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A return to public hangings(30.07.2015)

When a judge begins his deliberations with a somewhat sardonic assessment that, “the issue had seen the end yesterday, appears to have unending charac.....

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Statute

The High Court and The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015(13.08.2015)

The Government introduced 'The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015' in the Lok Sabha on .....

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The High Court and The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015(13.08.2015)

The Government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to further amend the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and the Suprem.....

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Notifications & Circulars

Special Investigation Team(11.04.2017)

SIT has been constituted in pursuance of the Order dated 4.7.2011 of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No.176 of 2009. Th.....

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Clarification regarding binding nature of circular and instructions(21.09.2015)

In light of various decisions by the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Finance issued clarifications on whether service tax, customs and excise field off.....

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Implementation of Hon'ble Supreme Court direction in judgment dated 28.04.2023 in matter relating to ' pre-import condition'(08.06.2023)

1. Reference is drawn to the Hon'b1e Supreme Court's judgment dated 28.04.2023 in matter of Civil Appeal No. 290 of 2023 (UOI and others vs. Cosmo Fil.....

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International Cases

Conduct of employee must be related to relationship with employer to apportion vicarious liability(02.03.2016)

The British Supreme Court, deciding claims raising questions on vicarious liability of the employer, found that the conduct of the individual has to b.....

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Conduct of employee must be related to relationship with employer to apportion vicarious liability(02.03.2016)

The British Supreme Court, deciding claims raising questions on vicarious liability of the employer, found that the conduct of the individual has to b.....

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A divided legislature, now a divided court(22.03.2016)

“The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court”, screams the blankly white sheet of paper announcing the United States Supreme Court’s decision.....

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EPA’s Clean Power Plan suffers setback(09.02.2016)

The United States Supreme Court took the steam out of the Government’s Clean Power Plan halting enforcement of the same. It stayed the “Carbon Polluti.....

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Judgments

Tribunal’s order cannot be directly challenged in the Supreme Court(15.10.2019)

In facts of present matter, the State of Chhattisgarh enacted the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011. Under this Act, in the hierarchy of adjudicatin.....

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Protection under Anticipatory Bail is not time bound and life of Anticipatory Bail does not end when the Accused is summoned by Court(29.01.2020)

In the present case, the issues were referred in lieu of the conflicting decisions of different Benches to the Supreme Court to decide whether the pro.....

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Cases arising out of matrimonial differences should be put to quietus, if the parties have arrived upon a genuine settlement(17.04.2023)

The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of FIR under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The marriage between Petition.....

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Appellate Court would not interfere with the exercise of discretion of the court of first instance except where the discretion has been shown to have been exercised arbitrarily(18.04.2023)

The present appeal assails the judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court, thereby setting aside the order of the Single Judge,.....

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Court should not interfere with an order of Settlement Commission, passed in exercise of its discretionary powers, unless order contravenes provisions of Act(25.09.2023)

Present appeal has been filed assailing the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the judgment of the learned Single Judge, remanding the matter t.....

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NJAC dismissal: this saga is only just beginning(16.10.2015)

That the National Judicial Appointments Commission impinges on the “sacred document” that is the Constitution, which is “not a Rubik’s cube that be ma.....

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Vicarious liability would be attracted only when the ingredients of Section 141(1) of the NI Act, are satisfied(10.10.2023)

Present Appeal is directed against the order passed by the High Court, as per the impugned order, the High Court declined to quash the complaint qua t.....

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News

Forest Fire Serious Problem in Hilly Areas of Uttarakhand Says Supreme Court(25.06.2019)

A vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai allowed the petitioner to file a copy of the directions of the Uttarakhand High Court on the .....

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Muzaffarpur Court Orders Probe Against Harsh Vardhan, Mangal Pandey Over Encephalitis Deaths(25.06.2019)

The Magistrate’s orders come hours after the Supreme Court pulled up Bihar government over the deaths of children over 160 in the Encephalitis outbr.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Request Challenging Maratha Quota in Medical Colleges(25.06.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a request challenging a Bombay High Court order which rejected a petition against 16 per cent quota for Maratha.....

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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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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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CIVIL - SC Directs Delhi Government to Release Rs. 265 Crore for RRTS Project in 3 days(07.03.2019)

Supreme Court has directed Delhi government to release Rs. 265 crore for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) to de-congest tra.....

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CIVIL - Charging Fee for Parking Vehicles Outside Home is Absurd: SC(07.03.2019)

Supreme Court has disapproved proposal to charge residents for parking cars outside their houses in residential colonies, saying such a policy was not.....

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COMPANY - Conversion of Unaccounted Money Through Cloak of Share Capital/Premium Must be Scrutinised: SC(07.03.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that assessee is under a legal obligation to prove receipt of share capital/premium to satisfaction of Assessing Officer, f.....

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Sabarimala Temple to Get New Gold-plated Door(07.03.2019)

The Lord Ayyappa Temple had recently witnessed frenzied protests by devotees opposing the implementation of the landmark September 28 Supreme Court ve.....

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Don't Deny Legal Aid to Accused in Court Martial: Supreme Court(21.12.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled that principles of natural justice demanded that whenever an accused Army person sought legal assistance during trial, he/she .....

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Sajjan Kumar Moves Supreme Court Against Conviction in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(22.12.2018)

Senior advocate H S Phoolka, who is representing the victims of the riots cases, said he has been conveyed by the the apex court registry that Sajjan .....

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Supreme Court Rejects Asaram Bapu's Bail Plea in Sexual Assault Case in Gujarat(15.07.2019)

Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of self-styled preacher Asaram Bapu in connection with a sexual assault case lodged against him in Gujarat. T.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Moneylife Foundation's PIL Against LIC Jeevan Saral Policy(15.07.2019)

Supreme Court has declined to entertain non-profit organization Money Life Foundation’s plea alleging that the LIC through its Jeevan Saral Policy has.....

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SC Irked Over 'Shoddy Work' of Registry Officials, 'Unruly' Behaviour of Lawyers While Hearing a Plea(15.07.2019)

The CJI was initially irked with shoddy work of registry officials in listing of urgent cases and he was irritated again while hearing a plea relating.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Asaram Bapu's Bail Plea in Sexual Assault Case in Gujarat(15.07.2019)

The bench, while dismissing the bail plea, said the lower court will proceed with the trial and will not be influenced by the prima facie observations.....

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Burning for Over 100 Years, Jharkhand's Underground Coal Fire Draws Supreme Court's Attention(16.07.2019)

Prioritising the case pending before it since 1997, the apex court has taken it upon itself to monitor rescue and rehabilitation of the residents affe.....

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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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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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General Principle of Service Law Applicable to Civil Services Doesn't Apply to Air Force: SC(01.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held that right of an Air Force officer to withdraw from an approved 'Premature Separation from Service' application is neither abso.....

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There can't be any Legitimate Expectation unless a Legal Obligation Exists: SC(01.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that legitimacy of an expectation can be inferred only if it is founded on the sanction of law or custom or an established .....

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Supreme Court Summons Subrata Roy Over Rs. 5,000 Crore Defaults(01.02.2019)

Supreme Court has ordered Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy to remain present in court on February 28 and answer why action shouldn't be initiated aga.....

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Pune Court Rejects Dalit Scholar Anand Teltumbde's Pre-arrest Bail Plea(01.02.2019)

Teltumbde filed the anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail application before the Pune court after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking to quash the FI.....

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SC Surprised Over Early Listing of Ahmed Patel's Plea, Says Someone "Over Anxious"(01.02.2019)

Usually cases which require detailed hearing are listed on non-miscellaneous day that is from Tuesday to Thursday. On Monday and Friday, miscellaneous.....

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Appoint CBI Director Immediately, No More of This Interim In-charge Business: Supreme Court to Centre(01.02.2019)

The court said that it is not good to have an interim director of the agency for a longer period.

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Supreme Court Chides Centre Over Non-appointment of Regular CBI Chief(01.02.2019)

Taking account of the attorney general's submissions that the committee will hold a meeting on Friday, the apex court posted the matter for hearing on.....

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National Herald Case: Supreme Court Allows I-T Department to Re-assess Tax of Rahul and Sonia(04.12.2018)

The apex court, however, restrained the department from "giving effect" to its order in the proceedings against Rahul, who is the Congress P.....

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Maharashtra Grants Maratha Quota: Why Did The Reservation Demand Gather Steam(04.12.2018)

Maratha comprises 32% of the state’s population. BJP granted 16% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs Reservations already s.....

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SC Grants Interim Protection to Rape Accused from Arrest Who Later Married the Victim(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to a ‘rape’ accused who was accused of kidnapping a girl and committing rape on her and later.....

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Challenge to Arbitrator Appointed should be Raised Before Arbitrator Himself First: SC(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has reiterated that any challenge to arbitrator appointed should be raised before arbitrator himself under Section 13 of the Arbitration.....

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Observe Brevity in Judgments and Orders While Expressing Opinion: SC(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court, while disposing of an appeal against a 60-page ‘remand order’ by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has observed that brevity being a vir.....

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Order of Acquittal can’t be Interfered with on Ground that Different View is Possible: SC(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has asserted that an order of acquittal cannot be interfered with on the ground that a different view was possible on the basis of evide.....

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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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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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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 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: Aid to Relative for Buying Property Not a Benami Transaction(30.05.2019)

Supreme Court has held that mere financial assistance provided to purchase property for the welfare of family members cannot be classified as a benami.....

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Supreme Court Allows Wife of Murder-Convict to Stay With Her In-Laws(30.05.2019)

Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court order which refused the request of the wife of a murder-convict to stay with her in-laws.

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Supreme Court: 10% EWS Quota Cannot be Applied to PG Medical Courses in Maharashtra for 2019-20(30.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that 10 per cent EWS quota cannot be applied to PG medical courses in Maharashtra for the academic year 2019-20 as admissio.....

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NRC ROW: Supreme Court Requests Assam Officials to Give a Fair Hearing to Objections(30.05.2019)

Supreme Court has asked Assam National Register of Citizens Co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to be accurate and give a fair hearing to objections raised by.....

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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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SC Reduces Punishment of Medical Shop Owner as he wasn’t Aware of Obtaining Drug Licence(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of one-year imprisonment to three months to a medical shop owner who stored certain drugs without a valid drug .....

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Dispose of Cases Against Legislators on Priority: SC Directs Kerala and Patna HCs(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Kerala and Bihar High Court to dispose of on priority basis pending criminal matters in which existing or former legislators .....

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Kerala HC Directs State to Give Wide Publicity to Flood Benefit Scheme of Govt(05.12.2018)

Kerala High Court has directed that government should give wide publicity about the flood benefit scheme with the objective of making maximum persons .....

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Tax Assessment for Sonia, Rahul Gandhi to Continue in National Herald Case: SC(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has allowed the Income Tax Department to reopen the tax assessment of Congress leaders Rahul and Sonia Gandhi for 2011-12 in connection .....

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As Supreme Court Goes Back and Forth, Uncertainty Dogs CBI Chief-in-Exile(05.12.2018)

The clock is certainly ticking for Alok Verma, who is set to retire as CBI chief in February first week.

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All Aadhaar Users May Soon be Able to Opt Out, Get Their Data Deleted from UIDAI Servers(06.12.2018)

The government is in the last stages of finalising a proposal to amend the Aadhaar Act, following Supreme Court's order to uphold it but with conditio.....

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File Report Regarding Steps Taken to Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions: SC to Centre & States(06.12.2018)

Supreme Court has directed Union of India and 8 states to file their status report indicating the steps which have been taken for filling up of vacant.....

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Babu Bajrangi, Convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya Riots, Granted Bail by Supreme Court(07.03.2019)

Bajrangi had been serving a life sentence in the case, which occurred during the 2002 riots in Gujarat.

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Ayodhya LIVE: Supreme Court to Decide on Mediation; Muslim Parties in Favour of It, Hindu Bodies Oppose(08.03.2019)

Ayodhya LIVE: The Supreme Court will today pronounce whether to refer Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to mediation for amicab.....

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Will Ayodhya Dispute be Sent for Mediation? Supreme Court Order Today(08.03.2019)

A five-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved the verdict on referring the matter for mediation on Wednesday.

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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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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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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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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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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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Chapter 32 of Kerala Education Rules Shall Alone be Applicable While Recruiting to Teachers: SC(06.12.2018)

Supreme Court has reiterated that Statutory Scheme as delineated by Chapter XXXII of Kerala Education Rules shall alone be applicable while making rec.....

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Supreme Court Orders Seizure and Sale of 28 Amrapali Properties(06.12.2018)

Supreme Court has called the Amrapali Group and its promoters “the worst kind of cheater” and “biggest liar” and ordered the attachment and sale of al.....

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Supreme Court Gives Green Signal to 24x7 Witness Protection Scheme(06.12.2018)

Supreme Court has directed state governments to provide round-the-clock police protection to witnesses who face threats for deposing against those acc.....

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Supreme Court Rejects CCI and Jio’s Cartelisation Pleas Against Airtel, Voda Idea(06.12.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed Competition Commission of India and Reliance Jio Infocomm’s pleas to probe cartelisation charges levelled by Jio against B.....

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Vijay Mallya Moves Supreme Court to Strike Off 'Fugitive' Tag Against His Name(06.12.2018)

Mallya left India on March 2, 2016, and faces charges of defrauding banks to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.

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Witnesses in India Finally Stand to Have Safe Trials, Thanks to Supreme Court’s Approval of Witness Protection Scheme(06.12.2018)

The scheme is based on the inputs received from 18 states/union territories, five states legal services authorities and open sources — including the.....

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Potholes Have Killed More People Than Terrorists: Supreme Court Slams Centre(06.12.2018)

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said the large number of deaths caused due to potholes was 'unacceptable' and was 'probably more than those ki.....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Jails Yasmeen Zahidi to Seven Years Imprisonment for IS Links(05.08.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Yasmeen Mohammad Zahidi under Section 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 38 of Unlawful Activities.....

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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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SC Upholds Centre's Decision to Nominate 3 BJP MLAs to Puducherry Assembly(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has repelled the challenge made at the instance of Congress against the nomination of three BJP members to the Puducherry Legislative As.....

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SC Upholds Centre's Decision to Nominate 3 BJP MLAs to Puducherry Assembly(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has repelled the challenge made at the instance of Congress against the nomination of three BJP members to the Puducherry Legislative As.....

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Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Remain Vigilant of Attempts to Misuse PILs(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has reminded the high courts of staying watchful of attempts to misuse public interest litigations for promotion of personal agenda.

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Higher Qualification Doesn’t Always Presuppose having Basic Qualification for a Post: SC(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has held that a candidate with higher qualification cannot claim right to apply for posts with requirement of lower qualification, unles.....

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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Orders Medical Examination of Brajesh Kumar Thakur(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has ordered medical examination of Brajesh Kumar, main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home case, after taking note of the allegations ma.....

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Why Overnight Action When CBI Infighting Began in July, Asks Supreme Court(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Centre why CBI director Alok Verma was benched overnight when his fight with special director Rakesh Asthana was on since July.....

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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing on Petition Against Ex-Chief Justice(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has declined a petition seeking urgent hearing on allegations against former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in the light of Justice .....

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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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Pune Police Arrests Anand Teltumbde over Alleged Links to Banned Outfit CPI-Maoist(02.02.2019)

Teltumbde filed the anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail application before the Pune court after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking to quash the FI.....

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Ignoring Kharge's Opposition, PM-led Panel Appoints Ex-MP Top Cop Rishi Kumar Shukla as CBI Chief(03.02.2019)

Kharge in his note said the three-member committee, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in which he is a member along with Chief Justice of In.....

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SC Asks Centre to Decide in 4 Weeks Representation on Petrol Pumps Fleecing Customers(04.02.2019)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to take call on petition highlighting how petrol pumps have been swindling customers by dispensing less fuel for price .....

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Mandatory for HC to Frame Substantial Question in Second Appeal Even if Earlier Findings Perverse: SC(04.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that it is obligatory for a High Court, while considering a Second Appeal, to frame substantial question of law in second a.....

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Supreme Court Stays Pollution Penalties on NTPC(04.02.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed National Green Tribunal’s hefty fines on power producer for not fully utilising ash generated from its thermal projects and a.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Civil Rights for LGBTQ Community(13.08.2019)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking review of its order which had rejected a petition seeking various civil rights such as same-sex marriage, ad.....

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Supreme Court Declines Reopening Assam NRC Exercise(13.08.2019)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea to reopen the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise and said there would be no sample re-verification .....

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Supreme Court Shows Concern Over Large Number of Deaths Due to Potholes in Last 5 Years(07.12.2018)

Supreme Court has expressed concern over 14,926 people being killed in accidents due to potholes on roads across the country in the last five years.

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Supreme Court Orders Forensic Audit of Real Estate Firm Unitech Ltd(10.12.2018)

Supreme Court has ordered forensic audit of embattled real estate firm Unitech Ltd. which has failed to deliver flats to thousands of home buyers on t.....

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After 6 Months, Supreme Court Returns Kerala 'Love Jihad' Reports Untouched to NIA(10.12.2018)

This officially puts an end to the Kerala 'love jihad' investigation, which began after the Kerala High Court had annulled Hadiya’s interfaith marri.....

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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home: No Evidence of Torture on Brajesh Thakur, Says SC(11.12.2018)

Supreme Court has said that there was “absolutely nothing” in the medical examination report to suggest that Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muza.....

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SC Asks for Compilation of Corruption Allegations Against Allahabad HC Judge(11.12.2018)

Supreme Court has asked for a compilation of corruption allegations against Justice Ram Krishna Gautam, who was appointed judge of the Allahabad High .....

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SC Issues Notices to 5 States on Amendments in 2013 Land Acquisition Act(11.12.2018)

Supreme Court has issued a notice in a writ petition challenging certain amendments made by state governments to the Right to fair Compensation and Tr.....

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Unanimity in Picking of CIC, CVC Unachievable, Says Supreme Court(11.12.2018)

Supreme Court has said it would be unworkable and unachievable to seek unanimity in the multi-member high-powered selection committee tasked with choo.....

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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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Supreme Court to Nirmohi Akhara: Claim of Devotee Cannot be Adverse to Deity(26.08.2019)

Supreme Court has told Nirmohi Akhara, which has said the lawsuit of "Ram Lalla" be dismissed and the disputed land in Ayodhya be given to it as it ha.....

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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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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 Que