approach The Court As And When They Please(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court observed that Government working lethargy is not a pretext to condone the delay while imposing cost of Rs. 20,000 on Bihar Government fo.....
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Supreme Court Vacates Stay On SSC Exam Results(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court has vacated the stay on declaration of results of the SSC Examination 2017—both Combined Graduate Level Examination and Combined Higher .....
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Supreme Court Bars Lawyer Convicted For Criminal Contempt From Entering Allahabad District Court(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court observed while upholding the Allahabad High Court order convicting an Advocate for criminal contempt for misbehaving and assaulting a Ch.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Allocation of Separate Funds for Judiciary(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed for non prosecution a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking directions for allocation of separate and adequate funds fo.....
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SC: Period of Limitation to Commence from When Signed Copies Available to Parties(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the period of limitation for filing the Petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would comm.....
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SC: Non-Explanation by Accused Statement Cannot be Used as Link to Complete Chain of Circumstances(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that false explanation or non-explanation of the accused to the questions posed by the court under Section 313 of the Code .....
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SC Allows Franklin Templeton to Call for Meeting of Unit Holders(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed a stay on redemption requests from investors and allowed Franklin Templeton Trustees to call for meeting of unit holders to.....
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SC: Article 32 is an Important & Integral Part of Basic Structure of Constitution(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that Article 32 is an important and integral part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India, 1949. Article 32 i.....
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SC Asks Centre, States to Suggest Measures to Ensure Compliance of Social Distancing(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre and State Governments to put forth suggestions for proper implementation of guidelines and SOP's for social dist.....
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SC: Magistrate Can Order Registration of FIR for Offences Under Mines And Minerals Act(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the bar under Section 22 of the Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) is not attracted when.....
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SC: Long Delay in FIR Can be Valid Consideration for Grant of Anticipatory Bail(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a long delay in lodging First Information Report can be a valid consideration for grant of anticipatory bail.
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Supreme Court Upholds Levy of GST on Lottery, Betting and Gambling(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court upheld the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on lotteries, betting and gambling.
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SC Directs NTA to Consider Requests of Candidates to Furnish Original OMR Sheets(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by some aspirants for admission for undergraduate medical courses seeking quashing of the.....
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Supreme Court Puts Onus on Cognizant in Buyback Tax Case(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the Income Tax Department’s communication dated 22nd March, 2018 may be treated as a show-cause notice and the Cognizant i.....
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SC: Mere Service of Notice on Opposite Party Without Complaint Copy Cannot be Commencing Point(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the commencing point of limitation of 30 days under Section 13 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 would be from the date.....
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SC Seeks Response on Providing Copy of CBI's Closure Report in Hindustan Zinc's Disinvestment(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has given time to Centre till 6th March, 2020 to make a statement on handing over a copy of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cl.....
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Supreme Court: Second Complaint on Same Facts Not Maintainable(06.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that if the earlier disposal of the complaint had been on merits and in a manner known to the law, the second complaint on "alm.....
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SC: No Lapse of Proceedings Under Old Act if Compensation is Deposited in Treasury(06.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 will not lapse if the compensation has been tendered by deposit in treasu.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Guidelines for Registration of Sedition Criminal Cases(06.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition, which sought guidelines for registration of criminal cases for sedition .....
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Supreme Court Asks Governments to Step up Efforts to Combat Hunger(30.10.2019)
With 14.8 per cent of India's population going hungry every day, Supreme Court has asked the central and state governments why there are no "community.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Declaring Elections Invalid If Maximum Voters Opt for NOTA(15.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation to direct the Election Commission of India to use its plenary power under Article 324 .....
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SC Dismisses PJ Joseph's Challenge Against Allotment of 'Two Leaves' to Mani Faction(15.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Kerala Congress leader PJ Joseph challenging the Kerala High Court judgments which upheld the Electi.....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Challenging PG Ayurveda Qualified Persons from Practicing Modern Surgeries(15.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea filed challenging the Regulations framed by Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) seeking to permit PG Ayu.....
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SC: Person Ineligible Under IBC Cannot Propose Compromise Scheme Under Companies Act(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a person who is ineligible under Section 29A of the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016 to submit a resolution plan, cannot p.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Habeas Corpus Plea Seeking Protection of Girl in Interfaith Relationship(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Habeas Corpus plea filed seeking protection of a girl in an inter-faith relationship with the petitioner, who.....
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Mere Ownership of Vehicle in Which Prohibited Ammunitions Are Found Won’t Attract Conviction: SC(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that it is necessary to prove that the accused was in conscious possession at some point in time before the discovery and r.....
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Saradha Chit Fund : SC Extends Interim Order Restraining ED from Summoning Nalini Chidambaram(17.09.2018)
SC has extended its interim order restraining the Enforcement Directorate from summoning Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former finance minister P. Chidam.....
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Supreme Court Orders Protection for Nikah Halala Petitioner Attacked With Acid(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered security for Shabnam Rani, petitioner in nikah halala and triple talaq case, seeking protection after facing an acid attack .....
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Not ‘Comfort’, But Overall Welfare of Minor Is Sole Criterion to Determine Custody: Tripura HC(17.09.2018)
Tripura High court has observed that it is not the comfort alone to be considered, but the overall welfare of the minor is the sole and predominant cr.....
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Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Refusing Exemption to Two-Wheelers from Odd-Even Scheme(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the National Green Tribunal's 2017 order which had directed that odd-even vehicle rotation scheme be made ap.....
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SC Expresses to HCs, Tribunals for Abstaining from Use of Watermarks on Judgments(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has expressed that High Courts and Tribunals must abstain from placing water-marks on their orders and judgments as it significantly ham.....
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Supreme Court Stays Cases in High Courts on OTT Content Regulation(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed proceedings of cases pertaining to regulation of content on online media streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video.....
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1984 Riots: Supreme Court Issues Notice to Sajjan Kumar(06.07.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on challenge by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) against the grant of anticipatory.....
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Supreme Court: Devotees Can Approach District Judge With Complaint of Exploitation At Shrines(06.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a devotee can now approach district judge of any area with complaint of any exploitative practice, deficiencies in managem.....
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SC: Acquittal Based on Benefit of Doubt Cannot Make Candidate Eligible for Public Employment(05.04.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that acquittal based on a benefit of doubt in respect of a heinous or serious nature of crime cannot make the candidate e.....
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SC Stays Order Restoring 'Land De-Notification Corruption Case' Against CM Yediyurappa(05.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court, restoring the corruption case filed against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, in relation .....
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SC Declines Plea Seeking Extension of Time for Completion of Election to Tamulpur Assembly(06.04.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain the plea by Bodoland People's Front seeking extension in time for completion of election to the Tamulpur Assem.....
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SC Inclined to Accept Report on Decommissioned Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘INS Viraat’(06.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that it is inclined to accept the Marine Surveyor's report that has stated that the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft car.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notice to Suraz Trust MD for Failure to Appear Before Court(06.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice of contempt to Rajiv Daiya, MD of NGO Suraz India Trust whilst strongly deprecating his conduct and noting the non-com.....
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SC Allows Aircel's Plea to Direct NCLAT to Decide Questions Framed in Judgment in AGR Case(05.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed Aircel's plea to direct the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to consider the questions framed by the Court in the 1st.....
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SC: Factories Act Notification Indicative of Intention to Force Workers into Servitude(05.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Gujarat Government's notification increasing the working hours of factory workers and exempting factories in the S.....
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SC: Court Cannot Refuse Bail Application on Merits Saying Accused Went Back on Promise to Settle(05.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot refuse to hear a bail application on merits on the ground that the accused had failed to comply with th.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Wazim Rizvi's Plea Seeking Removal of Verses from Holy Quran(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Writ Petition filed by Former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Syed Wasim Rizvi seeking removal of certain verses from the Ho.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Uniform Age of Retirement for Judges(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking uniform age of retirement for judges of the High Court and the Supreme Cou.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Establishment of Transgender Welfare Board(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking establishment of the Transgender Welfare Board to address social welfare issue.....
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Supreme Court Directs States to Ensure Supply of Dry Ration to Sex Workers(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments to follow the Standard Operation Procedure formulated by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and to.....
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Supreme Court Stays FIR Registered Against Journalist Who Was Covering 2018 Bharat Bandh(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a First Information Report registered against Yogesh Kumar Holkar, a journalist who had covered the 2018 Bharat Bandh protest.....
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SC Dismisses Writ Petition Filed Against Handing Over Mulanthuruthy Church to Orthodox Group(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition which was filed against the order of the High Court of Kerala directing the handing over of Mulanthuruthy .....
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Supreme Court: Maternity Leave No Ground for Dismissal(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has slammed Delhi Univesity’s Aurobindo College for removing an ad hoc assistant professor during her maternity leave and said having a .....
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SC Stays Police Summons to Delhi Resident for FB Post Against West Bengal Government(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a direction to a Delhi resident accused of making an 'objectionable' Facebook post against West Bengal Government, to appear .....
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SC: Confession Recorded by Officers Appointed Under NDPS Not Admissible(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that officers of the Central & State agencies appointed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are police.....
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SC: Confession Recorded by Officers Appointed Under NDPS Not Admissible(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that officers of the Central & State agencies appointed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are police.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Spell Out Stand on Validity of IPC Section 377(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to spell out its stand on constitutional validity of IPC Section 377 that makes gay sex illegal between two consent.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Plea Seeking Reconsideration of Directions on 498A IPC(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on petitions seeking restoration of the stringency of Section 498A of IPC which provides for arrest of the husb.....
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Supreme Court: Executive Officers Cannot be Absorbed as Judges(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that erstwhile executive officers, who had been acting as judges, cannot be absorbed into the State Judicial Service as judges .....
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Supreme Court Asks Jay Shah to Consider Out of Court Settlement with The Wire(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has asked BJP President Amit Shah's son Jay Shah to settle his defamation suit with The Wire even as the news portal said a firm 'no' to.....
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Consider Correcting Anomaly in Linking PAN with Aadhaar for Transgenders: Supreme Court(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider correcting the anomaly which has surfaced in linking of PAN with Aadhaar number with regard to transgen.....
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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Taxes for Special Districts(24.04.2018)
Colorado Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a state law that added sales taxes to some items to benefit public transportation and cultu.....
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Supreme Court Stays Proceedings Against Salman Khan Over Caste Remarks(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has put on hold the proceedings pending against Salman Khan before several courts across the country in cases registered under the SC/ST.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceeding Against Ex-CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank(26.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Contempt proceedings initiated by Uttarakhand High Court in the case concerning alleged non-payment of rents by former Ch.....
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SC Stays Operation of Madhya Pradesh HC Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns(26.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposing conditions in conducting physical gatherings by political parties for cam.....
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SC: Private Vehicle is Not a "Public Place" as Explained in Section 43 NDPS Act(19.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a private vehicle would not come within the expression "public place" as explained in Section 43 of the Narcotic Drugs.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Trinamool Congress Leader's Plea for 100% VVPAT Verification(20.04.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Trinamool Congress Leader Gopal Seth seeking 100% verification of votes with Voter Verifiable Paper Au.....
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SC Directs Governments on Saving Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican Bird Species(20.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Governments of Rajasthan and Gujarat to save critically endangered Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican from extinc.....
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SC Appoints Committee to Conduct local Inspection of Quality of Water Released at Balla(20.04.2021)
Supreme Court has appointed a committee to conduct local inspection with regard to the quality and quantity of water released by the state of Haryana .....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking GST Exemption for Face Masks & Sanitizers(22.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking exemption for face masks and hand sanitizers from Goods and Services Tax.
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SC Disposes of Pleas for Repatriation of Citizens from US & Moldova(22.04.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of two pleas which sought the evacuation of Indians stranded in the United States of America and Moldova respectively, amid.....
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SC: Revise ‘Reserved’ List to Keep Well-Off Out(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that lists of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and socially and educationally backward classes for providing quota are not “s.....
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SC: Cannot Enforce Foreign Award if it is Against Government Policy(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has quashed a 30-year-old award against National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation and ruled that foreign awards against Ind.....
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SC: Quantity of Actual Drug Weight to Determine Small or Commercial Quantity(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that punishment for possessing banned drugs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 would depend on the.....
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SC: State & Centre Have Concurrent Power to Fix Sugarcane Prices(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that both the Centre and the State have concurrent powers to fix the prices of sugarcane. The Court has further clarified that .....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Cancellation of Lok Sabha Polls(06.07.2019)
The PIL referred to a provision of the Representation of the People Act and said that the poll panel should not have replaced ballot papers with the E.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre, UIDAI to Respond to PIL Challenging Validity of 2019 Aadhaar Ordinance(06.07.2019)
The petitioners — retired Army officer SG Vombatkere and human rights activist Bezwada Wilson — have alleged in their plea that the ordinance and .....
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Supreme Court Plea Challengs Bombay High Court's Grant of Quota to Marathas in Education, Jobs in Maharashtra(06.07.2019)
The Bombay High Court had said the 50% reservation-cap by the Supreme Court could be exceeded only in exceptional circumstances. While the plea states.....
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Aadhaar Ordinance: Supreme Court Orders Centre, UIDAI to Respond to Writ Petition(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court Bench has ordered the Centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), to respond to a writ petition challenging the new.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Finish Unitech Projects(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to come up with a proposal for construction of stalled projects of embattled real estate major Unitech Ltd withi.....
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SC Asks Madhya Pradesh HC to Consider Reinstatement of Ex-District Judge(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has recommended to the Madhya Pradesh High Court to consider the reinstatement of the former Additional District and Sessions Judge from.....
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SC Proposes Setting Up of Committee for Probe into Vikas Dubey Encounter(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has proposed to set up a committee headed by a retired judge to probe the Vikas Dubey encounter.
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SC Directs Cellular Companies to Maintain CDR and Other Records Seized During Investigations(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued general directions to cellular companies and internet service providers to maintain Call Detail Records (CDRs) and other rele.....
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SC Holds NHAI Liable to Compensate Death Caused by Failure to Prevent Illegal Mining(16.07.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the National Green Tribunal directing the National Highways Authority of India to pay compensation to lega.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Guidelines for Time-Bound Disposal of Clemency & Mercy Petitions(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions for issuance of guidelines on disposal of clemency/mercy Writ Petitions and resultant exe.....
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SC: NGT Has Power to Issue General Directions for Future Guidance to Prevent Injury to Environment(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the National Green Tribunal has power to issue general directions for future guidance, to avoid or prevent injury to the e.....
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SC: Quantity of Narcotic Substance Recovered is Relevant Factor for Imposing Higher Punishment(07.04.2021)
Supreme Court observed that quantity of narcotic substance recovered is a relevant factor that can be taken into account for imposing higher than the .....
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SC: Poverty of Accused is Not a Mitigating Factor While Awarding Punishment Under NDPS Act(07.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the accused is a poor man and/or a carrier and/or is a sole bread earner cannot be such mitigating circ.....
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SC: Novation of Contract Cannot be Considered in Petition Under Section 11 Arbitration Act(07.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the question of novation of contract containing an arbitration clause cannot be considered by the Court in a petition .....
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SC: No Presumption That Business Run by Karta in Tenented Premise is Joint Family Asset(08.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that just because a business was run by a karta of a Hindu Undivided Family in a tenented premise, there is no presumption that.....
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Supreme Court Declines Plea Seeking Directions to Hold Bye Elections in Manipur(08.04.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain the plea filed by BJP politician Okram Henry Singh seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to .....
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SC Dismisses Appeals of Maharashtra Govt, Anil Deshmukh Against CBI Enquiry(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions filed by Maharashtra Government and its former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh challenging the Bombay High Court.....
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SC Allows UP Government to Recruit 37,339 Assistant Teachers(19.11.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to go ahead with the recruitment process of the remaining 37,339 of 69,000 posts of assistant t.....
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SC: State’s Nod Must for Centre to Extend CBI Jurisdiction(19.11.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the provision making the state government’s consent mandatory for a Central Bureau of India probe in their respective juri.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Lift Stay on Release of Amitabh Bachchan Starrer "JHUND"(19.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to lift the stay imposed by the Civil Court as well as the Telangana High Court on the release of the movie "JHUND" which st.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging External Affairs Minister’s Election to Rajya Sabha(19.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a batch of petitions challenging the election of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha from Gujara.....
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SC Asks Petitioner Challenging GST on Hand Sanitizers to Approach HC(19.11.2020)
Supreme Court has required the petitioner challenging the levy of Goods and Services Tax on hand sanitisers under the same Tariff Heading as insectici.....
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SC Restores Petition Challenging Farm Laws Enacted by Parliament(19.11.2020)
Supreme Court has restored for admission the petition which challenges the three farm laws that have been enacted by the Parliament recently and have .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Use of Alternative Medicines to Treat COVID-19(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file a counter affidavit detailing in what manner and to what extent Alternative Medicine by way of Ayurveda,.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Himachal Pradesh Government’s “Adverse Possession” of Woman’s Land(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Himachal Pradesh Government to pay compensation along with Rs. 10 Lakhs Litigation Costs to an 80- year old woman whose lan.....
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Supreme Court Directs Government to Insert New Re- Greening Clause in Mining Leases(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the Union Government to insert a new re-greening clause in its mining leases to ensure that the mining pits are filled up an.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court’s Order Quashing Letters Rogatory Issued in Coal Import Case(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has quashed Bombay High Court’s decision to quash all letters rogatory sent by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigating bil.....
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Supreme Court: State Cannot Deprive Citizens of Their Property(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that in a democratic polity governed by the rule of law, the State cannot deprive citizens of their property without the sancti.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Telecom Companies’ Plea to Hold Open- Court Hearing(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the request of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices, Hughes Communications India and some state-run firms for an.....
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Supreme Court Rues ‘Unfortunate Gap’ in Juvenile Justice Act, 2015(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a gross mistake has been made by framers of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 that allows a juv.....
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SC Disposes Of Plea Against Order on Prohibiting Students from Participating in Online Exams(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a Special Leave Petition preferred by a bunch of private unaided minority educational institutions against an order of t.....
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SC Disposes Of Plea Against Order on Prohibiting Students from Participating in Online Exams(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a Special Leave Petition preferred by a bunch of private unaided minority educational institutions against an order of t.....
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SC: Private Complaints Alleging Offences u/s 191 & 192 IPC Not Maintainable(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a private complaint under Section 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be filed alleging offences under Sect.....
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SC Accepts SBI CAP Funding for 6 Amrapali Projects(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has accepted the funding arrangements proposed by State Bank of India Capital with regard to 6 unfinished Amrapali projects.
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SC Accepts SBI CAP Funding for 6 Amrapali Projects(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has accepted the funding arrangements proposed by State Bank of India Capital with regard to 6 unfinished Amrapali projects.
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SC: No Loan to be termed NPA Till New Orders(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked banks not to declare any loan account as non-performing asset (NPA) till it passed further orders on a bunch of Petitions ques.....
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SC Orders Transfer of All Pleas Challenging Provisions of IBC on Personal Guarantors(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of petitions pending across High Courts, challenging the provisions of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 perta.....
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SC: Order of Dismissal Can be Passed Even if Delinquent Official Acquitted of Charge(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld dismissal of police constable, reiterating that order of dismissal can be passed even if the delinquent official had been acq.....
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SC Stays Delhi High Court Order Denying Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
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SC: In Transnational Custody Cases, 'Mirror Orders' from Foreign Courts Ensure Welfare of Minor(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has applied the concept of 'mirror order' in a case involving transnational custody of a child. When a Court allows the shifting of a ch.....
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SC Issues Notice to Union Government in Plea Alleging Use of Medicines Without Approval(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government in a plea alleging that two medicines Remdesivir and Favipiravir are being used for the treatm.....
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SC Asks Bombay HC to Expeditiously Hear Plea of Varvara Rao’s Wife(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Bombay High Court to expeditiously hear a plea filed by Varavara Rao’s wife for his bail and also consider whether the wri.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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SC: Strong Suspicion for Framing Charges must based on Materials Which Can Be Translated to Evidence(25.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a strong suspicion would suffice at the stage of framing charge against the accused if the same has been founded on so.....
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SC: 'Admission' Made by Accused to Police Officer Before Commencement of Investigation Admissible(25.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a statement made by the accused to a police officer before the investigation commences, is admissible in evidence, if .....
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SC: Justice A K Patnaik to Enquire Conspiracy by Fixers to Target CJI Gogoi(25.04.2019)
Three Judge Bench of Supreme Court has ordered that former SC judge Justice A K Patnaik will hold enquiry regarding alleged conspiracy by fixers and d.....
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Non Disclosure of Pre-Existing Illness in MediClaim Proposal Form Valid Ground for Repudiation: SC(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed an appeal filed by Life Insurance Corporation of India holding that the failure of the insured to disclose the past history .....
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CAT Stays ECI's Suspension of IAS Officer who Checked PM Narendra Modi's Helicopter(26.04.2019)
Central Administrative Tribunal has stayed the suspension of an IAS officer who had checked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Odisha's Samb.....
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SC Asks TN Govt to Decide Premature Release Plea of a 'SriLankan Refugee' Who Spent 3 Decades in Jail(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to decide representation submitted by a 'Sri Lankan Refugee' who spent 30 years in jail seeking remis.....
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SC Asks ECI to Look into Alleged Sexual Remarks Made Against TMC Candidate Mahua Moitra(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Election Commission of India to look into allegations that offensive and sexually coloured remarks are being made against T.....
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Even The Dead Have Dignity: Supreme Court on Disclosure of Rape Victims’ Identity(25.04.2018)
Supreme Court, while dealing with the issue of disclosure of identity of rape victims, has observed that even the dead have dignity and they cannot be.....
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US Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Patent Review Process(25.04.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has given its stamp of approval to a government review process prized by high technology companies as an easy and cheap way to comb.....
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U.S. Supreme Court Shields Corporations from Human-Rights Suits(25.04.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that victims of overseas atrocities can’t use a centuries-old law to sue foreign corporations for complicity, blunting wh.....
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PhD Not Required for Promotion to Post of Professor in Medical College Under AMU: SC(25.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that PhD is not required for promotion to the post of Professor in a medical college under Aligarh Muslim University.
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No Automatic Absorption of Executive Officers Turned Adhoc Judges Into Judiciary: Supreme Court(25.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that executive officers cannot be automatically absorbed to judicial service taking into account their service as adhoc-judges.
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SC Stays All Constructions In Delhi’s 1,797 Unauthorised Colonies(25.04.2018)
Supreme Court has stopped all constructions in 1,797 unauthorised colonies in Delhi.
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Supreme Court: Never Directed Aadhaar-Mobile Number Linkage(26.04.2018)
Supreme Court has clarified that it had not ordered mandatory linkage of mobile phone numbers with Aadhaar, and said that the government misinterprete.....
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Supreme Court: Initiation of Trial 'No Ground' to Reject Plea Seeking to Quash Proceedings(26.04.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court order that refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of charge sheet on the ground that the trial h.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply of 10 States on Rights Violation of Death Row Convicts(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has sought response from 10 states on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of prisoners on death sentence.
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Supreme Court Repels Challenge Against Sec. 70 Of IT Act(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has repelled challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 70 of the Information Technology Act 2000, which gives power to the gov.....
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Supreme Court: Public Policy of India Refers to Law in Force in India(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the ‘public policy of India’ refers to law in force in India whether state law or Central law.
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Kerala HC Notifies Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021 (Rules)(10.05.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a Court must be satisfied that the dying declaration is true and voluntary, and only then could it be the sole basis.....
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SC: Dying Declaration Must be True and Voluntary to be Considered as Sole Basis for Conviction(10.05.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a Court must be satisfied that the dying declaration is true and voluntary, and only then could it be the sole basis.....
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SC Directs Authorities to Consider Concerns of Inmates for Protection from Covid(10.05.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the authorities to be considerate to concerns of inmates in relation to extraordinary cases of prisoners who might not be will.....
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SC Directs Centre to Strictly Observe Direction of Providing 700MT of Medical Oxygen to NCT Delhi(10.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to strictly observe its earlier direction of providing 700 MT of medical oxygen to the National Capital Territor.....
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Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court Raps States, Asks 'How can You Let People Die'(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has said that, "Can you permit people to die like this and make it fait accompli?" while blasting the Governments of Punjab, Haryana and.....
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Supreme Court: Forests in Alagar Hills does not Belong to Deity(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the Madras High Court judgment which ruled that the entire forest area in Alagar hills belongs to the deity of Arulmigu Ka.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Director of Greater Noida's Grand Venice Mall(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to director of Grand Venice Mall in Greater Noida in a case pertaining to complaints by some allottees of shops.....
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Supreme Court: HC while Exercising Revisional Jurisdiction can Condone Delay(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the provisions of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 are applicable on High Court while exercising revisional power sin.....
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Supreme Court Reconfirms Death Penalty for Coimbatore Rape and Murder Convict(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition against the death sentence of a man convicted of "horribly" gang-raping a 10-year-old girl before murdering h.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Govt Nominees in Trust to Build Mosque at Ayodhya(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking for directions to the Central Government to create a trust consisting of government nominees belong to the .....
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SC: Dismissal of SLP Has No Consequence on Question of Law(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the dismissal of special leave petition is of no consequence on the question of law.
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SC: HC Having No Commercial Division Competent to Consider Cancellation of Design(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it is not necessary that a suit involving the issue of cancellation of design under Section 22(4) of the Designs Act, 2000.....
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SC: No Conviction Under Section 304B IPC if Unnatural Death is Not Established(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the offence of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 cannot be made out if the cause of death has .....
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SC: RERA Does Not Bar Consumer Fora from Entertaining Complaints by Allottee(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that Section 79 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 does not bar the Consumer fora from entertainin.....
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Supreme Court Allows Foundation Ceremony for New Parliament Building Without Altering Site(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Central Government to conduct the foundation ceremony of the Central Vista project without altering the status of the si.....
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SC Refuses to Quash FIRs Against Amish Devgan for Remarks Against Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to quash First Information Reports registered against Journalist Amish Devgan for his remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin .....
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SC: Tax Authorities Can't Give Their Own Interpretations on Perception of Trade Practices(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that tax Administration Authorities cannot give their own interpretation to legislative provisions on the basis of their ow.....
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SC: 'Common Parlance' Test Applicable Only if Tariff Entry Classifiable in More Than One Head(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Delhi Central Excise Commissioner's appeals against the 2008 decision of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate .....
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SC's Deputy Registrar & Above Designated Staff to Report to Office from May 4(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has released dictates that all officers in the ranks of Deputy Registrar and above, or their equivalent shall attend office from 4th May.....
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SC Dismisses Plea by District Judge Challenging Appointment of Additional Judges(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Presidential Order dated 30th April, 2020 which appointed a "junior" as Additional Judge of the.....
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SC Directs Bombay HC to Decide Plea to Stop Burial of Persons who Died of COVID-19(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a Special Leave Petition against a Bombay High Court order which had refused to stay burials in 3 cemeteries in Bandra w.....
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SC Disposes Off Plea on Issue of Migrant Workers Being Charged for Moving Back Home(05.05.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed off the plea on the issue of migrant workers being charged for travelling back home, stating that the Central and State Gov.....
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Supreme Court to EC: Don't Post Officials Facing Disciplinary Action in Gujarat Polls(31.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Election Commission (EC) not to post any official, against whom disciplinary proceedings have been initiated, in key positi.....
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Supreme Court: Why No Separate Schools for Children Suffering From Autism(31.10.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned the lack of separate schools and distinctly trained teachers for students who suffer from autism, blindness and deafness.
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Supreme Court Refers Aadhaar Cases to 5 Judge Constitution Bench(31.10.2017)
Supreme Court has referred all Aadhaar cases to a five-judge Constitution bench to be formed by the end of November.
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines on Fixation of Future Prospects for Deciding Motor Accident Claims(01.11.2017)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines on fixation of future prospects for deciding compensation in motor accident claims. The Court observed that S. 168.....
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Supreme Court: Undertrial Review Panel's Functioning Needs Fine-Tuning(01.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that jail officials must be made part of Undertrial Review Committees (UTRCs) in the states and a standard operating procedure .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Data on Conviction of Politicians in Criminal Cases(01.11.2017)
Supreme Court has sought to know the rate of conviction of politicians in criminal cases and asked whether its direction to complete trial against the.....
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Supreme Court Puts Swachh Drive to Test, Seeks Details on Solid Waste Management(02.11.2017)
Supreme Court has virtually put the Narendra Modi government's pet 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' to test by asking the Centre to furnish in four weeks detai.....
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Supreme Court: Second Appeal not to be Rejected Merely on Ground of 'Concurrent Findings'(16.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a High Court cannot reject a second appeal merely on the ground that there is a concurrent finding of two Courts (whether.....
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Supreme Court: Computation of Multiplier Should be Done on Basis of Age of Deceased Bachelor(16.08.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that in Motor accident claims cases, the multiplier should be applied in case of a deceased bachelor on the basis of age o.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Can Recuse From Case on His Own Discretion(16.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a Judge can recuse at his own volition but need not at the mere asking of a litigating party while dismissing a prayer.....
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Supreme Court: No Costs to be Imposed if Settlement is Reached at Stage of Issuance of Summons(19.08.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that there is no requirement of imposing cost when the parties to a cheque bounce case have amicably settled the dispute a.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Quash Sexual Assault Charges Against Tarun Tejpal(19.08.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking quashing of charges against journalist Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused of sexual assault. The Court said .....
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Supreme Court Grants Two More Weeks to CBI to Probe Unnao Rape Survivor’s Accident(19.08.2019)
Supreme Court has granted two more weeks to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete the investigation into the road accident of Unnao ra.....
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Supreme Court Says It Cannot Pass a Blanket Order on Invoking National Security Act(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that it could not pass a blanket order on a plea which sought to restrain the Government from invoking the National Security Ac.....
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Supreme Court: Delay in Notifying Insurer About Car Theft, No Grounds to Deny Claim(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that mere delay in intimating the Insurance Company about the theft of a vehicle should not be a ground to deny insurance claim.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea by Tata Sons Challenging NCLAT Order(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on a plea filed by the Tata Sons challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order rejecting a.....
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Supreme Court Asks the Election Commission to Draw Up Action Plan to Decriminalize Politics(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to draw up an action plan within one week on ways and means to check criminalization of politics in th.....
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Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Murdered His Wife Life Imprisonment(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has awarded a life sentence to a man who had his wife murdered eighteen years ago, two days after taking a life insurance policy in her .....
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SC: Section 32, Registration Act Does Not Require the Presence of Parties During Registration of Sale(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that Section 32 of the Registration Act, 1908, does not require the presence of both parties to a deed of sale when the sam.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Review on Juvenility in Nirbhaya Case(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea filed by one of the four convicts in Nirbhaya Case, Pawan Gupta, seeking review of its order rejecting his juveni.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Government on Change in Right to Information Law(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Government on a Petition alleging that it had diluted the law to give itself absolute discretionary powers ove.....
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SC Issues Notice to PMO on Whistleblower's Plea on Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition moved by Whistleblower Indian Foreign Service officer.....
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Supreme Court: Landlord Not Precluded from Making Application for Fair Rent Determination(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a landlord is not precluded from making an application for determination of fair rent during the currency of agreed rent b.....
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SC Stays Telangana HC Judgment Declaring Private Medical Colleges Can’t Collect 5 Years MBBS Fee(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of Telangana High Court that had directed the authorities to stop private medical colleges from levying MBBS fee.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Indira Jaising's Plea for Framing of Rules for Live-Streaming(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on the application moved by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for a direction to the Supreme Court in the administrativ.....
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Supreme Court: Basis that Allegations of Fraud are not Arbitrable is a Wholly Archaic View(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has ruled that the ground that allegations of fraud are not arbitrable is a wholly archaic view, which has become obsolete, and deserves.....
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SC Stays CESTAT Judgment Confirming Levy of Service Tax on Operation of Parking Facility(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a judgment of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had confirmed levy of Service Tax under the head .....
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Action on 'Remediation of Polluted Rivers'(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the issue of "remediation of polluted rivers". The Court has observed that one of the major causes of w.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Shillong Time's Editor Patricia Mukhim's Plea to Quash FIR(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by Patricia Mukhim, Editor of Shillong Times, against the judgement of Meghalaya Hig.....
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SC Directs UOI to Reopen Anganwadi Centres Outside Containment Zones(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India, States and Union Territories to reopen the anganwadi centres situated outside the containment zones, wh.....
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SC Issues Notice on Indira Jaising's Plea Seeking Calling of Applications for Senior Designation(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an Application filed by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising praying for implementation of 2018 Guidelines formulated by .....
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SC Directs CBSE to File Affidavit Stipulating Scheme, Dates & Details(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) to file affidavit stipulating scheme, dates and details in the Petition agains.....
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SC Dismisses Petition Challenging Non-Consideration of Names for Madras HC Judges(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Writ Petition filed by eight judicial officers who alleged that the Madras High Court collegiums ignored their names and.....
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SC Refuses Bail to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Accused Sajjan Kumar(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti Sikh riots case.
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Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination of Arrested YSRCP MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju(18.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that YSR Congress MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, who has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police in a sedition case over his .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Probe Into Killings of Two BJP Workers During Post-Poll Violence(18.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a writ petition seeking SIT/CBI investigation into the killings of two BJP workers in West Bengal, allegedly by the.....
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SC Upholds Provisions Allowing Lenders to Pursue Insolvency Proceedings Against Promoter Guarantors(21.05.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) allowing lenders to pursue insolvency proceedings against promot.....
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SC Directs to Bring on Record Policy Guidelines on Death Certificates Issued to Covid Patients(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to bring on record any policy or guidelines pertaining to death certificates issued to COVID-19 pati.....
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SC Directs on Distribution of Dry Rations to Migrant Workers Under Atma Nirbhar Scheme(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed for dry ration to be distributed to migrant workers stranded throughout the country under Atma Nirbhar Scheme or any other .....
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SC Directs Government on Completion of Registration Process of Unorganized Workers(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and the State Governments to complete the registration process of unorganized workers so that they c.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Compensation and Rehabilitation of Victims of West Bengal Riots(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state spon.....
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SC Stays Judgment Holding Apprehension of Death Due to Covid Valid Ground for Anticipatory Bail(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court Judgment which held that apprehension of death on account of reasons like the COVID pandemic is a va.....
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COMPANY - Ranbaxy-Daiichi case: SC Asks Malvinder, Shivinder to Inform How They Will Pay Rs. 3500 Crore(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh to apprise it how they propose to comply with the Rs 3500 crore a.....
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COMPANY - Ranbaxy-Daiichi case: SC Asks Malvinder, Shivinder to Inform How They Will Pay Rs. 3500 Crore(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh to apprise it how they propose to comply with the Rs 3500 crore a.....
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COMPANY - Ranbaxy-Daiichi Case: SC Asks Malvinder, Shivinder to Inform How They Will Pay Rs. 3500 Crore(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh to apprise it how they propose to comply with the Rs 3500 crore a.....
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COMPANY - Ranbaxy-Daiichi Case: SC Asks Malvinder, Shivinder to Inform How They will Pay Rs. 3500 Crore(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh to apprise it how they propose to comply with Rs. 3500 crore arbi.....
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CRIMINAL - Mere Disclosure of Names by Witnesses During Trial Not Enough to Add Person as Additional Accused: SC(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere disclosure of names of some persons by witnesses during trial cannot be said to be strong and cogent evidence to .....
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CRIMINAL - Mere Disclosure of Names by Witness During Trial Not Enough to Add Person as Additional Accused: SC(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere disclosure of names of some persons by witnesses during trial cannot be said to be strong and cogent evidence to .....
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SC: 100% EOU & SEZs Not Covered Under the Ambit of ‘Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojna’(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are not covered under the ambit of ‘Vishesh Krishi Upaj .....
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Supreme Court Appoints Mediators to Get Shaheen Bagh Protesters Off Public Roads and Places(18.02.2020)
Supreme Court has appointed senior advocates Sanjay Hegde, Sadhna Ramachandran and former chief information commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah to hold c.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Vodafone Idea’s Plea on Bank Guarantees(18.02.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected Vodafone Idea’s Appeal to direct the telecommunications department not to invoke its bank guarantees for recovering adjuste.....
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Supreme Court: SMS for Hot Seat Contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati Not Unfair Trade Practice(18.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Short Message Service (SMS) for the purpose of the Har Seat Hot Seat (HSHS) contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) bei.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Illegal Burning of Bio-Medical Waste(18.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice in the matter regarding the rampant illegal and unauthorized bio-medical waste burning being carried out in South De.....
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Supreme Court Orders Removal of Overhead Power Transmission Lines to Save Bustards(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the overhead power transmission lines in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district and surrounding areas .....
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SC: 100% ST Reservations for Teacher Posts in Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that 100% reservation of teachers belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category at schools situated in "Scheduled Ares" is constitu.....
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SC: Industrial Policies Cannot be Hit by Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel(24.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the industrial policies or notifications cannot be hit by the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court was of the view t.....
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SC Grants Three Weeks Protection to Arnab Goswami from Any Coercive Action(24.04.2020)
Supreme Court has granted three weeks protection from arrest to Arnab Goswami, on the basis of the First Information Reports filed against him in Stat.....
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SC: Consent of State in Which Accused Resides or Employed Not Necessary for CBI Investigation(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation can investigate into specified offence committed within Union Territory, by an acc.....
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SC Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment of Murder Convicts(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of two convicts convicted for murdering an eight-year-old son of a dentist couple in Nagpur in 2014 afte.....
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SC: Notice Sufficient Where Mode of Giving Notice Not Mentioned(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has reaffirmed that Notice sent under Certificate of Posting is sufficient where mode of service is not mentioned.
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 43B(f) of Income Tax Act(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of clause (f) of Section 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, reversing the judgment of the Calcutta .....
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Supreme Court: NGOs Cannot be Denied Foreign Funds(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed while ruling that the bar under the Foreign Currency Regulation Act, 2010 applied only to political parties that the Govern.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Plea Seeking Mechanism to Deal with Alleged Misuse of Sedition Law(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of the sedition law by the government.....
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Supreme Court: Central Government May Accord Sanction Even After Cognizance of Offence(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Central Government may accord sanction under the proviso to Section 188 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 even after.....
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Supreme Court: Consent of Wife and Actual Ceremony of Adoption Essential for Valid Adoption(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the consent of the wife of the adopter and actual ceremony of adoption is essential for a valid adoption as per Hindu .....
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Supreme Court: Sexual Harassment at the Workplace is an Affront to Women's Fundamental Rights(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has said that sexual harassment at the workplace is an affront to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality under Articles 14 and 15.....
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Supreme Court: Farmer Entering into Buyback Transaction with Seed Company is 'Consumer'(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a farm is a 'consumer' for filing complaints under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 even when he has entered into a buyba.....
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SC Directs Navy to Grant Permanent Commission for Serving Women SSC Officers(17.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that serving women, Short Service Commission (SSC) Officers in Indian Navy were entitled to permanent commission at par with th.....
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SC: Limitation Period for Decree by Foreign Court, Period Prescribed in Reciprocating Foreign Country(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the limitation period for executing a decree passed by a foreign Court from the reciprocating country in India will be the.....
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SC: Unregistered Individuals Cannot Designate Themselves as Architects(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Section 37 of the Architects Act, 1997 does not prohibit individuals not registered under the Act from undertaking the pra.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging State Takeover of Management of Kashi Vishwanath Temple(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea which sought to restore the day-to-day religious affairs of Kashi Vishwanath tem.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Notice of Non-Supply of Mid-Day Meals Due to School Shutdowns(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance and sought reply from Union Health Ministry, all States and Union Territories over the non-supply of midda.....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Farmers Battling Limestone Mining by Ultra Tech(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an order of the National Green Tribunal by which the latter refused to condone the delay in filing of an appeal by village.....
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Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Against Ex-BJP MP(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to set up a special investigating team (SIT) led by an Inspector General of police rank office.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Request for Establishing Community Kitchens in Country(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to file its response to the petition seeking setting up of community kitchens across India to eradicate hunger, mal.....
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Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice to 2 for Threatening Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has sought responses from two persons for allegedly threatening Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan for taking up the case on behalf of the Su.....
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Supreme Court Orders Chidambaram's CBI Custody in INX Media Case to Continue till September 5(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has said that the CBI custody of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram would continue till September 5 in the INX Media corruption case......
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Supreme Court Tells Navy to Grant Permanent Commission to Women by December(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has extended till 31st December, 2020 the deadline for implementation of its judgement on grant of permanent commission (PC) to women SS.....
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SC: All Investigative Powers Vested in Officer Vested in Officers Designated Under NDPS Act(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that all the investigative powers vested in an officer in charge of a police station under the Code of Criminal Procedure, .....
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SC: Police Presence During Test Identification Makes Statements Fall Within Ban of S. 162 CrPC(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that when the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements ma.....
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SC: Court Can Consider Preferences of Minor in Parental Custody(02.11.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that as per Section 17(3) of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, the Court can consider the preferences of the minor if he/she .....
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SC Upholds Cost on DU College for Dismissing Professor While on Maternity Leave(02.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against a Delhi High Court Order which reinstated an ad-hoc Assistant Professor who had been removed from servic.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking CBI Investigation Into Offences of Westland Trade Pvt. Ltd.(02.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Home Ministry, Finance Ministry, Central Agencies in a plea seeking investigation by the Central Bureau of Investig.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre, State on Plea Against Sikkim Chief Minister(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked for responses from the Centre and the State Government on a petition challenging the appointment of Prem Singh Tamang as the c.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Against Delhi Govt's Decision to Install CCTV in Schools(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a PIL challenging the AAP Government's decision to install closed-circuit television cameras in classrooms in Delhi schools.....
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Supreme Court Flags Digital Divide in Accessibility to CoWIN Portal(03.06.2021)
Supreme Court has flagged the digital divide afflicting the accessibility to the CoWIN portal in the Suo Moto COVID case, In Re Essential Distribution.....
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SC Seeks Clarification on Risk and Cost of Manufacture of Covid Vaccines(03.06.2021)
Supreme Court has sought clarification on whether it would be accurate to state that private entities had alone borne the risk and cost of manufacture.....
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SC Quashes FIR Against Senior Journalist Vinod Dua for Sedition Charges(03.06.2021)
Supreme Court has quashed the First Information Report lodged against senior journalist Vinod Dua for sedition and other offences by a local BJP leade.....
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Supreme Court Questions Azad on his Opposition of Restrictions in J & K(08.11.2019)
Supreme Court has questioned Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on his opposition to the imposition of various restrictions following the abrogat.....
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Supreme Court: Lacuna Left by Legislature Cannot be Filled by Judicial Interpretation(08.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that if the legislature has left a lacuna it is not open for the Courts to fill it on some presumed intention of the legisl.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Guidelines for Daughter’s Right to Perform Last Rites of Parents(08.11.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre for formulating guidelines for daughter’s right to perform last rites of.....
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Ayodhya Case:Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Ram Temple in Ayodhya,Orders Alternate Land for Muslims(11.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Hindus in the over 70-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babari Masjid title dispute case ordering the allocation of th.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Cases Against Italian Marines in Enrica Lexie Case Accepting Compensation(15.06.2021)
Supreme Court has quashed the criminal proceedings pending in India against against two Italian Marines -Massimilano Latorre and Salvatore Girone - wi.....
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Supreme Court Says State Cannot Behave Like Private Litigant(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has remarked that State, as a litigant, cannot behave like a private litigant as it has a solemn and constitutional duty to assist the C.....
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Supreme Court: Law Does Not Taboo Adopting of Alternate Pleas by Accused(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has remarked that the law does not taboo adopting of alternate pleas by the Accused. The Court has observed that a murderer accused can .....
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SC: Factors Like Gravity and Seriousness of Alleged Offence Cannot be Basis to Refuse Bail(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the factors like gravity and seriousness of offences alleged against an accused by themselves cannot be the basis for .....
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SC: Debts Recovery Tribunal Has No Power to Condone Delay in Filing Review Application(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal has no power to condone the delay in filing application for review under the Recovery of Debts.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Fresh Pleas Challenging National Population Register(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a fresh Petition challenging the National Population Register as violative of citizens’ fundamental right to priva.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed to Locate Elephant(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the applicability of writ of habeas corpus to locate an elephant. The Court further observed that the writ of habeas corpus.....
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Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Against BJP Member of Legislative Assembly from Arunachal Pradesh(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed a probe by a Special Investigation Team against Bharatiya Janta Party Member of Legislative Assembly from Arunachal Pradesh.....
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Supreme Court: Time to Calculate Value of Tree by Volume of Oxygen it Gives(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the time has come to calculate environmental cost of trees by taking into account the volume of oxygen they contribute to .....
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Supreme Court Asks J & K Administration to Review All Restrictive Orders Within Seven Days(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Administration to review all orders of restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation.....
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Supreme Court Stays NCLAT Order Reinstating Cyrus Mistry as Tata Sons Executive Chairman(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by National Company Law Appellate Tribunal reinstating Mistry as executive chairman.
The Court also issued .....
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SC Grants Time to NMC to File Reply in Plea Seeking Mandating Induction of Foreign Medical Graduates(16.06.2021)
Supreme Court has granted three week's time to the National Medical Commission to file its reply in the plea filed seeking direction mandating the ind.....
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SC Dismisses Devas Multimedia's Plea to Restrain Liquidator in Matter Against ISRO-Arm Antrix(16.06.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea filed by Devas Multimedia seeking directions to restrain the liquidator from taking any steps against Indian Spac.....
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Supreme Court Accepts CBSE and ICSE Scheme for Evaluation of Students(17.06.2021)
Supreme Court has accepted the scheme formulated by CBSE and ICSE for evaluation of students, while asking the Boards to incorporate the provision for.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Demolition of Settlements in Faridabad Khori Gaon(18.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to halt demolition of 10,000 houses that has been planned by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad at Khori Gaon in Faridab.....
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SC Stays FIRs Registered Against Actor Munmun Dutta Over 'Bhangi' Remark(18.06.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the investigation in the First Imformation Reports registered against actor Munmun Dutta in several parts of the country over.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Shibu Soren's Acquittal in a 1994 Murder Case(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court verdict acquitting JMM supremo Shibu Soren in connection with the murder of his private secretary Shashi.....
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Fair Trial in Kathua Case a Priority: Supreme Court(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has said its priority was to ensure fair and speedy trial in the rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua and examine whether.....
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Supreme Court: Mere Abduction of Woman Doesn’t Attract Offence Under Section 366 IPC(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere abduction of a woman does not attract offence u/s 366 of IPC without proof that the woman was abducted with the.....
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Erroneous Decision That Didn’t Give Effect to Statutory Prohibition is Not Res Judicata: SC(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that an issue of law which arises between the same parties in a subsequent suit or proceeding is not res judicata if, by an.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing on a Plea Regarding Non-elevation of Justice KM Joseph(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Indu Malhotra's appointment and said it was the Centre's prerogative to seek reconsideration of a name recommended f.....
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Govt Notifies the Appointment of Indu Malhotra As Supreme Court Judge(27.04.2018)
Centre has notified the appointment of Senior Supreme Court Lawyer Indu Malhotra’s appointment as a Judge of Supreme Court of India.
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Storing of Adulterated Food for Making Some Other Food Which is Sold is an Offence: Supreme Court(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that storing of adulterated food, even for the purpose of making some other food which is sold, is an offence.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Arnab Goswami's Fresh Petition Against Mumbai Police FIR(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by ARG Outlier Media Private Ltd and Arnab Goswami seeking against the First Information .....
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SC: Imported Goods Violating FTDR/DGFT Notifications are 'Prohibited Goods' Liable for Confiscation(22.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that peas and pulses, which were imported in violation of the notifications of the Central Government and the Director General .....
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SC Gives Time to Tamil Nadu SEC to Conduct Local Body Elections in Nine New Districts(23.06.2021)
Supreme Court has given the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (SEC) time to work, if necessary 24 hours a day, and hold the local body elections in.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Against Cancellation of CBSE/ICSE Class 12 Exams(23.06.2021)
Supreme Court has said that it will not interfere with the decisions taken by the CBSE and CISE boards to cancel the physical examinations for Class 1.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere with CBSE and ICSE Schemes for Evaluation of Class XII Students(23.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with schemes propounded by CBSE and ICSE for evaluation of Class XII students, noting that there are other set .....
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Supreme Court Issues Circular Allowing Mentioning of Fresh Matters Physically(25.06.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a Circular allowing Advocates-on-Record/Parties-in-Person (after inter-action) to mention their fresh matters physically. The.....
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SC: Proceedings u/s 34 Arbitration Act Also Covered by Moratorium Under Section 14 IBC(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to set aside an award is covered by mora.....
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SC: Amounts Paid for Use of Softwares Developed by Foreign Companies Not Royalty(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the amounts paid by Indian companies for the use of softwares developed by foreign companies do not amount to 'royalty' an.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Ex-J&K CM Farooq Abdullah for Remarks on Article 370(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, for his c.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Madras HC, Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Labour Judge(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea filed by a Labour Court Judge against disciplinary proceedings against him ordered by the Madras High Court. T.....
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Supreme Court: Cancellation of Examination by Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Upheld(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the cancellation of the Tier-I and Tier-II examinations held in 2009 for recruitment to the post of Head Clerk [(Grade II (DA.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Prima Facie View that Centre has Duty to Create Additional Courts(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has expressed a prima facie view that the Union Government has a duty to create additional courts for the better administration of the l.....
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Supreme Court: Rent Controller's Power to Strike Out Defence of Tenant is Discretionary(25.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the power to strike out the defence vested in the Rent Controller under Section 15(7) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Priya Blue Industries Case Mandating Amendment to Original Order of Assessment(25.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a person aggrieved by any order of assessment has to get it modified under Section 128 of Central Excise Act, 1944 or oth.....
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Supreme Court: Article 137 Limitation Act Applies to Applications under Section 7 of the IBC(25.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that Article 62 of the Limitation Act, 1963 would only apply to suits and not to an application which is filed under Section 7.....
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Supreme Court Allows 15 More Days to CBI for Completing Probe in Unnao Rape Survivor's Accident Case(25.09.2019)
Supreme Court has granted 15 more days to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete investigation in the accident case involving the Unnao.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Insolvency of Jignesh Shah's Firm La-Fin Financial Services(26.09.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), thereby quashing.....
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SC Asks WB Govt, CM Mamata Banerjee to File Applications Before Calcutta High Court(25.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of West Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the State Law Minister Moloy Ghatak - who are cha.....
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SC Dismisses PIL for Action Against Alleged Forceful Conversion of Hindus at Mewat Nuh, Haryana(28.06.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought action against alleged forceful religious conversion of Hindus at District Mewat.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Directions for Proper Disposal of Bodies(28.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea filed seeking directions for framing of a policy to protect the rights of the dead and controlling the.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Delhi HC Judgment Which Allowed Charging of Annual Fee, Development Fee(29.06.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Directorate of Education of the Delhi Government against the refusal of a Delhi High Court divisio.....
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SC: Merely Proving Kidnapping Not Sufficient for Conviction for Offence of Kidnapping for Ransom(29.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that merely proving the kidnap of a person is not sufficient for conviction for the offence of 'kidnapping for ransom' under Se.....
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SC Stays Rajasthan HC Order Restraining Police from Making Arrest of Accused Persons(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Rajasthan High Court Order which restrained the police from making the arrest of the accused persons, who are charged wit.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Listing of Bail Plea of Cop Accused in Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths Case(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant urgent listing for a petition filed by a Tamil Nadu police officer, who has been chargesheeted as an accused by the.....
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SC Directs Uploading of Information of Children Orphaned After March 2020(31.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the district authorities under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to immediately upload information of children who have become.....
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SC: HC Can Issue Protective Orders While Dismissing Anticipatory Bail in Exceptional Circumstances(31.05.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court, while dismissing anticipatory bail applications, can issue protective orders only when there are excepti.....
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SC Notifies Use of Email for Requests for Mentioning Fresh Matters Before Vacation Benches(31.05.2021)
Supreme Court has notified that requests for mentioning of fresh matters before Vacation Benches is to be made only by email. The direction has been i.....
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SC Issues Notice on Challenge to Judgement Quashing Preventive Detention Under COFEPOSA Act(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition filed by the Union of India challenging a Kerala High Court judgment which quashed the pre.....
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SC Issues Notice to Kerala Govt on Plea to Fix Retirement Age for All Government Servants(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Kerala on a plea seeking to fix the retirement age of government servants in Kerala as 60 years.
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SC Stays Release Order to Woman Officer Without Considering Claim for Permanent Commission(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of release issued by the Indian Navy to a woman officer without considering her claim for permanent commission.
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SC Allows Uttarakhand Govt. to Demolish 4 Illegal Religious Structures on Public Land(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the state of Uttarakhand to demolish four illegal religious structures on public land in Haridwar by the extended deadline o.....
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SC: Any Creditor Can Seek Transfer of Winding Up Proceedings in HC To NCLT(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that any creditor of a company can seek transfer of winding up proceeding pending before a High Court to a National Company Law.....
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SC: Travel Restrictions to India Not to be Considered in Future Visa Applications of Tablighi Members(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has clarified that the condition imposed by the Karnataka High Court, while quashing criminal proceedings against eight foreigners belon.....
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SC: When Death Takes Place Inside Privacy of House, Onus on Residents to Give Explanation(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife after noting that he had not offered an explanation for the death whic.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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Supreme Court Crisis Not Resolved Yet, Says Attorney General KK Venugopal(16.01.2018)
On Monday, the AG had said, "Everything has been settled is what I believe.... Everything is under control. Everything has been settled."
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'Everyone Should Know Everything': Supreme Court on Judge Loya's Death(16.01.2018)
A bench led by Justice Arun Mishra said that "it is a case where nothing should remain confidential".
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CJI Dipak Misra Meets Four Dissenting Supreme Court Judges, Offers Olive Branch(16.01.2018)
According to sources, the meeting lasted for 15 minutes and the CJI offered to listen to their grievances. All issues concerning the institution were .....
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Supreme Court Pulls up CBI Over Manipur Fake Encounters Case, Sets Jan 31 Deadline For 30 FIRs(16.01.2018)
A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U lalit directed the probe team to complete by February 28 this year, its investigation into 12 cases .....
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B H Loya's Death: Supreme Court Says Petitioners "Should Know Everything"(17.01.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra government to hand over all documents filed by it on the death of special CBI judge B H Loya to the petitioners.....
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Bofors Case: Supreme Court Questions Locus Standi of BJP Leader Who Filed Appeal(17.01.2018)
Supreme Court has asked BJP leader Ajay Agrawal to explain his locus in filing an appeal in the politically-sensitive Rs. 64 crore Bofors pay-offs cas.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Make Law to Protect Those in Inter-Caste Marriages'(17.01.2018)
Supreme Court has said that it was "absolutely illegal" for anyone to attack couples marrying outside their caste and warned the government that if it.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates No Bar in Rejecting 'Admitted' Writ Petition on Ground of Alternative Remedy(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that after admitting a writ petition there is no bar on a High Court to reject it on the ground of alternate remedy.
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Supreme Court: Guru Ravidas Temple to be Permanent Structure with Fence(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed the construction of a permanent structure for Guru Ravidas Temple in Delhi's Tughlakabad area, instead of a wooden portacabi.....
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Supreme Court Reprimands State Governments of Punjab and Haryana in Stubble Burning Case(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reprimanded both the State Governments of Punjab and Haryana in stubble burning case and asked as to how these incidents are taking .....
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Maharashtra Government Formation: Supreme Court Orders Floor Test(26.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered floor test in Maharashtra Assembly for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority in the House on November 27, 2.....
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Supreme Court: Uncle-Nephew Gold Smugglers to Remain under Detention(27.11.2019)
Supreme Court has restored detention orders issued under the stringent Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 19.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Alleged Failure to Publish Criminal Antecedents of Candidates(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Chief Election Commissioner and leaders of prominent political parties in a contempt petition filed for alleged.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Order Retrospectively Amending Tenure of ED Director(16.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Common Cause challenging the order dated 13th November, 2020 which retrospect.....
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SC Allows Himachal Pradesh Govt. Plea for Diversion of Certain Extent of Forest Land(16.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed some applications filed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh seeking diversion of certain extent of forest land for the pur.....
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SC Directs AIIMS Gorakhpur to Conduct Another Test for Students Denied from MBBS Exam(16.02.2021)
Supreme Court has granted relief to students denied permission to appear in the first year professional MBBS exam by AIIMS Gorakhpur on account of low.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Establishment of 'World Class University' In India(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking the establishment of a "world class University" in India.
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SC Confirms Life Imprisonment for Man Accused of Murdering Two Kids(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has confirmed punishment of life imprisonment for remainder of natural life awarded to a man named Gauri Shankar accused of murdering tw.....
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Supreme Court: Fixing of Commercial Tariff for Self-Financed Educational Institutions Legally Valid(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that clubbing of Self-financed educational institutions with commercial service providers to fix electricity tariffs Higher tha.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Introduction of NEET to AYUSH Under Graduate Courses(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld All-India National Eligibility Entrance Test ('NEET') for admission to AYUSH Under Graduate courses like BAMS, BUMS, BSMS and.....
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Supreme Court: Marriage Contracted During Pendency of Appeal from Divorce Decree Not Void(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a marriage contracted during the pendency of an Appeal from a divorce decree is not void ab initio especially when suc.....
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SC Rejects Prosecuterix's Affidavit That Her Complaint Against Accused was Under Pressure(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to accept an affidavit filed by the prosecutrix that she had lodged the case against the accused under pressure and has affi.....
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SC Directs EC to Reply in Plea Seeking Investigation into Discrepancies in Election Results(25.02.2020)
Supreme Court has adjourned the Plea by Association for Democratic Reforms seeking an investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the 17th Lok Sab.....
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Supreme Court: Enforcement Directorate has No Right to Impound Passport(25.02.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the Enforcement Directorate has no right to impound the passport and the same can only be impounded by the Passport .....
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SC Issues Notice on Iltija's Habeas Plea Against Detention of Mehbooba Mufti(26.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the habeas plea moved against the Detention Order passed by the District Magistrate of Srinagar under the Public Sa.....
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After CJI's Appeal to Avoid Seminars on Working Days, SC Judge Ramana Declines Invitation to Event(15.10.2018)
Justice Ramana refused an invitation to address an international conference organised by the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute since the event.....
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Petition Under Section 34 A&C Act Petition not to be Remanded to Arbitrator for Fresh Decision: SC(16.10.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the court while deciding a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act has no jurisdiction to .....
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Kohinoor Diamond Was Surrendered to British, Not Gifted: Report(16.10.2018)
The government of India had told the Supreme Court in 2016 that Kohinoor was "neither stolen nor forcible taken" by the British, but rather .....
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Kerala on Edge as Sabarimala Opens Its Doors Today; Police Assure Protection to Women Devotees(17.10.2018)
Amid threats of mass suicides and warnings of disruptions, the gates of the temple are set to open for the first time on Wednesday since the Supreme C.....
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Supreme Court Frees Murder Convict Who Served More Than 29 Years in Jail(17.10.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed a plea of premature release and ordered the release of a murder convict who served more than 29 years in jail.
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Sarbarimala Temple Opening LIVE Updates: Devotee Groups Stop Even Women Cops From Going to Shrine(17.10.2018)
The protesting group of devotees had been staging a sit-in chanting Ayyappa mantra in the shelter in protest against the Supreme Court order permittin.....
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Should Unmarried Daughters Get Allowance Even After 18? SC to Examine(17.10.2018)
The bench admitted a petition moved by a woman, citing a decision by the Supreme Court in 2002 wherein the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maint.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Autonomous Status of JBIMS, New Allotment List Released(04.09.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a previous Bombay High Court order, reaffirming the autonomous status of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIM.....
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Chinamayanand Case: Supreme Court Permits Student and Brother to Get Admission in Law College(05.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered that the Shahjahanpur law student, who accused former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of sexual harassment,.....
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INX Media Case: Supreme Court Dismisses Chidambaram’s Plea to Grant Him Anticipatory Bail(05.09.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected former finance minister P Chidambaram’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s refusal to grant him anticipatory bail in a.....
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Supreme Court Permits Iltija Mufti to Meet her Mother Mehbooba(06.09.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Iltija Mufti to meet her detained mother, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in Srinagar.
However when.....
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SC: Power u/s 482 CrPC Cannot be Exercised Where Allegations Required to be Proved in Court of Law(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be exercised where the allegations are required to .....
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SC Issues Notice to States Directing Issue of Notifications for Establishing Gram Nyayalayas(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the States, which have not yet issued Notifications for establishing the Gram Nyayalayas, to issue the same within four wee.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre and State Government’s Reply on Plea to Regulate Blood Banks(04.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre and all the State Governments on a plea seeking direction to strengthen and regulate blood banks and blo.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Madras HC Order on Right of Victim/ Interested Persons to File Protest Petition(04.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court order whereby it has ruled that a Petitioner, being a victim, is mandatorily entitled to notice before .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre and States on Children Falling, Dying in Open Bore Wells(04.02.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre, States and Union Territories to respond to a plea seeking action against authorities for failing to prevent childr.....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Snatcher who Showed Signs of Reform(04.02.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the release of a man convicted in several cases of snatching at knife-point by saving him from serving consecutive jail term.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Audio-Video Recording of Witness Statements by Police(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on a Petition seeking implementation of audio-video recording of witness stateme.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Uniform Education Board System(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Petition which sought a uniform education system across the country for children aged between 6-14 years.
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SC Refuses to Entertain Advocate Clerks' Plea for Monetary Aid(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea by the Supreme Court Bar Clerk's Association seeking financial assistance from the Centre on account of .....
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Supreme Court Extends Term of TDSAT Chairperson by 3 Months(20.07.2020)
Supreme Court has further extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by .....
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SC Sets Aside P&H HC Order on Maintenance of Status Quo with No Prima Facie Case(20.07.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order in a revision Petition which directed parties in a civil suit to maintain 'status qu.....
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Supreme Court: Parole for Vikas Dubey an Institutional Failure(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has conceded that the grant of parole by a Court of law to gangster, Vikas Dubey despite 65 First Information Reports pending against hi.....
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Supreme Court: No Recalculation of AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that there will be no recalculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that need to be paid by the telecommunication co.....
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SC Seeks Govt Reply on Vacancies in Apex Telecom Tribunal, Extends Chairman’s Tenure(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the response of Central Government on Centre's apathy in not appointing members and chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settl.....
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SC Closes Cases After Agreement to Allow Passage for Non-COVID-19 Patients from Kerala(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court has closed a bunch of Petitions regarding the Karnataka's border blockade, after the Centre told the Court that passage would be allowed.....
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SC Asks Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victim to Move to Madhya Pradesh HC(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court has asked a Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivor to immediately approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur with her Petition challenging .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking 'Immediate Evacuation' of Indian Students Stranded in UK(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice in the Petition regarding the immediate evacuation of Indian students stranded in the United Kingdom due to the lock.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Release of Detainees in Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Assam Government on a plea seeking the release of persons who have spent more than two years in the fore.....
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SC Directs States and UTs to Make Safe Transit of Prisoners Released During National Lockdown(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court of India has directed all States and Union Territories to ensure that prisoners who have been released from jails are provided safe tran.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Vacate Stay on Arbitration Proceedings at Singapore in KK Modi Trust Feud(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the stay imposed on arbitration proceedings by the Delhi High Court involving property belonging to KK Modi .....
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SC Orders Police Protection to Inter-Caste Marriage Couple from Threat of Family(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi and the Rajasthan Police to protect an inter-caste marriage couple from the threat of their family members.
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SC: Pharmacy Council Alone Has Jurisdiction in Field of Pharmacy Education, Not AICTE(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Pharmacy Council of India shall alone have the jurisdiction in the field of pharmacy, and not the All India Council fo.....
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SC Directs RBI to Consider Developing New Proforma Cheque to Include Purpose of Payments(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to consider developing a new proforma of cheques to include the purpose of payment, along with ot.....
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SC Declines Urgent Hearing for PIL Seeking Postponement of IPL Matches Due to Corona Scare(12.03.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to grant urgent hearing for a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition which sought postponement of Indian Premier League .....
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SC Dismisses Ex-J&K Minister Abdul Ghani Kohli's Plea in Forest Land Encroachment Case(13.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Plea by former Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) minister Abdul Ghani Kohli against the order of J&K High Court in encroachment case.....
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SC: Registered Construction Worker Can File Consumer Complaint Against Welfare Board(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a construction worker who is registered under the Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and C.....
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Supreme Court Questions J&K Administration on Release of Omar Abdullah(19.03.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Jammu & Kashmir administration to inform whether it was thinking of releasing former CM Omar Abdullah, who remains in dete.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plea on BS-IV Vehicles(19.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to hear the plea of automobile dealers seeking permission to sell BS-IV vehicles beyond the March 31 deadline, when BS-VI no.....
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SC Issues Notice to State Governments to Ensure Supplies of Mid-Day Meals Amid Covid-19 Closure(19.03.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to all State Governments to explain how they would ensure the supply of mid-day meals to children across the country .....
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SC Directs WB Madrasa Board to Appoint Administrators, Conduct Election of Managing Committee(19.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Kolkata Madrasah Education Board and the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Birbhum to appoint an Administrator with.....
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SC Affirms Calcutta High Court's Ban on Sale & Bursting of Firecrackers in West Bengal(11.11.2020)
Supreme Court has affirmed the Calcutta High Court order banning the sale and bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, Chatt Puja, Kali Puja, etc. in t.....
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SC Grants Interim Bail to Arnab Goswami in Suicide Abetment Case(12.11.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami, who was arrested on November 4 and has been under judicial custody since t.....
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SC Refuses Plea Seeking Declaration of Election of Netas Facing Criminal Charges Null(17.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking to declare as ‘null and void’ the election of those against whom charges have been framed for ov.....
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SC: Citizens Should Approach High Courts First for Enforcing Fundamental Rights(17.11.2020)
Supreme Court has said that it wished to discourage petitions under Article 32 in the Court for enforcement of fundamental rights and said that citize.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement of UPSC ESE 2021(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking for the postponement of the UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE), 2021 in wake of the COVID-19 pande.....
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SC Dismisses Appeal by Delhi Police Challenging Delhi HC in Chief Secretary Assault Case(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Delhi Police challenging the Delhi High Court order which allowed CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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No Automatic Back Wages Upon Reinstatement By Court, Holds Supreme Court(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that back wages could not be awarded by the court as of right to the workman consequent upon setting aside of his dismissal/ter.....
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Food Safety Violations Can Be Prosecuted Under IPC As Well, Holds Supreme Court(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Food Safety Officers can lodge complaints alleging offences under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code against the pers.....
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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Lifts Blanket Ban on Media Reporting(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has said that there cannot be a blanket ban on media reporting on cases of rape and sexual abuse but such incidents should not be sensat.....
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Supreme Court Stays Mack Soft Insolvency Proceedings(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed insolvency proceedings at Mack Soft Tech, an Indian subsidiary of Irish business group Quinn that owns Q-city, an IT park in .....
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SC Allows Those Aspirants Whose Applications Reached Late, to Participate in Judicial Services Exam(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has permitted aspirants for judicial officer posts to appear for the main examination for appointment to the post of Additional District.....
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Five Years on, Supreme Court to Decide Law on Confession in Drugs Cases(21.09.2018)
A three-judge bench has begun hearing of the clutch of cases, which have been pending adjudication since October 2013.
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SC Orders Inquiry if Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Mourning Delayed Postal Services in MP(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed 208 candidates to appear in the main examination to select additional district judges after their applications were delayed .....
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Supreme Court: Right of Minority Institutions not Absolute, Amenable to Rules(26.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that “the right of minority institutions is not absolute, and is amenable to regulation”. The Court observed, “The protection .....
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Supreme Court: Maintenance Order not to be Stayed Unless for Very Exceptional Reasons(26.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that the higher Courts should not stay an order of maintenance unless there are very exceptional reasons. The Court observed t.....
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Supreme Court: Concession in Law Made by Counsel not Binding on Client(27.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that concession by a lawyer as to matters of law before a Court was not binding on the client. The Court further observed that.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Plaintiff can Claim Title to Property Based on Adverse Possession(27.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that a Plaintiff can claim title to the property based on adverse possession. The Court further observed that the plea of .....
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Supreme Court: Female Descendant Cannot be Mutawalli if Wakif Intended to Eliminate Them(27.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that though woman can also hold the office of Mutawalli under Mohammedan law however if the Wakif intended to create the Mutaw.....
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Supreme Court: Rs. 25 Lakh Compensation for Illegal Kochi Flat Owners for Now(27.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition.....
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Supreme Court: Higher Courts Needn’t Be Given Original Documents(01.05.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the present practice of higher courts seeking original records of a case from lower courts must be done away with.
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Supreme Court to Haryana Govt: You Can't Go on Making Fool of People(01.05.2018)
Supreme Court, while expressing displeasure over a public notice for auctioning 558.53 hectares when only 141.76 hectares were available, has said tha.....
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Supreme Court: Stop Clogging Courts with Frivolous Cases(01.05.2018)
Supreme Court has castigated the Centre for repeatedly filing appeals on identical questions of law despite being fined earlier for clogging the justi.....
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SC Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Making Objectionable Facebook Post Against Smrit Irani(12.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail in a First Information Report registered by the Uttar Prade.....
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SC: Compromise Decree in Respect of Land Not Subject-Matter of Suit is Valid Legal Settlement(13.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a compromise decree in respect of land which is not the subject-matter of suit but is part of the settlement between t.....
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Supreme Court: Bail Condition to Compensate Victims Cannot be Imposed(13.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a condition for payment of compensation to victims cannot be imposed at the stage of bail. The Court has approved that.....
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SC Directs Continuation of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh as TDSAT Chairperson Till New Appointment(03.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the continuation of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, former Supreme Court judge, to continue as Chairman of Telecom Disputes Sett.....
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SC: Provision on Change of Name of Student on Basis of Court Orders Excessively Restrictive(04.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the provision in the Central Board of Secondary Education byelaw which permits the change of name of the student only on t.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Delhi HC Order Granting Pre-Arrest Bail to Varun Hiremath(04.06.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order granting pre-arrest bail to TV journalist Varun Hiremath accused of .....
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SC Issues Notice on Asaram Bapu's Plea to Suspend Sentence for Medical Treatment(04.06.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by self-styled godman and life convict, Asaram Bapu, challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order wher.....
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SC: CBSE Byelaws on Date of Result Shall Apply to Application Seeking Changes in Certificate(07.06.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the byelaws of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which exist as on the date of declaration of result wi.....
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Supreme Court Slams CBI's SIT in Manipur Fake Encounters Probe(17.01.2018)
Supreme Court came down heavily on the CBI's SIT, probing alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in .....
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Supreme Court Crisis: A New Day Seems to be in Order and The CJI Should Now Show The Light(17.01.2018)
The CJI has taken his time but he has now laid out a path of reconciliation and goodwill, negating doubts about this being reduced to an ego battle am.....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Aadhaar, Section 377 Hearings Today; Justice Chelameswar to Miss Weekly Lunch(17.01.2018)
Meanwhile, Justice Chelameswar, the senior-most among the four ‘rebel’ judges, is likely to miss a weekly lunch with other justices as he is said .....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Crucial Hearing on Aadhaar Begins; Justice Chelameswar to Miss Weekly Lunch Amid Crisis(17.01.2018)
A five-judge Constitution Bench has begun hearing the crucial case of Aadhaar validity as the country’s top judiciary continues to grapple with the .....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Aadhaar Will Result in Death of Civil Rights, Says Petitioner(17.01.2018)
A five-judge Constitution Bench has begun hearing the crucial case of Aadhaar validity as the country’s top judiciary continues to grapple with the .....
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RSS Leader Clarifies That Post on Judges 'Poisoning Waters' Personal, Not Organisation's Views(17.01.2018)
Distancing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from his personal view on the Supreme Court controversy Nandakumar said that his Facebook post on the four .....
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Haj Subsidy is a Misnomer, It is based on Half-Truths, Ignorance and Ideology(17.01.2018)
The Supreme Court order of 8th May, 2012 calling for scrapping of Haj subsidy quoted from the Quranic verses that emphasise on the duty of Haj for tho.....
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Supreme Court Stays Chattisgarh HC Order for Psychiatric Examination of a Woman(31.05.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Chattisgarh High Court on May 15 which directed the psychiatric examination of a woman who had married.....
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Supreme Court Court Wants Ex-Bureaucrats With Law Experience for Foreign Tribunals(31.05.2019)
Supreme Court has told the Assam Government to include retired bureaucrats, not below the rank of secretary and additional secretary and having judici.....
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Supreme Court: Right to Education Act, 2009 Applicable to Minority Schools(31.05.2019)
Supreme Court has asked minority schools to admit students seeking admission under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The C.....
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Supreme Court Warns Maharashtra of Contempt in EWS Quota Case(31.05.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to revise merit list for admission to postgraduate medical and dental courses in the State follo.....
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SC Pulls up Maharashtra Govt, Extends PG Medical Courses Admissions to June 4(01.06.2019)
The Supreme court pulled up the Maharashtra government over the way it was implementing the order on 10 per cent EWS quota in post-graduate medical an.....
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Supreme Court Orders Release of Manipur Based Activist Erendro Leichombam(19.07.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered release of Manipur based political activist Erendro Leichombam, who was detained under the stringent National Security Act, .....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Allow Warkaris to Perform Pilgrimage to Temple in Pandharpur(19.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition seeking directions to State of Maharashtra to grant permission to Warkaris of Sant Namdev Maharaj Sansthan an.....
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You’ve No Right to be in Office: SC to Assam Chief Secretary(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has given a dressing-down to Assam chief secretary for his submission that the state government is not bound by any decision of foreigne.....
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SC Seeks Report Over DND Case Listing(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has sought report from its registry as to how the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) toll flyway matter which involves "hundreds of crores of rupe.....
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SC Directs RBI to Disclose Information on Bank Inspection Report Under RTI(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to .....
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SC Refuses to Interfere With EC's Report Opposing Release of Modi Biopic Before Poll Ends(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has backed stand of Election Commission in refusing to lift stay on release of the biopic on PM Narendra Modi until the conclusion of Lo.....
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SC Directs RBI to Disclose Information on Bank Inspection Report Under RTI(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to .....
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SC Directs RBI to Disclose Information on Bank Inspection Report Under RTI(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to .....
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'Big Blow to Integrity of SC as Institution': Former Judge on Harassment Charges Against CJI Gogoi(26.04.2019)
N Santosh Hegde, who earlier served as a Lokayukta of Karnataka, said it would take a long time for the Supreme Court to come out of 'these problems'......
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SC: Executing Court must Dispose of Execution Proceedings Within 6 Months from Filing Date(28.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an Executing Court must dispose of the Execution Proceedings within six months from the date of filing, which may be e.....
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SC Directs High Courts to Reconsider and Update Rules Relating to Execution of Decrees(28.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to reconsider and update all the Rules relating to Execution of Decrees, made under exercise of its powers .....
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Supreme Court Directs Shifting of Siddique Kappan from Mathura Jail to Delhi for Treatment(28.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that Kerala journalist Siddiqque Kappan be shifted from Mathura Jail in Uttar Pradesh to a government hospital in Delhi for.....
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SC Dismisses Application to Recall Judgment Which Directed RBI to Disclose Loan Defaulters List(29.04.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the applications filed by certain banks seeking to recall the 2015 judgment in the case Reserve Bank of India v Jayantilal.....
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SC: Deduction Under Section 80-IA Income Tax Act Not Restricted to 'Business Income' Only(29.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the scope of sub-section (5) of Section 80- IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is limited to determination of quantum of deduc.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking CBI Probe into Death of Kalikho Pul, Ex-Arunachal CM(29.04.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought Central Bureau of Investigation into the unnatural dea.....
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SC Dismisses Judicial Officer's Challenge Against Promotion Norms of Delhi HC(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the constitutional validity of certain resolutions and rules of the Delhi High Court which outline the crit.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Rule Empowering RAW to Compulsorily Retire Officers(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 135 of the Research and Analysis Wing (Recruitment, Cadre and Services) Rules, 1975.....
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SC: Arbitration Award Fixing Price of Land Can't be Executed Like a Decree(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that an arbitration award fixing the price of the land cannot be executed like a decree for specific performance of sale agreem.....
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SC Sets Aside Insurer's Liability to Compensate MP Government(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's order requiring Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to pay Rs. 64 lakh b.....
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SC Directs UOI to Compensate Former RAW Employee(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to pay "constitutional compensation" to the tune of Rs. 1 Lakh for impugning upon the Fundamental rights.....
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SC: No Income Tax Liability for UAE Exchange in India(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that no income tax can be levied on its liaison offices in India in respect of the principal business carried by it in United .....
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SC: Public Interest Also Shall be Demonstrated Before Writ Remedy is Sought in Tender Matters(19.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the public interest should also be demonstrated before a writ remedy is sought in tender matters.
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SC Dismisses Curative Petition of Pawan Gupta Challenging Death Award in Nirbhaya Gangrape Case(19.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the curative Petition filed by Pawan Gupta, a convict in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, who had moved the Supreme .....
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Supreme Court Asks Nath Government to Take Floor Test on March 20(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the Kamal Nath-led Congress Government in Madhya Pradesh to face a floor test by 5 p.m. on 20th March, 2020 in the assembly .....
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SC Dismisses Final Plea of Convicts in Nirbhaya Gang-rape Case to Stay Execution(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the final plea of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case challenging the rejection of mercy Petition of Pa.....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Accused Denied Bail by High Court(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has granted bail to a person whose bail application was rejected by the High Court even though the Police had filed a closure report, re.....
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SC: Surrender of Passport Can be Ordered to Ensure the Presence of Parties in Contempt Proceedings(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court is empowered to pass appropriate orders including the surrender of passport to ensure the presence of the.....
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Supreme Court Seeks UP Government Reply Over Arresting Journalist Under Gangster Act(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has sought Uttar Pradesh Government's reply on a bail plea of a journalist arrested under the stringent UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Act.....
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Supreme Court: Section 144 of CrPC Cannot be Used to Prevent Exercise of Democratic Rights(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that the mechanical imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be used .....
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Supreme Court Orders 7 Star Resort to be Razed in Kerala(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered that 7star Resort, Kapico Kerala Resorts, be razed for violating coastal zone regulations.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Granting Bail to Murder Accused(29.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that setting aside a High Court order granting bail to murder accused. The Court has observed that in a case where an earli.....
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SC: No Requirement of Examining Complainant on Oath Under Section 200 CrPC(30.07.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that there is no requirement of examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19.....
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SC Dismisses Review Petition Seeking Cancellation of Class 12 CBSE Exams(30.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petition which sought for cancellation of proposed Class 12 CBSE exams for Private/Compartment/Patrachar studen.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Remove Former UP DGP from Commission Probing Vikas Dubey Encounter(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed two Petitions which sought to remove K L Gupta, former Director-General of Police of Uttar Pradesh, from the Supreme Court.....
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SC: Once Accused Makes Plausible Defence, Burden is on Prosecution to Negate it(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has held that once a plausible version has been put forth by the defence at the examination stage of Section 313 of the Code of Criminal.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging CLAT Being Conducted Via Online Mode(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition which challenged the conducting of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) via online mode, citing accessibility i.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Examination Centres in Gulf Countries(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking allocation of Test Centres for NEET in gulf countries or to postpone the examination until the COVID.....
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SC Allows Filing of Writ Petition Against Environmental Clearance Granted to New Parliament Building(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the filing of a Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging the Environmental Clearance gr.....
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SC Warns to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against IIT Bombay for Backing Out of Smog Tower Project(30.07.2020)
Supreme Court has warned to initiate contempt proceedings upon learning that the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) had backed out fr.....
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Supreme Court Orders Shifting of CPI(M) Leader Tarigami from Srinagar Hospital to AIIMS(06.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered that former Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mohd Yusuf Tarigami should be shifted “at the earliest" to the All India Inst.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Directing Centre to Bring Law on Torture(06.09.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking direction to the Centre to enact a suitable stand alone comprehensive legislation based on UN Convention on .....
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Supreme Court to Centre, Delhi: Divide Delhi Metro Phase Four Land Cost Equally(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and the Government of Delhi to divide equally between them the cost of land for the phase four of De.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Against UAPA Amendments(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Central Government on a petition challenging the legality of recent amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prev.....
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Supreme Court: Tell Judges in Kerala that They are Part of India(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court said while taking strong exception to the State High Court's tinkering of its 2017 verdict on right to conduct administration and prayer.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking to Prohibit MPs & MLAs from Practicing Law(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to restrict Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Legislative Assembly from practici.....
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Supreme Court: Person Interested in Outcome of Dispute Must not have Power to Appoint Sole Arbitrator(27.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a person who has an interest in the outcome or decision of the dispute must not have power to appoint a sole arbitra.....
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Supreme Court: Assignment of Interest is not Valid because it was not Clearly Prohibited in Contract(27.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that assignment of contractual interest cannot be held to be valid merely because there is no clear bar against assignabili.....
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Supreme Court Declines Hearing to Plea Accusing Shiv Sena of Breach of Trust(28.11.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea accusing Shiv Sena of committing breach of trust by aligning with Nationalist Congress Pa.....
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Supreme Court Invalidates Sec 87 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act Inserted through 2019 Amendment(28.11.2019)
Supreme Court has struck down Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which was inserted through the 2019 Amendment Act passed by the.....
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Supreme Court: Issue of Limitation not to be Examined while Considering Application under Section 11(28.11.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that while considering an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of an.....
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We Are Not Man-eating Tigers, States Should Not Fear Us: Supreme Court(22.09.2018)
The court's observation came when senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for a private firm, argued that a petition filed against the company, alleg.....
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Institutions Like EC, Supreme Court Being 'Systematically Captured' by RSS-BJP, Alleges Rahul Gandhi(22.09.2018)
The Congress chief, who was speaking to professors, said the BJP and the RSS wanted to instal their acolytes at the institutions of higher learning to.....
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'Shocked' by 20-Year Delay, Supreme Court Transfers Murder Trial from UP to Delhi(24.09.2018)
The Supreme Court transferred the case, which has seen 55 adjournments so far, on a plea made by the victim's family, which submitted that there was n.....
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SC Orders Release of ‘Unapologetic’ Litigant from Jail After He Tenders Unconditional Apology(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the release of a litigant, who was sent to jail for being ‘unapologetic’ and for not complying its order, after he stated th.....
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SC Appoints Nandan Nilekani to Examine Possibility of Computer Network Based/ AI Solution(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has appointed Mr. Nandan Nilekani for examining the possibility of a computer network based or artificial intelligence based technologic.....
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Supreme Court Directs Status Quo on Relocation of Van Gujjars(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has directed that “status quo” be maintained, giving a major relief to Van Gujjars or nomadic pastoralists residing in the Corbett Tiger.....
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Labour Court Can Examine Charges on Merits Only if Domestic Enquiry Is Held Illegal: SC(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held, while upholding the dismissal of a bank employee who was found drunk during duty, that labour court can examine charges on mer.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Special Courts to Try Cases Against Politicians(02.11.2017)
Supreme Court has asked central government to match its commitment to decriminalise politics by setting up special courts to exclusively try pending c.....
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SC Restrains Centre From Taking Action Against ED Officer Rajeshwar Singh(02.11.2017)
Supreme Court has restrained Centre from initiating any action against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Rajeshwar Singh, who has been investigatin.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Eviction of Sons From Father’s House For Not Paying Maintenance(02.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld the eviction of two sons from their father’s house for not paying maintenance as agreed by them.
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Supreme Court: Arbitration Initiated After Imposition Of Moratorium Under IBC is Non Est in Law(03.11.2017)
Supreme Court has held that arbitration proceedings instituted after the imposition of moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Co.....
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Supreme Court: 'LG Has Primacy', But We Can Make More Room for Delhi Govt(03.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Constitution prima facie gave the Delhi lieutenant governor primacy in administrative matters of the Capital, but added th.....
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Supreme Court: No Distance Course From Deemed Universities From 2018(06.11.2017)
Supreme Court has restrained all deemed universities across the country from continuing any distance learning courses from the academic year 2018-19 w.....
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Supreme Court: Case Filed Against Acquittal Should Mention Period of Custody Undergone By Accused(06.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed the Registry to ensure that all cases filed before it against an acquittal must mention the period of custody undergone by .....
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Supreme Court: Woman not Husband's Chattel, on Plea Seeking Restoration of Conjugal Rights(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has while hearing a man’s plea seeking that his wife be ordered to start living with him again observed that woman is not a chattel that.....
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Supreme Court: Some Screening Needed on OTT Platforms, Even Porn Shown(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has called for screening of video content on OTT platforms, saying "even pornographic material is being shown" on some of them. There sh.....
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SC: Dying Declaration Cannot be Disbelieved Merely on Grounds of Presence of Family(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a dying declaration cannot be disbelieved merely because parents and relatives of the deceased were present in the hos.....
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SC: Evidence of Interested Person Can be Considered If It is Corroborated(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the evidence of interested person can be considered provided such evidence is corroborated by other evidence on record.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Judgment Setting Aside Reservation of Wards in Goa Municipal Councils(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court judgment setting aside a notification issued by the Director and ex-officio Additional Secretary (Munic.....
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CIVIL - "Hum Do Hamare Do": SC Calls for "Family Planning" of Cars(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has called for family planning of cars owned by a household on the lines of "Hum Do Hamare Do" campaign as it expressed concern over one.....
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CIVIL - SC Refuses to Lift Stay on Construction for Mopa Airport(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to lift its stay on the felling of trees at Mopa airport in Goa and asked the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to revisit th.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Gives Gujarat Govt. 2 Weeks to Finish Proceedings in Bilkis Bano's Case(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has given two weeks to Gujarat Government to complete disciplinary proceedings against erring officials, including policemen, who were i.....
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Extending VVPAT to More Than One Booth Will Delay Counting by Six Days, EC Tells Supreme Court(30.03.2019)
Furnishing a reply, the Commission told the court that manual matching of VVPAT with EVMs is also prone to human errors.
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Court can Appoint Arbitrator Only After Resorting to Procedure in Arbitration Agreement: SC(01.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court, while dealing with an application under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, seeking appoint.....
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Health of Environment is Key to Preserve Right to Life Under Article 21: SC(01.04.2019)
Supreme Court has suspended Environmental Clearance granted for development of Greenfield international airport at Mopa in Goa and observed that healt.....
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Employee Not Entitled to Full Back Wages on Acquittal, Unless Prosecution Found Malicious: SC(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the employer cannot be mulcted with full back wages on the acquittal of an employee by a criminal Court, unless it is foun.....
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SC Rejects Plea for Release of Illegal Rohingya Refugees Detained in Jammu(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea for the release of illegal Rohingya Muslims who have been detained in Jammu, and has said that the Union Government .....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Alleged Use of Banned Chemicals by Firework Manufacturers(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the manufacturers in application filed against alleged use of banned chemicals by firework manufacturers, mislabell.....
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SC: HC Should Be Extremely Circumspect in Interfering With Orders Passed Under Arbitration Act(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a High Court while exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 should be ex.....
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SC: Pending Criminal Cases Against Italian Marines to be Closed Only After Compensation Paid(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the criminal cases pending in India against the two Italian Marines in the Enrica Lexie case will be closed only after.....
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SC Issues Notice on Thwaha Fasal's Plea Challenging Bail Cancellation in UAPA Case(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Kerala youth Thwaha Fasal, booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ac.....
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SC Mandates Probate or Letters of Administrations for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the mandatory requirement to seek probate or letters of administration for establishing a right as executor or legatee.....
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SC Dismisses as Withdrawn Plea Against Demolition of Hanuman Temple in Chandni Chowk(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea against the demolition of a decades-old Hanuman Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk on 3rd January, 2021 w.....
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SC: Prior Knowledge is Essential Qualification to Get Admission to MBBS Course(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that prior knowledge - both theoretical and practical, of senior secondary level in biology or biological sciences is an es.....
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SC: Entire Waiver of Pre-Deposit for Filing Before DRAT is Impermissible(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court observed that entire waiver of pre-deposit for filing appeal before Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal under Section 21 of the Recovery of.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Affidavit on Steps Being Taken for OTT Regulation(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to inform what it proposes to do to regulate Over the Top (OTT) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime.....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Is Aadhaar Only for Verification or Tracking Back? Asks SC(17.01.2018)
A five-judge Constitution Bench has begun hearing the crucial case of Aadhaar validity as the country’s top judiciary continues to grapple with the .....
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B.C. Supreme Court Strikes Down Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Prisons(18.01.2018)
B.C. Supreme Court has ended a law that allowed federal institutions to indefinitely confine prison inmates.
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Supreme Court LIVE: Dissenting Judges to Meet CJI For Second Time in 3 Days(18.01.2018)
The four dissenting Supreme Court judges are expected to meet Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra again at 10 AM on Thursday morning to take forward th.....
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Supreme Court LIVE: Dissenting Judges Ready Draft Proposal For Assigning Cases(18.01.2018)
The four dissenting Supreme Court judges are expected to meet Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra again at 10 AM on Thursday morning to take forward th.....
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Supreme Court Clears Padmaavat for Release, Suspends Ban by Four States(18.01.2018)
Supreme Court has cleared Sanjay Leela Bhanshali’s Padmaavat and suspended the ban orders by four states.
The Court has also restrained all states fr.....
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Supreme Court Clears Padmaavat for Release, Suspends Ban by Four States(18.01.2018)
Governments of Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand have declared that they will not allow screening of the m.....
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'Mahatma Gandhi, Kalidasa, Whisky and Apologies': Quirky Exchanges Dominate Padmaavat Hearing   (18.01.2018)
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for the nationwide release of the controversial movie 'Padmaavat' on January 25, staying the orders an.....
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SC: Accused Can be Summoned u/s 319 CrPC Even on Basis of Examination-In-Chief of Witness(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an accused can be summoned under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on the basis of even examination-.....
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SC: Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Orders Passed by State Consumer Commission(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has opined that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging judgments and orders passed by the Stat.....
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SC Asks Delhi HC for Panel of Five Judges to Enable Court to Replace Mr. Bharat Parashar(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to provide a panel of names of about five judges to enable the Court to suggest an appropria.....
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SC: All Consumer Complaints Should be Heard as Per Pecuniary Jurisdiction Under CPA 1986(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that consumer complaints filed before the coming into effect of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 (CPA 2019) should continue in .....
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SC Seeks Centre Response on Plea Alleging Cancellation of Ration Cards(17.03.2021)
Supreme Court has sought Centre's response on plea filed alleging the cancellation of 3 crore ration cards on account of non-linking with Aadhar Cards.....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Provision of Common Utility Ducts Along Highways & Other Roadways(17.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea filed seeking directions to the government to mandatorily provide common utility duct for all public utilities.....
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SC: Make COVID-19 Tests Free, Even in Private Laboratories(09.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Government to issue appropriate orders immediately for free testing for coronavirus even in private hospitals and labor.....
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Supreme Court Gives Activists 1 Week to Surrender Elgar Case(09.04.2020)
Supreme Court has granted 1 week to social activists, Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde, to surrender in connection with the Elgar Parishad case.
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SC Upholds Quashing of Appointment of Instructors in Haryana(09.04.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld a 2013 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had quashed the appointments of 1,983 physical training instructo.....
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SC Issues Directions for Ensuring PPEs, Police Protection to Health Workers(09.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure the availability of appropriate Personal Protective Equipments (P.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Evacuation of Man Stranded in Japan Due to COVID-19(09.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice in a Writ Petition seeking the immediate evacuation of a 58-year-old Indian citizen stranded in Tokyo, Japan due to .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Restoration of 4G Internet Services in J&K Amid Lockdown(09.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Jammu and Kashmir Administration in a plea seeking restoration of 4G mobile internet services in the Union Terr.....
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SC Dismisses Applications Challenging Karnataka Govt. Steps to Implement Reservation(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed as not maintainable the miscellaneous Applications challenging the directions and clarifications issued by the Karnataka G.....
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SC: HC in Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction Can Pass Order Interdicting Legal Fiction(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the High Court in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 can pass an order .....
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SC: Demand for Additional Tax Can be Made Only if Assessee Intended to Evade Tax(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that demand for Additional Tax under Section 143(1-A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can only be invoked when the lesser amoun.....
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SC Stays Orders of Kerala & Allahabad HCs Restraining Centre from Recovering Tax(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the general orders passed by the High Courts of Allahabad and Kerala which restrained the Centre from recovering revenue dues.....
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Supreme Court: Celebratory Firing in Weddings Misuse of Arms(23.03.2020)
Supreme Court has said that “celebratory gunshots” in weddings and other functions is a misuse of firearms, and that the owner of the gun cannot be ab.....
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Frame Rules to Protect Identity of Persons Accused of Sexual Offences, Says Plea in Supreme Court(27.04.2019)
The petition, filed by Youth Bar Association of India, said that false accusation sometimes 'destroy the entire life of an innocent person' and there .....
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MS Dhoni Moves Supreme Court Against Amrapali Builders Over Rs 40 Crore Dues(28.04.2019)
Dhoni has said that he has been cheated, as the real estate company did not clear his outstanding -- the amount promised for its brand promotion -- an.....
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Barred Entry into Vijayawada to Promote Upcoming Film on NT Rama Rao, Claims Ramgopal Verma(28.04.2019)
The film, based on events that led to NT Rama Rao's 'dethroning' in an intra-party coup in 1995, has cleared Election Commission and Supreme Court hur.....
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Can't Pass Order on Reclaiming Kohinoor Diamond from UK, Says Supreme Court(28.04.2019)
The bench dismissed the curative petition, saying there is no merit in it and that the petitioner has failed to make out any substantial reason why th.....
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Adverse Possession Plea can be Sustained Only When Possession is in Denial of True Owners' Title: SC(29.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere continuous possession howsoever long it may have been qua its true owner is not enough to sustain the plea of adv.....
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Incidents That Happened Much Before Wife's Death can't be Treated As Reasons for Her Suicide: SC(29.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the incidents which had taken place between husband and wife much before latter's death by suicide could not be treate.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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Supreme Court Says West Bengal Lawyers' Strike Since April 29 An 'Extraordinary' Situation(22.05.2019)
The apex court noted that the 'call for cessation of work given by the Bar Council of West Bengal' last month was proving to be a hindrance in seeking.....
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Supreme Court: Admissions to Law Courses in GGSIPU Will Be Through CLAT(22.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that admissions to law courses in Delhi Government's Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) for the 2019-20 academi.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Appointment of Observers for LS Polls in West Bengal(22.05.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the appointment of two retired bureaucrats as observers in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha pol.....
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CJI Gogoi Attains Rare Feat, Oversees Appointment of 10 Supreme Court Judges In His Eight-Month Tenure(22.05.2019)
On Wednesday, the central government cleared the appointment of four new judges to the Supreme Court after accepting the recommendations of the Colleg.....
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Supreme Court: Poll Violence Common in West Bengal, Irrespective of Ruling Party(23.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that poll time violence was common in Bengal irrespective of whichever party was at the helm, while granting relief from ar.....
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Supreme Court: Status of Tenant Not Obviated by Landlord’s Death(23.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that protection offered to a statutory tenant by rent control law can only be overcome by following the procedure laid out in t.....
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Supreme Court: Mere Irregularity in Sanction will not Vitiate Conviction in Corruption Cases(28.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a mere error, omission or irregularity in sanction in corruption cases is not considered to be fatal unless it has r.....
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Supreme Court: Municipal Commissioners can be Prosecuted under Water Pollution Law(29.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that municipal commissioners and chief officers can also be prosecuted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) A.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates No Party should Suffer Due to Act of Court(29.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated the maxim Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit namely that no party should suffer due to the Act of Court. The Court further not.....
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Supreme Court: Order Calling for General Court Martial can be Challenged Before AFT(29.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that an order convening a General Court Martial can be challenged before an Armed Force Tribunal. The Court noted that as ther.....
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Supreme Court Permits Kerala Actor Dileep Limited Access to Video in Actress Assault Case(02.12.2019)
Supreme Court has partially allowed a plea by Malayalam actor Dileep and granted him access to a memory card of a mobile phone in the 2017 actress ass.....
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SC Asks Kerala to Explain on Relaxation in COVID-19 Curbs for Bakrid(20.07.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Kerala Government to explain its reasons for relaxing COVID-19 restrictions between July 18 and July 20 for Bakrid celebration.....
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SC Seeks Responses of Plea That Travel to Delhi Takes 2 Hours Due to Road Blockades(20.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to file a response in the plea filed by a resident of Noida who alleged that her commut.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Quashing of Criminal Cases Related to Alleged "Amaravati Land Scam"(20.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Andhra Pradesh Government’s Special leave Petitions against the quashing of criminal cases filed in connection with th.....
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SC Issues Notice in Prayer for Compensation for Illegal Detention of Leichobam Erendro(20.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the prayer made by Manipur based political activist Leichobam Erendro seeking compensation for the illegal detentio.....
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SC: Courts Cannot Modify Award Passed Under Section 34 of Arbitration Act(21.07.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Courts cannot modify an award passed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in Project Director, N.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against DMK Rajya Sabha Member, R.S. Bharathi(21.07.2021)
Supreme Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against DMK Rajya Sabha member R.S. Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevent.....
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IFIN Case: Supreme Court Declines to Overturn High Court Relief to KPMG Firm(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the order passed by the Bombay High Court that gave relief to BSR & Associates LLP, a KPMG network firm, in.....
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Supreme Court: Witnesses to Sale Deed/Will Need not Essentially Know its Contents(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the witnesses to documents such as Sale Deeds and Wills need not essentially know what is contained in them.
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Supreme Court: Accused Party Armed with Weapons Cannot Claim Advantage of Sudden Fight(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that when the Accused Party came armed at the scene of crime it clearly indicates that the occurrence did not take place in th.....
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Supreme Court: Non Production of Entire Contraband is no Ground for Acquittal by Itself(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that non-production of contraband material by itself is not a ground for acquittal in case its seizure is otherwise proved. Th.....
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Supreme Court: Illegal Agreement to Sell Cannot be Carried Out in Favour of Plaintiff(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that an agreement contrary to law cannot be enforced by the Court in favour of Plaintiff in a suit for specific performance.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Flat Owners' Plea on Demolition of Kochi Apartments(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea of flat owners seeking stay on its order on demolition of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu whi.....
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Supreme Court Allows Transfer Plea of 100% Visually Disabled Husband In DV Case(19.01.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed the transfer petition filed by a husband seeking transfer of a domestic violence case filed against him by his wife.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Block Padmaavat Release Says Won’t Re-hear Case(19.01.2018)
A bench of the apex court said, we have to function as a constitutional court. Can't block a movie from screening.
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Padmaavat LIVE: Karni Sena Threatens to Continue Protests(19.01.2018)
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL to block the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie Padmaavat. “We have to function as a constituti.....
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Yet to Take a Call on Padmaavat Release, Says Shivraj Singh Chouhan(19.01.2018)
Chouhan, who was speaking to media after inaugurating the IPS service meet in the city, said the Advocate General has been asked to study the Supreme .....
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New Bench Headed by CJI Dipak Misra to Hear Justice Loya Case Amid Rift in Top Judiciary(20.01.2018)
The composition of the bench changed on Saturday amid the rift between the CJI and four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court over allocation of cas.....
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Constitution is the Greatest Public Policy, Says Justice Chelameswar(20.01.2018)
The Supreme Court Judge on Saturday said the wide range of knowledge of each member of the constituent assembly and the great experience which the mem.....
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Rajasthan Govt to Approach Supreme Court on Padmaavat: Minister Gulabchand Kataria(20.01.2018)
Rajasthan's Home and Justice minister Gulabchand Kataria said the Rajasthan govt has decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court and asked .....
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'Shocked' By 20-Year Delay, Supreme Court Transfers Murder Trial from UP to Delhi(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has transferred the case from UP to Delhi, which has seen 55 adjournments so far, on a plea made by the victim's family, which submitted.....
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Offenders Can Be Prosecuted Under Two Different Laws, Says Supreme Court(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has said in a case that Maharashtra Police can initiate criminal action under IPC for transportation, stocking and sale of 'Gutka' or Pa.....
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SC: Intention of Parties to be Looked Into to Consider Nature of Document(16.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the intention of parties has to be looked into to consider whether a document is of absolute sale or mortgage by condi.....
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SC Stays Coercive Steps by NGT Over Discharge of Untreated Waste into Water Bodies(16.08.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed any coercive steps by the National Green Tribunal against the Municipal Commissioner or Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumb.....
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Supreme Court Asks Solicitor General on Tribunal Reforms Bill 2021 Passed by Parliament(16.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021 passed by the Parliament re-enacting the very s.....
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Supreme Court Grants Centre 4 Weeks Time Extension to Frame Guidelines(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has granted four weeks time to the Centre to frame guidelines making recommendations for payment of ex-gratia assistance to dependents o.....
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SC Refuses Interim Protection to Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in PMLA Case(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to grant interim relief to Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh who had moved the Top Court seeking protection fr.....
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SC Sets Aside Grant of Furlough to Self-Proclaimed Godman and Rape Convict Asaram’s Son(20.10.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the grant of two weeks' furlough to self-proclaimed godman and rape convict Asaram's son Narayan Sai who is also serving l.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Seek Report on Probe Into Alleged Paper Leak & Malpractices(20.10.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected a prayer to call for a status report on the investigation in FIRs registered in different states over the alleged paper lea.....
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Supreme Court: State Police Has Duty to Continue with Investigation of Schedule Offence(21.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the State police has a duty to continue with the investigation of a schedule offence till the National Investigating Agenc.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Centre’s Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19(21.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition raising the issue of the construction of the Centre's Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID.....
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SC: Family Courts Does Not Have Plenary Powers to Do Away with Mandatory Procedure(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that Family Courts does not have plenary powers to do away with the mandatory procedural requirements. The Court has observ.....
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SC Restrains Suo Moto Case on COVID Vaccination Priority for Legal Fraternity(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has restrained the Delhi High Court from proceeding with the suo moto case taken by it to consider including legal fraternity in the pri.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Disallowing Teachers from Contesting Elections(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court order which had disallowed teachers and non-teaching staff of aided schools from contesting elections.
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SC Stays Order Sentencing Major General of Indian Army to Civil Imprisonment(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the execution of an order sentencing a Major General of Indian Army and Defence Estates officers to civil imprisonment for 2 .....
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SC Mulls Formation of Committee for Economic Valuation of Trees Felled for Projects(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that it will form a Committee for economic valuation of trees which are felled for projects such as highways and bridges, a.....
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SC Dismisses SLP Seeking Stay of Dismantling of Decommissioned ‘INS Viraat’(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP filed by a private firm seeking for the staying of the dismantling of decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier .....
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SC: AP High Court Enquiry into Justice Eswaraiah's 'Phone Call Conspiracy' Unnecessary(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has granted relief to former Andhra Pradesh High Court judge, Justice V. Eswaraiah against an Order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court dir.....
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SC: Breath Analysis or Blood Test Not Necessary to Reject Claim on Ground of Drunken Driving(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a breath analyzer test or blood test as contemplated under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is not necessary for an insurer to.....
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SC Seeks Information About Suraz India Trust MD's Employment in Rajasthan Govt Service(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has called for an affidavit from the state of Rajasthan disclosing the nature of employment that Rajiv Dhaiya, chairperson of NGO Suraz .....
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SC Directs All States to Provide Number of Migrant Children in Each State(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all States to provide data pertaining to numbers of migrant children and children of migrant workers in the State as well a.....
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SC: High Courts Shall Not Pass Order of 'No Coercive Steps' While Dismissing Petition u/s 482 CrPC.(14.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that while dismissing/disposing of the quashing petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and/or und.....
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SC: Party Not Barred from Raising New Grounds to Set Aside Award in Section 37 Appeal(09.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a party is not barred from raising an additional ground for setting aside an arbitration award in arbitration appeal u.....
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SC: Low Age of Rape Victim Not Sufficient Factor to Impose Death Sentence(10.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the low age of the rape victim is not considered as the only or sufficient factor for imposing a death sentence. The C.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Take Immediate Steps to Enhance Prison Management(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there was urgent need for prison reforms and enhanced prison management, citing sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail i.....
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SC: Complaint Filed Under Section 138 NI Act Filed on Behalf of Company Not Liable to be Dismissed(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint filed on behalf of a company under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not liable to be dis.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre in Plea Seeking Repatriation of an Indian Army Captain(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea seeking directions to the Centre to take immediate steps for the repatriation or release of the petitioner's s.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Amazon Prime Video Head Aparna Purohit(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in the First Information Report registered .....
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SC: Application Under Order IX Rule 13 CPC Can be Allowed Only When Sufficient Cause(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed application under Order 9 Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be automatically granted and can be allowed o.....
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SC: Reservation Category Candidates Have to be Adjusted Against General Category Based on Merit(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that reservation category candidates, who score more than the cut-off marks for the general category candidates, have to .....
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Supreme Court to Start Hybrid Physical Hearing on Experimental Basis from March 15(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has decided to start hearing cases in a hybrid manner from 15th March, 2021. The Court has issued several directions and Standard Operat.....
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SC: Multiplier Method Has to be Applied While Computing Motor Accident Compensation(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that, while computing motor accident compensation, multiplier method has to be applied for future prospects and advancement.....
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Saradha Scam: Supreme Court Consents to Hear Ex-Kolkata Police Commissioner's Plea(24.05.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the fresh plea of former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar seeking extension of protection from arrest in the .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Ex-Kolkata Top Cop's Plea Against Arrest in Saradha Chit Fund Case(24.05.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's plea seeking extension of the protection granted to him from arrest in th.....
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NDA Govt Swings Into Action 2 Days After Landslide Victory, Submits Final Reply in SC in Rafale Case(25.05.2019)
Filing a written submission in the case, the government asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition as 'any interference may affect operational pr.....
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NGO Writes to PM Seeking Strict Fire Safety Laws After Blaze in Surat Coaching Centre Kills 22(26.05.2019)
The United Human Rights Federation said no political party has shown strong will to bring stringent laws despite the Supreme Court's directions in th.....
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Supreme Court: Brother In Law can be Ordered to Pay Maintenance to Widow Under Domestic Violence Act(27.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a brother in law can be ordered to pay maintenance to a widow by holding that an "An aggrieved wife or a female living.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Time to Demolish Buildings Built in Violation Of CRZ Regulations(27.05.2019)
Supreme Court has refused the plea seeking extension of time for demolition of the buildings which were built in violation of Coastal Regulatory Zone .....
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SC: No Petition Can be Transferred from One Court to Another on Sole Ground of Delay(15.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that no Petition can be transferred from one Court to another on the sole ground of delay in disposal.
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Supreme Court Sets Up Initiative to Ensure Wellness and Awareness Amongst Advocates(15.09.2020)
Supreme Court has released a Press Note indicating that an initiative to ensure overall wellness and to create awareness amongst its officers, officia.....
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SC Restrains Sudarshan TV from Telecasting "UPSC Jihad" Show(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has restrained the Sudarshan TV News from telecasting the remaining episodes of the 'Bindas Bol' show about Muslims clearing the UPSC ex.....
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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to former Director General of Police in Punjab Sumedh Singh Saini, who is an accused in the 1.....
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SC: Major Unmarried Daughter Not Entitled to Claim Maintenance from Father u/s 125 of CrPC(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a daughter who attained majority and is still unmarried is not entitled to claim maintenance from her father in proceeding.....
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SC: Ethically Wrong for Estranged Daughter-in-Law to Make Mother-in-Law Bear Expenses of Children(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has said it was ethically wrong to rope in a mother-in-law and bind her through a Court order to bear the educational expenses of her gr.....
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Supreme Court: Reservations for Jobs, Promotions not Fundamental Right(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that quotas and reservations for promotions for government jobs is not a fundamental right. The top court said it could not com.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that ruled ou.....
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Supreme Court Says Protestors at Shaheen Bagh Cannot Block Public Roads(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 protesters at Delhi''s Shaheen Bagh cannot block public roads and create inconv.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused on Deposit of Amount in GST Scam(29.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to one of the Directors of M/s Miraj Products Private Limited on a condition to deposit Rs. 200 crores as a pre-require.....
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Supreme Court Asks Company to Close Down Further Construction of Karwar Port(30.03.2022)
Supreme Court had issued notice in a petition which challenged the second stage development of the commercial Karwar port in Karnataka. The Court has .....
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Supreme Court: Immunity Under IDS is not available to Another Assessee Other Than Declarant(30.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that under the Income Declaration Scheme, the immunity Section 192 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was available only to the de.....
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Kerala HC: Ex-communication or Externment Illegal and Impermissible Under Wakf Act(08.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that ex-communication or externment, whether declared or undeclared, is illegal and impermissible under the Wakf Act. The C.....
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SC Stays Chhattisgarh HC Order Granting Partial Interim Relief to Pharmacy Colleges(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of Chhattisgarh High Court granting partial Interim Relief to Pharmacy colleges challenging the 5-year ban imposed .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Azam Khan's Plea Seeking Interim Bail to Participate in Election Campaign(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking ad-interim ex-parte bail filed by Mohammad Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Rampur in.....
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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to TMC Leader Sheikh Sufiyan in WB Post-Poll Murder Case(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Sufiyan in a case relating to the murder of a BJP supporter during the.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Amazon's Plea Against HC Stay with Future Group(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Amazon against Delhi High Court's order staying further arbitration proceedings.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Handicapped Accused Who Was Undetrial for 4 Years(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Maharashtra Control of Organised C.....
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SC Seeks Action Plan on Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste by Delhi Private Hospitals(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has expressed concerns over indiscriminate dumping of bio-medical waste by some private hospitals, near open forests areas in Delhi, esp.....
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SC Takes Note of "Appalling Situation" and Directs Centre to Fill Up Vacancies at NGT(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to expedite steps to ensure that all vacancies are filled at the earliest, taking note of the "appalling situati.....
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SC Grants 6 Months Extension to Complete Probe in Hyderabad Encounter(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Application filed by the Inquiry Commission, in the plea seeking for investigation into the alleged encounter of four ac.....
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Supreme Court: Reasons for Cancelling Bail to Co-Accused Also Applies to Another Accused(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the reasons which weigh with the Court to cancel the bail granting to co-accused would also apply in bail preferred by ano.....
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SC Issues Notice on NCLT Bar Association's Petition Challenging MCA Notification(06.04.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition that seeks to change the term of 3 years fixed by a notification issued by the Ministry for the mem.....
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SC: Absence of Arbitration Agreement Make Article 137 of Limitation Act Inapplicable to Arbitration(07.04.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 would be inapplicable in arbitration proceedings commenced under Bihar Public .....
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Plaintiff to Prove Willingness to Perform His Part of Contract in Specific Performance Suit: SC(09.10.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in order to obtain a decree for specific performance, the plaintiff has to prove and establish his readiness and wil.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern over Attack on Bihar School girls(09.10.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern at the assault of 30 minor schoolgirls, allegedly when they resisted sexual harassment attempt at Supaul in Bihar.
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What Protection is Available to a Depositor if Bank Fails: Delhi High Court asks Centre(09.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked Centre that what is the protection available to customers having deposits of over Rs 1 lakh if a bank fails and said that i.....
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Centre’s Stand on Corporation Crisis in Delhi is Tragic: Supreme Court(09.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said it is “unfortunate and tragic” that Centre is not prepared to make any payment at all to resolve the crisis arising out of the .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Urgent Listing of Sabarimala Review Petition(09.10.2018)
Supreme Court has declined request for early hearing of the review petitions filed against the Sabarimala judgment which allowed entry of women of all.....
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'Enough of Your Hide and Seek': Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Three Directors of Amrapali Group(09.10.2018)
A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Uday U Lalit said it had enough of their "hide and seek" and that they will be in the custody of the Del.....
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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on Plea Seeking Review of Sabarimala Temple Verdict(09.10.2018)
One of the petitioners said the verdict can't be a match for the voice of the people. The Nair Service Society, a body of Kerala's influential Nair co.....
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Supreme Court: Mere Amalgamation Would Not invalidate Income Tax Proceedings(07.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that whether corporate death of amalgamating entity upon amalgamation invalidates an order of assessment issued under the Incom.....
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Supreme Court: Try To Complete Cross-Examination of Witness on Same Day(07.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that once the witness is in the witness box for cross examination, every endeavour must be made to make sure that the cross exa.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Amendments Related to Charitable Trust Registration(11.04.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional legality of the recent amendments made in the Finance Act, 2020 with regard to the new provisions regardin.....
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SC: Hawker Can't Claim Right to Leave Goods & Wares Overnight at Hawking Place(15.04.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that any hawker can be permitted to hawk in the market only as per the hawking policy and not against the same. The Court h.....
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SC: On Execution of Agreement to Sell and Payment of Advance, Vendee Not Required to Prove Further(15.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that once the execution of agreement to sell and payment of advance substantial sale consideration is admitted by the vendor, t.....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Operation of Brick Kiln Industries in NCR(15.04.2022)
Supreme Court has issued directions for operation of the brick kiln industries in the National Capital Region. The Court has mandated compliance with .....
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SC Directs Government to Free Prisoners on Bail/Parole(24.03.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered all States and Union Territories to take steps to release those convicts and undertrials on parole or bail who have not been.....
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Supreme Court Extends Deadline for Filing Appeals(24.03.2020)
Supreme Court has converted itself into a virtual Court and has indefinitely extended the statutory deadline for filing of Appeals/Petitions/Suits in .....
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SC Extends Period of Limitation for Filing in All Courts/Tribunals(24.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the suspension of the limitation period running under all general and special laws, with effect from 15th March, 2020, in v.....
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SC: No Bar in Considering Subsequent Events for Testing Legality of Order Impugned in Writ Petition(24.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no bar in considering a subsequent event for testing the legality of the order impugned or for molding the re.....
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SC Adjourns Cases Listed for 25th March After PM Announces 21 Days Nationwide Lockdown(25.03.2020)
Supreme Court has notified that all the matters that were listed for urgent hearing before it on 25th March, 2020 stand adjourned because of the 21-da.....
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SC Issues Circular for Hearing of Extremely Urgent Matters During Lockdown(27.03.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a circular stating that the Apex Court shall continue to hear matters involving extreme urgency during the nationwide lockdow.....
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SC: Authority Has to Record Belief of Commission of Money Laundering Before Freezing Account(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that before directing freezing of bank accounts under Prevention of Money¬ Laundering Act, 2002, the Authority has to recor.....
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SC: Corporate Debtor Only Offering Security by Pledging Shares Not a Financial Creditor(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that if a corporate debtor has only offered security by pledging shares, without undertaking to discharge the borrower's liabil.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Challenging Validity of Religious Conversion Laws(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the validity of controversial laws enacted by states, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhan.....
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SC: Migration Cannot be Permitted from Unrecognised Medical College to Recognised Medical College(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that migration cannot be permitted from an unrecognised medical college to a recognised medical college in view of Regulation 6.....
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SC: No Reason to Continue Sealing of Premises if Sold as Shop(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no reason to continue the sealing of premises by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi if they were actually sol.....
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SC: Retirement of Partner Amounts to Dissolution of Partnership Firm(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that when there are only two partners and one has agreed to retire, then the retirement amounts to dissolution of the firm.
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SC Allows Tamil Nadu Government to Use Floors of Hospital Facing Demolition Action(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed Tamil Nadu Government to use the floors of a hospital facing a demolition action on the ground of unauthorized construction .....
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SC: Employee Can be Dismissed in Disciplinary Inquiry Completed After Retirement(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that disciplinary enquiry against an employee can continue even after the retirement of the employee and major punishment l.....
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Supreme Court: Don’t Charge Any Fare from Migrants(29.05.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the Centre and States not to charge even a penny from migrant workers for transporting them home through rail and road trans.....
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SC Asks Centre to Make Data Public on Covid Vaccine's Side-Effects(03.05.2022)
Supreme Court said that no individual can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and asked the Centre to make public data on the immunization’s.....
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SC: Notice on Plea Against No Meat Products in Midday Meals(03.05.2022)
Supreme Court has sought a reply from the Centre and others on a plea against Lakshadweep Administration's decision to remove meat products from the m.....
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SC: Claims of Insurance Can't be Rejected on Definitions of Terrorism(03.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that the parties, including insurance firms, cannot rely on definitions of terrorism in various penal laws to reject insurance.....
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SC: Women at Advance Stage of Pregnancy, Top Priority While Effectuating Cross-Border Evacuation(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea who sought for deployment of military forces in each State for proper implementation of the national lockdown in wa.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Uniform Welfare Scheme for Lawyers in Distress(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition which has been filed seeking for directions to the Government as well as the State Bar Councils to formulate a .....
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SC: Judicial Review to be Rarely Exercised if Provision for Revaluation of Answer Sheets Absent(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that in the absence of any provision for revaluation of answer sheets, judicial review should be rarely exercised.
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SC Issues Notice to Haryana Government Allowing Premature Release of Life Convicts(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Haryana asking it to explain its policy which conferred the benefit of remission on convicts who stood.....
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SC Refuses to Pass Orders for 4G Restoration in Jammu and Kashmir(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to constitute a "Special Committee" to examine the issues raised by the Petitioners, refraining from passi.....
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SC Sets up Panel to Look into 4G Option for Jammu & Kashmir(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered immediate setting up of a High-powered committee led by the home secretary to examine the feasibility of providing 4G servic.....
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SC: Medical Professional Cannot be Held Negligent if Patient Dies During Surgery(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a medical professional cannot be held negligent merely because the treatment is not successful or the patient dies dur.....
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SC Dismisses Vedanta's Plea for Validating Its Mining Lease Till 2037(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has told SG Tushar Mehta to advise the Goa government to follow competitive bidding in handing out mining leases to maximise revenue, in.....
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Supreme Court Grants Ad Interim Bail to 97 Convicts Lodged In UP Jails for Over 20 Years(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted ad-interim bail to 97 convicts lodged in two different jails of Uttar Pradesh for over 20 years. The Court has also issued n.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Extension of Tenure of ED Director SK Mishra(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the extension of tenure given to the Director of Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The Court ha.....
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Supreme Court Grants 2 Months Protection to 'The Wire' Journalists from 3 UP Police FIRS(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted two months protection to the "The Wire" and three of its reporters from three FIRs registered against them by the Uttar Prad.....
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SC: Cannot Pass Generalized Directions for Door-to-Door Vaccination(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has said that it cannot pass generalized directions for granting "door-to-door" vaccination to people in a PIL filed by Youth Bar Associ.....
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SC: Genuineness of Transaction Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because Thumb Impression Affixed(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that genuineness of property transaction cannot be doubted merely because thumb impression was affixed instead of signature.....
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SC: Court Cannot Direct Continued Maintenance by Insurance Company of Prosthetic Limb(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that while determining compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, a Court cannot direct the continued maintenance by I.....
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SC: Right of Equity of Redemption of Mortgage Is Subsidiary to Right of Ownership(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the right of equity of redemption is subsidiary to the right of ownership. The Court has observed that the expression .....
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost on States for Not Filing Affidavit in Case for Judges' Security(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs. 1 lakh, to be deposited in Supreme Court Bar Association Advocates' Welfare Fund, on states which failed to int.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Bombay HC Judgment Upholding Provisions of Tariff Orders by TRAI(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Bombay High Court's judgment which upheld most provisions of the Tariff Orders issued by the Telecom Regulatory .....
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SC Passes Interim Order to Allow Women to Take Admission Exam to NDA(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has passed interim order to allow women to take the admission exam to National Defence Academy (NDA) scheduled for 5th September 2021 in.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Writ Seeking Stay on Streaming of Movie, Why I Killed Gandhi(31.01.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition seeking a stay on the streaming of the movie, Why I killed Gandhi, which was set to release on .....
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SC: Compensation to be Paid from Date of Accident and Not Date of Adjudication of Claim(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that interest on compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act 1923, shall be paid from the date of the accident and no.....
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SC: Section 69 (2) Partnership Act Only Bars Contract Between Firm with Third Party Defendant(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court held that to attract the bar of Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, 1932, the contract in question must be the one entered into by par.....
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SC Directs on Student Representation Challenging School’s Failure to Adopt Evaluation Procedure(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the School Result Committee to decide the student's representation within 2 weeks, in a writ petition filed by Class XII pa.....
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SC Sets Aside Delhi HC Orders Initiating Coercive Steps Against Companies and Promoters Biyani(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the orders of the Delhi High Court which initiated coercive steps against the companies and its promoters Biyanis for alle.....
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SC: Proximity To Developed Area Relevant to Determine Market Value for Compensation(02.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the market value of a land must be determined keeping in view the various factors including proximity to the developed.....
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SC Stays NGT Order Which Led to Halting of Highway Expansion Work of NH-844(11.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal order to the extent it required the National Highway Authority of India to first procure the Envi.....
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SC Issues Notice on SLPs Against Kerala High Court Judgment on Minimum Wages Rules(11.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on two special leave petitions filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court dealing with amendments brought to t.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Action Based on Vohra Committee Report(11.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea which sought for acting on the recommendations of the Vohra Committee Report of 1993 on the nexus betw.....
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Supreme Court Vacates Blanket Ban Restraining Courts From Hearing Disputes Related to BCCI(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court has vacated its nearly two-year old blanket ban restraining other courts from hearing disputes related to the Board of Control for Crick.....
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SC: Charge Under Section 149 IPC Can be Altered to Section 34 IPC if Common Intention Proved(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it is permissible to alter a charge under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) to a charge under Section 34 IP.....
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US Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Texas State's Suit to Invalidate Results in Favor of Joe Biden(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court of the United States of America has rejected a legal challenge attempted by the State of Texas backed by Donald Trump to undo the electi.....
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SC Directs to Respond to SIT Reports Seeking Cancellation of Bail to Ashish Mishra(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to respond to the two reports of a retired judge by April 4, monitoring the SIT investigation .....
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SC to Start Physical Hearing of Cases from April 4(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has notified that it will commence physical hearing of cases from 4th April, 2022. The Court has further notified that virtual hearing m.....
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SC Strikes Down 10.5% Reservation in Tamil Nadu for Vanniyars(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has struck down the 10.5 percent reservation in Tamil Nadu that is provided to Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community (MBC), in government.....
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SC Orders Fresh Mop-up Round Counselling for NEET-PG 2021-22(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has cancelled the mop-up round counselling held for All India Quota (AIQ) of the NEET-PG courses for the year 2021-22, and has ordered a.....
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SC Gives Government to Review Plea of Civil Services Aspirants for Appearing in Main Exam(01.04.2022)
Supreme Court has provided two weeks time to the Central government to reconsider afresh the demand made by the civil services aspirants who were unab.....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Maharashtra Govt for Transfer of Anil Deshmukh Probe from CBI to SIT(01.04.2022)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea of Maharashtra government that seeks for transfer of the probe against Anil Deshmukh, former Home Minister from th.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to 14 Convicts Serving Life Terms for Gujarat Riots(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to 14 persons sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 23 people in a Gujarat riots case of 2002, on th.....
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Supreme Court Says Women Should Get-Command Posts in the Army(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that suitability and competence should be the criteria in deciding command appointments within the Army and there should not be.....
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Supreme Court Clears Project to Bring in African Cheetah(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has green-flagged the project to introduce African Cheetah in various sites in India while ordering a proper study on the subject. The A.....
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Supreme Court Expunges Securities Appellate Tribunal’s Comments on SEBI(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has expunged the adverse comments made by the Securities Appellate Tribunal against the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in.....
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Supreme Court Directs Bidvest Unit to Move to Delhi High Court for MIAL Stake Sale(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed a Bidvest Group company to go to the Delhi High Court to challenge an arbitration Tribunal’s interim order that restrained .....
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Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Alleging Corruption to Approach High Court(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has asked a Non- Resident Indian Petitioner, who filed a plea alleging corruption in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, to approach the High .....
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SC Issues Notice to Amazon on Plea Seeking Ban on Indian Web Series ‘Mirzapur’(22.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Amazon Prime Video, Central Government, and Excel Entertainment, producer of the show, in a plea seeking for ban on.....
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SC Dismisses Pleas of UP Govt Challenging Bail Granted to Azam Khan(22.01.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed three separate pleas of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the bail granted to Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, his wife an.....
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SC: Section 12(5) Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act is Mandatory & Non- Derogable Provision(22.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 read with the Seventh Schedule, which deals with ineli.....
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SC Refuses to Recall Order Rejecting Vedanta's Interim Plea to Reopen Sterlite Plant(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to recall its order rejecting Vedanta's interim plea to reopen its Sterlite Copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.....
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SC: Dismissal of Workman Cannot be Interfered With Because Disciplinary Enquiry Not Conducted(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that dismissal of a workman by his/her employer cannot be interfered with merely on the ground that it did not conduct a di.....
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Supreme Court Bars Lenders from Making Claims in Arbitration Tribunals(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has barred banks and financial institutions from making a claim in an arbitration tribunal to recover their money stating that holding t.....
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SC Sets Aside Judgment Directing Delhi Police to Consider Candidates Despite Criminal Cases(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court judgment which had directed the Delhi Police to consider certain candidates for police constable select.....
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SC Dismisses Special Leave Petition Filed by NLSIU Against Order of Karnataka High Court(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) against an order of the Karnataka .....
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SC Directs Central Government to File Counter Affidavit in Plea Seeking Investigation in Alleged Smug(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to file a counter affidavit in a plea filed by Advocate ML Sharma seeking directions to the CBI to r.....
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SC Dismisses SLP Filed by NLSIU Against Order Directing Promotion of Student(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) against an order of the Karnataka .....
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SC Orders Stay on Disbursement of Compensation in Enrica Lexie Case(27.08.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by .....
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SC Upholds Order Directing Demolition of Twin 40 Storey Towers in Emerald Court Project(31.08.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the Allahabad High Court directing the demolition of twin 40 storey towers in the Emerald Court project of.....
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SC: Newly Incorporated Trust Entitled to 12AA Benefits Even in the Absence of Any Activities(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court of India has upheld the Delhi High Court judgment and ruled that newly incorporated trust is entitled to get Section 12AA of the Income .....
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SC: Offence of Criminal Breach of Trust is Not Attracted if There was Not Entrustment of Property(24.05.2022)
Supreme Court observed that the offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 405 will not be attracted if there was no entrustment of the propert.....
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SC: Levy of Separate IGST on Indian Importers for Ocean Freight Violates Section 8 of CGST Act(24.05.2022)
Supreme Court has held when the Indian importer is liable to pay IGST on the composite supply, which includes supply of goods and services of transpor.....
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SC Stays NGT Order Imposing Rs 15 Lakh Fine on Coca Cola Bottling Unit for Ground Water Extraction(25.05.2022)
Supreme Court stayed NGT's order of imposing a penalty of approximately 15 lakhs on Moon Beverages Limited ("MBL"), bottling unit of Coca Cola, guilt.....
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SC To HCs’: Dispose Sec 11(5) & 11(6) Applications Pending For Over 1 Year Within 6 Months(25.05.2022)
SC while emphasising the need for High Courts to decide applications for appointments of Arbitrators has observed that if the arbitrators are not appo.....
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SC Expresses Dissatisfaction At Allahabad HC Report on Pendency of Commercial Cases(25.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the UP State Government to consider the proposal made by the Allahabad High Court to create additional commercial courts in.....
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SC Directs UIDAI to Issue Aadhaar Cards to Sex Workers Without Insisting on Proof of Residence(25.05.2022)
Supreme Court, has directed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue Aadhaar Cards to sex workers on the basis of a proforma certific.....
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SC: Police Should not Abuse Sex Workers, Media Should not Publish Their Pictures(26.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that the police should treat sex workers with dignity and should not abuse them, verbally or physically. The Court also dir.....
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SC to J&K Govt.: Clear Wage Arrears of Sweepers Within 8 Weeks(26.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to clear the arrears of minimum wage of sweepers who have been sustaining at a mon.....
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SC to Punjab Govt.: Ensure Absconding NDPS Accused are Brought to Book(27.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State to put in place appropriate provisions to ensure that the absconding NDPS offenders/Accused are brought to book w.....
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SC Insists on Physical Presence of Lawyers in Court, Adjourns Matters(31.05.2022)
Supreme Court has insisted upon the physical presence of lawyers to argue their cases during vacation instead of appearing virtually and adjourned som.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Filed for Challenging Bail Granted to Former ADGP in a Case Corruption Case(31.05.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed Chhattisgarh Government's plea challenging bail granted to suspended ADGP in a case filed under Prevention of Corruption A.....
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J&K&L HC: Education Cess Lawfully Refunded Cannot be Recovered on Ground of Change of SC’s View(01.06.2022)
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that revenue department cannot seek the return of the amounts lawfully refunded to the assessee in a.....
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SC: Order of High Court will Prevail Over NGT Order on Same Issue(01.06.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing a proceeding before NGT held that orders of High Court would prevail over Tribunal's in case of contradicting orders pass.....
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SC Criticizes ‘Cyclostyled Manner’ of Quashing FIRs, Direct to Follow Arnesh Kumar’s Guidelines(03.06.2022)
Supreme Court while showing displeasure has stated that the matters pertaining to quashing of FIR were disposed in ‘Cyclostyled’ manner by Uttarakhand.....
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SC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Construction in Puri Jagannath Temple by Odhisa Government(03.06.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions filed against the construction and redevelopment works undertaken by the Odisha Government at Shree Jagannat.....
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SC Bans Permanent Structures in ESZ; Mandates Minimum 1 KM ESZ for Protected Forests(03.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that protected forests should have an Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of 1 kilometer and no permanent structure within the ESZ or .....
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SC to Orissa HC: Dispose Matter in Which Status Quo Orders Regarding Mining Licenses has Been Passed(07.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Orissa High Court to dispose of within 6 months all the matters wherein the status quo orders have been passed regarding mi.....
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SC: No Reservation in Promotions Without Examining Adequacy of Representation in Promotional Posts(20.04.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the quashing of a resolution passed Orissa Government,
following the principle that reservation in promotions cannot be gran.....
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SC: Right to Redeem Mortgage Can be Extinguished Only by Process of Law(20.04.2020)
Supreme Court has decreed a suit applying the principle that right to redeem a mortgage can be extinguished only by a process known to law.
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SC Seeks Centre's Reply on Media Tycoon Ramesh Gandhi's Bail Plea(20.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to file a reply within two weeks in a bail plea of Media Tycoon Ramesh Gandhi.
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SC: Interim Orders Restraining IDBI Trusteeship from Selling Future Retails Shares to Continue(20.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that the ad-interim protection granted to Future Retail by Bombay High Court, wherein it restrained IDBI Trusteeship and UB.....
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SC: Long Cohabitation Between Man & Woman Raises Strong Presumption in Favour of Their Marriage(14.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that long cohabitation between a man and women raises a strong presumption in favour of their marriage. Although, the presumpti.....
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SC: No Need to File Separate Final Decree Proceedings in Partition Suit(14.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the trial courts dealing with partition suits to proceed suo motu with the case soon after passing the preliminary decree.
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SC: Plea of Self Defence Need Not be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt(15.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that accused who takes up the plea of self defence need not prove it beyond reasonable doubt and that it would suffice if he co.....
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SC Dismisses Plea by Sushant Singh Rajput's Sister to Quash FIR Against Her(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh challenging the Bombay High Court's refusal to quash First I.....
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SC Dismisses Plea by Sushant Singh Rajput's Sister to Quash FIR Against Her(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh challenging the Bombay High Court's refusal to quash First I.....
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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Rape(30.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Jude Lobo, a Goa-based restaurateur, Jude Lobo, who is named as an accused in an FIR lodged by a Delhi-.....
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Supreme Court Sentences Man to 3 Months Civil Prison for Failing to Clear Maintenance Arrears to Wife(30.03.2021)
Supreme Court has sentenced a man to three months' civil prison for contempt of court after he did not pay an outstanding amount of Rs 2.60 crore alon.....
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Supreme Court : PILs Cannot be Thrown Out Only Because Petitioner Belongs to Rival Political Party(30.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cannot be thrown out only because the petitioner belongs to a rival political party.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted to Man Accused of Murdering Lady Doctor(01.04.2021)
Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court order which granting bail to a man accused murder of a lady doctor.
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SC: HC Should Not Entertain Dispute Which is Arbitrable Unless Issue of Public Interest(02.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that ordinarily a High Court in its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 has to decline to ent.....
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Supreme Court Rejects MD Students' Plea to Postpone Final Year Exams(18.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to pass orders for postponement of final year examinations of Post Graduate medical courses in a a plea filed by a group of .....
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SC Expressed Concern Over Man Arrested in Maharashtra Despite Interim Protection Granted by SC(05.07.2022)
Supreme Court has disapproved the act of Maharashtra police obtaining a non-bailable warrant against a man and the order of the Magistrate sending him.....
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SC: Declaration of Law by Court Will Have Retrospective Effect if Not Stated Otherwise(05.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the declaration of law made by court will have retrospective effect, if not otherwise stated to be so specifically.
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SC: Trial/Appellate Court Has Full Discretion to Order Sentences to Run Concurrently(06.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Trial court and Appellate Court has full discretion to order sentences for two or more offences at one trial to run concur.....
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SC Stays Madras HC Order Restraining AIADMK General Council from Passing Resolutions(06.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court division bench's order staying the passing of resolutions in AIADMK General Council Meeting.
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SC Upholds Bombay HC Order: Hold Goa Panchayat Elections Within 45 Days(07.07.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of Bombay High Court at Goa which had directed the State of Goa and the State Election Commission to ensure that th.....
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SC: Substantive Right Should Not be Defeated Citing Procedural Defects Capable of Being Cured(07.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that substantive right accrued to the litigant should not be defeated citing a procedural defect capable of being cured.
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SC Bars NCLT, Mumbai from Passing Final Orders on Future Plea for Calling Shareholders’ Meeting(23.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, to continue proceedings on Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail’s plea seeking.....
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SC: Manufacturer Not Liable for Fault of Dealer Unless Manufacturer Aware of Deficiency of Dealer(23.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a manufacturer will not be liable for the fault of the dealer, unless it is proved that the manufacturer was aware of .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Disciplinary Enquiry for Failure to Consider Parole Applications(23.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of a Jail Superintendent opposing the decision of the government to initiate departmental enquiry against him for.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Man Accused of Murdering His Pregnant Wife(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by a man convicted for murdering his pregnant wife, observing that the incriminating circumstances pointe.....
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SC: Pension Under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme as Per Proof Required Under Scheme(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme can be sanctioned as per the proof required under the s.....
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Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team to Submit Report on Alleged Contempt by Karnataka(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion.....
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SC Issues Notice in ED's Plea Challenging Bail to Chinese National Accused in Money Laundering Case(18.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging bail granted to a Chinese National accused in the money laundering case .....
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SC: Decree for Obtaining Specific Performance Cannot be Obtained Behind Bona Fide Purchaser(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a decree for obtaining specific performance of a decree cannot be obtained behind the back of a bona fide purchaser es.....
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence of Man Convicted of Rape & Murder of 11 Year Old Girl(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has commuted death sentence awarded on a man convicted of rape and murder of eleven year old girl. The Court has taken into account the .....
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SC: Disqualification u/s 29A (h) IBC Will Stand Attracted on Mere Invocation of Personal Guarantee(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has interpreted the scope of Section 29A(h) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), adopting a purposive interpretation of th.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notices to Officials of State of Bihar for Non Compliance with Previous Orders(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to officials of the State of Bihar for non compliance with Court's previous orders directing the State to gr.....
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Supreme Court Asks Supertech IRP to Segregate Homebuyers' Claims from Other Creditors(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Interim Resolution Professional(IRP) of Supertech Ltd., undergoing insolvency resolution after demolition of its twin t.....
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Supreme Court: Benefit u/s 64 (2) CPC Available to Bonafide Purchaser(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that benefit of Section 64(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 shall be available if the objector and/or subsequent pur.....
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SC: CBI Investigation Can't be Ordered on Mere Asking by Defacto Complainant(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when a de facto complainant approaches the Court seeking direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investi.....
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SC: Anardana to be Classified Under Heading 1209 of Tariff Entries Under Customs Tariff Act(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that 'anardana' would fall under Heading 1209 of the Tariff entries issued under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, attracting a cus.....
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SC: Allottees Unable to Meet Payment Timeline Under PMAYS May Make Request to Concerned Authorities(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that slum dwellers eligible for rehabilitation under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Scheme (PMAYS), but facing difficulty in me.....
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SC: False Charge U/S 211 IPC Refers To Initial Accusation & Not False Evidence Adduced During Trial(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the expression 'falsely charges' in Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) refers to the initial accusation which puts.....
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SC Permits Unitech Promoters to Have Video Conference Meeting Every Fortnight(11.02.2022)
Supreme Court has permitted Unitech promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra to have one video conferencing meeting every fortnight with their lawyers for a .....
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SC: Benefits Under Freedom Fighters Pension Schemes to be Awarded to Only Who Entitled(11.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that benefits under freedom fighters pension schemes should be awarded only to those persons who are entitled for the same.
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Assailing RTE Act to Extent Excludes Madrasahs and Vedic Pathshalas(11.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea assailing Section 1(4) and 1(5) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 on t.....
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SC: Application for Correction of Decree Only Maintainable Before HC Where Decree Confirmed(14.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that in cases where the decree passed by the trial court merges with judgment and decree passed by the High Court, then the.....
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SC Issues Notice On SLP Against Transfer of Investigation of Suicide of Girl to CBI(14.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police against the order of the Madras High Cour.....
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US Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public(24.06.2022)
United States Supreme Court has struck down a New York law that placed strict restrictions on carrying concealed firearms in public for self defense b.....
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SC Upholds Death Penalty of Man for Rape & Murder of 8 Year Old Disabled Girl(24.06.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding death penalty awarded to a 37-year old man for the rape and murder of a seven and a half year old girl who was mentally .....
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SC: Mere Failure or Inaction of State Administration No Basis to Infer Conspiracy(27.06.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing appeal filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the SIT to Narendra Modi and 63 other state functionari.....
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SC: Never Been the Effort of Courts to Make Death Penalty Redundant or Non Existent(27.06.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding the death penalty of a man for the rape and murder of a mentally and physically challenged, seven and half year old girl.....
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US SC Overturns Roe v. Wade, Strikes Down Right to Abortion(27.06.2022)
US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973. The Court .....
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SC: Preventive Detention Can't be Invoked for Ordinary Law And Order Situation(27.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the powers to be exercised under preventive detention law are exceptional powers which have been given to the government f.....
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Supreme Court Directs Man to Prove Bona Fide After Conversion(12.09.2019)
Supreme Court has directed a man, who converted from Islam to Hinduism to marry a Hindu girl, to prove his bona fide. Noting that he must be “a loyal .....
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Bihar Shelter Rapes Case: Supreme Court Permits Eight Girls to be Reunited with their Families(12.09.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted eight of the survivors who were sexually assaulted at a state-funded shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur to be reunited wi.....
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Supreme Court Increases Compensation to Family of Carpenter who Died in Accident(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while enhancing the compensation awarded to the family of a carpenter who died in an accident that what proof they can lead.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi High Court’s Bail to Ex-Bhushan Steel CFO(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the bail granted to Bhushan Steel’s former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director, Nittin Johari, by the Delhi High Co.....
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Supreme Court Explains Protection from SARFAESI Act not Available to 'Tenant-In-Sufferance'(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has explained the interplay between laws of tenancy and debt recovery and has ruled that protection from recovery proceedings under the .....
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Supreme Court: Parents Transferring Property to ‘Caring Children’ is not Undue Influence(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that if parents transfer property to an offspring who takes care of them in old age, it cannot be assumed that the individual .....
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No Bar for Developer for Specific Performance of Development Agreement in Sec.14(3)(c) SR Act : SC(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Section 14(3)(c) of Special Relief Act does not bar a developer from seeking specific performance of development agreement.....
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Twin Requirement of Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Must be Proved: Supreme Court(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in order to prove the offence of any public servant demanding and accepting illegal gratification, one has to necess.....
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Supreme Court Sends 3 Directors of Amrapali Group to Police Custody(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has sent three directors of the Amrapali group to police custody, directing them to hand over all the documents of the 46 group companie.....
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Huge Gaps in Implementation of Old Age Pension Schemes: Supreme Court(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), which deals with pensions for elderly and other issues is “prima facie" a.....
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Policemen shouldn’t Enter Puri Jagannath Temple with Weapons, Shoes: Supreme Court(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has taken note of the October 3 violence at Puri Jagannath Temple during a protest against the introduction of a queue system for devote.....
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SC Asks Attorney General to Submit Details of Decision Making Process in Rafale Deal(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed its wish to be apprised by the Government of India of the steps in the decision making process followed in the controversi.....
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After Sabarimala Verdict, Muslim Women's Group to Move SC to Seek Entry Into Sunni Mosques(10.10.2018)
Social Activist VP Zuhra, President of Kozhikode-based progressive Muslim women’s forum NISA, has decided to petition the Supreme Court, praying tha.....
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SC Allows Impleadment of UP, Haryana in Plea of Noida Resident Alleging Issues in Commutation(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the impleadment of States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in a writ petition filed a resident of Noida who alleged that her com.....
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SC Strikes Down Proviso Curtailing Powers of ITAT to Grant Stay of Demand for More Than 365 Days(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has struck down a proviso in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which curtailed the powers of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to grant stay of d.....
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SC: Compassionate Employment Cannot be Granted After Lapse of Reasonable Period(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that compassionate employment cannot be granted after a lapse of reasonable period. The Court has observed that considerati.....
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SC Dismisses Challenge Against Delhi HC Decision on Widow's Right to Compensation(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has affirmed a Delhi High Court decision that a widow's right to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the death of .....
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SC: Escalation of Prices Cannot Be Sole Ground to Deny Specific Performance(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that escalation of prices cannot be the sole ground to deny specific performance. The Court has also observed that, once a .....
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SC Poses Question on Relevant Authority for Applications Seeking Registration of Vehicles(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has posed a question as to which authority should it refer the applications seeking registration of vehicles to, in the case of MC Mehta.....
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Ministry of Law and Justice Increases Lifetime Monthly Payment of Retired Supreme Court Judges(19.03.2021)
Ministry of Law and Justice has notified an amendment to the Supreme Court Judges Rules 1959 to increase the lifetime monthly payment to the retired j.....
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SC Suggests Gender Sensitization Training to be Imparted to Judges and Public Prosecutors(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has suggested that gender sensitization training should be imparted to Judges and public prosecutors. The Court has also observed that e.....
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SC Grants Time to Centre to Respond to Non Functioning of National Board for Wildlife(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted Centre time to respond to the Public Interest Litigation filed regarding non-functioning of National Board for Wildlife cons.....
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SC Asks Petitioner Seeking Directions to Include Details of Candidates on EVMs to Send Copy to AG(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked a petitioner seeking directions to include the photograph, age and qualifications of contesting candidates in Electronic Votin.....
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SC: Delay in Filing Appeals Beyond 90, 60 or 30 Days Can be Condoned(22.03.2021)
Supreme Court has overruled its 2019 verdict in the case M/s NV International vs State of Assam which had strictly held that a delay of more than 120 .....
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SC to Nagaland SEC: When Will You Notify Elections Of Municipalities And Town Councils?(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court while criticized the State Government for delay in every stage of process of implementing 33% reservation of women in state bodies, has .....
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SC: Failure of Relationship is No Ground for FIR for Repeated Rape(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that where a woman has willingly been staying with a man and had a relationship with him, and if the relationship is not workin.....
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SC: Appeal Against Conviction Cannot be Dismissed on Ground That Convict is Absconding(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an appeal filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the accused against his conviction cannot be dismis.....
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SC: Defendant in Eviction Suit Can't Enjoy Property During Pendency Without Depositing Rent(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a defendant cannot enjoy the property during pendency of suit without depositing the amount of rent/damages by merely deny.....
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SC: Opportunity of Hearing to Army Officer Not Required Before Suspending Them Pending Court Inquiry(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that opportunity of hearing is not required to be afforded to army officers before suspending them pending the Court of Inquiry.....
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SC: Object of Plea for Child's Custody is to Determine in Whose Custody Best Interest of Child Lies(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that in petition seeking writ of habeas corpus in matter relating to custody of child, the Court exercises an inherent jurisdic.....
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CRIMINAL - Compensation can't Go Restrictive When Victim is From Poor Background in Medical Negligence Cases:SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that general damages towards pain and suffering as also loss of amenities of life deserve to be considered uniformly for hu.....
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CIVIL - Compensation can't Go Restrictive When Victim is From Poor Background in Medical Negligence Cases:SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that general damages towards pain and suffering as also loss of amenities of life deserve to be considered uniformly for hu.....
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CONSUMER - Consumer Forums have Jurisdiction to Dismiss Complaints In Limine: SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that consumer forums have the jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint in limine and decline its admission without notice to t.....
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SERVICE - Teachers are Entitled to Gratuity: SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has held that teachers are entitled to invoke Payment of Gratuity Act for claiming gratuity from his/her employer.
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CIVIL - SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Penalising Senior Tax Official(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an order by Bombay High Court that had imposed a fine on Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Mumbai) and made adversarial r.....
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DIRECT TAXATION - SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Penalising Senior Tax Official(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an order by Bombay High Court that had imposed a fine on Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Mumbai) and made adversarial r.....
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FAMILY - Customary Divorce is Not a License to Remarry: SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that marrying second time on the basis of a "customary divorce" from the first wife would render the second marriage void.
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SC: Coverage of 'Flood & Inundation' Insurance Includes Damage Caused by Heavy Rains(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has interpreted the meaning of the words 'Flood and Inundation' in an insurance contract to include coastal floods, fluvial floods (rive.....
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SC: No Obligation on Airlines to Escort Passenger to Boarding Gate After Issuing Boarding Pass(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no obligation on the airlines to escort every passenger after issuing him/her a boarding pass at the check-in.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Accused(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 on the ground that there is a reasonab.....
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SC: Swift Rejection of Mercy Petition Cannot be Ground for Judicial Review of President’s Order(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of th.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Nirbhaya Convict Mukesh's Plea Against Mercy Rejection by President(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of Mukesh, one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya Case, against the rejection of mercy plea by the President. T.....
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SC: Railways Liable to Pay Compensation for Late Arrival of Trains If Delay is Not Explained(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has held that until and unless the railways provide evidence and explain the late arrival of a train to establish and prove that delay o.....
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SC Grants Protection to The Wire and Reporters From FIRs Over Reports(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted two months protection to the "The Wire" and three of its reporters from three FIRs registered against them by the Uttar Prad.....
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SC: Reinstatement Not Automatic in Cases of Violation of Retrenchment Conditions(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the reinstatement of terminated workmen cannot be automatic in cases of violation of retrenchment conditions under Sec.....
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SC: Mutation Entry Does Not Confer Any Right, Title or Interest in Favour of Any Person(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mutation entry in the revenue record is only for fiscal purposes and does not confer any right, title or interest in f.....
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SC Grants Time to Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya for Unconditional Apology in Contempt Case(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted three days time to Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya to tender an unconditional apology for scandalizing the Court and .....
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SC Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Changing of Exam Centre of NEET PG 2021(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by doctors seeking directions to allow change of exam centre option and to postpone the conduct of N.....
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SC: Fact That Kirpan Can be Used as Weapon Does Not Ipso Facto Make it Weapon of Offence(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has acquitted an accused of murder charge, observing that the fact that kirpan carried by members of a specific community as part of rel.....
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SC Directs NOIDA to Pay Compensation to Land Owner Who Was Dispossessed Illegally(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) to pay compensation to aggrieved land-owners who were dispossessed of th.....
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SC Directs Kerala University to Appoint Candidate Who Was Denied Lecturer Post 14 Years Ago(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Kerala University to appoint a candidate who was illegally denied the post of Lecturer in Department Of Education in the se.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Disclosure of Clinical Trial & Efficacy Data of COVID Vaccines(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking public disclosure of clinical trial data and post vaccination efficacy d.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stop CCI Probe Against Amazon & Flipkart Under Competition Act(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to halt the preliminary enquiry ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the alleged anti-competitive pract.....
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SC Directs UOI to Place on Record Final Report on Scientific Allocation of Liquid Medical Oxygen(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to place on record the final report of the National Task Force appointed by it to formulate a methodolog.....
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Supreme Court to Resume Single-Judge Benches to Hear Bail Pleas(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has resumed the practice of constituting single-judge benches to hear pleas for bail and anticipatory bail in cases which carry jail ter.....
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SC Seeks Govt’s Reply on Wages of MSME Workers by May 15(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s response in Petitions on whether Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) workers voluntarily absta.....
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SC Says It Can Rule on Religious Rights Too(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has said that it can rule on religious rights without referring to the facts of a case while deciding pure questions of law, especially .....
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SC Dismisses Birlas’ Plea Against HC’s AGM Order(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petitions filed by Arvind Mewar and others, challenging the Calcutta High Court order restraining three .....
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SC Sets Aside NGT Ban on Social Functions in Garden 'Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh'(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the blanket ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal on organizing social functions like marriages and other events in '.....
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SC Directs Centre on Pregnant Indian Woman's Repatriation Plea from USA(12.05.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to do the needful in a Petition seeking immediate repatriation of a pregnant woman from the United States of Ame.....
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SC: Can't Entertain Plea to Declare Minorities at District Level(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it cannot entertain a prayer to identify religious and linguistic minorities at district level, as it is contrary to the p.....
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SC to UP Govt.: Demolitions Can't Take Place Without Notices(16.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government not to carry out demolition activities except in accordance with the procedure establishe.....
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SC to Centre: File Committee Resolutions on NCLT Members' Tenure on Affidavit(17.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to make public the decision taken by the CJI-led Committee on the issue of extending tenure of 23 National Company L.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Direction to Bajaj Allianz to Compensate Farmers Who Suffered Losses in Rains(21.06.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....
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SC Rejects Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh Plea for Release From Prison For Voting In MLC Elections(21.06.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to allow the temporary release of Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh from the pr.....
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Iowa SC: State Constitution Does Not Provide a Fundamental Right to Abortion(22.06.2022)
Supreme Court of the State of Iowa (United States of America) has held that the State Constitution is not a source to claim abortion as a fundamental .....
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SC: Criminal Proceedings Cannot be Quashed on The Basis of Stay Granted by CESTAT(22.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the criminal proceedings cannot be quashed on the basis of the fact that stay of demand was granted by the Customs Excise .....
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SC Turns Down Plea to Stay Notification Constituting Enquiry Commission for Pegasus Spyware Scandal(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has turned down a plea to stay the notification issued by West Bengal Government constituting an Enquiry Commission headed by former Sup.....
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SC Dismisses Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's Plea to Quash CBI FIR in Corruption Case(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's petition seeking to quash the FIR registered by the CBI over the corrupti.....
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SC Closes Suo Moto Case for Monitoring Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Senior Special DGP(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has closed the suo moto case registered by the Madras High Court for monitoring investigation of sexual harassment complaint made by a I.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to CBI on Plea Opposing Bail of Accused Vinod Bhave(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a plea filed by Mukta Dabholkar, kin of murdered anti-superstition activis.....
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Supreme Courts Orders Stay on Disbursement of Compensation in 2012 Sea-Firing Incident(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by .....
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Supreme Court: Subordinate Legislation in Form of Statutory Rules is Law(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court held that Subordinate Legislation in the form of Statutory Rules is a law under Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
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Supreme Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Poonam Pandey in Porn Films Racket Case(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to actress Poonam Pandey in porn films racket case in the SLP assailing Bombay High Court's judgement.....
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SC: Arbitral Award Can't be Challenged on Ground That Arbitrator Has Failed to Appreciate Facts(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the Appellate Court exercising power under Section 30 and 33 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 ought not to reassess or r.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Lawyers Not Barred from Using Mobile Phones to Attend VC(20.01.2022)
Supreme Court has clarified that Supreme Court's notification dated January 17, 2022 asking lawyers to avoid using mobile phones during virtual court .....
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SC: When Trademark is Identical and Goods are Identical, Court to Presume Likelihood of Confusion(20.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that, in an action for infringement, when the trade mark of the defendant is identical with the registered trade mark of th.....
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SC Directs States Not to Reject Applications/Claims of Kin/Family Members of COVID Victims(20.01.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the States not to reject applications/claims of the kin/family members of persons who have succumbed to COVID-19 on technic.....
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SC Affirms Delhi High Court's Refusal to Suspend Central Vista Project Work During COVID(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions challenging the Delhi High Court judgment which dismissed a plea to halt the Central Vista Redevelopment project.....
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SC Issues Notice on Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing of KCOCA Charges Against Accused(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which.....
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SC Directs States/UTs to Strictly Implement Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act 1979(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all the States/Union Territories to register all establishments and license all contractors under the Inter-State Migrant W.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act 2019(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Tamil Nadu State legislature had legislative competence to enact Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operatio.....
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SC: Provisions of Limitation Act Will Apply to Arbitration Proceedings Under MSMED Act(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court held that the provisions of Limitation Act, 1963 will apply to arbitration proceedings initiated under Section 18(3) of Micro, Small and.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Matrix Cellular's Plea for Release of Oxygen Concentrators(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea by Matrix Cellular Limited against Delhi High Court's order denying relief in its plea seeking immediate relea.....
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SC: 2 Year Prescribed Period for Lapse of Land Acquisition Proceedings Not to Apply to Award(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the 2 year period prescribed under the Land Acquisition Act 1894 for the lapse of land acquisition proceedings for not del.....
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SC: Arbitration - 2015 Amendment Won't Apply to Section 34 Applications Filed Prior to It(12.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the 2015 amendment to Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 will apply only to Section 34 applications t.....
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SC: High Court in Appeal u/s 374(2) CrPC Has to Independently Evaluate Entirety of Evidence(12.11.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a High Court in a criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is duty bound to consider.....
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SC: Employer Can Terminate Service for Suppressing or Submitting False Information by Employee(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in the event of any suppression or on submitting false information, it is always open for the employer to cancel the.....
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SC: Homebuyers Entitled to Recover Amount Invested Along With Interest as Land Revenue Arrears(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the amount invested by the allottees, which is often their life savings, along with the interest thereon as quantified by .....
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Supreme Court: Party to Agreement Cannot be Arbiter in his Own Cause(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that a party to an agreement cannot be an arbiter in his own cause. The Court observed that as long as the dispute remaine.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Action Against Designated Authority in Anti-Dumping Probe(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed contempt proceedings initiated by the Telangana High Court against the designated authority in the Directorate General of Ant.....
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Govt Over Linking of Social Media Accounts With Aadhaar(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response in the matter regarding the linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar card and said that the issue .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on PIL Challenging Triple Talaq Law(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government seeking its Reply on public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Muslim W.....
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SC Refuses to Issue Guidelines on Compensation for Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petitions seeking uniform compensation code for victims of wrongful prosecution, has held that it will it will create a.....
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Supreme Court: Anticipatory Bail Can be Given Till Completion of Trial(30.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the discretionary power of Courts to grant anticipatory bail cannot be curtailed and such protection can extend till the e.....
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SC: Regular Inquiry Needed When Termination of Employee's Service is Stigmatic and Punitive(30.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a regular inquiry as per the service rules is necessary for the termination of the services of an employee when it is stig.....
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SC: Appeal Against ITAT Order Lies before HC in Whose Jurisdiction AO Situates(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that appeals against Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order lies before the High Court in whose jurisdiction the Assessing .....
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Supreme Court Slams Jharkhand Government for Arrest of News 11 Bharat Reporter(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with interim order passed by the Jharkhand High Court granting interim bail to News 11 Bharat Journalist, ha.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandate for Advance Notice & Publication of Personal Details(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA) which mandate parties to marr.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Interim Bail to Jitendra Tyagi(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court while extending interim bail granted on medical grounds to Jitendra Tyagi for allegedly making anti-muslim hate speeches at Haridwar Dha.....
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Supreme Court Acquits Man for Allegedly Abandoning Lady of SC-ST Community(15.04.2022)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had allegedly abandoned a lady belonging to SC-ST Community with whom he was living together. The Court has obse.....
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SC: Court Cannot Act As Expert in Field of Education, Institutions to Decide on Candidature(18.04.2022)
Supreme Court has said that a Court cannot act as an expert in the education field and it should be left to the institutions to decide whether a candi.....
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SC Asks Bitcoin Scam Accused to Share Information With ED(19.04.2022)
Supreme Court has pulled up Ajay Bhardwaj, the accused in the Gain Bitcoin scam, for not complying with its direction to disclose details of the user.....
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SC Directs Banks Not to Impose Penalty on EMI Default by Amrapali Home Buyers(19.04.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the banks that their accounts shall not be treated as Non-Performing Assets Accounts and no penalties shall be charged fro.....
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SC: Anti Encroachment in Jahangirpuri, Status Quo Till Further Orders(21.04.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the status quo until further orders on the subject of demolition of buildings in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the nati.....
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SC: Patient’s Death on Face of it Cannot be Medical Negligence(21.04.2022)
Supreme Court has said that even death of a patient cannot, on the face of it, be said to be medical negligence. The court said that it emerges from t.....
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SC: Plea of Territorial Jurisdiction Cannot be Entertained in a Transfer Petition U/S 25 CPC(07.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that its jurisdiction under Section 25 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC) cannot be extended to determine the question of territoria.....
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SC: Power to Pass Judgment on Admissions Cannot be Claimed as a Matter of Right(07.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the power to pass judgment on admissions under Order XII Rule 6 of Code of Civil Procedure is discretionary and cannot be .....
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SC: A Proficient Advocate Must be Physically Fit(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court while granting relief of enhanced compensation, to an advocate who had suffered 100% permanent disability due to an accident, has held t.....
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SC: Landlord Entitled to Mesne Profits from Tenant When Execution of Eviction Decree is Stayed(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that once a decree for eviction is stayed, it is necessary for the appellate court to fix the mesne profits to be paid by the t.....
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SC Grants Interim Bail to Mohammed Zubair in Hate Speech FIR by UP Police(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail for 5 days to Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, in connection with the Hate Spe.....
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SC: Employee Can't Claim Equal Pay Due to Mere Similarity of Designation or Quantum of Work(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee can't claim parity of pay scale with another due to mere similarity of designation or similarity or quantum of.....
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SC: Abu Salem has to be Released After 25 Years of Sentence as per Extradition Treaty With Portugal(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Abu Salem in the 1993 Bombay Blasts case has to be remitted upon the completi.....
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SC Stays Proposed Demolition of Jhuggis at Delhi's Sarojini Nagar(26.04.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the demolition of around 200 jhuggis at Sarojini Nagar proposed by the Centre stating that the slum-dwellers should be dealt .....
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SC Seeks Centre's Stand Regarding Judicial Vista Construction(26.04.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain its stand on a petition seeking direction to arrange the layout and execute the construction work of Jud.....
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SC: Arbitral Tribunal Can Grant Post Award Interest Included in Sum of Award(26.04.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Arbitral Tribunal can grant post-award interest on the sum of the award including the interest component. The Court r.....
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SC Seeks Opinion of Centre, States on Plea to Make Sports Fundamental Right(27.04.2022)
Supreme Court has sought the view of the Centre and state governments on a proposal that physical literacy or sports be recognised as a fundamental ri.....
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SC Junks Plea of Inquiry in Ram Navami Clashes(27.04.2022)
Supreme Court has junked a plea seeking the setting up of a judicial inquiry commission, headed by a former Chief Justice of India, to probe into the .....
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SC: No Deemed Registration in Case of Non-deciding of S. 12AA Application(28.04.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that there cannot be a deemed registration in case of non-deciding of an application filed under section 12AA (2) of the In.....
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SC: Subsequent SC Decisions Which Have Considered & Distinguished Earlier Judgments Binding on HCs’(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that its subsequent decisions which have considered and distinguished the earlier decisions are binding on High Courts.
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SC: Karnataka HC's Observations Against ACB Irrelevant in Bail Application(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court while staying the directions passed by the Karnataka High Court against the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has held that the judge while .....
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SC to Greivance Redressal Committee: Decide Complaints About Non-Payment of Compensation in 4 Weeks(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to see to it that the ex-gratia compensation payable to the kins/family members of the persons who ha.....
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SC: Personnel Not Entitled to Disability Pension if Injury is Not Attributable to Military Service(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a military personnel is not eligible for disability pension if there is not even a causal connection between the Military .....
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SC Refuses to Transfer to Itself Cases Challenging Agnipath Scheme in HCs(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to transfer to it cases challenging Agnipath scheme, has transferred the petitions filed before it challenging the Agnipa.....
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SC: Dedication of Property as Religious Endowment Can be Inferred from Circumstances(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the dedication of a property as religious endowment does not require an express dedication or document, and can be inferre.....
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SC Stays HC Direction That Delhi Private Schools Must Fill Up Backlog EWS Seats in Next 5 Yrs(20.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Delhi High Court order which had asked Delhi Government to make every endeavor to ensure that private scho.....
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SC Extends Term of Justice (Retd.) Manmohan Singh as IPAB Chairman for Three Months(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the tenure of Justice (Retd.) Manmohan Singh as the Chairman of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) for three .....
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SC Issues Notice on UP Judicial Officers' Plea Against Non-recommendation of Names by SC Collegium(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging non-inclusion of certain Judicial Officers from the State of Uttar Pradesh, in the SC Colleg.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Provisions of Special Marriages Act, 1954(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging provisions of the Special Marriages Act, 1954 in so far as they require the parties to the marri.....
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SC: Period for Filing Plea for Enforcement of Foreign Award is Under Article 137 of Limitation Act(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the period of limitation for filing a Petition for enforcement of a foreign award under Sections 47 and 49 of the Arbitrat.....
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SC Junks Police Closure Report on the Mysterious Death of NLU-J Student(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has junked the closure report filed by Rajasthan police in the investigation into the mysterious death of Vikrant Nagaichm who was a 3rd.....
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SC: Enforcement Court May Refuse Enforcement of Foreign Award, Cannot Set Aside or Correct(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that though enforcement Courts may refuse enforcement of a foreign award, if the conditions contained in Section 48 of the .....
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Supreme Court Orders Assessment of “Live Transcription” for Recording of Evidence(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered an assessment of “Live transcription” technology be made for recording of evidence.
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Supreme Court Orders Sealing of Nine Properties of Amrapali(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the police to seal nine properties of real estate group Amrapali where the documents required by forensic authorities are r.....
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Statement of Injured Recorded Under Sec.161 CrPC can be Treated as Dying Declaration After His Death(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has re-iterated that the statement of an injured recorded under Section 161 of Code of Criminal Procedure can be treated as dying declar.....
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SC: Scheme for Appointing Heirs of Employees on Their Retirement is Unconstitutional(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that appointment to the heirs of the employees on their retirement/ superannuation is violative of Articles 14 and 15 of Consti.....
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SC: Court Can Only Look Into Prima Facie Case & Decide if Prosecution Case is Groundless(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court while explaining the scope of exercise of power to discharge an accused under Section 239 of CrPC, has held that only consideration at t.....
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SC: Value of Returned Goods is to be Considered for Determining Value for Refund Under Excise Act(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the value of the returned goods is to be considered for the purpose of determining the value for refund under Section 173L.....
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SC: ‘Known Sources of Income' Means Sources Known to Prosecution And Not to Accused(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that term ‘known sources of income’ in Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 would mean the sources known .....
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SC Directs Centre to File Affidavit on Proposed Change in Land Use of Recreational Plot to Residentia(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to file an affidavit on the issue of proposed change in land use of a plot where the new official residences of the.....
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SC: Offences Under Special Statutes Can Also Be Quashed By Exercising Powers u/s 482 CrPC(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal proceedings arising out of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 can.....
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SC Directs UP Police to Provide Protection to Witnesses, Record Statements of Relevant Witnesses(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to provide protection to the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3, which claim.....
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SC Orders Constitution of Independent Expert Committee to Probe in Pegasus Spyware Case(27.10.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered the constitution of a 3-member independent expert committee to probe into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveil.....
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SC: Arbitrator Has Substantial Discretion in Awarding Interest u/s 31 (7) (a) Arbitration Act(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an Arbitrator has substantial discretion in awarding interest under Section 31(7)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliati.....
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SC Directs to Come Up with Scheme for Establishing Pan-India Community Kitchens(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to come up with a scheme for establishing pan-India community kitchens, after interacting with the s.....
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SC Says Centre Must Implement Its Direction to Supply 700 MT Oxygen Per Day to Delhi(06.05.2021)
Supreme Court has required that the Union of India to make all efforts to comply with its direction regarding supply of 700 MT of oxygen per day to th.....
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SC Dismisses ECI Plea to Restrain Media from Reporting Oral Remarks of Judges(06.05.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea made by the Election Commission of India to restrain media from reporting the oral remarks of judges. The Court h.....
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SC: Real-Time Reporting of Court Room Proceedings in Social Media Not Cause for Apprehension(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that real-time reporting of Court room proceedings in social media is not a cause of apprehension but a virtual extension of th.....
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SC Permits Petitioners Challenging Construction of Central Vista Project to Move to HC(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the petitioners challenging the construction activities of the Central Vista project amid the COVID19 second wave to make .....
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SC Asks Delhi Jal Board to Approach Upper Yamuna River Board with Complaint Over Water Supply Cut(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Delhi Jal Board to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board, with their prayer relating to allocation of water to De.....
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SC Refuses Param Bir Singh’s Petition Challenging Departmental Inquiries Against Him(11.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by expelled Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, challenging the departmental inqu.....
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SC Directs AIIMS to Postpone INI CET 2021 Exam for 1 Month Due to Covid-19 Situation(11.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to postpone the INI CET 2021 exam - which was scheduled on 16th June, 2.....
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SC: There Cannot be Recovery of Cess Solely on Basis of CAG Report Without Statutory Adjudication(14.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that there cannot be a recovery of cess solely on the basis of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) without .....
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SC Calls for Status Report from Union, Internet Intermediaries on Steps Against Child Pornography(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to furnish status report of Government and internet intermediaries to the Cour.....
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SC Seeks Status Report from Union on Appointment of Ad-Hoc Judges in High Courts(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has asked for status report from the Union Government regarding the appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of th.....
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SC to SLSAs: Form Scheme for Empanelment of Paralegals in Police Station(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) to form a scheme for empanelment of paralegals in police station for dealing wi.....
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SC: Candidates with B.ED in Biological Science Eligible to Apply to Post of High School Assistant(20.08.2021)
Supreme Court has held that candidates with B.ED degree in 'Biological Science' are eligible to apply to the post of High School Assistant (Natural Sc.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay CAT Contempt Order Against Advocate Mehmood Pracha(20.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Advocate Mehmood Pracha to consider filing an unconditional apology in a plea challenging Central Administrative Tribunal's (".....
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Supreme Court Allows Mining Baron Gali Janardhan Reddy to Visit And Stay in District of Bellary(20.08.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed former Karnataka minister & mining baron, Gali Janardhan Reddy, accused in a multi-million illegal mining cases to visit and.....
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SC: Consumer Complaint Against Common Carrier Not Maintainable Without Serving Prior Notice(20.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a consumer complaint against a common carrier is not maintainable if prior notice under Section 6 of Carriers Act, 186.....
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SC Disposes Plea Against Cow Slaughter, Elephant Poaching, Animal Killing(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea raising concerns of the slaughter of cows, poaching of elephants, killing of wild animals for crop protection and.....
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Supreme Court Restores KCOCA Charges Against Accused in Gauri Lankesh Murder Case(21.10.2021)
Supreme Court has restored the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Bail to Lawyer in UAPA Case for Alleged Link with ISIS(22.10.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to a lawyer arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in 2017 in Gujarat for allegedly dis.....
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SC: Specific Role of Accused Not Required in Order Granting Prior Approval U/s 24(1)(a) KCOCA(22.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the specific role of the accused is not required to be stated in the order granting prior approval under Section 24(1).....
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SC: Transferee of Rights in Suit Can Apply for Execution Without Separate Assignment of Decree(22.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the Explanation to Order XXI Rule 16 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 removed the distinction between an assignment pr.....
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SC: Wife Conceiving Out of Forced Sex Can Seek Abortion Under MTP Act(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that rape must be held to include ‘marital rape’ for purpose of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, has held tha.....
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SC: Distinction Between Married & Unmarried Women for Abortion of Pregnancy is Unconstitutional(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy in term of 20-24 weeks arising out of consensual relations.....
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Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Imposing Cost on RICO for Causing Damage to Environment(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed National Green Tribunal's order imposing on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited a penalty.....
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SC: Maximum Punishment for Money Laundering Does Not Dilute Gravity of Offence(17.02.2022)
Supreme Court has remarked that the fact that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act,. 2002 contemplates a maximum punishment of 7 years imprisonment .....
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SC Sets Aside Interim Order Staying Law with 75% Reservation for People in Private Sector Jobs(17.02.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the interim order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which stayed the operation of the Haryana law(The Haryana State Emp.....
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SC: Quantity of Neutral Substance Not to be Excluded in Determination of Commercial Quantities(17.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the quantity of the neutral substance is not to be excluded and to be taken into consideration along with the actual c.....
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SC: Minority Union Workers Not Bound by Settlement Between Employer and Majority Union(17.02.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a minority Union of workers, who were not party to the settlement entered between the majority Union and the employer, is .....
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Supreme Court to Gauhati HC: Decide upon Transfer of Case from Tripura HC(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Registrar General of Gauhati High Court to consider a plea of a litigant seeking transfer of his case from Tripura High Court.
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Supreme Court Says 'NCTE Guidelines Binding', Teachers’ Eligibility Test Not Mandatory(26.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that qualifications prescribed by National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) were binding on States and Teachers’ Eligibil.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Appointment Of 1.78 Lakh Assistant Teachers In UP(26.07.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed appointment of 1.78 Lakh Assistant Teachers in Junior Basic Schools whose appointments were done by Government by absorbing .....
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Supreme Court : Sahara to Deposit Rs 1,500 Crore by September 7(26.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Sahara group chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 1,500 crore in the SEBI-Sahara refund account by September 7.
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Supreme Court Allows Recording Consent Terms After Case is Admitted Under Insolvency Code(26.07.2017)
Supreme Court has exercised powers under Article 142 of Constitution to record consent terms between the parties post admission of the application und.....
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Supreme Court: States Not Empowered to Create Office of Parliamentary Secretary(27.07.2017)
Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional Assam Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2.....
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Supreme Court Junks Plea Against Indu Sarkar, UpholdS 'Artistic Freedom', Release Tomorrow(27.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea of a woman, who claims to be biological daughter of late Sanjay Gandhi, seeking a stay on the release of the movie ‘I.....
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Supreme Court Issues Fresh Guidelines on S.498A IPC, Now Arrests Only After Panel's Advice(28.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued new set of directions to prevent the misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code. It observed that arrests u/s 498A could be .....
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SC: Right to Property Remains a Valuable Constitutional Right(25.11.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that though right to property is not a fundamental right, it remains a valuable constitutional right and has directed the.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused to Take Care of Their Old Parents(25.11.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to two Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 convicts for one month to take care of their parents.
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SC Stays Andhra Pradesh HC’s Gag Order on Reports on Amaravati Land Scam FIR(25.11.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Andhra Pradesh High Court's gag order on media reporting and social media comments on the contents of the Amaravati land .....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Dera Sacha Sauda Members to Transfer Cases Relating to Sacrilege of Holy Book(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the transfer petition filed by members of Dera Sacha Sauda wherein they sought for the transfer of cases pertaining to sac.....
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SC: General Allegation of Surcharged Atmosphere Not Sufficient to Transfer Trial(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a general allegation of surcharged atmosphere is not sufficient to transfer trial from one one Court to another.
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SC: HC Not Appellate Authority While Exercising Writ Jurisdiction in Disciplinary Proceedings(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that while exercising writ jurisdiction with respect to disciplinary proceedings, the High Court must not act as an appella.....
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SC Asks Madras HC to Decide Constitutional Validity of Section 40(a)(iib) of Income Tax Act(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Madras High Court to decide the constitutional validity of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Order on Maratha Reservation(27.05.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea challenging the Maharashtra ordinance introducing reservation for Marathas in admissions to Post Graduate Medical an.....
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SC: Acts of Accused Must be Proximate to Occurrence for Conviction Under Section 306 IPC(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that positive action proximate to the time of suicide on the part of the accused which led or compelled the deceased to commit .....
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SC: High Court Can Order Investigation/Reinvestigation U/S 482 CrPC in Appropriate Cases(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the inherent powers under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) can be exercised by a High Court to direct further.....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions to Enforce Shreya Singhal Judgment(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court while directing that no one should be prosecuted under Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2000, which was struck down as unconsti.....
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SC: No Bar on Allowing Counter Claim Filed Long After Written Statement But Before Framing of Issues(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that there is no bar in taking on record a counter claim filed long after filing of written statement but before framing of iss.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Listing for Plea Against Firecrackers Ban in Delhi-NCR(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to grant urgent listing for matter pertaining to bursting of green crackers on Diwali, has stated that the matter shall b.....
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SC Suspends HC Order of Acquitting Saibaba, Others in Naxals Link Case(17.10.2022)
Supreme Court has suspended the October 14 order of the Bombay High Court which discharged former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and others in .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Regarding Non Functioning of National Board for Wildlife(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a public interest petition filed regarding non-functioning of National Board for Wildlife constituted under Wildlif.....
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SC: NCLT Has Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Contractual Disputes(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the National Company Law Tribunal has jurisdiction to adjudicate contractual disputes, which arise solely from or whic.....
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SC: Anticipatory Bail Granted Does Not Automatically End with Filing of Chargesheet(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the anticipatory bail once granted does not automatically end on the filing of the charge¬sheet.
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SC Enquires on Views Regarding 50% Ceiling on Quotas in Government Jobs(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked all states to submit views on whether they favoured exceeding the court-mandated 50% ceiling on quotas in government jobs and .....
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SC Rejects Woman’s Plea to Live with Husband 14 Years After Deserting Him(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected a woman’s plea to live with her husband 14 years after she deserted him and scotched reconciliation efforts by slapping fal.....
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Supreme Court Suggests Lalit Modi and Bina Modi to Solve Property Dispute Through Mediation(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has suggested businessman Lalit Modi, his mother Bina Modi, and his brother and sister to solve their ongoing family property dispute th.....
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Supreme Court Upholds RBI Regulations for Export Ban on PPE Kits(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the measures adopted by the Reserve Bank of India to implement the ban imposed by the Union Government on the export of Perso.....
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SC Issues Notice on Parsi Group's Plea to Allow Last Rites As Per Religious Practices(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea by the Surat Parsi Panchayat Board for a direction to permit it and its members to perform Dokhmenashini/las.....
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Supreme Court Asks to Chalk Out Plan to Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Railways, State Governments and Municipal Corporations to chalk out a plan with regards to rehabilitation of s.....
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SC: Claims Raised by Obstructer in Execution Proceedings to be Adjudicated by Executing Court(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that claims raised by an obstructer including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property in execution proce.....
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SC Dismisses NIA's Plea Challenging Default Bail to Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon Case(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the default bail granted to lawyer-activist Sudha Bhar.....
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Supreme Court: Wilful Breach of Undertaking Can Amount to Contempt(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the wilful breach of the undertaking given to the Court can amount to Contempt under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of C.....
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SC: Res Judicata is Not a Ground to Reject a Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the Res Judicata cannot be a ground for rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Proced.....
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SC Dismisses Appeal Against Order of Granting Marriage Certificate Through Video Conferencing(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Haryana challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of granting marriage certifi.....
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SC Imposes Costs on Police Constable for Dragging Trial for 14 Years(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on a police constable who is accused of murdering his wife, for misusing the legal system and dragging .....
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SC Imposes Costs on Police Constable for Dragging Trial for 14 Years(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on a police constable who is accused of murdering his wife, for misusing the legal system and dragging .....
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SC Bars Withdrawal of Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission of HC(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that no prosecution against MPs and MLAs will be withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state......
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SC Asks Baba Ramdev to Produce Video & Transcripts of Statements on Allopathy Cure for COVID(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to produce before it the video and transcripts of his statements on allopathy cure for COVID-19 in a wri.....
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SC Directs ICAI to Give ‘Opt-Out’ Option to Candidate in CA Exams(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to give "opt-out" option to a candidate in the CA exams, on account .....
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SC: Death Due to COVID Should be Specifically Mentioned in Death Certificate(01.07.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that a death certificate issue in respect of a COVID fatality must clearly specify the cause of death as COVID itself. Als.....
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SC Directs Union to Take Appropriate Steps on Finance Commission's Recommendations for COVID Relief(01.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to take appropriate steps on the recommendations made by the Finance Commission in its XVth report regar.....
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SC: Railway Employees Working in Different Zones or Divisions Must Be Treated Equally(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Railway employees working in different Zones/Divisions are required to be treated similarly and equally and are entitl.....
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SC: Dying Declaration Does Not Become Inadmissible Merely Because Police Officer Recorded It(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that although dying declaration ought to ideally be recorded by a Magistrate, if possible, it cannot be said that dying declara.....
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SC Dismisses Interim Bail of Former Fortis Healthcare Promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh(17.03.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea for interim bail of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh who along with others is accused of m.....
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SC: Magistrate Can Summon Person Not Named in Police Report or FIR(17.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on the basis of a police report in terms of Section 190 (1)(b) of the C.....
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SC: Date from Which Regularization of Services Has to be Granted is Prerogative of Employer(21.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the date from which regularization of services has to be granted is a prerogative of the employer and that no parity c.....
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Supreme Court Upholds One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme in Defence Forces(21.03.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Union Government's One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme in Defence Forces. As per the said scheme, uniform pension is to be.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in SLP Seeking Appointment of Arangavalar Committee(21.03.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a SLP preferred by Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking appointment of Arangavalar Committee (Trustee Committee) headed by.....
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SC: Handwriting Expert's Opinion Not Only Mode to Prove Signature and Handwriting(21.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that opinion of the handwriting expert is not the only way or mode of proving the signature and handwriting of a person. Th.....
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SC Closes Two Cases After Centre Completed Evacuation of Indian Students from Ukraine(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has closed two cases after the Centre said it had completed evacuating 22,500 stranded Indian students from the war zone in Ukraine. The.....
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SC: Deadline of 4 Weeks to Claim Ex Gratia Payment on Death of Kin Not Sufficient(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has said the deadline of four weeks for claiming ex gratia payment from authorities on the death of kin due to COVID-19, may not be suff.....
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SC Refuses to Extend Time for Filing of Application Seeking Allotment Under PMAY Scheme(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to extend time for filing of application seeking allotment under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by those who have been affec.....
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SC: Suppression of Information of Criminal Case Can be Ignored in Certain Conditions(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has held that suppression of information relating to a criminal case by a candidate can be ignored in certain situations. The Court has .....
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SC Upholds Validity of Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules Which Empowers State to Reject Permit Replacement(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the validity of one of the provisions of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 which empowers the State transport authority t.....
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SC Upholds State Policy to Deny Bonus Marks to NRHM/NHM Employees in Other States(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the Top Court's interference is not required in policy decision when a State is in a position to point out that there .....
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Supreme Court Asks UP Govt to Show Position of Posts in All District Hospitals(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that vacancy positions of 62% and 70% of male and female doctors/ attendants particularly in District Hospital, Sambhal was.....
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SC Dismisses BJP Members' Petition Challenging Increase of Seats in Mumbai Corporation(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra Ordinance which increased the electoral seats in the Municipal Corporation of Great.....
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SC: Sale Pursuant to Public Auction Cannot be Set Aside on Basis of Offer by Third Parties(21.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a sale pursuant to public auction cannot be set aside on the basis of some offer made by third parties subsequently a.....
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SC Issues Notice on Challenge Against HC Quashing 41% Reservation in Goa Medical College(21.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by Gomantak Bhandari Samaj challenging the order of the Bombay High Court at Goa Ben.....
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SC Issues Notice on Challenge Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner(26.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the petitions filed by the NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana .....
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SC Requires Service on SG in Plea Seeking Record on Adverse Effects After Vaccination(26.11.2021)
Supreme Court has required to be served on the office of the Solicitor General (SG) the plea seeking directions to Centre to follow up, record and adv.....
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SC: Mechanical Compliance of Stipulations U/Sec 63 Succession Act Does Not Prove Execution of Will(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mechanical compliance of stipulations under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, does not prove the executio.....
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SC: Hostile Witness's Credible Evidence Can Form Basis for Conviction in Criminal Trial(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that credible evidence even of a hostile witnesses can form the basis for conviction in a criminal trial. The Court has sai.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking National Level Plan for Rehabilitation of Covid 19 Affected Families(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition seeking formulation and preparation of National Level Plan in tandem with the State Government to e.....
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SC: Illegal Use of Licensed Weapon Per Se Not Offence Unless Misdemeanour Proved(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that illegal use of a licensed or sanctioned weapon per se does not constitute an offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act,.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Provisions of TN VAT Act, 2006(20.08.2019)
Supreme Court of India has upheld the decision of the High Court of Judicature at Madras and has rejected a batch of writ petitions which challenged t.....
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Supreme Court: Institutional Independence, Financial Autonomy Important for Independence of Judiciary(20.08.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan Government to reconsider two decade old proposal of the then Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court to upgrad.....
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Supreme Court: FIR Cannot be Filed in Respect of Disputes Completely Settled in Lok Adalat(20.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that FIR cannot be lodged in respect of a dispute settled settled in Lok Adalat. The Court also ruled that filing of FIR after.....
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Supreme Court: Don’t Delhiites Deserve Clean Air(20.08.2019)
Supreme Court has wrapped the AAP Government for objecting to use of remote sensing technology to identify polluting vehicles and questioned its commi.....
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Supreme Court on Facebook’s Plea: Must Balance Privacy with Governance Needs(20.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that there has to be a balance between privacy and how to govern while hearing Facebook Inc's petition asking the top court.....
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Supreme Court: Rich and Powerful Cannot Get Order for Early Disposal of Cases(21.08.2019)
Supreme Court has made it clear to the country's "rich and powerful" that their cases would not be accorded preference and it would not direct high co.....
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SC Dismisses SFIO Plea to Cancel Bail of Nowhera Shaikh in Heera Exim Gold Scam Case(13.05.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed the application filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) seeking cancellation of bail granted to Nowhera Shaikh,.....
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SC: Appeal to NCLAT Shall Be Filed Within Period of 30 Days(13.05.2022)
Supreme Court has reiterated that an appeal against the order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) shall be filed before the NCLAT within a period.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Postponement of NEET PG 2022(13.05.2022)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test postgraduate exam, 2022 which is set to take place on May 21......
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CESTAT, Kolkata: Compensation Received For Coal Blocks Cancellation, Not Liable to Pay Service Tax(16.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has held that compensation received under a statute for cancellation of coal blocks/mines .....
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CESTAT, Kolkata: Service Tax Not Exigible on Compensation Received for Cancellation of Coal Blocks(17.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has ruled that the compensation received under a statute for cancellation of coal blocks/m.....
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SC Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Mamata Banerjee's Polling Agent Sheikh Sufiyan(20.01.2022)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to TMC leader Sheikh Sufiyan accused in a murder case in the West Bengal post-poll violence c.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of OBC quota in NEET Admissions(21.01.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of quota for Other Backward Classes candidates in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test’s (NEET).....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of S. 18 of Transgender Act(21.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government in a writ petition filed challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 18 of the Transgen.....
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SC Issues Notice Seeking Effective Implementation of Mandate of S. 4 of RTI Act(21.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Writ Petition seeking effective implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 .....
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SC Sets Aside NGT Order Directing Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal's order directing the State of Tamil Nadu to pay 20 lakhs and Rs 15 lakhs compensation to the .....
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SC: Mere Act of Invoking Pledged Shares Does Not Discharge Debt(17.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that a creditor's mere invocation of a pledge does not imply that the debt is discharged. The Apex Court ruled that “A debt is.....
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SC to Bank: ‘You Don't Go After Big Fish, But You Harass Poor Farmers’(17.05.2022)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Bank of Maharashtra for challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directing it to accept the One Time Sett.....
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SC: Appeal Under IBC is Valid Only if it is Initiated Within 30 days From Date of Order(17.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that an appeal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is only acceptable if it is filed within 30 days from the .....
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SC Grants 3 Months Interim Bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi in Dharma Sansad Case(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted three months interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi with regard to the Haridwar Dharma Sansad case linking alleged inf.....
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SC Declares Noida As Operational Creditor Under IBC(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that the NOIDA is an operational creditor under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
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SC: Centre Can't Hold Tribunal Appointments Cleared by SCSC Citing New Inputs(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has struck down the practice of Central Government to delay appointments to Tribunals notwithstanding recommendations from the Search-cu.....
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SC Allows Time Extension to Demolish Supertech Twin Towers At Noida(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court in connection with the Supertech Emerald Court project in Noida, has allowed a three months extension for completion of demolition work .....
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SC Allows Wife’s Plea to Set Aside Divorce Granted to Husband(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside a divorce decree granted in favor of husband on the ground of desertion, has held that marital status is important f.....
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Supreme Court Ends Mandate of CoA to Administer AIFF(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed to terminate the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) - which has been constituted by the Court to manage the a.....
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SC Approves 50-50 Seat Sharing Agreement Between CMC Vellore & TN Govt as Just & Fair(23.08.2022)
Supreme Court while approving the seat-sharing formula free agreed by the Christian Medical College (CMC) at Vellore and the State of Tamil Nadu for s.....
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SC: Consumer Complaint Against Bank Maintainable Over Dispute on Encashment of FD(23.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that consumer complaint in a dispute regarding premature encashment of Joint Fixed Deposit by bank in contravention of terms an.....
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SC Declares Section 3(2) of Benami Transactions Prohibition Act as Unconstitutional(23.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Section 3(2) of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 as unconstitutional on the ground of being manifestly arbit.....
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SC: PMLA Judgment Allowing Taking Possession of Property Before Trial Leaves Scope for Arbitrariness(24.08.2022)
Supreme Court while delivering judgment related to Benami Transaction Prohibition Act, stated that ratio of the recent PMLA judgment in relation to Se.....
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SC Declines Bail Plea of Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik(22.04.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to approve bail to Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a case of money laundering, by stating that t.....
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SC Upholds Allahabad HC’s Decision to Disqualify Azam Khan's Son for Not Meeting Age Criteria(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed challenge against decision of the Allahabad High Court to disqualify Rampur MLA Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan for not having at.....
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SC: PMLA Prosecution Can’t Continue if Accused is Discharged from Scheduled Offence(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot continue if the accused is discharged from the sche.....
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SC Acquits 3 Men Who Were Sentenced to Death in Chhawla Rape & Murder Case(08.11.2022)
Supreme Court has acquitted three men accused in 2012 Chawla gang rape case who were sentenced to death by Delhi High Court.
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SC: Can't Seek Review Under the Garb of Miscellaneous Application(08.11.2022)
Supreme Court while Centre’s Plea to modify order passed by the Court on September 8, 2021 which prevented extension of tenure of Director of Enforcem.....
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SC: Education is Not Business to Earn Profit(08.11.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order to strike down State government's decision to hike annual tuition fees for MBBS course.....
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SC: Section 145/146 CrPC Proceedings Must End Once Civil Court is Seized of Matter(09.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that proceedings under Section 145/146 CrPC must come to an end once Civil Court is seized of the matter has held that t.....
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SC Extends Time for Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to Respond to Dy. Speaker's Disqualification Notice(28.06.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the time for Eknath Shinde and 15 other rebel MLAs in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, to file written response .....
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SC Upholds Bombay HC Order Imposing Cost of Rs. 5 Lakh Imposed on Litigant(28.06.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court's order of imposition of Rs. 5 lakhs cost on a lady aged 78, has held that the order was justified in .....
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SC Grants 2 Weeks Time for Unauthorized Occupants to Vacate Kalkaji Temple Premises(29.06.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with plea challenging eviction order passed by Delhi High Court, has granted 2 weeks time to some unauthoriz.....
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SC Stays Tripura HC Order Calling for MHA Files on Security Cover to Ambani Family(29.06.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the orders passed by the Tripura High Court seeking the production of files of the Ministry of Home Affairs relating to the s.....
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SC Allows Jailed MLAs Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh to Participate in Maharashtra Assembly Floor Test(30.06.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed jailed Maharashtra MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh to vote in the Maharashtra Assembly floor test, which the Governor has.....
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SC Allows Conduct of Floor Test in Maharashtra Assembly Tomorrow(30.06.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly, however the same will be subject to the final outcome of the petition fi.....
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Supreme Court Uses Special Powers, Allows Company to Withdraw from NCLT(28.07.2017)
Supreme Court has used special powers to allow a company to withdraw from insolvency proceedings after both parties, the borrower and the creditor, ar.....
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Panama Case Verdict: Pakistan SC Disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif(28.07.2017)
Pakistan Supreme Court has disqualified PM Nawaz Sharif over Panama Papers Row.
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Supreme Court Says 'Courts Duty Bound to Explain Reasons for Non-Acceptance of Contemnor'(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court, while accepting apology of a cop who was punished for contempt by Punjab & Haryana High Court for arresting a man on anticipatory bail,.....
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SC: 'Concurrent Findings of Fact by Trial Court & Appellate Courts Binding on Apex Court'(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that if there are concurrent findings of fact by Trial Court, first and second Appellate Courts, such findings are binding .....
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SC to Bihar, Jharkhand: Settle 'Trivial Non-Dispute' Over Delhi’s Bihar Niwas(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court has given one more opportunity to the feuding States of Jharkhand and Bihar to settle their dispute over apportioning one of Bihar Gover.....
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Supreme Court: Minority Edu. Institutions May Ignore 'Seniority' for Appointing Principals(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that minority educational institutions have absolute right to appoint qualified persons as Principal from the community ignorin.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Should Give Priority to Eviction Cases(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that eviction matters should be given priority by Courts at all stages of litigation, especially in cases where the landlord ha.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre, 7 States Over Plea to Return Unused Land Acquired for SEZs(10.01.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and seven States, including Tamil Nadu, on a PIL seeking return of unused land acquired for setting up of Sp.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Upon Setting Up SIT to Probe Panama Papers(10.01.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether an SIT should be appointed to probe the Panama Papers in which 500 Indians, including some with political .....
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Supreme Court Notices NHRC over Plea Seeking Law on Custodial Torture(10.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sent to notice National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a plea seeking framing of an effective law to prevent torture and inhuman .....
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Supreme Court: Do not Link Law & Order Situation in J&K to Justify Status Quo in Bar Administration(10.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to link law and order situation in J&K to continue with a three-decade long status quo in administration of State Bar Counci.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Act Against NGOs Misusing Public Funds(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Government to audit nearly 30 lakh NGOs which received public funds but consistently failed to explain how they spent money.....
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SC: No High Court Should Protect Accused From Arrest While Refusing to Quash FIR(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that no High Court should protect an accused from arrest while rejecting his petition for quashing of First Information Report.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Relief over Demonetization Drive(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to grant interim relief in a batch of cases challenging Government’s demonetization scheme and referred them to a constituti.....
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing of Plea Seeking SIT Probe Against PM Modi(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has deferred hearing a plea seeking a probe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly receiving payments from Sahara and Aditya.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre over Proposed Appointment of BJP VP as NHRC Member(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a PIL challenging proposed appointment of BJP vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna as a member.....
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SC Upholds Ex-Army Officer’s Acquittal in Murder Case(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has rapped CBI for failing to bring home guilt of accused, and said it 'cannot hang any person' if evidence on record does not conclusiv.....
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Supreme Court: Indiscipline in Armed Forces Must Be 'Viewed Seriously'(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that Indiscipline on part of security force personnel must be "viewed seriously" and deserting work by disobeying orders of su.....
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Supreme Court: Let Her Fly... Let Her Be Airborne All The Time(20.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while rejecting Centre’s view that Air Force officer has no entitlement to a commission, has offered relief to woman pilot Sandeep Kaur.....
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Supreme Court: Court Cannot Interfere in Policy Making Arena of Government(20.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while dismissing a plea against introduction of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna, 2016, has held that Court cannot interfere in policy.....
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Supreme Court: Stray Dogs Too Have Right to Life(18.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while dismissing plea that all stray dogs should be killed in view of rising cases of dog bites over the years, has said that stray dog.....
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Supreme Court Orders Inspection of All PUC Centres in National Capital(18.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while terming problem of pollution in Delhi-NCR “very serious”, has ordered inspection of all 962 Pollution Under Control (PUC) Centres.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Updated Status Report on Ganga Cleaning Drive From Centre(18.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file an 'updated' report on status of projects going under Ganga Cleaning Programmes in five States through which th.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Bibi Jagir Kaur's Plea to Stay Her Conviction in Murder Case(18.01.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Former Punjab Minister and Ex-SGPC Chief Bibi Jagir Kaur’s to stay her conviction in connection with 2002 mur.....
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Supreme Court Constitutes Panel For Recruitment of Judges in Lower Judiciary(19.01.2017)
Supreme Court has set up a committee of judges to look into issue of bringing uniformity in recruitment process of judicial officers in lower judiciar.....
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Supreme Court: Decree Passed in Sutlej- Yamuna Link Canal Dispute Cannot be Flouted(19.01.2017)
Supreme Court has said that decrees passed in Sutlej- Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana cannot be flouted, and has directed b.....
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Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Eviction Order to Vacate Land Near Haldwani Railway Station(19.01.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed order of Uttarakhand High Court ordering eviction of encroachment from 23 acres of land near Haldwani railway station.
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Pay Compensation to Endosulfan Victims(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while describing effects of Endosulfan as “devastating”, has directed State Government to release entire compensation to over 5,000 vic.....
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Supreme Court Stays HC Demolition Order Against Adarsh Society(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Adarsh Housing Society’s appeal against High Court’s demolition order of 31-storey structure for allegedly violating green n.....
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Supreme Court Castigates Centre for Seeking Repeated Adjournments(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has castigated Centre for seeking in several important matters pending for years and threatened to slap "heavy costs" on it.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking 'No Tax Exemption' For Political Parties(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking to quash Section 13(a) of Income Tax Act which confers tax exemption to political parties for income fro.....
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Supreme Court Negates Plea Seeking SIT Probe into Sahara Diaries(12.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking SIT probe into Sahara-Birla diaries, which Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has used to allege that Prim.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Mallya’s Explanation over $40 Million Transfer to Kids(12.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought explanation from liquor baron Vijay Mallya for transferring 40 million dollars to bank accounts of his children in violation .....
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Supreme Court Says No to 'Jallikattu' Before Pongal(12.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking an order on bull-taming sport Jallikattu before Pongal on January 14, making it difficult for Tamil Nadu.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Asaram Bapu's Bail Plea, Orders Fresh FIR(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed bail application of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in sexual assault case and ordered a fresh FIR against him for attachin.....
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Supreme Court on Judicial Vacancies: 'We Cannot Run Away From Our Own Cause'(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while noting that “we cannot run away from our own cause”, has refused to heed to Centre's urging to stop hearing a batch of writ petit.....
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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Disclosure of Income Sources by Poll Candidates(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to hear petition filed by Lucknow-based NGO Lok Prahari seeking disclosure of sources of income by candidates for Parliament.....
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SC Appoints Former CAG Vinod Rai As BCCI Chief(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has announced names of four administrators to run Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which includes Former CAG Vinod Rai, His.....
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Supreme Court Questions Feasibility of All India Judicial Services(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned feasibility of All India Judicial Services, saying how could power of High Courts to appoint Judicial Officers in trial c.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Ranjit Sinha’s Plea to Modify Order Against Him(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to modify its order on Former CBI director Ranjit Sinha's plea that SIT probe should not have been ordered against him.
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Supreme Court: More Works, Hence More Rooms For CM Akhilesh Yadav(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while justifying allotment of two official residences for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, has said “As his w.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Saradha Chit-Fund Scam Accused(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Saradha chit-fund scam accused Manoranjana Sinh, who was arrested in October 2015 on suspicions of links with multi.....
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Supreme Court to Govt: Verify All Unverified Pre-Paid Mobile Phone Subscribers(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has suggested Government to verify all unverified pre-paid mobile phone subscribers to ensure that such numbers are not misused for cri.....
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SC Slaps Rs. 30,000 Fine on Centre For Not Filling Reply in PIL Alleging Misuse of Minority Benefits(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs 30,000 on Centre for not filing its reply to a PIL alleging that minority benefits are being enjoyed by majori.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Gauhati HC Order Directing CBI Probe Against Ex-AP CM Nabam Tuki(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside Gauhati High Court order asking CBI to probe corruption allegations against former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam .....
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Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government to Wait For One Week in Jayalalithaa DA Case(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Government to wait for another week for judgment on appeals filed by State against acquittal of Former Tamil Nadu Ch.....
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SC Attaches Sahara’s Aamby Valley Pune Project(07.02.2017)
Supreme Court has directed attachment of Sahara Group’s prime property worth Rs 39,000 crore at Aamby Valley in Pune for realisation of money to be pa.....
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SC Directs CPCB, States to Prepare Action Plan to Check Delhi’s Air Pollution(07.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority, Delhi Government and States of Uttar Pradesh,.....
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Supreme Court Convicts Sasikala in DA Case, Sentences Her to 4 Year Jail Term(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has convicted AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala in 20-year-old disproportionate case and sentenced her to four years jail term.
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Supreme Court: People Not Obliged to Stand Up When National Anthem is Played As a Part of Film(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has clarified that people are not obliged to stand up when National Anthem is played as part of a film or documentary.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Pleas Concerning Triple Talaq During Summer Break(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it will hear case challenging triple talaq and polygamy in first week of summer vacation.
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Supreme Court Moots For National Policy For Mentally Ill(15.02.2017)
Supreme Court has favoured framing of a uniform national policy to deal with those suffering from mental illness and their release from hospitals afte.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response Over Pvt FM Radio Stations Airing News(15.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre why it was shying away from allowing community radio and private FM radio stations from broadcasting news and asked Gov.....
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Bombay HC Seeks Goa Govt’s Response Over Summoning Assembly Session(15.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Goa Government to inform Court the stand of Government in view of Supreme Court judgments making it mandatory to conven.....
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Supreme Court Orders Bihar Govt to Transfer Shahabuddin to Tihar Jail(15.02.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Bihar Government to move Mohammad Shahabuddin to Tihar jail from Bihar's Siwan jail to ensure that he doesn't get special tr.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere in Ongoing Protest Against Ban of Jallikattu(19.01.2017)
Supreme Court HAS refused to intervene to resolve ongoing protests in Tamil Nadu against ban on Jallikattu, a bull-taming sport in Southern State.
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Supreme Court: ‘Divorce Decree By Church Not Valid’, Couples Must Abide By Law to Annul Marriage(20.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that divorce decrees passed by Ecclesiastical Tribunals under Canon Law will have no validity and that Christian couples must .....
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Supreme Court: Wife’s Capability to Earn No Reason to Reduce Maintenance Awarded to Her(20.01.2017)
Supreme Court has held that merely because wife is ‘capable of earning’, it is not a reason to reduce maintenance awarded to her.
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Supreme Court Acquits ‘Killer Thiayagu’ of Murder Charges(20.01.2017)
Supreme Court has acquitted ‘Killer Thiayagu’ of murder charges, reversing concurrent findings of Trial Court and Madras High Court which had held him.....
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Supreme Court Accepts Centre's Plea to Defer Verdict on Jallikattu Issue(20.01.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Central Government’s plea to defer passing it’s verdict by one week on allowing Jallikattu,the controversial bull-taming spo.....
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Supreme Court Directs BCCI Chief Executive To Take Charge For Interim Period(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed that BCCI Chief Executive Rahul Johri will be the caretaker head of Board until the committee of administrators is appointe.....
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Supreme Court Modifies Order on Disqualification For BCCI Officials(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has modified its earlier order to say that 9-year tenure of an office bearer in Board and any State Association would not be considered .....
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Supreme Court Puts On Hold NGT’s Order Halting Pune Metro Rail Work(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) interim order which had halted work on a proposed portion of Pune Metro Rail route passing th.....
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Supreme Court Denies Extra Time to Subrata Roy to Deposit Rs.600 cr(12.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to give an extension to Sahara Chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 600 crore with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Allowing Private Radios to Broadcast News(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought Central Government’s response on a plea seeking direction for allowing private FM radio stations, including community radio t.....
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Supreme Court Directs Govt to Set Up Body to Deal With Complaints About TV Contents(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Government to set up, streamline and publicize a complaint redressal mechanism under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Ac.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene in Govt Mechanism For Allocating Natural Resources(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court has said that auction should be preferred mode of allocating scarce national resources to private parties for commercial exploitation an.....
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Supreme Court Backs Tatas on Taj Mansingh Hotel Lease(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court went after New Delhi Municipal Council for summarily rejecting a plea by Tatas to extend 33 year old lease of their hospitality wing ove.....
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Supreme Court: 'No Law to Bar Centre From Advancing Union Budget'(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while asking for legal provisions in support of plea seeking postponement of Budget presentation due to Assembly Elections in five Stat.....
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SC Seeks Amity’s Explanation Over Student Suicide(07.02.2017)
Supreme Court has sought explanation from founder of Amity University Ashok Chauhan on steps taken by him to help out a law student of institution who.....
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SC Approves Govt e-KYC Plan for Mobile Users Verification(07.02.2017)
Supreme Court has approved Government‘s plan to record identification details of mobile subscribers through an e-KYC (Know Your Customer) mechanism li.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Enemy Property Must Go to State’(07.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while disposing a plea questioning promulgation of Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016, has said that ‘enem.....
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Supreme Court Orders Contempt Proceeding Against Sitting Judge of Calcutta HC(08.02.2017)
Supreme Court has decided to initiate contempt of court proceedings against sitting Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan for continuously levelling al.....
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Supreme Court Permits 23 Week Pregnant Woman to Abort(08.02.2017)
Supreme Court came to rescue of a 22-year-old pregnant woman who is facing danger to her life due to pregnancy and allowed her to abort her 23 week fo.....
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SC Declines to Lay Down Guidelines For Citizens on Sardar Jokes(08.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about Sikh community, said it cannot lay down moral guidelines for citizens.....
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Supreme Court Turns Down TN Govt’s Plea on Release of Rajiv Killers(08.02.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to review its verdict by which it had held that Tamil Nadu Government had no suo motu powers to release seven convicts in Ra.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Issue Fresh Notification on Appointment of ED Director(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to issue a fresh notification within a week on appointment of Karnal Singh as director of Enforcement Directorate (E.....
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Supreme Court Bars Litigants For Life From Filing PILs(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court has barred two litigants for life, who cast aspersions on Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and his predecessor Justice T S Thakur, from.....
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SC Refuses to State TN’s Jallikattu Law, Seeks State’s Reply Over Its Validity(01.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while refusing to stay Tamil Nadu Government's law permitting Jallikattu, has agreed to hear a plea against it.
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Madras HC Notices Secretary of Prez, Former SC Judge Over PETA Award(01.02.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered notice to Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and a Former Supreme Court Judge K S Radhakrishnan Panicker on a petit.....
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Supreme Court: All Three BCCI Representatives Enjoy Equal Status At Upcoming ICC Meet(02.02.2017)
Supreme Court has confirmed that BCCI Joint Secretary Amitabh Choudhary, Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry and Vikram Limaye, MD and CEO of IDFC Ltd and memb.....
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Supreme Court Directs Tech Giants to Develop Firewalls to Check Offensive Material(02.02.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Internet search engines Google, Microsoft and Yahoo and social media sites Facebook and WhatsApp to develop a "firewall" of.....
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Supreme Court Refers AAP Govt-Centre Row Over Governance to Constitution Bench(15.02.2017)
Supreme Court has referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of pleas filed by AAP Government against High Court verdict which had held that Delhi is no.....
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Supreme Court: Public Servant Can’t Show Gifts As Income From Legal Sources(16.02.2017)
SC has said that while it may be “legal” for public servants to accept gifts in cash and kind and later show it as part of their professional income f.....
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Supreme Court: Public Servant Can’t Show Gifts As Income From Legal Sources(16.02.2017)
SC has said that while it may be “legal” for public servants to accept gifts in cash and kind and later show it as part of their professional income f.....
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Supreme Court Orders Net Giants to Put in Place Mechanism to Delete Sex Determination Ads(17.02.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered three Internet giants, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, to immediately set up their own in-house expert bodies to keep tabs on a.....
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Supreme Court: Concept of National Song Not In Our Constitution(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while declining to entertain a plea to direct Centre to frame a National Policy to promote Vande Mataram, has said that there is no con.....
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Supreme Court: UPSC Cannot Reject Candidates on Trivial Grounds(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) cannot reject a candidate for misspelling or entering a wrong date of birth on job appli.....
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SC Calls For Speedy Trial in Babri Masjid Demolition Case; Advani, Uma Likely to Face Charges Again(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it won't accept dropping of charges against senior BJP leader LK Advani and might revive conspiracy charges against 13 BJP.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Relief to Absconding Rape Accused UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court,after refusing to grant relief to UP Transport Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in a rape case, has termed i.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over RBI's Refusal to Exchange Demonetised Notes(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a plea challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) refusal to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 note.....
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Supreme Court: Frivolous Filings Delays Administration of Justice(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while sending across a strong message to litigants who file frivolous and groundless petitions in courts, has imposed Rs. 5-lakh cost o.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Prison Conduct Report of Death Row Convict in Nirbhaya Case(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Delhi’s Tihar Jail superintendent to file a report on conduct in prison of four death row convicts of December 16, 2012 gan.....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre for Delay in Tax Tribunal Appointments(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Governments inaction with regard to appointment of President and Vice-Presidents of ITAT is causing enormous hardship to l.....
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Supreme Court Blasts Telangana Govt For Detaining Saree Thief For One Year(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while remarking that people looting crores of rupees are “enjoying life” but a man is in jail for allegedly stealing five sarees, has s.....
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SC Slams Hyderabad HC For Being Lenient to Acid Attacker(28.02.2017)
Supreme Court came to relief of an acid attack victim from Telangana as it ordered Rs 3.5 lakh compensation for her and one-year jail term for accused.....
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Supreme Court Seeks MCI’s Clarification Over Power to Fix Age Limit For MBBS Admission(28.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Medical Council of India (MCI) to clarify if it had power to fix an upper age limit of 25 years for admission to MBBS/BDS cour.....
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Supreme Court: Apex Court Not An ‘Amrit Dhara’ For All Ailments Plaguing Society(28.02.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL for "dignified transportation of bodies with religious respect" saying that Top Court was not an "Amrit Dhara (an ay.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Entertain BCCI Officials Plea Against CoA(28.02.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed a petition by Amitabh Chaudhary, BCCI Joint Secretary, alleging that Court-Appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) is no.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Bar Dance Girls Plea Challenging State Law(28.02.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by women working in Maharashtra’s bars, including dancers and waitresses, against constitutionality .....
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Supreme Court: Woman Can’t Abort Fetus With Down Syndrome(01.03.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to allow a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus on ground that it suffered from Down syndrome, s.....
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Supreme Court Asks Sahara Chief to Deposit Rs 5,092 Crore(01.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Sahara group chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 5,092 crore by April 7 if he wished to not return to prison, from where he was re.....
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Supreme Court Directs Payment of Final Compensation to Narmada Oustees(09.02.2017)
Supreme Court has brought curtains on a decade-old litigation started by families affected by Sardar Sarovar project on Narmada River as it directed p.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Interfere With Law Making Powers Under Guise of Judicial Review(09.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside directions to amend a tenancy law issued by HP High Court, has reiterated that Court in its judicial review cannot .....
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SC: Marriage of Landlady Cannot Extinguish Her Bonafide Requirement of Land(09.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that being married and shifting to other place does not automatically result in extinguishing of bona fide requirement of appel.....
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Supreme Court Sentences Gopal Ansal to One Year Jail For Uphar Fire Tragedy, Asks Him to Surrender(09.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while reviewing its 2015 judgment on Uphar fire tragedy, has sentenced Gopal Ansal to one year jail and asked him to surrender within f.....
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Supreme Court: Brother of Married Sister Cannot Claim Over Assets Inherited From Her Husband(10.02.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that a woman's brother could neither be part of his sister's matrimonial family nor claim right over property inherited by his.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing on PIL against Sasikala(10.02.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to grant urgent hearing on PIL seeking to restrain AIADMK leader V K Sasikala from being sworn in as TN chief minister till.....
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SC: Karnataka quota law for promotion invalid(10.02.2017)
SC has declared Karnataka Determination of Seniority of Govt. Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (To the Posts in Civil Services of State) .....
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Supreme Court Appointed Panel Calls For Tough Action to Tackle Poor Air Quality in Delhi NCR(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked officials to immediately enforce Graded Response Act.....
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SC: Can Govt Allot Land to Religious Institutions?(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has decided to address whether a government in a secular democracy like ours could allot land free of cost to a community for constructi.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Review CBI Chief Selection Process(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to examine selection process for appointment of Alok Verma as CBI Director.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response Over Framing Laws on Drug Trafficking(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre on a plea seeking framing of laws or regulations to curb drug trafficking and peddling.
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Supreme Court to Centre: Set Up Mobile Subscriber Verification Mechanism Within Two Weeks(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has given Government two weeks to put in place a mechanism for proper verification of all mobile phone subscribers at time of issuing SI.....
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Supreme Court to Centre: Appoint NHRC Director General Within One Week(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to appoint a Director General in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) within a week.
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Supreme Court: Mandatory For Private Schools on DDA Land to Seek Prior Approval For Hiking Fees(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging Delhi High Court verdict that made it mandatory for private unaided schools, built on DDA land, to .....
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Supreme Court Orders CBI to Investigate Allegations Against Ex-Chief in Coal, 2G Scams(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered CBI to inquire into allegations that Agency’s Former Chief, Ranjit Sinha, scuttled investigations into coal and 2G scams.
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Supreme Court Seeks Kerala Govt Reply Over Ex DGPS Plea(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sought a reply from Kerala Government on a plea by Former State DGP T P Senkumar, who has alleged that CPM-led LDF Government remove.....
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Supreme Court Transfers Sushant Rohilla Suicide Case to Delhi HC(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court has transferred alleged suicide case of Amity University’s law student Sushant Rohilla to Delhi High Court.
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Supreme Court Remarks “Socialism Missing From Religion”(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while expressing concern at threat of “musclemen” taking over charge of religious assets and properties, has said that “everywhere with.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to File Reports on Panama Paper Leak Case Probe(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to place before it in a sealed cover all six reports of Multi-Agency Group (MAG) constituted to probe Panama Papers lea.....
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Supreme Court Allows Representation Before Govt For Parenthood to Singles via Surrogacy(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed a representation to be made before Parliamentary Committee to consider including a “specific provision” in Surrogacy Bill so.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply Over Appointments in NCSC(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to respond on a PIL for alleged delay in appointment of Chairperson, Vice-chairperson and other members of National .....
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Supreme Court Directs Azam Khan to Appear Before Allahabad HC in Contempt Case(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court has denied any relief to senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and directed him to appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply Over Plea on Poll Freebies(02.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Election Commission (EC) to respond on steps taken to comply with Supreme Court’s directions on poll freebies.
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Supreme Court: Officer's 'Annual Confidential Report' Forms Part of His 'Service Record'(03.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of an officer forms a part of his ‘service record’ and that the same could not be ignored.....
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Supreme Court: Magistrate Cannot Order Further Investigation After Cognizance Has Been Taken(03.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Magistrate cannot order further investigation after cognizance has been taken, process has been issued and accused has ent.....
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Japan's Supreme Court Rejects Claim For 'Right to be Forgotten' on Google(03.02.2017)
Japan’s Supreme Court has rejected a man’s attempt to argue for “right to be forgotten” in order to have references to his arrest for child prostituti.....
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Supreme Court: “If You Don't Vote, Then You Have "No Right" To Question Or Blame Government”(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that Court cannot pass a sweeping order on encroachments in a matter involving all states, has said that ‘If a person .....
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Supreme Court Directs HP Govt to Pay Rs 1 Crore to Electrocuted Boy(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has awarded a compensation of over Rs one crore to a 12 year-old boy, whose both arms had to be amputated after he came in contact with.....
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Supreme Court Directs Nirbhaya Convicts to File Affidavit on Plea For Commutation(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked four death row convicts in Nirbhaya rape-cum-murder case to file affidavits pointing out mitigating circumstances which could .....
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Supreme Court Extends Free Ride On DND Expressway For Eight Weeks(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while extending free ride on Delhi-Noida DND flyway for another eight weeks, has given two more months time to Comptroller and Auditor .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea to Delay Annual Budget(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking postponement of Union Budget presentation ahead of upcoming assembly polls in five States.
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Extending Lodha Suggestions For Other Sports Bodies(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre on a petition seeking to form a Lodha Panel-like committee, in order to look into irregularities in othe.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Uphold Admission of Student Who Got Admission Without Clearing NEET(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused plea of a student who had obtained admission in a medical college without clearing NEET, asserting that there were no allega.....
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Supreme Court Sets Nine Months Deadline For Centre to Roll Out New TB Drug Regimen(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that it will be “grossly criminal” to continue administering medicines under an “unsafe” regimen to Tuberculosis (TB) p.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt Reply Over Vacancies in ITAT(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought Government's response on plea seeking appointment of President and Vice Presidents in different Benches of Income Tax Appella.....
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Supreme Court Stays HP High Court Ruling on Cow Slaughter(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed July 2016 judgment of Himachal Pradesh High Court directing Centre to enact a law prohibiting cow slaughter.
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Supreme Court Asks If AAP Govt Diverted 900 Crore From Workers’ Fund(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought answers on a PIL which has accused Arvind Kejriwal-headed AAP Government in Capital of illegally diverting Rs 900 crore from .....
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SC Directs Leander Paes, Rhea to Work Out a Settlement to Put An End to Matrimonial Dispute(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked tennis legend Leander Paes and his estranged live-in partner Rhea Pillai to appear before its mediation cell to settle their d.....
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Supreme Court Directs Delhi Govt to Drive Out DTC Buses Parked at Millennium Depot(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Delhi Government to drive out by February 4 the last of Delhi Transport Corporation's 320 cluster buses parked at Millennium.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Alleging Dilution of Whistleblower Law(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to examine a petition alleging dilution in Whistleblower Protection Act and seeking interim measures to protect whistleblowe.....
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Supreme Court Stays Akrama Sakrama Scheme Intended to Regularize Unauthorized Construction(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Akrama Sakrama scheme, exactly a month after Karnataka High Court gave nod to State Government to regularise unauthorised bui.....
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SC: “You Can Choose to Walk Out of Whatsapp If You Want to Protect Your Privacy”(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices to Centre, Facebook, WhatsApp and TRAI on a plea that sought Government Regulation of online messaging services.
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Supreme Court Permits 24-Week Pregnant Woman to Terminate Pregnancy(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while coming to rescue to a 24-week pregnant woman facing danger to her life due to abnormality in foetus, has granted her permission t.....
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Supreme Court Allows Automakers to Sell BS III Vehicles Post April 1 Deadline(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court (SC) has passed its judgment in Bharat Stage IV emission norms case allowing them to sell BS III vehicles after April 1, but they will n.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Govt's Right to Reject Collegium Recommendations, Seeks Reply in Writing(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court collegium has refused to accept proposal of Executive's right to reject its recommendation for appointment of a Judge on ground of natio.....
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Supreme Court Denies Permission to Terminate 27 Weeks Foetus(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has refused permission to a Mumbai woman to abort her 27-week-old foetus showing signs of severe physical abnormalities.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Look For Alternatives to Pellet Guns in J&K(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has allotted a two-week time to Centre to consider effective alternatives to use of pellet guns and devise ways to quell agitating mobs .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Line of Action to Deal with Issue of Farmers' Suicide(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to inform it about the line of action to be taken by States for dealing with "serious issue" of farmers' suicide.
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Madras HC Orders Arrest of Man Claiming to be Jayalalithaa's Secret Son(27.03.2017)
Madras High Court came down hard on a man, who claimed to be 'secret son' of Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and has directed arrest of .....
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Supreme Court: No Wrong in Making Aadhaar Mandatory For Bank A/Cs, Mobile Numbers, Passports(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it would not be wrong on part of Government to make Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts, getting mobile connection.....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre For Dumping Hazardous Waste in Country(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has pulled up Centre for taking waste from other countries and allowing it to be dumped in country at cost of citizens' health.
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Supreme Court: Requirement of Landlord For His Own Occupation Includes Occupation By Family Member(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that requirement of landlord for his own occupation could also mean occupation by a member of family and mere non-examination o.....
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Supreme Court: Mere Negligence on Part of Advocate Not Misconduct(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that negligence, unless gross on part of an advocate, would not amount to professional misconduct.
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Supreme Court Slams Bengal Government For Not Filing Response to PIL(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has rapped West Bengal Government for not filing its response to a PIL pertaining to waste disposal in rivers.
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Supreme Court: Terrorists involved in Killing Innocents Better Forget Family Ties(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while rejecting bail plea of a militant convicted in 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast case, has said that it would be better for terrorists invo.....
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Supreme Court Asks Unitech to Deposit 14% Interest to 39 Home Buyers For Delay in Delivery(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while slapping a penalty on Unitech Resorts for delaying handing over of flats, has directed it to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs 1.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report on Yamuna Cleaning From DJB(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to file a report giving details of functional and under-construction sewage plants for curbing release o.....
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SC: Marriage Will Not Extinguish Landlady’s Bonafide Need to Retake Rented Premises Possession(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a tenant cannot refuse to vacate a house saying his landlady is married and has her husband’s home to live in.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Lift Ban on Firecracker Sale(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court has extended its November 2016 ban on sale and stockpiling of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR despite pleas made by traders to modify order.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Provisions of Karnataka Reservation Law on Promotion(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that in order to provide reservation in promotions, States must first determine whether criteria of ‘inadequacy of representati.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Notify Wetland Rules By June 30(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to notify Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016 on or before June 30, 2017.
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SC Stalls Admission of Over 500 MBBS Students Enrolled During 2008-2012(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while making a major development in ongoing Vyapam scam, has cancelled admission of more than 500 students, who enrolled in five-year M.....
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SC Agrees to Hear Plea Challenging Passing of Aadhaar Bill As Money Bill(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear in detail a challenge by Jairam Ramesh, MP, to passing of Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill.
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Supreme Court Stays HC Proceedings on Plea For Return of Ex-Judge’s Award(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in Madras High Court on a petition seeking a direction for former Apex Court Judge K S Radhakrishnan, who in 2014.....
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Supreme Court Sentences 25 Year Jail Term to Murderers of Nitish Katara(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has sentenced Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal, convicted of killing business executive Nitish Katara who was in a relationship with th.....
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Supreme Court: Verify Educational Certificates of Law Grad Without Fee From BCI(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed all Universities to verify educational certificates of law degree holders without charging a fee from Bar Council of India .....
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Supreme Court: Our Orders on Police Reforms Have Fell On Deaf Ears(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure on how its orders to usher in police reforms have fell on deaf ears over past several years, has remarked “.....
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Supreme Court Awards Jail For Life to Man For Honor Killing Pregnant Daughter(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sent a man from Karnataka to jail for life for killing his pregnant daughter 13 years ago in a case of honour killing.
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Supreme Court Refuses Early Hearing on Plea Challenging Law Against Abortion(03.03.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to grant early hearing to a plea challenging constitutional validity of a law that prohibits abortion of a 20-week-old foetu.....
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Supreme Court Says No to ‘Delegation of Judicial Functions’(03.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding that Section 33(2) of Stamp Act does not empower Judge of High Court to direct officer of High Court to enquire and to fi.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Maharashtra Govt Response Over Bargirls's Plea(03.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Maharashtra Government to respond within four weeks to a petition by bargirls challenging constitutionality of a 2016 state la.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Report on Environmental Damage Caused by Kalasa Canal Work(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Union ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to submit a report on environmental damage caused by ongoing work of Kalasa ca.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Order on Referring Sabrimala Temple Entry Row to Constitution Bench(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its order on whether to refer matter pertaining to ban on entry of women at Kerala's Sabrimala temple to a constitution ben.....
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Supreme Court Asks BCI to Reconsider Its Stand on CLAT Age-Limit(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Bar Council of India to re-consider age-limit restriction imposed by it for appearing Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).
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Supreme Court Adjourns SBI Led Consortium’s Plea Against Vijay Mallya Till Feb 27(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has adjourned hearing of State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium's plea against defunct airline Kingfisher's owner Vijay Mallya till Fe.....
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SC Asks Karnataka & Tamil Nadu to Consider Forming Panel to Check Sewage Discharge into Cauvery(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to submit if an independent panel of experts could be formed to suggest measures to prevent drainage .....
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Supreme Court: Home Buyers Can Directly Approach NCDRC Against Builders(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld decision of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) wherein it allowed flat buyers to jointly approach it in .....
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Supreme Court: Company Allotted Land After Acquisition Have No Locus on Relief Hike(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that a company allotted land after acquisition by Government has no locus standi to be heard for determination of compensation.....
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Supreme Court Questions Source of Money in Teestas Frozen Bank Accounts(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned source of money in bank accounts of social activist Teesta Setalvad and others which were frozen by Ahmedabad police in 2.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Verdict on Levy of Stamp Duty on Advertisement Contracts(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Bombay High Court judgment which had dismissed the challenge against levy of stamp duty on contracts entered into by advertis.....
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Supreme Court: Noida’s Emerald Towers Will Be Demolished If Built Without Proper Sanction(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that if the two 40-storey residential buildings of Supertech's Emerald Towers in Noida were constructed without a proper sancti.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Nirbhaya Case(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in brutal 2012 Delhi gang rape case.
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Supreme Court Calls For Joint Decission on Minority Commission for J&K by Centre, State(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked representatives of Centre and Jammu and Kashmir Government to sit together and take a considered decision on formation of a mi.....
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SC: HC Has No Jurisdiction to Decide Upon Unframed Question of Law During Second Appeal(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a High Court judgment, which suo moto applied a provision of law while deciding a second appeal, has reiterated tha.....
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Supreme Court Orders CCTV Installation Inside Courtrooms in Two Districts of Every State/ UT(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to install CCTV cameras inside courtrooms in two districts of every State and Union Territory within three mont.....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold 19 Cases Against QNet, Grants Bail to Ferreira(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in all 19 FIRs filed against QNet direct selling company across country while granting bail to former world billi.....
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Supreme Court: Address Cause of Farmer’s Suicide Instead of Handing Out Compensation(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government to address cause of farmers’ suicides and prevent such suicides, instead of handing out compensation to hap.....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod to National Security Clause in MoP(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has MoP has incorporated National Security Clause that Centre had insisted on, ending 17-month judiciary-executive deadlock that held up.....
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Supreme Court Accepts SEBI Contention Over Ponzi Schemes Row, Trashes PIL(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted SEBI's contention that over 1500 cases of banned Ponzi schemes were referred to other agencies for further probe as they di.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s, MCI Reply Over Biz to Conduct NEET’17 in Urdu(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sought responses from Centre and Medical Council of India (MCI) over plea suggesting making Urdu as a medium for NEET 2017, a common.....
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Supreme Court Annuls BCI Order Capping Age Limit For Law Courses(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed an order issued by Bar Council of India (BCI) fixing an age limit of 45 years for three-year LLB degree courses and 22 years .....
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Supreme Court: Claim Compensation Before MACT Within Reasonable Time(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that though there is no limitation period to raise a claim for compensation before a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT),.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Army’s Plea to Review Earlier Order Regarding SCM(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Army's petition seeking review of an order of Top Court in July 2016 which had said that a Summary Court Martial (SCM) mus.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report on Vacancies in Police Services(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Home Secretaries of all states to file affidavits giving details of vacancies in police services at all levels.
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Supreme Court Rejects All Names Suggested By Panel For Administrators to Run BCCI(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected all names suggested by two-member panel for functioning of Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI).
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UK Supreme Court: Prime Minister May Must Get Parliamentary Approval to Initiate Brexit(24.01.2017)
English Supreme Court has ruled that Government must seek Parliamentary approval before formally initiating the process to leave European Union(Brexit.....
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Supreme Court Allows Centre, BCCI To Suggest Names of Administrators(25.01.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Centre and BCCI to suggest names for appointment in Committee of Administrators to run apex cricket body, making it clear th.....
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Supreme Court Transfers PIL of 1985 on Cleaning of River Ganga to NGT(25.01.2017)
Supreme Court has transferred a PIL on cleaning of river Ganga, pending for over a decade, to National Green Tribunal (NGT) which is hearing the matte.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Complete Ban on Cow Slaughter(27.01.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a complete ban on cow slaughter in every State.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear All Pleas Concerning Jallikattu on January 31(27.01.2017)
Supreme Court has said that all applications challenging Tamil Nadu's amendment of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960, allowing the conduct .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s, State’s Response Over Suicides by Farmers(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought responses from Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and RBI to examine the likely reasons behind suicides by farmers.
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Supreme Court Turns Down Ansal's Plea For More Time to Surrender in Uphaar Tragedy Case(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while refusing any relief to Gopal Ansal, has ordered real estate mogul to surrender on Thursday in connection with Uphaar fire tragedy.....
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SC: A Trust Cannot Be a Complainant Before Consumer Forum(09.03.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a Trust cannot file a consumer dispute under provisions of Consumer Protection Act.
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SC: ‘Can’t Divorce Over Lone Cruelty Incident’(09.03.2017)
Supreme Court has held that isolated incidents of cruelty against spouse cannot be a ground to seek divorce, and marriage could be dissolved only if s.....
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Supreme Court to HC’s: Expeditiously Dispose Review Petitions(09.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked High Courts to dispose of review petitions as expeditiously as possible to prevent any slow-up in process of justice.
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SC Asks Centre to Fence Indo-Bangla Border to Check Infiltration(09.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to release funds for fencing of India-Bangladesh border to prevent a cross-border influx of illegal Bangladesh national.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies ‘No More Representation on MoP’(09.03.2017)
Supreme Court has made clear that it would not consider any more representation on Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) which governs process of selecting an.....
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Supreme Court Grants Parole to Parasmal Lodha to Participate in Mother’s Last Rites(10.03.2017)
Supreme Court has granted parole to Kolkata-based businessman Parasmal Lodha accused of illegal conversion of over Rs 25 crore in old currency for a m.....
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Supreme Court Allows Urgent Hearing Plea Challenging Appointment of Parrikar as Goa CM(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear a Congress petition challenging former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's appointment as Goa CM.
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SC: Chief Justice Free to Appoint Arbitrator Even If Arbitration Agreement Provides Otherwise(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has held that even if an arbitrator is specified in agreement for arbitration, Chief Justice or designated Judge is free to appoint an i.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment on Plea Seeking Appointment of Lokpal(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking appointment of Chief Ombudsman (Lokpal).
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SC Says 'Citizen's Health' More Important Than 'Commercial Interests', Bans BS-III Vehicles(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has banned sale of BS-III vehicles, saying that health of citizens is more important than commercial interests of auto manufacturers.
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Supreme Court Says No to 'Rule of Public Policy' For Avoiding Loan Liability(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has held that rule of ‘public policy’ cannot be invoked to facilitate a loanee to avoid legal obligation for repayment of a loan.
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Supreme Court: Companies Cannot Claim 'Premium' Received on Shares as 'Deduction'(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has held that premium collected by companies on its subscribed share capital does not come within the ambit of “capital employed in busi.....
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SC Directs SIT Probe Into Alleged Role of Two Former Karnataka CMs in Mining Case(30.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Police SIT to probe alleged role of two former Chief Ministers N Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy and bureaucrats in.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Not Averse to Modifying Order' That Bans Liquor Vends Near Highways(30.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while noting that it was not averse to modifying its order of December 15, 2016 that bans liquor vends within 500 metres of State and N.....
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Supreme Court: Report Based on Public Views on Judicial Corruption is Not Contempt(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a report based on public views regarding corruption in judiciary may not invite contempt of court action and that such.....
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Supreme Court: Constitution Bench to Hear Questions of Citizenship of Migrants Kids(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a Constitution Bench would hear question whether children of illegal migrants born here can avail benefit of citizenship u.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Frame Policy For Rehabilitation of Cured Mental Inmates(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to frame a policy on rehabilitation of mental asylum inmates considered to be cured.
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Supreme Court’s Ultimatum to Polluting Industries(23.02.2017)
Supreme Court has directed all industrial units situated in severely polluted areas across country to install Primary Effluent Treatment Plants (PETP).....
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Supreme Court Directs Home Ministry to Audit Jail Expenses(23.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while unearthing “huge discrepancy” in jail accounts, has asked Home Ministry to take assistance of the Comptroller and Auditor-General.....
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Supreme Court: Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal Has to be Constructed(23.02.2017)
Supreme Court has made it clear that state of Punjab would have to comply with its order on construction of Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, saying ong.....
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Supreme Court Suggests Govt to Convert CNG Three Wheelers Into Electric to Reduce Pollution(23.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Government should actively consider converting all three wheelers in National Capital Region to electric in order to reduc.....
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Supreme Court Collegium Finalizes MoP For Appointment of Judges(16.03.2017)
Supreme Court collegium, while bringing down curtain on a 17 month standoff with Centre and also overcoming serious differences within itself, has fin.....
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SC: Ban on Dubbed Serials Violates Competition Laws(17.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that prohibition on exhibition of dubbed serial on television hinders competition in market and such an act amounts to violatio.....
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Supreme Court Seeks BS-III Vehicles Details From Car Makers(20.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sought details of unsold BS-III vehicles manufactured after December 2015, from car makers.
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Supreme Court Says "Sorry" to Ansal on Plea For More Time to Surrender(20.03.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected builder Gopal Ansal's plea for more time to surrender in connection with 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy case.
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Supreme Court Asks KWA To Ensure Sewer Water Does Not Enter Padmanabhaswamy Temple(21.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean water tanks of famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple and take measures to stop sewage and.....
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SC Terms Ram Temple in Ayodhya "Sensitive & Sentimental" Issue, Calls For Out-of-Court Amicable Deal(21.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that construction of a Ram Mandir at Ayodhya was an issue of sentiment and religion, and asked disputing parties to sort the m.....
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Supreme Court on Demonetisation: Why Old Notes by Citizens Not Accepted Till March 31?(21.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Modi Government's decision to close March 31 RBI window to deposit old notes smacked of arbitrariness and sought to know w.....
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Supreme Court: PF Authorities Have No Authority Over Exempted Authorities(14.03.2017)
SC has held that once an establishment is covered under any one of excepted category under Section 16 of Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous .....
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Supreme Court: ‘Can’t Allow Attempt to ‘Throttle’ Freedom of Press, Media’(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while stating that it would not allow any attempt to “smother” and “throttle” freedom of media, has dismissed a PIL demanding an invest.....
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SC Says ‘Speedy Trial is Accused’s Fundamental Right’, Suggests Time Frame For Trial Procedure(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding that speedy trial in criminal cases is part of fundamental rights of an accused, has suggested a time-frame for lower cou.....
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Supreme Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Sitting Calcutta HC Judge(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a bailable warrant against sitting Calcutta HC Judge C.S. Karnan to secure his presence in Supreme Court on March 31 in a suo.....
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Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan Orders Case Against CJI, SC Judges & AG(14.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan has held a "court" session at his residence and "ordered" that a case be registered under relevant sections of SC.....
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SC on Goa Hung Mandate: No Stay on Manohar Parrikar's Oath Taking, 'Orders Immediate Floor Test'(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered an immediate floor test in Goa after hearing a Congress petition challenging Governor's decision naming Manohar Parrikar as .....
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SC Upholds Calcutta HC Call to Order CBI Probe into Narada Tapes(22.03.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with Calcutta High Court order that asked CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into Narada sting operation.
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Supreme Court Says ‘No’ to Intra Court Appeal in Criminal Matters(22.03.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an appeal to Division Bench of High Court is not maintainable against an order or judgment passed by Single Judge in a cri.....
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Supreme Court to Sahara India: Pay Rs 5092.64 Crore or Get Ready For Aamby Valley Auction(22.03.2017)
Supreme Court has threatened to auction off Aamby Valley if Sahara India Group does not deposit Rs 5,092.64 crore with Securities and Exchange Board o.....
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Supreme Court Junks Plea Seeking to Stop Use of Helmets for Motorbike(22.03.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking directions to Government to stop use of helmets for motorcycle riders under Motor Vehicles Act.
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SC Constitutes Panel to Ensure Gang rape, Rape Videos Removed From Internet(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court has constituted a high level committee comprising of Centre’s Information Technology officials who are to coordinate with internet giant.....
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Supreme Court Questions Centre Over ‘Freebies’, ‘Pension’ to Ex-legislators(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that various freebies and pension given to former MPs and MLAs seemed "prima facie" unreasonable and sought response from Centr.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Performance in Court’ and Not ‘Political Links’ to Determine Govt. Lawyers(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while dismissing Bihar Government's plea for a free hand in making appointment of Government lawyers, has said that advocate's performa.....
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SC to Centre: Frame New Media Policy within Six Weeks(30.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to frame fresh media briefing policy for probing agencies to guard against prejudicing an accused and violating the .....
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SC Refers Triple Talaq Case to Constitutional Bench; Hearing to Begin from May 11(31.03.2017)
Supreme Court has decided that a five-judge constitution bench will rule on the constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Early Hearing for Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Case(31.03.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to give an early hearing to Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, on a plea by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.
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Supreme Court Reduces Highway Liquor Ban Distance from 500m to 220m in Small Towns(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has partially modified its order banning liquor vendors in the vicinity of 500 metres on National and State highways. However it refused.....
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Supreme Court Stays High Court's Order Banning Alcohol Sale in Three Districts of Uttarakhand(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a Uttarakhand HC order directing closure of all liquor shops and consumption of intoxicants in Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttar.....
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Supreme Court Sends 5 CPM Men to Jail for BJP Activist’s Murder(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has sentenced five CPM activists to seven years' imprisonment saying if one is consciously part of a mob, he would be liable for every a.....
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Supreme Court Sets Free 99 Year Old Convict in Dowry Death Case(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed an appeal filed by a 99-year-old convict against his conviction and sentence in a dowry death case and reduced sentence to t.....
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Supreme Court: Can BCI’s Disciplinary Panel Members Analyse Documents In Unfamiliar Language?(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer, has asked ‘how Disciplinary Committee consisting of members, who were .....
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Supreme Court: Eviction Suit By Co-owner With ‘No Objection From Other Owners’ Maintainable(24.03.2017)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a co-owner can alone maintain a suit for eviction of tenant without joining other co-owners if such other co-owners .....
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SC: Alleging Fraud & Collusion Between Counsel After Many Years Doesn’t Renders Decree Invalid(24.03.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that allegation of fraud and collusion between counsel for opposite parties, after many years, ipso facto does not render d.....
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Supreme Court Seeks EC's Response Over Plea Alleging EVM Tampering(24.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sought a response from Central Election Commission (CEC) on a plea seeking a probe into allegations of alleged tampering of Electron.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Deposit Files in 1984 Anti Sikh Riot Cases(24.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to deposit more than 190 files in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Supreme Court Directs BCCI CoA to Release Funds to State Cricketing Bodies(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Committee of Administrators (CoA), appointed by it to run BCCI, to honour its contracts and release funds to State Cricket Ass.....
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Supreme Court: Candidates Beyond 25 Years of Age Can Appear For National Eligibility Entrance Test(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has scrapped the upper age limit of 25 years for those aspiring to appear in the National Eligibility Entrance Test for medical educatio.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Restore Justice Karnan's Judicial Power, Gives him Another Month(03.04.2017)
In a first in Indian judicial history, sitting High Court judge C Karnan appeared before a seven member bench of the Supreme Court to answer charges o.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bangladeshi Migrants(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has junked a PIL seeking action against illegal Bangladeshi migrants whose influx has affected the sovereignty and integrity of the coun.....
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Supreme Court: Plea Against Akhilesh Yadav 'Infructuous'(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has termed as "infructuous" a plea seeking a direction to then UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to vacate a bungalow being used by him a.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing on Banning Tainted Leaders From Polls(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea raising questions like whether people facing trial in serious crime cases can be allowed .....
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Supreme Court Allows Gujarat Govt to Accept DGP PP Pandey's Offer to Stepdown(03.04.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Gujarat Government to accept the offer of Director General of Police P P Pandey, who is on extension till April 30 this year.....
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NGT Refuses to Modify SC Order on BS-III Vehicles(04.04.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has declined the registration of 10 new diesel vehicles conforming to Bharat Stage (BS)-III norms in the wake of the ban.....
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SC Directs CBI Probe in Odisha’s Barabati Stadium Land Encroachment(04.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed CBI probe into the alleged land encroachment by Odisha Olympic Association in Barabati Stadium, located on government land.
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SC: SEBI Circulars Cannot be Challenged in SAT(04.04.2017)
SC has ruled that any action taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in its administrative & legislative capacity cannot be appeale.....
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SC to Centre: Fill Up ITAT Vacancies In 3 Weeks(04.04.2017)
Supreme Court has given three weeks time to Centre to fill up vacancies of presidents and vice presidents in different benches of the Income Tax Appel.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Penalty on Rajasthan Government for ‘Frivolous, Unjustified’ Petitions(05.04.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed Rs. 1 Lakh penalty on Rajasthan Government for filing “frivolous and unjustified petitions” in arbitration case and granted .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Expedite Hearing of PILs Against Tainted Politicians(05.04.2017)
Supreme Court while refusing to expedite hearing on PILs filed against tainted politicians has said that it was not possible to set up a Constitution .....
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SC Sets Up 5-judge Bench to Hear the Plea Challenging WhatsApp Privacy policy(05.04.2017)
Supreme Court has set up a 5-judge bench to hear the petition accusing WhatsApp and Facebook of privacy violation.
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SC Stays Imposition of Service Tax on Lawyers(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s order of dismissing the petition challenging levy of service tax on lawyers.
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Supreme Court Raps Manipur Government Over 'Fake' Encounter Killings(11.08.2015)
Supreme Court has said, fact that compensation has been paid to heirs of victims of security forces' encounter killings in Manipur "amply indicate" th.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply in Case of Violation of Foreign Funding Laws by Political Parties(11.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered Government to file reply on violation of Foreign Funding laws by Political Parties within 3 weeks.
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Supreme Court Directs Husband to Pay Rs. 50 Lakh Amount, Flat Worth Rs. 1 Crore to 'Cruel' Wife(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed a husband to provide his wife Rs. 50 lakh amount and a flat worth Rs. 1 crore, even though it held that acts of wife in fil.....
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Supreme Court Asks Unitech to Deposit 14% Interest on Investment by Home Buyers(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed real estate firm Unitech to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs. 16.55 crore invested by 39 home buyers in its project in Gu.....
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Supreme Court Notices Army, Centre Over Plea to Review Sahayak System(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices to Indian Army and Centre on a plea seeking a review of Sahayak system and its alleged misuse.
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SC Notices Centre, Tamil Nadu, NPCIL Over CRZ Clearance to KKNPP Units 3-6(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu Government and Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) in an appeal filed by Poovulagin Nanb.....
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Supreme Court: In Uphaar Case, Punishment Limited by Law(24.09.2015)
Supreme Court has said that the magnitude of the Uphaar fire tragedy may call for "higher sentence" but it could not go beyond choices under law while.....
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Supreme Court Confirms Delhi HC Order on Royal Assets(24.09.2015)
SC has confirmed Delhi HC order to transfer some shares of Maharani Gayatri Devi to her grandchildren (Devraj and Lalitya Kumari) and dismissed object.....
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Supreme Court to Aadhaar Critics: Can a Person Pay Taxes the Way He Wants?(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked if a tax payer can say that he would pay taxes not according to tax regime put in place by Government but the way he would lik.....
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CIC to CPIO of Supreme Court: Disclose Action Taken in NEET Judgment Leak Case(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Supreme Court to disclose what action has been taken on.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Making Hindi Compulsory In Schools(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a PIL filed by a Delhi BJP leader which sought a direction to Centre to make study of Hindi compulsory for all students of .....
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SC Notices Kerala on TN Plea for Implementation of Court’s Verdict on Mullaperiyar Dam(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Kerala on Tamil Nadu Government’s plea accusing the former of not allowing its officials to maintain Multiplayer da.....
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Supreme Court Revokes Suspension Orders Against 8 BHU Students, Orders Special Exam for Semester(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has revoked suspension orders against eight students by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), who sat for a dharna in University campus demand.....
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Supreme Court Moots For Need to Have Anti-Torture Law(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that India's reputation and its extradition requests suffer because it has not ratified the UN convention against torture.
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SC Slams UP Govt, Calls Kashmiri Man’s Incarceration a ‘Shame’(26.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that alleged Hizbul Mujahideen operative and Former AMU research scholar Gulzar Ahmad Wani will be released on bail on November.....
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Supreme Court: Scrupulously Follow New Law on Rights of Persons with Disabilities(26.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to ‘scrupulously’ follow the new law prescribed under Rights of Persons with Disabilities .....
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SC Imposes Fine of Rs 1.4 Crore On Two Doctors For Providing Medical Asylum To Ex MLA(26.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while sending a strong message to medical fraternity who provide medical asylum to VVIP accused, has awarded a fine of Rs 1.4 crore on .....
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SC Seeks Common Law Against Cross-border Cattle Smuggling(26.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to extend to the India-Bangladesh border areas the rules framed to counter cross-border cattle smuggling to Nepal.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Review Working of Constitution(26.04.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a PIL filed by BJP spokesperson and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay for a direction to Government to review the work.....
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SC: Acquittal For 498A Will Bar Prosecution to Use 113A Presumption to Prove Abetment To Suicide(27.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that acquittal of relatives or husband under Section 498A IPC will bar prosecution to use presumption available under Section 1.....
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Supreme Court Orders FTIL to Transfer its Shares in IEX to Escrow Account(18.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered Financial Technologies India (FTIL) to transfer all its shares in India Energy Exchange (IEX) to an escrow account.
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Supreme Court Concludes Hearings in K-G Basin Arbitration(18.08.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Reliance Industries and Central Government to give their respective list of names for an arbitrator if their dispute over pri.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses SLP Filed by Orissa Govt. Against Senior IPS Officer in Graft Case(18.08.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Orissa Government challenging judgment of the Orissa High Court of quashing the gra.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply from Search Engines Over Ads On Sex Determination of Foetus(19.08.2015)
Supreme Court has sought reply from search engines like Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt Ltd on a plea that they were viola.....
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Supreme Court Directs Kerala Temples to Register All Captive Elephants(19.08.2015)
Supreme Court has directed that all captive elephants used for temple processions and lifting of timber in Kerala must be registered in order to imple.....
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Supreme Court: Will Decide Only on Constitutional Vires of Triple Talaq, Not Polygamy(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court has started proceedings on Islamic practice of 'triple talaq' by making it very clear that it's only going to rule on constitutional val.....
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Supreme Court: DGHS to Conduct Common Counselling to All India & State Quota For Medical Admissions(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while considering a plea by Dar-Us-Slam Educational Trust, has issued certain important interim directions with regard to admissions in.....
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Supreme Court Notices Six States Over Vacancies in Police Force(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court took strong note of huge vacancy in police force in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and asked their Home Secretaries to e.....
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Supreme Court Orders Personal Presence of Sahara Chief, Directs to Auction Amby Valley(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered that Sahara's luxurious 8,900-acre Amby Valley City near Pune be auctioned as the group's chief Subrata Roy has failed to de.....
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Supreme Court: N Srinivasan Cannot Represent BCCI in ICC Meet(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Former BCCI Chief N Srinivasan cannot represent Indian Cricketing Board at ICC meeting next week as he has been held guilt.....
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NEET 2017 Row: Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Extend Exam Date(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to reschedule date of NEET examination scheduled on May 7, 2017.
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Supreme Court Allows Protesting Farmers to Intervene in Farmer Suicide Cases(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed protesting Tamil Nadu farmers to file an intervention application in farmer suicide cases.
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over Plea Against Pre-Censorship of Films(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has sought a response from Centre on a petition moved by actor-director Amol Palekar, who has sought to reclaim “contours of individual .....
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Supreme Court Refers Anti-Defection Law Issue to Larger Bench(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has referred the question 'Is an expelled lawmaker bound by anti-defection law that mandates an elected representative to follow his or .....
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Supreme Court: Prosecution Case Can't Be Negated on Ground That It Was a Case of Group Rivalry(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that when there are eyewitnesses, including injured witness who fully support prosecution case which proved roles of different .....
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Cow Vigilantism: Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, 6 States(07.04.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to sought response of the Centre and six states, including Rajasthan, following a petition seeking a ban on cow vigila.....
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SC Denies Extension of Time to Subrata Roy for Returning Investors' Money(07.04.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to extend the time granted to Sahara Chief Subrata Roy for depositing money in the case involving dispute of returning money.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Error Of Judgment’ By Doctor Is Not Criminal Negligence(07.04.2017)
Supreme Court while quashing a criminal case lodged against a doctor has held that an ‘error of judgment’ by a doctor does not make him guilty of crim.....
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Supreme Court: BCI Cannot Remand Back The Complaints Transferred To It By State Bar Councils(07.04.2017)
Apex Court has held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) cannot remand back a complaint which is transferred to it by the State Bar Council.
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Supreme Court: Capital Punishment Breaches Reformative Theory of Punishment(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while commuting capital punishment awarded to a murder convict to life term, has noted that death penalty “somehow breaches reformative.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply From 6 States on Plea Seeking Ban on Cow Vigilante Groups(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response of six states, including Rajasthan, on a plea seeking a ban on cow vigilante groups.
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Supreme Court: Prepare Inventory of Fire Crackers in Delhi NCR Within 6 Weeks(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare within six weeks an inventory of existing firecrackers with traders in De.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Should Take 'Pragmatic View' of Rights of Consumers(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it is necessary for Courts to take a "pragmatic view" of rights of consumers in disputes concerning them since customers a.....
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Supreme Court Allows Advocate's Plea Against Mandatory Aadhaar for APP Exam(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed an Advocate’s petition against demand for mandatory Aadhaar details while applying for post of Assistant Public Prosecutor (.....
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Supreme Court: Can't Ignore Hissar Jail Superintendent’s Plea, Just Because He is Jail Superintendent(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that “just because he is jail superintendent, we can’t ignore his side”, has ordered a probe into Hissar Jail Superint.....
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Supreme Court Slaps Rs. 5 lakhs Exemplary Cost on HSCLCFL for Abusing Judicial Process(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Haryana State Cooperative Labour and Construction Federation Ltd. (HSCLCFL) to pay exemplary costs of Rs. 5 lakhs for “abuse.....
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SC Rules 'Taking Fingerprint of Accused Doesn't Breach His Right Against Self-Incrimination'(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while settling a doubt which has troubled crime investigators for long, has ruled that asking an accused to give finger or foot prints .....
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SC: Subsequent Parties Entitled To Seek Declaration that Land Acquisition Proceedings Have Lapsed(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that subsequent purchaser, assignee, successor in interest, power of attorney, etc., are all persons who are interested in comp.....
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Supreme Court Stays Arrest of Contemnor, Orders Psychiatric Examination on Wife’s Plea(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed arrest of Dr.Lavit Rawtani, who was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Madhya Pradesh High Court for contempt, while d.....
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SC: Consider Enacting a Law to Regulate Govt. Funds for NGOs(27.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to examine enacting a law to regulate Government funds for NGOs and prosecute them in case of misuse, misappropriation .....
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SC: Accused’s Custody Duration Not Court’s Concern In Serious Offences(27.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding that bail cannot be granted on sole ground that accused was in custody for a long time, has said that when seriousness of.....
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SC Forwards Justice Sinha Report To UP Govt To Decide Compensation Over 2006 Meerut Fire(27.04.2017)
SC has ordered handing over of probe report submitted by Former Judge Justice S B Sinha on 2006 Meerut fire which claimed 60 lives, which fixed respon.....
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Supreme Court: Lokpal Bill A Workable Legislation, No Need To Keep It Pending(27.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while strongly pushing for appointment of a Lokpal, has said that existing Lokpal bill is a workable piece of legislation and there was.....
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Bombay HC: Appellate Court Can’t Dismiss Appeal Under S.386 Without Considering it on Merits(27.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that an Appellate Court cannot dismiss an appeal exercising its jurisdiction under Section 386, unless matter has been deci.....
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Supreme Court on Aadhar, PAN Row: We Cannot Preclude Parliament from Enacting Statutory Provisions(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court has put a poser as to why there was no objection from lawmakers on Government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for making PAN cards,.....
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Supreme Court to Govt on SYL Row: Amid Talks, Make Sure to Uphold Dignity of Court's Decree(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that dignity of its decree passed in Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal case must be maintained and the directions implemented.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Opinion Over Special SIT to Probe Panama Papers Case(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to obtain instructions on whether a separate SIT can be set up for investigation in a matter relating to investigation .....
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Supreme Court Questions Army's Silence Over Rape, Murder Allegations During Insurgency in Manipur(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Army why it chose to maintain silence despite Commissions of Inquiry set up by Manipur Government over alleged rape and murder.....
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Supreme Court Orders KWA to Clean Water Tanks At Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has granted two months to Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean up two water tanks at historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in the capita.....
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Supreme Court Directs Samsung to Obey Its 2014 Order(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that its 2014 order asking Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-hee to appear before a local Court in a cheating case may be wrong, b.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over Plea Seeking Policy For Promoting National Anthem, Song & Flag(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Government in a plea seeking framing of a policy for promoting National Anthem, National Song and the Natio.....
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SC: Sale of Entire Running Business With Assets, Liabilities Is Not 'Short-Term Capital Assets'(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Section 50 (2) of Income Tax Act will not apply to a case where entire running business with assets and liabilities is sol.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Bihar Notification Authorizing Officers Below DySP Rank to Probe SC/ST Offences(19.04.2017)
SC has upheld a notification issued by Bihar Government authorizing all officers of rank of police inspector, sub-inspector of police and assistant su.....
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Supreme Court: Expenditure Incurred To Earn Dividend Income On Shares Not Deductible(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Section 14A of Income Tax Act would apply to dividend income on which tax is payable under Section 115-O of Act.
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Supreme Court: Appoint New Executive Officer For Padmanabhaswamy Temple(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered that a new executive officer should be appointed for historic Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple by June 18 in consultation with .....
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Supreme Court: Lower Courts Can Write Judgments in Tamil or English(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a judgment passed by Madras HC in 2014 quashing a circular issued by HC in 1994 permitting Lower Courts in State to write jud.....
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Supreme Court Forms New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has constituted a new National Judicial Pay Commission to examine structure pay and other conditions of Judicial Officers belonging to S.....
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Supreme Court: No Condonation Of Delay in Payment of Rent for Wilful Defaulters(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that condonation of delay in payment of rents can take place only when defaulting tenant so pleads with justifiable reasons whi.....
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SC Permits Urgent Hearing of Plea Against Compulsory Linkage of Aadhaar for Welfare Schemes(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear an urgent plea to stay notifications issued by various Ministries, making possession of Aadhaar number as a mandatory.....
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Supreme Court Terms 'Triple Talaq' Worst Form of Muslim Marriage Dissolution(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that practice of triple talaq was "worst" and "not desirable" form of dissolution of marriages among Muslims, even though there.....
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#Breaking on Nirbhaya Case: SC Upholds Capital Punishment for Convicts in 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Case(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court of India has upheld Death penalty of all four convicts in December 16, 2012 gang rape and murder.
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Supreme Court Clears Decks For Andheri Building Redevelopment(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has cleared decks for redevelopment of a building in Andheri (W), dismissing a plea for intervention filed by four society members who r.....
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Supreme Court Says ‘Compensation’ Recoverable From Accused Even If ‘Default Sentence’ Suffered(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that compensation ordered by Court would be recoverable even though a default sentence has been suffered in a cheque bounce cas.....
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SC Interprets Service Rules on Promotion, Says 'Total Experience Count Means Total Period Served'(08.05.2017)
SC, while interpreting a service rule which required five years' regular service in respective regions to be qualified for promotion, has held that it.....
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Supreme Court: Income From Compassionate Employment Not to be Deducted From MACT Compensation Amount(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that income from compassionate employment granted to claimant is not liable to be deducted from compensation amount which is li.....
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Supreme Court to Centre: Ensure Implementation of Child-Welfare Schemes(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to ensure that child-welfare schemes are implemented, expressing concern at failure to execute legislation such as J.....
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Supreme Court to Centre, States: Complete Registration of Child Care Institutions Before Year End(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central, State Governments to ensure that process of registration of all child care institutions is completed before the end o.....
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Supreme Court to Sahara Chief: 'Tihar For Sure', If Your Rs 1500 Cr Cheques Bounce(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court has extended till June 19 the parole of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy with a warning that failure to meet deadline of June 15 for payment of .....
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Supreme Court Says 'FIRs' Sine Qua Non For Encounters Even in AFSPA Areas(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld its direction for mandatory registration of FIR against Armed Forces Personnel, even in disturbed areas under Armed Forces Sp.....
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Supreme Court on Lokpal Row: Not Mandatory to Give Primacy to CJI's Opinion in Every Appointment(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Constitution does not mandate that in all matters concerning appointment to various offices in different bodies, primacy m.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Centre's Plea to Recall 2016 Verdict in Manipur Fake Encounters(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Centre's plea to recall a 2016 verdict on conducting a probe into 1,528 cases of alleged fake encounters in Manipur in las.....
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Supreme Court: Non-voluntary Confession Cannot Form Basis of Conviction(28.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside conviction of accused in Hindu Munnani Activist murder case, has observed that confessions of accused are involunta.....
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Supreme Court to Kashmiri Stone Pelters: Go to School or College(01.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it will ask Government not to use pellet guns in Jammu and Kashmir if there was no violence, no stone throwing and student.....
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Supreme Court: No One Can 'Run Away' After Making a Statement in Court(01.05.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered the police to detain a man forthwith for not depositing money he had promised in last hearing, saying no one can "run away" .....
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Supreme Court: Speedy Recovery Proceedings Is the Need of the Day(19.04.2017)
SC, while upholding Rule 5 of MP Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council Rules, 2006, which provides for recovery of amount for which award is .....
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Supreme Court Restores Conspiracy Charges Against Advani, Other BJP Leaders in Babri Masjid Case(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed CBI's appeal in Babri mosque demolition case and restores criminal conspiracy charge against L K Advani and other BJP leader.....
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SC: ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause’ In Arbitration Agreement Will Oust All Other Courts' Jurisdiction(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that when there is an exclusive jurisdiction clause in an arbitration agreement stating that Courts at a particular place alone.....
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Supreme Court: FIR Can Be Partly Quashed If No Cognizable Offence is Made Out Against Accused(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that an FIR can be quashed in part against some accused against whom no cognizable offence is made out.
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Supreme Court: Court Should Not Surrender Its Judgment To 'Expert' Witness(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while upholding a High Court order which has set aside conviction of accused in a murder case, has observed that Court cannot be expect.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Himachal Pradesh High Court Judgment Because of 'Poor English'(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment passed by Himachal Pradesh High Court because of the convoluted English used in judgment.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Proprietor of Karavali Ale Newspaper(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed criminal defamation case against BV Seetharam, the proprietor of newspaper Karavali Ale on grounds that he is neither editor.....
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Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Italian Marines on Orders of ITLOS(27.08.2015)
Supreme Court has put stay on all proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen from Kerala in 2012, honouring order of .....
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Supreme Court Says “No toll for bad roads“(28.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered that NHAI and concessionaires cannot collect toll tax from commuters for using National Highways if a road is in bad shape a.....
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Supreme Court Acquits Romesh in Budhiraja Murder Case(28.08.2015)
Supreme Court has acquitted former Congress functionary Romesh Sharma in murder case of fashion designer Kunjum Budhiraja.
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SC Reserves Verdict on Plea Against Kerala's Liquor Ban(28.08.2015)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgement on a batch of pleas against Kerala High Court order upholding Kerala Government's liquor policy that confine.....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Grant of Rs.55.5 Lakh Compensation to Injured Air Warrior(24.05.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed award by Delhi High Court of Rs.55.5 lakh to a Wing Commander in Indian Air Force, who sued Ministry of Defence and Hindustan.....
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CIC Refuses To Direct RBI To Disclose Defaulters And NPAs List, Says Matter Sub Judice Before SC(24.05.2017)
Central Information Commission has refused to direct RBI to disclose list of defaulters and non-performing assets, in view of a similar issue being un.....
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US Supreme Court Tightens Patent Lawsuit Rules to Stop ‘Patent Trolls’(25.05.2017)
U.S. Supreme Court, while tightening rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed, has overturned a 2016 ruling by U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal C.....
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Supreme Court Serves Notice to Gujarat Govt. and DGVCL on Essar Steel Plea(05.10.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notices to Gujarat Government and Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd (DGVCL) on a plea by Essar Steel India Ltd (ESIL) against levy .....
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SC Slams Govt. and Asks, Why Chakmas and Hajongs are India’s Nowhere People(05.10.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered Government to grant citizenship to several thousands of peoples who ran away from East Pakistan in the 1960s, and were reset.....
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SC Suspends Jammu and Kashmir HC’s Beef Ban Order for 2 Months(05.10.2015)
Supreme Court has suspended Jammu & Kashmir High Court order banning sale of beef in the state, for two months.
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Supreme Court Denies to Arbitrate Issue between BCCI and N Srinivasan(06.10.2015)
Supreme Court while adjudicating application filed by Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI), seeking a clarification whether Srinivasan can at.....
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US Supreme Court Dismisses Microsoft 's Interval Licensing Patent Appeal(06.10.2015)
U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen to revive several patent claims against AOL, Apple, Google and Yahoo over so.....
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SC Seeks Plan With in 3 days to Stop Trucks Entering Delhi(06.10.2015)
Supreme Court has sought devising ways from Centre, Delhi Govt. and municipal corporations, along with the means to arrest rampant polluters of Delhi'.....
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US Supreme Court Strikes Off Law Favoring Mothers Over Fathers in Citizenship Case(14.06.2017)
US Supreme Court has ruled that unwed mothers and fathers may not be treated differently in determining whether their children may claim American citi.....
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Supreme Court Upholds AP High Court Judgment Annulling 'Hereditary Job' Scheme in SCCL(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which had quashed ‘hereditary jobs’ scheme for Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).....
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Supreme Court Rejects Centre's Suggestion to Put Off Hearing on WhatsApp Privacy Issue(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has brushed aside a government suggestion that it hold off a hearing into privacy issues involving WhatsApp as new rules on data protect.....
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Supreme Court: Second Detention Order Under Bihar Control of Crimes Act Is Conditional(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a second detention order under Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981, can only be passed on fresh grounds that arise after ord.....
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SC: Law in Force on Date of Taking Final Decision by Authority, Alone Would Be Applicable(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside a Kerala HC judgment, which had held that law to be applied for consideration of application for grant of foreign liquor l.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Tata's Claim Over Taj Mansingh Hotel Property, Allows NDMC to Conduct e-Auction(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has approved e-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi, rejecting claim of Tata group-owned Indian Hotels Co. Ltd (IHCL) over the propert.....
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Supreme Court Denies Relief to Bihar Topper Scam Mastermind Bachcha Rai(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed Patna High Court's order granting bail to Bachcha Rai, the mastermind of Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) topper scam.
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SC Quashes Criminal Case Against MS Dhoni, Rules 'Unwitting Acts Can't Hurt Religious Sentiments'(21.04.2017)
SC, while ruling that a person could not be prosecuted for hurting religious sentiments if his action was unwitting and not deliberate or malicious, h.....
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Supreme Court Compares 'Triple Talaq' to 'Death Penalty', Says 'Abhorrent But Still Allowed'(15.05.2017)
Supreme Court has compared controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam to capital punishment, saying triple talaq was like death penalty, 'abho.....
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Supreme Court: Confiscation Proceedings Independent of Main Criminal Case(15.05.2017)
Supreme Court has clarified that confiscatory proceedings are independent of main criminal proceedings, and it is meant to provide a deterrent mechani.....
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SC Upholds Family Court Order Asking Husband to Vacate His Own House During Pendency of Divorce Case(15.05.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld an interim order by a Family Court in Maharashtra which directed a husband to remove himself from his own home and not to vis.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Vires of Maharashtra VAT Act(16.05.2017)
Supreme Court, reiterating the settled proposition that Legislature has power to enact prospectively as well as retrospectively, has upheld a Bombay H.....
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Supreme Court: Will Decide Upon Issues of 'Polygamy', 'Nikah-Halala' At Appropriate Time(16.05.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected Centre’s plea to also decide validity of polygamy and nikah-halala but assured the issues will be kept open and 'decided by.....
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Delhi High Court Says 'Marital Rape' is a Serious Issue(16.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that marital rape is a "serious issue" which has notoriously become a "part of the culture".
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing on Justice Karnan's Appeal Against Arrest Order(16.05.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea by Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan against his arrest order and warned his lawyers not to waste Ape.....
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Supreme Court: Relation of Witnesses to Deceased By Marriage Not Sufficient to Reject Testimony(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the fact that witness may be related to deceased by marriage, cannot be sufficient reason to classify him as a related.....
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Supreme Court: Rhetorical Incantation of Word “Goonda” Not Sufficient to Invoke Preventive Detention(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that rhetorical incantation of word “goonda” or “prejudicial to maintenance of public order” cannot be sufficient justification.....
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Supreme Court Allows Serving Judicial Officers to Appear for District Judges Examination(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court dealing with eligibility of serving judicial officers to apply for direct recruitment as District Judges, has issued notice, and permitt.....
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SC Says ‘Last Seen Together’ Coupled With ‘Absence of Explanation’ Insufficient For Conviction(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court has reiterated that “last seen together” along with “absence of satisfactory explanation” cannot be made sole basis of conviction, when .....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Urgent Hearing on Plea to Conduct NEET Afresh(26.05.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking to conduct afresh National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination for.....
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Supreme Court to Punjab Government: Reconsider Rural Medical Officers Incentive(26.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Punjab Government to reconsider incentive to be given to Rural Medical Officers afresh by keeping in mind the objective wit.....
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Supreme Court: Identify Afresh Remote/Difficult Areas For Grant of Weightage In NEET(26.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Haryana Government’s notification dated May 05 identifying remote/difficult areas for purpose of grant of weightage to can.....
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Supreme Court: No Wrong in Bihar CM Appointing 'Special Advisor'(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that there was nothing wrong if a Chief Minister appointed a special advisor even if exchequer had to bear expenses related to .....
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Supreme Court: Have Devised 'Mechanism' to Deal With Arrears of Cases(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it has devised a "mechanism" to deal in a phased manner the issue of arrears of cases which have been a concern for judici.....
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Supreme Court: Man Must Pay Maintenance to Ex-Wife Even If Divorced on Grounds of Desertion(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court order directing a husband to grant maintenance to his deserter wife, whom he had divorced, from.....
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Supreme Court Junks Plea Seeking Indus Water Treaty As Void(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking court's order declaring Indus Water treaty between India and Pakistan as void.
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SC: Ineligible BCCI Officials Cannot Attend ICC Meet(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that officials ineligible to hold office in Indian Cricket Board or its affiliates cannot be nominated to attend the Internatio.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Abortion of 27 Week Foetus(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to allow a woman to abort her 27-week foetus diagnosed with polyhydramnios with Arnold Chairi malformation Type 2 severe hyd.....
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Supreme Court: Major Husband Can't Seek 'Annulment' Citing Wife's Minority During Marriage(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a husband, who was major at time of marriage, cannot seek annulment of marriage with his wife on ground that she was m.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Life Term For Two Monks, Disciple in Swami Gadadharanand Murder Case(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld life imprisonment awarded to two sadhus (monks) and a disciple of Vadtal Swaminarayan sect by High Court, finding them guilty.....
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Supreme Court Asks Collegium to Fill Judicial Vacancies(20.11.2015)
Supreme Court has asked its collegium to go ahead with appointments of judges to high courts and the apex court which have been put on hold ever since.....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Adani Power on Rs 300 Crore Customs Duty Levy(23.11.2015)
Supreme Court while giving relief to Adani Power, has junked 2010 notification of Union Government which levied customs duty to tune of Rs 300 crore o.....
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Supreme Court Denies to Take Neelam Krishnamoorthy's Plea in Uphaar Case(23.11.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to take up a plea filed against Delhi High Court order quashing criminal proceeding lodged for allegedly threatening Associa.....
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SC Issue Notice to Gujarat on Plea Against HC Order on Birds' Right to Fly(23.11.2015)
Supreme Court has served notice to Gujarat Government on a plea challenging High Court order declaring 'right to fly' as fundamental right of birds wh.....
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US Supreme Court Partially Allows President Trump’s Executive Order On Travel Ban(27.06.2017)
United States Supreme Court has partially allowed President Trump’s Travel Ban order that imposes a ban on entry of individuals from six countries nam.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Govt's Aadhaar Notification(27.06.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to pass any "order or interim order" on plea challenging Centre's notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing various.....
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Supreme Court:'No Stay on Aadhaar for Social Benefits'(29.06.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to stay government notification which mandated furnishing of Aadhaar cards from July 1 to avail benefits of 17 social scheme.....
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Supreme Court: Can't Insist Private Unaided College Under MMU to Affiliate From HPU(01.05.2017)
Supreme Court has struck down Section 3(6a) of Himachal Pradesh Private Medical Educational Institutions Act 2006, as unconstitutional and held that p.....
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Supreme Court: 'Eve-Teasing Violates Woman's Right to Live with Dignity'(01.05.2017)
Supreme Court, sending out a stern message to law enforcement agencies to deal with eve-teasers and stalkers with a firm hand, has said that eve-teasi.....
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Supreme Court Orders 'Medical Examination' of Calcutta HC Judge C S Karnan(01.05.2017)
Supreme Court has constituted a medical board in Kolkata to examine mental health of Calcutta HC Judge C S Karnan, who is facing contempt proceedings .....
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Supreme Court to Raymond owner: Give Juhu Mansion to Kolkata Kin(01.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Raymond owner Vijaypat Singhania and his son Gautam to hand over their luxury Juhu bungalow to family's Kolkata branch, as .....
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Supreme Court Slaps Rs 25 Lakh Fine on NGO For Filing Frivolous Petition(02.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while sending a strong message to litigants that frivolous petitions cannot be filed to waste precious time of Court, has slapped exemp.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Defaulters Can’t Seek Enforcement of Fundamental Rights'(02.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while refusing to entertain a petition filed by embattled real estate company Unitech Ltd, has said that defaulters cannot be allowed t.....
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Supreme Court Raises Concern over NPA Ordinance, Directs Govt, RBI to Disclose Name of Big Defaulters(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing a case related to non-performing assets in the economy, has said that defaulters could be exonerated via insolvency proce.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Kerala Govt Reply Over Contempt Plea on Senkumar Reinstatement(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response of Kerala Chief Secretary on a contempt plea by senior IPS officer T.P. Senkumar, who has alleged delay in his reins.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Plea for VVPAT for Gujarat Assembly Polls(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response of Centre and Chief Election Commissioner on a plea seeking the use of either ballot paper or electronic voting mach.....
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Supreme Court Terms Plea Seeking Great Wall of China Alike Barrier 'Misconceived'(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has termed as 'wholly misconceived' a petition seeking a direction to Centre to build a barrier similar to the Great Wall of China along.....
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Supreme Court Gives Exemption to Farm, Construction Vehicles from Euro-IV Order(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has exempted farm and construction vehicles from Euro IV order, as India has already banned sales of vehicles running on older Euro III .....
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Supreme Court Revives Criminal Conspiracy Charges Against Lalu Prasad in Fodder Scam Case(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has revived criminal conspiracy charges against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav along with others, including former Bihar chief minister J.....
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Calcutta HC Judge, J. Karnan Convicts CJI, Seven Judges Under SC/ST Act for Harassing Dalit Judge(09.05.2017)
Calcutta High Court's Justice C S Karnan has "sentenced" Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and seven Supreme Court Judges to five years' imprisonment .....
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Supreme Court: 25% of Husband's Net Salary May Constitute a 'Just & Proper' Amount as Alimony(21.04.2017)
Supreme Court has set a benchmark for maintenance to be paid by a husband to his estranged wife, stating that 25% of his net salary might constitute a.....
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Pakistan SC Orders JIT Probe Against PM Nawaz Sharif in Panama Leaks Case(21.04.2017)
Pakistan Supreme Court has constituted a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to conduct further investigation into corruption allegations levelled by oppos.....
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Supreme Court: Making Aadhaar Mandatory For filing I-T Returns Illegal(21.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi to justify making Aadhaar mandatory for filing Income Tax returns as it is a complete viol.....
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Supreme Court: Can't Order United Kingdom to Return 'Kohinoor'(21.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it cannot pass an order to bring back Kohinoor diamond which is in possession of United Kingdom or say that they should no.....
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Supreme Court Rules 'Unwitting, Careless ‘Insults’ to Religion is No Offence '(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while reiterating Constitutional protection to freedom of speech and expression has clarified that insults made on religious faith of a.....
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Supreme Court: Alimony Amount Must Be Befitting Status of Parties, Capacity of Spouse to Pay(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that amount of alimony awarded to a woman must be befitting the status of parties and capacity of spouse to pay maintenance.
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Supreme Court: Woman Has Choice to Love or Not to Love a Person, Man Must Accept This Concept(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while maintaining that no one can force a woman to love someone as she has her own independent choice, has observed that "Why can't wom.....
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Supreme Court Notices SDEG, Others Over Killing of Stray Dogs(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices to ‘Stray Dogs Eradication Group’ and Attingal Municipality in Kerala on a Contempt Petition alleging that several st.....
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Supreme Court to NDMA: Publish Annual Report, Update All Plans, Make Website Multilingual(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed National Disaster Management Authority to regularly publish its Annual Report, to review and update all plans, and to make .....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over Plea Seeking Complete Ban on Female Genital Mutilation(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on a PIL seeking a complete ban on practice of female genital mutilation or khatna, and demanding that it be.....
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Supreme Court Stays TRAI's Tariff Order(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has granted a stay on Tariff Order of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on a plea that said regulations issued by Trai stand .....
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Supreme Court Slams Police for Not Examining Videos in 2013 Communal Riots(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has taken Madhya Pradesh police to task, saying it seemed it had not examined videos and photographs pertaining to 2013 communal riots, .....
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Supreme Court Seeks State Response Over Implementation of Minimum Support Price(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Tamil Nadu Government to file its reply on implementation of Minimum Support Price (MSP), its awareness amongst farmers and av.....
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Supreme Court: Include HIV+ Children in 'Disadvantaged Group' for Imparting Free Education(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that so far, 11 states and one Union territory have issued notification effecting a change in Right of Children to Free and Co.....
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SC Issue Notices To Centre, NIA and Maharashtra Govt. in Malegaon Blasts Case(11.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notices to Centre, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Maharashtra Government seeking their responses on petition challe.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Economy Must Play Role in Verdicts'(05.06.2017)
Supreme Court has said that judiciary must consider interests of economy and examine impact of its verdicts on jobs.
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Supreme Court Issues New Format for Index of Case File/ Paper book(07.06.2017)
Supreme Court has directed that henceforth case file/ paper book shall have one common index, having running pagination.
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SC: Wages Withheld Due To Disciplinary Action Can’t Be Restored Under Payment of Wages Act(07.06.2017)
Supreme Court has held that prescribed authority under Payment of Wages Act(PWA) is not an appellate authority in disciplinary proceedings and therefo.....
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Supreme Court Annuls Allahabad HC Verdict Quashing Institutional Preference in AMU, BHU(08.06.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed Allahabad High Court’s judgment that quashed institutional preference in Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu Univers.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Hear CS Karnan’s Plea Seeking Stay on His Conviction(08.06.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to hear Calcutta High Court’s Justice C S Karnan’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a contempt of court case.
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SC Says Aadhaar Not Mandatory, But Linking it to PAN Mandatory for Those Who Have It(09.06.2017)
Supreme Court, while upholding Central Government’s decision to link Aadhaar to PAN for filing IT returns said that it is not compulsory for those who.....
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Supreme Court Directs CBI to Complete Probe in Time-bound Manner in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case(02.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete probe in a time-bound manner and see if there is a larger conspiracy invo.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea on Question of 'Right to Refuse Medical Treatment'(02.05.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL as to whether a patient has right to reject medical treatment and pharmaceuticals but referred it to heal.....
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CS Karnan Issues NBWs Against CJI, SC Judges Who Passed Contempt Order Against Him(03.05.2017)
Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan has ordered issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of Supreme Court, including CJI, for no.....
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Supreme Court: No Limitation Period for Execution of Preliminary Decree for Partition(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there is no limitation period for execution of preliminary decree for partition.
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Supreme Court: Complete LLB Certificates Verification Within 8 Weeks or Face Contempt(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Universities to complete verification of LLB certificates within 8 weeks or else the Vice Chancellor will have to appear in.....
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Supreme Court to Centre, States: Implement Our Directions on Prison Reforms(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and all States to implement its directions on prison reforms including filling up of vacancies of jail staff across the.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Upward Revision of Minimum Support Price (MSP)(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to respond to suggestions, including upward revision of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for foodgrains, given by an NGO to .....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Involvement of Youths, Kids in Violent Protest in J&K(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed willingness to walk into volatile situation in Kashmir Valley and make security forces tackle violent protests more human.....
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Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand High Court Order Banning Mining Activities(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a March 28 order of Uttarakhand High Court, which had put a four-month ban on mining in State saying no fresh lease or prospe.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Aptel Ruling Allowing Compensatory Tariff to Tata Power, Adani Power(11.04.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel) ruling that allowed Tata Power Ltd and Adani Power Ltd to charge compensatory t.....
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SC: HCs Should Not Allow Admissions in Medical/ Dental Colleges Lacking Approval(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court has cautioned High Courts from issuing interim orders in cases of medical admissions when college in question has not been granted appro.....
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Supreme Court: Ban on Online Info On Prenatal Sex Determination Curtails 'Right to Know'(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a general ban on all online content about prenatal sex determination will curtail fundamental right to know of a genui.....
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Supreme Court Shuts Down Mobile Phone Tower After Man Claims 'Its Radiations Caused Him Cancer '(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered to shut down a mobile phone tower on ground after a 42-year-old man claimed that the electromagnetic radiation from tower af.....
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Supreme Court Notices UP Govt On Official Housing to Ex-CMs(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Uttar Pradesh Government to respond to a petition seeking contempt of court action against State authorities for failing to va.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy(16.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said it was "concerned" whether the citizens' rights were being affected by WhatsApp's 2016 privacy policy and asked Centre what ste.....
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SC: Penalty for Anti-Trust Violations Must Be Based on Relevant Turnover, Not Total Turnover(17.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that penal provisions in Competition Act is only to ‘teach a lesson’ and not to ‘finish off’ industries, has held that .....
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SC Sets Aside Election of People Party Of Arunachal’s MLA Kameng Dolo(17.05.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the declaration of 2014 election of People Party of Arunachal's (PPA) MLA Kameng Dolo as void under Representation of People.....
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SC Upholds State’s Power to Attach Properties of ‘Defaulting’ Financial Establishments(17.05.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld State's power to issue ad interim order u/s 3 of Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, 1997, attaching immova.....
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Supreme Court: 'Instant Triple Talaq' Not Part of Holy 'Quran'(17.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that instant triple talaq is not part of the Quran and is a latter-day practice, has questioned why the controversial c.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Triple Talaq Matter(18.05.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on several petitions which challenged constitutional validity of triple talaq.
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SC Asks Gujarat to Provide 50% Quota to In-Service Medical Officer in PG Medical Seats(22.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Gujarat Government to provide for 50 per cent of seats to be reserved in post graduate diploma courses for medical officers.....
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Supreme Court Cuts Competition Commission's Penal Powers(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld an order by Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) that penalties imposed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) on compan.....
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Supreme Court: "It’s Time to Deal with Loan Defaulters Sternly"(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while concerned over increasing number of corporate houses and private institutions not paying back loans taken from banks and public b.....
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Supreme Court Stays Trading in Renewable Energy Certificates(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed trading in Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), whose prices have been reduced by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission .....
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Supreme Court Holds Mallya Guilty of Contempt, Orders Personal Appearance on July 10(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt and directed him to appear before the Court on July 10.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by IRRO in Delhi University Photocopy Case(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeal filed by Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) challenging judgment of a Division Bench of Delhi High Cour.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Common Trial For Distinct Offences(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a general conspiracy which gives birth to a cascade of distinct offences committed in various places spread over several y.....
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Supreme Court: HIV Positive Rape Survivor Can't Terminate Pregnancy Due to Risk(10.05.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to grant permission to abort pregnancy of an HIV infected rape victim and directed Bihar Government to give her a compensati.....
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Supreme Court to Essar: Pay Rs. 1038.27 Crore to Gujarat Govt as Power Duty(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeals of Essar Steel and Essar Power and upheld Gujarat High Court’s order holding them liable to pay Rs. 1038.27 crore .....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on Designation of Senior Advocates(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected an application that sought an order to stay process of designating Senior Advocates in Apex Court.
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SC: Non-Compliance by Accused to Give Footprints Can’t be Sole Basis of Conviction(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that non-compliance by accused of direction of Court to give his footprints for corroboration of evidence cannot be entertained.....
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SC Directs AIIMS Board to Examine HIV Positive Woman for Abortion(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed a medical board of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to examine a 35-year-old HIV-positive destitute woman, wh.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report on Foreign Prisoners From Centre(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a report on latest status of foreign nationals, including those from Pakistan, languishing in jails after havin.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty For Raping, Killing Four-Year Old Girl(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition of a 55-year-old man and sent him to gallows for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in 200.....
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Supreme Court: Won't Interfere with Bombay High Court Dictum on Law Admission in Maharashtra(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to transfer case to itself under Article 139A of Indian Constitution wherein Bombay High Court had held that for admission .....
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Supreme Court: Complaints Under NI Act Can't Be Re-filed Without Authorisation(15.06.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with decision of Himachal Pradesh High Court, which held that re-filing of a complaint filed at Delhi’s Saket .....
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SC Notices Centre on Plea Challenging Ban on Sale of Cattle for Slaughter(15.06.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on a petition challenging its May 25 notification, banning sale and purchase of cows and buffaloes at animal.....
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Supreme Court: Women Sacrificing Love for Parents Common in India(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside conviction & life sentence of a man who had survived a pact with a woman to commit suicide immediately after secret.....
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SC Disposes off Cipla’s Appeal Against Roche as Withdrawn(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed withdrawal of Special Leave Petitions against Delhi High Court’s 2015 judgment holding that Cipla had infringed Roche’s pate.....
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Supreme Court: Order of Continuation of Anti-Dumping Duty After Expiry of Duty Period is Invalid(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court has held that order of continuation of Anti-dumping duty, made after expiry of duty period is invalid under the law.
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Supreme Court: Judiciary Needs to Lean in Favor of View That Sub-Serves Nation's Economic Interest(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court has stated that even if there is some technical violation by an industry, judiciary needs to lean in favor of particular view which sub-.....
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SC Finds Newspaper Managements Not Guilty of Contempt of Court(20.06.2017)
Supreme Court has held that non-implementation or partial implementation of Majithia Wage Board Award by some newspaper establishments stemmed from un.....
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SC Rejects Plea For Urgent Hearing on Petition for SIT Probe in Saharanpur Caste-Violence(29.05.2017)
Supreme Court has denied urgent hearing of a Petition demanding a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into recent incidents of caste violence .....
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SC: Conviction Can Be Based on Solitary Evidence of Child Witness, If It Inspires Confidence(29.05.2017)
Supreme Court has confirmed conviction of a woman for murder of her husband, based on testimony of her 12-year old son that he saw her presence in the.....
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SC Agrees to Hear Injured Air Warrior’s Plea to Vacate Stay on Grant of Compensation(29.05.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court’s order granting compensation to air warrior, Wing Commander Sanjeet Singh Kaila, who was injured while bail.....
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Supreme Court to Punjab: Reconsider Incentive to be Given to Rural Medical Officers(29.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Punjab Government to reconsider incentive to be given to Rural Medical Officers afresh by keeping in mind objective with wh.....
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Supreme Court Allows Bihar Liquor Firms to Dispose Stock Outside State(29.05.2017)
Supreme Court has granted time till July 31 to liquor manufacturers and sellers in Bihar to dispose of their existing stock outside the state.
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SC Stays Rajasthan Government's Order on Removal of Mobile Towers Located Near State Prisons(29.05.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Rajasthan Government putting on hold its order directing mobile phone operators to remove their towers from within .....
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Supreme Court to Courts: Lean in Favour of Nation's Economic Interest(30.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that economic analysis and economic impact of its decisions must weigh heavily for Courts in cases where major business interes.....
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Supreme Court to Government: You Do Not Care About the Widows of India(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs one lakh on Government for not coming out with agreed directions to improve condition of destitute widows, desp.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Rajasthan HC Ruling For "No Facts, No Submission, No Reasons In Order"(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside a Rajasthan High Court judgment which did not set out even factual controversy nor dealt with submissions urged by parties.....
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Supreme Court to KWA: Clean Padmanabhaswamy Temple Pond in Two Months(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has given two months time to Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean up the pond of historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala.
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Reversal of Decrees For Mis-joinder, Non-joinder of Parties(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that no decree can be reversed or substantially varied in appeal or revision on account of misjoinder or non-joinder of parties.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Enforce Fundamental Duties of Citizens(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to Centre for implemention of the recommendations of Justice J S Verma committee to b.....
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Supreme Court Declares Transfer of Kerala DGP TP Senkumar 'Arbitrary', Orders Reinstatement(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Kerala Government to reinstate Former Director General of Police T P Senkumar, and said he was transferred from the post “a.....
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Supreme Court: Inform All High Courts About Pendency of 'Senior Designation' Matter(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Secretary General of the Court to inform all High Courts about pendency of ‘senior designation’ matter before it.
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Supreme Court: Court Can't Relegate Parties Before Arbitral Tribunal After Setting Aside Award(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Section 34 (4) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, does not empower Court to relegate parties before Arbitral Tribun.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Upon Extended Window For Note Exchange in July(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it will first decide whether there is a need at all to open a window for public to exchange or deposit their demonetised c.....
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Supreme Court: Death Due to 'Grave & Sudden Provocation' Doesn't Amount to 'Cruel Act of Murder'(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while reducing life term of a man to 10-year-jail term in a homicidal case, has said that death due to "grave and sudden provocation" c.....
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Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Trial Court to Expedite Recording Evidence in Asaram Case(12.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Gujarat Trial Court to expedite recording of evidence of prosecution witnesses in a sexual assault case lodged by two Surat-ba.....
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Supreme Court: Third Arbitrator in Any International Dispute Must Be From Neutral Nation(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that third arbitrator in any international rift involving a foreign company should always be from a neutral country for a sense.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Women Criminals Can Be Shown Leniency'(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a woman convict having three minor children to support would be a ground for courts to impose a lenient sentence on her.
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SC Seeks Audit Report From CAG on Spending of Rs 5,000 Crore of Real Estate Cess(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to file an audit report to explain how authorities had spent Rs 5,000 crore of a real.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Prosecution Against Officials Responsible for Accidents By Bad Roads, Bridges(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition filed against Punjab and Haryana High Court’s judgment refusing to prosecute officials responsible for accidents .....
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Canada Supreme Court Rules Google Must Block Certain Search Results Worldwide(29.06.2017)
Canada Supreme Court has upheld a British Columbia Court ruling that ordered Google to de-list entire domains and websites from its global search inde.....
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SC To Centre: Why Vacancies In APTEL Not Being Filled?(30.06.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre why it was not filling vacancies of presiding officers in Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) and wanted to know.....
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Supreme Court Asks AORs To Register For E-filing On New Website(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court Registry has issued a notice requesting Advocates-On-Record (AORs) to register themselves on new Website of Supreme Court for accessing.....
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SC Notices Govt, IIT for Award of Bonus Marks For Wrong Questions Entrance Exam(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices to respondents on a petition challenging award of bonus marks by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to candidates.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Justice Karnan's Bail Plea(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected bail plea of former Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan imprisoned by a seven-judge bench of apex court in contempt.....
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Supreme Court Stays Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Arundhati Roy(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal contempt proceedings filed against author, Arundhati Roy, for criticising a decision made by Bombay High Court in G .....
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Supreme Court Allows Kolkata Woman to Abort 23-week-Old Foetus(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Kolkata based Sharmishta Chakraborty to abort her more than 23-weeks pregnancy.
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SC Stays Madras HC Order Directing TN Govt to Waive All Crop Loans(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order directing Tamil Nadu government to extend its scheme to waive crop loans to all farmers, including .....
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Supreme Court: Odisha, Bihar Anti-Graft Laws are Constitutional(11.12.2015)
Supreme Court has declared two laws passed by Odisha and Bihar legislatures to tackle corruption as constitutional. SC upheld verdicts of High Courts .....
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SC Agrees to Examine Plea for Banning Diesel Cars in Delhi(11.12.2015)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine plea for banning diesel cars from plying on Delhi's road to fight growing menace of pollution in the city.
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SC Issues Notice to Nestlé on Govt.'s Plea Seeking Ban on Maggie Sale(11.12.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Nestlé India on the government's plea seeking ban on sale of Maggie noodles in the country.
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SC Urges Couples to Try to Resolve Differences for Kids(14.12.2015)
Supreme Court while deciding a custody case filed by a mother, has urged sparring couples to make sincere efforts to reconcile their differences in th.....
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Supreme Court: Service Tax cannot be Levied on Chit Fund Business(10.07.2017)
Supreme Court has categorically held that chit fund business are not subject to service tax as it was not covered by sub-clause (v) of sub-section 12 .....
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Supreme Court Vacates Stay on Counselling, Admission to IITs Under JEE(10.07.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed counselling and admission into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country on basis of results of IIT-JEE (Adv.....
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Supreme Court: Implement Guidelines On Rehabilitation Of Cured Mental Patients(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government, States and Union Territories to implement guidelines on rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental il.....
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SC Issues Notice to Delhi’s 15 Judicial Officers who Cleared DJSE 2014(09.11.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notices to 15 judicial officers who cleared 2014 Delhi Judicial Services Examination (DJSE) in a litigation initiated by an N.....
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SC Denies Seniority To Those Who Opted To Be Absorbed On Deputation(17.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed the pleas of erstwhile Junior Engineers (Electrical) of All India Radio, New Delhi, who were on deputation to Electrical W.....
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SC: Discretionary Jurisdiction Must Be Exercised On Fair And Just Principles(17.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that exercise of discretion under Section 427(1) Code of Criminal Procedure, in a given case, mandates that the substantive sen.....
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Supreme Court: High Court Has No Jurisdiction to Direct Trial Court to Pass Particular Order(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court has no jurisdiction to issue directions to Trial Court to pass a particular order by either allowing the ap.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Domestic Relationship’ Necessary to Permit a Party to Occupy ‘Shared Household’(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that to issue an order under Domestic Violence Act permitting a party to occupy a household, it is necessary that the two p.....
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SC Slams MP Police For Botched-Up Probe in 2013 Khirkiya Riot Cases Over Dead Cow(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has pulled up Madhya Pradesh police for being “hand in glove with a politician and letting his son go” in 2013 Khirkiya riots over a dea.....
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Supreme Court Gives RBI One Week to Reply on Bad Loans Report(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has granted one week’s time to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to respond to a report of a committee appointed to deal with bad loans with b.....
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SC Issues Notice to Maharashtra Government in Lakhan Bhaiya Fake Encounter Case(29.12.2015)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Maharashtra Government on a special leave petition filed by 11 cops convicted in the Lakhan Bhaiya fake encounter.....
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Supreme Court Approves Kerala’s Prohibition on Liquor Policy(29.12.2015)
Supreme Court has approved Kerala's policy to go dry in 10 years. The government of Ommen Chandy introduced a policy last year to become alcohol-free .....
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SC Rejects Plea to Stop GMHC Elections(29.12.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking to restrain Election Commission from announcing elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Kapil Sibal’s Assistance in Sanskriti School Quota Case(05.01.2016)
Supreme Court has sought assistance of senior lawyer Kapil Sibal in adjudicating the row over 60 per cent quota for children of Group-A bureaucrats in.....
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Supreme Court Irks over Air India’s Running into Losses(05.01.2016)
Supreme Court has irked over Air India and said that while private airlines were prospering, Air India was running into losses and wondered who should.....
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SC Orders Centre, Drought-Hit States to Come Up with Relief Plan within 10 Days(05.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Centre and eight states to respond within ten days on steps taken by them to provide free foodgrains and employment under M.....
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Supreme Court Bans Four Toxic Chemicals from Crackers(01.08.2017)
Supreme Court has prohibited use of five chemicals, labelled as toxic by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in manufacture of firecrackers.
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NGT: Will Follow SC Order on Air-Pollution(17.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said it would first go through order passed by Supreme Court and then decide on plea of car dealers seeking modifica.....
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SC: Hindu Widow Can Be Manager of Joint Family(18.12.2015)
Supreme Court while deciding a property dispute between cousins of a family in Uttar Pradesh in a suit filed in 1978 in favour of mother who bought pr.....
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SC Declines Urgent Hearing to Stop Juvenile Convict’s Release in Dec 16 Gangrape Case(21.12.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected midnight move of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to stay release of juvenile offender December 16 Gangrape case by giving .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Cancellation of Juvenile Convict's Release in 2012 December Gang-Rape Case(21.12.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea against release of the juvenile convicted for 2012 December gang-rape case.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules 'Fee on Cigarettes Unconstitutional'(11.08.2017)
Oklahoma's Supreme Court has declared a fee on cigarettes unconstitutional, citing faulty lawmaking practices, prompting State's governor to suggest c.....
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Washington State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Seattle’s Gun Tax(11.08.2017)
Washington State Supreme Court, while upholding Seattle’s tax on gun and ammunition sales, has ruled 8-1 to affirm a previous decision by King County .....
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Supreme Court Observes Indiscipline By Armymen Can’t Be Viewed Lightly(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court, while coming down heavily on an Army man who overstayed his casual leave period without informing his seniors for about one and a half .....
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Supreme Court: Waiver of Interest Can Be Treated As Income Accruing to Assessee(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that to ascertain actual accumulated loses to be set off in hands of assesssee, first adjust income that is accruing to it on a.....
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Supreme Court: High Court's Leave Must For Filing Appeal Against Acquittal Order By Victim(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a victim in a criminal case cannot file an appeal against an order of acquittal without permission of High Court concerned.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre, CBSE to Permit NEET in Urdu From 2018-19(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre and CBSE to include Urdu as a medium of language in NEET 2018-19.
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Supreme Court Says ‘Seniority’ Will Have To Give Way To ‘Eligibility’, If Promotion Rules Mandate So(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a senior will have to give way to eligible juniors if s/he is not otherwise eligible for consideration as per rules for pr.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre, EC Over Allegation of EVM Tampering(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on a petition filed by Bahujan Samaj Party seeking immediate introduction of a paper.....
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Supreme Court: No Problem With Amicable Settlement of Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal Row(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it was not opposed to an amicable settlement of Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal row and asked both Haryana and Punjab to fi.....
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Supreme Court: Freedom of Expression Includes Right to be Informed And Right to Know(14.04.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that citizens have right to access internet to gain information, wisdom and knowledge and their right cannot be curtailed u.....
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Supreme Court Allows R.K. Raghavan to Bow Out of 2002-Godhra Riots Cases SIT(14.04.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Ex-CBI Director R.K. Raghavan to bow out of his responsibilities as chairman of Special Investigation Team (SIT) into 2002 p.....
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Supreme Court: Wife’s Treatment First, Then Divorce(03.12.2015)
Supreme Court has held that divorce cannot be granted to a couple even under mutual consent if the wife is terminally ill, observing that a Hindu wife.....
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SC Denies Interim Payment of Compensatory Tariff to Adani(04.12.2015)
Supreme Court has declined to direct Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) to pay Adani Power Ltd (APL) compensatory tariff while the main case was pending in .....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Cancelation of Salman's Bail(04.12.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Bollywood actor Salman Khan in 2002 hit-and-run case by the Bombay High .....
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SC Asks Centre Whether Social Networking Sites Can be Banned for Circulate Offensive, Vulgar Material(07.12.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to examine if social networking sites like Facebook and WhatsApp can be prosecuted for use of their platforms to circul.....
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SC: Landholder's Right to Fair Compensation Cannot be Compromised, Being a Part of Human Rights(07.12.2015)
Supreme Court has held that a landholder’s right to be fairly compensated for his land acquired by the government cannot be compromised as right to pr.....
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Supreme Court: Equal Pay For Jobs With Identical Basic Qualifications & Job Requirements(21.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there should be parity of pay in posts having same nature of duties and same basic qualifications and job requirements.
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Supreme Court on J&K: "Talks With Whom? No Talk Can Take Place Unless Violence Stops"(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that no meaningful dialogue is possible in Jammu and Kashmir unless violence stops in the Valley.
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Supreme Court: Can't Pass Orders to Search Missing Articles in Museums(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it cannot pass general orders for search and probe into missing articles or artefacts of museums across the country.
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SC: MoEF Free to Clear Hydel Projects in Uttarakhand Except Alaknanda-Bhagirathi River Basins(14.10.2015)
Supreme Court while providing a major relief for Uttarakhand over Hydro Power Projects dispute, has made it clear that Environment Ministry was free t.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Beef Ban Hearing in Jammu(14.10.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking that hearing on beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir be heard by a three-judge bench of Jammu and Kashmir High .....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Powai Residents(15.10.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed special leave petition filed by Lakeview Developers and developer Niranjan Hiranandani against an order of Bombay High Cou.....
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Supreme Court Stays NCLT Proceeding Against Jaypee Infratech Limited(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) proceedings against Jaypee Infratech Limited. NCLT had, while acting on an insolvency pl.....
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SC to Bombay HC: Decide Pleas On RERA Expeditiously(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Bombay High Court to expeditiously decide all pleas and petitions challenging the validity of Real Estate (Regulation and D.....
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Supreme Court Grants 4 Weeks Time To RBI, Centre On Siblings’ Plea For Exchanging Old Notes(05.09.2017)
Supreme court has given RBI and Finance Ministry four weeks time to file response on a plea seeking extension of window for exchanging demonetized not.....
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Supreme Court Asks Internet Giants to Furnish Info on Child Porn(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Google, Yahoo, Facebook and WhatsApp to furnish information on complaints it had received from India regarding objectionable c.....
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SC Says No Copyright Exists on the Title of Literary Work(23.10.2015)
Supreme Court while quashing a criminal case against producer of Bollywood movie “Desi Boyz”, has held that no copyright exists on the "title" of a li.....
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Supreme Court Directs Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh To Respond in Assets Case(27.10.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response from Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on two petitions filed by CBI against the High Court order gran.....
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Supreme Court: Child-Sex Offenders are Animals, Deserve No Leniency(27.10.2015)
Supreme Court while taking a note of increasing sexual offences against minors, has taken a stern view of the crime and said that those who sexually a.....
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SC: ‘NGT Is Empowered to Order Govt. for Banning Old Vehicles’(27.10.2015)
Supreme Court has said that National Green Tribunal (NGT) is empowered to issue directives to the Centre for banning vehicles more than 15 years old f.....
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SC Stays NGT’s Order Imposing Rs 25 crore Fine on Madhya Pradesh(27.10.2015)
Supreme Court has put a stay on National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order asking MP Government to deposit Rs 25 crore failing to comply with Pollution Und.....
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Supreme Court Asks Lawyers’ Body Not to Obstruct Ryan School Murder Case(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed members of District Bar Association of Gurgaon not to obstruct in any manner the proceedings going on before a special judg.....
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Supreme Court to Allahabad HC: Decide Pleas Before Oct. 15 in Nine Year Old Boy’s Mysterious Death(19.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Allahabad High Court to decide the plea for CBI inquiry moved by parents of 9-yr-old boy, who died after allegedly slipping.....
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SC Directs Sanskriti School to Not to Restrict 60% Quota(22.01.2016)
Supreme Court directed Sanskriti school to admit wards of all central government employees with transferrable jobs for upcoming academic year 2016-17 .....
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SC Denies to Review 2014 Ban on Jallikattu(22.01.2016)
Supreme Court has denied three petitions filed by private individuals to review its May 7, 2014 judgment banning jallikattu (bull-taming sport) as an .....
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Justice Jayant Patel’s Transfer Decision Was Unanimous: Supreme Court(04.10.2017)
Supreme Court while dealing with the controversy over Justice Jayant Patel's transfer from Karnataka High Court to Allahabad High Court has said that .....
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SC: Homebuyers of Jaypee Wish Town Project Must Get Their Flats or Their Money(04.10.2017)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea by number of homebuyers of Jaypee Wish Town project at Noida in Uttar Pradesh has observed that it wanted to help t.....
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Political Funding Law: Supreme Court Seeks Centre, Election Commission's Response(04.10.2017)
Supreme Court while hearing PIL challenging the recent changes in laws on funding of political parties and alleging that they legitimise electoral cor.....
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Kashmir Protests: Supreme Court Shocked Over Submission by J&K Lawyers’ Body(05.10.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed shock at an affidavit filed by Jammu and Kashmir's top lawyers' body listing the accession of Kashmir to India, “rigged” e.....
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Supreme Court Says, Can’t Quash Heinous Crime Cases Even if Parties Settle Dispute(05.10.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that criminal proceedings in serious offences like rape, murder, dacoity and financial fraud cannot be quashed even if the par.....
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SC Seeks Report on Testing of Maggi Samples at Mysuru Lab(13.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked a laboratory in Mysuru to submit its report on the tests conducted on Maggi samples within the next eight weeks.
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SC Denies To Revoke Ban On Jallikattu, Bull Taming Sport(13.01.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to revoke ban on Jallikattu, bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu and dismissed petitions supporting conduct of the sport.
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Supreme Court: No Arunachal Assembly Session Till Jan 18(14.01.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Assembly Session in Arunachal Pradesh shall not be convened till January 18 in view of the seriousness of issues raised fo.....
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SC Permits Italian Marine to Delay India Return Till April 30(14.01.2016)
Supreme Court has permitted an Italian marine, accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012, to stay in his country until April 30 for medical trea.....
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SC Reverses Orissa HC Order on SRMCH Relocation(14.01.2016)
Supreme Court has reversed Orissa High Court's November 18 order on relocation of students of Sardar Rajas Medical College and Hospital (SRMCH) at Jar.....
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Supreme Court: Organised Crimes Not Restricted to Particular State(23.10.2017)
Supreme Court has held that organised crime is not restricted to a "particular state" and a trial court can take note of charge sheets filed against o.....
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Supreme Court to Government: Do State Panel for Women Really Exist?(23.10.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre if State Commissions for Women (SCW) actually exist across the country, as it dealt with the issue of precarious condi.....
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SC Denies to Take Plea Against Jat Quota Stir(22.02.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to entertain plea against Jat Quota stir.
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SC Lifts Stay and Allows Judgment in Gulbarg Case(23.02.2016)
Supreme Court has cleared decks for trial court to pronounce its verdict in the matter in which communal mob killed 69 people, including ex-Congress M.....
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SC Seeks Expert Committee Report on Quadricycle(23.02.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to place before it a report of a high-level committee which was set up to frame rules on new category of vehicles, incl.....
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SC Denies to Tinker With Intelligence Wings(23.02.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to tinker with functioning of intelligence agencies like RAW and Intelligence Bureau (IB), saying any such move would imping.....
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SC: Country Cannot be Held to Ransom by Agitations(24.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking a tough stand on the agitations which cause huge problems to the common man, has said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), C.....
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SC Issues Notice to Air India for Denying Job to Transgender(07.11.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Air India and the Civil Aviation Ministry on a petition by a transgender who said she was denied a cabin crew job b.....
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Kambala Ordinance: SC Issues Notice to Centre, Karnataka(07.11.2017)
Supreme Court while admitting the petition filed by PETA seeking direction from the court to strike down the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnata.....
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SC Put Stay on P&H HC Order Cancelling Allotment of Industrial Plots(10.02.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered to stay Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order cancelling allotment of 222 industrial plots at Kutana industrial area in the.....
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SC Stays Execution of a Death Row Convict(11.02.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed execution of a man who was convicted for raping and later killing a four-year-old girl in Mumbai in 2008.
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Supreme Court Questions AP Governor(11.02.2016)
Supreme Court has questioned Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.P. Rajkhowa’s lawyer over validity of his decision to advance dates of State Assembly sessio.....
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SC Orders All State to Formulate Policies for Uniform Compensation to Disabled Rape Victims(12.02.2016)
SC has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate a uniform scheme to provide compensation to the victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.....
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SC: Governor Can't Take Away Speaker's Powers(12.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking AP case, has said Governor had "no role to play" in issues concerning the anti-defection law which is the speaker's domain.....
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SC Exempts Sonia and Rahul from Personal Appearance in National Herald Case(12.02.2016)
Supreme Court has said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and Deputy Rahul Gandhi are not required to appear in court in National Herald.....
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SC Orders IEX to Pay Rs 31 Crore Dividend to FTIL(15.02.2016)
Supreme Court has asked India Energy Exchange to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to Financial Technologies (India) within two weeks.
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Supreme Court Notice on Arbitrary Police Curbs on Protests in Central Delhi(05.12.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a petition challenging the powers of police to arbitrarily curb protests in the heart of Delhi by imposing Section.....
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SC Says, Foreign Investor Must Be Protected(02.02.2016)
Supreme Court, in order to give boost to confidence of foreign investors in India, has said their interests must be secured and protected by the count.....
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SC Slams Govt. over Its Attitude Towards Lack of Jobs Appalling(02.02.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Government for its callous attitude towards tackling the problem of unemployment in the country.
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Supreme Court Refers LGBT Matter to 5 Judges Bench(02.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while leaving the door open for a review of colonial-era ban on gay sex in India, has agreed to hear Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgend.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Delete Objectionable Scenes from 'Padmavati'(21.11.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking deletion of certain alleged objectionable scenes from the upcoming movie 'Padmavati', terming it as prematu.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(21.11.2017)
Supreme Court has granted Karti Chidambaram permission to travel to the United Kingdom for 10 days for the admission of his daughter in a Cambridge Un.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Lift Status Quo on Parking Area Near Taj Mahal(21.11.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to vacate for now its status quo order on construction of a multi-level parking near the iconic Taj Mahal, saying there was .....
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SC: Power U/S 319 CrPC Has to be Exercised Before Pronouncement of Sentence in Case of Conviction(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that power under Section 319 of CrPC is to be invoked and exercised before pronouncement of order of sentenc.....
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SC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Union Home Secretary of Quotas In Promotions(07.09.2022)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings against Ajay Bhalla, the secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), initiated over alleg.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Abolition of Varnashrama Principles & Laws of Manu(07.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing a writ petition seeking abolition of practice of Varnashrama principles of Laws of Manu, held that the petition is thor.....
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SC: Crop Insurance Different from Commercial Policy(07.09.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court's order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....
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SC: Serious Difficulties Regarding Application of POCSO to Cases of Relationship Among Young Adults(08.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it has faced certain difficulties while considering the applicability of Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences, 2012.....
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SC: Tenant Continuing Possession After Expiry of Lease is Liable to Pay Mesne Profits(08.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while a tenant at sufferance cannot be forcibly dispossessed, that does not detract from the possession of the erstwhile t.....
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SC: Delivering Used & Defective Car Against Booking for New Car is Unfair Trade Practice(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that delivering a defective and old model car against a booking for a new car made by a customer who has paid full sale conside.....
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SC Dismisses Petition Challenging Rajasthan Law Permitting Registration of Child Marriages(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court on India has dismissed a petition challenging section 8 of the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, an.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provisions Criminalising Personal Consumption of Drugs(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing plea seeking to declare certain provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act as invalid, has held that A.....
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SC Upholds Amendment Covering Teachers Under Payment of Gratuity Act(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding the amendment of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 extending the benefit of gratuity to teachers, has held that amendment wi.....
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SC Closes 2009 Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan And Tarun Tejpal(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt case initiated against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, in 2009 over his interview giv.....
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SC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against UP Government Over Demolition of Babri Masjid(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings pending in relation to the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, and took note of the passage of time .....
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SC: Arbitrators Can’t Unilaterally Fix Their Fee as it Violates Party Autonomy(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that arbitrators do not have the power to unilaterally fix their fees without the consent of the parties. The Court also held t.....
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SC: Affordability of a Litigant is No Reason to File Multiple Petitions(22.11.2022)
Supreme Court has pulled up alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar for filing multiple petitions before Supreme Court in a short span of time, has obser.....
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SC Expresses Concern Over the Conditions of Hospitals in Bihar(22.11.2022)
Supreme Court while reprimanding Bihar government for allowing persons without necessary qualifications to discharge functions of pharmacist in state-.....
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SC: Contract Can be Concluded Only When All Parties Are in Agreement on All Essential Terms(23.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a contract can be said to be concluded only when parties are in agreement on all the essential terms of the contract.
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SC to SERCs’: Frame Regulations for Determination of Tariff Within 3 Months(23.11.2022)
Supreme Court directed all State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC) to frame regulations under 181 of the Electricity Act 2003 on the terms and.....
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SC: High Courts Are Not Subordinate, But SC Judgments Must be Given Due Respect(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that even though high courts are not subordinate to it, the judgments of Supreme Courts must be given due respect as the.....
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SC to M.P Govt.: Conduct State Mop-Up Rounds Counselling Afresh for NEET-PG 2022(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that the act of Madhya Pradesh (MP) Government to declare results of state rounds before the AIQ rounds was contrary to .....
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SC: Speaker Can't Deny Pension & Other Benefits to MLAs While Disqualifying Them Under 10th Schedule(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that under the Xth Schedule of the Constitution, the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly does not have power to deny pension and .....
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SC Gives Suggestions to Centre on Prison Reforms: CSR Funded Private Jails(30.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing the questionable conditions of jails in the country, has suggested to Central government the idea of private jails and r.....
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SC: Lion Statue on Top of New Parliament Building Does Not Violate State Emblem Act(30.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the lion sculpture installed atop the new Parliament building under construction as part of the Central Vista project does.....
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SC: 2015 Judgment Directing RBI to Disclose Defaulters List Might Affect Customer’s Privacy(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court has expressed prima facie doubts about its 2015 judgment in case of Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal Mistry which had held RBI was ob.....
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SC: Law Commission's Report Against Uniform Civil Code has a Shaky Foundation(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a plea seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for India, has orally remarked that report of Law Commission of In.....
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SC: Every Problem Does Not Have a Solution Through Article 32(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to issue notice to States in a plea seeking policy for population control in India, has remarked that it would only issue.....
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SC Directs Special Judge to Submit Report on Non-Framing of Charges Against Hameer Ui Uddin(01.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Special Judge, Designated Court, Ajmer, Rajasthan to submit a report to the Top Court explaining as to why charges have.....
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SC Reduces Sentence as Man Convicted U/s 498A IPC Agrees to Pay Compensation to Wife & Children(01.09.2021)
Supreme Court has reduced sentence awarded to a man convicted under section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 to period already undergone after he agree.....
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Supreme Court Stays Patna HC Order Directing Demolition of Waqf Bhawan(02.09.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of Patna High Court's judgment directing the demolition of the entire structure of the proposed Wakf Bhawan bui.....
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SC Sets Aside Judgments Delivered by Bombay HC Quashing Notification to Reserve Post of Mayor(02.09.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtr.....
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SC Quashes Bombay HC Judgment on Reserving Post of Mayor for Dhule Municipal Corporation(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtr.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging MHA Notification Extending Compliance Date of FCRA Act(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a batch of petitions challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India notification dated May 18,.....
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SC Urges Patna HC to Drop Proceedings Against Judge for Deciding POCSO Cases Within Days(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court has urged the Patna High Court to drop all disciplinary proceedings initiated against a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar f.....
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SC: Can’t Dismiss Application on Ground That it Will Lead to Filling Loop Holes of Prosecution Case(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an application under Section 311 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be dismissed merely on the ground that it will l.....
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SC Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Compulsory Bond Conditions on MBBS Candidates in Maharashtra(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea seeking quashing of compulsory bond conditions, imposed by State of Maharashtra while taking admissions.....
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SC: Service Tax Cannot be Levied on Sale of Software in CD Form as VAT is Already Charged(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the sale of software in CD/DVD form cannot be subject to service tax under the provisions of the Finance Act, 1994 as the .....
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SC: Conviction Solely on The Basis of Extra Judicial Confession Cannot be Sustained(10.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding a high court judgment which acquitted murder accused has held that extra judicial confession was a weak piece of eviden.....
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SC Grants Bail to Varavara Rao on Medical Grounds(10.08.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Bhima Koregaon case accused Varavara Rao, who was arrested in 2018, on medical grounds.
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....
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SC Seeks Response from States on Status of Installation of CCTV Cameras and Oversight Committees(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Chief Secretary of each State and Union Territory to inform it about the exact position as to CCTV cameras in Police Statio.....
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SC Backs Vedanta on Rs 3500 Crores Arbitration Award(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld a Rs. 3,500 Crores international arbitration award in favour of Vedanta, to be paid by the Indian government in lieu of addit.....
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Supreme Court Slaps Costs on Adarsh Scam Accused(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs. 25,000 on Raj Kumar Modi, an accused in Adarsh Scam Case, for repetitive filing of interim bail applications.
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SC Rejects SBI Plea Seeking Vacation of Stay on Insolvency Proceedings Against Anil Ambani(18.09.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to vacate a stay granted by Delhi High Court towards the ongoing Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 proceedings against R.....
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SC: Compensation for Loss of Future Prospects Can be Awarded in Cases of Permanent Disablement(18.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that compensation for loss of future prospects can be awarded in cases of permanent disablement incurred as a result of a m.....
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SC: 'Ten Times Penalty' Prescribed for Deficit Stamp Duty Cannot be Mechanically Imposed(18.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the penalty of ten times prescribed under Section 40(1) (b) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 cannot be mechanically impos.....
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Supreme Court: Second-Hand Flat Buyers have Same Rights as Original Allottees(23.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed while providing major relief to homebuyers who purchased flats from original allottees but were not delivered the apartment.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging NGT Order on Use of Firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, Upholds Ban(23.07.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected the petition challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order on the usage of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region. Th.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Gautam Gambhir Foundation's Plea Against Enquiry on COVID Drugs Hoarding(26.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by Gautam Gambhir Foundation against the order passed by the Delhi High Court for enquiry into.....
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SC Clarifies Enquiry Report Submitted by SC Judge on Conspiracy Angle Against Former ISRO Scientist(26.07.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the enquiry report submitted by former Supreme Court judge Justice DK Jain on the conspiracy angle against former ISR.....
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MP HC: Social Media Posts of Chief Minister Can’t Be Equated with Administrative Order(26.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the social media posts of a Chief Minister can't be equated with an administrative order/instruction. The .....
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Supreme Court Grants Parole to Rupam Pathak, Convict in Murder of Purnia BJP MLA(02.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted parole for 15 days to Rupam Pathak who is serving life sentence in the case of murder of the then Purnia BJP MLA, Raj Kishor.....
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SC: Limited Estate Given to Wife for Maintenance Would Mature as Absolute Estate(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not bar the bequeathing of a limited estate to a female by way of a W.....
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SC Seeks Response to 1993 Bombay Blast Convict Argument on Restraint on Extension of Imprisonment(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has sought the response of the Central Government to 1993 Bombay blast convict Abu Salem's argument that his imprisonment cannot extend .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea to Postpone GATE-2022(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 (GATE 2022) which is scheduled to b.....
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SC Refuses to Pass Interim Order to Restrain Coercive Steps Against Future Retail(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to pass any interim order to restrain coercive steps by the consortium of banks against Future Retail Ltd(FRL) over loan def.....
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SC Stays Suspension of Soumya Gurjar from Post of Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the suspension of BJP's Somya Gurjar from the post of Mayor of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation- Greater, till the conclusion.....
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SC: Lender Who Advanced Interest Free Loans to Finance Business Operations is Financial Creditor(30.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a lender who advanced interest free loans to finance the business operations of a corporate body is a Financial Credit.....
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SC Refuses to Reduce Cost on Petitioner Challenging CJI Dipak Misra's Appointment(30.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed an application which sought for the reduction of the cost of Rupees 5 lakhs imposed on one Mukesh Jain for filing a writ p.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Continued Use of 66A Information Technology Act(02.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to States, Union Territories and Registrar of High Courts in plea filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) se.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas by Rape Survivor & Convicted Ex-Catholic Priest to Marry Each Other(02.08.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain an application moved by survivor of Kottiyoor rape case from Kerala, expressing willingness to marry former Cat.....
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Supreme Court Suggests Mediation for Settling Krishna Water Sharing Dispute(03.08.2021)
Supreme Court has suggested mediation to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for settling their dispute over sharing of Krishna river water, saying it did no.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notice to Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya for 'Scandalizing' Letter(13.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya for scandalizing the Court, stating that it was clearly an endeavou.....
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SC Sets Aside MP HC Order to Disburse Amount to Land Owners as Compensation(14.07.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order that directed the disbursal of the amount of about Rs. 1.96 Crores deposited by Defenc.....
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SC: Consent of Majority Shareholders Needed for Winding Up Funds After Publication of Notices(15.07.2021)
Supreme Court has delivered the judgment in a batch of special leave petitions filed by Franklin Templeton against a judgment of the Karnataka High Co.....
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SC Refuses to Accept Argument That Speaker Has Authority to Take Action Against LDF MLAs(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to accept the Kerala government’s argument that the Speaker, and not the police, has the authority to take action against th.....
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SC Sets Aside Allahabad High Court's Blanket Ban on DJ Services in Uttar Pradesh(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the 2019 order of the Allahabad High Court imposing a blanket ban on the use of DJ services in the state of Uttar Pradesh......
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC Direction on Retirement Age in NOIDA(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which directed that retrospective effect from September 2002 should be given to the.....
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SC Asks UP Government to Reconsider Allowing Kanwar Yatra Amidst Covid Pandemic(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has said in categorical terms that the State of Uttar Pradesh cannot go ahead with its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra in the State a.....
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SC Permits 5 Civil Service Aspirants to Attend UPSC Interview(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed five civil service candidates who cleared the UPSC civil service main examinations held this year, but were disqualified for.....
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SC: Police Not Required to do Moral Policing(20.12.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding dismissal of CISF officer who harassed a couple at night, has observed that Police officers are not required to do moral.....
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SC Allows PCI to Consider Applications Received for c for 2023-2024(20.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed Pharmacy Council of India's (PCI) application seeking permission to consider for next academic year 2023-24, applications re.....
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SC to Centre & IITs: Allow Reservation in Faculty, Research Degree Admissions as Per 2019 Act(21.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Central government and IITs to follow the reservation policy for admission in research degree programmes and recruitment of.....
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SC to launch E-SCR Project Today(02.01.2023)
Supreme Court is set to officially launch electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) project today, to provide the digital version of the Supreme Court'.....
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SC Upholds Kerala Govt Order Granting Exemption to Existing Board Employees for Qualification(21.02.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld a Kerala Government Order which granted exemptions to several existing Board employees from the qualifications under the Cent.....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Student for Loss of Admission Due to Lapse of OTP(21.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a student who was aggrieved with the loss of his admission in the Mechanical Engineering course a.....
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SC Directs to Implement NCPCR Suggestions on Children in Street Situations(22.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to implement the suggestions made by National Commission for Protection of Chil.....
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SC: Plaintiff in Partition Suit Not Disentitled to Seek Relief in Second Appeal(22.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the plaintiff in a partition suit is not disentitled to seek relief in second appeal merely because his claim was deni.....
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SC: Pharmaceutical Companies Gifting Freebies to Doctors is Prohibited by Law(23.02.2022)
Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical companies gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Sectio.....
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SC: Court u/s 37 Arbitration Act Has No Jurisdiction to Remand Matter to Same Arbitrator(23.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court, under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has no jurisdiction to remand the matter to th.....
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SC: Consent Decree Recognizing Pre-Existing Rights Does Not Require Registration(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court held that a consent decree based on admission recognising pre existing rights under Family settlement does not require registration unde.....
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SC: Family Members on Parental Side of Hindu Widow Not ‘Strangers’ Under Hindu Succession Act(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said that family members on the parental side of a Hindu widow cannot be held to be ‘strangers’ and her property can devolve upon th.....
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Supreme Court Asks Builders to Deposit 50% Compensation in 6 Weeks(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has asked two builders in the Maradu flat demolition case to deposit 50% of the compensation amount to flat owners within six weeks.
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Provisions of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5(3) (iii)(a) and Section 29A of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 194.....
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SC Directs Saraswati Medical College to Deposit Amount for Violation of Medical Council Regulations(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Saraswati Medical College to deposit an amount of Rs 5 Crores to the Supreme Court's Registry for intentionally violating t.....
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SC: Foreign Award Can be Binding Against Non-Signatories to Agreement(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a foreign award can be binding on non-signatories to the arbitration agreement and can be thus enforced against them.
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SC Confirm Arbitration Award Against Arun Upadhyaya and Firm Gemini Bay Transcription Limited(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has confirmed a $12.5 million arbitration award, passed by an arbitrator in the USA against city businessman Arun Upadhyaya and his firm.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Fine on Political Parties for Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed fine on eight political parties for committing contempt of court by flouting the directions in its February 2020 judgment fo.....
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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Has No Residual Equity Jurisdiction While Dealing With Resolution Plan(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no residual equity based jurisdiction in the Adjudicating Authority or the Appellate Authority while dealing .....
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SC: Relatives Not Dependent on Claimant Will Constitute Separate Family Unit(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the relatives who are not dependent on the claimant will constitute a separate family unit for the purposes of compens.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre, States to Fill Up Vacancies in NCDRC & SCDRCs Within 8 Weeks(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments and Union Territories to fill up the vacancies in the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions wi.....
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SC: Perversity of Award Not Ground to Refuse Enforcement of Foreign Award(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that perversity of an award is not a ground to refuse enforcement of a foreign award under Section 48 of the Arbitration an.....
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SC Orders Release of AG Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former .....
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SC Grants Bail to Indrani Mukerjea in Sheena Bora Murder Case(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea, after being in judicial custody for 6.5 years, who is the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder .....
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Supreme Court Reiterates Section 18 Limitation Act Is Applicable To IBC Proceedings(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court reiterates that the provisions of Section 18 of the Limitation Act are applicable to proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy C C.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Cyrus Mistry's Review Plea(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court dismissed the review petition by Cyrus Mistry in the Tata v/s Mistry legal case. The Supreme Court dismissed SP group's plea seeking rev.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Pilot Courts to Deal With Cheque Bounce Cases(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court in a bid to reduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, ordered the establishment of pilo.....
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Non-Compliance of S. 148A Notice: Rajasthan HC asks Income Tax Dept to Follow SC Judgment(19.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the income tax department to proceed with the notices quashed earlier under Section 148A of Income-Tax Act, 1961, in.....
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Supreme Court: Recommendations of GST Council Not Absolutely Binding on Central & State(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court held that the Parliament intended that the recommendations of the GST Council will have persuasive value. Importantly, the Court held th.....
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SC: Disclosure of Main Examination Marks Before Vivavoce May be Avoided(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that where written examination is followed with viva-voce and members in interview board are made aware of marks secured by ca.....
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SC to Maharashtra Government: Provide Details of Compensation Paid to Victims of 1992 Bombay Riots(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court in a plea seeking implementation of Justice Sri Krishna Commission report in relation to 1992 Bombay riots, has directed Maharashtra gov.....
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SC Orders Status Quo in Kar. Govt. Move to Allow Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations at Idgah Maidan(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo with respect to land use of Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru's Chamarajpet, in effect putting in abeyance the move of Ka.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Shorthand Test as Criteria for Post of Private Secretary to Judges(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing plea filed against Bombay High Court order on plea challenging prescription of shorthand test as selection criteria for.....
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SC: BCCI Can be Said to be a ‘Shop’ to Attract Provisions of ESI Act(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can be said to be a ‘shop’ for the purposes of attracting the provisions of E.....
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SC: Complaint Deserves to be Quashed if No Offence Made Out By Careful Reading of it(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a criminal complaint has to be quashed if no offence is made out by a careful reading of the complaint, even if all the av.....
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SC: Inherent Power U/S 151 CPC Can be Invoked Only When Alternate Remedies Don’t Exist(24.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that inherent power under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) can be invoked only in circumstances where alternate.....
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SC: MACP Scheme Applicable from 01.09.2008(24.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme is applicable with effective from 01.09.2008. Under MACP entitlement.....
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SC Dismisses Petition Challenging Election of Kerala Health Minister in 2016 Assembly Elections(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court of India has dismissed a petition challenging the election of Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George in the Kerala State A.....
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SC: Proceedings Should be Initiated Within Reasonable Period When No Period is Specified in Statute(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing notices issues in 2002 against banks to explain transactions of year 1992-1993, has held that the authorities are require.....
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SC: Financial Burden on State a Valid Ground to Fix Cut Off Date for Payment of Revision of Pension(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Rule 3(3) of Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, has held that financial burden on the State can be a .....
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SC: Writ Petition Raising Service Disputes Not Maintainable Against Pvt. Educational Institution(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a writ petition raising service disputes against private educational institutions are not maintainable, if they are not go.....
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SC: Appeal Against Award Passed by Compensation Commissioner Only on Substantial Question of Law(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an appeal against the award passed by Compensation Commissioner is maintainable only on a substantial question of law .....
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SC: Merely Having Explicit Clause Not Sufficient to Make Time Essence of The Contract(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that merely having an explicit clause may not be sufficient to make time the essence of the contract. The contractual claus.....
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SC: Live-Streaming of Proceedings Through YouTube is a Temporary Arrangement(03.01.2023)
Supreme Court has stated that the live streaming of court proceedings through third-party applications like YouTube is a temporary arrangement until a.....
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SC: Restrictions Not Found in Article 19(2) Can’t be Imposed on Right to Free Speech(03.01.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench while observing that the grounds mentioned in Article 19(2) are exhaustive, has by 4:1 majority held that additional .....
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SC: Burden Upon Defence to Prove Mental Incapacity of Accused(03.01.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding conviction of man accused of killing his two sons, has held that where the accused is charged of murder, the burden to p.....
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SC: Vehicle Manufacturer Cannot Be Held Liable for Deficiency in Service by Dealer(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a vehicle manufacturer cannot be held liable for any deficiency in service by the dealer or the authorized centre in r.....
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SC Directs Magistrates/Collectors to Take Steps as per SOP for Care and Protection of Children(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all the District Magistrates/ Collectors of all the state governments and UTs to take steps in accordance with the Standard.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab DGP(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petitions filed challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of upholding the appointment of Di.....
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Supreme Court Gives Three Weeks Time To Centre To Frame Community Kitchen Policy(17.11.2021)
Emphasizing that a welfare state has a constitutional duty to ensure that no one dies of hunger, the Supreme Court has granted 3 weeks time to the Cen.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Government Plea To Transfer Income Tax Reassessment Cases From HC To Top Court(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected the government’s plea to transfer the cases relating to Income Tax reassessment notices from the High Court to the Supreme .....
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SC: Fixing Rs 15,000 Per Annum As Notional Income For Non-Earning Members Not Reasonable(17.11.2021)
While hearing civil appeal preferred by appellant claimants aggrieved Jharkhand HC’s judgment, SC observed that despite repeated directions, Schedule-.....
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SC to Centre: Produce Files Related to Appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has asked Attorney General to produce related to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, a former bureaucrat, as the Ele.....
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SC: State Electricity Commissions Have Full Autonomy in Determination & Regulation of Tariff(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Electricity Commissions possess full autonomy in the determination and regulation of tariff, and State and the Centr.....
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SC Sets Aside HC Direction Allowing SIT Probe in TRS MLAs Poaching Case(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court has quashed the directions passed by the Telangana High Court which allowed Telangana Police Special Investigation Team to proceed with .....
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SC: Legitimate Disciplinary Action Against Student Does Not Amount to Abetment of Suicide(25.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a college's professor and management could not be held liable for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of Indian Penal Co.....
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SC: Failure to Send Seized Clothes to Forensics Insignificant Once Court Believes Survivor's Story(25.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that once court believes statement of a survivor of sexual assault, it is sufficient to establish an offence punishable under S.....
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SC: Court While Considering Application for Appointment of Arbitrator Can’t Go into Merits of Claim(25.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while considering an application seeking appointment of arbitration, the Court cannot go into question of novation of cont.....
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SC: Any Delay in Payment of EPF Contribution is Sine Qua Non from Imposition of Levy of Damages(24.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that any default or delay in the payment of EPF contribution by the employer is a sine qua non for imposition of levy of da.....
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Supreme Court Approves AICTE's Revised Calendar for Academic Year 2022-2023(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has approved the amended calendar for the academic year 2022-2023 as proposed by All India Council for Technical Education for admission.....
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SC Issues Notice in Contempt Petition Over Failure to Pay Compensation to Victims(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a contempt petition preferred by victims of spread of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan alleging failure on the par.....
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SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order Setting Aside Centre’s Plea to Transfer IFS Officer to Principal Bench(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the October 2021 order of the Uttarakhand High Court wherein it had set aside an order passed by the principal bench of the C.....
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SC: After Presentation of Chargesheet Default Bail Can be Cancelled on Merits(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that there is no absolute bar that once a person is released on default bail, it cannot be cancelled on merits and grounds like.....
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SC Refers Petitions to Modify 1 Km ESZ Mandate to a Larger Bench(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has referred the petitions seeking relaxation of the directive to declare one kilometer around protected forests as ecologically sensiti.....
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SC: Be Slow in Quashing Criminal Proceedings on Basis of Settlement When Offences Impacting Others(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that courts should be slow to exercise their jurisdiction to quash criminal proceedings on the basis of settlement, when offenc.....
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SC to Centre: Frame Policy for Employment of Transgender Persons(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government in consultation with National Council for Transgender Persons to devise policy framework for reasonable acc.....
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SC: Undue Sympathy for Accused While Sentencing May Affect People's Faith in Efficacy of Law(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that gravity of crime is the prime consideration for deciding what should be the appropriate punishment in a criminal case and .....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal for Supreme Court(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petition seeking online RTI portal for Supreme Court, has held that E-Committee of Supreme Court is looking into the is.....
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SC: Accused's Offer of Payment of Ad Interim Compensation to Victim Not Ground For Granting Bail(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside order passed by Jharkhand High Court granting bail to an accused, has held that the offer of payment of ad interim .....
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SC: Policy for Premature Release of Life Convict Must Be Implemented in Objective/Transparent Manner(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State must implement its policy for premature release of life convicts in an objective and transparent manner; the Court a.....
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SC: Accused Has Right to Receive Material from Prosecution Even if Draft Criminal Rules Not Adopted(09.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an accused has right to receive the list of the statements, documents, material, etc. in the possession of the prosecution.....
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SC: Courts Cannot Punish Accused Based on Suspicion(09.11.2022)
Supreme Court while acquitting three death row convicts in 2012 Chhawla gang rape and murder case, has held that courts cannot punish accused on the b.....
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SC Sets Aside Court Martial Proceedings Against Army Officer(09.11.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside court martial proceedings against an army officer on the ground that it was barred under limitation prescribed under Secti.....
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SC: Offences Under Kerala Police Act Not Substantive(10.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that offences under the Kerala Police Act are not substantive offences and thus the election of a person cannot be voided merel.....
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SC: Court Should Frame Specific Issue on Readiness & Willingness in Suit for Specific Performance(10.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a specific issue on readiness and willingness on the part of the plaintiff must be framed by the trial court in a suit for.....
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SC: Purpose of Land Acquisition is a Relevant Factor for Determining Market Value(10.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the purpose for which the land acquisition is made is also a relevant factor for determining the market value.
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SC: Insurers Can't Cancel Contract if Exclusion Clauses Are Not Disclosed to Insured(10.11.2022)
Supreme Court while cautioning all insurance companies has held that if they do not mandatorily comply with IRDA Regulation, 2002 then their right to .....
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SC: Preventive Detention Will Be Vitiated by Unexplained Delay in Passing Order(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that unreasonable and unexplained delay in passing the order of detention from the date of the proposal can vitiate the detenti.....
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SC: Video of Confession Made Before Police Inadmissible in Evidence(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside concurrent conviction in a murder case, has held that videography containing confession made by an accused to police.....
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SC to BCI: Dispose Off Complaints Against Lawyers by December 31(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while extending time for Bar Council of India (BCI) to dispose off complaints against advocates received by it by 31st December, has hel.....
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SC: Terms of Invitation to Tender Not Open to Judicial Scrutiny Unless They Are Arbitrary(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Delhi High Court's order which had quashed Airport Authority of India's tender conditions for selecting Ground Handl.....
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SC: Sometimes Lawyers Only Obstruct Justice by Seeking Adjournment After Coming to Court Unprepared(04.10.2022)
Supreme Court has lamented the practice of adjournments being sought by lawyers who come to court without preparing to argue the case, and stated that.....
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SC: Dependents Entitled to Compensation for Loss of Income Even if They Inherit Business of Deceased(04.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation need not be reduced for the sole reason that that the business ventures and properties of the .....
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SC: Credible & Plausible Grounds to Believe Accused is Not Guilty Required to Grant Bail(20.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the expression ‘reasonable grounds’ used in Section 37(1)(b) under NDPS Act would mean credible, plausible grounds for the.....
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SC Stays Karnataka HC Judgment Which Allowed Trial of Husband for Marital Rape(20.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which allowed the trial of a husband for the offence of rape alleged by his wife. Th.....
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SC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Army Officers Accused of Killing Civilians in Nagaland(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Indian Army Officers accused of killing civilians in Nagaland taking note of the fact that manda.....
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SC Allows 27% OBC Quota in Remaining Local Body Elections in Maharashtra(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed 27% OBC reservation in the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra as per the recommendations of the commission appoint.....
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SC: Power of Arrest Must be Used Sparingly(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court while ordering the release of Mohmmed Zubair on interim bail in all the FIRs registered by the UP Police over his tweets, has held that .....
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SC: Uddhav Thackeray-Eknath Shinde Dispute Maybe Referred to Larger Bench(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the issues arising in the petitions filed in relation to the Shiv Sena rift may have to be referred to a larger bench as s.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Declaration of Cow as National Animal(10.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Central government to declare cow as the national animal, has held that it .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking to De-Register Parties for Not Publishing Candidates' Criminal Antecedents(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed writ petition seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to de-register political parties which fail to publis.....
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SC: Early Conclusion of Trial Would Enhance People's Faith in Justice Delivery System(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that early conclusion of criminal trials would enhance the faith of people in justice delivery system.
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SC to HCs’: How Many Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs Pending for Over 5 Years?(11.10.2022)
Supreme Courts has directed High Courts to file an affidavit before it, indicating the number of criminal cases pertaining to MPs/MLAs pending for a p.....
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SC to Gali Janardhan Reddy: Remain Out of Bellary District During Mining Scam Case Trial(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to completely lift the bail condition imposed on former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy that he should not enter Bel.....
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Supreme Court Uphelds Quashing of Calcutta University Vice Chancellor's Reappointment(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing plea filed by State of West Bengal against High Court order of setting aside re-appointment of Sonali Banerjee as Vice-.....
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Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Which Imposed Lockdown in 5 UP Cities(20.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court judgment which directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to impose lockdown in five cities of Prayagraj,.....
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Supreme Court Asks High Courts to Adopt Draft Rules of Criminal Practice Within 6 Months(20.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to take expeditious steps to adopt the draft rules of criminal practice, which has been prepared by amici c.....
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SC: Indian Parties Can Choose a Foreign Seat for Arbitration(22.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that parties to a contract who are Indian nationals or Companies incorporated in India can choose a forum for arbitration outsi.....
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SC: Mandamus Cannot Be Issued For Setting Up an Adjudicatory Body or Tribunal(22.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a mandamus cannot be issued by this Court for setting up an adjudicatory body or tribunal, while dismissing a writ pet.....
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SC: GST Provision Allowing Revenue Department to Attach Property Draconian in Nature(22.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that the provision under the Goods and Services tax regime that allows the revenue department to provisionally attach propert.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Review Decision on Kohinoor Diamond(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a case which had sought judicial intervention to reclaim the 108-carat Kohinoor diamond from the United Kingdom.
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ICSI can't Charge Fee for Providing Copies of Revaluation Papers Applied Through RTI: SC(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) cannot charge a fee for revaluation if the certified copies were aske.....
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Chit Fund Scam: SC Asks CBI to Bring Evidence for Seeking Custodial Interrogation of Ex-Kolkata CP(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked CBI to furnish evidence for seeking custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who was earlie.....
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Legal Principles Governing Suspension of Conviction Can't be Applied to Suspend Sentence: SC(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside a High Court judgment which applied principles governing suspension of conviction to reject a plea seeking suspension of e.....
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Disclose Payment Made to MS Dhoni: SC to Amrapali(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Amrapali Group to disclose all payments made to cricketer MS Dhoni who has sued the realty firm over unpaid dues as brand amba.....
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Disclose Payment Made to MS Dhoni: SC to Amrapali(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Amrapali Group to disclose all payments made to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has sued the realty firm over unpaid dues a.....
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SC Sets Aside Government Order to Merge NSEL With 63 Moons Technologies(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the Union Government’s decision to merge National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL) with Financial Technologies India Ltd. (FTIL),.....
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SC Passes Interim Order Allowing OCI Candidates to Participate for NEET-UG Counselling(30.09.2021)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order allowing Overseas Citizens of India(OCI) candidates to participate for the NEET-UG counselling in the genera.....
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SC: Condition for Joint Entrance Examination Which Bars Student Who Already Joined IIT(30.09.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the condition for Joint Entrance Examination which bars a student who has already joined an Indian Institute of Technology(II.....
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Supreme Court Permits OCI Candidates To Appear For Counselling In General Category For 2021-22(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order allowing Overseas Citizens of India(OCI) candidates to participate for the NEET-UG counselling in the genera.....
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SC: Insurance Claim Can Be Rejected If Vehicle Was Used Without Valid Registration(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an insurance claim can be rejected if a vehicle is used/driven without a valid registration, since that would constitu.....
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SC: Power of Attorney Holder of Financial Creditor Who Had Been Given Authorisation(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the power of attorney holder of a financial creditor who has been given authorisation can file an application under Se.....
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SC: Adjudicating Authority Can Examine Material on Record by Corporate Debtor(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that adjudicating authority can examine the material placed on record by the corporate debtor to determine whether an appli.....
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Supreme Court Stays TV Actor Chahatt Khanna's Ex-husband Farhan Mirza's Arrest(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to TV Actress Chahat Khanna's husband Farhan Shahrukh Mirza in relation to the FIR registered accusin.....
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SC: Reference to Factual Aspects in Second Appeal Not to Mean Evidence Appreciated(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the High Court, while considering a second appeal, refers to certain factual aspects in the case to rai.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Application Filed by WB Govt to Appoint DGP(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain an application filed by the West Bengal Government seeking permission to appoint its own Director General of Po.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Frame Guidelines on COVID Death Certificate by Sep 11(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to show compliance by 11th September 2021 to the judicial directions passed on 30th June 2021 to frame.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response on Timeline to Probe into Religare Finvest Case(06.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi Police to apprise the Court about the time that would be taken to complete investigation against Shivinder Mohan Singh, .....
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SC to Successful Bidder for Jet Airways: Clear PF, Gratuity Dues of Employees(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the order of NCLAT which directed the Jalan Fritsch consortium, the successful resolution applicant for Je.....
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SC: Marriage is Based on Love And Affection, Not Terms And Conditions(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea pertaining to a marital dispute between a husband-wife duo, has orally observed that Matrimony is based on mutual l.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Clarification of Verdict Against Shaheen Bagh Protests(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a miscellaneous application filed seeking clarification of its judgement dated 7th October 2020 passed with regard to the .....
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SC Stays SAT Remark Against Adjudication Officer for Failure to Deliver Notice on Time(25.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the Securities Appellate Tribunal's judicial dishonesty remark against an adjudication officer of the Securities and Exchange.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Clarification of Verdict Against Shaheen Bagh Protests(25.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a miscellaneous application filed seeking clarification of its judgement dated 7th October 2020 passed with regard to the .....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Directions to ECI to Not Permit Political Parties(25.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and Election Commission of India in a plea filed seeking directions to the ECI to not permit pol.....
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SC Asks DMRC and DAMEPL to Appear Befor High Court for Execution of Arbitral Award(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Reliance Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAM.....
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SC: Victim's Right to Appeal Against Acquittal Absolute, Not Necessary to Obtain Special Leave(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the right provided to the victim to prefer an appeal against the order of acquittal is an absolute right and there is .....
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SC Astounded by Plea to Declare Fundamental Rights as Unconstitutional(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court while rejecting a petition seeking a declaration that the Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution were ultra vires .....
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SC Extends Tenure of Judicial Members of Karnataka Administrative Tribunal(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court in exercise of power under Article 142 of the Constitution directed the incumbent judicial members of the Karnataka State Administrative.....
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SC: No Offence U/S 138 NI Act if Cheque is Presented for Full Amount Without endorsing Part Payment(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that no offence for dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act is made out if cheque is presented.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking to Produce Undertrials in Court Virtually(12.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a PIL seeking directions to prevent undertrial prisoners from being produced in court to ensure safety of ju.....
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SC Stays HC’s Order Directing Counselling to Woman in Same-Sex Relationship(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Kerala High Court’s order directing a 23-year old woman, who is stated to be in a same-sex relationship, to undertake counsel.....
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SC Refuses to Close Contempt Proceedings Against Odisha Lawyers for Strike(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to close contempt proceedings against lawyers who had indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding .....
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Delhi HC: Party Can't Exhaust Alternate Remedy in SC Before Approaching HC U/Art. 227(03.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a party cannot be bound for exhausting the alternate remedy available before the Supreme Court before approaching the .....
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SC: Court Can't Sit in Verdict of Safety Analysis on Paediatric Vaccination(04.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that the decision taken by the Centre to vaccinate children in the country is in tune with global scientific consensus and expe.....
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Supreme Court Uphold Over 90,000 Re-Assessment Notices Deeming them as Sec 148A Notices(05.05.2022)
Supreme Court upheld the reassessment notices under Section 148 of the unamended Income Tax Act which were issued beyond 01.04.2021 (the effective dat.....
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SC Strikes Down Law Allowing Kerala to Annul Arbitration Clause and Arbitration Awards(05.05.2022)
Supreme Court has struck down the Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Act, 1998, saying it was “unconstitutional” as it v.....
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SC rules in Favour of Revenue Department in Reassessment Dispute Case(05.05.2022)
Supreme Court by reversing the high court orders that had quashed income-tax notices under the old reassessment regime has held that notices issued un.....
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SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Directing DMRC to Pay Arbitral Award to DAMEPL(05.05.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld a Delhi High Court order directing the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to pay over Rs 4,600 crore of arbitral award together wit.....
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SC: Condition of Pre-Deposit Before Filing Appeal is Required to be Satisfied(06.05.2022)
Supreme Court while considering Special Leave Petition where the High Court had held that the requirement of pre-deposit is not mandatory, has observe.....
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SC: UP officials Don't Respect Orders, Approaching Against HC is Routine(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that it has become a routine affair that Uttar Pradesh officials are approaching it against the Allahabad HC orders and they do.....
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SC Refuses to Lower Cut-Off Marks for NEET Super-Speciality Courses(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has denied lowering the cut-off percentile for admission to NEET super-speciality courses, stating that doctors have to deal with patien.....
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SC Asks States to Ensure Children Attend School; Panel to Make Web Portal(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that there is an obligation on all the states and Union Territories to ensure that children attend schools who had to drop out .....
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SC Declines to Entertain Plea on Shaheen Bagh Demolition Drive(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea filed by CPI(M) against the demolition drive in Shaheen Bagh here, stating that it cannot interfere with.....
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Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader to Approach High Court for Quashing of FIR(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of P&H High Court for the quashin.....
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SC Rejects Challenge to Karnataka HC Direction to Increase Daily Quota of Liquid Medical Oxygen(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected the challenge made by the Central Government against the direction issued by Karnataka High Court to increase the daily quo.....
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SC Clarifies Centre to Continue Supply 700MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen to Delhi(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that it wants Central Government to continue supplying 700 MT of liquid medical oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis until fur.....
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SC: Non-Examination of Independent Witness Not Fatal to Case of Prosecution(10.05.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that non-examination of independent witnesses is not fatal to the case of the prosecution when other prosecution witnesse.....
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SC: Employee Can't Seek Alteration of Date of Birth Towards End of Career(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that employee cannot request for alternation of date of birth after a long delay and especially towards the end of the career o.....
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SC: False Educational Qualification Claim in Election Affidavit Not Corrupt Practice(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that no one votes on the basis of education qualification has held that false information regarding education qualificat.....
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SC: General Power of Attorney Holder Can Sub-Delegate His Powers in Presence of Specific Clause(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that though the general power of attorney holder cannot delegate his powers to another person but the same can be delegated whe.....
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SC: Right Not to Have Legitimacy of Children Questioned Frivolously is Part of Right to Privacy(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that DNA tests of children may be directed only if there is prima-facie material to dislodge presumption under Section 1.....
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SC: Husband Primarily Liable for Injuries Inflicted on Wife in Matrimonial Home(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a man accused of assaulting his spouse, stating that a husband would be primarily liable for injuries infl.....
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SC: Sole Proprietorship Will Fall Under International Commercial Arbitration(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a sole proprietorship will fall under international commercial arbitration if the proprietor is a habitual resident of a f.....
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SC Allows Impleading States in PIL Seeking Protection of Migrant Children's Fundamental Rights(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed impleading the States in the Public Interest Litigation filed by Child Rights Trust seeking directions for protection of the.....
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Supreme Court Stays Demolition of Dargah Mubarak Khan Saheed, Gorakhpur(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered stay on any further demolition of any structure at Dargah Mubarak Khan Shaheed at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Court has re.....
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SC: Multiple Complaints by Same Party Against The Same Accused Impermissible(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that multiple complaints by the same party against the same accused in respect of the same incident is impermissible. The C.....
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SC Agrees to Examine Validity of ‘Love Jihad’ Laws(07.01.2021)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine the validity of ‘love jihad’ laws and ordinances passed by Bharatiya Janta Party-governed states to curb alleged c.....
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SC: Accused Released on Default Bail Cannot be Re-arrested on Filing of Charge Sheet(07.01.2021)
Supreme Court has held that an accused who was released on default bail cannot be re-arrested on filing of charge-sheet by police.
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SC: Constitutional Courts Cannot Expand Judicial Review Powers(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has said that Constitutional Courts cannot expand their judicial review powers to become decision-making authorities.
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Merger of Rajasthan Legislature Wing with Congress(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Rajasthan assembly speaker and six ex-BSP Members of Legislative Assembly seeking their response on a Petitio.....
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SC Declines Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of Provisions of CGST Act, 2017(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a writ petition challenging constitutional validity of various provisions of the Central Goods Service Tax Act.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....
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SC Asks Centre to Submit Response on Status of Women Army Officers' Permanent Commission(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a reply in an application contending that the Indian Army has "not granted Permanent Commission to even 50% of .....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Skoda-Volkswagen Seeking to Quash FIR Over Alleged Cheat Emission Devices(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by international car manufacturer Skoda-Volkswagen seeking to quash a First Information R.....
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SC Grants Time to Secretary General to File Reply in Plea Seeking Appointment of Additional Judges(27.11.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed 4 weeks' time to its Secretary General to file response on a plea seeking appointment of additional judges to the top Court.
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SC Directs Directorate General to Proceed with Admissions to PG Medical Courses(27.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Directorate General of Health Services to proceed with the counseling for admissions to PG super-specialty medical cour.....
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Supreme Court Extends AG Perarivalan's Parole(27.11.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the parole by a week of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and has .....
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SC Directs Central Govt to Constitute National Tribunal Commission(27.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to constitute a National Tribunal Commission for the appointment of members in various Tribunals.
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Supreme Court Acquits Man in Dowry Death Case(30.11.2020)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man who was convicted by the Trial Court and the High Court in a dowry death case on the basis of benefit of doubt since.....
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Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Senior Designation of Yatin Oza For 2 Years(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has temporarily restored the senior designation of Yatin Oza for a period of two years. The Court has passed the order in an appeal file.....
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SC: Right to Equality is Vested Right and Same is Violated When Equals Treated Unequally(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India 1949 is a vested right and the same is violated wh.....
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SC: Mere Support To Terrorist Organization Does Not Attract Section 38/39 UAPA(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere support given to a terrorist organization or mere association with it, is not sufficient to attract offences unde.....
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SC: Firecrackers Regulation Not Against Any Particular Festival or Community(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that firecrackers regulation was not against any particular festival or community but it could not permit others to play wi.....
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SC Issues Notice on Kerala Govt Challenge Against HC Order Quashing 80:20 Distribution(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by the State of Kerala challenging the Kerala High Court's order which quashed the.....
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SC Grants Bail to Uday Desai in Alleged Financial Fraud Committed by Rotomac Group of Companies(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Uday J Desai, a director of Frost International Ltd, in the alleged Rs 7,500 crore financial fraud committed by Roto.....
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SC: 'Clarificatory' Provision in Tax Laws Cannot Impose a New Condition Retrospectively(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed while holding that Explanation 3C to Section 43B (d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is 'clarificatory' and does not add a new .....
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SC Asks Centre to Consider Withdrawing Insurance Exemption for State Public Transport Corporations(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to examine the possibility of withdrawing exemption from insurance for State Corporations that run publ.....
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SC: Failure of Accused to Explain Can be Held as Additional Link to Complete Chain of Circumstance(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the failure of the accused to explain can only be held as an additional link to complete the chain of circumstance. Th.....
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Supreme Court Allows ED to Relieve Supervisory Officer on Completion of Deputation Tenure(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the Directorate of Enforcement to relieve the Deputy Director working in Indore Sub-Zonal Office as Supervisory Officer in.....
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SC Issues Notice to KIMS in Wife Plea Seeking Release of Money from PM Cares Fund(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited (KIMS) in a wife's plea seeking the release of approximately 1 crore .....
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Supreme Court: Central government and States have simultaneous powers to legislate on GST(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Central government and States have simultaneous powers to legislate on Goods and Service Tax (GST). The Court stated .....
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SC to MP Govt.: Withdraw Policy to Give Incentives to Prosecutors for Securing Death Penalty(20.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the Madhya Pradesh Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well t.....
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SC: Shiksha Karmis in Chhattisgarh Can’t Claim Parity in Pay-Scale With That of Municipal Teachers(23.05.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Shiksha Karmis in Chhattisgarh cannot claim parity in pay-scale with that of Municipal teachers on the principle of equal .....
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SC: Workers Should Furnish Their Own Permanent Address Instead of Union's(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing the difficulties arising due to service of notice on Union instead of the worker, has held that effective relief can be .....
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SC: Non-Service of AO Inconsequential if Assessee Otherwise Had Knowledge About Them(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Attachment order will not be vitiated merely because assessment orders (AO) were not served on the assessee, if the as.....
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SC to HCs: Record All Essentials Such as FIR No., Police Station Etc in Bail Orders(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to ensure that in bail/anticipatory bail matters, all basic essentials (i.e. FIR No., Date, the concerned polic.....
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SC: Minority Educational Institution Can’t Claim Exemption from Admission & Fee Regulatory Committee(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that minority educational institution cannot claim complete immunity from the exercise undertaken by the Admission and Fee Regu.....
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SC Passes Guidelines to Ensure Access to CLAT for Candidates With Disabilities(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has passed guidelines to ensure better accessibility for candidates with disability to appear in CLAT examination.
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SC to Centre: Ensure Easy Access to NHRC for People in Jammu & Kashmir(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to bring a mechanism which will allow people people in Jammu and Kashmir to file their complaints to the.....
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SC Division Bench Give Split Verdict on Issue of Scope of Review When Judgment Relied is Overruled(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court division bench gave a split verdict on scope of review when the judgment relied on in impugned order and all subsequent judgment that fo.....
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SC: If Serious Offences are Subsequently Added in FIR, Bail Can be Cancelled(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail in a Casting Couch case has held that if serious offence are added in FIR, Court can direct that accused be arr.....
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SC: Proceedings Questioning Employee’s Caste Certificate Can’t be Done Ex-Parte(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a scenario where validity of community certificate is put to question, keeping in mind the importance of document and e.....
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SC Transfers All Present & Future FIRs Against Nupur Sharma Over Remarks on Prophet to Delhi(12.08.2022)
Supreme Court has transferred all FIRs registered against former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma in different parts of the country to the Delhi Police, .....
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SC: Rule of Evidence to Prove Criminal Charges Can’t be Used While Deciding MAC Claims(12.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that rule of evidence to prove criminal charges can’t be used while deciding application seeking motor accident compensation (M.....
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SC: Suspicion However Strong Cannot be Ground for Conviction(12.08.2022)
Supreme Court while acquitting accused in a murder case, has held that an accused cannot be convicted on the ground of suspicion, no matter how strong.....
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SC: 45 Days Time Limit for Filing Appln Under SARFAESI Act is for Quick Enforcement of Security(12.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a time limit of 45 days for filing an application under Section 17 of SARFAESI Act is provided for quick enforcement of th.....
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SC: Continuity of Service With Back Wages Can be Directed Where The Retrenchment Was Not Bona Fide(12.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that once the orders of retrenchment are set aside for not being Bona Fide, the workmen will naturally be entitled to continuit.....
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SC to Trial Courts: Hold In-Camera Trial in All Sexual Harassment Cases Apart from Rape Cases(16.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the trial that in-camera trials should be allowed in all cases relating to sexual harassment and ensure that the cross-exam.....
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SC: Appln. for Hearing of Review Petition by HC Judge Has to be Placed Before CJ HC on Admin Side(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an application seeking to assign a review petition to a particular High Court judge should be placed before Chief Justice .....
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SC: Civil Court Can Try Suit Filed by Borrower Against Bank, But Has No Power to Transfer it to DRT(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that Civil Court has jurisdiction to try a suit filed by a borrower against a Bank or Financial Institution has held tha.....
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SC: 'Letter Of Credit' is Independent Contract of Sale or Underlying Transactions(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a letter of credit is independent of, and unqualified by the contract of sale or underlying transactions.
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SC: Appointment of VC has to be Made from Panel of Names Recommended by Search Committee(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that most meritorious person should be appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the University from and amongst the other eligible merit.....
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SC: State’s Decision to Not Recommend Further Recognition to New B.Ed Colleges Not Arbitrary(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Government’s decision not to recommend further recognition to new B.Ed. colleges on the need/requirement basis canno.....
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SC: Court Auction Sale is Most Transparent(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that Registering Authority can’t sit in appeal over decision of Court permitting sale at particular price has held that .....
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Indian-American Neomi Rao Takes Oath as Judge of Powerful Court, Replaces Controversial Kavanaugh(21.03.2019)
Born in Detroit to Parsi physicians from India Zerin Rao and Jehangir Narioshang Rao Neomi Rao is the second Indian-American after Sri Srinivasan to .....
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CONTRACT - Writ Petitions in Contract Matters Maintainable When There is Arbitrariness By State: SC(22.03.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that even in contract matters, a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can be entertained by the h.....
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SERVICE - SC Asks High Courts to Register Suo Motu PILs Over vacancies in Police Forces(22.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed that the matter pertaining to filling up of vacancies in police forces be entertained and monitored by the respective high .....
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India's Largest Hydel Project: SC Asks Green Tribunal to Decide Objections Against Expert Committee Members(22.03.2019)
The Supreme court found fault in the manner in which the NGT had brushed aside objections to the constitution of the expert committee to study the 2,0.....
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UP Man Who Dragged His Feet for 2 Years Over Alimony Pays Up After Just 5 Days in Jail(23.03.2019)
The man who failed to give alimony to his estranged wife despite multiple court orders since January 2017 was quick to sign the cheques to clear the o.....
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- Sabarimala Case: SC Dismisses Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court(25.03.2019)
SC while dismissing the application seeking transfer of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court to its.....
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SC Sets Aside Conviction of Person for Offence of Murder on Lack of Proper Evidence(02.03.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a person for the offence of murder, after noting that the only evidence which linked him to the offence .....
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SC Directs to Implement Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan Before Permitting Mining Activity(03.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Odisha to implement the Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan before permitting any mining activity in the ec.....
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SC: Mere Filing of Representation Before Authorities Does Not Extend Limitation Period(03.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that mere filing of representation before authorities does not extend the period of limitation.
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SC Refuses to Modify Its Order Directing Priadarshni Foundations to Reconvey Land to Unitech(03.03.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to modify its last year's order directing Priadarshni Foundations Pvt. Ltd to reconvey the lands ad-measuring 30.71 acres to.....
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SC Rejects Maharashtra Backward Classes Commission's Interim Report Recommending 27% OBC Quota(03.03.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to accept the interim report filed by the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission which recommended the restoration of.....
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SC: States Cannot Levy Excise Duty on Alcohol Which is Not Fit for Human Consumption(04.03.2022)
Supreme Court observed that States have power to levy excise duty only in respect of the alcoholic liquor for human consumption, noting that alcoholic.....
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SC: Landlord is Not Required to be Unemployed to Seek Eviction on Ground of Bonafide Requirement(04.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a landlord is not required to be unemployed to seek eviction on the ground of bona fide requirement under Section 21(.....
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SC: Award Passed by Lok Adalat Cannot be Basis for Redetermination of Compensation(04.02.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Award passed by a Lok Adalat under Section 20 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 cannot be the basis for rede.....
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SC: Adjudicatory Functions of NGT Cannot be Delegated to Administrative Expert Committees(04.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that adjudicatory functions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) cannot be delegated to administrative expert committees. An ex.....
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SC: Operational Creditor Includes All Those Who Provide or Receive Operational Services(07.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that operational creditor includes all those who provide or receive operational services from the corporate debtor, which u.....
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SC: Discrepancies Between FIR and Subsequent Statement Not Grounds for Discharge(07.02.2022)
Supreme Court observed that discrepancies between the FIR and any subsequent statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 canno.....
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SC Releases Death Row Convict After 28 Years in Detention(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has released a death row convict after he has been in detention for over 28 years upon finding that even though he was a juvenile at the.....
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SC Suggests Meeting Between DCPCR & MWCD to Discuss 2021 Amendment to JJ Act(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has suggested that meeting be held between Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and Ministry of Women and Child Devel.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Appointment of Adv. Victoria Gowri as Madras HC Judge(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions challenging the appointment of Advocate L. Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court. S.....
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SC to UP Govt.: Decide Plea for Remission Within 3 Months of Prisoner Becoming Eligible(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing slew of directions to institutionalize the process of pre-mature release of prisoners, has directed UP Government to dispo.....
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SC Directs Payment of Rs. 650 Cr. to Workers of 25 Tea Gardens in Assam(08.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the payment of about Rs. 650 crores towards dues of 28,556 workers of 25 tea gardens in the state of Assam, including 15 ga.....
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Centre to SC: Surrogate Mother Need Not be Genetically Related to Child(08.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to give immediate effect to 3 important clarifications that Centre has issued regarding the extant regime on surroga.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Rapido's Plea Against Maharashtra Govt’s Refusal to Grant License(08.02.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain Rapido's plea against Maharashtra government's refusal to grant them license on the ground that the petitioner .....
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SC: PMLA Court Jurisdiction Not Limited to Place Where Proceeds Come Into Possession of Accused(08.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that jurisdiction of PMLA court to try money laundering offence not limited to place where proceeds of crime come into possessi.....
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SC Refuses Modification of 'Permanent Commission to Women' Judgement(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has denied modification of its judgement granting permanent commission to women officers in the Army, and has directed the officers to a.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Handing Over of Records of Desecration of Guru Granth Sahib(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the challenge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court's direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to hand over all cas.....
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SC: Salaries and Pensions are Rightful Entitlement of Government Employees(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that salaries and pensions are rightful entitlements of Government employees and the Government which has delayed the payme.....
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SC Seeks Views on Creation of Additional Courts for Trial of Cheque Dishonour Cases(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has sought the views of the Central Government on the creation of additional Courts for the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Sectio.....
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SC: Provisions of Order VII Rule 11 CPC Not Exhaustive(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the provisions of Order VII Rule 11 [Rejection of Plaint] of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1973 are not exhaustive and .....
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SC: Regulation of Fee for MBBS Students Within Domain of Self Financing Medical College(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the regulation of fee for MBBS students in private self-financing medical colleges is within the domain of the Admissi.....
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SC Extends Interim Protection From Arrest Granted To Kailash Vijayvargiya & Others In Rape Case(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the interim protection from arrest granted earlier to BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Jo.....
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SC Stays Cutting Of Trees For Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Till Nov 26; Asks NGT To Decide Afresh(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the felling of trees of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway project till November 26 and directed the National Green Tribunal to de.....
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Lakhimpur Kheri Case : SC Appoints Justice RK Jain To Monitor Investigation(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, to monitor the investigation in the Lakhmipur Kh.....
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SC Restrains Tripura Police From Taking Coercive Steps Against 3 Persons Booked Under UAPA(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Tripura Police that no coercive steps should be taken against 2 lawyers & 1 journalist, who were booked under anti-terror l.....
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SC Allows Centre to Further Disinvest Shares In Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Orders CBI Investigation(18.11.2021)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Union of India may disinvest its residual shareholding of 29.5% in Hindustan Zinc Ltd. The Court has also directed th.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses CBSE-ICSE Students' Plea Seeking Hybrid Option for Class X-XII Term Exams(18.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by students seeking urgent directions to conduct Class X and XII CBSE and ICSE Term I exams in hybri.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Appointment of Full-Term Member for National Commission for SC/ST(11.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for S.....
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Supreme Court Proposes Govt. to Consider Stay on Implementation of Farm Laws(11.01.2021)
Supreme Court has proposed the Government to consider putting a hold on the implementation of the three farm laws, to make sure that the dispute betwe.....
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SC: Incorporation of One-Sided Clauses in Apartment Buyer’s Agreement is Unfair Trade Practice(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the incorporation of one-sided and unreasonable clauses in the Apartment Buyer's Agreement constitutes an unfair trade pra.....
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SC: Non-Payment of Stamp Duty Not to Invalidate Arbitration Agreement(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that non-payment of stamp duty on the commercial contract will not invalidate the arbitration agreement.
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking to Set Up Anti-Corruption Courts in All Districts(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking the setting up of anti-corruption courts with a mandate to dispose of each case within a year in.....
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SC: Reference to Facilitation Council Maintainable In Spite of Independent Arbitration Agreement(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that reference made to Facilitation Council is maintainable in spite of an independent arbitration agreement existing between t.....
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SC: Party Who Was Not Supplier on Date of Entering Into Contract Can’t Seek Benefit Under MSMED Act(02.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a party who was not 'supplier' on the date of entering into contract cannot seek any benefit as the 'supplier' under the M.....
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SC: 'Bribe Giver' Being Party Connected to 'Proceeds of Crime' Can be Prosecuted Under PMLA(02.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that by handing over money with the intent of giving bribe, ‘bribe giver’ will be assisting or will knowingly be a party to an .....
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SC Admits Plea Against Abolition of State-Funded Madrassas in Assam(02.11.2022)
Supreme Court has admitted a special leave petition against a Gauhati High Court decision upholding a 2020 Assam Assembly law, according to which all .....
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SC: Discretionary & Extraordinary Power U/Sec 319 CrPC Should be Exercised Sparingly(02.11.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that power under Section 319 CrPC is a discretionary and extraordinary power which should be exercised sparingly and only i.....
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SC Extends Jurisdiction of Committee to Oversee Transfer/Import of Wild Animals in India(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has extended jurisdiction and scope of High Powered Committee to oversee transfer/import of wild animals in India as constituted by High.....
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SC: Courts Shouldn’t Summon Appearance of Officials at The Drop of The Hat(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is open to the High court to come to any conclusion on the basis of the pleadings and materials available on rec.....
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SC: Order of Compulsory Retirement Can be Set Aside if Found to be Punitive(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that order of compulsory retirement can be set aside if it is punitive in nature and was passed to circumvent the pending d.....
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SC Upholds 'Change In Law' Compensation for Adani Power(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court while criticizing State Distribution Companies for taking a stand contrary to that of the Union regarding grant of "Change in Law" compe.....
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SC: Mere Intimidation to Silence Kidnapped Child Not Sufficient to Prove Threat to Life(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that intimidation of the kidnapped child victim, for the purpose of making him silent, cannot be enough to suffice the ingredie.....
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SC: Petition U/A 32 of Constitution to Challenge Binding Judgment is Not Maintainable(09.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution cannot be maintained in order to challenge a binding judgment of this Cour.....
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SC: Franklin Templeton Will Not Launch Any New Debt Scheme Till Disposal of Appeal(27.07.2021)
Supreme Court has recorded that Franklin Templeton Asset Management India Pvt Ltd will not launch any new debt scheme till disposal of its appeal pend.....
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SC: Letter of Intent Can be Binding Contract if Its Term So Dictates(27.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, observing that a Letter of Intent is not a binding contract unless such a.....
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SC: Ocular Evidence Can be Disbelieved When Gross Contradiction Between Medical and Oral Evidence(27.07.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside an order of High Court that acquitted an accused in a murder case observing that ocular evidence is considered the best ev.....
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SC: Production of Injury Report is Not Sine Qua Non for Establishing Offence(27.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that production of injury report is not a sine qua non for establishing the case for the offence under Section 323 of the I.....
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SC: Consent of SEBI Not Mandatory for Compounding Offences Under SEBI Act(28.07.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the consent of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is not mandatory for the compounding of offences under se.....
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SC: Welfare Schemes Should Cover All Orphan Children and Not Just Children Orphaned by Covid(28.07.2021)
Supreme Court has made an oral observation that the welfare schemes for orphans, such as the one announced under the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistan.....
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Supreme Court Stays High Court Proceedings on COVID Vaccination Priority for Legal Fraternity(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered a stay on proceedings before all High Courts in the cases regarding inclusion of legal fraternity in the priority list for C.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Exorbitant Enrolment Fees Charged by State Bar Councils(10.04.2023)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central government, Bar Council of India and all the State Bar Councils in the writ petition challenging the exorbi.....
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SC: No Penalty Under S.271C of IT Act for Mere Delay in Remittance of TDS(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that words used in Section 271C(1)(a) are ‘fails to deduct’, and the same doesn’t speak about belated remittance of TDS,.....
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SC to Centre: Frame National Policy on Menstrual Hygiene for School-Going Girls in the Country(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while directing Central Government to frame a National Policy on menstrual hygiene for school-going girls in the country has stated that.....
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SC: Must Re-Consider View That There Can’t be Police Custody Beyond 15 Days of Arrest(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Court must reconsider its views in CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (MANU/SC/0335/1992), wherein it was held that police cust.....
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SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Judgment that Dismissed WP by Citing SC Judgment in N.G Projects Ltd. Case(07.06.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside a Bombay High Court judgment which dismissed a writ petition by referring to observations made in M/s N. G. Projects Ltd. .....
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SC: Testimony of a Wholly Unreliable Witness Cannot be Relied Upon for Conviction(08.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if the Court finds that a witness is wholly unreliable, neither conviction nor acquittal can be based on the testimony.
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SC Reprimands Medical Counseling Committee Over Vacant Seats in NEET-PG(08.06.2022)
Supreme Court while reprimanding Medical Counseling Committee over 1456 (approx.) vacant seats in NEET-PG has stated that leaving seats in NEET-PG va.....
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SC to Bihar Govt.: Consider Framing Guidelines for Arrest Similar to Those Adopted by Delhi Police(09.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Bihar Government to look into the guidelines for arrest, keeping in view section 41A of Criminal Procedure Code, similar to.....
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SC: Income, Age, Bigger Family Cannot be Sole Criteria in Child Custody Matters(10.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that income, age, bigger family can’t be the sole criteria to decide matters related to child- custody.
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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Additional Mop-Up Round for Filling Vacant Seats in Nursing Courses(10.06.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea seeking an additional mop-up round to fill up seats which have remained vacant in nursing courses for the academic ye.....
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SC: NHAI Best Judge to Decide Which Land to Acquire(13.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) can be said to be best judge to decide which land to be acquired and which not.....
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SC to MHA: Obtain Verification Reports from 8 States on Allegations of Violence Against Christians(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to obtain verification reports from law enforcement agencies of 8 states, namely, Biha.....
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SC: Arbitrator Has Discretion to Award Post-Award Interest on Part of The Sum(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held arbitrator has the discretion to determine the rate of reasonable interest, the sum on which the interest is to be paid, that i.....
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SC: Arbitrator Has Discretion to Award Post-Award Interest on Part of The Sum(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held arbitrator has the discretion to determine the rate of reasonable interest, the sum on which the interest is to be paid, that i.....
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SC to State LSA: Use DLSA Model on Inclusion of Para-Legal Volunteers in Police Stations(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed to circulate the Delhi State Legal Services Authority's (LSA) scheme regarding empanelment of Para Legal Volunteers in poli.....
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SC Lays Down Guidelines for Considering Applications Seeking Amendment to Plaint(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court while laying down guidelines for considering applications seeking amendment of plaint has held that mere delay would not be a ground for.....
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SC: Successive FIRs by Same Informant Against Same Accused on Same Allegations Not Permissible(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that registration of multiple FIRs by same person against same accused based on the same set of facts and the same cause of act.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provision Allowing Use of EVMs(16.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act which per.....
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SC to States: Inform if State Haj Committees Have Been Constituted(16.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed State governments to inform the Court, by way of an affidavit, if Hajj committees are constituted in their in their respect.....
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SC: Talaq-E-Hasan Not so Improper Prima Facie, Women Have Option of Khula Divorce(16.08.2022)
Supreme Court has made prima facie observation that the practice of divorce through the Muslim personal law practice of Talaq-E-Hasan, as per which a .....
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SC: Can't Deny Maternity Leave Because Woman's Husband Has 2 Children from His Previous Marriage(17.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a woman cannot be declined maternity leave under the Central Services (Leave Rules) 1972 with respect to her biological ch.....
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SC to Centre: Take Proactive Steps With FIFA to Lift AIFF’s Suspension(17.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed central government to take proactive steps with FIFA to ensure that India can get to host the under-17 women’s world cup an.....
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SC: UGC Regulations 2016 Exempting PhD Holders from NET Qualification Will Apply Retrospectively(18.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2016 which exempts PhD holders from National Eligibility Test (NET) qualif.....
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SC Dismisses Father's Plea For Handing Over Son's Body Who Was Killed in Hyderpora Encounter(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that Amir Magrey, who was killed in hyderpora encounter in J&K was given a decent burial by State authorities including .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking to Examine Link Between Pornography & Sexual Crimes(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the police to examine the impact of vie.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging MoEF Draft Notification on Western Ghats(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the Draft Notification published by Central Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, demarcat.....
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SC to Union Govt.: Pay Rs 10 Lakhs to Man Who Spent 14 Years in Pakistan Jail as Indian Spy(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to pay ex gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakhs to a man who claimed that he was deputed to Pakistan for a co.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Challenging Exclusion of SC/ST Reservation in Jharkhand DJ Appointment(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea challenging exclusion of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes .....
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SC: Lodging Juveniles in Adult Prisons is Deprivation of Their Personal Liberty(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court while holding that lodging juveniles in adult prisons amounted to deprivation of their personal liberty, has observed that once a child .....
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SC Upholds Validity of Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act 2014(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act 2014 and dismissed the petitions challenging the constitutionalit.....
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SC Upholds Validity of Section 50(a) Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954(21.09.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, has observed that State enactment rela.....
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SC: Common Man Wants to Know Truth About Allegations Against Public Servants(21.09.2022)
Supreme Court while considering BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea challenging High Court’s order refusing to quash summoning order in defamation case filed b.....
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SC: Pension Rules Must be Interpreted in Favour of Employee if Multiple Interpretations are Possible(22.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if pension rules are capable of more interpretations than one, the Courts should lean towards that interpretation which go.....
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SC: Mere Possession of Sensitive Information Not Enough for Insider Trading, Profit Motive Essential(22.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that merely because a person was in possession of unpublished price sensitive information at the time of trading in securities,.....
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SC Sets Aside NCDRC Order Awarding Compensation to Woman Who Gave Birth Despite Tubectomy Surgery(22.09.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside an order passed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) that directed a hospital to pay compensation to.....
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SC: Once Apex Court Passes Order, Collector Can’t Await for Permission to Implement it(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while disapproving practice of authorities delaying implementation of directions by seeking permission from their superior officers has .....
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SC to Centre: Ensure E-Filing of All Revenue Appeals Before HCs And Tribunals(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to ensure that the entire filing of Revenue appeals before the High Courts and the Tribunals is carried out in the e.....
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SC: Compensation of Rs. 2 Crore for Bad Haircut is Excessive(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) awarding compensation of Rs. 2 crores to model for .....
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SC: Writ Jurisdiction Can be Applied When Contractual Terms Imposed by State are Arbitrary(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while invalidating GAIL's Condition imposed on IPCL, has held that if the State in its contractual dealings fails to exercise a degree o.....
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SC Denies Claim for Sun Stroke Death in Insurance Coverage for Accidental Death(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that death occurring due to sun-stroke during election duty will not come within the scope of the clause "death only resulting .....
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SC: Charitable Purpose Not Limited to Free Medical Relief(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court has overruled its Division bench judgement in SH Medical Centre Hospital vs State of Kerala & Ors (MANU/SC/0035/2014) to the extent it h.....
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SC Bench: Only CJI Can Assign Cases(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court bench comprising Justices BR Gavai & Vikram Nath while expressing disapproval of another bench assigning case to it has stated that if p.....
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SC: Killing of Animals for Food is Permissible Under Law(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing a plea seeking to curb the killing of animals for food and to switch over to lab-generated meat, has observed that unde.....
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SC: Only 10% Seats in Higher Judiciary Can be Filled via Limited Competitive Examination(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Madhya Pradesh High Court to comply with directions of Supreme Court in All India Judges’ Association v. UOI (MANU/SC/1120/.....
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SC Affirms All. HC’s Order for Removal of a mosque from its Premises(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court has affirmed the Allahabad High Court’s 2017 order which directed for the removal of a mosque named "Masjid High Court" from its premise.....
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SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order Banning Fatwas(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has made absolute the interim stay on the Uttarakhand High Court’s order that banned religious outfits and statutory panchayats/local pa.....
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SC: Facts Relevant for Grant of Relief Gives Rise of Cause of Action(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court while explaining concept of cause of action under Article 226 of Constitution, has observed that only those facts, which are relevant to.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Insistence on Aadhaar Card for Covid Vaccination(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a writ petition seeking directions to the Centre to not insist on the production of Aadhaar card as the only proof .....
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Supreme Court Rejects the Plea To Cancel NEET-UG 2021 Over Alleged Malpractices(04.10.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of the NEET-UG2021 examination held on September 12, 2021 and conduct of fresh exams in th.....
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Supertech Demolition: SC Dismisses Plea For Modifying Its Order To Demolish Two Buildings In Noida(04.10.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed Supertech Application seeking modification of the August 31 judgment of the court by which it upheld an order passed by th.....
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SC: States Not To Deny Ex-Gratia On Ground That Death Cert. Not Mention COVID As Cause Of Death(04.10.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered that no state should deny the ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50,000 to the kin of persons who died of COVID on the sole ground.....
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SC: Arbitrator Cannot Grant Pendente Lite Interest if Contract Contains Specific Clause(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an arbitrator cannot grant pendente lite interest if the contract contains a specific clause which expressly bars paym.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses NGO's Plea to Expunge Remarks Against Dy SP in Walayar Case(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by an NGO named "Justice for Walayar Kids Forum" seeking to expunge certain adverse remarks ma.....
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Supreme Court to Launch Online RTI Portal Soon(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has said that it will soon launch an online portal which can be used by public to file applications under Right to Information Act (RTI .....
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SC Orders Release of All Convicts in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered premature release of all six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts while noting that convicts displayed g.....
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SC: Evidence of TIP Inadmissible if Suspects Were Shown to Witnesses Before Identification(14.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that evidence of Test Identification Parade (TIP) is inadmissible if the suspects were shown to the witnesses before the identi.....
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SC: Seniority of Direct Recruits & Promotees has to be Determined as Per Service Rules(14.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that seniority of direct recruits and promotees in a particular service has to be determined as per the service rules.
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SC: Lawyer Who Signs Petitions With Derogatory Remarks is Guilty of Contempt of Court(14.11.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Petitioner and AOR on plea containing contemptuous remarks against High Court judgment, has stated that even a lawy.....
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SC: High Court Cannot Exercise The Power of Remission by Itself(14.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while exercising the power of judicial review, a High Court cannot exercise the power of remission by itself.
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SC to Centre: Make GST Appellate Tribunal Paperless(14.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Union Government to ensure that all filings by it in tax matters before High Courts and Tribunals are in e-filing mode, and.....
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SC Dismissed Plea to Relax Lawyers’ Dress Code During Summer(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition seeking relaxation of dress code for lawyers during the summer season. The Court while dismissing t.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere With Delhi HC Directions to Monitor Conditions of Women Inmates in Ashram(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the direction of the Delhi High Court to form a District Judge-led Committee to monitor the condition o.....
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SC: Bail Conditions Should be Proportionate(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the bail conditions imposed by the Courts, apart from bearing a nexus with the purpose of imposing them, ought to be propo.....
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SC: No Wrong in Disqualifying Candidate for Not Using Prescribed Language in OMR Sheet(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding the rejection of candidature of a candidate, who used different language in the application form than the OMR sheet, has.....
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SC Dismisses Petitions Filed to Seek GST Exemption for Haj-Umrah Services(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various private tour operators seeking exemption from the Goods and Services Tax for Haj and.....
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SC Dismisses Mother's Plea to Review Judgment Commuting Death Sentence of Rape And Murder Convict(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a mother seeking review of its Judgment commuting the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for th.....
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SC: Abortion Can't be Denied Solely Because Woman is Unmarried(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has passed an ad-interim order to allow an unmarried woman to abort her pregnancy of 24-weeks arising out of live-in relationship, subje.....
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SC to Centre: Collect Information from States on Compliance With Directions to Prevent Mob Violence(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Ministry of Home Affairs to compile information regarding preventive, corrective and remedial measures taken by the State Gove.....
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SC: Non-Forest Activities Cannot be Permitted Without Prior Approval from Central Government(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Government/Competent Authority cannot permit any change of user of forest or deemed forest land without obtaining pr.....
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SC: Parties Can’t be Referred to Arbitration Against Decision of General Manager on Notified Claims(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if the decision of a specified authority/General Manager is final and it is decided by it that the claims are not notified.....
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SC: Benefit of Tofan Singh Judgment May be Taken During Regular Bail Hearing(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Anticipatory bail granted to NDPS accused, has held that an accused under NDPS Act may be able to take advantage of .....
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SC Directs to Open GST Portal for Claiming Transitional Credit for Two Months(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has directed to open the GST system enabling to claim transitional credit for two months.
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SC Allows Centre to Continue Security Cover for Mukesh Ambani Family(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing the proceedings in the PIL pending before Tripura High Court challenging security cover given to Mukesh Ambani & his fami.....
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SC: Posting Anticipatory Bail Plea After 2 Months Can't be Appreciated(22.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that posting an application for anticipatory bail after a couple of months cannot be appreciated and stated that in such matter.....
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SC: Plea to Remove Minister Can be Listed Only After Placing Before CJI(23.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that PIL seeking direction to Delhi and Maharashtra Government to remove its Health Minister Satyendar Jain & Cabinet Minister .....
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SC: Witness Can't be Recalled for Giving Different Statement in Another Case Relating to Same Event(23.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that merely because a different statement was given by prosecution witness in another case relating to the same incident, that .....
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SC Extends Interim Protection from Arrest for BJP MLA Jayakumar Gore in Forgery Case(24.06.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the interim protection from the arrest of BJP MLA Jayakumar Gore who has been accused of allegedly forging documents in the.....
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SC Dismisses Zakia Jafri's Plea Against SIT Clean Chit to Narendra Modi in 2002 Gujarat Riots Case(24.06.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition filed by Zakia Ehsan Jafri challenging the closure report filed by SIT discarding the allegations of larger consp.....
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SC: For National Security Interest, Inquiry Proceedings of Civil Servant Can be Done Away With(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that inquiry proceedings of civil servants can be done away with if President or Governor is satisfied that inquiry would not b.....
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SC Sets Aside Government Order to Merge NSEL With 63 Moons Technologies(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the Union Government’s decision to merge National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) with Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL), .....
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Registered Trade Union can File Insolvency Petition as Operational Creditor: SC(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members.
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Manager of Nationalized Bank Though a Public Servant Can't Claim Protection U/S 197 CrPC: SC(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a public servant working in a nationalized bank cannot claim benefit of Sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Pro.....
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Manager of Nationalized Bank Though a Public Servant Can't Claim Protection U/S 197 CrPC: SC(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a public servant working in a nationalized bank cannot claim benefit of Sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Pro.....
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Provide Medical Reimbursement to Retired HC Judges and Family Members: SC to State/UTs(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has directed all the States and Union Territories to comply with its earlier order to provide medical facilities to retired Chief Justic.....
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Complaint Need Not be Filed U/S 498A IPC by Woman Subjected to Cruelty Herself: SC(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that Section 498A of Indian Penal Code does not contemplate that complaint for offence under Section 498A should be filed only .....
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Amrapali Group Committed First Degree Crime by Cheating Home Buyers: Supreme Court(01.05.2019)
The remarks of the bench came after advocates appearing for the group said there was no wrongdoing done on their part and there was no diversion of Rs.....
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SC to Use AI to Make Live Transcriptions of its Hearings(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court has launched live transcription service in CJI D.Y. Chandrchud’s courtroom on trial basis. The service will use Artificial Intelligence .....
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SC: NI Cases Can be Transferred to Other State by Invoking Section 406 CrPC(22.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that notwithstanding non-obstante clause in Section 142(1) of Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, power of Court to transfer crimi.....
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SC: Compensation for Land Acquisition Can’t be Different Based on Nature of Ownership(22.02.2023)
Supreme Court while striking down classification made by Greater NOIDA Authority between Pushtaini and Gair-Pushtaini Landholders for granting compens.....
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SC Clarifies: Allowing Adoption in Unmarried Student Abortion Case Not to Supplant CARA Process(22.02.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order passed in petition filed by an unmarried woman seeking termination of pregnancy wherein Court allowed adopt.....
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SC Issues Safeguards for Preventing Misuse of Power to Summon Additional Accused U/S 319 CrPC(23.02.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing appeal challenging Punjab and Haryana High Court order that allowed an application seeking to summon an additional accused.....
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SC: Minority School Can’t Claim State Grant for Salary of Employee Retained Beyond Retirement Age(23.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that provisions for grant or non-grant in aid to educational institutions have to be uniformly applied has held that min.....
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SC: Cinema Halls Can Regulate Movie Goers from Carrying Outside Food And Beverages(04.01.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside direction of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that owner of a cinema hall has the right to regulate .....
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SC: Mere Dispute on Monetary Demand Doesn’t Attract Offence of Criminal Breach of Trust(04.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that even if complainant is of opinion that monetary demand or claim is incorrect and not payable, an offence under section 405.....
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SC: Magistrate Must Ensure if Complaint Constitutes Only Civil Wrong Before Summoning Accused(04.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the violation of law alleged is clearly debatable and doubtful, the Magistrate must ensure clarification of the ambig.....
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SC: Departure from Tender Route for Awarding Govt. Contract Must be Reasonable(04.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that State does not have absolute discretion while spending public money has held that government contracts must be ordi.....
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SC Rejects Azam Khan’s Plea to Transfer Case to Another State(04.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that a wrong order is not a ground to infer bias and transfer the trial from the state has refused to entertain the plea.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against All. HC Order Refusing to Quash FIRs Relating to Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea filed by the office-bearers of Rampur's Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, headed by Azam Khan, for quashi.....
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SC Imposes Fine on Ministry of Information of Being in Contempt of Top Court Judgment(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1,00,000 on Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of being in contempt of the Top Court's judgment dated Sep.....
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SC: Reservation Category Person Can't Claim Quota Benefits Simultaneously in Two Successor States(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a person who is entitled to the benefit of reservation in either of the State of Bihar or State of Jharkhand will not be e.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Eligibility Criteria of 75% Marks in Class 12 for IIT-JEE Aspirants(30.05.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the rule requiring JEE Advanced candidates to have at least 75 per cent aggregate marks in Class XII (o.....
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PIL in SC: Seeking 2 Yrs. Cooling Off Period for Retired Judges Before Accepting Political Appt.(31.05.2023)
Bombay Lawyer’s Association has filed PIL in Supreme Court seeking cooling off period of two years before any retired judge of Supreme Court or High C.....
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SC: Courts Can Delete Unnecessary Parties In PILs(01.06.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging interim order of Uttarakhand High Court by which it deleted some respondents from the array of parties.
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SC: Can’t Exercise Judicial Review to Re-Appreciate Evidence in Departmental Enquiry(05.06.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Constitutional Court while exercising judicial review can’t decide case as if it is the first stage of the case, ha.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Judgment Holding 'Skin to Skin' Contact Necessary for 'Sexual Assault'(27.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order acquitting a man accused of child abuse on the grounds that groping a child's breasts without 'skin.....
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SC Issues Notice in Clubbing and Transferring of Criminal Proceedings Against Creators of ‘Tandav’(28.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a plea filed by the Director, Producer, Writer and Actor of the web series Tandav seeking for clubbing and transfe.....
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SC Stays Arrest of Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa in Land De-notification Case(28.01.2021)
Supreme Court has admitted a special leave petition filed by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and former State Industries Minister Murugesh Nir.....
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SC Stays Summons Issued to Manoj Tiwari on Criminal Defamation Complaint(28.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the summons issued to Manoj Tiwari on a criminal defamation complaint filed by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and issue.....
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SC Questions Central Govt About Power to Control Broadcast of Content Which May Incite Violence(28.01.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government about its powers under Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1994 to control broadcast of content by elect.....
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SC Dismisses Appeal of A.H. Vishwanath Against Order Disqualifying Him from Appointment(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Karnataka Bharatiya Janta Party leader and Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) A.H. Vishwanath agai.....
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SC: Person Who Has Not Drawn Cheque Cannot Be Prosecuted U/s 138 NI Act(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that, even in case of a joint liability, in case of individual persons, a person other than a person who has drawn the cheq.....
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SC: Magistrates & Trial Judges Also Have Responsibility in Safeguarding Citizens' Fundamental Right(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated in a judgment in which it emphasized the role of the lower Judiciary in preventing abuse of criminal court process that the M.....
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SC Suggests Amendments to Sections 11(7), 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the amendments to Section 11(7) and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 might be necessary so that the or.....
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SC Allows Withdrawal of PIL Seeking Enactment of Uniform Act for Regulation of Marine Fishing(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed withdrawal of Public Interest Litigation filed seeking directions for enactment of an uniform act to regulate the marine fis.....
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SC Refuses PIL Seeking Restraint on Political Parties from Raising Slogan During Polls(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking to restrain political parties, more particularly Bharatiya Janta Party, fr.....
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SC: NEET Must for Even Private Minority Colleges(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that single window National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test (NEET) will be mandatory for admissions to medical and dental course.....
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SC Tells Income Tax Department to Refund ?733 Crore to Vodafone Idea(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has granted partial relief to Vodafone Idea by asking the income tax department to refund Rs 733 crore to the telecom firm within 4 week.....
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SC Upholds Tax Liability of PILCOM for 1996 World Cup(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal against tax liability of Rs 39 Lakhs to the Indian income tax department with interest from 1996 ICC World Cup .....
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SC: Inter-Se Seniority Among Candidates Who Pass LCE Must Be Based on Merit(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that in the seniority list of District Judges, the inter-se seniority between candidates who passed the Limited Competitive Exa.....
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SC: Non-Participation in Arbitral Proceedings Results in Waiver of Right to Object Jurisdiction(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that non-participation in Arbitral proceedings by a party and failure to raise objections before the Arbitrator would preclude .....
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SC: Service as Additional Judge Not to Count for Seniority of District Judge(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the period of service as an ad-hoc judge will not count for the seniority of District Judge.
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SC Asks ICMR to Consider Issues Raised Over Use of 'Hydroxychloroquine' & 'Azithromycin'(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to consider the issues raised in a Petition seeking for immediate change in the t.....
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SC Agrees to Examine Whether Probing Constitutionality of Declaration of 1975 Emergency is Feasible(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether a simplictor declaration that Emergency of 1975 was unconstitutional and that whether it would be feasible.....
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SC Dismisses Judicial Officer's Plea Alleging Unprofessional Activities by Top Court's Registry(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by a Judicial Officer of Maharashtra alleging unprofessional activities of its Registry in terms of unequal tre.....
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SC Asks NPCI on Grant of Licence to Whatsapp to Start App-Based UPI Payment Service(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has asked National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to file an affidavit explaining how WhatsApp was granted licence to start app-bas.....
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SC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Declaration of 1975 Emergency as Unconstitutional(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response from the central government on a plea filed by a 94-year-old woman seeking to declare as “wholly unconstitutional” t.....
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Supreme Court: Landlord-Tenant Disputes are Arbitrable(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has overruled its 2017 judgment in Himangni Enterprises case to hold that landlord-tenant disputes are arbitrable except when they are c.....
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SC: Closure Report Cannot be Filed Merely Because Investigation Not Possible(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a closure report cannot be filed merely on the ground that the investigation was not possible as the informant had not.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Regularisation if Appointment Was Not by Competent Authority(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that to seek regularisation, a daily rated employee must have been initially appointed by a competent authority and there must .....
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SC Refers Dawoodi Bohras Excommunuication Case to Nine Judge Sabarimala Bench(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court five judge Constitution Bench has referred the question of the validity of the practice of excommunication prevalent among the Dawoodi B.....
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SC: BCI Has Power to Prescribe AIBE(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has upheld the power of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to require law graduates to qualify for the All-India Bar Exam.....
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SC: Deposit of 25% of Amount by Auction Purchaser Mandatory Under Order XXI Rule 84 CPC(13.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that under Order XXI Rule 84 CPC, the deposit of 25% of the amount by the auction purchaser is mandatory, has held that .....
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SC: Only Small Peddlers Are Caught Not Culprits Actually Running Drug Syndicate(13.02.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to an undertrial in an NDPS case, has observed that in NDPS cases, smalltime drug peddlers are mostly caught and not.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Delimitation in Jammu & Kashmir(13.02.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition that challenged delimitation exercise carried out for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituen.....
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SC to Nagaland State Election Commission: Notify Local Body Polls With Women Quota Before March 14(14.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Nagaland State Election Commission to notify local body elections with women quota and place before it the official notific.....
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SC: Rehabilitation Scheme Under SICA Binds All Creditors(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that rehabilitation scheme under Section 18 of the SICA, 1985 shall bind all the creditors including the unsecured credi.....
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SC: Arbitrator Can Award Pendente Lite Interest if Not Barred Under Contract(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that unless there is a specific bar under the contract, Arbitrator can award pendente lite interest in view of Section 31(7)(a).....
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SC: Sealed Cover Procedure Fundamentally Against Judicial Process(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to accept sealed cover note submitted by Central Government in matter relating to disbursal of pension arrears to retired.....
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SC to All HCs: Set Up Online RTI Portals in Three Months(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to set up of online RTI Portals within three months, if they have not done so already.
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SC: Judgment Allowing Circumstantial Evidence Doesn’t Dilute Need of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the Constitution Bench judgment that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a convictio.....
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SC: Centre has Power to Abolish State Administrative Tribunal(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing petition filed by Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) Bar Association challenging Orissa High Court's decision which u.....
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Why Government Officials are Managing Religious Places and Temples: SC(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked as to why should government officials manage religious places and temples in the country while taking note of the fact that se.....
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Rainwater Harvesting: SC Stays NGT Fine Order(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed a National Green Tribunal order imposing a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh each on educational institutions in the capital for failing .....
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Narendra Modi Biopic: SC Refuses to Pass Order on Plea Seeking Stay on Release of Film(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to pass an order on a plea seeking a stay on release of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Central Board of Fil.....
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SC Quashes NTPC Plea in Power Billing Case(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by NTPC Ltd. to review an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) in a case pertaining to d.....
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Woman can File Case U/S 498A IPC at Place Where She Takes Shelter: SC(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a woman driven out of her matrimonial home because of cruelty can initiate criminal proceedings under Section 498A of IPC .....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Stay Modi Biopic(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain Congress Leader Amit Panwar's plea for a stay on release of the biopic on PM Narendra Modi ahead of the 2019 ge.....
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Can 'Stolen' Documents in Rafale Case be Used as Evidence? Supreme Court to Decide Tomorrow(09.04.2019)
The Central government had earlier claimed privilege over documents pertaining to Rafale deal and asserted that no one can produce them in the court w.....
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SC: Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount Can be Awarded(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation amount actually due and payable is to be awarded despite the claimants having sought for a les.....
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SC: Murder Convict Cannot be Sentenced to Punishment Less Than Life Imprisonment(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that there can’t be any punishment less than imprisonment for life, if an accused is convicted for murder offence under Section.....
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SC: Inter Departmental Communications Cannot be Relied Upon as a Basis to Claim Any Right(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that inter-departmental communications can’t be relied upon as basis to claim any right has held that before something a.....
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SC: Twin Condition of Fraud And Substantial Injury Has to be Satisfied to Set Aside Auction Sale(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that twin conditions of material irregularity or fraud and substantial injury has to be satisfied before an auction sale can be.....
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SC to Centre: Either Share The Draft of Trafficking Bill or We'll Call Cabinet Secretary to Court(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court while taking exception to Centre’s disinclination in not sharing the draft of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilit.....
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SC: Employee Dismissed After Disciplinary Proceeding Can’t be Reinstated Merely Because of Acquittal(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee who was dismissed from service pursuant to disciplinary enquiry cannot be reinstated merely because he is acqu.....
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SC: Not Every Breach of Promise to Marry is Rape(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court while acquitting a man who was concurrently convicted in a rape case, has observed that it would be wrong to consider every breach of pr.....
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SC: Not Every Breach of Promise to Marry is Rape(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court while acquitting a man who was concurrently convicted in a rape case, has observed that it would be wrong to consider every breach of pr.....
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SC to Trial Courts: Don’t Record Witness Testimonies Only in English(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court has disapproved of the practice of trial judges recording the testimonies of a witness only in the English language form as translated b.....
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SC: Can Quash Criminal Proceedings When Attempt Was to Cloak Civil Dispute as Criminal Offence(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 CrPC when it is found that the attempt was to give a cloak of crimin.....
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SC: Armed Forces Personnel Liable to Face Disciplinary Action for Adultery(01.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that striking down of Section 497 of IPC which criminalized adultery will not impact court martial proceedin.....
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SC Bifurcates Petitions in Electoral Bonds Case in Three Sets, to Hear Each Set Separately(01.02.2023)
Supreme Court has bifurcated the batch of petitions concerning the Electoral Bonds scheme into three distinct sets and decided to hear them separately.....
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SC to Centre/State: Amend CP Rules on Appointment Process of Commission Members(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Centre & States to comply with direction in Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs v. Dr. Mahindra Bhaskar Limaye (MANU/SC.....
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SC to Trial Courts: Do Not Mention Caste of Parties in Cause Titles(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Trial Courts to refrain from continuing practice of adding one's caste next to name in cause titles of judgments.
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SC: Dealer Must Prove Transaction Beyond Reasonable Doubt to Claim Input Tax Credit(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that under Section 70 of Karnataka Value Added tax Act, dealer claiming Input Tax Credit on purchase ought to prove and establi.....
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SC: Once Area Urbanized Under Del. Municipal Corporation Act, Del. Land Reforms Act Not Applicable(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once rural area is urbanized by issuance of notification under Section 507(a) of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, th.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Will to be Genuine Merely Because It’s More Than 30 Years Old(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that wills can’t be proved only on basis of their age, has held that presumption under Section 90 as to the regularity o.....
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SC: RP Can Take Control of Corporate Debtor's Rights in Assets Licensed to Third Parties(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Resolution Professional (RP) is entitled to take control of the rights of a corporate debtor in assets which are licensed .....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Intervention in Problem of Elephant Deaths Due to Electrocution(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking court's urgent intervention in relation to the problem of elephant death.....
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SC: Arbitral Tribunal Before 2015 Amendment Would Lose Mandate on Violation of Neutrality Clause(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an arbitral tribunal constituted as per an arbitration clause before the 2015 amendment to the Arbitration and Conciliatio.....
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SC: Banks Have Super-Added Obligation to Pay Back Customers Money on Demand(31.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that banks have a super-added obligation to pay back customers their money on demand with the agreed rate of interest. The .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Inner Line Permit System in Manipur(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed challenging the system of Inner Line Permit in State of Manipur in a writ petition which has also soug.....
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SC Dismisses OBC Student's Plea to Change IIT-JEE Course After Mistakenly Clicking Wrong Option(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by an IIT JEE aspirant who secured AIR 1008 in OBC category seeking directions to Centre, Ministry o.....
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Supreme Court Directs the State of UP to File Status Report on Functioning of Waqf Tribunals(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has questioned the State of Uttar Pradesh as to why only one Wakf Tribunal was functioning in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh in a Spe.....
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SC Sets Aside HC's Bail Condition That District Magistrate Should Take Over Jauhar University Land(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside a bail condition imposed by the Allahabad High Court to seal the premises of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University at Rampu.....
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SC: Junior Resident Doctors in ESIC-Hospitals Cannot Claim 50% In-Service Quota for PG Courses(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Junior Resident Doctors serving in Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) run hospitals as part of their bond period .....
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SC: Trust Property Cannot be Alienated Unless it is for Benefit of Trust And/or its Beneficiaries(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a trust property cannot be alienated unless it is for the benefit of the Trust and/or its beneficiaries.
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SC to UP Govt.: Take Action on Recommendations of Inquiry Commission(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to take action on the recommendations made in the report submitted by a three-member inquiry com.....
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SC: There Cannot Be Two Arbitration Proceedings With Respect To Same Transaction(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when a dispute has earlier been referred to arbitration and an award was passed on the claims made, then it is rightful to.....
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SC Stays Del. HC’s Order Allowing Operation of Rapido and Uber’s Bike Taxi in Delhi(13.06.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court’s order that allowed bike-taxi aggregators Uber and Rapido to operate without aggregators’ license in Delhi,.....
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SC: Delay in Filing CIRP Application Can be Condoned on Giving Sufficient Reasons(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to applications filed under Sections 7 and 9 of IBC, has held that delay in init.....
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SC Quashes CBI Investigation Against Former Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside Uttarakhand High Court order which had directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate corruption allegation.....
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SC: NCLT Can’t Exercise Parallel Jurisdiction With SEBI for Addressing Violations of SEBI Regulation(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) cannot exercise a parallel jurisdiction with Securities and Exchange Board of India (.....
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SC: NCLT Can’t Exercise Parallel Jurisdiction With SEBI for Addressing Violations of SEBI Regulation(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) cannot exercise a parallel jurisdiction with Securities and Exchange Board of India (.....
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SC Stays Allahabad HC Direction to Conduct UP ULB Polls Without OBC Quota(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court's direction to Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission to notify the Urban Local Body (ULB) Polls withou.....
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SC: Heroin And Other Drugs Are Ruining The Youths(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court while rejecting application for anticipatory bail of a man, who had 24 grams of Heroin and Brown sugar in possession with him, has obser.....
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SC: NBFC & Leasing Co. Not Liable to Pay Interest Tax on Installments Under Hire Purchase Agreement(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that non-banking finance (NBFC) and leasing companies are not liable to pay tax on the interest component included in the hire-.....
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SC: Highways Department Not Answering Land Owners' Objections Will Not Vitiate Acquisition(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that non-filing of a statement by the Highways Department answering the objections of land owners shall not vitiate land acqui.....
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SC: SEBI Circular on Standardisation of Procedure for Debenture Trustees Has Retroactive Application(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed retroactive application of SEBI Circular on Standardisation of procedure to be followed by Debenture Trustee(s) in case of d.....
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US Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Actions in College Admission Process(30.06.2023)
United States Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action policies in student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of Nor.....
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SC Grants Bail to Teesta Setalvad for 7 Days(03.07.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Teesta Setalvad for 7 days in connection with case regarding allegedly fabricating documents to implicate .....
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SC to Manipur Govt.: Provide Updated Status Report Regarding Present Position of the Violent Clashes(03.07.2023)
Supreme Court has sought for an updated status report from the State of Manipur regarding the present position of the violent clashes between communit.....
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SC to Del. Govt.: File Affidavit Disclosing Funds Used for Advertisements in Last 3 Financial Years(04.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit setting forth funds utilized for advertisements by the State in last three financial .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Raising Grievances of Flat Purchasers in Absence of Buyer Agreement(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a batch petitions under Article 32 raising the grievances of flat-purchasers that in the absence of u.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Rajasthan HC Bar Association at Jaipur(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to the office bearers of the Bar Association of the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur for boycotting a bench of .....
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SC: Penetrative Sexual Assault Against Child Below 12 Years is Aggravated Sexual Assault(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that if accused commits ‘penetrative sexual assault’ on a child below twelve years it is ‘aggravated penetrative sexual .....
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SC to WB Sessions Court: Decide Mohammad Shami’s Domestic Violence Case in One Month(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed West Bengal Sessions Court to decide and dispose of all proceedings against cricketer Mohammad Shami in a cruelty and assau.....
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SC Refers to Larger Bench Issue of Maintainability of SLP Against HC Order(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the issue ‘whether liberty granted by the Supreme Court to approach the High Court in review, automatical.....
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SC Directs States to Fill Up Consumer Commission Vacancies by End of January 2022(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions in the suo-motu case to deal with the vacancies in Consumer Commissions across the country.
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Syrian National in NDPS Case(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to a 23 year old Syrian national staying in Delhi who was in custody for his alleged involvement in trafficking of comm.....
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SC: NCDRC Can Direct Deposit of Entire or More Than 50% Amount Determined by SCDRC for Stay(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) can direct the deposit of the entire amount or more than 50% o.....
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SC: Evidence Showing Meeting of Minds Between Conspirators Important for Offence u/s 120-B IPC(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that in absence of any evidence to show meeting of minds between the conspirators for the intended object of committing an .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging 18% GST on Mining Operations(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on two writ petitions challenging the October 6 circular through which the government of India has clarified that Good.....
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Lok Sabha Passes High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Bill, 2021(09.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 that seeks to amend the High Co.....
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SC to HCs’: File Responses to Plea Seeking Online RTI Portals, Within Three Weeks(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to file their responses on proposed set up of online RTI Portals within three weeks. The issue arose when C.....
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SC to Centre: Examine Lack of Uniformity in Rules on Cadaveric Organ Transplant Across States(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to examine the lack of uniformity in rules regarding cadaveric organ transplant.....
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SC: Punjab is a Border State, Easy to Destroy Youth by Illicit Liquor & Drugs(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing the increasing issue of drugs in the State of Punjab has slammed the State government for its inaction regarding the iss.....
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SC Rejects Objections to Maintainability of PIL Against Forced Religious Conversion(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court while rejecting objections to maintainability of PIL against forced religious conversion has held that alluring people to convert to oth.....
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SC to Centre: Examine Means to Improve Conditions of Persons Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing plea filed by a person claiming to be suffering from a condition called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.....
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SC to Centre: Examine Means to Improve Conditions of Persons Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing plea filed by a person claiming to be suffering from a condition called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.....
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SC: If Chargesheet Does Not Reveal Prima Facie Case, Embargo For Bail Won't Apply(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the embargo for grant of bail under Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 will not be attracted i.....
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SC Dismisses SLP Filed by AKM Ashraf to Restrict Entry of People Without RT PCR Certificate(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed by AKM Ashraf, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly assailing the Kerala High Court's .....
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Supreme Court Directs Deposit of Legal Costs for Notice on Challenge Against Regularization(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has directed a Municipality to deposit legal costs of Rs. 50,000 as condition to issue notice on its challenge against a High Court dire.....
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SC Clarifies Insistence on Producing RT-PCR Result Not Restriction on Movement of Citizens(01.11.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that insistence by a State Government on negative RT-PCR results, for public health reasons, from people travelling in fr.....
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SC: Suspension of Conviction Can’t be Done Merely Because it will Cause Disqualification of MP(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea against Kerala High Court’s order that suspended the conviction of MP Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case,.....
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SC: Court Cannot Compel the Legislature to Come Out with a Particular Legislation(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court while declining to issue direction regarding the prohibition of cow slaughter has observed that the same is for the competent legislatur.....
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SC to Striking Odisha Lawyers: Get Back to Work or Face Contempt Action(15.11.2022)
Supreme Court has come down heavily on lawyers who have been striking over demand for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court at Sambalpur and directed.....
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SC: Can’t Cancel Bail Merely for Any Perceived Indiscipline by Accused Before Granting Bail(15.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that cancellation of bail can’t be ordered merely for any perceived indiscipline on the part of accused before granting .....
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SC Seeks Responses of High Courts in Plea to Establish Gram Nyayalayas(15.11.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to all High Courts in a petition which seeks directions to the States to establish "Gram Nyayalayas" as per the Gram N.....
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SC Waives Requirement of Solvency Certificate for Gautam Navlakha to Avail House Arrest(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court has waived the condition to obtain a solvency certificate for availing the benefit of house arrest for Gautam Navlakha, who is lodged in.....
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SC: Common Man Interested in Solutions Not Meetings(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court while criticizing Punjab and Haryana governments for not taking any effective steps on recommendations made by Central Water and Power R.....
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SC: Bail Condition Directing Teacher to Return Her Salary Not Legally Sustainable(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Patna High Court bail order directing teacher to return her salary, has observed that such conditions are neither ju.....
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SC: NBFCs Cannot be Regulated by State Enactments(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that state laws cannot govern Reserve Bank of India-regulated non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The top court stated th.....
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SC Asks MP SEC to Notify Local Body Election Programme Within 2 Weeks(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to notify the programme for local body elections in the state within two.....
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SC Puts Sedition Law on Hold, Asks Govts Not to Register Cases(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has put the sedition Law on hold, and urged the central and state governments not to file any First Information Reports (FIRs) under Sec.....
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Supreme Court Extends Stay on Ritu Maheshwari's Non-Bailable Warrant(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on the non-bailable warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against Noida Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Ind.....
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SC Refuses Interim Relief on Pleas Seeking Stay on LIC IPO Share Allotment(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to grant stay in a batch of petitions contesting the decision of the Central government to sell five percent of its sharehol.....
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SC to HCs & DGPs: Issue Notifications in Terms of Arnesh Kumar Judgement to Ensure Strict Compliance(01.08.2023)
Supreme Court while reiterating its guidelines issued in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (MANU/SC/0559/2014), has directed all High Courts and DGPs to .....
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SC: Rape Victim's Statement Mustn’t be Disclosed to Anyone Including Accused Till Charge-Sheet Filed(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that rape victim's statement made under Section 164 CrPC should not be disclosed to any person including accused till charge-sh.....
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SC to Centre: Sensitively Consider Plea to Include Disabled Persons in IPS, IRPFS, DANIPS Services(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to sensitively consider issue of inclusion of disabled people to the Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection .....
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SC: Non-Reporting of Sexual Assault Despite Knowledge is Serious Crime(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that non-reporting of sexual assault against a minor child despite knowledge is a serious crime, has held that more ofte.....
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SC to Centre & States: Consider Publication of Laws in All Regional Languages(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Central and State governments to consider a plea to publish all legislations in regional languages to ensure better access .....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Change Name of Bombay High Court as Maharashtra High Court(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition which sought to change the name of Bombay High Court as Maharashtra High Court, stating that it is a matter to .....
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SC Affirms Death Penalty for LeT Militant in 2000 Red Fort Attack Case(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing review petition filed by Lakshar-e-Taiba militant Mohammed Arif, has affirmed death penalty awarded to him for 2000 Red.....
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SC Refuses Plea for Financial Aid for Lawyers During Lockdown(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to create financial emergency funds for practicing .....
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SC: No Exemption to Lawyers’ Offices from Paying Rent(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Petition which sought exemption to advocates from payment of rent for their offices/chambers during lockdown.
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SC Disposes Plea Seeking Guidelines for Proper Disposal of Used Masks(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court did not intervene in a matter seeking for directions to issue guidelines for proper handling and disposal of used face masks which are b.....
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SC Asks Petitioner to Approach HC in Plea Seeking Removal of Communal Hashtags from Twitter(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a plea seeking for directions to Twitter for removal of communal hashtags on the social media platform and d.....
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SC: No Interim Stay on Central Vista Project(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Central Vista redevelopment project for construction of new Parliament building and common secretariat, saying t.....
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SC Tells RBI to Implement Moratorium in Letter and Spirit(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to ensure that its circular on the three-month moratorium on loan repayment between 1st March, 20.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Cost Regulation on Private Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Patients(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking nationwide cost related regulations for treatment of Coronavirus patients at private and corporate h.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Default Bail by Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati(18.11.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application of default bail moved by former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Gayatri Prajapati and instead ob.....
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SC Sets Aside Bombay HC’s Judgment Interpreting Touch as Skin-to- Skin Contact Under POCSO Act(18.11.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment of the Bombay High Court that held that skin-to-skin contact was necessary for the offence of sexual assault un.....
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SC: Summary Dismissal of Article 32 Writ Does Not Operate as Res Judicata(19.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the summary dismissal of an earlier writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution does not operate as res judicat.....
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SC Issues Directions for Disbursement of Compensation And Expeditious Adjudication of MACT Claims(19.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding disbursement of compensation and expeditious adjudication of motor accident claims by online m.....
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Can 'Stolen' Documents in Rafale Case be Used as Evidence? Supreme Court to Decide Today(10.04.2019)
The Central government had earlier claimed privilege over documents pertaining to Rafale deal and asserted that no one can produce them in the court w.....
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S. 138 NI Act: Complainant Bound to Explain His Financial Capacity When Questioned by Accused: SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a complainant in a cheque bounce case is bound to explain his financial capacity, when the same is questioned by the a.....
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Mere Financial Assistance to Buy Property can't be Termed Benami Transaction: SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere financial assistance to buy a property cannot be the sole determinative factor/circumstance to hold the transacti.....
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Deceased Bachelor's Age to be Considered for Calculating 'Multiplier' in Accident Claim : SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that, in the case of a motor accident where there is death of a person, who is a bachelor, it is the age of deceased which shou.....
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SC Expresses Annoyance Over Circulation of Forensic Auditors' Report on Amrapali Before Filing(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed annoyance over "circulation" of forensic auditors' report among lawyers on the embattled Amrapali Group before it was subm.....
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Corroborative Evidence Required if Deceased State of Mind Doubtful While Making Dying Declaration: SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that, though conviction can solely be based on dying declaration, corroborative evidence may be required when there is doub.....
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Sec. 138 NI Act: Complainant Bound to Explain His Financial Capacity When Questioned by Accused: SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a complainant in a cheque bounce case is bound to explain his financial capacity, when the same is questioned by the a.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Mining in Densely-Forested, Eco-Sensitive Areas(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to various States and the Union on a Public Interest Litigation against mining in densely- forested and eco-sensitive .....
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SC Dismisses SLP Seeking Change of Judge Holding Trial in 2017 Actor Sexual Assault Case(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Kerala seeking the change of the judge holding trial in the 2017 actor se.....
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SC Issues Directions to States/UTs for Education of Children in Child Care Institutions(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions to States/Union Territories to cater to the educational needs of children in Child Care Institutions (CC.....
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SC: Disputes to be Adjudicated by DRT are Non-Arbitrable(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the disputes which are to be adjudicated by the Debt Recovery Tribunal [DRT] under the Recovery of Debts [and Bankrupt.....
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SC Directs States to Provide Necessary Online Class Facilities to Care Home Kids(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed states to provide the necessary infrastructure, stationery, books and other facilities to child-care institutions for onlin.....
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SC: Summary Eviction Procedure Cannot be Invoked to Defeat Right of Residence of Woman(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has no overriding effect over the right of residence .....
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SC Asks Centre to Consider Giving a Break to Doctors in Service During Pandemic(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider providing a break to doctors who have been consistently serving at the frontline during the pandemic.
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SC: Being Short of Funds to Pay Court Fee Not Sufficient Reason to Condone Delay to File Appeal(01.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that being short of sufficient funds to pay court fee is not a reason to condone delay in filing appeal, and observed that appe.....
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SC to Courts/Tribunals: Mandatorily Deposit Amounts Deposited by Parties With Registry in Bank(01.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all Courts and Tribunals to frame guidelines in cases where amounts are deposited with office/registry of court/tribunal, t.....
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SC: Can’t Transfer Land in HP to Non-Agriculturist Without State’s Permission(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that land in Himachal Pradesh can’t be transferred to Non-Agriculturist without State’s permission and observed that purpose of.....
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SC to WhatsApp: Widely Publicise That Users Aren't Bound to Accept 2021 Privacy Policy(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its stand that WhatsApp users in India don’t have to accept its 2021 privac.....
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SC: W.P Shouldn’t be Dismissed on Ground of Alternative Remedies When Question of Law Raised(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that where the controversy is a purely legal one and it does not involve disputed questions of fact but only questions of law, .....
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SC: Title in Immovable Property Can’t be Conferred Through Will or General Power of Attorney(07.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in connection with Will (before death of executant) or General Power of Attorney, the practice of recognizing these docume.....
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SC: Possessory Right of Prospective Purchaser Protected U/S 53A of TP Act(08.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that even though sale agreement doesn’t confer proprietary rights in an immovable property but prospective purchaser having per.....
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SC: If Sufficient Evidence of Involvement Exists, Person Not Named in FIR can be Added as Accused(08.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if evidence on record shows the involvement of a person in the commission of a crime, the said person can be arraigned as .....
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SC: BCI Can Impose Condition That Only Graduate from Recognized Colleges Can Enroll as Advocates(12.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that rule framed by Bar Council of India (BCI) requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law cou.....
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SC to Delhi Govt.: Notify 'Motor Vehicle Aggregator & Delivery Service Provider Scheme' by Sept. 30(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the time granted to Delhi Government to notify Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme, 2023, t.....
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SC: Court Can’t Frame ‘One Size Fits All’ Direction for Page Limit on Petition(16.08.2023)
Supreme Court while disposing of a PIL has observed that while the concern of the petitioner on the need for page limits on petitions in Court is laud.....
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SC Issues Notice Against Order Declaring Anti-Conversion Law Not to Apply to Inter-Faith Marriages(15.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by the State of Gujarat against the order of the Gujarat High Court which declared.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Costs for Taking Foreign Medical Admission with False Age Declaration(15.02.2022)
Supreme Court while deprecating the practice of getting admission in a medical course in a Foreign University without an eligibility certificate obser.....
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Supreme Court Asks Union to Scrutinize State RERA Rules for Essential Norms(15.02.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered that the Union Ministry of Housing to scrutinise the state rules, notified in pursuance of the Centre's Real Estate (Regulat.....
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SC Allows Future Retail Ltd to Approach Delhi HC to Seek Resumption of NCLT Proceedings(15.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to the Future Retail Ltd to approach the Delhi High Court seeking permission for the continuation of the proceedings.....
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SC: Court u/s 34 Arbitration Act Can Remand Matter to Arbitrator for Fresh Decision(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the principle that a court while deciding a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ha.....
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SC Directs Verification of Workers' Claims as LIC Bound by Constitution(28.04.2022)
Supreme Court has said that the Life Insurance Corporation, as a statutory corporation, is bound by the mandate of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitut.....
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Supreme Court: Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code is Not for Money Recovery Proceedings(28.04.2022)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 are basically intended to bring the corporate debtor to its f.....
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SC: Quota Candidates Getting More Marks Allowed to General Category Seats(29.04.2022)
Supreme Court has said that candidates belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC) category are necessary to be accustomed against the general categor.....
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SC: Delay in Adjudication of Commercial Disputes Affects Ease of Doing Business(29.04.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court to prepare a roadmap for early disposal of execution petitions under the Arbitrat.....
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SC: Healthcare Services Covered Under Consumer Protection law(02.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that doctors and healthcare services are not barred from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act of 2019 and termed the concer.....
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SC: In Disciplinary Proceeding, Question of Burden of Proof Would Depend Upon Nature of Charge(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a disciplinary proceeding, the question of burden of proof would depend upon the nature of the charge and the nature of.....
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SC Sets Aside NCLAT’s Order Impeding Implementation of SC Order(06.01.2023)
Supreme Court while deprecating and setting aside a status quo order passed by NCLAT Delhi which impeded the implementation of an order passed by the .....
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SC: Burden to Prove Secured Properties Are Agricultural Lands is Upon Borrower(06.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in proceedings under SARFAESI Act, burden is upon the borrower to prove that the secured properties are agricultural lands.....
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SC: Dues Under MSMED Act Won’t Prevail Over Proceedings Under SARFAESI Act(06.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Dues under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 would not prevail over the SARFAESI Act.
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SC: Transferred Judges Don’t Go With Labels(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court while giving clarifications regarding how vacancies in High Courts must be categorized when a judge is transferred from another High Cou.....
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SC: Conduct Expert Committee Meeting Regarding Implementation of Section 136A MV Act(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing plea regarding road safety through electronic monitoring has directed that a meeting to be convened by chairperson of SC C.....
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SC to Centre: Formulate Scheme for Regulating Funds of NGO(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea filed by ML Sharma against Anna Hazare for withdrawing money from government and using it for himself, has directed.....
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SC: Death Penalty in Rarest of Rare Case Required Only if No Chance of Reformation(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that ‘rarest of rare’ doctrine requires that death sentence not be imposed only by taking into account grave nature of crim.....
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SC to Judges: Be Cautious While Making Adverse Remarks During Live Streaming(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that remarks made during live-streaming have far reaching consequences has cautioned judges against passing adverse rema.....
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SC Questions Trial Court Practice of Remanding Accused When They Appear in Response to Summons(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while questioning the practice followed by Courts to remand accused to custody, moment they appear in response to summoning order, has o.....
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SC: Judges Not Following Judgments on Bail Might be Taken Off from Judicial Work & Sent for Training(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even after 10 months of judgment, district judiciary is not complying with direction in Satender Kumar Antil case, .....
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SC: Can’t Relax Time Limit Under Rule 4(2) of Declaration of Wild Life Stock Rules(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the time for making a declaration of the possession of any wild animal or animal article as per the Wild Life Stock Rules .....
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SC: State Board Employees Can't be Considered State Government Employees(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that employees of Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board are not entitled to pension on par with Government employees.....
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SC: Section 194H IT Act Attracted For 'Supplementary Commission' Earned by Travel Agents(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Section 194H of the Income Tax (IT) Act, 1961 is attracted in the case of Supplementary Commission amounts earned by the t.....
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SC Sets Aside Order Which Declared One Accused of Kathua Rape-Murder Case as Juvenile(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which held that one of the .....
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SC: Computation of Period for Condonation of Delay; Time Period Excluded u/s 14 Cannot Be Counted(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that time period excluded under Section 14 of Limitation Act cannot be counted for the purpose of computing the period for whic.....
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SC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to a woman who was accused of sexual assault by her minor stepdaughter, after noting that in the given cas.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Observation That People Who Feed Street Dogs Must Adopt Them(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the observation of Bombay High Court that persons who feed street dogs must adopt them and ordered that no coercive steps sha.....
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SC to Air Force: Grant Retiral Benefits to Women SSC Officers Deeming They Had Permanent Commission(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Indian Air Force to consider 32 Women Short Service Commission Officers, who were not considered for grant of Permanent Com.....
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SC: No Fundamental Right to Bear Arms(14.02.2023)
Supreme Court while registering a suo moto case to curb the large number of possession and use of unlicensed firearms in India and terming the trend a.....
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SC to Uber: Apply for Aggregator License from Maharashtra Government Within 3 Weeks(14.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Uber to apply for a license as per Section 93(1) of Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019 within a period of 3 weeks, to contin.....
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SC: States Should Follow NMC Standards While Setting Up Govt. Medical Colleges(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that states are bound to adhere to the standards prescribed by the regulatory authority, NMC, while setting up Government Medic.....
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SC Affirms Compensation to Lawyer for Bank Wrongfully Keeping His Name in Loan Defaulters List(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court has affirmed National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission directing Canara Bank to pay compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to lawyer whose n.....
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SC Upholds Rule 19 of Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld Rule 19 of Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area which mandated that builders should reserve open spaces in.....
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SC: High Courts Not Subordinate to Supreme Court(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court while considering SLP seeking to direct Patna High Court to decide a pending writ petition within a time bound schedule, has observed th.....
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SC: Statement of Accused Not Substantive Evidence of Defence to Rebut Presumption u/s 139 NI Act(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that the statement of the accused recorded under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not a substantive evi.....
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SC Issues notice on Plea Challenging Govt Notification on Road Expansions(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in Advocate Prashant Bhushan's plea challenging government notification that states that road expansion projects less .....
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SC: Blanket Order of Protection from Arrest Cannot be Passed by High Court(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a blanket order of protection from arrest cannot be passed by the High Court while dismissing a petition filed under S.....
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SC: Officer Who Did Assessment Could Only Undertake Re-Assessment u/s 28 (4)(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an officer, who did the assessment, could only undertake re-assessment under Section 28 (4) of the Customs Act, 1962.
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SC: Limitation Period for Filing 'Section 11' Application Governed by Article 137 Limitation Act(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that the period of limitation for filing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would .....
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SC: SLP Filed Only Against Review Order Not Maintainable(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that Special leave Petitions filed only against the order of the High Court in Review Petition is not maintainable.
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SC to Punjab Govt.: Continue Steps to Stop Illegal Transportation of Spurious Liquor(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court while closing proceedings in plea pertaining to issue of large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor in state of Punjab has direc.....
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SC: Day of Remand Should be Included While Considering Default Bail Claim(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that day of remand is to be included for considering for considering a claim for default bail, and observed that remand period .....
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SC: Declarants of Exotic Live Species Ownership Immune from Prosecution as Per 2020 MoEFCC Advisory(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that individuals who have made declaration of ownership of 'exotic live species' in accordance with 2020 advisory issued by MoE.....
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SC to Centre: Engage With States Which Have Not Constituted Haj Committees(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs to engage with States which have not yet constituted Haj Committees in their respect.....
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SC to Centre: Provide Details of the Qualification of the Members of Cheetah Task Force(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court in light of the death of female Cheetah ‘Sasha’, has asked Centre to place on record the details with regard to qualification and experi.....
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SC Affirms Acquittal of Death Row Convicts in Chhawla Rape-Murder Case(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing review petitions against acquittal of three persons in 2012 Chhawla Rape-Murder Case, has observed that even if an even.....
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Supreme Court Stays Enforcement Proceedings in Delhi High Court in Amazon- Future Dispute(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings instituted by global e-commerce giant Amazon for the enforcement of the Emergency Award passed in its favour .....
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SC Upholds Arbitration Award in Favour of Anil Ambani Group Firm(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld a 2017 arbitration award worth over Rs 2,782 crores along with further interest in favour of Anil Ambani group firm, Delhi Ai.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision to Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed challenging Manipur High Court's order of upholding the decision of the Manipur Legislative.....
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SC: Contravention of Statute Cannot Be Ground to Set Aside an Arbitral Award(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that contravention of a statute which is not linked to public policy or public interest cannot be a ground to set aside an .....
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SC: High Courts Can Exercise Limited Factual Review Under Section 103 CPC(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that High Courts are empowered to exercise limited factual review under Section 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. T.....
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SC: ‘Error on Face of Record’ Should not Require Long Drawn Process of Reasoning to Strike(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an error on the face of record must be such an error which, mere looking at the record should strike and it should not req.....
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SC: ‘Error on Face of Record’ Should not Require Long Drawn Process of Reasoning to Strike(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an error on the face of record must be such an error which, merely looking at the record should strike, and it should not .....
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SC: Right of Forest Inhabitants to be Heard Against Eviction, Not Limited to Certain Communities(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that right of forest inhabitants to be heard by forest officer, for claims against eviction must be granted to all claiming pos.....
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SC: State Must Abide by Article 14, Irrespective of Being in the Contractual Realm(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that despite the fact that the issue falls into the contractual realm, the State has an obligation to comply with the requireme.....
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SC: Must Establish Employee wasn’t Gainfully Employeed During Dismissal Period to Claim Back Wages(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in order to claim back wages, the initial burden is on the employee to come out with the case that he was not gainfully em.....
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SC: If Accused had No Intention/Knowledge to Cause Death, Conviction U/S 308 IPC Not Sustainable(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court while modifying conviction imposed on a bus conductor under Section 308 of IPC, has observed that conviction under Section 308 of IPC is.....
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SC Directs Centre to Consider Plea to Provide Ration Even for Those Without Rations Card(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to consider the representations made by the Aayom Welfare Society for providing ration to those peop.....
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Supreme Court Allows Parents Having Visitation Rights to Maintain Contact with Children(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that parents with visitation rights may resort to electronic means keeping in view the inability of parents to meet their c.....
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SC: Can’t Prosecute Directors to DBS Bank for Acts of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Before Amalgamation(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that DBS Bank and its directors cannot be held criminally liable for actions attributed to directors of Lakshmi Vilas Bank befo.....
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SC Refers Petitions Challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code to a Larger Bench(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has referred the petitions challenging sedition law i.e. Section 124A of Indian Penal Code to a bench of at least 5-judges since the pro.....
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SC: Admission of Claims After Acceptance of RP by CoC will Make CIRP an Endless Process(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if claims are admitted after resolution plan (RP) has been accepted by the Committee of Creditors (COC) under Insolvency a.....
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SC: Bar Association Can’t Bring Judicial Working to a Standstill to Condole Lawyer's Death(13.09.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing notice to Odisha Bar Association for abstaining from court work citing the death of one of its members, has observed that .....
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SC: Confession Recorded by Additional Superintendent of Police Admissible in Evidence(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a confession recorded by an Additional Superintendent of Police is admissible in evidence under Section 18 of Maharashtra .....
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SC Quashes FIR Against Father For Taking Away Son From Mother's Custody(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing First Information Report which was registered against a father for secretly taking away his son from his mother's custody.....
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SC: Physical Manifestation of Agreement is Required to Attract Offence of Criminal Conspiracy(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that some kind of physical manifestation of agreement to commit an offence is required to attract the offence of Criminal Consp.....
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SC: Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code Will Prevail Over The Customs Act(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court had held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will prevail over the Customs Act and that the customs authority can only determi.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Denial of Sanction to Prosecute Yogi Adityanath in Hate Speech Case(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging denial of sanction to prosecute Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a case alleging making .....
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SC: Drawer Liable Even if Details of Cheque Was Filled Up by Some Other Person(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a drawer of a cheque is liable even if the details in the cheque have been filled up not by the drawer, but by some other......
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Rafale : SC Dismisses Centre's Preliminary Objections Against Relying on "Privileged" Documents(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the preliminary objections raised by Centre against using privileged documents for considering review petitions in Rafale .....
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Rafale Deal: SC Dismisses Centre's Preliminary Objections Against Relying on 'Privileged' Documents(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the preliminary objections raised by Centre against using privileged documents for considering review petitions in Rafale .....
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Supreme Court Allows Classified Papers To Be Used in Rafale Review Petitions(10.04.2019)
The Supreme Court judgment assumes significance since this gives a fresh lease of life to the controversy around the Rafale deal, just a day before th.....
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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Names of 5 Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts(12.04.2019)
The decision was taken by the apex court collegium headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
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What Are the Secret Rafale Deal Papers That the Govt Did Not Want Supreme Court to Examine(12.04.2019)
A bench headed by the CJI has decided that the apex court would go ahead with the hearing of the review petitions in the light of new documents cited .....
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Rafale LIVE: Setback to Govt on Election Eve as SC Allows Classified Documents to be Used in Review Petition(12.04.2019)
Rafale LIVE: In a setback to the government, the Supreme Court today rejected the Centre’s objections to petitions seeking review of the earlier jud.....
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SC Asks WB Govt to Pay Compensation to Producer of Film which Suffered Unofficial Ban(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked West Bengal Government to pay compensation of Rs. 20 lakhs to producer of film "Bhobhishyoter Bhoot", which had to face an "un.....
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SC: Can’t Compel Defendant to Enter into Agreement With 3rd Party for Specific Performance(14.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a Court cannot grant the relief of specific performance against a person compelling him to enter into an agreement with a .....
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SC: Avoid Hyper-technical Approach in Deciding Juvenility Claim(14.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while deciding whether an accused is juvenile or not, a hyper technical approach should not be adopted. If two views are p.....
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SC Upholds Conviction of Man Accused of Killing Father Under Influence of Liquor(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding conviction of man accused of killing his own father following a fight under influence of liquor, has held that maybe it .....
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Supreme Court Allows Amendment of BCCI Constitution(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed amendments proposed to Constitution of the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) to relax the mandatory cooling off perio.....
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SC: False Declaration Regarding Assets of Candidate, Spouse/Dependents Constitutes Corrupt Practice(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a false declaration with regard to the assets of a candidate, his/her spouse or dependents, constitutes corrupt practice i.....
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SC Dismisses PCI Appeals Challenging HC Judgments Which Set Aside 5-Year Ban on New Pharmacy Colleges(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) against the judgments of certain High Courts which set asi.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Disqualifying Manipur MLA's Keshtrimayum Biren Singh(09.12.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside an order of disqualification passed by the Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly disqualifying Keshtrimayum Biren Singh,.....
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SC: Consumer Case Not Maintainable Over Medical Services Given Free of Charge(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that service rendered by medical officers on behalf of a Hospital, free of cost, would not fall within the ambit of Secti.....
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SC: Concurrent Running of Sentences Shall Not Be Allowed in Drug Trafficking Cases(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that discretion to direct subsequent sentence to run concurrently with the previous sentence has to be exercised judiciou.....
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SC: Only Consumer Has Right to Make Representation Before Electricity Ombudsman(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that only Consumers and not Distribution Licensee have a right to make representation before the Electricity Ombudsman in a.....
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SC: Failure to Disclose Policy-Holder of Changes in Policy Conditions Amounts to Deficiency in Servic(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed medical claim relief to two senior citizens, holding that the failure of an insurance agent to disclose to the policy-holder.....
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SC: Duty on Insurer to Indemnify If Insured Suffers Sudden Sickness or Ailment(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that if the insured suffers a sudden sickness or ailment which is not expressly excluded under the policy, a duty is cast o.....
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SC to HCs: Respond to Suggestions of Amicus on Expediting Trials in Cases Against MPs/MLAs(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to respond to suggestions made by amicus curiae Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria for expediting the trail in the .....
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SC: Fees to Director Not Exempted Under Clause 4 Schedule III of SEBI Stock Broker Regulations(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding SEBI’s decision to not to grant exemption to corporate entity from payment of fees to director under Clause 4 of Schedul.....
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SC: Mere Affixation of MRP Doesn’t Make Goods Eligible for Central Excise Duty Exemption(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that mere affixation of MRP does not make goods eligible for central excise duty exemption, has held that what is requir.....
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SC to Ministry of Law: Conduct Judicial Impact Assessment of All Tribunals at the Earliest(23.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Ministry of Law & Justice to conduct "Judicial Impact Assessment" of tribunals as per its directions in Rojer Mathew v. Sou.....
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SC: HCs Can Entertain Challenges to Orders Passed by Armed Forces Tribunal(23.03.2023)
Supreme Court while overruling its own judgment in Union of India And Ors. v. Major General Shri Kant Sharma (MANU/SC/0242/2015) and observing that th.....
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SC: Necessary to Deprive Persons Engaged in Smuggling of Their Ill Gotten Gains(23.03.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding Karnataka High Court’s order affirming order of forfeiture under Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture.....
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SC Sentences Vijay Mallya to 4 Months Imprisonment for Contempt of Court(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to four months imprisonment and a fine of Rupees 2000 for contempt of court. The Court .....
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SC to Union Government: Introduce Separate Act to Streamline Grant of Bail(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has recommended the Union Government to introduce a special enactment in the nature of a Bail Act to streamline the grant of bail.
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SC: Person Securing Appointment on The Basis of False Caste Certificate Can’t Retain Benefit(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when a person secures appointment on the basis of a false caste certificate, he cannot be permitted to retain the benefit .....
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SC Upholds Dismissal of Sessions Judge for Altering Sentence in a Murder Case(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by an Additional Sessions Judge from Madhya Pradesh challenging the termination of her service for p.....
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SC: SDRF Cannot be Diverted, Revert to SDRF Diverted Amount(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that money from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) cannot be diverted or used for any other purpose and it would be proper.....
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Supreme Court Extends Mohammed Zubair's Interim Bail in Hate Speech Case(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the 5 days' interim bail granted to Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, in connection with th.....
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SC: Tendering of False Affidavit Can Amount to Contempt of Court(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the tendering of affidavits and undertakings containing false statement would amount to contempt of court.
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SC Quashed Complaint Alleging Offence Under SC/ST Act(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court while quashing a complaint alleging complaint under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, has observ.....
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SC Stays HC’s Interim Order Staying Assam-Meghalaya Border Pact(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed interim order passed by Meghalaya High Court which had put stay on the execution of Assam-Meghalaya border pact, which was en.....
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SC Transfers Petitions Pending Before HCs’ For Recognition of Same Sex Marriages to Itself(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court has transferred to itself petitions seeking recognition of same sex marriages in India and also granted liberty to petitioners to appear.....
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SC: WP Can be Allowed to Examine if Conditions to Issue Notice U/S 148 IT Act Are Satisfied(09.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that writ petitions can been entertained to examine whether the conditions for the issuance of notice under Section 148 of the .....
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SC Refuses to Stay Eviction Notices Against Unauthorised Occupants in Kalkaji Temple Premises(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain applications seeking stay of eviction notices issued to occupants of the encroachments within the Kalkaji Templ.....
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SC: Can’t Draw Adverse Inference Against Plaintiff for Merely Not Producing Bank Passbook(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that adverse inference cannot be drawn against a plaintiff in a suit for specific performance for not producing his passbook un.....
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SC in Krishna Janmabhoomi Demolition Drive Case: Can’t Decide Title of Property(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court while disposing petition against the demolition drive carried out by railway authorities near the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, has st.....
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SC Overrules Mad. HC Judgment Which Declared Self-Respect Marriages are Not Valid Under HMA(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court while overruling Madras HC judgment (MANU/TN/2068/2014) declaring self-marriage system as per Section 7A inserted in Hindu Marriage Act .....
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SC: To Claim Right U/S 14 Hindu Succession Act, Woman Must Have Possession of Property(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the essential ingredient of Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is possession over the property and therefore in o.....
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SC: Insurance Co. Not Liable if Claimant Was Travelling In Un-Insured Trailer(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that liability cannot be fastened on the Insurance Company when the claimant was travelling in the trailer which was not insure.....
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SC to AP HC: Consider Afresh Issues Regarding Online Rummy in Light of IT Amendment Rules 2023(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Andhra Pradesh High Court look into all the issues afresh relating to online rummy, uninfluenced by findings recorded in it.....
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SC Refuses to Allow Plea Challenging 100% Quota for Locals in Medical Colleges in Telangana(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to allow petition challenging Telangana government’s policy of 100% reservation for locals in 'competent authority quota' in.....
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SC: Relief of Specific Performance of Contract No Longer Discretionary(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that relief of specific performance of a contract is no longer discretionary, after the 2018 amendment.
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SC Stays Proposed Demolition of Patna’s Collectorate Building(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the proposed demolition of Patna's famous Collectorate building also known as 'Afim ka Bhandar' by directing that status quo .....
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SC: Writ Petition Can be Entertained Only if Lack of Inherent Jurisdiction in Arbitrator's Order(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 against dismissal of a Petition under Section 16 of th.....
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SC: BS IV Compliant Public Utility Vehicles Purchased Before 31st March Can be Registered(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed Public Utility Vehicles which are BS-IV complaint purchased before 31st March, to be registered, subject to scrutiny by Envi.....
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SC Orders NLSIU to Conduct Admissions Through CLAT 2020(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has quashed the conduct of National Law School of India University’s separate entrance exam, National Law Aptitude Test, 2020 (NLAT 2020.....
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SC: No Pension if Employee Resigns to Join Another Govt Post Without Permission(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a central government employee makes a resignation from government service for another government job without the permis.....
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SC: Right to Redeem Mortgage Extinguishes Once Bank Publishes Auction Notice(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that right of the borrower to redeem the secured asset stands restricted till the date of publication of sale notice under SARF.....
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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to Man Accused of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nud.....
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SC: Trees to Be Valued Separately When Acquired Land Value is Determined with Reference to Sales Stat(13.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the trees have to be valued separately in a case where the land value for the purpose of its acquisition is determined.....
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SC Issues Notice in Pleas Challenging 27% OBC, 10% EWS Reservations in NEET All India Quota(13.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition challenging the decision of the Central Government to implement 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in .....
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SC Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment Holding Divorced Daughter in Same Class as Unmarried Daughter(14.09.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment that held that a divorced daughter would fall in the same class of an unmarried or widowed.....
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SC Asks Department to Come Up with Concrete Plan to Spend Rs 25 Crores for Welfare of Orphans(14.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Department of Child and Welfare, State of Maharashtra to come up with a concrete plan on how it intends to spend a sum of .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Compensation to Kin of Lawyers Who Died of COVID(14.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation which sought for ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to kin of an advocate who has died wit.....
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SC: Reimbursement Can't be Refused, Once Insurer Accepts that Concealment of Disease was Immaterial(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that insurance company can’t be permitted to deny renewal/reimbursement of insurance policy after acceptance of the fact th.....
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SC Stays Del. HC Order Which Held that Old Pension Scheme is Applicable to Paramilitary Forces(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of the Delhi High Court which has held that benefit of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in accordance with CCS (Pens.....
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SC: Court Must Consider Gravity of Offence and Its Impact on Society Before Granting Bail(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while the relief of anticipatory bail is a crucial tool to prevent misuse of power of arrest and protects innocent individ.....
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SC: HC Can’t Quash Magistrate's Order U/S 14 SARFAESI Act, While Exercising Power U/S 482 CrPC(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC to quash an order passed under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act is not sustainable,.....
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SC: Only Principal Civil Court Can Decide Dispute of Apportionment of Compensation(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any dispute regarding apportionment of compensation under National Highways Authority Act, 1956 would have to be decided b.....
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SC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case on Medical Grounds(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted to former cabinet minister of the Delhi Government Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case on .....
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SC: Service Rendered as Contractual Employee Won't Qualify for Pensionary Benefits(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Service rendered as contractual cannot be said to be service rendered on a substantive appointment has held that ne.....
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SC: Consumer Commission Can’t Decide High Disputed Facts or Case Involving Criminal/Tortious Acts(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that proceedings before Consumer Commission being summary in nature, complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or.....
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SC: Application for Withdrawal of CIRP is Maintainable Prior to Constitution of CoC(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 12A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 does not debar entertaining applications for withdrawal of Corpora.....
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SC Affirms Centre’s Notification Making E-Filing Mandatory in DRTs & DRATs(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while affirming notification of the Ministry of Finance which makes e-filing mandatory in DRTs and DRATs, has observed that e-filing not.....
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SC Allows Disbursal of Funds to Depositors from SEBI Sahara Fund(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed Centre’s application seeking allocation of ? 5,000 crore out of ? 24,979 crores from SEBI-Sahara Fund to repay the dues of t.....
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SC: Open Ballot System in Rajya Sabha Elections Necessitated to Prevent Cross-Voting(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing PIL challenging open ballot system for Rajya Sabha elections has observed that similar issue was examined in Kuldip Nay.....
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SC: Court Always Believes in Forgiveness(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court while closing contempt proceedings against Lalit Modi after he tenders an unconditional apology, has observed that Court always believes.....
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SC Makes Order Granting Bail to Munawar Faruqui ‘Absolute’(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court while transferring all FIRs against stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui lodged against him in different states to Indore, has also confirm.....
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SC: Mere Unnatural Death of Wife Within 7 Years of Marriage Not Sufficient to Prove Dowry Death(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere death of the deceased wife being unnatural in the matrimonial home within seven years of marriage will not be suffici.....
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SC: Arbitration Agreement in Unstamped Contract Which is Exigible to Stamp Duty Not Enforceable(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that instrument which is exigible to stamp duty may contain arbitration clause and which is not stamped can’.....
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SC Stays Madras HC Order That Set Aside Notification Banning Sale of Chewing Tobacco in Tamil Nadu(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court’s order setting aside notification imposing a ban on sale of Gutka, Pan Masala, flavoured or scented fo.....
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SC: Practice of Seeking Pre-Deposit of Bank Guarantee for Grant of Bail is Unsustainable(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the practice whereby pre-condition of furnishing bank guarantee is imposed on the accused by the Trial Court and the High .....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Setting Aside Appointment of District Judge(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court judgment which set aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing t.....
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Supreme Court Suspends Implementation of Three Farm Laws Until Further Orders(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders, stating that a committee would be constituted in this rega.....
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Privatisation in Chandigarh(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has put on hold the stay given by the Punjab and Haryana high court for privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department, thus cle.....
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Privatisation in Chandigarh(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has put on hold the stay given by the Punjab and Haryana high court for privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department, thus cle.....
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SC: ED Must Furnish Ground of Arrest in Writing at the Time of Arrest(04.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is not expected to be vindictive in its conduct, has held that it would be necessar.....
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SC: Bail Condition Requiring Accused to Share Google Location to IO Violates Right to Privacy(04.10.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a challenge against bail granted by High Court in PMLA case, has orally remarked that bail condition requiring accused to .....
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SC Stays Cal. HC Order for CBI Probe Against WB SSC’s Plea To Save Illegally Appointed Candidates(25.11.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Calcutta High Court which directed CBI to investigate who was brain behind the application filed by West B.....
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SC Directs Payment of Rs 5 Lakh Each to 9 Fishermen Out of Compensation Given to Boat Owner(28.11.2022)
Supreme Court of India has directed payment of Rs 5 Lakhs each out of the amount of Rs 2 crores, which was to be paid to the Captain and Owner of the .....
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SC Asks Trial Court to Frame Charges in Case Against Ashish Mishra(28.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed trial court to frame charges against Ashish Mishra in connection with the farmer killings in Lakhimpur Kheri.
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SC Issues Contempt Notice Against Petitioner for Calling a Judge ‘Terrorist’(28.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Registry to issue a show cause notice for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against a petitioner-in-person, who .....
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SC: Rape Accused Has No Right to Demand In-Camera Hearing(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing Journalist Tarun Tejpal's plea for in-camera hearing in rape case appeal, has held that the objective of Section 327 Cr.....
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SC to BCI: Suspend Licenses of Advocates in Odisha for Court Boycott(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Bar Council of India to suspend the licenses of the lawyers who have been striking in Odisha over a long-standing demand f.....
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SC: HC Decision to Allow Criminal Proceeding for Bigamy Despite No Prior Marriage, Abuse of Process(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court's decision to allow the criminal proceeding to proceed for offences under Sections 494 and 495 of the Ind.....
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Supreme Court: Non-Extension of E-Way Bill Not Evasion of Tax(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that non-extension of e-way bill would not automatically amount to evasion of tax, especially when the non-delivery of good.....
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Supreme Court Asks BJP MLA Nitesh Rane to Surrender in Attempt to Murder Case(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has directed BJP MLA Narayan Rane to surrender before the concerned Court and seek regular bail in connection with the attempt to murder.....
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SC in Manish Sisodia’s Bail Application: Can’t Keep Someone Behind Bar Ad Infinitum(17.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that arguments on charges begun before the special courts trying the case of Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy scam .....
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SC in Manish Sisodia’s Bail Application: Can’t Keep Someone Behind Bar Ad Infinitum(17.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that arguments on charges have not begun before the special courts trying the case of Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise pol.....
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SC Constitution Bench Rules Against Recognition of Same Sex Marriages(17.10.2023)
Supreme Court five judge Constitution Bench has refused to grant recognition for same-sex marriages in India and held that it is up to Parliament to m.....
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SC Asks DMRC to Seek Forest Clearance to Cut Trees for Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) needs to obtain the forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 to cu.....
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Supreme Court Asks States to Show Compliance of Air Quality Commission's Directions(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Governments of National Capital Territory of Delhi, and the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab to file affidav.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Opt Out Option for Symptomatic Students Without Insisting RT-PCR Test(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application seeking directions to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) to provide measures.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Independent Investigation in Communal Violence in Tripura(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking Independent investigation into the recent communal violence in Tripura and into the complicity and i.....
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SC: Consumer Commission Should Issue Bailable Warrant Only If Party Is Not Represented(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the Consumer Commission should issue a bailable warrant for the appearance of a party only as a last resort. The issua.....
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SC: Young Couples Can't be Made to Wait 3-4 Years to Adopt(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that asking young couples to wait three to four years to adopt a child is not correct and that the adoption process in India ne.....
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SC: 2018 Amendment to Specific Relief Act is Prospective in Nature(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act is prospective and cannot apply to those transactions that took place prior .....
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SC: Demand of Increase of Rent is Irrelevant to Determine 'Bonafide Requirement' of Landlord(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the demand of increase of rent is wholly irrelevant to determine the bonafide requirement of the premises of a landlord.
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SC Refuses to Completely Remove Ceiling Limits on Iron Ore Production in Karnataka(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to accept the recommendation of Centrally Empowered Committee, to grant complete relaxation of the ceiling limit imposed on .....
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SC Refuses to Stall NEET-PG 2022 Counselling(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it will not interfere with the counselling for NEET-PG 2022, which is scheduled to commence from September 1, and remarked.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Probe Into Rafale Deal Based on Reports of French Agency(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking inquiry into the Rafale deal in the light of certain reports in a French news portal alleging pay.....
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SC Rejects Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea in Delhi Excise Policy Scam Case(30.10.2023)
Supreme Court has denied bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is in custody since February in Delhi Excise Policy Scam case. .....
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SC Dissolves Marriage on Lack of Grounds for Wife to Stay Away from Matrimonial Home(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dissolved marriage on the ground of desertion observing that the wife has not pleaded and established any reasonable cause for remai.....
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SC: Payment of 50% Amount to File Appeal Not Applicable Prior to Consumer Protection Act(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the onerous condition of payment of 50% of the amount awarded to file appeal against National Consumer Dispute Redressal C.....
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SC: Conduct Bi-Monthly Drives to Identify Children for Adoption(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to expedite the adoption process in the country, has directed nodal departments responsible for the implementat.....
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SC: Court is Expected to Timely Conclude Trail When Detention of Accused is Continued by Court(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the detention of the accused is continued by the Court, the courts are also expected to conclude the trials within a .....
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SC Transfers Advertisement Funds of Delhi Govt. for RRTS Project(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing disappointment over Delhi Government not fulfilling its assurance to allocate funds for the Regional Rapid Rail Transit.....
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SC: Transit Remand Required to Arrest a Person Outside Jurisdiction Where Offence is Registered(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that police is obligated to secure a transit remand of the accused for taking him from the place where he is arrested to the pl.....
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SC: Twin Conditions Under RPwD Act Creating Barriers(19.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that under Right to Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, the nature of inclusion of specified categories only to the excl.....
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SC: Unless Notified by Centre, Court Can’t Give effect to Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement(19.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that unless Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement has been notified by the Central Government under Section 90 of the Income Tax .....
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SC Issues Principles to be Followed in Case of Multiple Dying Declarations(20.10.2023)
Supreme Court while laying down principles to be followed in cases where there are multiple dying declarations, and clarified that evidence given by i.....
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SC to Centre/States: Ensure the Effective Implementation of the Provisions of POSH(20.10.2023)
Supreme Court has issued directions to Central Government and State Governments to ensure effective implementation of POSH, especially regarding the a.....
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SC Issues Directions for Ensuring Speedy Disposal of Cases(20.10.2023)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to ensure the speedy disposal of cases and directed Chief Justices of the High Courts to form committees.....
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SC Allows Surrogacy With Donor Egg Despite Statutory Provision Against it(20.10.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed a woman with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome to undergo surrogacy using a donor egg by staying the implementa.....
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Sex After Obtaining Consent by False Promise to Marry is Rape: SC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the consent for sexual intercourse obtained by a person by giving false promise of marriage would not excuse him fro.....
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Res Judicata Principle also Applicable to Labour/Industrial Proceedings: SC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that principle of Res Judicata defined in Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure also applies to labour/industrial proceedin.....
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Charitable Donations can’t be Included in Assessable Value While Determining Excise Duty: SC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that charitable donations charged in invoice while selling goods cannot be included in the assessable value while determining e.....
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Check on Black Money in Polls Futile if Identity of Donors is Not Known: SC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that if identity of the purchasers of electoral bonds meant for transparent political funding is not known, then the efforts of.....
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SC Directs Political Parties to Submits Details Of Donations Received Through Electoral Bonds To EC(12.04.2019)
Noting that the issue of Electoral Bonds (EB) is a weighty one which is significantly apposite to the sanctity of the election process, the Supreme Co.....
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SC Closes 22 Year Old Enron-Dabhol Bribery Case Citing Long Delay(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has closed a special leave petition filed by Centre of Indian Trade Union(CITU) in 1997 seeking probe into the alleged Enron-Dabhol corr.....
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Examination of Witnesses in Absence of Accused is Curable Irregularity: SC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that absence of the accused while taking evidence of prosecution witnesses, by itself, would not vitiate the trial, unless grea.....
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SC: Suit for Permanent Injunction is Not Maintainable Against True Owner of Property(04.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a suit for permanent injunction is not maintainable against the true owner of the property when the dispute with respe.....
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SC: No Obligation to Frame Charges if Offence Not Made Out from Evidence Admitted by Prosecution(05.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if the necessary ingredients of an offence are not made out from the admitted evidence of the prosecution, then the Court .....
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SC Grants Relief to Manipur Journalist Against FIRs Over Tweets on Manipur Violence(05.12.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Journalist Makepeace Sitlhou for tweets she made in relation with Manipur violence.
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SC: 'Group of Companies' Doctrine must be Retained in the Indian Arbitration Jurisprudence(06.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the 'group of companies' doctrine must be retained in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence considering its utility in dete.....
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SC to Army: Frame Policy Regarding Promotion of Women Officers(06.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Indian Army to frame a policy by 31 March 2024 regarding the promotion of women officers who were granted permanent com.....
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SC to Solicitor General: Provide Data on No. of People Benefitted from S.6A of Citizenship Act(06.12.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, has asked Solicitor General of I.....
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SC: Disciplinary Proceedings can be Quashed if Accused is Acquitted in Criminal Case on Same Charges(07.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that although acquittal by a criminal court will not confer on the employee a right to claim any benefit, including reinstateme.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Cal. HC Judgment that Adviced Adolescents on Sexual Behavior(08.12.2023)
Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta High Court judgment which had advised that every female adolescent should control her sexual.....
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SC: Court Can’t Impose Bail Condition that Husband Must Resume Conjugal Life with Wife(08.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the High Court while granting an anticipatory bail should not impose a condition that the husband (accused under Section 4.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 498A, Conjugal Life, Bail
SC Rules in Favor of Central Government in batch of pleas challenging the Abrogation of Article 370(11.12.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has unanimously held that Jammu and Kashmir does not hold any internal sovereignty after accession to Union of India .....
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Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case- SC to UP Govt: Provide Plan to Implement TISS Recommendation(12.12.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing PIL in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to provide a plan on how the Governm.....
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SC: Arbitration Clauses in Unstamped Agreements are Inadmissible but not Void(13.12.2023)
Supreme Court 7-judge bench while overruling the 5-judge bench judgment in N.N. Global Mercantile Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. (MANU/SC/04.....
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SC Issues Directions to Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi in Delhi NCR Pollution Case(14.12.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a batch of pleas regarding deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR, has issued directions to the States of Punjab, Haryana,.....
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SC to Courts: Don’t Grant Bail in Cheating Cases Merely Because Accused Agreed to Deposit Money(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has reminded High Court and Trial Courts to not follow the practice of directing deposit of amount as a condition for granting anticipat.....
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SC: Can’t Apply S.180 of IPC Against a Person for Refusing to Sign Statement Given to Police(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 180 of IPC gets attracted only if a statement is refused to be signed which a public servant is legally competent .....
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SC: Court Must Consider Cross-Objections in Full Before Adjudicating on the Same(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that while cross objections are filed within an already existing appeal, however, as per Order 41 Rule 22 of CPC, cross obj.....
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SC: Physical Disability Resulting from an Accident has to be Judged With Reference to Nature of Work(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of motor accidents any physical disability resulting from the accident has to be judged with reference to the natu.....
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SC: Contract Containing Condition of right to Repurchase in Sale Deed is Enforceable(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that condition of right to repurchase in sale deed will not be personal to the vendor unless the terms in the documents specifi.....
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SC: Courts Must Make Preliminary Examination of Child Witnesses Before Recording Evidence(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that before recording evidence of a minor/child witness, it is the duty of a Judicial Officer to ask preliminary questions to h.....
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SC: No Party Ought to be Vexed Twice in a Litigation for One and the Same Cause(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the doctrine of Res Judicata is based on public policy flowing from the age-old legal principle that in the interest o.....
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SC: SARFAESI Doesn’t Give Any License to Bank Officers to Act Against the Scheme of Law(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that SARFAESI Act was enacted for speedy recovery and for benefitting the public at large, has held that it does not giv.....
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SC: Blanket Exclusion of Certain Offences from Scope of Remission is Against Ideals of Reformation(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that blanket exclusion of certain offences, from the scope of grant of remission, especially by way of an executive policy, is .....
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SC: Need to Have a Code of Investigation for Police(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with mandatory and detailed procedur.....
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SC: Award Shall Not be held Invalid Merely Because it Doesn’t Measure Up in Quality to Legal Mind(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that an award which doesn’t measure up in quality to a legal mind wouldn’t be held to be invalid on this score, has held.....
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SC: Can’t Allow use of Barium Nitrate Merely Because it Would be 30 Per Cent Less Polluting(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that allowing the use of Barium Nitrate in firecrackers merely because it is indicated that the formulation as a whole would be.....
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Categorizing Unskilled Employees As Semi-Skilled on Basis of Their Experience is Ultra Vires: SC(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that categorization of unskilled employees as semiskilled and semi-skilled as skilled on the basis of their experience in the n.....
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SC Slams Authorities, Banks for Ignoring Amrapali Group's Wrongdoings(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has slammed Noida and Greater Noida authorities, including banks, for being "hand in gloves" with real estate major Amrapali Group and f.....
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SC Tells Archery Association to Hold Fresh Polls in Four Weeks(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Archery Association of India (AAI) to hold fresh polls within four weeks for various positions of office-bearers in the.....
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Supreme Court Likely to Hear Petition Questioning Rahul Gandhi’s Citizenship Next Week(02.05.2019)
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had issued a notice to Gandhi asking him to clarify his position after BJP MP Subramanian Swamy claimed that a comp.....
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Solitary Confinement of Death Convict Prior to Rejection of Mercy Petition Palpably Illegal: SC(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that solitary confinement of a person sentenced to death prior to the rejection of mercy petition is palpably illegal.
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SC Asks ECI to Check Whether Voting Time can be Preponed to 5am During Ramzan(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission of India to pass necessary orders in a representation which sought voting time to be preponed from 7 am to.....
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SC: Stopping Hate on Television is Essential to Prevent Riots(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has said stopping hate on television was as essential for law and order as arming policemen with lathis and putting up barricades to pre.....
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SC: Possession Once Taken By State, Title of Landowner Ceases(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that once possession is taken by the State, the land vests absolutely with the State and the title of the landowner cease.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking for Appointment of National Environmental Regulator(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking for the appointment of a National Environmental Regulator to oversee and g.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Ensure 'WhatsApp Pay' Complies with Privacy Guidelines(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an Impleadment Application, filed in a plea pertaining to data protection on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platf.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Expeditious Filling of Vacancies at PMLA Appellate Tribunal(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for directions to expeditiously fill the long-standing vacancies at the .....
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SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order Quashing Appointment of Assistant Professor(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside an Allahabad High Court order which quashed appointment of an Assistant Professor of King George Medical University, obser.....
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SC: Power of Trial Court Under Section 319 CrPC is Discretionary Power(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the power of a Trial Court under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceed against other person.....
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SC Refers Petitions to Modify 1 Km ESZ Mandate to a Larger Bench(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has referred the petitions seeking relaxation of the directive to declare one kilometer around protected forests as ecologically sensiti.....
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SC: Difference in Pay Scale Based on Academic Qualification is Valid(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an academic qualification is a valid criterion to differentiate pay scale for different employees even when the nature of .....
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SC Dismissed Plea to Bring Chief Minister Under Purview of UP Lokayukta Act(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed PIL seeking to bring the office of Chief Minister in the purview of Lokayukta Act of the State of Uttar Pradesh.
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SC: No Benefit of Lapse Available if Delay in Possession is Due to Pending Litigation(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that delay in taking possession of land due to pending litigation does not entitle original owner of land the benefit of lapse .....
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SC: Default Bail Can be Cancelled Based on Reasons Made Out in Chargesheet(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if special reasons are made out from the chargesheet and the chargesheet reveals commission of non-bailable crime, default.....
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SC: Can’t Convict Accused Solely on The Basis of ‘Last Seen’ Circumstance(18.01.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside concurrent conviction of murder accused has held that ‘last seen’ doctrine has limited application and court should .....
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SC Cautions Courts: Wikipedia Not Completely Dependable(18.01.2023)
Supreme Court while cautioning courts and adjudicating authorities against use of 'wikipedia' for legal dispute resolution, has observed that these so.....
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SC Upholds Ban on Reinforced Paper Cups in Tamil Nadu(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with Madras HC’s order upholding the ban on reinforced paper cups introduced in Tamil Nadu observed that it .....
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SC: Omission to Frame Charge Doesn’t Disable Court from Convicting for Offence Proved by Evidence(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere omission on part of trial judge to mention Section 306 IPC with 498A would not preclude Court from convicting accused.....
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SC: Medical Negligence Can’t be Claimed if Complications Suffered was Unrelated to Medical Procedure(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that strong incriminating circumstantial or documentary evidence is required for application of doctrine of Res Ipsa Loc.....
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SC: Court’s Duty to Witnesses Aren’t Under Any Threat to Prevent them from Deposing Truthfully(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Courts are under an onerous duty to ensure that perpetrators of the crime do not go unpunished; witnesses aren’t under.....
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SC: Plea of Lack of Jurisdiction Can’t be Invoke at Execution Stage by Judgment Debtor(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that a plaintiff shall not be made to suffer by the passive act of the defendant in submitting to the jurisdiction, has .....
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SC: Claim for Damages Can’t Result in Award Without Proof of Injury(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a claim for damages, whether general or special, cannot as a matter of course result in an award without proof of the clai.....
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SC: Home Secretary Can’t Order Further Investigations of Case by Another Agency(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that order passed by the Secretary (Home) transferring the investigation/ordering further investigation by another agency and t.....
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SC to All Courts: Defer Applications for Default Bail Based on 'Ritu Chhabaria' Judgment(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court while agreeing to constitute 3 judge bench to consider Centre’s plea to recall judgment in Ritu Chhabaria v. UOI [MANU/SC/0459/2023] has.....
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SC: S.16 of Carriage by Road Act Apply only to proceedings in Connection With Damage to Consignment(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that provision of Section 16 of Carriage by Road Act, 2007 doesn’t come into play vis-à-vis condition of giving a notice in res.....
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SC Stays Cg. HC’s Order Declaring 58% Reservation in Jobs & Admissions as Unconstitutional(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Chhattisgarh (Cg) High Court’s order declaring the state government’s move of giving 58 per cent reservation as ‘unconstituti.....
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SC: Court’s Should Avoid Detailed Deliberation of Evidence in Bail Pleas(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that detailed elaboration of evidence has to be avoided at the stage of grant/rejection of bail/anticipatory bail, as in th.....
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SC Upholds Rejection of S. 8 Application as Reliefs Claimed Fell Outside the Arbitration Clause(03.05.2023)
SC while upholding the rejection of an application filed under Section 8 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 observed that the cause of action o.....
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SC to CBI in Manipur Sexual Violence Case: Refrain from Recording Survivor’s Statements Survivors(01.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to refrain from taking statements of the survivors of the Manipur sexual violence cas.....
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SC: Can’t Transfer Every Case of Improper Investigation to CBI(02.08.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing an SLP for transfer of an investigation to CBI for fair investigation, has observed that very case of improper investig.....
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SC: One Can’t Contend that he is Entitled for Lease Merely on the Basis of a Pending Application(02.08.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside Rajasthan High Court’s order that declared Rule 4 (10) and 7(3) of Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 as.....
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SC: Absolute Breakdown of Constitutional Machinery of State in Manipur(02.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the investigation by Manipur police in relation to the ethnic violence has been tardy due to considerable lapse bet.....
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SC: Only When Conviction Arise Out of the Single Transaction, Concurrent Sentence Would be Merited(02.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that only when the conviction arise out of the single transaction, concurrent sentence would be merited, has held that i.....
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SC: NCLAT Can Recall but Can’t Review its Judgment(02.08.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld NCLAT’s five-member bench ruling which held that while NCLAT is empowered to recall its judgment, it is not empowered to revi.....
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SC: Trying To Have a National Infrastructure for Live Streaming Which HCs Can Also Use(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara seeking a uniform platform for live-streaming, has stated that it is tryi.....
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SC: Skull Superimposition Technique for Identification of Body Not Reliable(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that skull superimposition technique for identification of the dead body cannot be regarded as infallible when such report is n.....
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SC to Centre: Come Up With a Policy After Looking into States' Policies(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court while adjourning a PIL seeking establishment of community kitchens has asked the Centre to look into the policies being implemented by t.....
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SC to Centre: Maintain Status Quo on Release of Genetically Modified Mustard Seeds(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Union Government to maintain status quo on the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified Mustard and to refrain from taki.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Filed for Ensuring Education of Migrant Workers' Children During Pandemic(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to petitioner to withdraw a petition which sought to provide for a Uniform Education Policy to the children of migra.....
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SC Upholds Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014 and also held that employees who have not exercised the option to join the Empl.....
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SC: When Contract Doesn’t Fix Time for Specific Performance, Limitation Runs from Notice of Refusal(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when no time is fixed for specific performance of the contract, the court will have to determine the date on which the pla.....
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SC to Centre: Consider Resolving LMV Driving License Issue Through Legislative Amendment(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that reversing judgment in Mukund Dewangan case (MANU/SC/0797/2017) could impact livelihood of hordes of drivers, has ur.....
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SC: Can’t Restrain Media from Reporting But Sources can be Restrained(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while Court can’t restrain media from reporting, it can restrain the sources because the source is the state, has d.....
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SC: Can’t Expect Excellence in Institutions When There is Constant Inflow and Outflow of Teachers(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing concerns at the National Law University, Jodhpur, operating only with contractual teachers, has observed that one canno.....
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SC: Every Interested Party is a Plaintiff in Partition Suit(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for partition, every interested party is deemed to be a plaintiff. Law does not bar passing of numerous prelimin.....
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SC to Delhi Police: Cases Against Persons Bursting Firecrackers Not the Solution(15.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that filing cases against persons bursting firecrackers may not be the solution as there is no point in taking action af.....
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SC: State Reorganization Can’t Take Away Right of Citizens to Reside & Settle in Any Part of Country(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that there is only one domicile i.e. domicile of the country and there is no separate domicile for a State, has held tha.....
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SC: Release Convicts on Bail Who've Completed 10 Years of Sentence & Appeals Won't Be Heard Soon(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that all persons who have completed 10 years of sentence, and whose appeals will not be heard in the near future, should be enl.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Dress Code in Schools(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking Common Dress Code in all registered and recognised educational institutions for staff and st.....
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SC: Right to Establish Educational Institution is FR, Can't be Restricted by Executive Instruction(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the right to establish an educational institution is a fundamental right (FR) under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution o.....
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SC to Centre: Make Web Portal With Details of Foreign Universities(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested that the Union Government could create a web portal containing the details of the foreign universities where the Ukraine r.....
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SC: Facilitation Council Cannot Review Its Own Decisions(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act does not empower the Facilitation Council to review its own decisions.
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SC: Self-Regulatory Mechanism for Media Houses is to be Made Effective(16.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that penalties against media houses must be of proportion to profits you make from that show, has stated that while Cour.....
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SC to Railways: Maintain Status Quo for 10 Days in Demolitions Drive Near Krishna Janmabhoomi(16.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Railways to maintain status quo with respect to a demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities in a settlement.....
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SC: No Prohibition to Effect a Partition Without Written Instrument(17.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that there is no prohibition to effect a partition otherwise than through an instrument in writing by duly complying with the r.....
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SC: Court can Record Presence of that Absent Party Alone who has led Substantial Evidence(17.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that as per Order XVII Rule 2 of CPC, Court would proceed to pass orders with respect to any of the parties being absent which .....
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SC: Maternity Benefit is Not Co-Terminus with the Employment Period(18.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 contemplates that the entitlement of medical benefit accrues by fulfillment of condition under.....
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SC: Article 22(4)(a) Applies Only at Initial Stage of Passing of Preventive Detention Order(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that 3 months period stipulated in Article 22(4)(a) of Constitution is only related to initial period of detention up to the st.....
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Supreme Court Asks High Courts to Adopt Draft Rules of Criminal Practice Within 6 Months(22.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to take expeditious steps to adopt the draft rules of criminal practice, which has been prepared by amici c.....
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of COVID Issues(22.04.2021)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance on issues related to oxygen supply, drug supply, vaccine policy in relation to COVID19 pandemic. The Court.....
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Supreme Court Panel Gives Clean Chit to UP Police in Vikas Dubey Encounter Case(22.04.2021)
Supreme Court Panel has found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Uttar Pradesh police in the encounter killings of gangster Vikas Dubey and his .....
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Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who h(23.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who have approached the High Courts to show-cause why .....
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SC Issues Notice to Show Cause Why Uniform Orders Over Covid Related Issues Not to be Passed(23.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who have approached the High Courts to show-cause why .....
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Supreme Court Asks TN Govt to File Affidavit in Vedanta's Plea to Produce Oxygen(23.04.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to clarify its stand whether it is willing to take over Sterlite plant of Vedanta Ltd.- which was sh.....
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SC: Remand Order Prolongs And Delays Litigation(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside a High Court order remanding case to trial court has observed that an order of remand prolongs and delays litigation.....
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SC: Quality And Not Quantity of Witness Matters(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court while affirming conviction and sentence of four persons in murder case based on solitary eyewitness testimony has observed that it is no.....
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SC: Provision of Review Not to Scrutinize Correctness of Decision(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the provision of review is not to scrutinize the correctness of the decision but to correct the error, if any, which i.....
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SC to IRDAI: Consider if Personal Accident Cover Can Include Persons Other Than Owner(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to consider if claims by family members, friends, or such perso.....
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SC Registrar: WhatsApp Not Valid Mode of Service Under Supreme Court Rules(17.02.2023)
Registrar Court at Supreme Court has stated that service of notice on a party via messaging platform WhatsApp is not valid, as per Supreme Court Rules.....
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SC: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is a State(17.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a ‘State’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitu.....
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SC: If Marriage is Null And Void, Conviction Under Section 498A of IPC is Not Sustainable(17.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that conviction under Section 498-A IPC would not be sustainable when the marriage was found to be null and void.
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SC: 2019 Amendment to Section 31 IBC has Retrospective Operation(14.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that 2019 amendment to Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 has retrospective operation. The Court has stated.....
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SC: Defence on Merits Not to be Considered at Stage of Framing of Charge(14.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that defence on merits is not to be considered at the stage of framing of the charge and/or at the stage of discharge appli.....
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SC: NGT Could Not Decide Upon and Strike Down Validity of Law(14.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) could not decide upon and strike down the validity of a law in a plea pertaining to .....
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Supreme Court Deprecates Passing of Orders with Caveat to Not Consider as Precedent(14.04.2021)
Supreme Court has deprecated the practice of passing orders suffixed with the caveat that the said order is not to be treated as a precedent on the gr.....
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Supreme Court Issues Additional Guidelines for Court Staff, Advocates(15.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued additional guidelines in view of the growing concerns amid sudden upsurge of Covid-19 cases and as a precautionary measure to.....
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SC: S. 52A of Wakf Act Cannot Apply To Tenants Who Took Possession Before Enactment of the Provision(03.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal proceedings under Section 52A of the Wakf Act 1995 cannot be maintained against persons who were in possessio.....
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SC: No Priority For Workers' Dues After Liquidation of Company Under IBC(03.05.2023)
Supreme Court while holding that workers' dues will not get preferential payment in the event a company undergoes liquidation as per the provisions of.....
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SC Refuses to Commute Death Sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana(03.05.2023)
Supreme Court has declined to commute the death penalty of BKI terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment on the ground of long pendency of .....
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SC: Sentence Can be Suspended U/S 389 CrPC Only if Convict Has Fair Chances of Acquittal(04.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in order to suspend sentence under Section 389 of CrPC only if Court can arrive at a prima facie satisfaction that the con.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 140(5) Companies Act 2013(04.05.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, and observed that application/proceedings unde.....
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SC Dismissed Plea Challenging 2019 Lok Sabha Election of DMK MP Kanimozhi(04.05.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed the election petition filed challenging the election of DMK MP Kanimozhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls over incorrect inform.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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SC to States: Submit Suggestions for Model Builder-Buyer Agreement With Mandatory RERA Clauses(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has asked States to submit suggestions to Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on model builder-buyer agreement with the mandator.....
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SC to Centre: Disburse Arrears Under OROP Scheme by March 15, 2023(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central government to comply with its earlier order to disburse the arrears under ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme to e.....
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SC: Limitation U/S 34 A&C Act in Case of Suo Moto Correction of Award is Date of Correction(11.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that starting point for limitation under Section 34(3) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, in case of suo moto correction of awar.....
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SC: Make EIA Mandatory for Urban Development(11.01.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to preserve the heritage of 'Corbusier' Chandigarh, has recommended Centre as well as the State to make necessa.....
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SC: Raises Serious Questions When Accused Suggest Which Body Should Investigate Case(13.01.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing an SLP moved by CBI challenging Allahabad High Court’s order which directed transfer of a dowry-death case investigation, .....
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SC: Judge Must Give dequate Reasons While Giving Opinion Under Section 432(2) CrPC(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while giving opinion regarding grant of remission under Section 432(2) CrPC, the Presiding Judge needs to give reasons reg.....
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SC: Disturbing to See Trend of Projecting Civil Financial Disputes as Criminal Matters(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that despite judgments of Apex Court in the case of Priyanka Srivastava vs. State of U.P (MANU/SC/0344/2015) & Vijay Kumar .....
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SC: If a Statute Contain Both General and Specific Provision, the Latter Must Prevail(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of classification and taxability of ‘maize starch’ under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959, has ob.....
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SC Sentences Four Accused in 1996 Lajpat Nagar Bomb Blast Case to Life Imprisonment(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the conviction of two accused in 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case and sentencing them to life imprisonment without remi.....
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SC Sets Aside Remission of 11 Convicts in Bilkis Bano Gang-Rape Case(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court while setting aside the remission granted to the 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, has held that the State of Gujarat was not t.....
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SC: Consensual Relationship Culminated into Marriage Not Rape on Pretext of Marriage(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a consensual relationship that turns into marriage cannot attract the offence of rape on the false pretext of marriage sin.....
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SC: Insurance Policy to be Effective from the Date of Issuance(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the date of proposal cannot be treated as the date of policy unless there is an initial deposit, has held that the .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking GST Exemption for Medicines to Cure Spinal Muscular Atrophy(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking removal of levy of Goods and Services Tax on medicines to cure spinal muscular atrophy stating that it is a.....
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SC to Centre: Get Information from States on Migrant Workers Registered in "e-Shram" Portal(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Central government to get updated information from states on the number of migrant workers registered with the e-portal.....
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SC: Deceased's IT Returns Can be Considered for Computing Annual Income in Motor Accident Cases(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that deceased's Income Tax (IT) Return can be considered for computation of his annual income in Motor Accident Compensation Cl.....
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SC: Transfer Can be Set Aside Only if it Was Subject to Condition of Providing Basic Amenities(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Section 23 of Senior Citizens Act will be attracted only if the transfer of property by a senior citizen was subject to a .....
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SC Sets Aside HC Direction to Give 72 Hours' Notice to Accused if State Intends to Arrest Him(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside a direction issued by Bombay High Court to the State to give 72 hours' notice to an accused in the event it intends .....
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SC: Concessional Rate of Sales Tax Not Applicable on Oxygen as it is Not Raw Material(08.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that the main function of oxygen in manufacturing steel is to reduce the carbon content, has held that it can be conside.....
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SC to States: Share Data Regarding Mob Lynching Cases(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing Tehseen Poonawalla case (MANU/SC/0738/2018) wherein Court had issued direction to prevent mob lynching, has sought data fr.....
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SC: Court Can’t Take Over the Law And Order Situation(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing plea pertaining to Manipur violence observed that skepticism of the parties cannot lead us to take over the law and order .....
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SC Stays Direction of NGT That Appointed LG as Head of Committee for Yamuna River Pollution(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the direction passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had appointed the Lt. Governor of Delhi as the chairman of the Hi.....
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SC: Pendency of Petition Challenging Act Doesn’t Imply That There is Stay on the Act(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing petition challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991 has observed that mere pendency of petition chall.....
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SC: HCs Don’t Need SC’s Permission to Transfer Presiding Officers of Special MP/MLA Courts(12.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts don’t require Supreme Court’s permission to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases p.....
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SC: Court’s Direction Can’t be Nullified by Legislation Without Altering Basis of Judgment(12.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the effect of Court’s judgments can be nullified by a legislative act by removing the basis of the judgment and such a.....
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SC: Upto Parliament to Decide Whether to Allow Candidates to Contest from Two Seats(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing PIL challenging the constitutionality of Section 33(7) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 has held that permitt.....
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SC: Storage Facility for Edible Oil Not Allowed Outside Port Area(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that word ‘within’ used for CRZ-I and ‘in’ used for CRZ-II in the CRZ Notification of 2011 cannot be interpreted to incl.....
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SC Allows Woman Seeking Abortion to Give Child for Adoption to Couple Registered With CARA(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court in a plea by 21 year old unmarried woman seeking permission to terminate a 29 week pregnancy has allowed adoption of the child by the pr.....
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SC: Conviction Can’t Convict Accused While Overriding Agreement Between Parties to Compound Offence(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts cannot override and impose their will on the parties if parties to a litigation proceeding have entered into a.....
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SC Issues Directions to Avoid Delay in Release of Prisoners Who Are in Custody Despite Bail Granted(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines on the issue of undertrial prisoners who continue to be in custody despite having been granted the benefit of bail.....
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SC: Tax Authorities Must Maintain Discipline to Follow Decisions of Higher Authorities(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that unless the discipline of adhering to decisions made by the higher authorities is maintained, there would be utter chao.....
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SC: Centre Disrupts Judges' Seniority by Splitting Up Collegium Resolutions(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court has criticized the Centre’s practice of splitting up the Collegium Resolutions by approving some names from the recommendation and withh.....
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SC Transfers YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case Trial from Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court while noting that the apprehensions raised by wife and daughter of former AP Minister YS Vivekananda Reddy regarding derailment of fair .....
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SC: Proceedings Can be Quashed When FIR Doesn’t Disclose Any Act of Accused in Crime(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the criminal proceedings can be quashed when the complaint on the basis of which FIR was registered does not disclose any .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain PIL to Double the Number of Judges(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that getting more judges is not the panacea of all evils, has refused to entertain a PIL filed by BJP leader and Advocat.....
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SC to Expert Committee: Examine to What Extent Recommendations Have Been Adopted by Government(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the expert committee constituted to tackle the problem of the dissemination of child pornography and sexual assault videos,.....
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SC to States: Furnish Data of Cases Where Prisoners is in Jail for Not Fulfilling Bail Conditions(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to issue directions to the jail authorities to submit certain particulars of under trial prisoners wh.....
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SC: Limited Scrutiny by Court Under S.11 of A&C Act is Necessary And Compelling(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Court’s are not expected to act mechanically and observ.....
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SC: Duty of Every Genuine Advocates to Ensure That the CoP and Degree are Duly Verified(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while constituting a High-Powered Committee to oversee process of verification of degree certificates of advocates, has observed that it.....
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SC: Pronouncing Operative Portion Without Preparing Entire Judgment(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the dismissal of civil judge on account of misconduct, observed that charges which revolve around gross negligence and c.....
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SC to HCs’: Submit Responses on CCTV Footage Installation to Amicus Curiae(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all high courts to submit their responses on the progress with respect to the installation of CCTV cameras in court premise.....
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SC: Can’t Place Trail Court Judges in a Sense of Fear(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while deprecating order passed by Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking explanation from a trial court judge for granting bail in a case, ha.....
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SC: To Claim Exclusion of Period When Court Remain Closed, S.34 Appln. Must be Filed Within 90 Days(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observe that exclusion of period during which Court was closed from computation of limitation is available only when application und.....
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SC: Doctor Can't Be Punished Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act for Storing Small Quantities of Medicines(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a doctor's act of storing small quantities of medicines will not amount to an offence of unauthorized stocking of medicine.....
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SC: Insolvency Resolution of Company Doesn’t Extinguish Director's Liability U/S 138 NI Act(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the company's director cannot seek discharge from Negotiable Instruments Act proceedings on the ground that creditor’s deb.....
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SC: Service Rules Prevails Over Conflicting Government Resolutions in Service Jurisprudence(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that in Service jurisprudence, Services Rules which have a statutory effect will prevail and government resolutions can’t b.....
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SC: Religious Ceremony Can’t be Banned on Ground that Other Comm. Inhabited in the Area in Majority(22.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that blanket orders cannot be passed for banning religious ceremonies in particular areas on ground that the area is predominan.....
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SC: Religious Ceremony Can’t be Banned on Ground that Other Comm. Inhabited in the Area in Majority(22.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that blanket orders cannot be passed for banning religious ceremonies in particular areas on ground that the area is predominan.....
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Supreme Court: Efforts to Settle Civil Disputes Through Criminal Prosecution Must be Avoided(23.01.2024)
SC while observing that mere breach of contract doesn’t amount to an offence u/s 420 or 406 of IPC unless dishonest intention is shown, has held that .....
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SC: Trial Won’t be Vitiated on Failure to Put All Incriminating Circumstances Unless Prejudice Caused(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that where there has been a failure in putting all incriminating circumstances appearing against accused in evidence, the same .....
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SC: Confessional Statement Recorded U/S 67 of NDPS Act Not Admissible(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that officer having powers under Section 53 of NDPS Act is a police officer and therefore confessional statement recorded under.....
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SC: When Selected Candidate Resigns After Joining, Fresh Selection Must be Done to Fill Vacancy(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if one of the selected candidates joins and then resigns, it gives rise to a fresh vacancy which should be filled up witho.....
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SC: Reasons Why Candidate Can’t Pursue Course Must be Made in Disability Assessment Report(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Disability Assessment Report must have a cogent reasoning as to how such candidates will be unable to pursue the medic.....
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SC: Court in Second Appeal Must Frame Substantial Question of Law at Admission Stage Itself(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a Court sitting in second appellate jurisdiction is to frame substantial question of law at the time of admission, save an.....
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SC: Can File Complaint Under Repealed FERA Provisions During Sunset Period After Enforcement of FEMA(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Officer appointed under repealed provisions of FERA has competence to file complaint for the offences punishable under the.....
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SC Directs to File Report on Officers Involved in Muzzafarpur Shelter Home Sexual Assault Case(24.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Bihar to file a report on action taken against State officers involved in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case......
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SC: State Legislatures Have Power to Tax Lotteries Organised by Other States(24.03.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Legislatures have the power to tax lotteries organised by other states. The Court has said a lottery conducted by Go.....
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SC Directs ED to File Reply on Plea Seeking Interim Bail for Ex-Unitech Promoter Sanjay Chandra(24.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file its reply on a plea filed by the wife of ex- Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra seeki.....
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SC Directs CEC to Examine and Submit Report on RVNL Plea to Cut Trees for Railway Line Project(24.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the central empowered committee (CEC) to examine and submit report in a matter in which the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).....
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Supreme Court Assigns All Cases Against Parambir Singh to Central Bureau of Investigation(25.03.2022)
Supreme Court has assigned all cases against former Mumbai Police commissioner Parambir Singh to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The cases prob.....
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SC Fixes Outer Limits to Apply for COVID-19 Death Compensation at 60 Days(25.03.2022)
Supreme Court has fixed the outer limits to apply for COVID-19 death compensation at 60 days for deaths that occurred prior to March 20, 2022 and 90 d.....
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SC Directs Political Parties to Submit Details Of Donations Received Through Electoral Bonds To EC(12.04.2019)
Noting that the issue of Electoral Bonds (EB) is a weighty one which is significantly apposite to the sanctity of the election process, the Supreme Co.....
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SC Directs Political Parties to Submit Details of Donations Received Through Electoral Bonds to EC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to stay Electoral Bond Scheme ahead of 2019 general elections after noting that issue of Electoral Bonds (EB) is a weighty .....
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'You'll Never Let Country Remain in Peace': Supreme Court Junks Plea for Worship at Ayodhya Site(12.04.2019)
The SC bench was hearing an appeal filed against the January 10 order of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, which had dismissed the plea s.....
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Will Wait for Final Judgment: BJP Says on SC's Interim Order in Electoral Bonds Case(12.04.2019)
The Supreme Court on Friday did not stop political funding through electoral bonds but brought several checks on it to bring transparency.
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Congress Says Electoral Bonds Verdict Will Expose 'Nexus Between BJP and Suited-Booted Friends'(12.04.2019)
The Supreme Court on Friday directed all political parties to furnish receipts of political funding received through electoral bonds and details of th.....
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Right to Travel Abroad an Important Basic Human Right: SC(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that right to travel abroad is an important basic human right, while permitting IPS officer who is facing departmental proceedi.....
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SC: Child Adopted After Death of Govt. Employee is Not Entitled to Family Pension(18.01.2023)
Supreme Court held that a child adopted by widow of a deceased government servant after his death can’t be included within the definition of ‘family’ .....
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SC: Joining Force After Suppressing Criminal Cases is a Grave Misconduct(18.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that entering service of disciplined force like CISF by suppressing criminal cases is a gross misconduct, has held that .....
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SC Forms Panel to Protect Heritage Sites in Rajasthan After State's Negligence(19.01.2023)
Supreme Court has constituted a five-member Supervisory Committee headed by Former Chief Justice of the Bombay and Rajasthan High Courts Pradeep Nandr.....
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SC to HC Registrars’ & Law Secretaries: Provide Full Position About Judicial Vacancies to Amicus(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court has assigned States and High Courts to different amicus curiae and directed that within 1 week, Law Secretaries and Registrars shall int.....
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SC: Criminal Law Not for Money Recovery(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that recovery of money is essentially within the realm of civil proceedings, has held that there is no justification in .....
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SC: Punishment by Disciplinary Authority Can be Interfered With Only if Grossly Disproportionate(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that power of judicial review can be exercised by the Court against punishment imposed by disciplinary authority, only if it is.....
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SC: Wife's Convenience is a General Rule in Transfer Petitions(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing a transfer petition concerning matrimonial dispute stated that convenience of wife in matrimonial disputes is paramount as.....
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SC Lifts Uttarakhand HC Stay on 30 Percent Domicile Reservation for Women in State Services Exam(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed State’s appeal against Uttarakhand High Court order that stayed the government order which provides for 30 percent reservati.....
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SC: TDS to be Deduced from LTC if Foreign Visit is Involved(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that Leave Travel Concession (LTC) is not for foreign travel has held that amount received by the SBI employees towards .....
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SC: Ballistic Report Forwarded Under the Seal is Admissible in Evidence(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a Ballistic Report forwarded by Director/Deputy Director/Assistant Director of a lab under the seal can be said to be in c.....
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SC: Subsequent Purchaser has No Right to Claim Lapse of Land Acquisition Proceedings(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a subsequent purchaser has no right to claim lapse of acquisition proceedings under Section 21(2) of Right to Fair Compens.....
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SC: Issue of Arbitrability Should be Left to Arbitrator Unless Found That Dispute is Non- Arbitrable(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while considering application under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, dispute with respect to arbitrabili.....
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SC: Non Banking Cooperative Society Providing Credit to Members Eligible for Section 80P Deduction(15.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a co-operative society that is not a co-operative bank under Section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, then such society.....
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SC: Plaintiff Must Prove Sale/Advertisement Expenses to Establish Goodwill in Passing Off Suit(18.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for passing off, plaintiff must prove the figures of sales and expenditure incurred on the advertising and promo.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Directing State to Pay Annuity to Legal Heirs of Former Ruler(18.09.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Kerala High Court order that directed State Government to pay annuity to the legal heirs of the Malayala Brahmin family and h.....
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SC: Continuous Working on Contractual Basis Doesn’t Created Any Legal Right for Regularization(19.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that continuous working in an institute on contractual basis does not create any legal right in their favour to be absorbed or .....
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SC Refers to 7 Judge Bench Issue Regarding Immunity of MPs/MLAs Taking Bribe for Votes(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a 7 Judge bench the judgement in PV Narasimha Rao v State (MANU/SC/0293/1998) that held that legislators enjoyed immunit.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere With CWRC Order in Cauvery River Dispute(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) Order in Cauvery River Dispute, directing State of Karnataka t.....
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SC: Failure of Accused to Discharge Burden Not Relevant in Case Governed by Circumstantial Evidence(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the failure of accused to discharge burden under Section 106 of the Evidence Act, 1872 is not relevant in a case gover.....
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SC Asks for Counter Affidavit in Plea Challenging Tribunal Reforms Act 2021(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to file its counter-affidavit in the petitions challenging the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 in the writ p.....
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Supreme Court Permits Immersion of PoP Ganesh Idols in Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the Telangana Government to permit the immersion of Plaster of Paris (POP) idols in Hussain Sagar lake during Ganesh Chaturt.....
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SC Disposes Off PIL Seeking Direction for Free and Equitable Vaccine Distribution(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has disposed off a PIL seeking directions to the UOI to frame a uniform pan-India policy for free-of-cost vaccination and the constituti.....
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SC: Moratorium Does Not Apply to Proceedings in Respect of Directors/Management of Corporate Debtor(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 does not apply in respect of the d.....
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Supreme Court Asks Air Quality Commission to Decide on Lifting Construction Ban(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Regions to take a decision on the lifting the ban o.....
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SC: Captive Consumers/Captive Users Are Not Liable to Pay Additional Surcharge(13.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that captive consumers/captive users are not liable to pay the additional surcharge leviable under Section 42(4) of the Ele.....
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SC: Provisions of Section 50 NDPS Act to Complied with in Case of Personal Search Only(13.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the provisions of Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 is required to be complied in .....
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SC: Employee Can’t Be Dismissed For Sending Representations Directly to Superior Officers(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that an employee when in financial hardship, may represent directly to the superior but that by itself cannot amount to major m.....
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Supreme Court: District-Level Committee’s Scope Expanded(19.02.2024)
Supreme Court has expanded the scope of district-level committees that are to be constituted by the States or Union Territories to reduce the issue re.....
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SC: Voluntarily Surrendering Accused Can’t be Taken In Custody When Court Hasn’t Summoned Him(19.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that accused who has voluntarily surrendered cannot be taken into custody when Court has not issued a summoning order again.....
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Supreme Court Launches Neutral Citations for All Supreme Court Judgments(23.02.2023)
CJI D.Y. Chandrachud has announced that all 30,000 judgements are going to have neutral citation. First tranch will be till January 1, 2023, then the .....
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SC: Different Pay for Similar Post Allowed if There is Reasonable Classification(23.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if classification of posts and determination of pay scale have reasonable nexus with the objective or purpose sought to be.....
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SC Allows NMDC to Reclaim Half of The Contribution Made to KMERC from 2019(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order allowing central government undertaking National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to reclaim half of t.....
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SC: Service as Ad-hoc Judge Not Considered for Elevation as High Court Judges(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the appellants were not appointed to any regular posts in the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Service, appellants cannot clai.....
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SC Upholds Life Sentence of Mother Convicted for Killing Her 5 Year old Child(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that they ought not to re-appreciate evidence to examine correctness of finding of fact unless there is manifest illegal.....
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SC: Won’t Pass Order to Gag Media from Reporting Adani-Hinderburg Issue(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court while rejecting plea to gag the media from reporting on Adani-Hindenburg issue has stated that Court is not going to issue any injunctio.....
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SC: Can’t Prove Discovery Against Person Who Wasn’t in Custody at Time of Confession(26.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that being in custody and being accused of an offense are indispensable pre-requisites to render a confession made to police ad.....
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SC Refers the NN Global Judgment to 7 Judge Bench to adjudicate on Correctness of the Judgment(26.09.2023)
Supreme Court has while considering the larger ramification and the view of the majority in N.N. Global Mercantile Pvt. Ltd. v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd......
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SC: Disclosure Made to Settlement Commission Needn't be Something that Wasn’t Discovered by AO(27.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 245C r/w Section 245H of Income-Tax Act only contemplates full and true disclosure of income to be made before Set.....
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SC: Automatic Vacation of Stay After Six Months Requires Re-Consideration(27.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that its order in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency v. CBI (MANU/SC/0308/2018) directing automatic vacation of stay granted .....
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SC: Student Can’t Participate in 2022 NEET Counselling Based on 2019 Results(27.09.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside Calcutta High Court order which permitted student’s participation in 2022 Counselling based on NEET 2019 result, has.....
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SC: Registration of Adoption Deed Doesn’t Absolve Party to Prove Fact of Adoption(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere registration of an Adoption Deed does not absolve the person asserting such adoption from proving that fact by cogent.....
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SC: Can’t Prove Will by Random Witness Saying he Saw Attesting Witness Sign it(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that for Section 69 of Evidence Act, in order to prove the genuineness of a will, it is not enough to merely examine a random w.....
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SC Warns Patanjali Ayurved of Fine for Claiming False Misleading Claims of Cure(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Patanjali Ayurved to stop immediately all false and misleading advertisements and stated that the Court will also consider .....
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SC Suggests Measures in Delhi Pollution Case: No MSP for Farmers Burning Stubble(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a batch of petitions raising concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi NCR, suggested excluding farmers bur.....
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SC: Courts can Entertain Complaint u/s 498A Where Wife Takes Shelter After Leaving Matrimonial Home(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Courts at the place where the wife takes shelter after leaving or being driven away from the matrimonial home on account o.....
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SC: Merely Pointing Out the Lacunae in the Defendant’s Title Would Not Suffice in a Title Suit(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that in a dispute with respect to determination of title, merely pointing out the lacunae in the defendant’s title would.....
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SC: Party to Contract Can’t Question Amount Levied as Per Contract After Signing it(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that signing a contract and issuing an undertaking in accordance with the contract would estop the parties from challenging the.....
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SC Division Bench Delivers Split Verdict in Civil Appeal from Specific Performance Suit(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna a split verdict in a civil appeal arising out of a suit seeking specifi.....
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SC Warns UP DG Prisons of Contempt Action if Directions on Premature Release Are Violated(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing strict directions to Director General of Prisons of Uttar Pradesh to take all necessary steps to ensure that applications .....
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SC Delivers Split Verdict on Issue ‘Is Non-Production of Power of Attorney Fatal to Title Suit?’(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court Division Bench has delivered a split verdict in a plea pertaining to the issue that when a sale deed is executed on the strength of a de.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 3A(3) HPMVT Act(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of levy of additional special road tax under Section 3A(3) of Himachal Pradesh Motor Vehicles Tax.....
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SC Strikes Down Section 10(26AAA) Income Tax Act as Unconstitutional(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court while striking down exemption provision under Section 10(26AAA) Income Tax Act as unconstitutional for excluding Sikkimese woman because.....
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SC: Chargesheet Not a Public Document(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Chargesheets are not public documents has held that investigating agencies can’t be directed to upload chargesheets.....
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SC Refuses To Vacate Stay On Restoration Of Criminal Case Against Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa(24.01.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed an application seeking to vacate an earlier order of the Court that stayed the restoration of a criminal case against form.....
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Kiren Rijiju: Making IB, RAW Reports Public a Matter Of Grave Concern(25.01.2023)
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that it was a “matter of grave concern” that certain portions of sensitive reports of the Intelligence Bureau.....
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SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order Refusing To Entertain YES Bank's Plea(25.01.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court order refusing to entertain the Yes Bank plea challenging police investigation into an FIR lodged.....
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CJI DY Chandrachud: 1,091 SC Judgments To Be Released In Regional Languages On Republic Day(25.01.2023)
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said that the process of releasing Supreme Court (SC) judgments in regional languages has begun and as.....
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SC: Lapse Of Time Between Injury, Death Doesn't Reduce Liability In Murder Case(27.01.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when a victim dies after a lapse of considerable time due to injuries inflicted by an accused, it would not diminish t.....
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SC: Power of Judicial Review & Govt's Power to Reconsider Previous Govt Decision Not Comparable(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the power of the executive to look into the conduct of the previous government cannot be compared with the power of courts.....
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SC Disapproves HC Practice Allowing Pleas in SARFAESI Cases Without Exhausting Alternative Remedy(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has disapproved the high courts’ practice of entertaining writ petitions filed in SARFAESI matters without exhausting the alternative st.....
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SC: Compensation for Future Prospects Can be Claimed in Case Injuries Result in Permanent Disability(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that compensation for future prospects can be claimed in accident cases involving serious injuries resulting in permanent disab.....
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SC: Additional Accused Can’t be Impleaded After Expiry of Limitation Period U/S 142 of NI Act(18.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that impleadment of additional accused subsequent to the filing of a cheque bounce complaint is not permissible once limitation.....
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SC: Need of Custodial Trial Not Relevant Aspect While Considering Bail Application U/S 439 CrPC(18.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail granted to a rape accused has held that 'need of custodial trial' is not a relevant aspect while considering a .....
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SC: Need to Consider Time needed for Rape Survivor to Come Out of Trauma(18.11.2022)
Supreme Court while cancelling bail granted to a rape accused has observed that time taken by a rape survivor to come out of trauma and shock needs to.....
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SC: Quantity of Neutral Substance Can’t be Ignored While Labelling Recovered Contraband(21.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that quantity of neutral substances cannot be ignored while labelling the quantity of contraband recovered as 'small quantity' .....
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SC Upholds CCI Order Dismissing Complaints Alleging Anti Competitive Practices by Uber, Ola(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of Competition Commission of India dismissing the complaints alleging cartelization and anti-competitive practices .....
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SC Asks AG to Consider Whether NGT's Jurisdiction Can Be Extended to Wildlife Protection Act(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Attorney General of India, KK Venugopal if the jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal can be extended under the Wildlife .....
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SC: ‘Existence of Arbitration Agreement’ Would Include Aspect of Validity of Arbitration Agreement(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the expression 'existence of arbitration agreement' in Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would incl.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Seeking Uniform Grounds of Divorce(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre on two public interest litigations seeking uniform grounds of divorce and payment of maintenance and al.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Setting Aside of Order Holding Conversion Solely for Marriage Invalid(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking setting aside of an Order passed by Allahabad High Court which held that conversion solely for the purpose .....
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SC: Application Under Section 482 CrPC Cannot be Filed by Person Not connected to Trial(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed by a person who is in no way connected .....
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SC Stays Order of NCDRC Lowering Compensation to Bereaved Family(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), lowering the compensation granted to a bereaved fami.....
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SC Applies LARR Act for Mahanadi Coalfields Acquisitions of 1988(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while granting relief to several persons who were displaced by land acquisition by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd in 1988, has held that Land A.....
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SC Issued Directions for Payment of Compensation to Families of Victims of 1992-93 Bombay Riots(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while issuing directions for payment of compensation to families of victims and for revival of criminal cases which are lying dormant st.....
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SC Disapproves High Courts' Practice of Calling for Answer Scripts for Ordering Revaluation(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while disapproving High Courts practice of calling for the answer scripts/sheets to order revaluation has held that re-evaluation cannot.....
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SC Commutes Death Sentence of Ex Cop Accused of Rape & Murder of a Housewife(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while taking into account the illegal solitary confinement for ten years and its ill effects on the well-being of the accused has commut.....
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SC Upholds the Validity of EWS Reservation in Education & Public Employment(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has by 4:1 majority upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker S.....
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Supreme Court Asks Medical Colleges Either to Pay Stipend or Not Have Internship(27.02.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing concerns over inadequate payment of stipends to medical students, has stated that Medical colleges should either pay th.....
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SC: Filing Incomplete Chargesheet Without Investigation Won’t Extinguish Right to Get Default Bail(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if investigating agency files a chargesheet without completing investigation, the same would not extinguish the right of t.....
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SC to HCs: Ensure Digitization of District Court Records for Smooth Functioning of Judicial Process(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the technology in the present time become increasingly enmeshed with systems of dispute resolution and adjudication.....
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SC: In the Absence of Incriminating Material, AO Can’t Make Additions to Completed Assessment(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of completed assessment, if no incriminating material is found during search, the only remedy available to revenue.....
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SC: Allopathy Doctors and Doctors of Indigenous Medicine Can’t be Said to be Performing Equal Work(27.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Court can’t assess relative merits of two systems of medical sciences, has held that in today’s time practitioners .....
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SC: Can’t Upheld Conviction in Absence of Trial Court’s Records(27.04.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside Allahabad High Court’s judgment upholding conviction of a person on ground that High Court can’t decide appeal witho.....
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SC: Loss on Confiscation of Smuggled Items by DRI Officials Not ‘Business Loss’(27.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that loss claimed by the assessee on account of confiscation of smuggled items by the Customs department, can’t be treated as ‘.....
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SC: If Number of Technically Qualified Bidders is Less Than 3, State can Annul Tender Notification(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court while referring to Rule 9(10) of the Mineral (Auction) Rules held that where the minimum number of qualified bidders is not available (i.....
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SC: Person Having Intention to Kill is Liable for Murder Even if he Kills Another Person by Mistake(23.11.2023)
Supreme Court while applying the Doctrine of transfer of malice, has held that a person who had intention to kill a person but by mistake kills anothe.....
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SC: 'Mukund Dewangan' Decision Will Continue To Hold Pending Reference(23.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that its decision in Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited (MANU/SC/0797/2017; 2017/INSC/576) will continue to .....
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SC: If Exact Assessment of Age Can’t be Done, One Year Margin on Lower Side can be Granted(23.11.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Rule 12(3)(b) Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 provides that in the case exact assessment of the age cannot be done, Court.....
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SC: EEFC Forex Gains Not Eligible for Section 80 HHC Deduction(23.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that gain on foreign exchange fluctuation in the EEFC (Exchange Earners Foreign Currency) account of the assessee can’t be incl.....
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SC: Governor Can’t Veto Bills by Withholding Assent(24.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Governor, as an unelected Head of the State, can’t use his powers to thwart the normal course of lawmaking by the S.....
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SC: Delhi HC Not Barred from Hearing Plea Challenging LG's Order Terminating Services of Consultants(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order dated 20.07.2023 (MANU/SC/0781/2023) didn’t consider correctness of termination of appointments, and thus D.....
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SC: Second Petition u/s 482 CrPC Not Maintainable on Grounds Which were Available at First Instance(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is not open to a person aggrieved to raise one plea after the other, by invoking the jurisdiction of the High Court und.....
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SC: Court Must Consider Bail of Accused if Trial is Delayed for No Fault to Accused(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while listing out factors to be considered for grant of bail, has observed that when the trial is not proceeding for reasons not attribu.....
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SC to Centre and States: Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while directing Central and State Governments to fill the vacancies in the Information Commissions, has observed that failure to do so d.....
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SC to Maharashtra Speaker: Decide Disqualification Petitions by Dec. 31(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions filed in relation to Shiv Sena rift by De.....
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SC: Executing Court can Never Go Behind the Decree(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a bare perusal of Section 47 of CPC shows that all questions between the parties can be decided by the executing court, bu.....
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SC: Offending Anchors Must be Taken Off Air(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing pleas related to hate speech incidents has observed that offending anchors should be taken off air and hefty fines should .....
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SC: P&H HC Judgment Allowing Minor Muslim Girl to Marry Shouldn’t be Treated as Precedent(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in case Javed v. State of Haryana, which held that Muslim girl aged 15 y.....
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SC: SBI’s Application for Extension of Time for Furnishing Electoral Bonds Details Dismissed(11.03.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed the State Bank of India’s (SBI) application that was filed for an extension of time for furnishing electoral bond details .....
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SC: No Counselling to be Done to Influence Sexual Orientation of Person During HC Proceedings(12.03.2024)
Supreme Court has issued caution regarding counseling of detenue suggested by High Courts in Habeas Corpus (HC) Proceedings and has stated that no att.....
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SC: No Counselling to be Done to Influence Sexual Orientation of Person During HC Proceedings(12.03.2024)
Supreme Court has issued caution regarding counseling of detenue, suggested by High Courts in Habeas Corpus (HC) Proceedings and has stated that no at.....
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Supreme Court: Guns Should Not be Used for Celebratory Firing During Marriages(12.03.2024)
Supreme Court while calling out the exercise of using guns for celebratory firing during a marriage ceremony which caused the death of an individual, .....
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SC: Sexual Harassment Committed in a Room Requires Closer Scrutiny for Deciding Conviction/Acquittal(12.03.2024)
SC has held that sexual harassment committed within the confines of a room requires closer scrutiny and if doubt arises in the Court's mind regarding .....
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SC: Police Officers Submitting Chargesheets Must Abide by Requirements Given u/s 173(2) of CrPC(13.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that police officers while discharging their duties regarding submission of chargesheets must comply with the mandatory require.....
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Supreme Court: Unnecessary Intervention Should be Avoided by Judiciary in Administrative Decisions(13.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the judiciary must exercise restraint and avoid unnecessary intervention qua administrative decision(s) of the executive i.....
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SC: Criminal Proceedings Which Are of Civil Nature Should be Quashed by HC Without Hesitation(13.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that although the inherent powers of a High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be exercised spari.....
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Supreme Court Collegium: Cannot Consider Political Background Sufficient Reason to Deny Judgeship(13.03.2024)
Supreme Court Collegium while evaluating the suitability of Shri Manoj Pulamby Madhavan as Judge of Kerala High Court, has stated that the mere fact t.....
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Supreme Court: Workers Performing Perennial/Permanent Nature of Work Not Contractual Workers(14.03.2024)
Supreme Court while granting regularization to workers, has held that workers involved in performing perennial/permanent nature of work cannot be cons.....
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SC Ventures Into Lifetime Ban Imposed on Mr. Yatin Oza to Practice as Senior Counsel(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has ventured if the lifetime ban imposed on Mr. Yatin Oza to practice as a senior counsel can be kept in abeyance after the expiry of on.....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Directions to Allow Female Candidates to Join at NDA(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea seeking directions for necessary steps to be taken to allow eligible female candidates to appear for the Natio.....
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SC: Burden of Proof to Show Cheque Not Issued for Discharge of Any Debt on Accused(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reaffirmed that under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act), 1881 the burden of proof is on the accused to show that a cheque was .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Union Response on Gender Neutral Uniform Law for Succession Rights(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s stand on the need for a gender and religion neutral uniform law conferring succession and inheritance .....
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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Cannot Interfere with Commercial Wisdom of Committee of Creditors(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) cannot interfere wit.....
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SC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Office Bearers of Bharatpur Bar Association(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings against officer bearers of the Bharatpur Bar Association for allegedly obstructed the work of legal .....
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SC: Fixing Cut Off on Basis of Viva Voce for DJ Selection by Kerala HC was Manifestly Arbitrary(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that process followed by the Kerala High Court in fixing a cut-off mark on the basis of viva-voce for the selection of District.....
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SC Forms Expert Committee to Address Issue of People Visiting Temples in Core Area of Tiger Reserve(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has constituted an expert committee to find solutions of the environmental issues arising due to unregulated visiting of temple by pilgr.....
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SC: As Decree was Passed After 38 Years, Defect of Suit Being Filed Before 5 Years of Tenancy Cured(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court while allowing the appeal of a landlord, who filed an eviction suit within 5 years of tenancy, observed that even though such suits are .....
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SC to Centre: Have Any Schemes Been Formulated for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers?(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing petition seeking implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has .....
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SC to DDA: Take Action Against Vendors Encroaching Over Land Acquired for Public Use(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to take action against vendors who are encroaching on land that was acquired through comp.....
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SC: Meat Affordable Means of Protein for Poor(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing petition seeking curb the killing of animals and switching to lab-generated meat for consumption, has observed that in a c.....
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SC: VRS Employees Can’t Claim Parity With Employees Who Retired on Superannuation(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that employees who retired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) cannot claim parity with others who retired upon achievi.....
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SC: Secular State Must Prevent Hate Speech at Any Cost(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court directing that meeting proposed by 'Sakal Hindu Samaj' in Mumbai on February 5 should be videographed by police and that contents should.....
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SC Simplifies 2018 Guidelines on Living Will/Advance Directive(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court while considering an application by the Indian Council for Critical Care Medicine, has modified directions relating to advance medical d.....
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SC: Encroacher Can’t Claim Benefit of Section 51 of Transfer of Property Act(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that encroacher can’t be termed as transferee to seek benefit of Section 51 of Transfer of Property Act, has held that w.....
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SC: Recording Examination-in-Chief of Witness Without Recording Cross Examination, Contrary to Law(27.03.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that only recording the examination-in-chief of a witness without recording their cross-examination is contrary to law.
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Supreme Court: Trade Dress of Whiskey ‘London Pride’ Visibly Same as that of ‘Imperial Blue’(23.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the trade dress of ‘London Pride’ and ‘Imperial Blue’ appear to be virtually same, has asked London Pride to change.....
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SC: Article 30 Not an Enabling Provision but an Obligation on State While Granting Minority Status(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing the issue of granting minority status to Aligarh Muslim University, has observed that Article 30 of the Constitution of In.....
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Supreme Court: Acquittal under PC Act Cannot be Based Only on the Ground of Invalid Sanction(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that acquittal of an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) cannot be based on the sole ground of invalid sanc.....
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SC: Cognizance of Suppl. Charge-Sheet Can’t be Taken if it Lacks Fresh Oral or Documentary Evidence(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a Judicial Magistrate would not be allowed to take cognizance of a supplementary charge-sheet submitted after further .....
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SC: Default Bail Can’t be Claimed on Ground of Pending Investigation Against Other Accused(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that statutory right of default bail cannot be claimed by accused under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on t.....
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SC: Return Filed Without Regular Books of Account May be Defective but Not Invalid(25.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that tax return filed without regular books of account by assessee is defective but not invalid and the burden to inform the as.....
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SC: Accused Bound to Give Explanation Once Prosecution Establishes ‘Last Seen Theory’(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once the theory of “last seen together” is established by the prosecution, the accused is expected to offer some explanati.....
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SC Disapproves Uttarakhand HC’s Approach of Disposing Matters in Same Format(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court has disapproved the practice of Uttarakhand High Court of disposing of various criminal writ petitions by passing same-format orders and.....
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SC: Court’s Judgment in Joseph Shine Doesn’t Approve of Adultery(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its 2018 judgment in Joseph Shine striking down Section 497 IPC will not impact court martial proceedings initiated a.....
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SC: Nominated Members of the Municipal Corporation Can't Vote in Election of Mayor(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that prohibition on nominated members exercising the right to vote in terms of S 3(3)(b)(1) f Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, .....
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SC: Can’t Start With Presumption of Regulatory Failure(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the Court can’t start with a presumption of regulatory failure has stated that it shall pass orders to constitute a.....
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SC: Commercial Transactions Not Within the Purview of Consumer Protection Act, 1986(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that commercial disputes cannot be decided in summary proceedings under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 but the appropriate r.....
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SC Directs Maharashtra, MP, Delhi, Puducherry to Constitute Haj Committees in Six Weeks(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has granted additional time of six weeks to Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Puducherry to constitute Haj committees and file a compl.....
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SC: Grant of Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance Permissible in Exceptional Circumstances(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that grant of ex post facto environmental clearance in exceptional cases is not impermissible, and such approvals cannot be dec.....
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SC Appoints Former Judge L Nageswara Rao for Amending IOA’s Constitution(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has appointed its former Judge L. Nageswara Rao, to take over the process of amending the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) constitutio.....
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SC: Force/Compulsion Must be Established to Attract Offence Under Bonded Labour System Act(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that for attracting the provision of Section 16 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, the prosecution must establi.....
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SC: High Courts Shouldn’t Writ Petitions Filed Bypassing Statutory Alternative Remedies(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts should refrain from excercising writ jurisdiction where there is an alternate remedy available. When there is .....
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SC Refuses to Modify Order Granting Compensation to Families Displaced by Sardar Sarovar Project(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed an application seeking clarification/modification of order passed by the Supreme Court, wherein it had directed concerned .....
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SC to HCs’: Application for Bail Arising Out of Same FIR Should be Listed Before Same Bench(19.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to list bail applications arising out of the same FIR before the same bench to avoid conflicting decisions,.....
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SC: FSS Act Will Prevail Over Food Adulteration Act to the Extent They're Inconsistent(20.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case where an offence is punishable under both Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Prevention of Food Adulter.....
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UK Supreme Court: Artificial Intelligence Can’t be Considered as Patent Inventor(21.12.2023)
Supreme Court of United Kingdom has held that a Patent inventor must be a natural person and therefore the same cannot be granted to an Artificial Int.....
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SC: Candidature Can't Be Cancelled for Insignificant Trivial Errors(03.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that a candidate can’t be penalized for insignificant error which has no bearing on the ultimate result, has held that a.....
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SC: Candidature Can't Be Cancelled for Insignificant Trivial Errors(03.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that a candidate can’t be penalized for an insignificant error that has no bearing on the ultimate result, has held that.....
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SC Refuses to Order SIT Probe Against Adani Group for Allegation Levelled in Hindenburg Report(03.01.2024)
Supreme Court while refusing to order an SIT probe against the Adani group of companies for alleged stock price manipulations as leveled in the Hinden.....
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SC Acquits Man Convicted for Taken Bribe of Rs. 300 Twenty Years Ago(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that demand and recovery both must be proved to sustain conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has acquitt.....
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SC to Centre: Play Proactive Role to Resolve Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Dispute Between Punjab & Haryana(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has urged Central government to play a proactive role in the endeavor made by the neighboring States of Punjab and Haryana to find worka.....
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SC: No Modifications are Permissible Once Resolution Plan is Approved(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once Resolution Plan (RP) stands approved, no modifications are permissible; it is either to be approved or disapproved, b.....
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SC: Unless Contract Allows, Subletting is Impermissible Under Bombay Rent Control Act(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that unless contract itself permits sub-letting, it shall not be lawful, after coming into operation of Bombay Rents, Hotel and.....
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SC to Prisoners Released on Covid-19 Parole: Surrender Within 15 Days(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed that all hose undertrial prisoners and convicts who have been released on emergency parole pursuant to recommendations of H.....
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SC: To Determine Correctness of Caste Claim, Affinity Test is Not Essential(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that affinity test is not a litmus test to decide a caste name and is not an essential part in the process of the determination.....
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SC Directs to Recommend Shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma as Additional Participant in Tokyo Paralympics(03.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) to recommend 5-time Paralympian shooter and Arjuna Award winner Naresh Kumar Sharma.....
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SC Stays Prohibition Order by NGT on Socio-Cultural and Commercial Use of Delhi Parks(03.08.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal order prohibiting the use of parks in Delhi for social, cultural, commercial and other functions .....
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SC: Power of Governor to Commute Sentence to Override Restrictions u/s 433-A CrPC(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the power of Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution of India, 1949 to commute sentence or to pardon will overr.....
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SC Directs to Expedite Consideration of Policy of Rehabilitation for Khori Gaon Forest Demolitions(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of Haryana to expedite the consideration of the draft policy of rehabilitation submitted by the Municipal Corporatio.....
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SC: Witness Cannot be Prosecuted for Perjury for Inconsistent Statements Before Court(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a witness cannot be prosecuted for perjury under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 merely because he made inc.....
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SC: Detailed Enquiry Into Merits of Allegations Not Warranted While Exercising Jurisdiction(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a detailed enquiry into the merits of the allegations is not warranted while exercising jurisdiction under Section 4.....
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SC: States to Inform About Steps Taken to Regularise Special Teachers Engaged on Contractual Basis(14.03.2024)
Supreme Court has asked all the States to disclose information regarding the steps taken in order to regularise the services of special teachers engag.....
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SC: Court’s Interference in Employee’s Transfer Without Violation of Statutory Provision is Impermiss(14.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that unless the decision of employee’s transfer is vitiated by mala fides or infraction of any professed norm there are no judi.....
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SC: Can’t Grant Anticipatory Bail to Accused if Non-Bailable Warrant and Proclamation Pending(15.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where an accused against whom a non-bailable warrant is pending and the process of proclamation under Sections 82.....
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SC: Entry Bill of Subsequent Imported Goods to be Discarded if Undervalued to Previous Similar Goods(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the transaction value mentioned in the bills of entry can be discarded in case it is found that there are any imports of i.....
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Supreme Court: Prosecution Witness Identifying Accused at Police Station Not Proper TIP(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court while acquitting the accused, has held that the process of prosecution witness identifying accused persons at the police station cannot .....
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SC: Tenants Possessing Watan Property on Tiller’s Day Entitled to Purchase Watan Property(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that tenants that hold possession of Watan property on ‘Tiller’s Day’ are entitled to purchase the tenanted property under the .....
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SC: Arbitration Award Which Ignores Vital Evidence in Arriving Decision Can be Set Aside(29.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an arbitration award which ignores vital evidence in arriving at its decision or rewrites a contract is liable to be s.....
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Principles to be Followed by Appellate Court While Reversing Acquittal, Restated by Supreme Court(22.04.2024)
SC has restated the principles to be followed by appellate court while reversing acquittal which include judgement suffering from patent perversity, j.....
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SC: Sessions Judge has Power to Issue Process Against Accused in Offences Under IBC, 2016(22.04.2024)
SC while upholding issuance of process by sessions judge in an offence committed under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), has observed that S.....
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Petition Seeking Three Year LL.B Course After 12th Standard, Refused by Supreme Court(22.04.2024)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking three year LL.B course right after class 12 and has stated that the five year course has bee.....
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SC: Not Including Content Shown in Trailer, in Main Movie Doesn’t Amount to ‘Deficiency of Service’(23.04.2024)
SC has held that if movie creators do not include the contents of a movie trailer in the main movie, that does not amount to deficiency of service on .....
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SC Directs Refund to 15 Home Buyers From Deposit in Supertech Twin Tower Case(17.10.2022)
Supreme Court has said that 15 home buyers of the now razed twin-towers of real estate firm Supertech in Noida will be refunded on pro-rata basis from.....
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SC clears Decks for CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy(17.10.2022)
Supreme Court has cleared the path for the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) probe into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021.
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SC: You are Polluting Minds of Young Generation; Slams Ekta Kapoor(17.10.2022)
Supreme Court has came down heavily on producer Ekta Kapoor over "objectionable content" in her web series 'XXX', saying she was polluting the minds o.....
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SC Allows Adani to Operate Thiruvananthapuram Airport(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Kerala High Court order of 2020 which allowed Adani Enterprises to operate, manage, and develop Thiruvananthapuram Intern.....
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SC Rejects Plea by Hero MotoCorp for Full Budgetary Support(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has rejected the claim of Hero MotoCorp’s seeking full budgetary support in lieu of the pre-existing outright excise duty exemption, not.....
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SC Issues Notice on Swamy's Plea for Probing RBI Official in Bank Scams(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a probe into the alleged role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offici.....
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SC Closes Plea Filed By TMC For Protection Of Party Members During 2021 Municipal Elections(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court while considering that the 2021 Tripura municipal elections are over and results are notified, has disposed of the petition seeking issu.....
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Supreme Court: Any Direction Issued by RBI Derived from Statutory Power is Binding(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stated that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has wide supervisory powers over financial institutions like SIDBI, in furtherance of which,.....
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SC: No Statutory Appeal Against Order u/s 14B of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act(06.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that no statutory appeal lies against an order passed under Section 14B(1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, ref.....
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SC: Party Without Notice of Section 11(6) Petition Filed By Other Party Free to Appoint Arbitrator(06.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a party to the arbitration agreement can appoint an arbitrator even after an Arbitration Petition under Section 11(6) of t.....
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SC Asks Patna HC to Decide on Issue of Transportation of Sand and Stone by Trucks Expeditiously(06.01.2022)
Supreme Court has requested Patna High Court to decide the petitions filed by Bihar Truck Owners Association challenging State of Bihar's notification.....
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Supreme Court: Tribunals Decision Can Be Examined Only By Territorial Jurisdiction High Court(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that decision of a tribunal created under Article 323A and 323B of the Constitution can only be examined by a Division Bench of.....
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SC: Breach Must be Fundamental, for Insurer to Deny Claim Altogether(02.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of vehicle theft, any violation of condition of insurance policy should be in the nature of a fundamental breach t.....
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SC: Res Judicata Applicable Only on Fundamental Determinations and not Incidental Findings(03.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that only determinations which are fundamental would result in the application of the doctrine of res judicata, and no incident.....
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SC: Can’t Give Greater Credibility of Extra-Judicial Confessions Because Newspapers Reported it(03.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that newspaper report is only hearsay evidence and can only be treated as secondary evidence under Indian Evidence Act, .....
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SC: Can’t Let Litigant Suffer Because of Advocate's Fault in Withdrawing Complaint by Mistake(03.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the complainant cannot be made to suffer for the fault of the advocate.
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SC: HC Can’t Reverse Spl. Court Findings on Sanction’s Validity Except in Case of Failure of Justice(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that no finding, sentence or order passed by the Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act shall be reversed or altered .....
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SC: HC Can’t Reverse Spl. Court Findings on Sanction’s Validity Except in Case of Failure of Justice(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that no finding, sentence or order passed by the Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act shall be reversed or altered .....
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SC: Our Criminal Justice System Can be a Punishment in Itself(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court while disposing a 13 year old criminal appeal has observed that criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment.
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SC Refuses to Stay Maharashtra Government’s Decision to Allow Metro Car Shed at Aarey(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation to pursue its application before the Tree Authority seeking permission for the felling of .....
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SC: Limitation Period U/S 11B Central Excise Act Applicable to Claims for Rebate of Duty(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court held that while making claim for rebate of duty under Rule 18 of Central Excise Rules, 2002, period of limitation prescribed under Secti.....
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SC Allows NMDC to Resume Diamond Mining in Panna(01.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to continue diamond mining activities in Panna, after noting that NMDC has g.....
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SC: 1Km ESZ Rule Won't Apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary(01.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that its order mandating 1-kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around protected forests will not apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife .....
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SC: Anticipatory Bail Can't be Set for a Limited Period(02.12.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that once the Court has concluded that custodial interrogation is not required then there is no justification to restrict t.....
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SC: Existence of an Alternate Remedy Can’t Exclude High Court’s Writ Jurisdiction(02.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a constitutional remedy cannot be barred or excluded as when the High Court exercises its power under Article 226, it cann.....
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Supreme Court: Not Rape if Woman has Sex Knowing Marriage Unsure(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that every breach of promise to marry cannot be a false promise,making a man culpable under the rape charge if he has sexual r.....
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Supreme Court: Evidence Given to Raise Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act Cannot be Discarded(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that evidence adduced by the Complainant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(NI Act) to raise statutory .....
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Supreme Court: High Court can Start Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the high court on the administrative side (also known as the full court) can suspend a subordinate judicial officer facin.....
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Supreme Court: Legal Route Adopted by Wife Cannot be Termed as 'Cruelty' On Husband(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that legal course adopted by wife to protect her rights cannot be termed as inflicting cruelty on the husband. The Court ru.....
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Supreme Court: Court Cannot be Used as Means by Any Person to Perpetuate Illegality(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the Court cannot be used as a tool by a litigant to perpetuate illegality and observed that a person who has liability.....
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SC Upholds Decision Holding RSS Member Has Locus Standi to Maintain Defamation Complaint(28.03.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Kerala high court decision wherein it was held that any member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has the locus standi .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Foolproof Norms to Identify Scheduled Tribes(28.03.2022)
Supreme Court wants to fix foolproof parameters to determine if a person belongs to a Scheduled Tribe and is entitled to the benefits due to the commu.....
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SC: Hindu Marriage Can Be Dissolved Through Customary Divorce(05.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a Hindu marriage can be dissolved by way of a customary divorce deed, subject to the condition that the party relying on a.....
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SC: Order Extending Limitation Period During Covid Apply to Period up to Which Delay Can be Condoned(05.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that orders passed by the Supreme Court in 'In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation', extending the period of limitation .....
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SC: Court U/A 142 Can’t Ignore Any Substantive Statutory Provision Dealing with a Subject(05.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that court in exercise of powers under Article 142 cannot ignore any substantive statutory provision dealing with the subject, .....
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SC: Acquittal by Court Doesn’t Lead to Automatic Discharge in Disciplinary Proceedings(06.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that acquittal in criminal proceedings does not entitle the delinquent employee for any benefit in the latter or automatic disc.....
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SC: Courts Must Ensure that Criminals Don’t Escape on Account of Mere Procedural Technicalities(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is expected that the courts would deal with cases involving crimes against women in a more realistic manner and won’t a.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Validity of Will Merely Because it is Registered(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere registration of the Will would not be sufficient to prove its validity, as its lawful execution necessarily had to be.....
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SC Allows Commercial Court to Continue Hearing in Cargo Handling in Essar Bulk Terminal Case(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed a commercial court to continue hearing in its cargo handling and payment dispute with Essar Bulk Terminal in Hazira, Gujarat.....
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SC: NCLAT Has No Jurisdiction to Condone Delay Exceeding 15 Days From Period Of 30 Days(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has no jurisdiction to condone the delay exceeding 15 days from the pe.....
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SC: Bar U/s 9(3) Arbitration Act Not Applicable Before Constitution of Arbitration Tribunal(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the bar under Section 9(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 operates only when the application under Sect.....
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SC Directs Faridabad Municipal Corporation to Roll Out Provisional Rehabilitation Scheme(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to roll out a provisional scheme for rehabilitation of residents in relation to the dem.....
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Supreme Court Dissolves an 'Emotionally Dead' Marriage Invoking Article 142 Powers(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court has remarked that the marriage between the parties is emotionally dead and there is no point in persuading them to live together any mor.....
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SC: Magistrate can Accord Benefit of Exception to prevent a Frivolous Defamation Complaint(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that nothing prevents the Magistrate upon application of judicial mind to accord the benefit of exceptions under Section 499 IP.....
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SC: S.50 of NDPS Act Only Applicable for Search of Physical Person and Not Artificial Unit(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court while summarizing the principles for search of a person under NDPS Act, has held that the scope of Section 50 is applicable only to a na.....
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SC: No High Court Shall Deny Access to VC Facility or Hearing Through Hybrid Facility(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has directed that no High Court shall deny access to video conference facility or hearing through hybrid facility to any member of the b.....
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SC: Can’t Claim EWS Quota if Certificates are Not Provided in Prescribed Format Before Cut Off Date(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that UPSC can reject a candidate’s claim for EWS quota if he fails to provide the certificates in the prescribed format before .....
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SC: Burden of Proof on the Customs Department to Establish Undervaluation(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if the Customs department wants to allege under valuation, it must make detailed inquiries, collect material and also adeq.....
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SC Closes Pending Cases Against 'Adipurush' Movie(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has closed the proceedings pending before different high Courts related to ’Adipursh’ movie and observed that that all the proceedings a.....
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SC: No Evidence to Suggest Impartiality of Expert Committee or SEBI Probe in Adani Hindenburg Case(27.11.2023)
Supreme Court while reserving the judgment in PILs seeking Court-monitored investigation into Adani-Hindenburg case regarding violations of stock mark.....
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SC: In case of Fire Insurance, Precise Cause of Fire is Immaterial if Claimant Didn’t Instigate it(29.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases of fire insurance the precise cause of a fire, whether attributed to a short circuit or any alternative factor, r.....
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SC Issues Directions for Dignified Burial of Victims of Ethnic Violence in Manipur(29.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing the bodies of the victims who perished in ethnic violence in Manipur, has issued directions regarding dignified burial o.....
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SC: PMLA Can’t be Invoked if Criminal Conspiracy u/s 120B IPC Not Linked With Scheduled Offence(29.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an offence punishable under Section 120-B IPC will become a scheduled offence under PMLA only if the conspiracy alleged is.....
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SC Clarifies: Not Necessary that Person Accused Under S.3 of PMLA be Accused in Scheduled Offence(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that it is not necessary that a person against whom the offence under Section 3 of the PMLA is alleged must also be shown .....
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SC Explains Relevant Principles for Examining the Admissibility of Secondary Evidence(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that if a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then the law is well settled that a copy .....
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SC: Why Can’t States Develop Mechanism to Stop Hate Speech?(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while stating its concerns over failure of authorities to take prompt action against instances of hate speech, has observed that State i.....
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SC: Can’t Challenge Interview Merely Because Candidate Feel More Marks Should’ve Been Awarded(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that criteria for evaluation of a candidate’s performance in an interview may be diverse and some of it may be subjectiv.....
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SC: Const. Courts Can Impose Life Sentence for Fixed Term Without Remission(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that even in case where capital punishment is not imposed, Constitutional Courts can impose fixed term sentence by directing th.....
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SC: Court Can’t Prescribe Qualification/Declare Equivalency of a Course(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that courts would not prescribe qualification and/or declare equivalency of a course, has held that until and unless rul.....
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SC: Parties Can Seek Benefit of Amended Law if Passed Before Final Decree in Partition Suit(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if law governing parties has been amended before conclusion of final decree proceedings in a partition suit, the party ben.....
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SC: Getting Bail Would be Impossible if Courts Does Plain & Literal Interpretation of S. 37 NDPS Act(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to undertrial prisoner arrested 7 years ago under NDPS Act, has observed that plain & literal interpretation of cond.....
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SC: Presumption in Favour of the Wedlock if the Partners Lived Together for a Long Spell(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while placing on reliance on judgment in Badri Prasad v. Dy. Director of Consolidation (MANU/SC/0004/1978), has held that law infers pre.....
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SC: Prosecutors are Not Representatives of Any Party(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while placing reliance on 154th Law Commission report and observing that Prosecutors are not representatives of any party, has stated th.....
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SC to Centre: Provide Response on PIL to Decriminalise Consensual Sex Between 16-18 Year Olds(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on seeking a direction to decriminalise consensual sexual acts of 16 to 18 year old adolescents. The.....
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SC Lays Down Requirements for a Successful Plea of Non Est Factum(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while laying down requirements for successful plea of ‘Non Est Factum’, observed that such a plea can be taken by an executor/signatory .....
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SC to CIC/SICs: Ensure Mandate of Section 4 of RTI Act is Followed by Public Authorities(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to ensure that the Public Authorities fulfill their co-rel.....
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SC Issues Direction to Frame Guidelines for Appointment of Support Persons Under POCSO(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has issued direction to State of U.P to convene meeting within the next six weeks to review the facts, take action, and frame rules/guid.....
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SC: Cannot Try Juvenile Accused as Adult Unless Preliminary Assessment and Report by JJB Available(27.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the accused child’s conviction cannot be sustained unless a preliminary assessment conducted by the Juvenile Justice Board.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Should Transfer Investigation to CBI in Exceptional Cases(27.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Courts should exercise their power to transfer the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should be ex.....
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State of Kerala’s Suit Challenging Limits on State’s Borrowing Capacity Referred to Consti. Bench(01.04.2024)
Supreme Court while refusing to pass orders of interim relief in favor of the State of Kerala, has referred the suit challenging the limits on the Sta.....
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SC: No Physical Excavation to be Done of Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque Complex(02.04.2024)
SC has passed an interim order in a plea challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's order that directed Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a surve.....
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SC: Hardship Due to State’s Financial Mismanagement No Ground to Seek Interim Relief Against Union(02.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the State has essentially created financial hardship because of its own financial mismanagement, such hardship cannot b.....
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SC: Old Panel of Adv. Must be Kept for At least 6 Weeks After Change in Govt., to Avoid Adjournments(03.04.2024)
SC while expressing dilemma over the change in the panel of advocates after a shift in political power, has observed that it will be appropriate if St.....
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SC: Heightened Caution Must be Exercised By Police When Dispute Involves Unethical Transactions(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that ‘heightened’ caution must be exercised by the police while registering cases that involve the dispute of unethical tra.....
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Supreme Court: Definition of Forest Given By Godavarman Judgment Should Be Followed By States/UTs(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court while passing an interim order has directed the State and Union Territiories to act in accordance with the definition of forest given in.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Judgement Released by Judge After Retirement(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court while remitting a case to the High Court for fresh consideration, has quashed the judgement released by the judge after his retirement a.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Absolved of Charges Under IPC Can’t Be Charged Under UP Gangsters Act(20.02.2024)
SC has held that to prosecute accused under Section 3(1) of Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities(Prevention) Act, 1986 it should be prov.....
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Supreme Court: Termination of Woman Nursing Officer on Grounds of Her Marriage is Unconstitutional(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that termination of a woman nursing officer from the Military Nursing Service on grounds of marriage undermines human dignity, .....
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Supreme Court: Apple Not Responsible to Trace Stolen Iphone Through Unique Identity Number(21.02.2024)
Supreme Court while observing Odisha State Consumer Commission’s order as unwarrented, has obliterated the order passed by the Commission.
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SC: Principle of Mutuality not Applicable to Income from Deposits in Member Banks(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if any income is earned by the Clubs through deposits made by clubs in banks that are members of the club, such income wou.....
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SC: No Application of Principle of ‘Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus’ in India(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that principle governing “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus” has got no application to the courts in India, and therefore it.....
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SC: Can’t Expect Witness to Give Graphic Details of Overt Acts of Each Accused(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a case involving Section 149 of the IPC one cannot expect a witness to speak with graphic detail about the specific ove.....
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SC: Can’t Set Aside Arbitral Award on Mere Possibility of Alternate Interpretation of Contract(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the jurisdiction u/s 34 of A&C Act is exercised only to see if the Tribunal’s view is perverse or manifestly arbitr.....
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SC: Election is Purely a Statutory Proceeding(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Election contest is not an action at law or a suit in equity but purely a statutory proceeding, provision for which ha.....
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SC: Statement by an Injured Person Recorded as FIR Can be Treated as a Dying Declaration(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that statement by an injured person recorded as FIR can be treated as a dying declaration and is admissible under Section 32 of.....
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SC: Sons of Person Who Relinquishes Rights in Father’s Property Estopped from Claiming Share(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when a son relinquishes their right to the self-acquired property of the father and the conduct is accompanied by receipt .....
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SC to Madras HC: Take Corrective Measures in Case Where Different Orders Uploaded on Website(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Madras High Court to take necessary corrective measures in a case where the order uploaded in the website of the Madras Hig.....
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SC: Religion is Important Only When Relevant Under Law(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing PIL for enforcement of Section 12(1)(c) RTE Act has held that religion is important in our country only when its relevant .....
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SC: Mere Filing of Appeal Does Not Operate as Stay of Decree Under CPC(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that keeping in view the provisions as contained in Order 41 Rule 5 of CPC, unless the appeal is listed and there is an interim.....
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SC to Defaulting States/UT: Upload Information About Mental Health Facilities in Online Portal(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has directed five defaulting States/Union Territories to upload information concerning mental health facilities in the online dashboard .....
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SC: HC Can Examine If Offence is Made Out, Even If, CS Filed During Pendency of Quashing Petition(05.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if the charge sheet (CS) is filed against the accused during the pendency of the petition for quashing of the First In.....
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SC: Ocular Evidence Can’t be Discredited Merely Because of Mismatch With Doctor’s Evidence(06.02.2024)
Supreme Court while upholding the conviction in a murder case has observed that the ocular evidence given by the eye witness cannot be discredited mer.....
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SC: Suspend Sentence Normally When Appeal Unlikely to Be Heard Before Completion of Sentence(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that Courts should generally suspend sentences and grant bail in cases where an appeal challenging the conviction is unlike.....
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Supreme Court: Delay in Return of The ‘Duty Drawback’ Entitles Claimant to Interest(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if there is any delay in refund of the 'duty drawback' to the claimant under the Customs Act, 1962 , then the claimant.....
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SC: Common Intention Not to Be Inferred Merely on the Basis of Presence of Accused Near Crime Scene(07.02.2024)
SC while observing that there wasn’t oral or documentary evidence to attribute accused with common intention of murder has held that inference was dra.....
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Supreme Court: It Is For the State As Custodian to Assess If Tree-Felling Is Required or Not(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has conveyed its displeasure at private parties seeking permission to fell trees for industrial projects without first approaching the c.....
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SC: If Parties Fail to Establish Title, Facts Related to Prior Possession Becomes Relevant(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when facts disclose no title in either party, at the relevant time, prior possession alone decides the right to possession.....
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SC: Parity Can’t be Claimed for Out of Turn Promotion(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that out of turn promotion can't be claimed as a matter of right, has held that once committee takes a conscious decisio.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure at Trial Courts Not Following its Judgment on Bail(03.04.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure at trail courts repeatedly dismissing bail applications in violation of its judgments, has also criticized .....
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SC: Can't Declare Entire Animal Kingdom as Legal Entity(03.04.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing a PIL seeking declaration of the entire animal kingdom as legal entities with corresponding rights of a living person, .....
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SC: Suggestions to Witness by Defence Counsel in Cross Examination is Part of Evidence(03.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that suggestions made to witness by defence counsel and reply to such suggestions would definitely form part of evidence and ca.....
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SC: Injured Witness’s Evidence has Greater Evidentiary Value(03.04.2023)
Supreme Court while reiterating principles on appreciation of oral evidence of injured eye witnesses during trial stage has observe that evidence of i.....
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Provisions Relating to Probation in CrPC (S.360) Not Excluded by Probation of Offenders Act: SC(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the provisions in Section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are not excluded by the Probation of Offenders Act.
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SC Upholds Madras HC Direction Appointing Retired Police Officer to Head SIT Probing Idol Theft Case(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court's appointment of A.G. Ponn Manickavel as the head of Special Investigation Team to probe Idol Theft cas.....
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SC Upholds Madras HC Direction Appointing Retired Police Officer to Head SIT Probing Idol Theft Case(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court's appointment of A.G. Ponn Manickavel as the head of Special Investigation Team to probe Idol Theft cas.....
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Reserve Bank Employees are Not Central Government Servants: Madras HC(15.04.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that the employees of Reserve Bank of India cannot be called as Government employees.
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Jamaican SC Declares its National Identification System (NIDS) Unconstitutional(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court of Jamaica struck down Jamaican National Identification and Registration Act (NIRA), a law that mandated the collection of biometric inf.....
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SC Puts on Hold ArcelorMittal's Payment for Essar Steel(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered a status quo in the Essar Steel case till Delhi-based National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decides on the final p.....
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SC Upholds Madras HC Direction Appointing Retired Police Officer as Head SIT Probing Idol Theft Case(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld Madras High Court's appointment of A.G. Ponn Manickavel as head of Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe Idol Theft cases.....
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SC: If Statute Prescribes Lesser Time, Section 5 of Limitation Act Can’t be Invoked(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if there is a lesser time period specified as limitation in a statute, then the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 can.....
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SC: Amendment in VAT Act After 01.07.2017 are Void(26.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that amendments to Telangana VAT Act, Gujarat VAT Act, and Maharashtra Act, are void, has held that State legislature’s .....
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SC: Amendment in VAT Act After 01.07.2017 are Void(26.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that amendments to Telangana VAT Act, Gujarat VAT Act, and Maharashtra Act, after 01.07.2017 are void, has held that Sta.....
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Supreme Court Extends Last Date for Submission of Applications to May 1(26.04.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the last date for submission of applications for Advocate on Record examinations till 1 PM on 1st May, 2021.The extension h.....
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Supreme Court to Shut Down for Summer Vacation from May 7 to June 28(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has decided to advance its summer holidays, shutting down from 7th may, 2021 and reopening on 28th June, 2021 to avoid conducting procee.....
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Supreme Court Extends Limitation Period to File Cases Under All Laws Across Country(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has relaxed the limitation period to file cases under all general and special laws across the country from 14th March, 2021 until furthe.....
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Supreme Court Directs Govt. to Produce Medical Records of Siddique Kappan(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Government to produce medical records of Kerala based Journalist Siddique Kappan, who is allegedly "chained like .....
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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta to Produce Oxygen at Sterlite Plant in Tamil Nadu(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted Vedanta to operate its Oxygen production unit on standalone basis at Copper plant in Tuticorin, which had been closed for .....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Objective of Suo Moto Proceedings Taken Up on COVID Issues(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the objective of suo moto proceedings taken up by it on COVID issues is not to supplant the High Courts or to take ov.....
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SC: Mere Membership of Unlawful Assembly is an Offence Under UAPA(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court while overruling its 2011 judgment in Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam (MANU/SC/0096/2011), Indra Das v. State of Assam (MANU/SC/0106/2011).....
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SC: Before Classifying A/Cs as Fraud, Banks Must Give Borrowers Opportunity of Hearing(27.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that principles of audi alteram partem, howsoever short, have to be applied before declaring a party as 'a fraudulent borrower'.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka’s State Officer(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Karnataka’s Additional Chief Secretary for non-compliance with the High Court orde.....
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Supreme Court Upholds The Validity Of OBC Quota In NEET(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court of India has upheld the constitutional validity of the 27 percent reservation for OBC in NEET UG and PG. For EWS category, 10 percent re.....
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Supreme Court Agrees To Revive Limitation Extension Orders In View Of Rising COVID Cases(10.01.2022)
Supreme Court has agreed to revive the suo motu orders extending the limitation period for filing cases in Courts and Tribunals in view of the rising .....
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Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea Against Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar(11.01.2022)
Supreme Court of India has dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money lau.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on OCI Candidate's Plea Seeking Parity with Indian Students(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an interlocutory application filed by an Overseas Citizen of India(OCI) candidate seeking parity with Indian Citize.....
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Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Road Blockade Due to Farmers Protests(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has disposed of the writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farmer protests.....
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Supreme Court: Stamp Duty Not to be Paid on Every Increase in Share Capital(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if stamp duty has already been paid on the increase in share capital of the company and the Articles of Association remain.....
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Supreme Court: Deceased Partner’s Legal Heirs Not Liable for Liability of Partnership Firm(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that upon the death of a partner of the partnership firm, legal heirs of the deceased do not become liable for any liability of.....
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SC: Candidates Contesting Elections Don’t Have to Disclose Every Moveable Property They Own(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that those candidates who are contesting elections are not required to disclose all the details about every moveable property t.....
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Supreme Court: Motive Isn’t of Significance if Direct Evidence Proving Guilt of Accused Available(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if there is direct evidence available against an accused that inspires the confidence of the court then the motive with wh.....
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SC Clarifies That Judgement Stating B.Ed Graduates Can't Be Primary School Teachers Operates Prospe.(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has clarified that the judgment delivered by the Court that Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree holders cannot be primary school teache.....
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SC: Improper to Move HC Under Art. 226/227 for Release of Vehicle When Remedy Available u/s 451 CrPC(10.04.2024)
SC held that when Section 451 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 empowers criminal court to pass order for custody and disposal of property pending i.....
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SC: Discretion Has No Place in Contractual Matters Unless it is Expressely Incorporated in Contract(21.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held rights and duties of the parties to the contract subsist or perish in terms of the contract itself, and if a party to the contr.....
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SC: Execution Petitions Must be Disposed of Within Six Months(21.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that execution petitions must be disposed within six months from the date of filing and observed that Execution Court is duty b.....
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SC: Contractual Expressions Must be Understood as Intended by Parties to Contract(21.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that process of interpretation, though the exclusive domain of the Court, inheres the duty to decipher the meaning attributed .....
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SC Sets Aside Kerala HC’s Order Granting Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in ISRO Espionage Case(02.12.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside orders passed by Kerala High Court in 2021 granting anticipatory bail of five former police and intelligence bureau offici.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Appointment if Candidate was Acquitted in the Case Tried for Offence Under 498A IPC(05.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed appointment of a candidate whose candidature was rejected on the ground that he was tried for the offence under Section 498.....
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SC: Application to Sue as Indigent Can Be Rejected if Suit is Barred by Res Judicata(05.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an application to sue as indigent under Order XXXIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure can be rejected if it is found that.....
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SC: Matter of ‘Menstrual Leave’ Falls in Policy Domain(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain petition seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across India, has observed that the i.....
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SC Stays MPHC Order Asking Trial Court to Provide Reason for Granting Bail(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order which had directed a trial court judge to provide justification for granting bail to an acc.....
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SC: Mere Framing of Charges No Bar to Order Further Investigation(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that victim has a fundamental right of fair investigation and fair trial has held that mere filing of the chargesheet an.....
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SC: Conditions Under Section 45 of PMLA Applicable to Anticipatory Bail Applications(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that conditions under Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for grant of bail are applicable to anticipatory .....
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SC: Communicating ACR to Employee w/o Sufficient Time to Challenge it is Same as Non-Disclosure(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that failure to accord sufficient time for an employee to challenge assessment of their performance for a particular year in an.....
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SC: Criminal Case Should be Transferred from One State to Another Only in Exceptional Cases(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that transfer of criminal case from one state to another has to be ordered only in exceptional circumstances as such orders.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere With HC Order Against S.Ve Sheker for his Remarks Against Women Journalists(22.08.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain appeal against Madras High Court’s order against actor and politician S.Ve Sheker for his derogatory remarks ag.....
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SC: Woman is the Ultimate Decision Maker on Abortion(22.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that right of dignity entails recognising authority of every woman to take reproductive decisions, including the decisio.....
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SC: Customs Act Doesn’t Create Statutory First Charge on Customs Dues(22.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Customs Act, 1962 does not create a statutory first charge on the customs dues, overriding the charge created in favour of.....
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SC: Student Can’t Vacate Seat Under All India Quota After the Second Round of Counselling(23.08.2023)
Supreme Court while referring to Dar-Us-Slam Educational Trust v Medical Council of India (MANU/SCOR/22417/2017), observed that after the 2nd round of.....
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SC Allows Union Govt. to Notify ‘Central Empowered Committee’ as Permanent Body(23.08.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed Central Government to notify the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted by the Supreme Court for overseeing matters r.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Salary Once Appointment is Declared Illegal & Void Ab Initio(24.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once the appointment of employee has been declared illegal and void ab initio, continuing in service and salary claims bec.....
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SC: High Courts Must Quash Vexatious Criminal Prosecutions(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that protection against vexatious and unwanted prosecution either through quashing an FIR/Complaint or by allowing an appea.....
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SC Expresses Reservation with Precedent Limiting Scope of High Courts in Deciding Discharge Appln(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court has expressed reservations with the precedent in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar (MANU/SC/0702/1994), which limited/restricted the scope o.....
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SC: Judicial Independence can be Ensured as Long as Judges Live with a Sense of Financial Dignity(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that judicial independence which is necessary to preserve the faith and common citizens' confidence in the rule of law can .....
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SC: Copy of Insufficiently Stamped Document Can’t be Adduced as Secondary Evidence(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then the position of law is well settled that a .....
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SC Refers 'Asian Resurfacing' Judgment to 5-Judge Bench(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a 5 judge bench its 2018 judgment in ‘Asian Resurfacing’ (MANU/SC/0308/2018; 2018/INSC/282) which held that interim orde.....
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SC: Suit Seeking Damages for Illegal Use of Property Maintainable After Filing Suit for Possession(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a suit for possession and suit for claiming damages for use and occupation of the property are two different causes of act.....
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SC: Plaint Can’t be Rejected in Part(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that a Plaint can’t be rejected in part under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC, has held that the true test is first to read the.....
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SC: Unless Licence is Prima Facie Invalid, Burden Upon Insurer to Prove Failure on Part of Owner(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once a seemingly valid driving licence is produced by a person employed to drive a vehicle, unless such licence is demonst.....
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SC: AoRs’ are not Mere Signing Authorities(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that purpose of having an Advocate-on-Record (AoR) is that there's a preliminary screening of what is being filed by someon.....
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SC: Accused Must Also be Protected Against the Possibility of False Implication(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court while acquitting a man after 23 in a rape case has observed that it cannot be lost sight of that rape causes the greatest distress and h.....
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SC: Passing Reference Made by Bench of Equal Strength Could Not be a Ground for Review(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court while summarizing principles to prevent review petitions from becoming "appeals in disguise”, has observed that comments of a co-ordinat.....
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SC: Important to Distinguish B/W Contradictions in Witness Statements and Credibility of Witnesses(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is important to distinguish between contradictions in witness statements and the overall credibility of witnesse.....
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SC: Section 300 Exception 4 of IPC Not Available When Offender Takes Undue Advantage of Situation(02.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that accused cannot take the benefit of 300 Exception 4 of IPC if he takes undue advantage of the situation as the exception cl.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Judgment that Ayurved & Allopathy Doctors not Entitled to Equal Pay(03.11.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition challenging the Court’s judgment in State of Gujarat v. Dr. PA Bhatt (MANU/SC/0461/2023; 2023/INSC/434) which.....
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SC: Non-Explanation of Injuries on Accused Will Create Doubt on Prosecution’s Case(06.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that non-explanation of injuries on the persons of the accused would create a doubt, as to, whether the prosecution has brought.....
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SC: Professor Entitled to Salary for Extended Period Worked After Superannuation(07.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Professor who retired mid-session but continued beyond the retirement age till the end of academic session is entitled for.....
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SC: For an Arbitration Clause to be Legally Binding it has to be in Consonance with Constitution(07.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that for arbitration clause to be legally binding it has to be in consonance with “operation of law” which includes the Grundno.....
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SC: No Rule that Requires Accused to Undergo Sentence Before his Plea for Suspension is Considered(07.11.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing an SLP against High Court refusing to suspend sentence, has held that there is no hard and fast rule which requires an acc.....
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SC: Information Disclosing Cognizable Offence to Be Recorded as FIR & Not in General Diary(27.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that except in cases where preliminary inquiry is needed, commission of cognizable offence should be recorded as a First Inform.....
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Supreme Court: Entering Into Sale Agreement With Minor is Void and Unenforceable(27.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that per the Contract Act, 1872 it is clearly stated that for an agreement to become a contract, the parties must be competent .....
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SC: Registry Can’t Decide Whether or Not Review Petiton Merits Relook Through Curative Petiton(28.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that registry cannot be vested with the power to decide whether a review petition, after being dismissed in open court hearing,.....
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SC: Contempt Notice Issued Against Patanjali For Continued Publishing of Misleading Advertisements(28.02.2024)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notice against Patanjali for publishing deceiving advertisements even after assuring the Court that such statements.....
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SC: No Charity Being Done By State For Paying Compensation to Person Whose Land Was Acquired(28.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that depriving a citizen of his constitutional right to use the land for 20 years and then showing graciousness by paying the c.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Apply TDS to Business Undertakings Where Assessee Not Paying Income(29.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that assessees would not be under a legal obligation to deduct tax at source on the income/profit component in payments receive.....
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SC Upholds Notification Withdrawing Concession on Import of Printing Machinery(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside the Calcutta HC order has upheld the withdrawal of notification whereby the concessional rate of customs duty was wi.....
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SC: HCs Can Issue Additional Directions Under Article 226/227 While Considering Bail Pleas(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts can issue directions by virtue of powers under Article 226/227 while considering bail pleas and observed that .....
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SC: While Recording Statement Involving Large Number of Prosecution Witnesses, Utilize S.313(5) CrPC(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court has opined that while recording statement under Section 313 of CrPC in cases involving large number of prosecution witnesses, Judicial O.....
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SC: Late Payment of Rent Despite Revenue’s Direction is a Valid Ground for Eviction(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court while referring to G Ponniah Thevar v. Nellayam Perumal Pillai (MANU/SC/0477/1976) has held that delay in payment of rent despite direct.....
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J&K&L HC: Reference of Market Value of Small Plots Relevant Only in Absence of Other Materials(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court while referring to G Ponniah Thevar v. Nellayam Perumal Pillai (MANU/SC/0477/1976) has held that delay in payment of rent despite direct.....
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SC: WP Not Maintainable if Suit for Same Relief was Withdrawn Without Liberty to File Afresh(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a writ petition (WP) that is filed after suit seeking same relief was withdrawn without liberty to filed afresh, is not ma.....
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SC: Can’t Seek Compensation Under 2013 Act if Proceedings Under 1894 Act are Held to be Valid(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once it is held that acquisition proceedings under Land Acquisition Act 1894 are valid, the claimant can’t seek compensati.....
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SC Grants Bail to Juvenile Who Spent More Than 2 Years in Custody as an Adult(17.07.2023)
Supreme Court has granted bail under Section 436-A of CrPC to a juvenile who has spent more than 482 days as an adult in jail and another 242 days in .....
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SC: Liberty Will Override Embargo U/S 37 of NDPS Act, in Case of Prolonged Incarceration(17.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that prolonged incarceration, generally militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 2.....
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SC: EPFO Employees Must Ensure Compliance with the Timelines Provided Under IBC(01.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Commissioner and employees of EPFO must take steps to ensure that there is compliance with timelines provided under Insolv.....
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SC: HC Can Exercise Power U/S 482 CrPC Even When Chargesheet filed During Pendency of Plea(01.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is a well settled law that the High Court would continue to have the power to entertain and act upon a petition fil.....
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SC: Children of Invalid Marriages Have Right in Parent’s Share in Hindu Coparcenary Property(01.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that children born out of void/voidable marriages are entitled to share in the property of their parents which would have been .....
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SC: Advocate Acting as Real-Estate Agent for Client Amounts to Professional Misconduct(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding BCI Penalty to suspend an advocate for 5 years for gross professional misconduct, has held that advocate acting as a Rea.....
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SC: Succession Issue to Mitakshara Coparcenary Property Continues to Raise its Head Time and Again(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that issue of succession to Mitakshara coparcenary continues to raise its head like an undying Hydra of Lerna, held that.....
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SC to Centre/State: Provide Essential Supplies to People Amidst Road Blockades(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that removing blockades in Manipur in current situation was 'easier said than done', has directed Central and State Gove.....
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SC: Cheque Case Against Partner Can be Quashed if Evidence Exists he wasn’t Concerned with Issuance(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a High Court can quash a cheque case only if it comes across some unimpeachable and incontrovertible evidence to indicate .....
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SC to Centre: Disburse Arrears Under One Rank One Pension Scheme in Three Months(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to disburse the arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces within a period of 3 months.
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SC: Larger Bench Judgment Will Prevail Regardless of Number of Judges in Majority(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that a judgment delivered by a larger bench will prevail irrespective of the number of judges constituting t.....
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SC Refers Issue on Guidelines on Mitigating Factors While Imposing Death Penalty to 5 Judge Bench(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has referred to a five judge bench, suo motu case "In Re Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances To Be Considere.....
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SC Lays Down Factor to be Considered While Relying on Dying Declarations(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is unsafe to record the conviction on the basis of a dying declaration alone in the cases where suspicion is rai.....
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SC: Strong Evidence Required for Quashing Cheque Case Against Firm's Partner(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that powers under Section 482 of CrPC to quash cheque case against firm's partner can be exercised by High Court in case when i.....
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SC: Owner/Employer of Project Who Authored the Tender Documents is the Best Person to Interpret it(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the owner or employer of a project, who authored the tender documents, is the best person to understand and appreciate its.....
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SC: S.202 CrPC Procedure Mandatory When Accused Resides at Place Outside Jurisdiction of Magistrate(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that there is no doubt that procedure under Section 202 CrPC will have to be held as mandatory in a case where the accused is r.....
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SC Transfers CBI Cases Related to Sexual Violence Cases During Manipur Ethnic Violence, to Assam(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court has transferred sexual violence cases related to Manipur ethnic violence, which had been transferred to CBI, to Assam due to overall sec.....
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SC: Test Identification Parade Does Not Violate Article 20(3) Of Constitution(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that conduct of Test Identification Parade (TIP) is not violative of Article 20(3) of the Constitution, has held that ac.....
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SC: Cheque Dishonour Proceedings to be Quashed Once Settlement Deed is Signed by the Complainant(09.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that once settlement has been arrived at and the complainant has signed the deed accepting a particular amount in full and fina.....
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SC: SERC Can Reject Adoption of Tariff if Not Aligned With Market Prices(09.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has authority to reject adoption of tariff if it isn’t aligned with market .....
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SC: Motor Vehicles Hired from a Contractor not Sale of Goods, Won’t Attract Sales Tax or VAT(11.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that hiring of motor vehicles/cranes from a contractor can’t be considered as sale of goods as sale involves possession and con.....
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SC: Specific Performance of Sale Deed Can Only be Availed When Buyer Adheres to Specific Condition(11.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when there is a specific condition in a contract with regard to the time frame in which the consideration is to be paid, t.....
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SC to Centre: Frame Policy for Phasing Out Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles(12.01.2024)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to formulate a policy of phasing out heavy duty diesel vehicles and replacing them with BSVI vehicles .....
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SC: Failing to File Written Statement Within Time Does Not Lead to a Decree Against the Defendant(15.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that mere failure or neglect of a defendant to file a written statement controverting the pleaded facts in the plaint, may not .....
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SC: Suggestion of Backward Classes Commission Can’t be Accepted After Election Has Been Notified(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that suggestion of the Commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to ascertain the extent of OBC reservation required i.....
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SC: Amendment of Plaint Can’t be Permitted if it is Likely to Change Nature of Suit(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a Court would not be justified in allowing the amendment of plaint if the nature of the suit is likely to be changed as a .....
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SC: Court Can’t Modify Arbitral Award U/S 34, 37 of Arbitration Act(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that under Section 34 or 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, a Court cannot modify the award passed by the Arbitrator, it c.....
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SC: Twin Conditions in Section 10B(8) of IT Act Has to be Fulfilled to Claim Exemption Relief(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that for claiming the benefit under Section 10B (8) of the Income Tax (IT) Act, the twin conditions of furnishing a declaration.....
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SC: Not Prudent to Convict Accused Without Test Identification Parade(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it would not be prudent to convict an accused solely on the basis of their identification for the first time in court, wit.....
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SC: Counter-Claim Can’t be Rejected Merely Because Claims Weren’t Notified at Pre-Arbitral Stage(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the counter-claim of a party cannot be dismissed merely because the claims were not notified before invoking the arbitrati.....
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SC: Detention Beyond Release Date Violates Article 21(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court while directing State of Chhattisgarh to pay Rs 7.5 Lakhs as compensation to a rape convict who was kept in prison beyond the period of .....
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SC Issues Direction for Stopping of Stubble Burning in Four States(07.11.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to take stern steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the S.....
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SC: Essential to Examine the Person who Recorded Dying Declaration(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that dying declaration, although undoubtedly a substantive piece of evidence upon which reliance can be placed, it can be rende.....
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SC: Circulate 'Rajnesh v. Neha' Judgment to All Judicial Officers(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that its guideline regarding payment of maintenance in matrimonial cases as laid down in Rajnesh v. Neha (MANU/SC/0833/2.....
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SC Passed Directions Regarding Recruitment in District Judiciary in MP, Punjab and Haryana(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has directions regarding time schedule for the recruitment of District Judges in the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, .....
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SC: Need Better Guidelines to Protect Media Professionals(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that there are hundreds of journalists whose digital devices are taken away en masse and there are no guidelines with re.....
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SC: Guidelines/Directions Regarding Firecrackers are Applicable to All States and Not Just Delhi(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its direction dated 07.11.2023, against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers is applicable not only.....
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SC Stays All. HC Order That Directed Schools to Refund/Adjust 15% Fees Paid During Covid-19(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court’s order which had directed the schools in Uttar Pradesh to refund or adjust 15% of excess fees charged d.....
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SC Rejects Plea Challenging Section 62(5) Representation of the People Act, 1951(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea challenging Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 that denies prisoner right to vote and.....
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SC: Need to Fine Tune Modalities for Timely Premature Release of Prisoners in UP(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court in a matter concerning remission of convicts in Uttar Pradesh has directed meeting between NALSA, Counsels, DGP and Principal Secretary .....
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SC: Assessee to Pay Service Tax on Service Element; Sales Tax on Goods Transferred in Works Contract(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that assessee has to pay service tax on the service element of the works contract and can claim CENVAT Credit only on the said .....
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SC to Centre: Provide Update on the Status of Sex Workers' Rehabilitation Bill(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court has sought an update from the Centre on the status of Workers' Rehabilitation Bill which aims for prevention of trafficking, and the reh.....
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SC: Trial Judge Has Duty to Ask Crucial Questions(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that trial judge has tremendous powers toask any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, of any witness, or of th.....
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SC Stays Karnataka HC Order Directing State to Reconstruct Destroyed Migrants' Huts(05.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Karnataka High Court, by which it had directed the State Government to reconstruct at its own cost the.....
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SC Declines Petition Challenging Privacy Policy for Whatsapp Business Accounts(05.02.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition by Confederation of All India Traders against the new privacy policy for business accounts of socia.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Imposition of President’s Rule in Uttar Pradesh(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought the imposition of President's Rule in the State of Uttar Pradesh .....
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SC: Recruitment of Candidates in Excess of Notified Vacancies Violative of Articles 14 and 16(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that recruitment of candidates in excess of the notified vacancies, will be violative of Articles 14 and 16 (1) of the Cons.....
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Supreme Court Grants Ad-Interim Bail to Comedian Munawar Faruqui(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has granted ad-interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in a case registered by Madhya Pradesh police for alleged hurting of religious s.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Madras HC Direction to Conduct Murder Trial Inside Jail(08.02.2024)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with Madras High Court’s Direction to Conduct Murder Trial Inside Jail has held that while CrPC and CPC prov.....
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Supreme Court: Two Promotions to Be Granted to Employee in Post Without Any Promotion Avenues(08.02.2024)
Supreme Court while affirming the decision of High Court has directed the State to provide two promotions to an employee on completion of 12 years and.....
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Supreme Court Elaborates the Difference Between ‘Land’ and ‘Immovable Property’(08.02.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that if provisions of the Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913 are read it is abundantly clear that the land and the immovable proper.....
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SC Uphelds Rule That Allows CA’s Discipline Board to Refer Matter to Disciplinary Committee(09.02.2024)
SC has upheld a rule under Chartered Accountants' (Procedure of Investigation of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007 w.....
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Supreme Court: Under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Jail is The Rule and Bail is Exceptio(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 jail is the rule and bail is exception has denied bail to a man on.....
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Supreme Court: Petition Against 2013 Judgment Infructuous Since Homosexuality Decriminalised(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the curative petition filed against the judgement of 2013 which upheld Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 that cri.....
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SC: S.162 CrPC Doesn’t Prevent Judge from Looking into the Papers of Chargesheet Suo Moto(05.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that nothing in Section 162 CrPC prevents a Trial Judge from looking into papers of chargesheet suo moto and himself using the .....
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SC: In Absence of any Specific Challenge, Statutory Provision Can't Be Declared Ultra Vires(05.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is a trite law that for striking down the provisions of law or for declaring any rules as ultra vires, specific pleadin.....
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SC Explains Factors to be Considered While Deciding Legality of Preventive Detention(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that there has been growing trend of passing orders of preventive detention at the ‘drop of a hat’ without considering l.....
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SC: Substantial Question of Law Required to Appeal Against Order of Workmen’s Compensation Commission(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that considering the objective of Employees Compensation Act, 1923 and the fact that Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner being .....
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SC Sets Aside Election Notification for LAHDC-Kargil(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party (JKNC) is entitled to use the 'plough' symbol, has set aside the electi.....
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SC: Judge Can’t be a Mute Spectator in a Trial(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if courts are to impart justice in a free, fair and effective manner, then the judge cannot afford to remain a mute sp.....
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SC: Deceased Without Any Income, Legal Heirs Entitled to Future Prospects of Rise in Income(19.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed the even in case of a deceased who had no income at the time of death, their legal heirs shall also be entitled to future p.....
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SC: Injunction Orders Cannot be Passed Against Third Parties Without Hearing Them(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that injunction orders with respect to a suit property cannot be passed in detriment to the interest of third parties who are d.....
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SC: SMS Intimation to Candidate's Mobile Number Sufficient Communication for Selection Process(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected the argument of a candidate that the intimation given through SMS about physical fitness test and document verification is .....
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SC: Out-Door Catering Services Used for Personal Use Excluded from Input Service(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has affirmed that such a service is excluded from input service as per CENVAT Credit Rules 2004 post-April 1, 2011, upholding the ruling.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on CBI's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted to Police Officials(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala Hig.....
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SC: Trial Judge Has Duty to Ask Crucial Questions(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that trial judge has tremendous powers to ask any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, of any witness, or of t.....
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SC: Police Chief Can’t Order Further Investigation Without Magistrate/Higher Court’s Permission(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that order from District Police Chief is not same as an order issued by concerned Magistrate, has held that power to ord.....
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SC: Principle of Commercial Wisdom Doesn’t Validate CoC’s Decision Taken in Contravention of Law(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the principle of Commercial wisdom cannot be used to validate the decision of Committee of Creditors (CoC) which was taken.....
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SC Gives Split Verdict on Jurisdiction of Settlement Commission w.r.t Goods U/S 123 Customs Act(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Sanjay Karol has delivered a split verdict in respect to issue if jurisdiction of .....
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SC Upholds Madras HC’s Order Quashing State’s Decision of Constituting Anti-Land Grabbing Cell(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld Madras High Court’s decision of quashing Tamil Nadu government’s 2011 order wherein it had constituted Land Grabbing Special .....
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SC: Validity of Sale Deed Executed b/w co-defs. Can’t be Decided in Plaintiff’s Suit for Possession(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in plaintiff’s suit for possession, validity of sale deed executed between the defendants cannot be considered as it would.....
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SC Rejects Plea by Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to Shift Him Out of Mandoli Jail(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a fresh plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to transfer him from Mandoli jail, where he is presently lodged, to s.....
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SC seeks Central Government Response in PIL Against Orders Reducing Net Speed to 2G in J&K(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Central government and the Union Territory administration in a plea against orders reducing the speed of i.....
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SC: Gujarat Govt's Response in Bilkis Bano Case 'Very Bulky'(19.10.2022)
Supreme Court has said that Gujarat government's response to petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case is "ve.....
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SC: Educational Trusts For Profit Cannot Claim Income Tax Exemption(20.10.2022)
Supreme Court has said profit-oriented educational trusts or societies cannot claim exemption under the Income Tax Act. The court said that such educa.....
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SC: Entities Involved in Trade Would Cease to be a Charitable Institution(20.10.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that any entity or institution involved in any trade or commerce under the guise of ‘general public utility’ will cease to be .....
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SC Upholds Manik Bhattacharya's Arrest in Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam Case(20.10.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader and former chairman of West Bengal Board of Primary Education Man.....
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SC: Setting Person on Fire Would Fall Under Section 302 of IPC(15.01.2024)
Supreme Court while upholding the murder conviction of a man who killed his wife has observed that setting a person on fire is an act of 'extreme crue.....
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SC: Conviction Under S. 302 IPC Cannot be Based Upon Statement of Untrustworthy Witness(15.01.2024)
Supreme Court while setting aside the conviction of a person in a murder case of 1999 has held that if a witness is branded as untrustworthy having al.....
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SC Issues Directions Regarding Compensation for Victims of Hit & Run Cases(15.01.2024)
After considering the dismal rate of grant of compensation under Compensation of Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022, the SC has issue.....
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SC Stays Allahabad HC Order Appointing Commissioner to Inspect Shahi Eidgah Mosque(16.01.2024)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order staying the implementation of the order passed by the Allahabad High Court directing the appointment of a Co.....
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Skill Development Scam Case: Split Verdict by SC On Quashing FIR Against Chandrababu Naidu(16.01.2024)
Supreme Court has given split verdict on a plea by Chandrababu Naidu for quashing of first information report against him in skill development scam ca.....
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SC: Criminal Action Can’t be Taken u/s 5(1) COTPA Against Persons Not Engaged in Tobacco Business(17.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that criminal action under Section 5 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Filed to Stop 'Mahapanchayat' in Uttarakhand(14.06.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain petition seeking to stop ‘mahapanchayat' proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Uttarakhand's Purola town am.....
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SC Sets Aside Bail Condition to Furnish Bank Guarantee(14.06.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside a bail condition imposed by High Court to furnish Bank Guarantee worth Rs. 2 Crore by the accused and modified the same by.....
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SC: Punjab Police Rules Outdated in Terms of Current Hierarchy of Police Force(15.06.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing dissatisfaction over Punjab Police Rules, 1934 not been amended yet in terms of the current hierarchy of the police for.....
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SC: Coal India Ltd. Come Under the Purview of Competition Act, 2002(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act cannot be reconciled with the Competition Act, has held that Coal India Ltd. would.....
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SC: Can’t Hold Railway Responsible for Theft of Personal Belongings of a Passenger(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside a order of a Consumer forum that directed railways to compensate passenger for the stolen amount of cash, has held t.....
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SC: Unchallenged Statement of Wife of Deceased Deserves to be Accepted as Gospel Truth(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while enhancing compensation awarded to kin of a deceased employee to uphold the objective of Employees’ Compensation Act i.e. dispensat.....
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SC: Previous Suit Must Have Been Decided on Merit for Application of Res Judicata(05.04.2023)
Supreme Court while summarizing the principle of Res Judicata has observed that for Res Judicata to apply matter directly & substantially in issue in .....
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SC: Press has a Duty to Speak Truth and Present Citizens With Hard Facts(05.04.2023)
Supreme Court while ruling against telecast ban imposed by Centre on news channel MediaOne using plea of National Security, observed that press has a .....
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SC Stays Notification Cancelling Nagaland Local Body Polls(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing contempt notice in plea alleging non-compliance of order of Apex Court directing State and Nagaland State Election Commiss.....
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SC Refuses to Allow Plea by Opposition Parties Against Misuse of CBI & ED by Government(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea filed by fourteen political parties alleging that central investigating agencies (ED, CBI) are being we.....
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SC: 2015 Amendment to S. 153C of IT Act Will have Retrospective Application(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that amendment to Section 153C of Income Tax (IT) Act 1961 by Finance Act 2015 will retrospectively apply to searches conducted.....
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SC to IOA: Follow Draft Constitution Framed By Justice L.N. Rao Pending its Finalization(07.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that it is obligated to comply with a draft constitution framed under the supervision of t.....
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SC: Persons in Illegal Occupation of Government Land Cannot Claim Regularization(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that persons in illegal occupation of the Government Land/Panchayat Land cannot, as a matter of right, claim regularization.....
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SC: Bank Officers Dealing in Public Money to be Vigilant(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said bank officers dealing in public money need to be vigilant and any deviation from the procedural guidelines for disbursing loans.....
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SC: Shifting of Baner Garbage Plant is in Public Interest(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that given the number of residences around the Pune Municipal Corporation’s wet garbage processing plant on Sus Road in Ban.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Criminal Prosecution on Director General of BSF(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a petition seeking criminal prosecution of Rakesh Asthana, the present Director General of Border Security Fo.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Removal of Encroachments in 'Forest Like Areas'(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed challenging order of the National Green Tribunal directing the Collector and Forest Department to st.....
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SC Directs Vacant Seats in BDS Course to be Filled up from Candidates Who Participated in NEET(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that the vacant seats in first year BDS course for the year 2020-2021 shall be filled up from the candidates who have parti.....
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SC Directs Forwarding of Report in ISRO Espionage Case to CBI(15.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that the report submitted by Justice DK Jain Committee regarding the erring officials who implicated scientist Dr Nambi Nar.....
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SC: Entries in Balance Sheets Can Amount to Acknowledgement of Debt(16.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that entries in balance sheets can amount to acknowledgement of debt for the purpose of extending limitation under Section 18 o.....
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SC: Functional Convenience of Party in Commercial Litigations Cannot be Ground to Transfer Case(16.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that functional convenience of one of the parties in commercial litigations cannot be a ground to transfer case under Secti.....
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SC Issues Directions to Expedite Trial of Cheque Dishonour Cases(16.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a set of directions to expedite the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.....
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SC: No Rational Justification for Different Age of Retirement for Doctors Practicing Different System(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no rational justification for different age of retirement for doctors practicing AYUSH system of medicines an.....
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SC: Certificate of Recovery in Favour of Financial Creditor Gives Fresh Cause to Initiate CIRP(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a judgment and/or decree for money in favour of the Financial Creditor, or the issuance of a Certificate of Recovery i.....
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SC: Trial of Criminal Case Against Indian Citizen for Offences Outside India Needs Government Sanctio(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the trial of the criminal case against an Indian citizen for offences committed outside India cannot commence without .....
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SC: No Bar in Permitting Amendment of Pleadings or Filing of Documents in CIRP Application(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no bar in permitting amendment of pleadings or to the filing of additional document in an application under S.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Mechanism for Price Payment of Sugarcane Produce to Cane Farmers(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed seeking directions for setting up of a strict mechanism for payment of price of sugarcane produce to c.....
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SC Issues Guidelines to High Courts Regarding Summoning Government Officials(03.01.2024)
Supreme Court framed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the summoning of government officials to address the issue of arbitrary and frequent sum.....
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SC: CJs of HCs Acting on Administrative Side Don’t Have Any Rule Making Authority of Executive(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that policymaking needs consideration of many factors, has held that Chief Justices(CJs) of High Courts, acting on the a.....
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SC: Bar of limitation Can’t be Eluded by Taking Recourse of Art. 136 When Statutory Appeal Available(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that bar of limitation cannot be avoided by taking recourse of proceedings under Article 136 of the Constitution when a .....
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SC: Registered Sale Deed Where Entire Consideration is Paid Would Operate from Date of Execution(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that as per Section 47 of Registration Act, a registered sale deed where entire consideration is paid would operate from.....
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SC: Salaries of Employed Teachers Cannot be Abruptly Stopped if They are Not at Fault(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while directing the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay salaries of the teachers whose salaries were abruptly stopped, has observed that the.....
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SC: Custody Under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act Does not Mean Formal Custody(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the expression “person accused of an offence” and “in the custody of a police officer” in Section 27 of the Evidenc.....
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Supreme Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Ex-Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in various cases registered against him by the M.....
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SC: Arbitrator Cannot Modify Award on An Application Under Section 33 Arbitration Act(23.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an Arbitrator cannot modify an Arbitration award on an application filed under Section 33 of the Arbitration and Conci.....
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SC: Sale Deed Executed Without Payment of Price Is Void; Has No Legal Effect(23.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the payment of price is an essential part of a sale. The Court has said that if a sale deed in respect of an immovable.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Proposed Change in Land Use of Plot for Residence of Prime Minister(23.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition which challenged the proposal to change the land use of Plot 1 in the Central Vista area from recreational.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Decision Declaring Tanti/Tatwa as Synonyms to Paan/Sawasi(23.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed challenging the Bihar Government's 2015 decision declaring Tanti/Tatwa, an extremely backward class as.....
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SC: Residuary Jurisdiction of NCLT Cannot be Invoked to Adjudicate Contractual Dispute(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the residuary jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal cannot be invoked to adjudicate contractual dispute if.....
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Supreme Court: Apology Tendered by Patanjali in Contempt Case, Refused by Supreme Court(03.04.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a contempt case against Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd. over the publication of misleading medical advertisements, has warned Pata.....
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Cheque Offered Only for Security, Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Section 138 of NI Act(03.04.2024)
Supreme Court set has aside a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) on the ground of finding of the civil proc.....
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SC: High Court Not Permitted to Interfere With Acquittal Unless Trial Court’s View Perverse(03.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in any case, even if two views are possible and the trial Judge found the other view to be more probable, an interference .....
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SC: Fine Imposed on HIMUDA for Colluding With Pvt. Company to Secure Tender by Deceiving Court(04.04.2024)
SC imposed a fine of Rs. 5 Lakh on Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) for colluding with a private company and taking t.....
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SC: Can’t Include Time Spent in Contesting Bonafide Litigation at Wrong Forum, While Computing Limi.(04.04.2024)
SC has held that Section 14 of Limitation Act, 1963 makes it clear that an applicant who has prosecuted another civil proceeding with due diligence, b.....
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SC: Civil Proc. Outcome Binding on Criminal Proc. to Extent of Making Sentence/Damages Unsustainable(05.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the outcome of a civil proceeding shall only be binding on the outcome of a criminal proceeding to the extent of holdi.....
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Supreme Court: Union’s Plea to Condone Delay of Twelve Years Refused(05.04.2024)
SC stated that once it is held that a party has lost its right to have the matter considered on merits because of its own inaction for a long period, .....
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Supreme Court Transfers to Itself High Court’s Pending Petitions Challenging GST On Online Gaming(05.04.2024)
Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of writ petitions pending in various High Courts that challenged the imposition of Goods and Service Tax (GST) .....
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SC: HCs and SC Should Refrain from Interfering in Scrutiny Committee's Findings on Caste Claims(05.04.2024)
SC has held that High Courts as well as the Supreme Court should refrain from deeper probe into factual issues in the scrutiny committee's findings on.....
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Cannot Disclose Identity of POCSO Victim, Supreme Court Calls for Sensitization(08.04.2024)
SC has observed that exercise of sensitization of judicial officers and police officers is required to be done in the State of West Bengal to ensure c.....
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SC: Findings of Gurwinder Singh Judgement Regarding Bail Won’t Disturb Ratio of K.A.Najeeb Judgement(08.04.2024)
SC has observed that findings in Gurwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Ors (MANU/SC/0088/2024)with regard to granting of bail for accused under Unla.....
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SC: Candidate’s MBBS Admission Cancellation Over Social and Economically Backward Certificate Stayed(08.04.2024)
SC while issuing notice, has stayed 'Teli' caste student's cancellation of MBBS admission in Government Medical College, Vadodara which was done as a .....
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SC Upholds All. HC’s Direction to Medically Examine Person Called in Police Station After Release(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court while upholding Allahabad High Court’s direction to medically examine person called in police station after release, has stated that suc.....
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Supreme Court: Judicial Decisions Do Not Lead to Infringement of Fundamental Rights(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that a judicial decision that has been given by a court of competent jurisdiction cannot be challenged on the grounds of vi.....
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SC: Delay in Filing Appeal Challenging Acquittal u/s 378 CrPC Can Be Condoned u/s 5 Limitation Act(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the delay occurring in filing an appeal against acquittal of accused under Section 378 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.....
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SC: No Power on Supreme Court to Exercise Superintendence Over High Courts(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court while refusing to direct High Court to decide a criminal matter expedetiously, has observed that there is no provision in Chapter-IV und.....
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SC: Non-Examination of Ballistic Expert Not Fatal to Prosecution’s Case if Direct Evidence Credible(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the direct evidence produced by prosecution is credible then omission to obtain ballistic report and non-examination of.....
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SC: Courts Should Aim at Restituting Affected Person Alongwith Setting Aside Arbitrary Admin. Action(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the primary duty of constitutional courts remains the control of power, including setting aside of administrative action.....
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SC Grants Protection to Editors Guild of India Members from FIRs by Manipur Police(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection to members of the Editors Guild of India from the FIRs registered by the Manipur police over a fact-findi.....
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SC Stays Kar. HC’s Order Which Held that Online Rummy Isn’t Taxable As ‘Betting’ And ‘Gambling'(07.09.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of Karnataka High Court which held that online Rummy games and other online games played on Gameskraft’s platfor.....
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SC: Lien of Govt. Servant Continues on Previous Post Unless he is Appointed on Another Post(07.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that lien’ of a government servant only ceases to exist when he/she is appointed on another post ‘substantively’/confirmed or a.....
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SC: New Legislation Passed w/o Curing Defects of Ultra Vires Legislation Would also be Ultra Vires(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that where a legislature merely seeks to validate acts carried out under previous legislation which has been struck down by a C.....
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SC: What is Cruelty for a Woman in a Given Case May Not be Cruelty for a Man(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that what is cruelty for a woman in a given case may not be cruelty for a man, and a relatively more elastic and broad appr.....
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SC: Litigants Liable for Contempt on Violating Undertaking Given by their Advocate(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that willful breach or disobedience of an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel/advocate on behalf of his .....
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SC: Panchayat Members in Mah. To Produce Caste Certificate In 12 Months to Avoid Disqualification(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Panchayat members in Maharashtra, who have been elected from seats reserved for the SC/OBC Class have to produce Validity .....
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SC: Panchayat Members in Mah. to Produce Caste Certificate In 12 Months to Avoid Disqualification(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Panchayat members in Maharashtra, who have been elected from seats reserved for the SC/OBC Class have to produce Validity .....
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Supreme Court: Under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Jail is Rule and Bail is Exception(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 jail is the rule and bail is exception has denied bail to a man on.....
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Supreme Court Asks Its Registry to Not Refer Trial Courts As Lower Courts(12.02.2024)
Supreme Court has asked its registry to not use the term ‘Lower Courts’ for ‘Trial Courts’ and has further added that even the record of the Trial Cou.....
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SC: Advising Partner to Marry Someone Else Not Abetment to Suicide Under Section 306 IPC(12.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that merely advising partner to marry someone else on the advice of parents shall not amount to abetment of suicide and wil.....
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Supreme Court: Position of Deputy Chief Minister Merely A Label, Appointment Not Unconstitutional(12.02.2024)
SC while dismissing a PIL challenging the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers, has held that a Deputy Chief Minister is first a minister in the gove.....
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SC: Unregistered Lease Deed Can be Admitted in Evidence to Show ‘Nature and Character of Possession’(28.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that as per Section 49 of the Registration Act, 1908, unregistered lease deed can be admitted in evidence to show the nature an.....
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SC to Centre/States: Ensure the Effective Implementation of HIV Act, 2017(28.09.2023)
Supreme Court while outlining various directives to Central and State Government to ensure effective implementation of HIV Act, 2017, has asked instru.....
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SC: Can’t Allow Revision Petition u/s 115 CPC Against Trail Court Order Rejecting Review of Decree(28.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that where an appealable decree has been passed in a suit, no revision should be entertained under Section 115 of the CPC again.....
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SC: Courts Should Restrain While Exercising Judicial Review in Contracts Involving Technical Issues(03.10.2023)
SC observed that in contracts involving complex technical issues, the Court should exercise restraint in exercising power of judicial review. Even if .....
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SC: For Appling S.106 of TPA, Tenant Must Prove That Premises was Leased for Manufacturing Purpose(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in order to attract Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA), which requires 6 months’ notice for termination o.....
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SC: Members of RPF Can Seek Benefit Under Employees Compensation Act(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) can seek compensation under Employees Compensation Act, 1923 even though .....
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SC Upholds Central Govt. Decision to Demonetize Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Currency Notes(02.01.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has by 4:1 majority upheld Central Government’s decision in 2016 to demonetize the currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs.1.....
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SC: Patna HC Exceeded Bail Jurisdiction by Directing Sahara Chief to Return Investments(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that High Court in an anticipatory bail application had exceeded its jurisdiction and passed orders, inter alia, directing the .....
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SC: JJB Should Mandatorily Take Assistance of Psychologist/Psycho-Social Workers(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) does not comprise a practicing professional with a degree in child psychology or chi.....
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SC: Insurance Co. Can’t be Held Guilty of Deficiency of Service Solely for Delay in Processing Claim(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an insurer cannot be held guilty of deficiency in service solely for delay in processing the claim and delay in repudiatio.....
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SC: Section 436A CrPC Applicable to Special Acts in Absence of Any Specific Provision(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) would apply to the Special Acts also in the absence of any specific .....
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SC: Bodily Injury Not Necessary for Offence Under Section 121A of IPC(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding the conviction and life sentence of four persons for causing the terror attack at the IISC Bengaluru in December 2005, h.....
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SC: When Court Concludes that Person is Entitled to Bail, Granting Bail for Limited Period Illegal(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when a Court concludes that the accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, granting bail only for a lim.....
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SC to Bihar Govt.: Ensure No Further Constructions Adjacent To Ganga River(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Bihar Government to ensure that no further construction takes place adjacent to the Ganga River, particularly in and ar.....
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SC: Consumer Disputes Can be Raised for Goods/Services Not Connected to Profit Generation(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that commercial enterprises are not excluded from definition of ‘Consumer’ under Consumer Protection Act, has held that .....
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SC: Public Prosecutors Should be Vigilant While Framing of Charges(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that apart from the duty of the Trial Court, even the public prosecutor has a duty to be vigilant, and if a proper charge i.....
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SC Grants Bail to Two Alleged Accused in a UAPA Case After 4.5 Years in Custody(19.04.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to two alleged persons in the 2018 murder case of two leaders of Telugu Desam Party, has observed that materials pla.....
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SC: Penalty U/S 45 of Guj. Sales Tax Act, 1969 is Statutory And Mandatory(19.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that penalty under Section 45 of Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969 is statutory and mandatory in nature, has held that no disc.....
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SC Sets Aside Order Acquitting GN Saibaba & Ors. in Case Alleging their Maoist Links(19.04.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside Bombay High Court order which acquitted Delhi University professor and activist GN Saibaba and others over their alleged M.....
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SC Refers Issue of Validity of GST on Lease/Rent Payments to 9 Judge Constitution Bench(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court while referring the issue of constitutional validity of GST on lease/rent payments to 9 judges constitution bench, has clarified that th.....
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SC: Government Employees Can’t Claim Overtime Allowance Under Factories Act(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that government employees cannot claim double overtime allowance as per the Factories Act, if the service rules do not provide .....
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SC: 'Ghee' Must be Considered As 'Product of Livestock' in Notified Market Areas of AP(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing the challenge to 1994 Andhra Pradesh Notification has held “ghee” to be a “product of livestock” for the purposes of re.....
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SC: Hospital's Registration Can Be Cancelled, Only if, It Is Necessary in Public Interest(07.03.2024)
SC has held that suspension/cancellation of registration of Hospital/Clinic under Sec. 20(3) of Pre-Conception and Pre-¬Natal Diagnostic Techniques (R.....
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Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Registered Against Man Over Suicide of His Junior(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court while quashing a 22-year-old criminal case against a person for allegedly abetting the suicide of a Scheduled Caste person who was worki.....
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Supreme Court: Court Should Be Cautious While Interfering with the Decision of Recruitment Agencies(07.03.2024)
SC while observing that courts have to be cautious in dealing with the recruitment process adopted by recruitment agency has held that merely because .....
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SC Constitutes Committee to Examine Issue of Safaris in Tiger Reserves & National Parks(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a committee to decide the issue of safaris within Tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuar.....
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SC: Conviction Based on Dying Declaration Can be Sustained if it Inspires Confidence(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the conviction of the accused, solely based on the dying declaration, can be sustained if the declaration made by the vict.....
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SC: Possibility to Manipulate/Modify EVMs Unfounded(27.04.2024)
SC has observed that possibility to hack or tamper with agnostic firmware in the burnt memory to favour results is unfounded. Accordingly, suspicion t.....
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SC: ‘Stridhan’ Absolute Property of Wife, Husband has No Control Over it(27.04.2024)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the husband can use ‘stridhan’ at times of distress but he has no title or independent dominion over the property as.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Challenging 'Centre's Overriding Power' Over Deputation/Transfers of IPS Officers(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutionality of Rule 6(1) of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 19.....
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SC: Contract is Void if Prohibited by Statute Under a Penalty(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a contract is void if prohibited by a statute under a penalty, even without express declaration that the contract is v.....
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SC Refuses to Extend Bail of Prisoners Released to Decongest Prisons During Covid-19(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to extend the bail of the prisoners who were released last year to decongest jails in Delhi due to the outbreak of Covid-19 .....
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SC: Failure of Promise to Marry in Prolonged Relationship Not to Deem Consensual Sex as Rape(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has said in a prolonged live-in relationship, consensual sex between a couple could not be categorised as rape if the man failed to keep.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Undertrial Languishing in Jail for 9 Years(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused in a murder case who had been languishing in jail for 9 years while observing that there was no likelihoo.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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SC Grants Relief to Woman Officer Who Lost Permanent Commission Due To Pregnancy-Related Condition(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the grant of Permanent Commission to a Women Short Service Commission Officer who underwent a temporary aberration in SHAPE.....
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Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....
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Supreme Court Directs Issuance of Ration Cards, Voter IDs to Sex Workers(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to commence the process of issuance of ration cards/ Voters Identity cards imme.....
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SC Upholds Mandate to Broaden Himalayan Highways Considered Crucial by Ministry of Defence(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the government’s mandate to broaden three Himalayan highways, considered crucial by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for quick t.....
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SC Upholds Order Confirming Bar Council of India’s Decision to Cancel Enrolment of Advocate(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court's order confirming the Bar Council of India's decision to cancel the enrolment of an Advocate who suppr.....
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SC: Bail Applications Should Not be Heard for More Than 10 Minutes(09.12.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that bail applications should not be heard by courts for more than ten minutes as lengthy hearings lasting for days in bail.....
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SC: Army Not Being Fair to Women Officers in Giving Promotion(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that army authorities are not treating women officers fairly in giving promotions has cautioned the authorities that it .....
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SC Stays NGT's Direction to WB Govt. to Phase out Public Transport Vehicles Below BS-IV in 6 Months(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata to West Bengal Government to.....
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SC Stays Execution in Two Death Penalty Matters for Psychological Examination of Convicts(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court while relying on the principles laid down in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh has stayed the execution in two death penalty matters and .....
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SC: ST Women Not Entitled to Any 'Right of Survivorship' Under Hindu Succession Act(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that a female member of the scheduled tribe (ST) is not entitled to any right of survivorship under the provisions of Hi.....
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SC: Strict Rules of Evidence Not Applicable in Motor Accident Compensation Cases(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that strict rules of evidence as applicable in a criminal trial, are not applicable in motor accident compensation cases.
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SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC’s Order Issuing Non-Bailable Warrants Against Noida CEO(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed the plea filed by Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), Ritu Maheshwari IAS, challe.....
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SC Recalls its Order for Relocation of Liquor Shop, Passed by Wrongly Apply Highway Distance Rule(30.01.2024)
SC while noticing that it had wrongly applied a precedent while ordering the relocation of a liquor shop in Municipal Area to an area beyond 500 meter.....
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SC: Conviction under SC/ST Act Can’t Sustain if Offence u/s 3(1)(xi) Not Committed on Caste Basis(30.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the conviction for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention .....
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SC: Certifed Copy of Specimen Sign Can Be Procured From Bank if Sign on Cheque Disputed by Accused(30.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in a complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 if accused is disputing the signature on cheque, then.....
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Supreme Court: Party Not Diligent at Trial Can’t Seek to Produce Additional Evidence in Appeal(31.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the power to record additional evidence at the appellate stage should not be exercised in a routine and casual mann.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Newspaper, States it as ‘Published in Good Faith’(31.01.2024)
SC while quashing a criminal defamation case against the owner of a newspaper over an article, has held that the news article in question was publishe.....
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SC: Practice of Securing Presence of Officer Should Not be Adopted as a Routine(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no doubt that the Court would be justified in securing the presence of the officers if there is a patent disr.....
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SC Refers Delhi Government's Challenge Against Centre's Ordinance on Services to Constitution Bench(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the extent of the powers of Parliament under Article 239AA(7) were not considered in either of the earlier Constitu.....
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SC: Will Appoint DERC Chairperson as an Ad-hoc Measure(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stated that owing to deadlock between Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor, it will appoint a person for the post of DERC Ch.....
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SC Stays Varanasi Court’s Order Allowing ASI Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque(24.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Varanasi Court allowing the ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque, till 5 PM on July 26, to allow some br.....
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SC Extends Bail Granted to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case by 5 Weeks(24.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case by 5 weeks.
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SC Restores Petition in Gauhati HC Which Challenges Sub-classification Within STs in Mizoram(25.07.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside the Gauhati High Court order dismissing petition filed for challenging the sub-classification within the Scheduled T.....
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SC: Authorities Under IBC Cannot Direct Parties to Proceedings Before Settling Dispute(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Authority under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code cannot compel a party to the proce.....
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SC Directs Decisions of High Court Benches Shall Not Affect Pending Trial in Amazon-Amway Case(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that while both the division and single benches of the Delhi High Court had made observations on merits of the contentions,.....
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SC Asks Additional Solicitor General on Extension of VAHAN Portal to Tackle Fake Claims(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Additional Solicitor General, Mr. K.M. Nataraj to assist the court in tackling the issue of fake claim petitions filed und.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Raj Kundra From Coercive Action(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that no coercive action shall be taken against Raj Kundra in a 2020 porn videos case registered by Nodal Cyber Police Stati.....
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SC Dismisses Govt's Plea to Direct Centre to Share Raw Caste Census Data of SECC 2011(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by the State of Maharashtra seeking to direct the Union Government to share the raw census data co.....
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Evidence Tampering Case: SC Stays Fresh Proceedings Against Kerala Minister Antony Raju(25.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed fresh proceedings against Kerala transport minister, Antony Raju in the case for alleged tampering of evidence in a drugs cas.....
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SC Allows Project 39A to Intervene in PIL Challenging Execution of Death Penalty by Hanging(25.07.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed Project 39A of Delhi NLU to intervene in a PIL seeking to abolish the present practice of executing a death row convict by h.....
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SC: Plea Bargaining Should Also Include Offence Bargaining and Not Just Sentence Bargaining(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that India has only incorporated sentence bargaining and not offence bargaining, has stated that such selective incorpor.....
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SC: Bail Condition Must be in Line With Socio-Economic Background of the Accused(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that courts should impose realistic bail conditions after considering the economic and social position of the undertrial pr.....
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SC: Voter has Right to Know About the Full Background of a Candidate(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that elector or voter’s right to know about the full background of a candidate - evolved through court decisions - is an ad.....
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SC to States & UTs’: Submit Menstrual Hygiene Policies to the Union Government by August 31, 2023(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories who haven’t filed their responses to the Union regarding menstrual hygiene policies, to do.....
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SC: Burden to Prove Full Repayment of Borrowed Amount is On The Party Claiming It(17.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that when payment of money and repayment of a portion of it is admitted by a party, then the onus to establish that there was f.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Bail Granted to BJP Leader Rakesh Singh in NDPS Case(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition filed by State of West Bengal assailing Calcutta High Court's order of granting bail to BJ.....
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SC Issues SLP Against Order Quashing Internal Reservation to Vanniyar Community(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a batch of special leave petitions filed against the Madras High Court's judgment which quashed the Tamil Nadu law .....
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Supreme Court Stays Probe of Justice Lokur Commission Constituted by WB Govt In Pegasus Case(17.12.2021)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order to stay the enquiry proceedings by the Judicial Enquiry Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice.....
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SC Asks Delhi HC to Decide on Plea Seeking FIR Against Politicians for Alleged Hate Speech(17.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, a writ petition seeking registration of FIR and .....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging MP HC’s Order of Staying Reservation Notification(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the Special Leave petition assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's interim order of staying the notification related .....
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SC Asks Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on Rehabilitation Policy for Slum Dwellers(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to place its stand as to whether it has any policy in slums adjacent to Railway Trac.....
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SC: High Court Cannot Dismiss Second Appeal in Limine Without Assigning Reasons(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has remitted a matter back to the High Court for fresh consideration, holding that a High Court cannot dismiss a second appeal filed und.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Rigging of OMR Sheets in NEET-UG 2021(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition preferred by 6 NEET-UG candidates who allege rigging of their OMR sheets after the publication of t.....
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Supreme Court Grants 2 More Weeks to CCI to Decide Complaint on Amazon-Future Deal(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has extended by two weeks the time granted to the Competition Commission of India by the Delhi High Court to take a decision with respec.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Seeking to Ensure Food Security for Refugees & Asylum Seekers(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and several states on the Public Interest Litigation seeking to ensure food security for all refugees an.....
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SC to HCs’: Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees to Prevent Lawyers' Strikes(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing suo motu case regarding rampant strikes in Bar Associations across the country, has directed all High Courts to constitute.....
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SC to States: Provide Ration Cards to Migrant/Unorganized Workers Registered on E-Shram Portal(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to provide within 3 months, ration cards to migrant or unorganized workers who do not have them but are registered o.....
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SC Disapproves Practice of Filing Applications in Disposed Of SLPs to Side-Step Arbitration Process(21.04.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing disapproval of practice of filing applications in disposed of SLPs in order to side-step the arbitration process, has o.....
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SC: If Acquittal is Reversed, Appellate Court Should Hear Accused Separately for Quantum of Sentence(21.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when appellate court reverses the order of acquittal passed by trail court, appellate court was obliged under law to h.....
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SC: Prosecution Must Inform Trial Court About Accused’s Background if it is Proposing Death Sentence(24.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that wherever prosecution is of opinion that crime an accused is convicted for is so grave that death sentence is warranted.....
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SC: If Actions of Cabinet Committee are Validated by CoM, Rules of Business Not Violated by State(24.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when Cabinet Sub-Committee is merely acting on behalf of entire Council of Ministers (CoM), then it cannot be claimed that.....
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SC Accepts Delhi Govt. Statement to Make budgetary provisions to Contributions Towards RRTS Project(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court while noting that if INR 1100 crores can be spent for advertisement in the last 3 financial years, contributions can be made to infrastr.....
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SC: In Case of Second Appeal, Court Not Required to Frame Substantial Questions as Per S.100 of CPC(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in second appeals arising out of the state of Punjab or the State of Haryana, courts are not required to frame substantial.....
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SC: Settlement Between Union & Employer Wouldn’t Override Model Standing Orders(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that employer and employee union cannot enter into a contract overriding the statutory contract embodied in the certified Stand.....
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SC: Passport Authority Can’t Unauthorizedly Retain Passport Without Impounding it(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a man whose passport was handed over to passport authority by police in the name of pending criminal case, has .....
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SC: Passport Authority Can’t Unauthorizedly Retain Passport Without Impounding it(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a man whose passport was handed over to passport authority by police in the name of a pending criminal case, ha.....
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SC: Can’t Entertain SLP Against NCDRC's Order Passed in Exercise of its Appellate Jurisdiction(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a party can approach the Apex Court under Article 136 of Constitution only if the order was passed by NCDRC was in exercis.....
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SC Dismisses ITC Plea Challenging Order Refusing to Restrain Nestle for Use of Magic Masala(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed ITC Limited's Special Leave Petition challenging the order of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, wherein the Hig.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Students' Plea Alleging Error in Hindi Translation of Question Paper(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by 22 NEET-UG candidates who sought recalculation of their scores due to an alleged error in the Hin.....
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SC: Irregularity in Order Taking Cognizance Will Not Vitiate Criminal Proceedings(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that an irregularity in the order taking cognizance will not vitiate the proceedings in a criminal trial in an appeal filed aga.....
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SC Instructs on Regularization of Buildings in Area for Formation of Shivaram Karanth Layout(01.12.2021)
Supreme Court has instructed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to regularise 300 buildings that were built in the area notified for the format.....
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SC: Businessmen Will Be Hesitant to Enter Govt Contracts If Undertakings Altered Regularly(01.12.2021)
Supreme Court has cautioned against the public authorities changing the undertakings in government contracts merely due to the change of person in pow.....
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SC: Non-Availability of Operation Theatre Would Not Amount to Medical Negligence(01.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that non-availability of an emergency operation theatre during the period when surgeries were being performed on other patients.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against NGT Order Stopping Commercial Activities at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the appeal filed by the Secretary Department Of Archaeology And Museums. State of Rajasthan challenging National Gr.....
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SC: Special Court Can Conduct Joint Trial of MMDR Offences With IPC Offences(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a Special Court under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 can conduct joint trial of the offence.....
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SC: Registration of CNG Vehicles Can't be Rejected as Emission is Within Limits(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the registration of CNG vehicles cannot be rejected as the emission from such vehicles is within the limits in a bat.....
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Supreme Court Allows Registration of BS-IV Vehicles' Sale Uploaded on E-Vahan Portal(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted registration of those BS-IV vehicles whose sales were uploaded on e-Vahan portal before 31.03.2020 provided that the tempo.....
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SC: Resolution Process Has to be Completed Within Period Stipulated u/s 12 IBC(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the entire resolution process has to be completed within the period stipulated under Section 12 of the Insolvency and Bank.....
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'No Promise To Marry When Relations Started, She Was Already Married': SC Quashes Rape Case(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has quashed a criminal case against a man accused of raping a woman on the false pretext of marriage on ground that when the relationshi.....
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'No Promise To Marry When Relations Started, She Was Already Married': SC Quashes Rape Case(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has quashed a criminal case against a man accused of raping a woman on the false pretext of marriage on ground that when the relationshi.....
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SC Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case on Ground that Deceased Was Multi Tasking(07.03.2024)
SC has enhanced the compensation granted in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple j.....
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SC Denies Anticipatory Bail to a Police Officer(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has denied pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to a police officer who failed to discharge its fundamental duty as a police officer of carrying.....
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SC: Article 20 Doesn’t Restrain Court from Imposing Lesser Punishment According to New Enforced Law(11.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held imposition of lesser punishment by courts, according to a new law that was enforced after the date of committing an offence, ca.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Describe Criticizing Abrogation of Article 370 of Constitution, as an Offence(11.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that every citizen of India has a right to be critical of the action of abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India .....
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SC: Accused's Plea on Applicability of S. 300 CrPC Has to be Considered at Discharge Stage(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the accused's plea on applicability of Section 300 CrPC has to be considered at the stage of discharge under Section 227 C.....
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SC: Order for Visitation Right/Temporary Child Custody Can’t Be Passed in Proceedings U/S 9 of HMA(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that orders giving visitation rights or temporary child custody cannot be passed in a proceeding under Section 9 of the Hindu M.....
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SC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Raj Kundra in Pornography Case(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Raj Kundra and other co-accused in the several FIR's arising out of the porn videos case registered by .....
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SC Allows Disbursal of Rs 1 Crore to 15 Homebuyers on Pro Rata Basis(14.12.2022)
Supreme Court has in matter of compensation sought by homebuyers of Supertech Twin Towers, directed the disbursal of INR One crore that has been depos.....
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SC Extends House Arrest of Gautam Navlakha(14.12.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the interim order of house arrest of Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha by one month i.e. till the second week of Janua.....
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SC: HC Doesn’t Have Power to Direct Investigation to be Conducted in Particular Manner(14.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that High Court does not have power under Articles 226 of Constitution of India or Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure to.....
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SC: Execute Arbitral Award Secured by DAMEPL Against DMRC in 3 Months(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed execution of Rs 7,200 crore arbitral award won by Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) against State-owned .....
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SC: Constitute Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal for Pennaiyar River Dispute Within 3 Months(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to complete the process of constituting the Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the Pennaiyar river.....
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SC Calls for Strict Police Action Against 'Rowdy Behaviour' of Striking Lawyers in Odisha(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed State Government of Odisha and State Police to take stringent actions against lawyers who indulged in vandalism in court pr.....
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SC: Courts Can’t Grant Refund if it is Not Specifically Prayed for in Specific Performance Suit(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that unless a plaintiff specifically seeks the refund of the earnest money at the time of filing of the suit or by way of amend.....
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SC: Section 313 CrPC Not Empty Formality(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court observed that while questioning an accused under Section 313 CrPC, he must be explained the circumstances appearing in the evidence agai.....
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SC: Direct Evidence of Bribe Demand Not Necessary for Conviction Under POCA(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that direct evidence of demand of bribe is not necessary to convict a public servant under the Prevention of.....
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SC to States & HC: File Status Report on Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered all State Governments and High Courts in the country to file status reports/reply within a period of 8 weeks from today in a.....
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SC Allows Rajasthan HC Bar Association Elections(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed Rajasthan High Court Bar Association to conduct elections for the post of office-bearers on Friday, December 16, strictly in.....
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SC: Common Intention Can be Formed at Spur of Moment And During Occurrence Itself(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that 'common intention' for the purpose of Section 34 IPC can be formed at the spur of the moment and during the occurrence its.....
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SC to NMC: Don’t Disturb Admission of Private Student from NIOS(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed National Medical Council (NMC) to not disturb the admission of a NEET-UG candidate who passed her 10+2 courses as a private.....
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SC: Testimony of Hostile Witness Can be Considered to Convict Accused(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution bench while observing that witness turning hostile does not result in automatic rejection of evidence has held that there i.....
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SC: Offence of Organised Crime is Constituted by at Least One Instance of Continuation(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that offence of organised crime under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 is constituted by at least one.....
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SC: Principle of 'Changing Rules of Game’ Won't Apply if Change is Regarding Selection Process(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that change in the selection process will not amount to changing 'rules of the game', has held that principle that 'rule.....
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Supreme Court: Contempt Proceedings Should be Initiated Against Party Violating Status Quo Order(01.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that where the status quo order was wilfully violated by any party then instead of vacating the stay of execution proceedings, .....
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SC Stays Allahabad HC Order Mandating Court Approval For Setting Up Educational Tribunals in UP(01.02.2024)
SC while staying Allahabad HC order stipulating that the Uttar Pradesh Educational Service Tribunals should be established only after the permission o.....
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SC: Offence of Rape Made Out if Consent of Woman Based on False Promise of Marriage From Inception(01.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that to sustain the offence of rape on the ground of false promise of marriage, it must be established that right from the ince.....
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SC: Accused Should be Summoned Only After Recording Satisfaction About Sufficient Grounds To Proceed(01.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a Magistrate while issuing the summoning order should not act in a casual manner, rather they should be satisfied that.....
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SC Approves UOI's Scheme Allowing Resignation of Only Those NEET Candidates Who Have Joined INIs(02.02.2024)
Supreme Court has approved a proposal brought forth by Union of India (UOI) to allow only those candidates to resign from National Eligibility Cum Ent.....
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Supreme Court: Valid Provision Not to be ‘Read Down’ Just Because it Imposes Harsher Consequences(05.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if reading of a clause fulfills the object and purpose of the statute, then the rule of 'Reading Down' the clause woul.....
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SC: Can’t De-Seal Property Sealed by Cantonment Board Without the Sanction of Buidling Plan by Board(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that petitioner is not legally entitled to seek a prayer of de-sealing of unauthorized property which is sealed by the Cantonme.....
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SC Extends Term of ED Director SK Mishra's Till September 15(28.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the term of the Director of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) SK Mishra till September 15 and added that no further appli.....
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SC: Court Must Adopt Justice Oriented Approach While Dealing With Delay Condonation Plea(28.07.2023)
Supreme Court while restoring an appeal filed after a delay of 52 days, has observed that if only the Court concerned had been sensitive to justice-or.....
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SC: Can’t Assign Ordinary Meaning of ‘Cruel’ in Exception 4 to Section 300 of IPC(28.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if Court assigns a meaning to the word ‘cruel’ used in exception 4 which is used in common parlance, in no case except.....
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SC: Discipline is the Implicit Hallmark of the Armed Forces(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing the appeal of Mechanical Transport Driver enrolled in the Army Service who was dismissed from service for overstaying t.....
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SC: Court Can’t Suspend License of Doctor as Penalty in Contempt Proceedings(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Courts must not be hypersensitive or swung by emotions but must act judiciously while exercising contempt jurisdict.....
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SC: If Delay in Filing FIR is not Properly Explained, It Could be Fatal to the Prosecution(14.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if the delay in filing FIR is not satisfactorily explained and it appears that cause for delay had been necessitated to fr.....
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SC: Physical Training Instructor Must be Treated as a Teacher(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that merely because Physical Training Instructor was not expected to conduct classes within the four walls of the College, as i.....
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SC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Satyender Jain Till January 8(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in May this year till January 8. However, initially, the be.....
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SC: Can’t Grant Bail Merely Because Accused is a Woman(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the first proviso of Section 45 of PMLA is not mandatory and benefit may be extended only after considering facts a.....
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SC: Relationship of Master and Servant Doesn’t Come to an End While Workman is on Suspension(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while a workman is on suspension, the relationship of master and servant does not come to an end; all the rules and regula.....
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SC: Documents can be Directly Produced at the Stage of Cross-Examination of a Witness(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that documents can be directly produced during cross- examination of a witness, (who is not a party to suit), to confront witne.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Online Mode & Pattern Changes of Cost Accountancy Exams(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the writ petition challenging the pattern of the Intermediate and Final CMA Exams which is scheduled to be conducted onlin.....
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SC Directs Integration of Technology Adopted to Streamline Stages in Government Revenue Litigation(03.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed for integration of the technology adopted to streamline and monitor all stages in government revenue litigation , to the In.....
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SC: Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Asked to Remove Prosthetic Limbs At Airport Security(03.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that differently abled persons with prosthetic limbs/callipers should not be asked to remove the prosthetics at airport sec.....
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SC Directs WB Govt to Designate More Special Courts to Try Offences Specified in NIA Act's Schedule(03.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of West Bengal to designate more dedicated Courts of Sessions as Special Courts for the trial of offences specifi.....
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SC Directs Centre & Delhi Govt to Implement Directions of Air Quality Management Commission(03.12.2021)
Supreme Court has taken note of the decisions taken by the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and directed the Central G.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 40% In-Service Quota Brought by West Bengal(03.12.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by doctors who appeared in NEET PG 2021 challenging the notice dated October 8, 2021 issued by the D.....
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SC: Not Desirable to Accept Strait-Jacket Formula of “irretrievable breakdown” in Divorce Cases(12.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that despite increasing trend of filing divorce proceedings in the courts of law, it would not be desirable to accept the formu.....
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SC: Accused has No Right to Produce Any Material at Time of Framing of Charge and Taking Cognizance(12.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that at the time of framing of charge and taking cognizance, the accused has no right to produce any material and call upon the.....
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SC Stays Retrospective Application of Provision Enabling the Transfer of Teachers(12.10.2023)
Supreme Court has restricted the retrospective application of Section 10C of West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 that enables the State Go.....
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SC: State Must Provide for Counselling for Child Victims of Sexual Offences(12.10.2023)
Supreme Court has suggested that whenever a child is subjected to sexual assault, the State or the Legal Services Authorities should ensure that the c.....
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SC: Married Couples Must Take Adequate Timely Precautions to Avoid Unwanted Pregnancies(12.10.2023)
Supreme Court while allowing the medical termination of pregnancy of a married woman observed that it is expected of married couples to take adequate .....
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SC: For Conviction u/s 149 IPC, Accused Must be Aware of Offence to be Committed(13.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that to convict a person under Section 149 IPC prosecution must establish that firstly, accused shared a common object and was .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Petition Alleging Discrepancies in NEET-PG 2021 Scores(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition alleging serious instances of discrepancies in the scores for NEET-PG 2021 and to further bring to the n.....
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SC: Hospital Cannot Claim to be Indemnified by Insurer Under Insurance Policies(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a joint and several liability could not have been fastened on the insurer and the hospital could not claim to be indem.....
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Supreme Court Directs Grant of Disability Pension to Member of Territorial Army(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the grant of disability pension to a member of the Territorial Army by rejecting the reliance placed by the Union of India .....
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SC Stays Execution of Death Sentence Imposed on Man Accused of Raping a 7-Year Old Girl(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court of India has stayed the execution of the death sentence imposed on a man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in Mandsaur in 2018, pendin.....
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SC Allows Karnataka Examination Authority to Extend Last Date for Admission(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court recently allowed the Karnataka Examination Authority to extend the last date for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture and oth.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Condoning Delay of 1011 Days in Filing Second Appeal(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a High Court's order condoning a huge delay of 1011 days in preferring a second appeal in a case where no sufficient or sa.....
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SC: Change of Date of Birth in Service Records Cannot Be Claimed As of Right(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that change of date of birth in the service record cannot be claimed as of right, even if there is cogent evidence. The Cou.....
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SC Directs UP & NCT Delhi to Submit Action Taken Report on Centre's SOP for Cases of Missing Children(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of UP and NCT of Delhi to submit their response with regard to action taken report with reference to Standard Ope.....
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SC: Successful Allottee or Bidder to Decide on Existing Contracts in Coal Mining Operation(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a successful allottee or bidder has complete freedom to decide as to whether he desires to continue or adopt any such .....
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SC Rejects Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust's Plea to Exempt It from Special Audit of 25 Years(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust (which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) .....
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SC Refuses to Vacate Interim Order to Allow Women Candidates to Appear for NDA Examination(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to vacate the interim order passed by it to allow women candidates to appear for the National Defence Academy(NDA) examinati.....
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SC Asks Director, AIIMS to Nominate Expert Panel to Assist Commission of Inquiry(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court asked the Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi to nominate a panel of doctors and specialists in the fie.....
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SC: Dowry Death Shall Be Presumed if Wife Was Harassed for Dowry Soon Before Death(24.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that once the prosecution is able to establish that a woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment for or in connection wit.....
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SC: Applicability of Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds Based on Fixed Criteria(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed c.....
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SC: Joint Complaint May be Filed by Consumers Having Same Grievance(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that where there are more consumers than one having similar grievance, it is not necessary that they must file consumer complai.....
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SC Directs Bombay HC to Dispose of Domestic Violence Case Against Mumbai Commissioner Hemant Nagrale(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Bombay High Court to consider disposing of the proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 against Hemant Namdeor.....
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SC Disapproves Estranged Wife's Demand That Alternate House Should Have Same Luxuries(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has disapproved the stand taken by an estranged wife that the alternate accommodation offered to her should have the same luxuries as he.....
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SC Issues Notice to State of Uttar Pradesh on Applicability of New Policy on Release of Prisoners(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on the issue whether the cases of those prisoners serving life-sentence which were requi.....
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SC Stays Judgment Which Held Defence Authorities' Reference Against Land Acquisition Compensation(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the impugned judgement of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held that Defence Authorities had no right to .....
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Supreme Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nude pho.....
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SC Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt's Appeals Against HC Stay on FIR Against BJP Leaders(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order staying investigation in the .....
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SC Reduces Jail Sentence Awarded to Man Accused of Killing a Person for Stealing Pigeon(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court reduced jail sentence awarded to an accused who allegedly killed a person for 'stealing' his pigeon. The Court has said that the killing.....
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SC: Arbitration Reference Can be Declined if Dispute Does Not Correlate to Arbitration Agreement(23.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that prayer for reference to Arbitration under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be declined if .....
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SC: Bail Cannot be Granted Merely on Finding of Absence of Possession of Contraband(23.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that bail cannot be granted to an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 merely on a finding of.....
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SC Grants Bail to Vinod Kumar and Manikantan in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case(23.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Vinod Kumar and Manikantan, who were serving their sentence following their conviction in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Trage.....
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SC: Can’t Say that Person has Good Reputation Merely Because he is Educated and God Fearing(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a court of law cannot declare the reputation of a person based upon its own opinion merely because a person is educated an.....
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SC: Court Ought Not Relegate WP to Alternate Remedy When Matter has been pending for Long(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when a writ petition has been entertained, and matter has been pending for long; in such a situation there must be a since.....
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SC: Departmental Proceeding is Initiated Only When a Chargesheet is Issued(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the departmental proceeding is not initiated merely on the issuance of a show cause notice, it is initiated only when a ch.....
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SC: Trail Under NDPS Act Stands Vitiated if Samples are Drawn Violating Section 52A(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once it is apparent that the seized contraband and the samples drawn therefrom were not as per the mandate of Section 52A .....
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SC Upholds the Practice of Designating Senior Advocates(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the Senior Designation System, and while affirming the constitutional validity of Sections 16 and 23 of.....
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SC to Cg. Govt.: Ensure There is No Delay in Considering Cases for Grant of Permanent Remission(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh State Government to ensure that there is no delay in considering the cases for grant of permanent remission in.....
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SC: Mere Holding of Literatures Through Which Violent Acts May be Propagated Wouldn’t Attract UAPA(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Mere holding of certain literatures through which violent acts may be propagated would not ipso facto attract the p.....
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SC to ED: Withdraw LOC Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee & Wife Rujira Banerjee(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to withdraw the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wif.....
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SC: Merits of the Evidence has to be Appreciated Only During the Trial(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that merits of the evidence have to be appreciated only during the trial, by cross examination of the witnesses and scrutin.....
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SC: Non-participation in a Proceeding of Restitution of Conjugal Rights has Civil Consequences(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that nonparticipation in a proceeding of a restitution of conjugal rights, of the party who seeks for transfer of such proc.....
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SC: Threatening a Person to Withdraw Complaint Won’t Attract Offence U/S 195A IPC(10.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that later part of Section 195A IPC makes it very clear that false evidence means false evidence before the Court of law, a.....
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SC: When Land Belonging to Govt. is Subject to Adverse Possession, Courts Must Exercise Greater Care(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the land wherein adverse possession has been claimed, belongs to the Government, the Court is duty-bound to act with .....
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SC: Minimum 75% Eligibility Condition for Sports Quota is Discriminatory(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that imposition of minimum 75% eligibility condition doesn’t subserve the object of introducing sports quota, but is, rather de.....
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SC: Criminal Antecedents Can’t be Sole Consideration to Decline Relief U/S 482 CrPC(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the Court should not decline to relief under Section 482 CrPC on the ground that the accused is a history sheeter, if .....
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SC Issues Directions to Ensure the Fairness of the Investigation in Manipur Violence Case(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions in the Manipur violence case to ensure fair investigation has directed that SIT should not consist exclusively .....
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SC: Court Must First See if Case Falls Within 'Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder'(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a duty is enjoined upon the Court of Sessions to undertake an exercise and to satisfy itself whether a case of culpable ho.....
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SC Directs States to File Reports with NALSA on Pending Applications of Convicts Seeking Remission(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all States to file reports through their respective State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) to National Legal Services Auth.....
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SC Directs Distribution of Amount to Unit Holders Under Franklin Templeton's Six Mutual Fund Schemes(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Franklin Templeton to distribute Rs. 9122 Crores amongst the unit holders under the six mutual fund schemes. The Court has .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Illegal Encroachments on Eco-Fragile Floodplains of River Ganga(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an appeal filed against a National Green Tribunal Order which dismissed the plea filed against vast-scale illegal c.....
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SC: Ph.D. Mandatory for Post of Assistant Professor As Per AICTE Regulation(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Ph.D is mandatory for the post of Assistant Professor as per the All India Council for Technical Education Regulations. Th.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Enquiry Into Violence During Farmers’ Tractor Rally(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a batch of petitions which sought enquiry into the violence during farmers' tractor rally held in the national .....
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SC: FIR Sought to be Quashed on Ground of Personal Vengeance Must be Looked into More Closely(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the accused seeks for quashing of FIR on the ground that the same is based on ulterior motive for wreaking personal v.....
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SC Sets Aside P&H HC’s Directions on Appearance of Prosecution Witnesses(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside directions issued by the Punjab & Haryana High Court in 2022 regarding the issuance of summons to prosecution witnesses in.....
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SC: Right to Education Includes Quality Education(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding Rajasthan High Court’s decision that made B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) degree holders ineligible for appointment to the.....
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SC: Court Can’t Issue Writ to Legislature to Enact a Particular Law(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside the direction of Madras High Court that directed the Central government to codify tort law has held that no Constitu.....
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SC: If Frivolous Litigations by the Union is Curtailed, 70% of Court’s Role Would be Reduced(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if the Union of India decides, 70 percent of litigation can be curtailed if so many frivolous litigations by the union.....
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SC: Person Receiving Information of Crime or Detecting the Occurrence, Can Investigate the Same(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding a conviction under Kerala Abkari Act has held that merely because person receiving the information of the crime or detec.....
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SC: Document's Author Need Not be Examined If Signature is Not Denied(23.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the examination of the author of a document is not required, if they had not denied their signature on the document, b.....
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Supreme Court Extends Last Date for Admission to Engineering Courses in State of Odisha(23.12.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the last date for admission to engineering courses in the State of Odisha till December 31, 2021, taking into account the d.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Jharkhand Govt's Plea Assailing HC Order Quashing Detention Orders(22.12.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order of declaring continuous detention after expiry of first th.....
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SC: If Order Granting Bail Bereft of Relevant Reasons, Entitled to be Assailed Before Higher Forum(24.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that if an order granting bail was bereft of relevant reasons then the same would entitle the prosecution or the informant to a.....
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SC: Mere Exhibition Brandishing or Holding Weapon Openly to Create Fear Offence u/s 397 IPC(24.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere exhibition brandishing or holding a weapon openly by offender to threaten and create fear or apprehension in the .....
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SC: Husband Having Pre-Marital Affairs Not Sufficient Grounds for Kidnapping, Rape Charges(27.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that husband having some pre-marital love affairs can hardly be a case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, wh.....
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Supreme Court to Recall Suo Motu Extension of Limitation Period With Effect From October 1(23.09.2021)
Supreme Court had said that it will recall the suo motu order of April 27, 2021, which had extended with effect from March 14, 2021 the limitation per.....
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SC: Plea of Res Judicata Can Be Determined as Preliminary Issue(24.09.2021)
Supreme Court observed that plea of res judicata can be determined as a preliminary issue only when it only involves adjudication of question of law. .....
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Supreme Court Directs States/UTs to Accept E-Authenticated Copies of Orders(24.09.2021)
Supreme Court has approved the use of an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) for transmission of e-au.....
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Supreme Court Directs Preservation of CCTV Records in Delhi Gymkhana Club Case(24.09.2021)
Supreme Court, while taking serious note of the allegations that records of Delhi Gymkhana club were being destroyed, has directed the Administrator o.....
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SC: Burden Is On Employee To Prove He Was Not Gainfully Employed After Dismissal(27.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that whether an employee has been able to discharge the burden that he was not gainfully employed after order of compulsory.....
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SC: Department Officer Can Continue to Preside Over Arbitration Proceedings After Retirement(27.09.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a department officer, who was appointed as the arbitrator, can continue to preside over the arbitration proceedings even a.....
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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions Challenging "Love Jihad" Ordinance of UP(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the withdrawal of two writ petitions challenging the controversial Uttar Pradesh Ordinance on Unlawful Religious Conversions.....
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SC Issues Direction for Court’s Security Amid Recent Gun Firing Incidents in the Court in Delhi(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court has issues directions to ensure safety within court premises in light of the recent incidents of gun firing within court premises in Del.....
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SC: Court Can’t Modify Award U/S 34 of Arbitration Act(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Court’s under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has no power to modify an arbitration award,.....
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SC: Disclosure Statements can’t establish Charges Beyond Reasonable Doubt on its Own(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that although disclosure statements hold significance as a contributing factor in unriddling a case, they are not so strong a p.....
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Supreme Court: Money Deposited by Customer in Bank is Not Held as Trustee(28.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the money that is deposited by the customer in the bank is not held by it as a trustee but it becomes a part of the ba.....
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SC: No Different Pay-Scales for Compassionate Appointment and Regular Appointments(29.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that there cannot be two different pay-scales for the employee appointed on compassionate ground and the employee appointed o.....
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SC: Employee Who Refuses Promotion Offer Not Entitled to Financial Upgradation(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that if a regular promotion is offered but is refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, .....
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SC: Not Obligatory to Remit Matter to Tribunal Because Party Filed Application u/s 34(4)(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because an application is filed under Section 34(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by a party, i.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bail Granted to Accused in Bulandshahr Violence(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Allahabad High Court granting bail to one of the main accused, Yogesh Raj, in the Bulandshahr mob violence c.....
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SC Stays Madras HC Order Directing Deposit in CM's Public Relief Fund for Release of Vehicle(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order in so far as it directed deposit of a sum of Rs. 1 lakh, as non-refundable deposit, in the Chief Mi.....
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SC: If Signature on Cheque Is Admitted, Presumption Under Section 139 Will Be Raised(27.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that if the signature on the cheque is admitted, then presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.....
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CIVIL - Inform in 10 Days When Panel Will Meet to Pick Lokpal: SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked attorney general to inform it within 10 days when PM-headed high-powered selection committee would meet to choose the chairper.....
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CIVIL - SC Refers Ayodhya-Babri Land Dispute for Mediation(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has decided to refer Ayodhya-Babri Masjid title dispute case for mediation and constituted a panel of mediators headed by former SC judg.....
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Supreme Court Orders Mediation to Settle Dispute Within 8 Weeks; Kalifullah-Led Panel to Include Sri Sri Ravi Shankar(08.03.2019)
The other members of the panel will be spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu, said a five-judge Constitution Bench head.....
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Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, the Former Supreme Court Judge Who Will Head Ayodhya Mediation Panel(08.03.2019)
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday appointed Justice (Retd) FMI Kalifulla as the head of the panel which will also include spiritual .....
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Ayodhya Mediation: Top 5 Things You Should Know About the Supreme Court Order(08.03.2019)
The three-member mediation panel will be headed by former Supreme Court judge FM Kalifullah, with spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and, lawyer an.....
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Ayodhya LIVE: Supreme Court Orders Mediation to Settle Dispute Within 8 Weeks; Kalifullah-Led Panel to Include Sri Sri Ravi Shankar(08.03.2019)
Ayodhya LIVE: A five-judge Constitution Bench has referred Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to mediation for amicable settleme.....
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TENANCY - Whether Disputes Between Landlord-Tenant Arbitrable: SC Refers the Question to Larger Bench(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has referred to larger bench the correctness of its judgment in Himangni Enterprises v. Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia, in which it was held .....
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Mere Empanelment Does Not Create Any Indefeasible Right to Appointment: SC(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere existence of vacancies or empanelment does not create any indefeasible right to appointment.
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FIR Delay May be Condoned if Complainant Appears to be Reliable and Without Motive: SC(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the delay in lodging FIR can be condoned if the complainant appears to be reliable and without any motive for implic.....
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SC Clears Path for Pension to Rise Manifold for Employees in All Firms(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has paved the way for higher pension to all private sector employees by dismissing a special leave petition filed by Employees Provident.....
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SC Slams Assam Government Over Illegal Foreigners(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has accused Assam Government of playing hide and seek with court's resolve to unravel the mystery of over 40 lakh people not figuring in.....
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Employee's Pension Should be Proportional to Salary: SC Upholds Kerala HC Judgment(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed Special Leave Petition filed by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) against Kerala High Court Judgment setting as.....
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SC Stays EC's Notification for Bypoll in Gujarat's Talala Assembly seat(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed a notification issued by Election Commission of India declaring Gujarat’s Talala Assembly constituency seat as vacant and ann.....
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SC Strikes Down RBI Circular on Defaulting Firms, Calls it Unconstitutional(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed a Reserve Bank of India circular of February 12, 2018, asking banks to classify a loan account as stressed if there was even.....
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TENANCY - SC Acquits Forest Range Officer who Killed 'Smuggler' in 'Self Defence'(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted a Forest Range Officer accused of killing a man allegedly belonging to a smuggling party, on the ground that he did it in .....
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Ayodhya Mediation: 5 Things You Should Know About The Supreme Court Order(09.03.2019)
The Supreme Court on Friday referred the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya for mediation.
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How Does Mediation Work? As SC Appoints Panel in Ayodhya Dispute, Here's What Could Happen Next(09.03.2019)
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has referred the Babri dispute to mediation where a panel of three mediators, headed by Justice (Retd) FMI K.....
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Efforts for Ram Mandir Won’t Stop Until the Temple is Built, Says RSS General Secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi(10.03.2019)
Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Sunday said that the RSS does not question Supreme Court's commitment for Ram Mandir.
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CIVIL - Defacement of Public Constructions with Photos and Slogans: SC Slams TN Govt.(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government and has asked it to explain the steps taken with regard to the defacement/disfigurement on rocks, hi.....
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CIVIL - SC Strikes Down Rs. 6,300-cr Food Contracts(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court (SC) has struck down tenders worth Rs 6,300 crore issued in 2016 by the Maharashtra women and child development department for supplying.....
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CRIMINAL - 2002 Gujarat Riots Case: SC Grants Bail to Babu Bajrangi(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court has granted bail to former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, sentenced to 21 years in jail in Naroda Patiya massacre case in which 97 pe.....
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Ample Evidence by NIA to Show Link Between Hurriyat, Terror Groups, Says Supreme Court; Cancels Bail to Watali(02.04.2019)
The Supreme Court judgement assumes significance in the light of the government's recent crackdown on separatist outfits based in the state.
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RBI to Decide on Required Action After SC Order, Says Arun Jaitley(02.04.2019)
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular February 12, 2018, on company insolvency, which mandated that l.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Tough Reserve Bank Circular on Resolving Bad Debt(02.04.2019)
Several companies, especially power firms, had sought intervention of the Supreme Court saying the time given by the RBI was not enough time to tackle.....
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My Statues Represent Will of the People, PIL Politically Motivated: Mayawati to Supreme Court(02.04.2019)
Submitting her affidavit in the Supreme Court, Mayawati said that when she was the CM, the state legislature sought to pay tribute to her for her tire.....
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Employees of 'Local Bodies' Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like Municipalities are entitled for gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
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Employees of 'Local Bodies' Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like Municipalities are entitled for gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
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One Sided Clauses in Builder-Buyer Agreements is Unfair Trade Practice: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the incorporation of one-sided clauses in a builder-buyer agreement constitutes an unfair trade practice as per Section 2 .....
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SC Sets Aside Bail Granted to J&K Businessman in Terror Funding Case(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the Delhi High Court order which granted bail to Jammu and Kashmir based influential businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali .....
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Centre Snubs EC, Says Objections over Electoral Bond 'Without Legal or Factual Merit'(04.04.2019)
While the Election Commission had raised red flags over “anonymous†funding through electoral bonds and apprehended that foreign companies could i.....
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SC Grants Bail to Amit Bhardwaj in Bitcoin Scam Case(04.04.2019)
Supreme Court has granted bail to multi-crore Bitcoin scam accused Amit Bhardwaj on the condition of his depositing Rs. 10 crore in the Supreme Court .....
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No Prohibition in Granting Interim Mandatory Injunctions in Appropriate Cases: SC(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that grant of interim mandatory injunction is not prohibited, it can be granted in 'appropriate' cases and also observed that a.....
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Sanction Under Sec.197 CrPC Required Only if Offence Has Nexus With Duties of Public Servant : SC(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that in order to attract rigor of section 197 Cr.P.C. the offence alleged against a Government Officer must have some nexus wit.....
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Sanction Under Sec.197 CrPC Required Only if Offence Has Nexus With Duties of Public Servant : SC(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that in order to attract rigor of section 197 Cr.P.C. the offence alleged against a Government Officer must have some nexus wit.....
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Judiciary can't be Destroyed in Name of Transparency: SC(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court, while hearing appeals of its registry against Delhi High Court order that CJI's office falls under the ambit of RTI Act, has observed t.....
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CIVIL - SC Warns Haryana on Damage to Aravalli Range(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court has warned Haryana Government that it will be in "trouble" if it will do "anything" with Aravalli hills or forest area by passing amendm.....
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AO has Power to Extend Time Limit for Filing Auditor’s Report: Supreme Court(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that Assessing Officer who prescribes time limit for filing auditor’s report under Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act is als.....
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Plea Against Aadhaar Ordinance: SC Asks Petitioner to Approach HC(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging recent Aadhaar Ordinance brought by Centre and asked the petitioners to approach high court .....
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing on Petition Seeking Stay on Modi Biopic(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused urgent listing of a plea seeking a stay on release of biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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SC Stays Eviction Order Against National Herald Publisher AJL(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court's eviction order against Associated Journal's Limited(AJL) - the publisher of Congress mouthpiece National H.....
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SC Stays Eviction Order Against National Herald Publisher AJL(05.04.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court's eviction order against Associated Journal's Limited(AJL) - the publisher of Congress mouthpiece National H.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Ayodhya Title Suit: Supreme Court Refuses to Defer Hearing Till After 2019 Elections(06.12.2017)
Kapil Sibal urged the court to defer the hearing as it could have repercussions for the country's polity and the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Supreme Court Favours Law to Put a Cap on 'Astronomical' Lawyers' Fee(06.12.2017)
Citing the ‘astronomical’ fee being charged by top lawyers, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit recalled number of judgments passed.....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Defers Hearing in Babri Masjid Case to February 8(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, a day before the 25th anniversary of th.....
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Deemed Universities Engineering Students Can Save their Degree, Here's How to Apply(06.12.2017)
As per the Supreme Court's order, the engineering degrees of students enrolled with these 4 Universities during the academic years 2001-2005 shall rem.....
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SC Begins Final Hearing in Ayodhya Dispute Day Before 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court hearing comes seven years after the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed Ayodhya land equally between Ram Lalla Virajman, S.....
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1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Convict Tahir Merchant(06.12.2017)
The Supreme Court sought a response from the CBI in six weeks and called for the case records from the special TADA court in Mumbai, which had awarded.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Allow Protests in Jantar Mantar(06.12.2017)
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to allow the "protestors to protest in a peaceful manner arou.....
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Centre May Give 3-6 Months More for Aadhaar-PAN Linking If SC Rules in Favour, Says Official(06.12.2017)
The current deadline for linking the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN (Permanent Account Number), issued by the Income Tax Department, with Aadhaar is Decemb.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Sorry' to Litigant for 13-year Delay in Case(06.12.2017)
The case, which was stuck in legal tangles, had reached the apex court in 2009 and the woman, who had initially lodged the complaint in 2004 against h.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on PIL to Ban Convicts from Heading Parties(06.12.2017)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29.....
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Courts Can Turn Down Child Repatriation, Says Supreme Court(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Indian courts can decline the relief of repatriation of a child to the parent living abroad even if a foreign court, locat.....
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Supreme Court: No Benefit of Deduction to an Industry If It Ceases to be a Small Scale Industry(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an assessee is not entitled to benefit of exemption if it loses its eligibility as a small scale industrial undertaking in.....
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SC Imposes Two Lakh Each Costs on 12 States & UTs for Lack of Concern For Women Welfare(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of two Lakh each to 12 States and Union Territories for not responding to the letters issued by Ministry of Women And.....
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Supreme Court: Trial Against Tarun Tejpal Won't Be Put Off(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that trial against Tarun Tejpal, the Tehelka founder accused of rape, will not be put off any longer, and urges the Bombay Hig.....
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Bombay High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of RERA(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that trial against Tarun Tejpal, the Tehelka founder accused of rape, will not be put off any longer, and urges the Bombay Hig.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Plea Seeking Bail Cancellation to Ryan Group Trustees(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea of the father of 7-year old boy, who was found dead in a Gurugram school, seeking cancellation of the.....
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No Law Provides Change of Woman's Religion After Marriage, Says Supreme Court(08.12.2017)
Supreme Court has said that the law does not sanction the concept of a woman's religion getting merged with her husband's faith after an inter-religio.....
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Judicially Separated Wife Also Entitled for Maintenance: Supreme Court(08.12.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a judicially separated wife is entitled to maintenance as a divorced wife and there is no reason to deny it to her.
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Non-Production of Seized Narcotic Drug Fatal to Prosecution Case: SC(08.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that mere fact of an FSL report being available is no confirmation either of the seizure or that what was seized was ganja, in .....
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Issue Of Welfare Of Child Has Paramount Significance: Supreme Court(08.12.2017)
SC, while setting aside a HC judgment, which had directed a father to handover the custody of the child to its mother, has observed that issue of welf.....
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Not Possible to Have One Nation, One Syllabus for Students: Supreme Court(11.12.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking 'one nation and one syllabus' for children aged 6-14 years across the nation.
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Supreme Court Rejects ED Plea Against Satyam’s Successor Firm Tech Mahindra(11.12.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Enforcement Directorate against a 2014 Hyderabad High Court judgement quashing money laundering charges.....
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Giving Lift To Strangers Who Later Stole The Vehicle Is Not Breach Of Insurance: SC(11.12.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that giving lift to strangers who later stole the vehicle is not a breach that would nullify the insurance policy.
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Taj Mahal Belongs to All of Us, It Must be Preserved for Future Generations: Supreme Court(11.12.2017)
Supreme Court, while pulling up Uttar Pradesh Government for its adhocism towards protection of Taj Mahal, has directed it to formulate a pragmatic an.....
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US Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Trump Travel Ban(11.12.2017)
US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countrie.....
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SC: Delegated Legislation Which is Ultra Vires to Parent Act Cannot be Given Any Effect(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that it is the function of the courts to keep all authorities within the confines of the law by supplying the doctrine o.....
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SC: Consumption of Electricity in Excess of Contracted Load Amounts to Unauthorised Use(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the consumption of electricity in excess of the connected load/contracted load would amount to 'unauthorised use of electr.....
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SC Dismisses Bilkis Bano's Review Petition Against Judgment Allowing Remission of Convicts'(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by Bilkis Bano seeking review of judgment which held that Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to.....
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SC: Unexplained Inordinate Delay Can be a Crucial Factor for Quashing Criminal Complaint(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that law is meant to exist as a shield to protect the innocent, rather than it being used as a sword to threaten them, h.....
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SC: PILs Becoming an Instrument of Blackmail Against Infrastructural Projects(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court has remarked that PILs are becoming an instrument of blackmail when infrastructural and building projects were concerned.
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CIVIL - SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Hindu Rashtra Comments from Meghalaya HC Judgment(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Registrar of Meghalaya High Court in a petition seeking to expunge comments made in a judgment that India should ha.....
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CIVIL - SC Exempts Popular Drug Saridon from Govt Ban(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has exempted popular drug for headache Saridon from list of banned fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs.
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CRIMINAL - AgustaWestland Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail to Rajeev Saxena(26.02.2019)
A Delhi court has granted bail to Rajeev Saxena, who was arrested in the Rs. 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money-laundering case.
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CIVIL - SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Probe by Retired SC Judge into Pulwama Terror Attack(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking probe by a retired top court judge into Pulwama terror attack that left 40 jawan dead following a suici.....
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SERVICE - Delhi HC Slams State Government for Delay in Appointment of Notaries(26.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has pulled up Delhi Government for delaying appointment of notaries, saying people were suffering as they were not able to avail of f.....
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CIVIL - SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Bring in Cryptocurrency Policy(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to hear any party pertaining to the long-pending cryptocurrency cases in the country and directed Union of India to come up .....
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CIVIL - SC Asks Authorities on Steps Taken to Check Stray Dog Menace(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over people being bitten by stray dogs and asked authorities as to what was being done to check the menace.
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ELECTION - SC Says Candidates Having More Than 2 Kids can't be Barred from Contesting Elections(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking to bar those with more than 2 children from Government jobs and disqualifying them from contesti.....
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PROPERTY - Minor's Property Sale by Guardian is Avoidable if Suit Filed Within Period U/A.60 Limitation Act: SC(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a sale of minor's property by guardian can be avoided only by filing a suit to set aside the deed within the period of lim.....
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PROPERTY - Minor's Property Sale by Guardian is Avoidable if Suit Filed Within Period U/A-60 Limitation Act: SC(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a sale of minor's property by guardian can be avoided only by filing a suit to set aside the deed within the period of lim.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Directs SIT Probing Lankesh Murder to Take Over Kalburgi Case Investigation(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that there are similarities between murders of Kannada scholar M M Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh and ordered that S.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Response from AAP Govt in Karol Bagh Hotel Fire(26.02.2019)
The court decided to take up the issue as a PIL after it received a letter that claimed that the hotel was not complying with the Supreme Court direct.....
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Delhi High Court Initiates PIL to Look Into Karol Bagh Hotel Fire(26.02.2019)
The Delhi high court decided to take up the issue as a PIL after it received a letter from Tushar Sahdev and Raman Kalra, who had claimed that the hot.....
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SC Agrees to Hear Review Pleas Against Rafale Verdict in Open Court(26.02.2019)
In December last year, the Supreme Court had dismissed various pleas challenging the deal for procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.
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‘Even if There’s 1% Chance’: Supreme Court Calls for Mediation in Ayodhya Land Dispute(26.02.2019)
While Muslim petitioners said they are amenable to give mediation yet another try, Hindu petitioners, except Nirmohi Akhara, have resisted entering in.....
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PROPERTY - Civil Suit for Land that is Subject to Proceedings Under Urban Land Ceiling Act Not Maintainable: SC(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Civil Court has no jurisdiction to try civil suit in relation to land which is subject to ceiling proceedings under Urba.....
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COMPANY - SC Orders Personal Appearance of Ex-Promoters of Ranbaxy(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has directed former Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, to appear before it on March 14 in connection with pleas relating .....
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CUSTOMS - SC Allows Open Hearing of Rafale Review Petitions(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed open court hearing of Rafale review petitions against its December 14, 2018, judgment in which it had refused to order a pro.....
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CIVIL - SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Application for Stay of Eviction of Forest Dwellers(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear Centre’s plea seeking a stay on possible eviction of around 11.8 lakh tribals and traditional forest dwellers, whose .....
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File Affidavit With Details of Alleged Contempt by Bengal Cops in Saradha Probe: SC to CBI(28.02.2019)
The Supreme Court asked the CBI Director to provide information in support of the allegations of tampering and destruction of call data records by Kum.....
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CIVIL - Participation of Public Temple Rituals is Important to Determine Private/Public Character of Temple:(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the participation of the members of the public in the Darshan in the temple and in the daily acts of worship or in the.....
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CIVIL - Participation of Public Temple Rituals is Important to Determine Private/Public Character of Temple:(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the participation of the members of the public in the Darshan in the temple and in the daily acts of worship or in the.....
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SERVICE - SC Refuses to Review Decision to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has Dismissed review petitions filed by University Grants Commission and Central Government and confirmed its decision that reservations.....
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CRIMINAL - Person Accused U/S 319 CrPC can be Tried for Offence for which All Accused are Tried Together: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that, though under Section 319 of Code of Criminal Procedure, a person can be added as accused not only for same offence fo.....
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SERVICE - SC Dismisses Govt's Plea to Review Faculty Quota Verdict(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to re-examine its verdict which held that reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs for appointment as teachers in universities and .....
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SERVICE - SC Asks CBI to Submit Proof of Doctoring of Evidence by WB Police Commissioner(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has asked CBI director to furnish proof to substantiate agency's allegation that former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, as hea.....
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CIVIL - New Order Not Needed to Save Kashmiris: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has said no additional directions were required to be added to its February 22 directive to chief secretaries, DGPs and nodal officers i.....
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CIVIL - Participation of Public in Temple Rituals is Important to Determine Nature of Temple(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that participation of members of the public in Darshan in temple and in daily acts of worship or in celebrations is one of .....
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CRIMINAL - Confession Recorded Under TADA Not Admissible in Trial for Offence Under Other Enactments: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that confessional statement of accused recorded under provisions of TADA would not be admissible against accused in trial for o.....
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CIVIL - SC Stays Order Directing States to Evict Persons Whose Claims as Forest Dwellers were Rejected(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed its February 13 order in relation to eviction of persons who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Allows Delhi Police to Arrest Amrapali Group CMD, 2 Other Directors(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Delhi Police to arrest Amrapali group CMD Anil Sharma and two directors forthwith in a criminal complaint filed against them.....
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Supreme Court Allows Delhi Police to Arrest Amrapali Group CMD, 2 Directors(01.03.2019)
The three directors including the CMD were in the custody of UP police till now as per the direction of the apex court in the case filed by home buyer.....
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CIVIL - SC Asks Centre to Disburse Funds for Infrastructure in Subordinate Judiciary(01.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to disburse funds allocated for various state governments to develop infrastructure in subordinate judiciary within .....
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SERVICE - Special Allowances Part of Basic Wages: SC(01.03.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot segregate 'special allowances' from basic wages and must include it for calculation of provident fund (P.....
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CIVIL - Officials Turned Blind Eye to Illegal Acts of Builders: SC(01.03.2019)
Supreme Court has blamed Noida and Greater Noida authorities for creating "havoc" in real estate by turning a blind eye to illegal activities of build.....
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CIVIL - International Finance Corporation Not Absolutely Immune from Suit Filed by Gujarat Farmers: US SC(01.03.2019)
United States Supreme Court has held that International Finance Corporation is not absolutely immune from suit filed against it by Gujarat farmers and.....
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Interception Order Passed Keeping Terrorism, Legitimate State Interest in Mind: Centre to Supreme Court(02.03.2019)
The Centre said the use of the power to intercept has brought several results in national interest in preventing terrorism, drug trafficking and inter.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Dismisses Review Plea for Reinvestigation into Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has found "no grounds" to recall its judgment rejecting the plea seeking reinvestigation into alleged "larger conspiracy leading to" the.....
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CIVIL - SC Issues Directions Regarding Rehabilitation of Cured Mental Patients(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued some directives for rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental illness but still languishing in asylums due to unwilling.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Commutes Death Penalty to Man, Says His Poems Show He is Reformative(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to a man for murdering a child, saying he wanted to reform himself and poems written.....
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CIVIL - SC Sets Aside Life Ban Imposed on Cricketer Sreesanth(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has partly allowed appeal of cricketer S. Sreesanth and set aside life ban imposed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on hi.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Stays Meghalaya HC's Contempt Order Against Shillong Times Editor & Publisher(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed judgment passed by Meghalaya High Court which had held Shillong Times's editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher Shobha Chaudhuri.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Asks CBI to Respond in 2 Weeks on Lalu Yadav's Bail Plea(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has sought CBI's response on Lalu Yadav's bail plea in connection with multi-crore fodder scam within two weeks
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Kharge to Boycott Lokpal Meet Today, Tells PM Modi Oppn Can't be 'Voiceless'(15.03.2019)
This comes in the wake of a Supreme Court direction to the Centre on March 7 giving it 10 days to inform it about the possible dates when the selectio.....
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Anna Hazare Hails News of Former SC Judge Ghose Being Considered for India’s First Lokpal(18.03.2019)
Justice Ghose, who retired from the Supreme Court in May 2017, is a member of the National Human Rights Commission.
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CIVIL - Heart Wrenching to See Children Suffering in Custody Battle Between Parents: SC(18.03.2019)
Supreme Court, while delivering a judgment in yet another custody battle between parents, has expressed concern about children, and observed it is hea.....
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FAMILY - Heart Wrenching to See Children Suffering in Custody Battle Between Parents: SC(18.03.2019)
Supreme Court, while delivering a judgment in yet another custody battle between parents, has expressed concern about children, and observed it is hea.....
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SERVICE - Gramin Dak Sewak Not an 'Employee' Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(18.03.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Gramin Dak Sewak is not an "employee" under the Payment of Gratuity Act and also observed that Gramin Dak Sewaks are eng.....
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CIVIL - Meghalaya Miners: SC Asks Petitioner to Talk to Families of Miners(18.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked petitioner who had petitioned against calling off of rescue operations
of labourers who were trapped in a flooded illegal ra.....
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SC to Rajeev Saxena: Get Rs. 10 Crore Surety to Travel Abroad(26.06.2019)
Supreme Court has told Rajeev Saxena, the accused who has now turned an approver in the Agusta Westland chopper deal scam, to get two sureties worth R.....
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Supreme Court: State Probation Rules Cannot be in Absolute Contradiction to Section 433A CrPC(27.06.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that there cannot be State Probation Rules in total contradiction to Section 433A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(CrPC). T.....
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'What if...': Why CBI, ED Now Have Doubts Over Pardon to VVIP Chopper Scam Accused(27.06.2019)
In their respective affidavits before the Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate and CBI have raised serious concerns over relying on Rajiv Saxena and.....
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New Roster in Supreme Court: Top Five Judges to Hear PIL Matters(28.06.2019)
On May 24, when the Supreme Court was on vacation, four new judges were administered the oath of office by the CJI taking the overall number of judges.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Rebel AAP MLA's Request Challenging Disqualification Notice(28.06.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a request by rebel AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat challenging a disqualification notice under the anti-defection la.....
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SC: Advocates Must Verify Facts from Case Records(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has observed though it is true that advocates would settle pleadings and argue on instructions given by their clients, however, their du.....
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SC: Judgment in Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India Does Not Apply Retrospectively(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that its judgment in the case Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India (MANU/SC/1076/2023; 2023/INSC/866) wherein it was held that ED mu.....
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SC: Tribunal Can’t Direct Govt. to Make Policy or to Make it in a Particular Manner(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that making policy is not in the domain of the Judiciary, has held that the Tribunal being a quasi-judicial body cannot .....
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SC to Manipur Govt.: Furnish Information on Steps Taken to Restore Places of Worship to Committee(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Government of Manipur to furnish information regarding steps taken to restore places of worship destructed in the ethni.....
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SC: Every Dispute Between the Delhi Government and LG can’t be Entertained by Court(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that every dispute between the Government of the NCT of Delhi and the Lt. Governor can’t be entertained by Supreme Court.....
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Saradha Scam: Very, Very Serious Allegations Made by CBI Against Kolkata’s Ex-police Chief, Says SC(26.03.2019)
The CBI had moved the Supreme Court after its officials were thwarted by the Kolkata Police when they had gone to Rajeev Kumar’s official residence .....
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Dhoni Knocks on Supreme Court's Door Against Amrapali over Rs 40 Crore Dues(27.03.2019)
In 2009, the Dhoni had entered into multiple agreements with Amrapali to promote the group as its brand ambassador and granted exclusive rights to the.....
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INSURANCE - SC: Disease Caused due to Insect Bite in the Natural Course of Events Not Covered Under 'Accident'(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that where a disease is caused or transmitted by insect bite/virus in the natural course of events, it would not be covered.....
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CONSTITUTION - Statutory Regulation on Private Bodies Does Not Make Them Subject To Writ Jurisdiction: SC(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere regulation by a statute on a private body cannot be conclusive of whether it discharges a public function, to hol.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Sets Aside Concurrent Conviction in a Rape Case(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court while acquitting a man who faced concurrent conviction in a rape case has noted that prosecutrix was in the habit of making such complai.....
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CIVIL - Averment of Political Rivalry By Itself Does Not Constitute A 'Plea Of Mala Fides': SC(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere averment of political rivalry by itself would not constitute a plea of malafides to interfere with an administrat.....
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CRIMINAL - Complaint U/s 138 NI Act Maintainable Where Cheque Was Issued in Pursuance of Agreement for Sale: SC(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is maintainable when there is dishonour of cheques iss.....
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CIVIL - SC to TN Govt.: Ensure There is no Defacement of Public Places With Political Slogans And Photos(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed State of Tamil Nadu to take all necessary steps to ensure that there is no defacement/disfigurement of any public places by.....
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CRIMINAL - Magistrate Can't Release Seized Vehicle, Once Confiscation Proceedings Under Forest Act Initiated:SC(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate has no jurisdiction under Section 451 of the Criminal Procedure to release a seized vehicle, once the Authori.....
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Govt’s Electoral Bonds Scheme Lets Shell Firms Give Black Money to Political Parties, EC Tells Top Court(28.03.2019)
The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that electoral bonds hamper transparency in political funding, and it had informed the law ministry abo.....
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Supreme Court: Actual Statement Made by Person in the Court is Evidence Before Court(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a statement made by a person in the Court itself is to be considered as evidence before the Court and not the statemen.....
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Supreme Court: Regulations of University Grants Commission are Binding on Universities(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Jamia Milia Islamia University to reinstate teachers on a permanent basis even after University Grants Commission’s lett.....
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Supreme Court: Enable E-Filing & Virtual Appearance Facilities At UP District Courts(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court has asked the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court that e-filing facility must be enabled at the e-Sewa Kendras of the District.....
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Supreme Court in Plea for 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification: Human Interference to Create Problems(17.04.2024)
SC while hearing petitions seeking complete verification of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) against Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) has sta.....
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Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers in Tamil Nadu PWD Upheld by Supreme Court(17.04.2024)
Supreme Court while upholding the Tamil Nadu Government’s decision of appointing Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers in Public Works Departmen.....
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SC: Employee Getting Terminated Without Disciplinary Enquiry Violates Principles of Natural Justice(19.04.2024)
Supreme Court while reinstating the Registrar at GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, has held that termination of services of an employee.....
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Supreme Court: Strict Penalties Required for Official Misconduct During Elections(19.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the issue of official misconduct during elections is very serious and there should be strict penalties regarding the s.....
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SC: In Absence of Special Court for UAPA Cases, Sessions Court Will Have Jurisdiction to Try them(19.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the Court of Sessions will have the jurisdiction to try offences punishable under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.....
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SC: Writ Petitions Should be Dismissed by HCs if Petitioner Guilty of Delay or Laches(22.04.2024)
SC has held that High Court in its power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India may refuse to invoke its extraordinary powers if laxity on par.....
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8 Weeks Time Given to UP Govt. to Consider Need for Guidelines on Invocation of Gangsters Act(22.04.2024)
Supreme Court has given eight weeks time to the Government of Uttar Pradesh for considering the need to lay down guidelines for invocation of the Utta.....
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SC: Rs. 5 Lakh Cost Imposed on Wife’s Father for Lodging Fake Cases at Diff. Places Against Husband(22.04.2024)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakh on the wife’s father for filing false cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at differ.....
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SC: Investigating Officer Must Narrate Statement of Accused to Prove Disclosure Statement(22.04.2024)
SC has held that for proving disclosure statement the Investigating Officer would be required to narrate what accused stated to him. He essentially te.....
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SC: Case to Proceed as Pvt. Complaint if Cognizance of Additional Materials Taken With Protest Petiti(22.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a protest petition is to be treated as a private complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 if co.....
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SC: App. Seeking Permission for Public Gatherings During Lok Sabha Elections to be Decided in 3 Days(22.04.2024)
Supreme Court has directed competent authorities to decide any application filed for holding any assembly, meeting, demonstration, etc during Lok Sabh.....
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