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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mens Rea, Instigation, S. 106 of IPC
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, District-Level Committee, Overcrowding Prisons
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest (Conservation) Act, N. Godavarman Thirumalpad v. UOI
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Retirement, Demitting, Gross Impropriety
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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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Affidavit, Advertisement, Delhi Government, RRTS Project
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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Media Professionals, Guidelines, Digital Devices
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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 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Stubble Burning, Pollution
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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: 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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Order to Terminate Pregnancy of Minor Rape Survivor, Recalled by Supreme Court(30.04.2024)
Supreme Court has recalled its earlier decision of allowing a minor rape survivor to terminate twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy after health-related co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Minor Rape Survivor, Termination, Pregnancy
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SC: Appropriate Rites and Ceremonies Need to be Performed to Make a Hindu Marriage Valid(01.05.2024)
SC has observed that where a Hindu marriage is not performed according to applicable rites/ceremonies such as saptapadi when included, the marriage wi.....
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SC: Without Examining Lawfulness of 'Minutes of Order' Filed by Advocates, Orders Cannot be Passed(01.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that High Court must apply its mind to the minutes of order in order to ensure that the rights of the third parties are not aff.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 52A of NDPS, Psychotropic Substances
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 11 of A&C Act, Limitation Period
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Members of Parliament, Legislative Assemblies, Article 105(2) of Constitution
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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: Onerous Conditions for Bail Should be Imposed Only in Exceptional Circumstances(24.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that mindset that everyone has to be locked up till the investigation is going, must be changed, has held that onerous c.....
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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 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: 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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Provident Fund, Punjab National Bank
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Directions, MPs’/MLAs’, Pending Cases
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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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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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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Voter’s List, Electoral Rolls, Registration Officer
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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, B.Ed Graduates, Primary School Teachers, Prospective Application
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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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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 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: 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 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: 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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Coast Guard, Permanent Commission
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vehicle Registration, Gift Transaction, Sale Transaction
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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bihar Government, Ganga River
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SC Extends Interim Protection Given to Journalists from Guj. Police over Article Against Adani Group(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim protection granted to four journalists from coercive action by the Gujarat Police in relation to articles publi.....
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SC: Delay in Reporting Seizure Report to Magistrate Won’t Vitiate Act of Seizure by Police(14.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if there is any delay on the part of the police in submitting the seizure report to the Magistrate, such delay shall n.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 102(3) of CrPC, Seizure Report
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cauvery River, Water Dispute
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SC: Can’t Treat Prosecution’s Version as Gospel Truth in POCSO Cases(24.05.2024)
SC has observed that merely, because Section 29 of the POCSO Act provides for a statutory presumption of guilt of the accused, the same does not bind .....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 29 of POCSO, Gospel Truth
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SC: No Direction to ECI to Publish Info. Regarding Disclosure of Final Data of Voter Turnout(24.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing an application by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has refused to pass any interim order directing the Election .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Polling Stations, Election Commission of India
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Uttarakhand High Court’s Order for its Relocation Outside Nainital, Stayed by Supreme Court(27.05.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court’s order asking the State to look for a suitable place outside Nainital, to shift their premises. High .....
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SC Answers Whether Person Awarded Monetary Comp. But Hasn’t Received it Can File Appeal as Indigent(30.05.2024)
SC has allowed a woman to file an appeal as an indigent person on the ground that even if the compensation has been awarded to her, she has not receiv.....
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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 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Maharashtra, BMC
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, reservation, postgraduate
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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 .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Supreme Court, e-copies
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 226 of Constitution, Alternate Remedies
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Accused’s Statement, Fact Discovery
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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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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: 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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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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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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Delhi Government Approaches SC Seeking Directions for Release of Water from Haryana(03.06.2024)
Delhi Government has approached the Supreme Court and sought directions for immediate release of water from Haryana to the national capital considerin.....
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SC Refuses to Grant Relief to YSR Congress Party Challenging Circular Relaxing Postal Ballot Norms(03.06.2024)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging new rules for counting postal ballot votes in Andhra Pr.....
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SC: Authorities to Ensure No Untoward Incident Happens in Connection With Hoardings(10.06.2024)
Supreme Court on a plea by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai regarding hoardings on Railway’s land, has directed the authorities to ensure that .....
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App. Filed in SC Seeking Direction on Union to Submit Reports on Share Market Crash After Election(10.06.2024)
In a plea filed in the Supreme Court, directions have been sought to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Central Government to s.....
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SC: Accused Refusing to Undergo Medical Examination Amounts to Non-Cooperation With Investigation(12.06.2024)
Supreme Court while directing an accused to undergo medical examination, has observed that the clear statement of the accused that he did not want to .....
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Supreme Court: Firm Action to be Taken Even if 0.001% Negligence in NEET –UG 2024 Exam(18.06.2024)
Supreme Court has told the Central Government and National Testing Agency to ensure that even if there is 0.001% negligence on the part of anyone in c.....
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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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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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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: Right to Speedy Trial a Fundamental Right and Closely Tied to Right to Life and Personal Liberty(03.07.2024)
SC while criticizing HC for releasing accused merely on two months bail despite the fact that he has been in custody since 2022 and trial would take l.....
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Del. HC: If Reasons for Rejecting HC Judges’ Appoin. are Published, it Will Have Detrimental Effects(04.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that if reasons for rejecting the appointment of High Court Judges by the Supreme Court Collegium are made public, it wi.....
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SC: When Sentence Imposed is for Fixed Term, Court Should Consider Suspension of Sentence(05.07.2024)
SC has observed that law is well settled that if sentence imposed by trial court is for a fixed term, then ordinarily the appellate court should consi.....
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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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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: 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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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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Special Lok Adalat to be Organized by the Supreme Court from July 29(19.06.2024)
A special lok adalat is going to be organized by the Supreme Court from July 29th to August 3rd in order to facilitate speedy disposal of pending case.....
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Supreme Court: No Stay on Counselling in NEET-UG Exam(20.06.2024)
Supreme Court while denying to stay counselling in medical admissions from the NEET-UG exam, has observed that ultimately if the examination goes, the.....
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SC: Proceedings in High Courts on Paper Leak in NEET-UG 2024 Exam, Stayed(20.06.2024)
Supreme Court while issuing notice on the transfer petition filed by the National Testing Agency, has stayed proceedings in petitions filed by Rajasth.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Transfer Cheque Dishonour Complaint on Instance of Accused(25.06.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a transfer application sought at the behest of accused, has observed that an accused cannot seek transfer of a case for.....
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SC: Setting Aside of Grant of 5% Add. Marks to Certain Domiciles of Haryana in Recruitment, Upheld(25.06.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the judgment passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that set aside a notification by the State Government granting 5% ad.....
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SC: Can’t Call Vacancy Arising Due to Elevation of Judge as Anticipated Vacancy(26.06.2024)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with HP High Court’s judgement that refused promotion to a judicial officer to a vacancy that arose after th.....
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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: 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: 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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SC: After Suit for Possession, Subsequent Suit for Arrears of Rent Maintainable(15.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that after a suit for possession, a suit for arrears of rent in maintainable and observed that a second suit filed on a differe.....
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SC Strikes Down Resolution Merging One Community in Backward Class to another Community of SC List(16.07.2024)
Supreme Court has struck down resolution issued by Bihar Government in the year 2015 that merged one community in the backward class by the name “Tant.....
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Supreme Court: There Should be Proactive Participation of Trial Court in Trials(16.07.2024)
SC has observed that the Trial Court is under an obligation not to act as a mere spectator and should proactively participate in the trial proceedings.....
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SC: Imprisonment Till Rising of Court is a Very Lenient Punishment for Offence of Bigamy(16.07.2024)
Supreme Court while enhancing the punishment of a woman’s parents who abetted her to perform bigamy and were punished with imprisonment till rising of.....
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Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore cost on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to .....
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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 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: Employees Can Only Claim Pension if Permissible Under Relevant Rules(29.07.2024)
SC has held that pension can be claimed only when it is permissible under the relevant rules or a scheme. If an employee is covered under the PF Schem.....
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SC: To Combat Vehicular Pollution, Remote Sensing Technology Can be Used(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court has suggested the usage of remote sensing technology within the National Capital Region in order to tackle the vehicular pollution and a.....
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SC: Challenge to Requirement of 70% LL.B Marks for MP Judicial Exams, Dismissed(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging requirement of 70% marks in LL.B for eligibility to the entry level post of Madhya Pradesh Judicial.....
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Supreme Court: Bail Granted to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Upheld(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by Enforcement Directorate challenging the Jharkhand High Court’s order granting bail to Jharkhand Chief Minist.....
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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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'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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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: 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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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Bailable Warrant, Section 82 of CrPC, Section 83 of CrPC
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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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prosecution Witness, Test Identification Parade
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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 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of India, Strike, Bar Association
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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: 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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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 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: 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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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 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: 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: 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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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: LG Has Power to Nominate Member to Delhi Municipal Corporation Without Consent of Delhi Govt.(05.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that nomination of members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi can be made by the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi without t.....
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SC: Suo Motu Case Initiated to Probe into Safety Measures Taken by Buildings and Coaching Institutes(05.08.2024)
SC has initiated Suo Motu case to look into safety measures being undertaken by buildings and coaching institutes in the national capital and stated t.....
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SC: Term of Justice Gita Mittal Committee Extended by Six Months(06.08.2024)
Supreme Court has extended the term of Justice Gita Mittal Committee for 6 months. The Committee has been constituted by Supreme Court to address the .....
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SC Extends Stay on Direction by UP & UK Govt. to Eateries on Kanwar Route to Display Names(06.08.2024)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on direction issued by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to eateries along the Kanwariya pilgrim route to .....
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SC Disappointed With the Nature of Apology Extended by Indian Medical Association(06.08.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing disappointment with the nature of apology extended by Indian Medical Association, has directed the IMA President to pub.....
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SC: IO to Make Clear & Complete Entries in Chargesheet, Role Played by Each Accused to be Mentioned(02.05.2024)
SC has held that the investigating officer (IO) must make clear and complete entries in chargesheet so that the court can clearly understand which cri.....
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SC: Stamp Duty Can be Imposed by State on Insurance Policies Executed Within State(02.05.2024)
Supreme Court while rejecting appeals filed by Life Insurance Corporation against a demand of stamp duty of Rs. 1.19 crore by the State, has held that.....
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SC: HC’s Decision Allowing Amendment of Cheque Date Mentioned in Complaint, Set Aside(02.05.2024)
SC held that in a matter, where date is a relevant aspect based on which entire aspect relating to issue of notice within time frame is provided under.....
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2024 Elections: Supreme Court Directs Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation in Bar Association Posts(03.05.2024)
Supreme Court has directed implementation of a minimum 1/3rd women's reservation in the posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association from 2024 elections.....
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SC: Court Can Exempt Accused from Personal Appearance Before Grant of Bail(03.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that power to grant exemption from personal appearance under the Code of Criminal Procedure should not be read in a restric.....
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SC: Trial Judges Should Take Participatory Role in Trial & Not Act as Mere Tape Recorders(06.05.2024)
SC has observed that it is the duty of the court to arrive at truth and subserve the ends of justice. Courts have to take a participatory role in tria.....
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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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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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Supreme Court to Hear NRI Doctor’s Plea Against Lawyers' Boycott of Court(31.07.2015)
SC has agreed to hear a plea of NRI doctor alleging that he is not been able to pursue his case in the Calcutta High Court as lawyers are boycotting a.....
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SC Directs Karnataka Govt. to Commence Auctioning of mining(31.07.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Karnataka Government to Start the auctioning of 15C category iron ore mines, in which end-user firms dealing in steel, spon.....
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Vyapam Case : Supreme Court Asks CBI to Take Over all 185 Cases in Three Weeks(03.08.2015)
Supreme Court has talked tough for the first time since ordering CBI probe into all 185 Vyapam cases and 40 deaths allegedly related to it, and brushi.....
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Supreme Court Clears Justice Markandey Katju Over Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Remarks(03.08.2015)
Supreme Court has observed that prima facie condemnation of Justice Markandey Katju by Parliament for describing Mahatma Gandhi as a British agent and.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Jail Term of Om Prakash Chautala, Son Ajay in Teachers’ Recruitment Scam(04.08.2015)
Supreme Court has upheld the 10 years’ jail terms of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala in the Teachers’ Recr.....
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Bail Granted in BMW Hit-and-Run Case by Supreme Court(04.08.2015)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Vismay Shah, who was recently awarded a five-year jail term by an Ahmedabad Court for running over two persons with .....
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 60 Crore Fine on Ansal Brothers in Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy Case(19.08.2015)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 60 crore on Ansal brothers in connection with 18-year-old Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy Case.
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Supreme Court Rejects FSSAI Petition Against Bombay High Court's Order on 2013 Advisory(20.08.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition filed by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against Bombay High Court's order staying its 2013 .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Bail to Ex-UP Minister Kushwaha in NRHM Scam(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected interim bail to Ex UP Cabinet Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha who is in jail since March 3, 2012 in multi-crore National Rural.....
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Supreme Court Junks CBI’s Plea for Further Hearing in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court has junked plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for further hearing in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case.
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Supreme Court Disapproves Punjab and Haryana High Court's Decision of Reducing Sentence(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court while disapproving Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to reduce sentences of 3 convicts in case of abetment to suicide to 4 months.....
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Supreme Court Rests ED Proceedings of Maran Brothers in Aircel-Maxis Case(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed attachment proceedings before Enforcement Directorate (ED) Adjudicating Authority against Sun TV assets of Maran brothers in .....
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Supreme Court Stays NCDRC's 12% Interest Penalty on Unitech(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed order of National Consumers' Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) imposing a penalty on real estate developer Unitech Ltd. f.....
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Supreme Court Says Aadhaar Card Is Not Compulsory(12.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that Aadhaar Unique Identity System will not be considered mandatory for Indian citizens to avail benefit of Government servic.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bail Order of Dayanidhi Maran in Telephone Exchange Case(12.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed Madras High Court’s order cancelling former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s bail in Telephone Exchange Case. It has .....
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Supreme Court Rests Gujarat HC’s Notices on Judges' Plot Allotment(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has put a stay on notices issued by Gujarat High Court to it's current and former judges and also a sitting SC judge over subsidised al.....
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Supreme Court Turns Down PILs Filed for Court-Monitored Enquiry in PDS scam(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected a bunch of PILs seeking court-monitored CBI enquiry into alleged public distribution system(PDS)scam in Chhattisgarh.
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Supreme Court Stays Rajasthan High Court Order on CIC Appointment(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has turned down Rajasthan High Court order seeking Government’s reply on appointment of one chief information commissioner (CIC) and fou.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Filed by Union Government Draging Armymen Into it(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Union Government against an order of Delhi HC granting benefit to civilian employees in Army under Assu.....
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Supreme Court Slams Uber Rape Case Accused for Seeking Recall of Witnesses and Victim(14.08.2015)
Supreme Court has quashed Uber cab rape case accused Shiv Kumar Yadav’s plea seeking recall of witnesses including the victim to examine them afresh i.....
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Supreme Court Cancels Wrongful Suspension of Woman Police Officer(14.09.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeal by Tamil Nadu Government against an order that said Tamil Nadu Government had "wrongfully suspended" Ms Sathiya Pri.....
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SC Says Fast-Track Uber Rape Case(14.09.2015)
Supreme Court while disapproving Delhi High Court’s view that accused and not victim will suffer by delay in allowing recall of prosecution witnesses,.....
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SC Issues Notice to Delhi Bar Bodies on Prolonged Strikes(14.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Delhi Bar Association, Delhi High Court Bar Association and Bar Council of India asking why action for contempt of .....
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SC: Unregistered NGOs Can’t Run Children Homes(14.09.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Centre and State Governments to shut down all children homes run by unregistered NGOs as many of these been found to be eng.....
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SC Extends Anticipatory Bail of Teesta and Javed Anand till Oct 15(14.09.2015)
Supreme Court has extended anticipatory bail granted to activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand by four weeks in a case related to alleg.....
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SC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Dhoni(15.09.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Mahendra Singh Dhoni on complaint that he deliberately attempted to outrage religious sentiments.....
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SC Orders Appointment of Arbitrator in Odisha Case Involving Rs 900 crore Insurance Claims(15.09.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered Essar Steel India and New India Assurance Co. to appoint an arbitrator to settle dispute in case involving about Rs 900 cror.....
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Supreme Court: Rajasthan High Court Order Declaring ‘Santhara’ is Illegal(31.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed Rajasthan High Court order which declared ritual of ‘Santhara’ a penal offence, stating it illegal.
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Filed Against Salman Khan's Bail(31.08.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected petition seeking cancellation of bail of film star Salman Khan, convicted in hit and run case.
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SC Restrain Pramod Mutalik and His Associates From Entering Territory of Goa(31.08.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Mutalik against Bombay High Court order upholding order restraining him and his associ.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging Jurisdiction in Surplus Spectrum Case(01.09.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected petitions of two telecom firms (Hutchison Max (P) Ltd and Sterling Cellular Ltd.) in 2002 additional spectrum allocation ca.....
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SC Issue Notices to RBI and HDFC Bank on Regulator’s Power to Enforce Merger Scheme(01.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to RBI, HDFC Bank and others on plea seeking clarity on RBI’s powers to enforce merger scheme of banks, which was app.....
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SC Disposes of Plea Against Disabled Quota and Welcomes Government's Steps in This Regard(02.09.2015)
Supreme Court has disposed of a contempt plea alleging "willful disobedience" of an order to provide three per cent quota to differently-abled persons.....
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Supreme Court Terms Pilferage of Seized Narcotics as “Very Serious”(03.09.2015)
Supreme Court has termed as “very serious”- pilferage of seized narcotics from custody of police and other authorities.Also asked Centre to devise pr.....
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Auctioning Off Sahara Properties to be Considered by Supreme Court(04.08.2015)
Supreme Court has pulled up Sahara group chief Subrata Roy for willfully delaying the sale of properties to refund investors' money, though he is havi.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Reduce the 10 Years Imprisonment of Two Accused for Gang Rape(04.08.2015)
Supreme Court has refused to reduce the 10 years imprisonment of two persons for gang raping their minor niece, saying such offence "creates a scar i.....
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SC Seeks Reply of Delhi HC Registry on PIL Against Judges' Exams(05.08.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Delhi High Court Registry on a plea alleging arbitrary evaluation of answer papers in the judicial service.....
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Supreme Court to Government: No Right to Liberty If No Privacy(06.08.2015)
Supreme Court has raised a question mark on the Government’s stand that right to privacy is not a fundamental right.
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Supreme Court: Winding Up Proceedings in 3 months in Gujarat Riots Case(06.08.2015)
Supreme Court has granted an extension of another three months to an Ahmedabad trial court to wind up the proceedings in 2002 Gulberg Society massacre.....
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Criminal Case Against Samsung Electronics Dismissed by Supreme Court(06.08.2015)
Supreme Court has set aside a criminal case registered against Samsung India Electronics on a complaint alleging cheating and criminal conspiracy by m.....
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Supreme Court Serves Notices to Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna and Dimple Kapadia(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has served notices to Dimple Kapadia, Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar with respect to the domestic violence case filed by Rajesh Khanna’.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up More Juvenile Justice Boards(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has observed that there could be more than one Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in same district to tackle backlog, as more than 1.30 lakh c.....
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Supreme Court: Death for Kidnapping for Ransom Cannot be Dubbed Outrageous(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has observed while upholding death sentence under Section 364A of IPC that rising incidents of kidnapping and abduction for ransom not o.....
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Supreme Court: Centre's Denial to Renew MBBS Seats Causing Doctor Shortage(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has observed that Centre's disapproval to renew permission to establish new medical colleges or to increase their intake capacity have c.....
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Supreme Court to Government: No Farmer Should Commit Suicide(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has observed that there should not be any case of farmers suicide on account of financial distress rooted to their agricultural activiti.....
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Supreme Court: 'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has termed the collection of Rs. 27,000 Crores by State Governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous" since the b.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Delhi Police Chief(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has issued contempt of court notice to the Commissioner of Delhi Police on Delhi Police's failure to execute a non-bailable arrest warra.....
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Supreme Court Directs CBI to Take Over All 212 Cases in Vyapam Scam(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to takeover all investigations related to the controversial Vyapam scam.
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Supreme Court Desires a Better Deal for Ayodhya Pilgrims(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh Government to provide basic facilities to pilgrims thronging makeshift sanctum sanctorum of an idol of Ram.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) Petition(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) petition against increasing ticket fare for Mumbai Metro.
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Supreme Court Asks UP Government: Why so Bothered About Yadav Singh Case(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Uttar Pradesh Government’s plea against the Allahabad High Court order transferring a corruption case again.....
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Supreme Court to Railways: Don’t Compromise With Safety, Human Life is Precious(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has slammed railways for unmanned railway crossings which take heavy toll of human lives and asked Government that why it was introducin.....
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Supreme Court Grants Stay in Priya Pilliai Defamation Case(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has put a stay on trial court proceedings in a defamation case filed against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai and two others.
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Supreme Court Extends Lodha Panel’s Term Till December 31(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has accepted Justice RM Lodha Committee's request and extended its term till December 31. This will help the panel to give a comprehensi.....
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Supreme Court permits repairs to Ayodhya temple(10.08.2015)
The Supreme Court allowed the provision of facilities and some repair work at the makeshift Ram Lalla Temple in Ayodhya. Basic amenities are to be pro.....
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Supreme Court Says Online Rummy is Not Gambling(14.08.2015)
Supreme Court has said that Madras high court ruling that playing rummy with stakes amounts to gambling, will not impact online rummy websites.
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply on CVC Appointment(14.08.2015)
Supreme Court has sought Centre's response to a PIL challenging appointment of former Central Board of Direct Taxes head KV Chaudhary as chief vigila.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Jammu and Kashmir Government on Article 35A of Indian Constitution(14.08.2015)
Supreme Court on a petition of RSS-backed think tank challenging Article 35A of Indian Constitution send notice to Jammu and Kashmir Government.
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Supreme Court Seeks Response from Centre on Implementation of Government Ads Guidelines(17.08.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response from Central Government as to whether it has set up Three-Member Ombudsman to regulate advertisements given by vario.....
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Nitish Katara Murder Case: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Yadav Brothers(17.08.2015)
Supreme Court has upheld conviction of accused Vikas Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukdev Phelwan in Nitish Katara Murder Case.
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Fodder Scam Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice to Lalu Prasad(17.08.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to RJD leader Lalu Prasad regarding Fodder Scam Case, asking why the corruption charges against him cannot be revived.
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Supreme Court Seeks Details from Sahara on Deals With BOC and Reuben Brothers(18.08.2015)
Supreme Court has sought details from Sahara Group on its deals with Bank of China (BOC) and Reuben Brothers for sale of its three luxury hotel prope.....
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SC Denies to Modify Order of Aadhaar Card Use(08.10.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to modify an order, which restricted its use to public distribution system and LPG subsidy, creating a setback to government’.....
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SC Takes Exception at Arguments against Haryana's New Panchayat Election Law(08.10.2015)
Supreme Court has taken exception to argument that those who have defaulted in paying electric bills should not be barred from contesting panchayat po.....
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SC Issues Notice to Govt. over Toddlers' Cracker Ban Plea(09.10.2015)
Supreme Court on petition filed by toddlers seeking directions to curb Delhi's fatal air pollution including ban on fire crackers during Diwali, has i.....
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SC Decides to Peruse NGT Order to Levy Environmental Tax on Commercial Vehicles Entering Delhi(09.10.2015)
Supreme Court has decided to peruse National Green Tribunal (NGT) order directing payment of environmental taxes by commercial vehicles entering Delhi.....
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SC Forms Bench to Decide on Aadhaar Scheme 's Constitutionality(09.10.2015)
Supreme Court has agreed with Centre's plea to decide Constitutional validity of Aadhaar scheme at the earliest and set up a Constitution bench to hea.....
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Supreme Court Denies Capital Punishment for Vikas and Vishal Yadav in Nitish Katara Murder Case(09.10.2015)
SC has denied to take petition by Nilam Katara seeking death penalty for her son Nitish Katara's murderers - Vikas and Vishal Yadav, and said it was a.....
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Supreme Court Annoys With Central Govt. Over PoW Issue(03.09.2015)
Supreme Court has annoyed with Central Govt. and asked that if India’s river water disputes could be agitated before international forum, then why 54 .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Information on Steps Taken by Govt. on Retrieval of Black Money(04.09.2015)
Supreme Court has sought information from Central Government on steps taken to implement recommendations of Special Investigation Team (SIT) on retrie.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Order that Set Aside Income Tax Penalty on Sahara(07.09.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court order that set aside penalty of Rs.252 crore imposed by Income Tax Department on Sahara firm for violation o.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Police Chief B S Bassi(07.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued a contempt of court notice to Police Commissioner B S Bassi on failure of Delhi Police to bring an accused to court even afte.....
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SC Seeks Explanation on Plan for Spending Rs 27,000 crore on Welfare of Construction Workers(07.09.2015)
Supreme Court has summoned Union Labour Secretary to appear in person and explain plans to spend the money collected through a cess, irked over dis- s.....
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Supreme Court Stays Consumer Court Order Penalising Lufthansa(07.09.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed a Consumer Court order which had penalized German airline Lufthansa on a business class passenger’s complaint that they misle.....
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Supreme Court Asks for Transparency in Method of Designating Lawyers as 'Senior' Advocates(08.09.2015)
Supreme Court has asked bar bodies of advocates to come forward and suggest ways to fine-tune method of designating lawyers as 'senior' advocates. Als.....
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SC to Punjab and Haryana HC: Decide Immediately Plea Filed by DLF Park Place’s Residents Association(25.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered Punjab and Haryana High Court to immediately decide plea filed by DLF Park Place’s residents association in Gurgaon against .....
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SC Asks Al- Hind Party to Approach Delhi High Court in Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme Scam(25.08.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Al- Hind Party - a political group that file PIL seeking a direction to Centre to publish a comprehensive list of Indian marty.....
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Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Aroon Purie Over Dhoni’s Magazine Photo(25.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings initiated against India Today Group head Aroon Purie for publishing a cover photo in `Business Today' in.....
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Supreme Court Orders MCI to Work on Festivals(25.08.2015)
Supreme Court while quashing a plea of Medical Council of India (MCI) taking ground of religious festivities for not been able to work and inspect inf.....
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Supreme Court Confirms Conviction and Sentence of Ansal Brothers(26.08.2015)
Supreme Court has confirmed conviction and two-years sentence for Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, who were convicted in Uphaar Fire Tragedy case.
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Supreme Court Stays CBI Inquiry on Arunachal CM Nabam Tuki(26.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed Gauhati High Court order for CBI inquiry on Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, alleged of corruption charges during.....
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Supreme Court: Can a State be Asked to Rebuild Places of Worship(27.08.2015)
Supreme Court has questioned Gujarat High Court's order directing Gujarat Government to use taxpayers’ money to restore and rebuild religious sites da.....
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SC Stays Madras High Court Order Against Karthikeyan’s Appointment in TNPCB(25.09.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed Madras High Court decision confirming quashing of appointment of K. Karthikeyan as Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNP.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Guidelines to Ensure Uninterrupted Functioning of Parliament(25.09.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking guidelines to ensure uninterrupted functioning of Parliament, stating that judiciary could not monitor busines.....
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Supreme Court Confirms Air India Engineer Union Head's Termination in Mangalore Crash Case(28.09.2015)
SC has confirmed Air India's decision to terminate from service General Secretary of an Employees' Union, for calling a strike 3 days after crash of a.....
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Supreme Court Slams Bharti and Directs him to Surrender First(28.09.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected bail plea of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti and directed him to surrender before police in connection with domestic violence along .....
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Supreme Court Denies to Take Plea Against Post-Poll Alliances(29.09.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to take plea opposing practice of political parties forging post-poll alliances to gain power on ground that electors were ke.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Sahara Regarding Apointment of Receiver(29.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Sahara Group, as to why a Receiver should not be appointed to take over and sell its properties for repayment of Rs.....
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Supreme Court: Can't Interfere in Animal Sacrifice Tradition(29.09.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to interfere with religious practices and said that judiciary could not stop centuries-old traditions of sacrificing animals .....
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Supreme Court Extends Stay on Dayanidhi Maran’s Arrest(15.09.2015)
Supreme Court has extended stay on Madras High Court order cancelling bail of Ex-Telecom Minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran in alleged telephone .....
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SC Asks Trial Courts to Pass Appropriate Orders Regarding Witnesses Protection in Asaram Case(15.09.2015)
Supreme Court has asked trial courts in Rajasthan and Gujarat to pass appropriate orders on pleas seeking protection for prosecution witnesses in thre.....
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SC Seeks Reply on Plea Seeking Setting Up of Separate Pay Commission for Judges(15.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State and Registrar General of all high courts on a petition filed by All India Judges Association, seeking.....
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Supreme Court Seeks AG’s Assistance in Hearing Assets Plea Against Ex-CJI K G Balakrishnan(16.09.2015)
Supreme Court has sought help of Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi to hear PIL, seeking CBI inquiry into alleged amassing of wealth by kin of Ju.....
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SC Summons Top Cops of UP over UP Khap Diktat(16.09.2015)
Supreme Court has summoned top police officers of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh where a 'khap' panchayat allegedly ordered two Dalit girls to be r.....
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SC Denies to Interfere with Bombay HC Order Regarding Stay on Sale of Meat on September 17(17.09.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to interfere with Bombay High Court order staying ban on sale of meat on September 17 in Maharashtra.
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Supreme Court to Centre and State: Grant Citizenship to Chakma, Hajong Tribals in 3 Months(21.09.2015)
SC has ordered Centre and Arunachal Pradesh Govt. to grant citizenship within three months to Chakma and Hajong tribals who had migrated from Banglade.....
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SC Rejects Relief to Ex- Union Minister Santosh Bagrodia in Coal Scam Case(08.09.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea filed by former Union Minister Santosh Bagrodia, seeking exemption from personal appearance before a special court in .....
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SC to Rape Convict: Held Hand, Now Fall at Her Feet(08.09.2015)
Supreme Court has reduced a rape convict's two-year sentence to one year sentence on condition that if he fell at feet of victim-girl, sought her forg.....
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SC Says 3 Months Enough for Probe Against Ex-CBI Boss in Ranjit Sinha Coal Case(08.09.2015)
Supreme Court has said it should not take more than three months for former CBI special director M L Sharma to inquire whether ex-CBI director Ranjit .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Modify Pandian's Bail Condition in Sohrabuddin Case(09.09.2015)
Supreme Court has refused to modify bail condition of suspended IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian, accused in alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddi.....
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SC Directs NAAC to Issue Grade Certificates to Deemed Universities(09.09.2015)
Supreme Court has directed National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to issue grade certificates to 41 deemed universities which have come .....
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2G Spectrum Case: Supreme Court Rejects Government Move to Remove Venugopal as CBI, ED Counsel(10.09.2015)
SC has rejected government's move to remove senior advocate K K Venugopal as a counsel for CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the 2G spectrum all.....
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Supreme Court Gives 3 Months Time to Air India to End Labour Disputes(10.09.2015)
Supreme Court has given three months time to Air India management to settle nearly eight year-old contentious labour disputes pertaining to pay, worki.....
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SC to Vodafone: Deposit Rs 2,000 crore for Merger(24.11.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Vodafone to make an interim payment of Rs 2,000 crore to department of telecommunications, following which the latter will .....
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SC Seeks Reply from Centre As To Why Must Convicts Not Be Debarred from Contesting Elections for Life(24.11.2015)
Supreme Court has sought reply from Centre to explain why convicts must not be debarred from contesting in elections for life. The current law debars .....
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SC Says Woman's Right over Property, Given in Lieu of Maintenance Is Absolute(24.11.2015)
Supreme Court has said that a woman's right over property, given in lieu of maintenance to be enjoyed during lifetime, cannot be taken away after deat.....
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Supreme Court Relief to Tata Sons(24.11.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed Maharashtra Government’s demand order for Rs 300 crore in sales tax payment from Tata Sons.
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SC Denies toTake Petition on Rahul Gandhi's Alleged British Citizenship(24.11.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to allow an urgent hearing on petition seeking direction to Central Bureau of Investigation to file a case against Rahul Gand.....
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SC Issues Notice to UGC over Alleged Flouting of Reservation Norms by Universities(24.11.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to University Grant Commission (UGC) over petition alleging that Universities were not reserving vacancies for disable.....
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SC Expresses Serious Concern Over Acute Drug Menace in Punjab(25.11.2015)
Supreme Court while refusing bail to Mohinder Pal, a bus driver, convicted for possessing three kg of charas, has said peddlers of various narcotics s.....
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SC to Centre: Whether it Can Assure Nobody Would be at “Disadvantageous Position” for Want of Aadhaar(15.10.2015)
Supreme Court while taking Centre's plea that Aadhaar cards be allowed to be used "voluntarily" for welfare programmes other than PDS and LPG schemes,.....
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SC to Govt.: Re -Examine the Policy to Allow Import of Human Embryo(15.10.2015)
Supreme Court while expressing concern over India becoming a top destination for surrogacy tourism, has suggested a ban on commercial surrogacy and di.....
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SC Stays 2014 Amendment of Maharashtra Police Act Banning Dance Performances at Bars(15.10.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed a 2014 amendment of Maharashtra Police Act banning dance performances in various places including bars in the state. The cour.....
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SC Set Aside Government Role in Appointment of Judges(16.10.2015)
Supreme Court has junked the new law that gave Government more say in judges’ appointment and said that the collegium system of judges selecting judge.....
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SC Rejects Plea against PM Modi over 2012 Gujarat Assembly Election Affidavit(16.10.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking legal action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly filing a defective affidavit relating to his m.....
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SC to Centre and States: Why Do Appeals Drag On(19.10.2015)
Supreme Court while taking note of long delays in hearing of appeals by various high courts, has asked Centre and State Governments as to what they pr.....
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Supreme Court to Haryana Govt. : How Many BPL Houses Have Toilets(20.10.2015)
Supreme Court while taking a case relating to Panchyat Polls in which one of the criteria is that a candidate must have a functional toilet in his/her.....
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Supreme Court Urges for Change in Muslim Divorce Law(28.10.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered registration of a Public Interest Litigation and urged to set up a Special Bench to consider gender discrimination suffered .....
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Supreme Court Allows Carrying Forward of Tax Losses(28.10.2015)
Supreme Court while providing benefit to companies making acquisition and reconstruction, has allowed carrying forward of tax losses in such transacti.....
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Supreme Court Denies Blanket Ban on Diwali Crackers(29.10.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed over concerns of increasing air pollution in India's major cities and denied to impose complete ban on firecra.....
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Supreme Court Restricts Womens' Right to Ancestral Property(02.11.2015)
Supreme Court while restricting right of women seeking equal share in ancestral property, has held that amended provisions of Hindu Succession (Amendm.....
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Supreme Court Turns Down Petition To Scrap Article 370(02.11.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that only Parliament can take a call on scrapping Article 370, thus turning down a plea challenging the provision giving speci.....
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SC: MBBS Seats Denied, Can’t be Given(02.11.2015)
Supreme Court has upheld the award of 3 lakh as compensation to two students, who, despite being in the merit list of a private medical college, were .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Against Mahesh Sharma in Kailash Hospital Land Scam(02.11.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition against Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma challenging his acquittal from Kailash Hospital land scam case.
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Supreme Court Allows Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher Lawyers at SBI’s Defaulter Hearing(21.09.2015)
Supreme Court has permitted Kingfisher Airlines as well as grounded airline's promoter Vijay Mallya and directors to be represented by lawyers at a St.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply from Govt. over Pension for Fast Track Court Judges(21.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notices and sought responses from Tamil Nadu Government and Registrar of Madras High Court on a plea seeking pensionary benef.....
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SC Issues Notice to Telangana Government on Omission of 26 Castes from BC List(22.09.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Telangana Government on petition challenging omission of 26 castes and communities, which enjoyed reservation till.....
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SC Questions Validity of Educational Bar for Haryana Poll(22.09.2015)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over recent laws framed by some state governments fixing minimum education qualification for people to contest loc.....
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SC Directs Centre to Reply to Plea on Releasing Bose Files(22.09.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Home Ministry and Prime Minister's Office to respond to a representation to declassify several files on Netaji Subhas Chand.....
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Supreme Court Dispenses Kejriwal from Personal Appeareance in Amethi Court for Now(23.09.2015)
Supreme Court has dispensed with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal , for now, from personal appearance before a court in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Essar’s Plea Challenging Special Court's Jurisdiction(30.09.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and its promoters questioning Special CBI court's jurisdiction to hold trial against them .....
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SC Dismisses BCCI's Plea to Review its Verdict on N Srinivasan's Conflict of Interest(30.09.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed N Srinivasan's plea seeking clarification whether he could attend governing body meeting in his capacity as President of T.....
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Supreme Court: Lawyers Making Judges' Lives Miserable(30.09.2015)
Supreme Court has expressed grave concern over continued habit of a section of lawyers to file complaints casting aspersions on integrity of “defencel.....
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Supreme Court Awards Rigorous Life Imprisonment to Hizbul Mujahideen Terrorist(01.10.2015)
Supreme Court has awarded rigorous life imprisonment to Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Ghulam Nabi, a Pakistan national, in case relating to 1995 serial .....
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Somnath Bharti(01.10.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to grant interim bail to AAP leader Somnath Bharti in domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed by wife Lipika Mitr.....
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Supreme Court Slams MCI and DCI for Making False Statements(05.10.2015)
Supreme Court has accused Medical Council of India (MCI) and Dental Council of India (DCI) of regularly making false statements, misleading it using t.....
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Supreme Court Confirms Compensation of Rs. 35.7 Lakh for Lawyers Injured in Road Accidents(05.10.2015)
Supreme Court has confirmed Madras High Court order of valuation of Rs. 35.7 lakh compensation as a young lawyer’s loss, both professionally and perso.....
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SC Levies 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 & Rs 1300 on Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has levied 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 and Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 for 4 months. T.....
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SC Rejects Pleas Seeking Enquiry into Kargil Scam(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected a bunch of pleas seeking enquiry into alleged multi-crore scam in purchase of defence equipments in 1999 Kargil operations.
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SC Dismisses Ranjit Sinha's Plea over Access to Alleged Original Visitors' Diary of His Residence(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea of Ranjit Sinha to not to allow court-appointed panel access to alleged original visitors' diary of his official resi.....
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SC Directs CBI to Act as Per Law(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has dircted CBI to "act" in accordance with law on issue of registration of an FIR into alleged seizure of unaccounted cash worth Rs 25 .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Sanjiv Bhatt’s Plea for SIT Probe(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea of seeking a court-monitored SIT probe in relation to the two FIRs lodged aga.....
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SC Denies Bail in Suriyanelli Rape Case but Raises ‘Disbelief’ in Prosecution Version(14.10.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed bail to 27 persons, including main accused Dharmarajan, in Suriyanelli rape case, but noted there are “several points of d.....
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SC Denies to Direct Government on Uniform Civil Code(07.12.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to direct Government to take a decision on having a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for all citizens across the country, stating tha.....
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SC to Govt.: Include Acid Attack Survivors Within Disable Person List(07.12.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and State Government to bring acid attack survivors within the ambit of disable person to get the benefits of reservati.....
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SC Put Stay on Allahabad High Court's Order Declaring Shiksha Mitra’s Appointment Illegal(08.12.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court's September order which declared appointment of about 1.72 shiksha mitras illegal.
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Supreme Court: No SC/ST Reservation in Higher Judiciary(08.12.2015)
Supreme Court while rejecting a plea of a district-level judge from Uttarakhand who sought to be promoted as a high court judge, has refused to provid.....
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Supreme Court Directs Handing Over of Ex-CBI Director Sinha’s Visitors’ Diary to Panel(08.12.2015)
Supreme Court has allowed an investigation team to access original visitors’ diary at ex-CBI director Ranjit Sinha’s residence. The team is investigat.....
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Supreme Court Announces New Norms for Arbitration Proceedings(08.12.2015)
Supreme Court has announced new norms for hearing arbitration petitions in view of the Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Ordinance, which came in.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Translate Court Verdicts into Regional Languages(08.12.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking to translate verdicts into 22 languages recognised in the Constitution.
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Supreme Court : Widows Have Right on ‘Maintenance’ Property(16.11.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that right to maintenance of a Hindu widow is not a "mere formality" but a spiritual and moral right that can be judicially e.....
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SC Junks AAP Govt.’s Plea Seeking Death Sentence for Convicts in Nitish Katara Murder Case(16.11.2015)
Supreme Court has junked a Delhi Government plea seeking death sentence for three convicts in Nitish Katara murder case including Vikas and Vishal Yad.....
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SC Transfers Pearls Agrotech Case to Itself, Involving Irregularities in CIS Worth Rs.49,000 Crore(17.11.2015)
Supreme Court has transferred a case related to irregularities in Rs.49,000 crore Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) launched by Pearls Agrotech Corp.....
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Supreme Court Serves Notice to Goa on Renewal of Mining Leases(18.11.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Goa Government to file reply against allegation that it renewed 88 lapsed mining leases in State in violation of auction ru.....
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SC Asks Centre, Whether It Can Interfere into Committee Report on Vaccines(19.11.2015)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea seeking quashing of licenses of two cervical cancer vaccines, has sought to know whether it could venture into the .....
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SC Issues Summon to Rohtak DSP, for Evading Arrest of Balbir Singh(20.11.2015)
Supreme Court has summoned Rohtak DSP, a Station House Officer and owner of a private hospital in Gurgaon for allegedly helping Balbir Singh, alias Ba.....
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SC Directs UP Govt. to Set Up Committee for Recruiting Primary Teachers(03.11.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to constitute a committee which would accept and decide applications from candidates seeking appoi.....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Improper Implementation of MGNREGA(03.11.2015)
Supreme Court on a PIL alleging improper implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in terms of timely payment.....
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SC Nods to BCI to “Continue With the New Rules"(03.11.2015)
Supreme Court has said that apex regulatory body for lawyers can "continue with the new rules" for verifying advocates, while giving its nod to Bar C.....
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SC Orders Re-Checking of DJSE 2014 Answer Sheets(03.11.2015)
Supreme Court in order slam all allegations of nepotism and favouritism in 2014 Delhi Judicial Services Exams (DJSE) conducted by the Delhi High Court.....
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2G Scam Case: SC Dismisses Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Plea But Allows her to Move High Court(04.11.2015)
Supreme Court while dismissing Kanimozhi Karunanidhi's plea for quashing charges against her in an alleged bribe-turned-corporate loan case, has allow.....
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Supreme Court: There Can’t be Any Wholesale Change in the Collegium System(04.11.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled out any wholesale changes in the collegium system but agreed to consider suggestions on transparency, criteria for selection o.....
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SC Gives UP Govt. 2 Days Time to Appoint Lokayukta(15.12.2015)
Supreme Court has irked over Uttar Pradesh Government and gave two days time to appoint a new Lokayukta, saying that the state government and constitu.....
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SC Directs CBI to Wrap Up Inquiry in Coal Scam Cases(15.12.2015)
Supreme Court has irked over delay in concluding inquiry in coal scam cases and asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to wrap it up at earliest .....
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SC Directs BSES Power Discoms to Reply over Rs 6,000-Crore Dues(15.12.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response from Reliance Infra-backed BSES power discoms as to why they should not be asked to immediately clear their electric.....
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SC to Centre: Response to PIL to Fill Up Vacancies in NHRC(15.12.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to file reply to PIL seeking direction over filling up of vacant positions in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC.....
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SC Takes Exception to States Not Notifying 3-Member Tribunal(16.12.2015)
Supreme Court has took serious exception to non-constitution of a three member Tribunal by various states, including Maharashtra, to deal with matters.....
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SC Issues Notice on Nestle's Plea against NCDRC’s Retest Order(16.12.2015)
Supreme Court has sought Centre’s response on Nestle India's plea challenging "legality and correctness" of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commi.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Review of Stormwater Drainage System(16.12.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking for direction to Centre and Tamil Nadu Government to set up an expert committee to inspect and scientifi.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Info from Centre on Six Hydro-Power Projects(25.11.2015)
Supreme Court has sought information from Government regarding findings of inter- ministerial committee, which was set up to look into an expert panel.....
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SC Permits Accused to Bring on Record Taped Telephonic Conversations as Defence(25.11.2015)
Supreme Court for the first time has permitted an accused to bring on record taped telephonic conversations to prove his innocence in a child sexual a.....
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SC Directs Maharashtra to Take Decision within 2 Weeks on Dance Bars Licence(26.11.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Government to bring in action its earlier order on dance bars and decide within two weeks the application seeki.....
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SC Directs Interim Stay to Continue on Criminal Proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in Defamation Case(26.11.2015)
Supreme Court has decided to continue interim stay of criminal proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case lodged against him for remarks al.....
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SC Gives A Months Time to Bar Bodies to Solve Problem "Once and For All"(30.11.2015)
Supreme Court while allowing a months time to the Bar bodies to convene a meeting to solve the problem "once and for all", has said that lawyers shoul.....
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SC Imposes Rs 25k Fine on Centre for Not Responding on 'Devadasi' PIL(30.11.2015)
Supreme Court has imposed fine of Rs 25,000 on Centre for failing to file on time an affidavit on women being forced to become 'devadasis' and the pos.....
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SC Rejects Tamil Nadu's Plea Seeking Police Custody of Kovan(30.11.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea filed by Tamil Nadu Government seeking two-day police custody of folk singer Kovan, who was granted relief by the Madr.....
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SC: Party Will Not Get More Than 45 days for Filing Reply in Consumer Case(09.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum as the period cannot be extended u.....
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Supreme Court Directs ASI to Frame Guides' Policy by December 30(09.12.2015)
Supreme Court has given time till December 30, 2015 to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to comply with its direction of seeking a policy for guide.....
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Supreme Court Says Meal Vouchers Shouldn’t Be Taxed(10.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that meal vouchers are not ‘goods’ for the purpose of levy of Octroi or Local Body Tax (LBT) and that the company issuing such.....
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SC Directs Govt. to Make Functional Central Agency Probing Human Trafficking By Next Year(10.12.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to make functional by December 1 next year Organised Crimes Investigating Agency, which will probe human trafficking.....
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SC: Selection of Successful DJS Candidates Would Remain Unviolated(10.12.2015)
Supreme Court has said that selection of 15 successful candidates of the Delhi Judicial Services examinations held last year would remain and sought r.....
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SC: Educational Qualification Must for Haryana Panchayat Polls(10.12.2015)
Supreme Court has upheld Haryana Govt. decision for contestant to be literate and have toilets in their home to contest panchayat election.
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SC Directs Hyderabad HC to Expedite Hearing in Power Utilities Employees’ Case(11.12.2015)
Supreme Court has directed Hyderabad High Court to expeditiously complete hearing on the petition filed by employees of power utilities who were relie.....
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SC Invokes Constitutional Powers to Appoint Retd. High Court Judge Virendra Singh as New UP Lokayukta(16.12.2015)
Supreme Court has invoked its constitutional powers to appoint Retd. High Court Judge Virendra Singh as the new Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh after the s.....
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Supreme Court Orders Mysuru Lab to Test Maggi Samples(16.12.2015)
Supreme Court has said that testing of Maggi noodles samples as directed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) will now be undert.....
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Supreme Court Denies to Pass Order on Sanskriti School's Quota Abolition(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to pass any order on plea of Centre challenging Delhi High Court decision quashing 60 per cent quota in Sanskriti School here.....
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Supreme Court Clears Decks for PBL, Grant Relief to Badminton Association of India(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has said that Premier Badminton League (PBL) can be held as scheduled as it lifted the restraint imposed by the High Court of Meghalaya.
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SC: RBI Must Disclose All Info About Banks Under RTI(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bound in law to give information regarding private and public banks under the Right To Inf.....
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SC: Appointment as Priests Can’t be Denied on Basis of Caste, Birth(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “c.....
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SC's Notice to Centre over Plea on Free Food Grains(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response of Centre and eight drought-hit states on a plea seeking direction to make available free food-grains guaranteed und.....
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SC Denies to Interfere with Madras HC’s Order over CISF Deployment(05.11.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to interfere with Madras High Court order for deployment of CISF by replacing State police security at its Chennai premises, .....
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Supreme Court Permits DLF Units to Sell Shares, Dismisses SEBI Plea for Restraint Order(05.11.2015)
Supreme Court has allowed three DLF subsidiaries to sell shares worth Rs 12,000 crore to reduce debt, declining plea filed by Security Exchange Board .....
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SC Transfers Virbhadra Singh’s Disproportionate Assets Case to Delhi High Court.(05.11.2015)
Supreme Court has transferred Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh’s disproportionate case to Delhi High Court and said that Singh will not be arrested.....
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SC Extends Time For Inviting Suggestions on Collegium System(06.11.2015)
Supreme Court has extended time till November 13 for inviting suggestions to make functioning of collegium system transparent and eligibility criteria.....
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Delhi HC Directs Uber to File Fresh Affidavit on Diesel Vehicles(09.11.2015)
Delhi HC has directed Uber India to file a fresh affidavit stating that it will comply with a 14 October order by Supreme Court requiring the taxi hai.....
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SC Directs Aditya Pancholi to Vacate Bungalow(09.11.2015)
Supreme Court has refused to grant relief to Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi's on his plea to retain tenancy rights over a bungalow in Juhu in Mumbai .....
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SC Questions Centre for Opposing French Woman’s Release in Assassination Case of a Chilean Senator(09.11.2015)
Supreme Court has questioned government’s stand of opposing release of a French woman facing extradition on charges of involvement in assassination of.....
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SC Rejects PIL over Rahul’s Citizenship Row(30.11.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking a direction to CBI to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly declaring himself as a British nation.....
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SC to Govt.: Why Shouldn't a Stray Dog Victim be Given Compensation?(30.11.2015)
Supreme Court while concerning over children who were being bitten by stray dogs, has asked Centre why should Government not be directed to pay comp.....
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SC to Govinda: Apologize for Slapping a Fan in 2008(30.11.2015)
Supreme Court while observing that a filmstar should not indulge in fighting in public places, has directed actor Govinda to apologize to his fan for .....
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SC Extends Time by 2 Months to Decide Bail Pleas of 2008 Malegaon Blast Case Accused(01.12.2015)
Supreme Court has granted two more months to a special court in Maharashtra to hear and decide bail applications of accused in 2008 Malegaon blast cas.....
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SC Asks Karnataka Government to Move to HC for Lifting Stay against Yeddyurappa(01.12.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Government to approach High Court to lift stay on probe into three land-related cases in Bengaluru against former Ch.....
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SC Asks CBI to Accelerate Investigation in Multi-Crore Rupee Chit-Fund Scam Cases(01.12.2015)
Supreme Court has asked CBI to accelerate its investigation in multi-crore rupee chit-fund scam cases against Seashore group of companies in Odisha.
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SC Issues Notice to Aligarh Muslim University(01.12.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Aligarh Muslim University to file reply over petition seeking a direction to quash appointment of its Vice-Chancellor (VC).
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Supreme Court Extends Teesta's Bail Till Jan 31(02.12.2015)
Supreme Court has extended anticipatory bail of activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till January 31 in case against them for allegedl.....
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SC Denies to Take Urgent Hearing over Odd-Even Scheme(14.01.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to hold urgent hearing of a plea challenging Delhi High Court’s order which allowed the odd-even scheme saying people should .....
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Supreme Court Refers Arunachal Political Crisis Issue to Constitution Bench(14.01.2016)
SC has referred to Constitution bench petitions arising out of orders passed by Gauhati High Court over the ongoing political issue in Arunachal Prade.....
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SC Asks Manipur, Is AFSPA in Manipur Permanent(15.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Manipur Government how long Army should be deployed in the State and enjoy unaccountable power under Armed Forces Special Powe.....
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SC to Nazir Maudany: Move Trial Court for Joint Trial(15.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed 2008 Bangalore blasts case accused Abdul Nazir Maudany to approach the trial court in next week with his plea to jointly tr.....
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SC Rules, No Building Projects is Allowed Without Prior Environmental Clearances(15.01.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that real estate sector cannot build without first getting environment clearances, as builders all over India are not respecti.....
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SC Decides to Appoint Amicus Curiae in Sabarimala Case(15.01.2016)
Supreme Court has decided to appoint Amicus Curiae in the Sabarimala temple case to decide the matter constitutionally.
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SC Seeks Government's Views on Right to Die(18.01.2016)
Supreme Court has sought Modi Government's views to allow doctors not to prolong life by artificial means such as life support systems in case a patie.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Registration of Diesel SUV and Cars over 2000 cc to Continue(05.01.2016)
Supreme Court has said that a ban on sale and registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacities of 2,000 cc and above in National Capital Region .....
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SC Extends Deadline for All Cabs in NCR to Convert to CNG till March 31(06.01.2016)
Supreme Court has extended deadline for all taxis in National Capital Region to convert to CNG mode from March 1 to March 31 and directed Centre to s.....
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SC Sets Aside Orissa High Court Verdict on Trustees of Aurobindo Ashram(06.01.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside verdict of Orissa High Court holding that judicial process to remove trustees of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust can continue o.....
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SC to Centre: Set Up System to Protect Whistleblowers(07.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to put in place an administrative mechanism for whistleblowers’ protection as they face threats and harassment for .....
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Supreme Court Irks Over Sahara’s Silence on Payment(07.01.2016)
Supreme Court has irked upon Sahara group's silence on issue of paying up a sum of Rs 10,000 crore, a pre-condition set by court for freedom of its im.....
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SC Permits SYMR Consortium to Quit Contract(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has permited SYMR Consortium, which collects toll at various entry points to Delhi, to exit the contract on January 31 and also asked So.....
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SC Directs Government to Appoint 3 ICs in 6 Weeks(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Government to appoint three Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission (CIC), whose posts are ly.....
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SC Pulls Up TN Govt. for Ordering GAIL to Change Pipeline Alignment(03.02.2016)
Supreme Court has pulled up Jayalalithaa Government in Tamil Nadu for ordering GAIL India to change alignment of a major gas pipeline to appease agita.....
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SC Permits Maharashtra Night at Girgaum Chowpatty(03.02.2016)
Supreme Court has put stay on Bombay High Court order and allowed Maharashtra Government to hold an event at Girgaum Chowpatty beach in Mumbai to kick.....
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SC Says, Governors, Including Ex-Judges are Political Appointees(04.02.2016)
Supreme Court has observed that Governors, including former judges, were political appointees and their decisions were subject to judicial review.
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SC Denies to Take Plea on MCD Workers' Strike(04.02.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to entertain a plea seeking its intervention in the ongoing MCD workers strike.
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SC to PSCs: Reveal Answer Books, Interview Marks, If Asked To(05.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while backing demands for transparency and accountability in selection of bureaucrats, has ordered two public service commissions—in Ke.....
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Supreme Court to BCCI: Fall In Line With Recommendations of Justice R M Lodha Committee(05.02.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to fall in line with recommendations of Justice R M Lodha Committee which has .....
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SC Denies To Give Urgent Hearing To Plea On Ram Sethu(05.02.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to give urgent hearing on plea of BJP leader seeking a direction to Centre that it should clarify its stand on the Ram Sethu.
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SC Rejects Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Plea, over Vacating Bungalow(05.02.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected plea of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a Congress MP from West Bengal, challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to stay his e.....
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SC Directs CBI Inquiry in BSP Leader Raju Pal Murder Case(22.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed a CBI inquiry into murder of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Raju Pal in 2005 in Uttar Pradesh.
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SC Imposes Provisional Fine on Erring Builders(22.01.2016)
Supreme Court has imposed provisional fine on erring builders who constructed buildings and then applied for green clearances.
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SC: Armed Forces Not An Old-Age Home, No Place for The Unfit(25.01.2016)
Supreme Court, while rejecting a woman IAF officer's plea for permanent commission even though she had failed to clear the medical test, has said a ph.....
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SC Gives Nod to Appointment of High Court Judges(27.01.2016)
Supreme Court has given go ahead to the government to proceed with the appointment of over 35 candidates as high court judges, signaling an end to a y.....
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SC Asks Govt. to Explain President’s Rule in AP(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over Arunachal Pradesh Governor’s counsel and issued notice to Govt. as to why it was not informed about r.....
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SC Seeks Reply from Centre on Termination of UPA-Appointed Governors(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice and sought response from Government on the issue of sacking of UPA-appointed governors of Uttarakhand and Pudducherry .....
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SC Reprimands SEBI for Pursuing Case Being Already Heard(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has reprimanded Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for pursuing a case already being heard by it.
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SC Seeks Investigation Status in Anti-Sikh Riots Case(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to apprise it of status of investigation conducted by Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to investigate 1984 anti-.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Data Regarding Social Security Schemes in Drought-Hit Areas(18.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to collate data on various social security schemes being implemented in the 12 drought-affected states.
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Supreme Court to Centre: Can Sikhs be Treated as Minority in Punjab(19.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Government to explain whether Sikhs could be treated as a minority in Punjab where they constituted 75% of the population.
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SC: If Wife Dies Mysteriously Within 7 Years of Marriage, Then Husband Can't Claim Stridhan(20.01.2016)
Supreme Court has held that a man would not be entitled to claim properties and stridhan gifted to his wife if she dies under mysterious circumstances.....
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SC Upholds Land Acquisition by Haryana Government(20.01.2016)
Supreme Court, while setting aside Punjab and Haryana High Court order, has upheld acquisition of land by Haryana Government in 2003-04 for the expans.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Order in UP Lokayukta Case(21.01.2016)
Supreme Court has reserved verdict on pleas seeking recall of its order appointing Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court, as .....
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SC Defers Ruling on Chautalas’ Pleas over Teachers’ Recruitment Scam(21.01.2016)
Supreme Court has deferred its ruling on review petitions of Ex-Haryana CM OP Chautala and his son Ajay Singh, pleading for relief in 10-year jail ter.....
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SC to Delhi Police: Wrap Up Inquiry into Samsung FIR(21.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi police to wrap up within six weeks its inquiry into Samsung's FIR alleging fraud in connection with summons order issued.....
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SC Says, Coaching Centres Must Go from Residential Areas(09.03.2016)
Supreme Court has said coaching centres in residential areas are a nuisance to women and the elderly and must shift out to commercial premises or inst.....
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SC Backs Centre Decision for Not Enrolling Armed Forces Personnel as Voters(09.03.2016)
Supreme Court has said Centre was justified in not registering armed forces personnel as general voters in northeast states and Jammu and Kashmir as i.....
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SC Directs Independent Verification Of Shelter Homes Fund Utilization(09.03.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered independent verification of utilisation of funds for setting up of shelter homes for urban poor across the country.
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SC Issues Notice to Vijay Mallya(10.03.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Vijay Mallya on a plea filed by public sector banks seeking a direction that liquor baron Vijay Mallya be restraine.....
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SC Directs States to Sterilise Nuisance-Causing Stray Dogs(10.03.2016)
Supreme Court has directed States and local bodies to take steps to sterilise and vaccinate nuisance-causing stray dogs, under provisions of Preventio.....
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SC Says, Our View Not Enough to Render Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004 Invalid(10.03.2016)
Supreme Court has clarified that its ruling on the Presidential Reference on validity of Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, would not render .....
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SC Asks Telcos to Declare Call Drops Never Exceeded 2% Threshold(11.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked telecom operators to give undertaking that call drops have never exceeded 2 per cent threshold and no penalty was ever levied .....
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SC Declines to Take Plea Against World Culture Festival(11.03.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to entertain petition against World Culture Festival, a day after National Green Tribunal cleared controversial three-day eve.....
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SC Agrees To Reconsider Jail For Ansals in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider whether Gopal and Sushil Ansal, builders of the Uphar cinema in Delhi where nearly 60 people died in a fire in.....
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SC to Trial Court: Prevent Court-Hunting Tactics Adopted by Accused in Serious Crimes(11.01.2016)
Supreme Court, in order to prevent court-hunting tactics being adopted by the accused in serious crimes, has said trial courts should not allow the ac.....
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SC Recalls Order for Promotion Quota in Banks(11.01.2016)
Supreme Court has recalled its direction to grant quota in promotions to SC/ST employees in higher grade posts in public sector banks, and left it to .....
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SC to Parliament: Enact Separate Law for Child Rape(11.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Parliament to enact a separate offence of 'child rape' and provide rigorous punishment to offenders.
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Supreme Court Irks Over FCI(11.01.2016)
Supreme Court has irked over Food Corporation of India (FCI), where 370 departmental labourers were paid Rs 4.5 lakh a month, a salary that was much m.....
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Supreme Court Denies to Limit Its Power to Take Appeals Against Any Court(12.01.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to limit its power to entertain appeals against any court or tribunal order, disposing of the first of 29 constitution bench .....
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SC Suspends Jallikattu, Bull-Fighting Sport Of Tamil Nadu(12.01.2016)
Supreme Court has suspended Centre's notification lifting ban on jallikattu, traditional bull-fighting sport of Tamil Nadu. Last week, the Centre had .....
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Supreme Court Slams Prashant Bhushan(13.01.2016)
Supreme Court, while questioning locus standi of NGO Centre for Public Interest in filing public interest litigations pertaining to corporate issues l.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking LoP Status for Congress(15.02.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking Leader of Opposition status for Congress in Lok Sabha.
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SC Rejects Plea Against Delhi HC Verdict over Pending Judgements Info Under RTI Act(16.02.2016)
Supreme Court has dismisses plea against Delhi HC verdict which said that court registry couldn’t be directed to collect information on how long judge.....
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SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order in Gadoli Encounter Case(17.02.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside Bombay High Court order for registration of second FIR against nine Haryana policemen for killing gangster Sandeep Gadoli .....
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SC Orders Status Quo in AP(18.02.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered Narendra Modi Government to maintain status quo in Arunachal Pradesh.
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SC Expresses Pleasure over Pollution Control Authority Report on Delhi’s Pollution(18.02.2016)
Supreme Court, after reading report by pollution control authority, has said, “We are happy that pollution level has come down in Delhi”.
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SC Warns Lawyers over JNU Violence(18.02.2016)
Supreme Court has said it is keeping a close eye on the law and order situation in Patiala House Court a day after JNU Students’ Union President Kanha.....
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SC Vacates Status Quo Order on Arunachal Pradesh(19.02.2016)
Supreme Court has vacated a status quo order imposed on President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh, paving the way for a new government led by Congress dis.....
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SC Issues Notice to Salman Khan in Hit-And-Run Case(19.02.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Salman Khan on Maharashtra Govt’s plea challenging his acquittal by Bombay HC in 2002 hit and run case.
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SC Restrains Media from Reporting on Hardik Case(26.02.2016)
Supreme Court has restrained media from reporting anything on proceedings related to sedition charge faced by Gujarat pro-reservation leader Hardik Pa.....
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SC Issues Notice To Lawyers, Police Over JNU Violence(26.02.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notices to three lawyers caught on video leading the violence at Delhi's Patiala House courts last week during the hearings o.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre over PIL on Establishing National Court of Appeal(26.02.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre on a PIL seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities to decide .....
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SC Seeks Report from Centre on Revival of Rabindra Rangshala in Delhi Ridge(29.02.2016)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to do an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of its proposal to restore and restart the iconic Rabindra Rangshala.....
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SC Directs Centre to Block Porn Sites Showing Child Pornography(29.02.2016)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to make a plan to block websites showing child pornography and sought its response to a plea to ban viewing of p.....
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SC Directs Day-to-Day Trial in Case Involving DU Professor G N Saibaba(01.03.2016)
Supreme Court, while hearing bail plea of Delhi University Professor G N Saibaba who is facing trial for his alleged Maoist links, has asked a Maharas.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response over Plea Filed by Muslim Woman Challenging Triple Talaq(01.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response of Centre on a petition filed by a Muslim woman challenging triple talaq provision in Muslim personal law for grant .....
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Supreme Court Stays Termination Orders of Law Officers(08.02.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed interim order of Bombay HC suspending implementation of fresh appointments of law officers for politicising appointments of n.....
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SC: Debt Recovery to Prevail Over Sick Unit Revival(08.02.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that debt recovery from a sick unit will take precedence over any attempt to revive it.
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SC Permits Jamaat-e-Ulema to Intervene in Rights of Muslim Women Matter(08.02.2016)
Supreme Court has permitted an intervention application by Jamaat-e-Ulema-Hind contending that Muslim personal law was protected by the right to freed.....
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SC: Can Civil Cases be Transferred Out of Jammu-Kashmir(09.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while hearing case, which arises out of the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under the Indian constitution, has asked, “Can .....
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SC Refuses to Take PIL on Suicides by Farmers(09.02.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL raising issue of farmers’ suicide in the country and seeking direction for Centre to implement recommenda.....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Rebel Congress MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh(10.02.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected plea of two rebel Congress MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh against a Gauhati High Court decision upholding the action of then ass.....
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SC Provides Relief for 5,700 ‘Nautor’ Land Allottees(10.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while providing relief to more than 5,700 families in possession of nautor land in Himachal Pradesh, has stayed HP High Court ruling fo.....
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SC Denies to Stay NGT Ban on Adani’s Hazira Port(29.01.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to interfere with National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order, which cancelled the environmental clearance granted to Adani Hazira .....
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SC Orders Destruction of Seized Narcotics(29.01.2016)
Supreme Court, while emphasising that drug menace is eating into the vitals of our society, has ordered destruction of tonnes of confiscated narcotics.....
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SC Extends Bail of Teesta Setalvad(29.01.2016)
Supreme Court has extended interim bail of Teesta Setalvad and her husband till March 18 but asked them to cooperate in investigation in two criminal .....
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SC Put Stay on Criminal Proceedings Against Dhoni(29.01.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a case accusing him of hurting religious sentiments by appearing as Lord.....
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SC to Centre: Set Up Panel to Look Into Nurses’ Grievances(29.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to set up within four weeks an expert committee to look into grievances pertaining to service conditions of nurses empl.....
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SC: Youth Don’t Care for Pictorial Warnings, Smoke Anyway(01.02.2016)
Supreme Court has irked over the youth, saying that they were not bothered about any warnings regarding the side-effects of tobacco smoking.
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SC Denies Centre’s Plea Against Red FM(01.02.2016)
Supreme Court has denied Government’s plea against a Delhi High Court decision permitting Red FM, partially owned by Sun TV Network Ltd., to participa.....
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SC: How Could Penal Provisions for Hate Speeches be Scrapped by Declaring Them Unconstitutional(01.03.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed reservations on decriminalising hate speeches and favoured retention of penal provisions to deal with offences of spreadin.....
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SC over Jat Agitation: Can't Order Military To Shoot At Crowd(01.03.2016)
Supreme Court, while dismissing a plea seeking giving free hand to Army to control unruly mob during the Jat agitation in Haryana, has said that it ca.....
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SC: Conducting AIBE is Violation of the Fundamental Right?(02.03.2016)
Supreme Court has questioned whether conducting All India Bar Examination (AIBE) was a violation of the fundamental right to practice a profession, le.....
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SC Asks Karisma and Sunjay to Resolve Dispute Amicably(02.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor and her estranged husband, businessman Sunjay Kapur, to resolve their matrimonial dispute amica.....
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SC to Maharashtra: Grant Licences to Dance Bars Within 10 Days(02.03.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered Maharashtra Government to grant licences to dance bars by March 15.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Seeking to Remove Anomalies in Pensionary Benefits of Judges(03.03.2016)
Rajya Sabha has passed the High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015, seeking removal of anoma.....
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SC Raps BCCI for Objecting to Lodha Panel Report(04.03.2016)
Supreme Court, while rapping BCCI, State Cricket Associations for objecting to Lodha panel report, has said it will not allow these cricketing bodies .....
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SC Says, MNREGS Funds not Enough for Drought-Hits(08.04.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Centre and said money allocated for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) was not enough to addres.....
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SC Looks for Assembly Secretary’s View on Roja’s Suspension(08.04.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response from A.P. Assembly Secretary on YSR Congress MLA R.K. Roja appeal against a High Court Division Bench decision to ke.....
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SC Rejects PIL Against Reliance Jio's 4G Rollout Plan(08.04.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) against Reliance Jio's plans to roll out 4G services.
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SC Cancels Case Against Thiess India, Ex-Chief Executive(11.04.2016)
Supreme Court has quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against Thiess India and its Ex-Chief Executive, Raman Srikanth, in Hyderabad, in an orde.....
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SC Paves Way to Common Entrance Test for Medical Courses, Sets Aside its 2013 Order(11.04.2016)
Supreme Court has paved the way for implementation of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses across the country and set aside i.....
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SC Pulls Up Sabarimala Temple for Denying Women Entry(12.04.2016)
Supreme Court has said Constitution doesn't allow gender discrimination and that it will go by constitutional parameters while deciding on the custom .....
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SC Rejects Plea Challenging Compesansation Awarded to Family of Dadri Victim(12.04.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea challenging award of whopping Rs 45 lakh to family of Dadri victim Mohammed Akhlaq on ground that it was violative .....
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SC Denies to Entertain PIL for Dropping Action against Gujarat Police in Ishrat Jahan Case(11.03.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking quashing of criminal prosecution, suspension and other action taken against Gujarat cops in the 2.....
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SC Junks PILs by Dinesh Thakur, Ranbaxy Whistleblower(11.03.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed public interest litigations (PILs) filed by former Ranbaxy Executive Dinesh Thakur challenging certain rules under Drugs a.....
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SC: Our Stays Deprive Govt. of Dues, Help Adani, Essar and Vedanta(14.03.2016)
Supreme Court has noted that its interim orders in favour of big corporate groups such as Vedanta, Adani and Essar may have blocked thousands of crore.....
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SC: State Not Bound to Grant Quota in Promotion(14.03.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that State is not bound to grant reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) employees.
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SC Denies to Take Plea Seeking Inquiry Against Mumbai Police(14.03.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking inquiry against Mumbai Police based on statements made by Ex-Union Home Secretary RK Singh alleg.....
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SC Asks V-C to Respond to Notice in 3 Weeks(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has given Pondicherry University Vice-Chancellor Chandra Krishnamurthy three weeks to respond to a show-cause notice, which indicted her.....
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SC to Centre and States: Frame Rules for Adoption of Children(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and States to frame rules and regulations under the new legislation meant to regulate inter-country and intra-country a.....
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SC Iterates Cardinal Principles, A Judge Must Adhere To(23.03.2016)
Supreme Court, while observing that judges of constitutional courts increasingly deviating from the impassioned and impartial path of adjudication, h.....
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SC Refers Roofit Industries Case to Larger Bench(25.03.2016)
Supreme Court has referred its earlier order in the case of Roofit Industries, which had curtailed discretion on penalties for erring entities, to a l.....
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Supreme Court to Centre: File Committee Report on Personal Laws(28.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file the report of a committee which was constituted earlier to look into the aspects of personal laws relating to m.....
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SC Rejects Plea Against Bangladeshi Author Taslima Nasreen(29.03.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to take plea seeking deportation of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and cancellation of her visa given by th.....
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SC Gives 2 Weeks Time to Centre to Suggest Ways to Ban Child Pornography(29.03.2016)
Supreme Court has given two weeks time to Government to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all its forms and took on record the Centre's earlier.....
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SC Refers Plea over Acquittal of Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa to Bench(29.03.2016)
Supreme Court has referred a plea seeking declaration of Karnataka High Court verdict acquitting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a dispropor.....
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SC Junks Pleas Challenging Validity of Goa Land Act(30.03.2016)
Supreme Court has junked petitions challenging validity of amendments made in 114-year-old Land Acquisition Act to save a portion of a five-star resor.....
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SC: Disqualified MLAs Can't Vote on Trust Motion in Uttarakhand(09.05.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that the nine disqualified Congress MLAs can't vote in trust motion in Uttarakhand Assembly that will decide the fate of Ex-Ch.....
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SC on NEET Row: States Can’t Hold Separate Medical Entrance Exam(10.05.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) would be the only test for admission to medical courses in India, turning d.....
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SC Slams Maharashtra Govt. and Directs it to Grant Licenses to 8 Dance Bars by May 12(11.05.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Maharashtra Government for delaying granting licence to dance bars in Mumbai and directed the State Government to give permi.....
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SC Orders to Remove Encroachments on Kharun Banks(11.05.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered Chhattisgarh Government to demolish the illegal structures built by the trust on the banks of Kharun River.
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SC Turns Down TRAI's Call-Drop Penalty(11.05.2016)
Supreme Court has turned down compensation policy for call drops levied by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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SC Permits IT Dept to Reopen Case against Amitabh over KBC Earnings(11.05.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed Income Tax department to reopen the 2001 tax case against actor Amitabh Bachchan over his earnings from the quiz show Kaun B.....
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SC Extends Subrata’s Parole(12.05.2016)
Supreme Court has extended parole of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy till July 11.
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Criminal Defamation Laws(13.05.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld constitutional validity of criminal defamation laws, which were challenged in court by various politicians across parties, in.....
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SC Denies to Stop Punjab’s Bill on SYL Canal(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to intervene in poll-bound Punjab’s push to pass a Bill to return land acquired for the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which.....
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SC: Produce I-T Details of Former CJI K G Balakrishnan’s Kin(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to produce before it income tax assessment details of kith and kin of former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan.....
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SC to Set Up Constitution Bench over National Court of Appeal(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has decided to set up a five-judge Constitution Bench to debate the establishment of National Court of Appeal.
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SC to Centre: Force Airlines to Operate Flights to Shimla(16.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to club Shimla with Northeastern (NE) States and Jammu and Kashmir to force airlines to operate flights to the Himachal.....
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SC to Swamy: Amend Jet-Etihad Plea(16.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to amend his petition, seeking quashing of alliance between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etiha.....
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SC Looks for Centre's Reply on Food Security in Drought-Hit States(16.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file its reply on a plea asking all States to ensure food security for drought-affected rural population till the en.....
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SC Grants Interim Relief to SSNNL(17.03.2016)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNNL) and its parent entity, Gujarat Government, staying a Gujarat Hig.....
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SC Seeks TRAI’s Decision on Penalising Telecom Companies(18.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Telecom Regulator, TRAI whether it would consider changing its mind about penalising phone companies for call drops because a .....
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SC Asks SIT to Look into BoB Scam(27.04.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to look into a fresh plea seeking a probe into the recent Bank of Baroda (B.....
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SC Orders Diesel Cabs Off Delhi-NCR Roads(02.05.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled on Saturday that all diesel-run taxis must convert to green fuel CNG. The court has refused to extend the deadline for commerc.....
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SC Dismisses TRAI's Plea on IUC(02.05.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) seeking to transfer Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) case from th.....
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SC: Capitation Fee is Illegal(03.05.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that commercialization and exploitation is not permissible in education sector and institutions must run on 'no-profit-no-loss.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre, States on Uploading of FIRs within 24 Hours(03.05.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central and all State Governments on a PIL seeking direction that "each and every" FIR on the official website of p.....
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SC Commences Hearing Pleas of States, Others Against NEET(04.05.2016)
Supreme Court has commenced the crucial hearing in the pleas of State Governments, private medical colleges and minority institutions like CMC Vellore.....
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Supreme Court Offers Ray of Hope to Non-CNG Cabs(04.05.2016)
Supreme Court has decided to review its ban on petrol and diesel cabs in Delhi as the AAP Government rushed to Court saying nearly 30,000 taxis going .....
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SC Approves Centre's Guidelines to Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Accident Victims(30.03.2016)
Supreme Court has approved Centre's guidelines to protect good samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being unnecessarily harassed by police.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern over Appointment of Law Officers(31.03.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over appointment of Public Prosecutors (PP) without any real assessment or policy as it framed guidelines for sele.....
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SC Extends Ban on Diesel Vehicle Registration in National Capital Region(01.04.2016)
Supreme Court has extended ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity over 2000 cc in national capital region and indicated imposing a on.....
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SC Seeks Report from Centre over Drought Management Cells(01.04.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre that how many states have drought management cells and why no district-level disaster management authorities have been .....
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SC: Provide Security to Expedite Work on Peripheral E-Ways(01.04.2016)
Supreme Court, while providing big relief to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite construction of two peripheral expressways around.....
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SC Rejects PIL Seeking Uniform Syllabus for Schools(01.04.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought uniform syllabus for schools across the country.
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SC Sets Aside Karnataka HC Bail Order In Lokayukta Scam Case(04.04.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside order of Karnataka High Court granting bail to four persons accused of using the offices of state Lokayukta to carry out e.....
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SC to Telecom Operators: Why Can’t You Fix Call Drops(04.03.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea of Cellular Operators' Association of India to exempt telecom firms from paying compensation to consumers for .....
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SC Commends Govt. over Steps Taken to Protect Biodiversity(04.03.2016)
Supreme Court has commended Centre over steps taken to protect biodiversity. The court held that there was no need for a directive to Government to se.....
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SC Denies to Stop Order over Compensating Users(04.03.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to stop order asking telcos to compensate users over call drop.
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SC Issues Notice to CBI over Delhi Goverment's Plea(04.03.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on plea by the Delhi Government seeking return of documents that the agency h.....
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SC Put Stay on Proceedings Against TV Network, Slams UP House(08.03.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Uttar Pradesh Assembly and stayed its proceedings against several staff members of TV Today Network for breach of privilege .....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Reply on Tobacco Products' Plain Packaging(09.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought view of Centre on a PIL for immediate implementation of plain packaging rules, like in some foreign countries, for cigarette .....
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SC Dismisses Punjab Government’s Plea(09.03.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed Punjab Government’s objection to Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who hails from Haryana, being part of a five-member Constituti.....
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SC Permits Italian Marine to Return to Italy(26.05.2016)
Supreme Court has permitted Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala, to return to Italy.
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SC to Centre: Make Policy for Providing Relief for Rape Victims(27.05.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to formulate a policy for providing adequate relief to rape survivors while making it clear that having a Nirbhaya Fund.....
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SC Denies Urgent Hearing to Put Centre's NEET Order On Hold(27.05.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to conduct an urgent hearing to stay Centre's ordinance that sought to defer NEET, the common entrance test for medical cours.....
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SC Junks Government MoP for Selection of High Court Judges(30.05.2016)
Supreme Court has turned down a new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), a guideline for selection of high court judges and returned it to Government.
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SC: Private Broadcasters Should Share Ad-Free Sports Feed with Prasar Bharati(30.05.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that broadcasters of important sports events such as Star India, must remove all commercials, sponsor logos and credits before.....
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SC Denies to Cancel Rahul Raj Singh's Anticipatory Bail(30.05.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to cancel anticipatory bail issued to Rahul Raj Singh in the Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case.
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SC Raps AICTE for Flouting Deadline(31.05.2016)
Supreme Court has rapped All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for flouting its deadline for approval to engineering colleges, thereby jeo.....
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SC in Disproportionate Assets Case: Acquiring Assets not Crime Unless Source Illegal(02.06.2016)
Supreme Court while hearing DA case has observed that acquiring assets "per se" is not a crime unless the sources are found to be illegal.
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SC Confirms Appointment of Jat POs(13.04.2016)
Supreme Court has validated appointment of Jat Probationary Officers (POs), who were dismissed after a year in service, paving the way for their reins.....
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Supreme Court: Tradition cannot Justify Ban on Women's Entry in Sabarimala(14.04.2016)
Supreme Court has observed that denying women the right to enter and pray in the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala cannot be justified on the basis.....
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SC Quashes Madras HC Order Allowing Partial FTIL Asset Transfer(18.04.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside a Madras HC order which partially suspended a stay on Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL) to sell its assets.
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SC to Centre: Submit Response on Establishment of SHRC in Delhi(18.04.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a reply on plea seeking establishment of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in Delhi.
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SC Dismisses PIL Challenging President's Rule in Uttarakhand(18.04.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the Centre's decision to impose President's Rule in Congress-ruled Uttarakhand.
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SC: Sabrimala Can't Ban Women under Right to Manage Religious Affairs(19.04.2016)
Supreme Court has said that gender equality is a constitutional message and Sabarimala Temple Management cannot say that banning entry of women of a p.....
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Google Wins Copyright Battle on Book-Scanning, Against Authors Guild(19.04.2016)
US Supreme Court, while denying an appeal contending that Google violates copyright law, has given Google's massive book-scanning project a go ahead.
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SC to Centre: It's Centre's Responsibility to Warn States On Drought(20.04.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Centre asking,” whether it was not its responsibility to warn the States that such a scenario was likely to prevail in the n.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Hold an Urgent Hearing of Former BSP Lawmaker Umakant Yadav's Plea(03.06.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to hold an urgent hearing of a plea by a former BSP lawmaker Umakant Yadav seeking the stay his conviction in a land disput.....
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Supreme Court to Take Fresh Look at Tax on Club Food(03.06.2016)
Can a State Government levy sales tax on food and drinks served to permanent members by a private club on its premises? After deliberating on this que.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Man’s Jail Term for Abetting Wife’s Suicide(06.06.2016)
Supreme Court has observed while upholding a five-year jail term of a man guilty of compelling his 25- year-old pregnant wife to commit suicide that “.....
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Mathura Violence: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Plea Demanding CBI Probe(06.06.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea demanding a CBI probe into the recent violence in Mathura, which left 29 people dead and several others injure.....
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Asaram Case: SC Pulls Rajasthan Govt. for Failing to Take Action on Threats Given to Witnesses(07.06.2016)
Supreme Court has pulled up Rajasthan Government for failing to take any action on the threats being given to witnesses by aides of Asaram Bapu, who i.....
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Saradha Scam: Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Bail Plea of Ex-Union Minister(07.06.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the bail plea of former Union Minister Matang Sinha, arrested in connection with Saradha chit fund scam case, a.....
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SC Put Stay on High Courts Proceedings on Steel Import Price(13.05.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed all proceedings in various High Courts over the Minimum Import Price (MIP) of steel products.
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SC Issues Notice to Patna HC Registry(16.05.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response from Patna High Court Registry on a plea filed by 46 unsuccessful candidates of the District Judges examination, 201.....
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SC Upholds Life Sentence for 10 in Rajdhani Blasts(17.05.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld the life term for 10 accused persons while acquitting four others in the serial blasts case in six Rajdhani Express trains ac.....
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SC to State Bar Councils: Complete Lawyers’ Verification by June 30(18.05.2016)
Supreme Court has asked all state bar councils to make an effort to conclude verification of all advocates registered with them by June 30.
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SC Refuses to Stay BCCI Elections(19.05.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking plea filed by Cricket Association of Bihar, has refused to stay BCCI elections scheduled to be held on May 22.
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SC Denies Immediate Relief to Himachal Taxi Operators(23.05.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to grant any immediate relief to Himachal Pradesh taxi operators, who had pleaded for raising the limit on the number of veh.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Modify NGT Order on Rohtang(24.05.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to modify the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order that restricts the number of vehicles going to Rohtang Pass and observed t.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban on Water Supply to Maharashtra Liquor Industry(24.05.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in supply of water to the liquor industry in Maharashtra so that the people faci.....
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SC: In Case of Multiple Dying Declarations, Courts Should See Which One Reflects Truth(01.07.2016)
Supreme Court has said if there are more than one dying declarations in a case, the courts should satisfy themselves as to which one reflects the trut.....
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SC Seeks Response from AWBI on Plea to Stop Cruelty to Animals(01.07.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response of Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on a petition against rising instances of “barbaric cruelty” to animals and .....
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Supreme Court: 3 Percent Quota in Promotion for Disabled Must in All Posts(04.07.2016)
Supreme Court while quashing the central government’s earlier orders on restricting reservation for the differently-abled in promotion to Group A and .....
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SC: Private Colleges Awaiting Affiliation Can’t Admit Students(04.07.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that private colleges awaiting affiliation from the university concerned cannot admit students to various courses and put the .....
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SC Rejects Ex-Kerala CM Achuthanandan’s Appeal for CBI Inquiry in Ice Cream Parlour Case(05.07.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected EX-Kerala Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader V. S. Achuthanandan’s appeal against Kerala High Court judgment rejecting his PI.....
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SC Rules, Govt. Official’s Illegal Assets Can’t be Attached, if He Dies During Pendency of Suit(05.07.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that disproportionate assets amassed by a government official cannot be attached from his family members if the officer dies d.....
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SC: Pay 1% Interim Cess to Sell Big Diesel Car(05.07.2016)
Supreme Court has indicated of lifting seven-month-long ban on sale of diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2000cc or more in the National Cap.....
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SC Denies Judicial Probe into Gadoli Killing(14.07.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected petition demanding judicial probe into Gurgaon gangster Sandeep Gadoli's killing by a Gurgaon police team in Mumbai on Febr.....
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Supreme Court Junks Plea Against Salman Khan's Acquittal in the 2002 Hit-And-Run Case(18.07.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed by a man, who was injured in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan, challenging the star's acq.....
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Supreme Court Sends Noida Group Housing Land Dispute Case Back to High Court(18.07.2016)
Supreme Court has asked all parties – builders and farmers – to go to Allahabad High Court again for a land dispute regarding 2,530 square metres (sqm.....
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Supreme Court Asks NGOs to Move Delhi High Court Against Declaring Nilgai as Vermin(18.07.2016)
Supreme Court has asked an animal rights activist and NGOs to approach Delhi High Court with their plea for quashing of three notifications of the Cen.....
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Supreme Court Stays Jaypee Penalty for Noida's Kalypso Project Delay(18.07.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a 12 per cent per annum penalty imposed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in May on bui.....
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Supreme Court Ropes in NGT for Petition Seeking Ban on Chinese Manjha(18.07.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Petitioners in a PIL which sought countrywide ban of nylon, synthetic or glass-coated strings called the "Chinese manjha" used.....
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SC Accepts Recommendations Made by Justice Lodha Panel(19.07.2016)
Supreme Court has accepted recommendations made by the Justice Lodha panel and ordered several changes in the working of the Board of Control for Cric.....
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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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SC: Kashmir Issue Can be Resolved Politically, not Judicially(23.08.2016)
Supreme Court has said that ongoing trouble in Kashmir should be "dealt with politically" and everything cannot be managed within judicial parameters.
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SC: Replace Toll Tax Contractors with Technology(23.08.2016)
Supreme Court has advised the Government to take advantage of technology to replace contractors in toll collection.
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SC Permits Builders' Association to File Review Plea in Bombay HC(24.08.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed an association of builders to file a review petition to challenge the ban imposed by Bombay High Court on new constructions .....
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SC: Raising Dahi Handi Height Very Scary, Refuses Rethink(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court while refusing to rethink a ban on taller "Dahi handi" human pyramids, popular during the Janmashtami festival in Maharashtra, has said .....
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SC Refuses to Allow Witness Recall Plea of Maruti Workers(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected Maruti workers’ plea, who are facing trial for a 2012 incident at its Manesar unit in which an HR manager was burnt alive, .....
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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 Rejects Plea Over Quota for Marathas in Maharashtra(20.09.2016)
SC has denied to entertain a petition challenging Maharashtra government’s decision to grant 16% quota to Marathas in jobs and education in the state......
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SC Questions Centre, AMU About Norms Flouted in Appointment of Vice Chancellor(20.09.2016)
SC while questioning the mode and method in which the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed, asked that how University.....
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SC Directs Search Engines to Block Sex Determination Websites(20.09.2016)
Supreme Court has asked search engines of companies, like Google India, Microsoft India and Yahoo India, to take steps to block sex determination adve.....
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2002 Naroda Gaon Riots Case: SC Gives Six Months to Complete Trial(20.09.2016)
Supreme Court has granted six months extension to Gujarat court to complete trial in the Naroda Gaon violence case, one of the nine post-Godhra riots .....
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SC Seeks Maharashtra Govt.'s Response on German Bakery Convict's Bail Plea(20.09.2016)
Supreme Court has sought Maharashtra government's response on the bail plea by the lone convict in the 2010 Pune German Bakery blast that had claimed .....
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SC Rejects PIL Demanding Alternative to Collegium System(20.09.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which demanded an alternative to be brought to the collegium system used to appoint judges.....
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SC: Two Indian Firms May Conduct Arbitration Outside India(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh HC decision holding that two Indian firms, Sasan Power Ltd and North American Coal Corporation India Pvt Ltd.,.....
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Supreme Court Dismissed Review Petition of Telangana for Division of Assets(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected a review petition filed by Telangana against its verdict that the newly formed state cannot claim "absolute" right over ins.....
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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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SC Lifts Stay on Exclusive Sale of ‘Rail Neer’(12.08.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed Ministry of Railways to continue to sell only ‘Rail Neer’ bottled drinking water at stations and in premium trains according.....
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Supreme Court Permits Diesel SUVs for Delhi , Along With New Tax(12.08.2016)
Supreme Court has said that large diesel cars, mainly SUVs, can remain on Delhi's roads, but owners will have to pay a green fine to compensate for po.....
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SC Imposes Rs 25,000 Fine on Bar Council of India over CLAT(16.08.2016)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Bar Council of India, the apex body for lawyers, for failing to respond to a plea seeking setting up .....
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SC Orders Shabir Ahmed Mir's Post Mortem be Conducted under Supervision(16.08.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered exhumation and post-mortem examination of the body of Shabir Ahmed Mir and said it would be conducted under supervision of S.....
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SC Quashes UP Govt.’s Order to Grant 30 % Quota in PG Courses to Doctors(17.08.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Allahabad High Court judgement quashing Uttar Pradesh Government’s order to provide 30 per cent quota in admissions to Post-G.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Response on Bureaucrat’s Plea in Adarsh Society Scam(17.08.2016)
Supreme Court has sought Centre’s response on a plea of Ex - Maharashtra Government official seeking to implead himself as a party in the Adarsh Socie.....
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SC Upholds Bar on Automatic Arrests in Dowry Cases(22.08.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld a 2014 verdict that men cannot be “automatically” arrested on dowry harassment complaints filed by their wives.
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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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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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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 Rules Widow Alone Entitled to Pension after Employee Dies(30.09.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that a widow alone is entitled to pension after death of an employee and not his mother.
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Supreme Court Seeks Alkem Laboratories Response to CCI Plea on Unfair Business Practices(30.09.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response from Alkem on the Competition Commission of India’s plea seeking to impose penalty of over Rs. 74 crore on the compa.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Mohammad Shahabuddin’s bail(30.09.2016)
Supreme Court has quashed bail granted to Ex-Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Parliament Mohammad Shahabuddin by Patna HC in a murder case.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Nationwide Liquor Ban(30.09.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwani Upadhaya’s plea, seeking a complete ban on liquor across the nation.
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Supreme Court Slams Delhi Government for Failing to Contain Chikungunya Outbreak(30.09.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Delhi Government for not effectively dealing with the chikungunya outbreak in the capital.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh(30.09.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed three writ petitions challenging the imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
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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: Elephants Owners Cannot be Unkind to Animals(21.10.2016)
SC while observing that those keeping elephants in captivity, whether private individuals or temples, do not care for animals or law, has said owners,.....
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SC Says, "Religion, In Any Form, Should Not Be Brought Into Any Election”(21.10.2016)
Supreme Court while observing that religion should not be used to invoke votes, has said that, Parliament has done nothing in last two decades to stop.....
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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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SC Directs CBI to Complete Murder Investigation of Journalist Rajdev within Three Months(17.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked CBI to conclude its investigation in Journalist Rajdev Ranjan murder case in Bihar within three months.
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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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Supreme Court Allows Srirangam Temple Management to Move Madras HC for Repair Work(26.10.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed management of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam to approach Madras High Court for carrying out repairs in Temple.
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Supreme Court Upholds ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ Principle for Temporary Employees(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has held that temporary employees who have been hired by Government Departments and Agencies across country on contractual basis, are en.....
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SC Limits BCCI's Financial Powers, Asks Panel to Appoint Independent Auditor(21.10.2016)
Supreme Court, while imposing limits on Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) financial powers, has said that, India’s cricket board will hav.....
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Supreme Court Convicted 4 CPM Members for "Vilifying" Rajasthan High Court(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has convicted four CPM Members for "vilifying" Rajasthan High Court over allegedly letting off suspects in a Trade Union Leader's murder.....
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SC Slams AAP Government, Asks Legislators to Clean Delhi Garbage(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi Government to stop being a “bully” by blaming others for all problems and directed its legislators to assist authorities.....
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SC Upholds Centre’s Mechanism to Control Drug Prices(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Centre's power to specify prices of essential medicines to curb profiteering by Pharmaceutical Companies.
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Supreme Court Asks J&K HC to Improve State-Run Health Facilities(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking note of inadequate medical infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir, has asked J&K High Court to improve State-Run Health Facilit.....
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SC Asks Centre to Consider Talks with Naxals(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to consider extending an olive branch to armed outfits in order to solve the problem of Naxalism in a peaceful manner.
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SC Restores Disproportionate Assets Case against IAS Officer(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has restored a disproportionate assets case against a UP-cadre IAS officer, K Dhanalakshmi, while setting aside an order of Delhi High .....
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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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SC Summons Delhi HC Registrar over Grading Given to Judicial Officer(07.10.2016)
Supreme Court has summoned Registrar-General of Delhi High Court to appear before it on Friday to explain how a Lower Court Judge had been graded unde.....
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SC Stays Patna High Court Order Quashing Liquor Ban in Bihar(07.10.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed Patna High Court order quashing the notification banning consumption and sale of liquor in the state.
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SC: Decision to Designate Lawyer as Senior to Remain with Judges(10.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would re.....
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SC Denies to Interfere with CSK’s 2 Year Ban from IPL(12.10.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the two-year-ban imposed on the IPL team by the Lodha panel after noting that CSK had itself made the dec.....
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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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SC Seeks Centre’s & Six State’s Response over Cow Vigilantism(07.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and six State Governments to file replies on Public Interest Litigations (PIL) related to cow vigilantism within a peri.....
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SC Directs Sessions Court to Complete Akbaruddin Case Trial within 3 Weeks(07.11.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Sessions Court in Hyderabad to complete trial in Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi attack cas.....
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SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....
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SC Denies to Make Yoga Compulsory at Schools(08.11.2016)
Supreme Court has said that it could not impose yoga on anyone or frame its curriculum as it declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction to make yog.....
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SC Dismisses NSEL Plea Challenging Applicability of Maharashtra’s Depositors Protection Law(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a case filed by National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), challenging applicability of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depo.....
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SC Asks Navjot Singh Sidhu to Face Trial in 2009 Lok Sabha Election Case(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to face trial in an Election Petition accusing him of excessive spending on newspaper advertisements a.....
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SC: Is Seeking Votes in Garb of Religion a Corrupt Practice?(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked whether a candidate or a party, seeking votes in name of religion, caste or tribe by promising that this would help protect an.....
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing of Election Petition against Sonia Gandhi(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has deferred hearing of a plea challenging Sonia Gandhi's Election from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Constituency in 2014 on the issue of her ci.....
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SC Raps Centre for Delay in Appointing High Court Judges(28.10.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Centre for not appointing judges to various High Courts despite recommendations made by Collegium in this regard.
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SC Rules ' Armed Forces Answerable to Government, Otherwise there would be Martial Law in Country'(28.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain Government from using issue of surgical strikes and other actions o.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Allahabad HC Order Making DND Flyway Toll Free(28.10.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to put on hold Allahabad HC order to make Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) Flyway toll-free.
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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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SC Rejects Bail Plea of Rape Accused Raj Ballabh Yadav(24.11.2016)
Supreme Court has cancelled bail granted by Patna High Court to suspended RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav who is facing trial for allegedly raping a minor gi.....
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SC Summons Justice Katju over his Blog on Soumya Verdict(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court has converted a Facebook blog of a Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Markandey Katju, into a review petition and asked him to personal.....
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SC Extends Stay on Entry of Women in Haji Ali Dargah(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court has extended stay granted by Bombay High Court to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift ban on entry of women near sanctum s.....
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SC: "People Are Dying" due to Lack of Proper Disposal of Waste(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court, while expressing concern over garbage dumped at landfill sites in National Capital, has said that "People are dying" due to lack of pro.....
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SC Extends Stay on Commercial Release of Genetically Modified Mustard Crops(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court has extended stay on commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop till further orders as the matter did not reach board .....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Codification of Constitutional Immunity to Lawmakers(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea seeking codification of constitutional immunity from prosecution granted to lawmakers for their statements.....
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SC Rejects Plea Challenging Jurisdiction of Special 2G Court in Aircel-Maxis Case(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea challenging jurisdiction of Special 2G Court to try Aircel-Maxis deal case in which Ex-Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Mar.....
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SC Slams BCCI, Reserves Verdict(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict after the hearing on scathing status report filed by Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha committee over BCCI.
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SC Directs Karnataka to Continue Releasing 2,000 Cusecs of Cauvery Water to TN(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka to continue supplying 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu everyday till further orders.
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Supreme Court Dismisses BCCI Review Petition(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to look into the verdict passed by Court in Lodha .....
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Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Sentence of Two Men(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed hanging of two men convicted of kidnapping and killing 16-year-old son of a Hoshiarpur based Goldsmith in 2005.
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SC Rejects Farmers Plea against Land Acquisition(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions filed by farmers who had challenged the land acquisition for Rohini Residential Scheme-1981.
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SC Dismisses Bihar Government’s Plea for Custody of Suspended MLA(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected Bihar Government’s plea that suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused in a rape case, be taken into custody so that min.....
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SC Slams Centre for Failure to Prevent Racial Discrimination against Northeast People(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Centre for not being able to take enough measures to prevent racial discrimination of people from Northeastern States in Del.....
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SC Dismisses Bail Petition of Ex-Jharkhand Minister in Murder Case(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected bail plea of Ex-Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka, an accused in murder of a para-teacher two years ago.
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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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Supreme Court: Adultery Per se is Not Cruelty to Wife(25.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while acquitting a man whose spouse had committed suicide because of his alleged extra-marital relationship, has held that, a person ca.....
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Supreme Court Raps Centre over Failure to Make Buildings Disabled-Friendly(25.11.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed Central Government for doing precious little to make Government buildings disabled-friendly.
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SC Seeks Response on Impleadment of SEBI in Panama Papers Case(25.11.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response on plea of market regulator SEBI that it has been dragged as a party in a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI probe ag.....
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Supreme Court Bans Fire Crackers in Delhi, NCR to Curb Air Pollution(25.11.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered ban on sale of fire crackers in Delhi and NCR to curb increasing pollution levels.
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Supreme Court: Need to Protect Witnesses for Better Conviction Rate(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over recent "phenomenon" where witnesses are turning hostile in high-profile cases to frustrate justice delivery s.....
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SC: Everybody is Running Away Now-A-Days to Evade Proceedings(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court has said that Centre must take action to bring back hundreds of fugitives taking shelter in foreign countries to escape clutches of law-.....
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SC: Banks Can Sell Mortgaged Properties to Non-tribals in Tripura(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while upholding primacy of a Central Law over a State Act, has said that, there is no embargo on banks in Tripura to sell properties mo.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Review of Clean Chit to Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Encounter(08.11.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its decision upholding clean chit given by Subordinate Courts to BJP president Amit Shah in Sohra.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Report on Shortage of Judicial Members in AFT(08.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file status report on severe shortage of judicial members in Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that hear all cases related.....
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SC: Female Child Entitled to Enjoy Equal Rights Like Male Child(09.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while passing a slew of directions, including maintenance of an All-India Database of new borns to curb female feticide, has observed t.....
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SC Sends Bihar RJD MLA Accused of Raping Minor Back to Jail(09.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked a Bihar RJD Legislator accused of raping a schoolgirl to surrender for two weeks to enable rape victim to record her statement.....
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SC Asks Supertech to Deposit Rs10 Crore to Refund Buyers in Noida Project(09.11.2016)
Supreme Court has given a stern message to Supertech saying it was not concerned whether the real estate major “sinks or dies”, but it has to return m.....
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SC Asks Centre “Do You Have a Plan Before City Shuts Down?”(09.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking note of the enormity of alarming rise in pollution levels, has given Centre 48 hours to devise a common minimum programme .....
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SC Defers NDTV India Ban Hearing till Dec 5(09.11.2016)
Supreme Court has adjourned hearing of a plea challenging a day’s ban on NDTV India to December 5 as Attorney General informed Court that Government w.....
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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: Proper Functioning of Judiciary a Constitutional Necessity(12.12.2016)
Supreme Court of India has set aside a Jammu and Kashmir High Court order of en-mass regularization of daily wagers in the State judiciary. It has als.....
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SC: Erstwhile Rulers Need Not Pay Tax On Income From Leasing Palaces(13.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Erstwhile rulers are not required to pay tax on income earned by letting out a portion of their residential palace.
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SC Refuses to Enter Debate on Right to Refuse Treatment(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to enter debate over a patient's right to refuse treatment during the pendency of a PIL seeking approval of a person's right.....
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SC Notices Shahabuddin, Bihar & Central Government over Plea Seeking to Shift Shahabuddin to Tihar(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Ex-RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, Bihar Government and Centre seeking their reply to shift Shahabuddin from Siwan Dis.....
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Supreme Court Says ‘Women Will Be Allowed to Enter Haji Ali Shrine within a Month’(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said that women will be allowed to enter Mumbai's iconic Haji Ali Dargah in a month, after Haji Ali Trust informed Court that access.....
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Supreme Court Upholds CBI Investigation in Vishnupriya Case(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said entrusting sensational Vishnupriya case with CBI for an impartial probe cannot be interfered with, as death of a senior police .....
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SC Asks Centre to Act on Plea Seeking a System to Authenticate Government ID Cards(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to consider as representation a PIL seeking to put in place a technology to authenticate identity cards like voter ID, .....
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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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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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Supreme Court Defers Demonetisation Pleas Hearing to December 09(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has deferred hearing on pleas against Central Government’s demonetisation decision to December 9.
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Supreme Court Rules, Income from Palace Rents Not Taxable Under IT Law(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that income earned by erstwhile rulers of a princely state or their heirs by renting out a portion of residential palace was no.....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Gauhati High Court Order Directing 24X7 Security at All ATMs(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed Gauhati High Court's direction to provide round-the-clock security at all ATMs in Assam after various banks pleaded that it w.....
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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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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Central Government Demonetization Drive(15.11.2016)
Supreme Court while refusing to stay demonetisation of 1000 and 500-rupee notes, has asked Centre to file an affidavit giving details of steps taken t.....
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Supreme Court to Search Engine Companies: Block Pre-Natal Sex Determination Ads(16.11.2016)
Supreme Court has directed companies that operate search engines like Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corp. India Pvt. Ltd to block advertisem.....
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Supreme Court Rejects TN Government’s Plea to Lift Ban on Jallikattu(17.11.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed Tamil Nadu Government’s plea to lift ban on Jallikattu in State, saying it finds no ground to allow State for Bull Taming .....
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SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Plea Seeking Stay on Proceedings Before Various HC Against Demonetisation(17.11.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh plea of Centre seeking stay on proceedings before various High Courts and Other Courts, apart from Apex Court.....
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Supreme Court Asks Delhi HC to Decide Kejriwal’s Plea in Defamation Case(18.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi High Court to decide plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking quashing of defamation case filed against him by For.....
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Supreme Court on Demonetization: “We Cannot Stop Shut Courts for Aggrieved People”(18.11.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to stay proceedings against scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes filed in various High Courts across country.
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SC Allows BCCI to Release Funds For Ind-Eng Series(09.11.2016)
Supreme Court has released Rs 58.66 lakh to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to conduct test match between India and England scheduled for.....
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SC to HCs: Set up Panel to Monitor Sex-Test Cases(10.11.2016)
Supreme Court has stepped up efforts to punish sex-determination of fetuses under PNDT Act and said India could ill-afford a socially explosive situat.....
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SC Seeks Gujarat Reply on Plea to Defreeze Social Activist’s Account(10.11.2016)
Supreme Court has given two weeks’ time to Gujarat to file its response to Social Activist Teesta Setalvad’s petition challenging State Police’s order.....
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SC: If Constitution Protects Cows, why Not Bulls?(10.11.2016)
Supreme Court has questioned Centre’s “contradictory” stands on bovines, asking how it could permit Jallikattu where bulls are subjected to rough trea.....
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SC Seeks CBI’s Report on Possibility of Investigating All 76 FIRs in Pearl Scam(10.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked CBI to examine whether it could investigate all 76 FIRs lodged against Nirmal Singh Bhangoo-headed Pearl group of Companies in.....
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SC Declares Punjab Government Order on Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal Issue Unconstitutional(10.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while setting aside Punjab Government's order quashing Water Sharing Agreement with Haryana, has ruled that Punjab must share water wit.....
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SC Asks Government: Are You Waiting for People to Die in a Polluted National Capital?(11.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Government and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) whether they intend to just sit back and watch people gasp for breath an.....
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Supreme Court Junks BCCI’s Review Petition Against Lodha Panel Reforms(14.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to review its verdict in which a slew of direction was passed to transform World's richest cricket body by barring ministers.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Life Term of 16 Persons Convicted For Killing Eight Family Members(14.12.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld life imprisonment awarded to 16 persons convicted for killing eight members of a family, including a one-and-half-year-old in.....
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SC Asks Centre to Put in Place National Action Plan to Combat Drug Abuse Amongst Children(14.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to formulate a National Action Plan to combat drug abuse amongst children.
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Supreme Court: Can’t Direct Investigation Against Prime Minister Without Sufficient Evidence(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has said that allegations of misconduct against constitutional functionaries like Prime Minister should not be allowed to hang fire as i.....
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Supreme Court Notices CBI over Plea For Further Probe in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Conspiracy(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to CBI on a petition filed by Perarivalan, a convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking further investigati.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Allow Beer Takeaways in Kerala(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has denied a plea by bar and hotel owners in Kerala, where sale of liquor is only limited to five-star hotels, to allow tipplers to carr.....
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Supreme Court: Elected Government in Delhi Must Have Some Power to Function Properly(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while hearing contentions of Centre and AAP Government, has observed that Delhi is no doubt a Union territory, but Elected Government m.....
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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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SC: Maintain Secular Ethos of Constitution by Keeping Election a Secular Exercise(02.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing several petitions in Hindutva case, has said that no politician can seek vote in name of caste, creed, or religion and d.....
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Supreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur From Post of BCCI Chief(02.01.2017)
Supreme Court has removed Anurag Thakur from post of BCCI President for not complying with orders of the Apex Court with regards to implementation of .....
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SC Rejects Maken’s Plea Challenging Eviction of Vendors from Non-Vending Zones(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by Delhi Congress Chief Ajay Maken challenging eviction of hawkers from non-vending zones in National Capital.
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SC Notices RBI over Contempt Petition on Derivative Scam Issue(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered issuance of notice to Reserve Bank of India officials after hearing contempt petition moved by Tirupur Exporters Association.....
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SC Slams Union Government Over Delay in Appointing HC Judges(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court tore into Government for “scuttling” the working of judiciary by sitting over appointments of High Court Judges, triggering a fresh roun.....
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SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Allowing AAP Government to Revoke Agreement with Private Firm(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has paved way for AAP Government to end its contract with controversial Private Firm that manufactures high security number plates in De.....
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Supreme Court Orders Probe into Forging of Freedom Fighter Certificates to Claim Pension(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court, on one hand, has ordered inquiry into alleged forging of freedom fighter certificates to claim pension and on other, when pensions were.....
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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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Supreme Court: No Exemption for High Court Judges from Re-embarkation Security Checks at Airports(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Judiciary should not enter domain of Executive to direct it to include Chief Justices and Judges of High Courts in list of.....
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Supreme Court: Don’t Use Pellet Guns Indiscriminately in Jammu & Kashmir(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while observing that pellet guns should not be used indiscriminately for controlling protests in J&K, has declined to grant a stay on i.....
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Supreme Court Backs Modi Government’s Measure to Ensure Safety of North-Eastern Migrants(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has backed Modi Government’s measures to ensure that migrants from North-Eastern states can live peacefully with a sense of honour, free.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Order in Review Plea Against Ansal Brothers in Uphaar Tragedy(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on pleas of CBI and Victims' body seeking review of 2015 verdict in Uphaar fire tragedy case asking real estate.....
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Supreme Court Directs Rathore, Parsvnath Builders to Settle Dispute Amicably(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Minister of State Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Parsvnath Developers to sit together and amicably settle dispute over allocat.....
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Supreme Court Stays Karnataka HC Order on Revising KPSC’s 2006 Selection List(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed Karnataka High Court order “unsettling” appointment of administrative officers pertaining to 1998, 1999 and 2004 batches made.....
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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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SC: Can ‘Rigorous’ Be Added By Courts When They Award Life Imprisonment?(21.12.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether Courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for convicts by adding ‘r.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 86 Lakh Fine on Businesswomen for Failing to Return India(21.12.2016)
Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs 86 lakh on a businesswoman, facing charges of cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust, for failing to.....
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Supreme Court Convicts Doctors For Aiding Ex-MLA in Frustrating Court’s Order(22.12.2016)
Supreme Court has convicted two doctors of a private hospital in Gurgaon for contempt of court for providing "medical asylum" to Ex-Haryana MLA who w.....
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Supreme Court: Indiscipline in Armed Forces Should Be Dealt "Seriously"(22.12.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that indiscipline in armed forces should be dealt with "seriously" and refused to reinstate a constable dismissed by Central I.....
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Delhi HC Adjourns Sine Dine Pleas Challenging Demonetisation Notification(22.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has adjourned indefinitely hearing on pleas challenging Government’s demonetisation move after it was informed that Supreme Court has.....
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Supreme Court Notices Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft over Rising Cybercrimes(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court of India has issued notice to tech giants Google India, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook on their role in curbing rising cyber crimes in India.....
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SC Advocates for Stringent Punishment for Rash Driving, Directs Centre to Amend Laws(07.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while holding that existing two-year imprisonment for causing death due to rash and negligent driving as grossly inadequate, has asked .....
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Supreme Court Rules ‘Horse Racing per se is Not Cruelty’(07.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while issuing notice to Rajasthan Government on a petition challenging a High Court order banning tonga races in State, has said that, .....
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Supreme Court Notices Ansal Brothers over Review Plea by CBI & Uphaar Victims Association(07.12.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Gopal and Sushil Ansal on pleas filed by CBI and Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) seeking review of .....
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Supreme Court Adjourns BCCI-Lodha Panel Recommendations Hearing till December 9(07.12.2016)
Supreme Court has adjourned hearing regarding Justice R.M. Lodha committee recommendations and Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) reluctan.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Lokpal from Centre(08.12.2016)
Supreme Court has sought from Centre Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that suggested amending law to appoint Lokpal, India’s first anti-corrupt.....
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Supreme Court Allows BCCI to Spend Rs. 2.83 crore for Remaining Matches in Ind-Eng Series(08.12.2016)
Supreme Court has permitted Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to spend a sum of Rs 2.83 crore for two Tests, three One-day Internationals (.....
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SC Refuses to Order Investigation into Sahara, Birla IT Raid Papers(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to order an investigation into a tranche of documents recovered during raids at offices of Aditya Birla and Sahara groups in.....
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Supreme Court Terms West Bengal Government’s Plea in Singur Land Acquisition Case ‘Infructuous’(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court has termed as “infructuous” appeals of West Bengal Government against Calcutta High Court order, which had in June 2012 struck down Sing.....
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Supreme Court Extends Subrata Roy’s Parole(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while extending Sahara Chief Subrata Roy’s parole, has asked him to deposit Rs 600 crore by February 6 if he wished to stay out of jail.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over National Security Policy(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, seeking framing of a cogent and clear National Security Policy co.....
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Supreme Court: Shahabuddin Case Will Test Justice Delivery System of Country(29.11.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea to shift former RJDMP Mohammad Shahabuddin, facing trial in 45 criminal cases, from Bihar to Tihar Jail, sayin.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Opinion over Framing of 'National Yoga Policy'(29.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to take a decision within three months on pleas seeking framing of National Yoga Policy and making yoga compulsory for .....
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Supreme Court May Monitor Setting up of International University in Odisha(29.11.2016)
Supreme Court has said it may monitor setting up an International University by UK-based Vedanta Group in holy city of Puri in Odisha to ensure that p.....
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Supreme Court Bans Sale of Liquor on National & State Highways(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered a ban on all liquor shops on National as well as State highways across the country and made it clear that licenses of existi.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Judge Katju's Plea to Quash Parliamentary Resolutions(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by Former Judge Markandey Katju seeking to quash Parliamentary Resolutions condemning his comments on Mahatma.....
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Supreme Court Accepts Azam Khan's Unconditional Apology over Bulandshahr Gangrape Remarks(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has accepted an "unconditional sincere remorse" by Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for his controversial remarks that Bulandshahr gangr.....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Delhi HC Order on Unitech Compromise Meets with Homebuyers(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court order, which had directed realty firm Unitech to hold meetings with home buyers and opening escrow accounts .....
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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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Supreme Court: Population Not the Only Basis for Classification of Municipalities(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the Governor, while constituting municipal bodies, is not free to notify ‘areas’ in his absolute discretion but is req.....
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Preliminary Enquiry Not Must for Every Complaint Under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that only anti-Dalit atrocities' complaints which are felt “absurd” or “absolutely” frivolous need to be probed by the police b.....
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Sealing Issue: Supreme Court Says Situation in Delhi Irreversible(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court has termed as "irreversible" the situation prevailing in Delhi, saying the authorities would have to make all-out efforts to deal with m.....
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SC Rejects PIL Seeking Probe into AgustaWestland Chopper Purchase(13.02.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the purchase of AgustaWestland helicopters for VIPs by the Chhattisga.....
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Supreme Court Clean Chit to Raman Singh, son Abhishek in AgustaWestland Chopper Case(13.02.2018)
The PILs, by NGO Swaraj Abhiyan and others, claimed that the Raman Singh government paid excess money in the purchase between 2006 and 2008, and this .....
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Traders Association Demands Ordinance to Prevent Sealing in Delhi(13.02.2018)
The drive to seal commercial establishments that are flouting provisions of the 2021 Master Plan began on January 7 at the Khan Market on the orders o.....
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Court Proceedings Needn't be Open to Those Not Present in Court: Supreme Court(13.02.2018)
A bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel, Uday U Lalit made the observation while clarifying that its order about installation of CCTV cameras in court rooms.....
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Centre Forcing States to Reduce Projected Demand Under MGNREGA: Supreme Court told(13.02.2018)
Bhushan today concluded his arguments, as the court fixed the matter for further hearing on March 5 when Attorney General K K Venugopal would advance .....
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Transgender Writes to President Seeking 'Mercy Killing' After Air India Denies Job(13.02.2018)
In her letter to the President, Ponnuswamy has claimed that neither Air India nor the Ministry of Civil Aviation have responded to the Supreme Court's.....
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Two-fold Jump in Salaries of 3 Election Commissioners(14.02.2018)
The three commissioners, including the chief election commissioner, are entitled to a salary which is "equal to the salary of a judge of the Supr.....
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Chartered Ship Owned by Third Party Can’t Be Arrested in Maritime Claim Against Charterer: SC(16.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a maritime claim against the charterer of a ship, who is not the de jure owner of the ship, cannot be enforced through a r.....
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Violent Protests Not a Basic Right: Supreme Court(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that public demonstrations resorting to violence, including stone-throwing, are not protected by the fundamental right to free .....
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Supreme Court Postpones Elections For Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh For 3 Months(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has postponed the elections for the State Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh for a period of three months.
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Complete Domestic Violence Case Against Leander Paes In 3 Months : Supreme Court(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Family Court of Bandra (Mumbai) hearing the domestic violence case filed against tennis star Leander Paes by his estran.....
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Supreme Court: Entire Interest Outgo on Borrowings Cannot be Treated as Expenditure(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has partly upheld the tax department’s view that investors, be it companies or individuals, cannot take double advantage: first, avoid t.....
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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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Supreme Court Puts End to Practice of Mentioning Cases Before CJI(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court, while putting an end to the practice of lawyers mentioning urgent matters before the Chief Justice, has said that now onwards, such cas.....
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Food Security Act: Supreme Court Seeks Details of Budgetary Allocation(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre and an NGO, which has alleged delay in the implementation of benefits under the National Food Security (NFS) Act, t.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with MCI's Notice on Admission in PG Medical Courses(04.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Medical Council of India's (MCI) recent notification allowing NEET candidates to participate in second.....
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Supreme Court Shifts Kathua Rape Trial to Pathankot(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has shifted the trial of Kathua rape-murder case outside Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab and has ordered day to day in-camera p.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Monsanto Plea on Seed Patent Order(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay a Delhi High Court order which held that plant varieties and seeds cannot be patented under Indian law by companies .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Unitech on Contempt Plea of Home Buyers(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has sought the response from real estate major Unitech Ltd on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against it for alleged n.....
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Narendra Modi vs Opposition: Round 2 of Bharat Bandh to be on Much Larger Scale(12.07.2018)
Protests were reported from several states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Punjab, after the Supreme Co.....
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8/8 Vikramaditya Marg to be New Address of Samajwadi Party Patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav(13.07.2018)
Yadav was living in Ansal City after vacating his government allotted bungalow at 5 Vikramaditya Marg after the Supreme Court ordered all former CM’.....
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CBSE May Move Supreme Court Against HC Order on Providing Grace Marks in NEET(13.07.2018)
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court had on July 10 ordered the CBSE to grant 196 marks--4 marks each for 49 erroneous questions--in the Tamil v.....
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Upper Caste Priests Cannot Refuse Religious Rituals For Members of Lower Caste: Uttarakhand HC(13.07.2018)
The court said that any properly trained and qualified person can be appointed as priest irrespective of his caste in the temples as laid down by the .....
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Once Criminality of Section 377 Goes, Stigma Against LGBTQ Also Will, Says Supreme Court(13.07.2018)
The bench then said the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community faced the stigma because of the criminality attached to the co.....
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Supreme Court Slams L-G for 'Mountains of Garbage' in Delhi, Says Can't Blame CM(13.07.2018)
The court said the L-G had the power to clear the mess but was not exercising it. In what is likely to be seen as a further boost for Delhi Chief Mini.....
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States Resisting Social Audits by NCPCR Appear to be “Hiding Something”: Supreme Court(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has noted with concern the fact that a large number of States have not permitted National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCP.....
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Supreme Court: Use Technology for Welfare of Children(15.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while stressing the need for use of technology in Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), has expressed its.....
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Supreme Court: Order to Install CCTV Cameras in Courts is Only for Security Reasons(15.02.2018)
Supreme Court has clarified that its orders directing the government to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in courts and tribunals is me.....
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Supreme Court Denies Relief to Suspended Senior IT Official in DA Case(15.02.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the time frame fixed by the Uttarakhand High Court for disposal of a disproportionate asset case against a.....
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Supreme Court Favors Fixing Time-Frame for Criminal Appeals(15.02.2018)
Supreme Court has said that steps were required to ascertain criminal cases did not remain pending for decades, which forces the accused to remain in .....
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Supreme Court: Failure to Report Crime Doesn't Mean Causing Disappearance of Evidence(15.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a person cannot be convicted for causing disappearance of evidence merely because he failed to inform the police about the.....
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Can't Assault and Kill in Name of Religion, Says SC Warning Courts Against 'Religious Bias'(15.02.2018)
Strongly disapproving of hate crimes, the Supreme Court maintained that every court has to be mindful of the pluralistic character of the Indian socie.....
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Only 28 Percent of Judges in Lower Courts Are Women, Finds Study(15.02.2018)
The report by Delhi-based think tank Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy comes just days after the Central government has sent back a collegium recommendati.....
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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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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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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 Looks For States' Opinion on Centralised System to Recruit Judges(10.05.2017)
Supreme Court, concerned over rising vacancies in subordinate judiciary and huge pendency of cases, has sought views of State Governments on a central.....
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Supreme Court Lauds Haji Ali Dargah Trust Efforts to Remove Encroachments(10.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove encroachments in a 500 square metre area in historic shrine within four weeks, while .....
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Supreme Court: Expect Modified Order on Highway Liquor Ban in Mid July(10.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it is likely to announce modification order in second week of July on plea by hotels and clubs seeking changes in its orde.....
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Supreme Court Refers Plea Challenging Aadhaar Act to Constitution Bench(10.05.2017)
Supreme Court has sent a fresh plea challenging Aadhaar Act and mandatory use of Unique Identification Number in at least 17 government schemes to a l.....
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Supreme Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Kerala Govt in Senkumar Case(10.05.2017)
Supreme Court has closed contempt proceedings initiated against Kerala Chief Secretary Nalini Netto for delay in reinstatement of expelled Kerala DGP.....
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Explain Time Frame for Appointing Lokpal Within 10 Days: Supreme Court(02.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to apprise it within 10 days about the time frame for appointing the anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal in the country.
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Prolonged Sexual Relations as Good as Marriage? SC Seeks Centre's Views; Puts Liability on Male Partners(02.07.2018)
The Supreme Court has sought the views of the central government in deciding if a prolonged sexual relationship should be considered as ‘de facto ma.....
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Supreme Court Gives Time Till July 30 as Assam NRC Final Draft Misses Deadline(02.07.2018)
A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and RF Nariman considered the report of state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela and extended the deadline.
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Supreme Court Says No to Urgent Hearing of Plea Against Polygamy, Nikah Halala(02.07.2018)
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the matter would come up for hearing in due course aft.....
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Supreme Court Upholds CVC KV Chaudhary, VC Bhasin's Appointments(02.07.2018)
Common Cause had challenged that the appointments were allegedly in breach of the principle of "institutional integrity".
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Supreme Court Reopens Today After Summer Break, Hectic Week Ahead(02.07.2018)
The top court will resume hearing appeals against an eight-year-old verdict of the Allahabad High Court on the Ayodhya dispute and those challenging t.....
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National Register of Citizens: Supreme Court Extends Deadline to Publish Final Draft of Assam NRC(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has extended by a months its 30 June deadline for the publication of final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Supreme Court Tells Kathua Witnesses To Approach High Court For Seeking Protection(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has told three witnesses in Kathua rape and murder case to approach the High Court for seeking protection from alleged harassment and to.....
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Second Complaint Maintainable If There is Discovery of New Fact: Supreme Court(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a subsequent complaint would be maintainable if there is the discovery of a new fact after disposal of the first com.....
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Supreme Court Says Delhi Under 'Mountains of Garbage'(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for failing to take urgent steps to prevent Delhi from becoming a garbage heap.
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Supreme Court Orders TN Govt to Crack Down on Elephant Corridor Encroachment(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu government to crack down on encroachments along the elephant corridor in the state.
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Regulating Social Media Will Turn India Into 'Surveillance State', Says Supreme Court(13.07.2018)
Under the proposed move by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the mechanism is to be made operational at the district-level for collecting .....
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Ex-Judge Joins Congress, Supreme Court Removes Him from Panel to Settle Maharashtra Disputes(16.07.2018)
The judges on the bench smiled when the state counsel handed over the letter, apprising the bench of Thipsay joining the political party.
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Babri Masjid Was Destroyed by 'Hindu Taliban', Litigant Tells Supreme Court(16.07.2018)
Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the legal heirs of original litigant M Siddiq, also questioned the locus of the Shia Central Waqf Board i.....
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Supreme Court:Annamalai University Can’t Devise Its Own Fee Structure for Professional Degree Courses(16.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Annamalai University is not entitled and competent to devise its own fee structure for medical and engineering professiona.....
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Supreme Court: Retirement Due to Efflux of Time Irrelevant While Determining Criminal Liability(16.07.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the public servant retired from service due to efflux of time, it would not be a relevant consideration.....
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Assessee Has to Prove Tax Exemption: Supreme Court(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that onus of proving a tax exemption where the guidelines aren’t clear would be on the assessee, and he cannot claim the benefi.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Report on Condition of Prisons Across the Country(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive report from the Centre and states on the condition of prisons and observation homes across the country.
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Constitutional Rights: Supreme Court(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the practice of female genital mutilation in Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community is violative of Article 21 & 15 of the Constit.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Patently Erroneous’ Orders Can’t Be Recalled By Criminal Courts(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that a Criminal Court including High Court cannot recall an earlier order invoking Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Proc.....
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Why Bengaluru Police is Shutting Down Hundreds of Pubs and Restaurants(31.07.2018)
A Supreme Court order from January 2018 is finally being put to action by the Bengaluru Police, which is issuing notices to restaurants and pubs found.....
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Supreme Court Says No Probe Into Judge Loya's Death, Rejects Review Petition(31.07.2018)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud did not find any merit in the review petition filed by Bo.....
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Don't Act Against Anyone: Supreme Court Tells Centre, Assam Govt in NRC Case(31.07.2018)
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi stated in its order that it is only a draft NRC and that the procedure contemplated under the law will have to .....
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Supreme Court Likely to Pronounce Cauvery Verdict Tomorrow(15.02.2018)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud had on September 20 last year reserved the verdict on the.....
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Supreme Court Verdict in Cauvery Dispute Case Today. Here's the Story So Far(16.02.2018)
A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will give its order on Karnataka’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Ca.....
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Supreme Court Verdict in Cauvery Water Dispute Case Today. Here's the Story So Far(16.02.2018)
A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will give its order on Karnataka’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Ca.....
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Supreme Court to MP Government: You Value Rape at Rs 6,500?(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up all the states, in particular Madhya Pradesh for not showing enough concern to rape victims by specifying the amount of co.....
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Supreme Court Allows Financial Institutions to Sell Pledged Shares of Fortis Healthcare(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has lifted its stay on sale of shares of Fortis Healthcare Ltd pledged with banks by former Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder and Shivender S.....
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Supreme Court: Violence in Name of Religion Cannot be Justified(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a different religious identity can never be a justification for assaulting or killing a person, as it cautioned the courts.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Foreign Funding to BJP, Congress(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice to central government on a petition challenging retrospective amendments made to the Foreign Contribution Regulation A.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to UP Government on Alleged Fake Encounters in Uttar Pradesh(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has sought a response from Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in the state in rec.....
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Binani Case: Supreme Court Directs NCLAT to Adjudicate Upon All Issues(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to adjudicate upon all issues in Binani Cement insolvency case, including t.....
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Supreme Court: Presumption U/S 139 of NI Act Can’t Be Rebutted By Mere Denial(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere denial of a debt or liability cannot shift the burden of proof from the accused in a case of dishounor of chequ.....
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Supreme Court: Pendency Concerns Being Addressed, Judges Being Appointed(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has disposed of a PIL which sought urgent steps for reducing pendency of cases and appointment of judges to High Courts saying 'steps ar.....
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Supreme Court: Magistrate’s Order Not Necessary to Obtain Accused’s Fingerprint Specimen(03.07.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a police officer need not obtain an order from a Magistrate for obtaining a specimen of fingerprints of the accused under .....
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Kejriwal or LG Baijal? Supreme Court to Decide Tomorrow Who Rules Delhi(03.07.2018)
A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will pronounce the verdict on the ongoing power struggle in Delhi at 10.30 am on Wedne.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Fin Scams Like PNB Fraud(03.07.2018)
The PIL, filed by advocate M L Sharma, had sought a court-monitored SIT probe into the big financial scams including the PNB frauds case that have tak.....
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Assam NRC LIVE: There Will be Bloodbath and Civil War in the Country, Warns Mamata Banerjee(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court directs Centre to frame standard operating procedure to deal with claims and objections regarding Assam's NRC.
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To Stop Migration of Assam’s New 40 Lakh ‘Illegals’, Centre May Track Movement With Biometrics(01.08.2018)
Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court that some states have fears that people whose name has not found mention in the second and final .....
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Conviction Cannot Be Based Solely On Co-Accused’s ‘Confessional Statement’: Supreme Court(01.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that conviction under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, cannot be based solely on the confessional statemen.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notices Centre, States, UTs on PIL Seeking Revision of Mid-day Meal Scheme(01.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, States and Union Territories on a PIL seeking revision of budget for midday meals and enhancement in it.....
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Supreme Court Asks Authorities Not to Take Any Coercive Action over Assam's Draft NRC(01.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said the publication of the complete draft NRC of Assam cannot be the basis of any coercive action against anyone since it is merely.....
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Supreme Court Says No Probe Into Judge Loya's Death(01.08.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its April 19 verdict that had held that Special CBI Judge B H Loya had died of "natural causes" o.....
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SC Refuses to Make Adultery Law Gender-neutral, Will Examine if It Should be a Crime at All(02.08.2018)
The Supreme Court has made it clear that it won’t touch the part of Section 497 of IPC that makes adultery an offence for a man who has an illicit r.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Over 15,000 Security Personnel Deployed in Bengaluru(16.02.2018)
The Supreme Court is all set to give its final verdict on Friday on the two-decades-long Cauvery river water sharing dispute. A three-judge bench head.....
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Supreme Court: Decide on Appeal in Jindal University Rape Case in Five Months(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court to decide on the appeals filed by the three accused in the Jindal University gang-rape case .....
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Supreme Court Allows Essel to Restart Mining at Two Places in Odisha(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has permitted Essel Mining and Industries to restart mining activities in two of its three mines in Odisha saying that mining in the thi.....
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Supreme Court: Arbitration Dispute Can't be Raised After Accepting F&F Payment of Contractual Amount(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the party should not have been permitted to raise arbitration dispute after accepting full and final payment of the contra.....
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Supreme Court: Arbitration Award Can be Executed in Court Where Assets Are Located(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that an arbitral award can straightaway be filed and executed in the Court where the assets are located, without first obtaini.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Security Beefed Up in Karnataka Ahead of Supreme Court Verdict, Bus Services Affected(16.02.2018)
The Supreme Court is all set to give its final verdict on Friday on the two-decades-long Cauvery river water sharing dispute. A three-judge bench head.....
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'Face the Trial': Supreme Court Pulls Up Rajinikanth's Wife Latha Over Payment to Ad Firm(03.07.2018)
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi took strong exception to Latha Rajinikanth's attempt to skirt her liability to pay Rs 6.2 crore to an advertisi.....
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Don’t Appoint Police Officer as Acting DGPs: Supreme Court to States, UTs(03.07.2018)
The bench also said that endeavour should be made that a person, who had been selected and appointed as DGP, has reasonable period of service left.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking SIT Probe Against Nirav Modi in PNB Scam Case(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Nirav Modi-PNB scam case.
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Mob Lynching, Vigilantism Are Per Se Crimes: Supreme Court(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that mob lynching is a crime no matter what the motive is and added that it is a law and order issue that is the responsibility.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay RBI’s Virtual Currencies Circular(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Reserve Bank of India’s circular that virtually banned banks and financial institutions from providing services to a.....
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Rajinikath's Wife for Not Repaying Loan(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up Latha Rajinikanth for not complying with its order and her undertaking to repay the outstanding amount of Rs 6.2 crore to .....
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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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'No Written Convention': Former SC Judges Divided on Justice KM Joseph Seniority Row(06.08.2018)
News18 reached out to three former Supreme Court judges who recollected their own oath taking ceremonies to weigh in whether the government is correct.....
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Supreme Court Tells Two Priests Accused in Kerala Church Scandal to Surrender by August 13(06.08.2018)
The court had earlier asked the state police to file a status report on the probe done so far into the sexual abuse case, involving four priests attac.....
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Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing on Pleas Challenging Article 35A; Matter Posted for August 27(06.08.2018)
The Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing in the week commencing August 27. CJI Misra observed that the apex court has to consider whether A.....
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Article 35A LIVE: Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing, CJI Says Only 3-Judge Bench Can Decide Matter(06.08.2018)
The crucial hearing on petitions challenging validity of Article 35A was adjourned as Justice D Y Chandrachud, one of three judges in bench, was not .....
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Supreme Court Slams Delhi Householders Over Waste Management(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that householders in the National Capital hardly make effort to take time to do the simple task of segregating biodegradable wa.....
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Supreme Court Notifies Senior Designation Guidelines(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has notified the guidelines for designation of lawyers and advocates-on-record as Senior Advocates.
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Supreme Court Asks Kerala Priests Involved In Rape Cases To Surrender(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has cancelled the interim protection from arrest given to two clergymen, accused of sexually abusing a married woman, and asked them to .....
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Supreme Court: Steps Being Taken to Fill Up Vacancies in Higher Judiciary(16.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that steps were being taken to make judicial appointments and fill up the vacancies in the higher judiciary.
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Sunanda Pushkar Case: Supreme Court Terms Subramanian Swamy's Plea 'Infructuous'(16.07.2018)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea by Subramanian Swamy seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar say.....
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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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Here is Why Supreme Court Decided to Give More Water from Cauvery to Karnataka(16.02.2018)
Bengaluru is second in a list of 11 cities apart from Cape Town facing the threat of running out of water based on an UN-backed study, published by th.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Supreme Court Cites Bengaluru Water Crisis to Give Karnataka 14.75 TMC Additional Water(16.02.2018)
The Supreme Court on Friday said that Karnataka will get additional 14.75 TMC of cauvery water, Tamil Nadu will now get 177.25 instead of 192 TMC wate.....
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SC Reduces Tamil Nadu's Share to 177.25 TMC, Karnataka Gets Extra 14.75 TMC(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while stating that no state can claim ownership of a river, has said that Karnataka will get additional 14.75 TMC of cauvery water, whi.....
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Thirsty Bengaluru: Here is Why Supreme Court Decided to Give More Water from Cauvery to Karnataka(16.02.2018)
Bengaluru is second in a list of 11 cities apart from Cape Town facing the threat of running out of water based on an UN-backed study, published by th.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Supreme Court Allows More Water for Karnataka; AIADMK, DMK Blame Each Other in Tamil Nadu(16.02.2018)
The Supreme Court on Friday said that Karnataka will get additional 14.75 TMC of cauvery water, Tamil Nadu will now get 177.25 instead of 192 TMC wate.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Celebrations in Karnataka Assembly Before Siddaramaiah's Budget Speech After SC Ruling(16.02.2018)
The Supreme Court on Friday said that Karnataka will get additional 14.75 TMC of cauvery water, Tamil Nadu will now get 177.25 instead of 192 TMC wate.....
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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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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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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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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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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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Water Dispute: Meet S Ranganathan, the Founder of 'Cauvery Family'(16.02.2018)
Ranganathan, the Secretary of the Cauvery Delta Farmers Association has been involved with the river water dispute since the 1970s. However, it wasnâ€.....
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Cauvery Verdict: What Were the Pre-Independence Water Sharing Agreements Upheld by Supreme Court?(16.02.2018)
The verdict upheld the validity of the two pre-independence agreements signed between the then Government of Madras (Tamil Nadu) and the then Governme.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Kamal Haasan Calls for Unity Between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka After Supreme Court Ruling(16.02.2018)
The Supreme Court on Friday said that Karnataka will get additional 14.75 TMC of cauvery water, Tamil Nadu will now get 177.25 instead of 192 TMC wate.....
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Supreme Court Allows More Cauvery Water For Karnataka. Here's How the Story Has Unfolded So Far(16.02.2018)
A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will give its order on Karnataka’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Ca.....
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Supreme Court: Poll Candidates Must Disclose Source of Income(16.02.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that candidates contesting elections must declare source of their income along with their spouses and dependent children to ke.....
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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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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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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: Kamal Haasan Calls for Unity Between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as Political Blame Game Begins(16.02.2018)
While Karnataka rejoices after the Supreme Court verdict, which allocated it an additional 14.75 TMC of water, Tamil Nadu's opposition parties are gun.....
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Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict LIVE: DMK, AIADMK Spar After SC Ruling; Kamal Haasan Calls for Unity Between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka(16.02.2018)
While Karnataka rejoices after the Supreme Court verdict, which allocated it an additional 14.75 TMC of water, Tamil Nadu's opposition parties are gun.....
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Cauvery Verdict LIVE: DMK, AIADMK Spar After SC Ruling; Kamal Haasan Calls for Unity Between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka(16.02.2018)
While Karnataka rejoices after the Supreme Court verdict, which allocated it an additional 14.75 TMC of water, Tamil Nadu's opposition parties are gun.....
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Supreme Court Verdict Reducing Water to Tamil Nadu Very Disapointing: Rajinikanth(16.02.2018)
Rajinikanth, who has announced that he will soon make the political plunge, further said that the Tamil Nadu government should take steps to file a re.....
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Cauvery Verdict LIVE: 'Very Disappointing', Says Rajinikanth After SC Reduces Quantum of Water for Tamil Nadu(16.02.2018)
While Karnataka rejoices after the Supreme Court verdict, which allocated it an additional 14.75 TMC of water, Tamil Nadu's opposition parties are gun.....
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River Water a National Asset, No State can Claim Exclusive Ownership: Supreme Court(17.02.2018)
The court's 465-page verdict on the water dispute of river Cauvery, which flows through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, also referred to.....
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Cauvery Verdict: Supreme Court Gives More Water to Karnataka, Compensates Tamil Nadu With Ground Water(17.02.2018)
The Supreme Court on Friday hiked Karnataka's share of Cauvery water by 14.75 tmcft and reduced Tamil Nadu's quantum by an equal amount in its verdict.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Paves Way for Release of Film 'Fanney Khan'(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court has paved the way for release of Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Fanney Khan by refusing to stay its scheduled screening .....
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Supreme Court Orders Attachment of Bank A/c, 40 Movable Properties of Amrapali Group(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court lashed out at Amrapali Group of Companies saying it was playing “fraud” and “dirty games” with the court and ordered attachment of bank .....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Cancel Entire Exam If Two Students Were Found Copying(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the examination held for selection to the post of Assistant Signal-and- Telecommunication Engineer (ASTE) (Grade-B) against 3.....
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Supreme Court Asks State of Jharkhand to Make Regular Appointments Only(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed State of Jharkhand to consider making regular appointments only, dropping the idea of making irregular appointments so as t.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Make Adultery Law Gender-Neutral(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court has indicated that it will not make adultery a gender-neutral law and that it will rather examine if it should remain a criminal offence.....
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Adultery as a Criminal Offence: Supreme Court Finds Loopholes in Govt's Stand(02.08.2018)
The bench further observed that each partner to a marriage is equally responsible to keep the sanctity of marriage intact.
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Supreme Court Takes Note of Bihar Rapes, Bans Airing of Morphed Images of Abuse Victims(02.08.2018)
The top court direction comes on the day the state is witnessing a bandh call given by six Left Parties and supported by the grand alliance over the s.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Appointment of Army Medical Services Chief(03.08.2018)
A bench comprising justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan remitted back the matter to the Defence Minister and expressed the hope that it would be consi.....
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Supreme Court Rebukes BJP Councilor for Obstructing Delhi's Sealing Drive(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned that those obstructing the government officials from carrying out sealing of unauthorised and illegal constructions in Delhi .....
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Supreme Court: Article 35A Was Not Incorporated in the Constitution Yesterday(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the question whether the challenge to the validity of Article 35A is to be referred to a constitution bench shall be c.....
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'Should We Send You to Jail?': Supreme Court Hauls up NRC Coordinator, Registrar General(07.08.2018)
NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela and Registrar General Sailesh had been summoned by the Court, which said it was "appalled" and "disturbe.....
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In a first, Three Women Judges in Supreme Court(07.08.2018)
The first woman judge of the apex court was Justice Fathima Beevi who was appointed in 1989, 39 years after the Supreme Court was set up in 1950. She .....
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Supreme Court Reprimands Assam NRC Coordinator, RGI for Contempt(08.08.2018)
Supreme Court has threatened to send Assam State National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator and the Registrar General of India to jail for contem.....
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Supreme Court Reprimands Assam NRC Coordinator, RGI for Contempt(08.08.2018)
Supreme Court has threatened to send Assam State National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator and the Registrar General of India to jail for contem.....
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Supreme Court Raps Bihar Government Over Muzaffarpur Rape Case(08.08.2018)
Supreme Court came down heavily on the Bihar government over the rape incidents in the state saying that women are being raped left, right and centre.
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Employee Entitled to Subsistence Allowance Pending Inquiry: SC(17.02.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that an employee is entitled to subsistence allowance pending inquiry against him, opining that denial of financial resources .....
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SC Junks Singh Brothers’ Appeal Against Rs. 3500-Cr Arbitral Award To Daiichi(17.02.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected the petition filed by former promoters of Ranbaxy — Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh — challenging the Delhi.....
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Case Management Systems Must for Efficient Justice Delivery & for Ease Of Doing Business: SC(17.02.2018)
Supreme Court has highlighted the need for a case management system, in order to improve the justice delivery aspect of ease of doing business.
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Supreme Court Asks Firm to Deposit Rs 90 Crore for Purchasing Unitech's Land(17.02.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered Chennai-based Omshakty Agencies, which agreed to purchase land from Unitech, to deposit Rs. 90 crore with the court’s regist.....
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PM to Inaugurate BJP's New Headquarters Today as Party Moves Out of Lutyens' Bungalow Zone(18.02.2018)
The new party office is located at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and will make the BJP the first major national party to shift its office outside Lutyens' .....
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PM Inaugurates New HQ as BJP Moves Out of Lutyens' Bungalow Zone(18.02.2018)
The new party office is located at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and will make the BJP the first major national party to shift its office outside Lutyens' .....
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Supreme Court Transfers Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into ‘Gangrape’ Of SC Minor Girl To Orissa HC(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has transferred a petition seeking CBI probe into the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old Scheduled Caste girl by “men in uniform” and su.....
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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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Genital Mutilation Causes Irreparable Physical, Emotional Damage to Dawoodi Bohra Girls: Supreme Court(28.08.2018)
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for a Dawoodi Bohra Muslim group, said if this practice, which is an essential religious practice, is questione.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Make Electoral Offences Cognisable(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offences, including bribery, false statement, undue inf.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay 69% Quota Law in Tamil Nadu(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the 69% quota law, which has been challenged on the ground that the quota exceeds the maximum 50 per cent limit impo.....
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Supreme Court Extends Stay on HC Order on Minority Schools(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on the Gujarat high court's order that all schools must obtain certificates for minority status from a competent a.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt, WhatsApp Over ‘Non-compliance’(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Whatsapp and Centre seeking their response over plea alleging non-compliance with Indian laws, including appointing.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, State Over Bihar Shelter Home Mass Rape(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and Bihar government seeking detailed report over Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home where at least 34 gi.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Appointment of Army Medical Services Chief(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has quashed the appointment of Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chopra as Director General of Medical Services (Army) saying "proper and valid .....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions to Revamp Judicial Infrastructure(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to revamp judicial infrastructure and the quality of justice administration in courts across the country.....
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Supreme Court Directs NBCC to Complete Unfinished Amrapali Projects(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) to undertake all unfinished housing projects of Amrapali group and file w.....
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Supreme Court: Phase Out Mule Rides for Vaishno Devi Pilgrims(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from Katra b.....
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Supreme Court to CBI Court: Accept Adarsh's Land as Security to Defreeze Society’s Bank Account(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed defreezing of bank account of Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society Ltd by furnishing security of the land in which the housing.....
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Supreme Court: Adultery Law Treats Men, Women Differently, Violates Right to Equality(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that matrimonial sanctity is an issue but the penal provision on adultery is apparently violative of right to equality under th.....
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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: 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 Issues Notice on Challenge to Haryana Backward Classes Act, 2016(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the prayer for interim relief, returnable in four weeks, against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order, refusin.....
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Supreme Court Stays TN Bar Council Order Suspending Licence of Advocate(19.02.2018)
SC has stayed the order of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry by which it had suspended licence of an advocate while sending a recommendation to B.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Petitions Against Delhi Judicial Service Examination 2015(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition against the manner in which the Delhi Judicial Service Examination were conducted in 2015.
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Supreme Court: S. 21A of Banking Regulation Act Not Applicable to Agricultural Debts(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that S. 21A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 which prohibits courts from re-opening any transaction between a bank and its debto.....
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Supreme Court Allows HP Govt. to Carry Out Monitored Silviculture Felling of Trees(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed the Himachal Pradesh Government to carry out “silviculture felling” of trees and directed that the activity be closely monit.....
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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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Those Accused in Mob Lynching Cases Should be Treated as Terrorists: Swami Agnivesh(03.08.2018)
According to Swami Agnivesh, he will file a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a SIT probe into the entire assault incident.
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Govt Clears Justice KM Joseph’s Elevation to Supreme Court, Ends Standoff With Judiciary(03.08.2018)
The government has also given its nod to appoint Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran to t.....
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Is Delhi Okay With Homosexuality?(03.08.2018)
Before the Supreme Court gives its verdict on Article 377, we ventured onto the streets of Delhi to find out whether the capital is indeed okay with h.....
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Do Married Women Have Sexual Autonomy? Judges on Constitution Bench Agree to Disagree(03.08.2018)
The arguments in the Supreme Court over the validity of the adultery law witnessed an apparent division of views among the five-judge bench.
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No SC/ST Quota in Promotions Defeats the Real Motive of Reservations, Centre Tells Supreme Court(04.08.2018)
Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, argued that affirmative action would remain an illusion if the most backward classes are depr.....
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In Major Show of Unity in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi Joins Tejashwi's Protests Against Bihar Shelter Home Rapes(05.08.2018)
Lending support to Tejashwi's protest, Rahul Gandhi said that if Bihar CM Nitish Kumar really feels bad about what happened, he should take the matter.....
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RSS-linked NGO Wants Constitution Bench to Hear Plea to Scrap Article 35A in Kashmir(05.08.2018)
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the plea against the validity of the Article 35-A on Monday.
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Supreme Court Judges Miffed With Govt for Reducing Justice KM Joseph's Seniority(05.08.2018)
Though the government cleared the appointments on Saturday, it placed Justice Joseph’s name third in the notification, making him junior to the othe.....
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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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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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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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Candidates Can't Be Barred from Polls on Framing of Criminal Charges: Supreme Court(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that candidates cannot be disqualified merely because charges have been framed against them in a criminal case.
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MPs, MLAs Not Barred from Practicing Law: Supreme Court(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that a person cannot be permitted to perform the dual role of a lawyer and a legislator.
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Supreme Court Appoints Committee Headed by Justice Amitava Roy to Look Into Jail Reforms(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has constituted a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to look into the aspect of jail reforms across t.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Granting Relief to Disqualified Directors(08.08.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order, which gave relief to directors of the companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies (RoC) las.....
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Supreme Court Seeks J&K Govt's Reply on Alleged Custodial Torture of Kathua Case Witness(08.08.2018)
The bench considered the submission of Jaising that Hussain had been brutally tortured in custody and judicial intervention was needed and asked the s.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Order on Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity of Adultery Law(08.08.2018)
The ASG had commenced her arguments by saying that adultery has been made an offence by keeping in mind the sanctity of marriage as an institution.
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Govt Hits Back, Asks Supreme Court Judges to Refrain from Making Comments(08.08.2018)
Attorney General KK Venugopal made references to the newspaper headlines based on the observations made by this bench, and said that judges may not kn.....
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Supreme Court Seeks J&K Govt's Reply on Custodial Torture of Kathua Case Witness(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea by Talib Hussain, a key witness in Kathua gang rape-and-murder case, a.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 2-crore Cost on Telangana Medical College for Fraud(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 2 crore on Mahavir Institute of Medical Science while holding it guilty of deception and fraud for p.....
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Supreme Court to Amrapali Group Directors: Don’t Play Smart, We’ll Make You Homeless(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned real estate major Amrapali Group that “each and every property” of managing directors and directors of the firm would be sold.....
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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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SC: Outsourcing of Services by US Company to Indian Subsidiary Doesn’t Constitute PE(27.10.2017)
Supreme Court of India has held that Outsourcing of Services by a US company to Indian company doesn’t constitute Permanent Establishment (PE).
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Supreme Court: Consent of Husband Not Needed for Abortion(30.10.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court holding that consent is required only of the woman undergoing.....
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Supreme Court: Electricity Commission Has No Inherent Power To Alter Tariff Under PPA(30.10.2017)
Supreme Court has held that tariff fixed in terms of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the power producer and distributor cannot be altered invok.....
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SC Stays HC Order that Convicted a Lawyer for Contempt for Criticizing HC Judge in FB Post(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that sentenced an advocate to one-month simple imprisonment for criticizing a judge i.....
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SC: Persons with Low Vision Can’t be Denied Reservation in Admission to MBBS Course(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the claim of a medical aspirant with “low vision” to be admitted in MBBS course in the category of persons with benchmark dis.....
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'Shocked' Supreme Court Fines Income Tax Department Rs 10 Lakh for 'Misleading' It(28.08.2018)
A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur slapped the penalty on the Commissioner of Income Tax, Ghaziabad.
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After Law Minister Comments on Separation of Power, Supreme Court Says it is 'Helpless'(28.08.2018)
At the Independence Day's celebration in the Supreme Court, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had made certain statements about separation of pow.....
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Supreme Court Fines Income Tax Department Rs 10 Lakh for 'Misleading' It(29.08.2018)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the Income Tax department for reportedly trying to mislead it.
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Supreme Court: Reverify 10% of Names Included in NRC Final Draft(29.08.2018)
Supreme Court has favoured a sample re-verification of at least 10% of the names included in the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) fo.....
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Supreme Court: Voters Have Right to Know Candidate’s Criminal Antecedents(29.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that voters have a right to know the antecedents of candidates and the Election Commission could be asked to direct political p.....
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Supreme Court: No Second Chance If Taj Mahal Goes(29.08.2018)
Supreme Court has asked authorities finalising the Vision Document for Taj Mahal’s protection to take into account industrial and vehicular pollution .....
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Rajya Sabha Rules Bar Public Statements on Removal Notices: Supreme Court(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that Rajya Sabha rules prohibited lawmakers from making public statements on the removal of a judge of the higher judiciary wit.....
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Supreme Court: Ex-CMs Not Entitled to Residential Accommodation from Govt(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has held that occupying a constitution post in past cannot entitle a person to get residential accommodation by government.
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Bombay High Court: No One Can Lay Claim to Quarters Provided by a Civic Body(08.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has reiterated that a municipal employee can never claim permanent occupancies over the properties of the civic body.
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Supreme Court: Unmarried Adult Couples Can Live Together(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that adult couples have the right to live together without marriage.
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Supreme Court: Unmarried Adult Couples Can Live Together(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that adult couples have the right to live together without marriage.
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Civil Suit Not Maintainable After SARFAESI Proceedings Are Initiated: Supreme Court(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a civil suit would not be maintainable when proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass.....
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Supreme Court Raps Centre for Not Framing Cauvery Scheme(09.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Union water resources secretary to appear before it on May 14 with the draft for implementation of its ruling on water sha.....
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Supreme Court: Compensate Haj Operators for Wrongly Disqualifying Them(09.05.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to pay Rs 5 lakh each to seven Haj tour operators as compensation for disqualifying them in 2016 for non-complia.....
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Article 35A LIVE: Tension Grips Kashmir Valley Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing(06.08.2018)
Article 35A, incorporated in the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, confers special status to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Supreme Court to Hear Article 35A Case Today: Key Things to Know(06.08.2018)
The petitions have been filed by NGO on grounds that Article 35A was illegally added to the Constitution of India as it was never floated before Parli.....
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Kashmir On Tenterhooks Ahead of Article 35A Hearing in Supreme Court Today(06.08.2018)
Article 35A, which was added to the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the permanent residents of Jam.....
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No Arrests in Weeks, Swami Agnivesh May Move Supreme Court to Seek Probe on Mob Attack(06.08.2018)
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the social activist claimed that he, along with BJP chief Amit Shah, had captured the party and the RSS.
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Centre Notifies Appointments of Three Judges to Supreme Court(06.08.2018)
Central Government has notified elevation of Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Allows RCom to Sell Assets to Reliance Jio(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has permitted Reliance Communications to go through with the sale of its assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) unhindered and allowed th.....
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Supreme Court Asks States to Appoint Managers to Unclog Courts(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered state chief secretaries to form panels which would ensure that each district court would have a manager armed with an MBA de.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Delhi HC Order Granting Bail to Karti Chidambaram(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, f.....
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Supreme Court Slams Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari for Breaking Lock of Sealed House(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari for breaking the lock of a sealed house in Northeast Delhi’s Gokulpuri and said an MP doe.....
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Place of Arbitration Doesn’t Ipso Facto Assume Status of Seat: Supreme Court(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that place of arbitration does not ipso facto assume the status of its seat and observed that ‘venue’ cannot be equated with th.....
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CJI Dipak Misra to Hear Plea Against Justice Gogoi's Appointment as Next CJI Over His January Press Meet(25.09.2018)
Petitioner advocate RP Luthra has held Justice Gogoi “guilty†of “committing judicial impropriety and judicial misconduct†by talking to the m.....
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Can Aadhaar be Made Mandatory? Supreme Court's Constitution Bench to Decide Tomorrow(25.09.2018)
A five-judge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.K. Sikri, A.M. Khanwilkar, D.Y. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan is hearing t.....
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Criminalisation of Politics Felt in Strongest Form in 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts: SC(25.09.2018)
The Supreme Court said the panel had referred to several observations made by official agencies, including CBI, IB and RAW, which unanimously expresse.....
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Stories of Manual Scavenging : Delhi's Ugly Reality(25.09.2018)
In 2000, Safai Karamchari Andolan, a non-profit organisation, filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court seeking a directive to end the d.....
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Supreme Court Constitutes Committee to Look Into Jail Reforms(25.09.2018)
The Supreme Court on August 27 had reserved its order on the issue of constituting a committee to deal with issues pertaining to jails and suggest ref.....
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Supreme Court: Criminalizing Adultery Does Not Appeal to Common Sense(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that sending a person to prison for five years for adultery does not appeal to common sense.
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Supreme Court: Application for Initiating CIRP Filed by Advocate of Financial Creditor Maintainable(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that an application filed for initiating Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process by an advocate would be maintainable under.....
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Supreme Court: Doctrine of “Pay And Recover” in Motor Accident Claim Cases Still Holds the Field(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that doctrine of “pay and recover” in motor accident claim cases still holds the field.
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Don't be a 'Chamach', Mouthpiece of the State: Supreme Court Attacks Himachal Govt Lawyer(09.08.2018)
"Does the state has nothing else to do? What about governance? What about governing the state? Tell your state that this will not be tolerated,&q.....
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"Total Moral Policing": Supreme Court Raps Maharashtra Government On Closure Of Dance Bars(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra Government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing.....
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"Lakshman Rekha": Supreme Court Says It Cannot Make Law(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has reminded the lawyers of its 'lakshman rekha' (sacred line) when they fervently pleaded it to intervene to stop criminalisation of po.....
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"Lakshman Rekha": Supreme Court Says It Cannot Make Law(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has reminded the lawyers of its 'lakshman rekha' when they fervently pleaded it to intervene to stop criminalisation of politics on the .....
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Supreme Court Restores Honour of Army Veteran Who Led 1984 Operation Blue Star(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has restored the honour of an Army veteran who was among the officers who led the Operation Blue Star in 1984 and upheld a decision to e.....
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Supreme Court: Job Insecurity Shouldn’t be Created for Teachers or Lecturers(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that insecurity should not be created in the employment of teachers or lecturers who dedicate their life for the education .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Vires of Educational/Domicile Requirements in Assam MBBS/BDS Courses(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that it is permissible to lay down the essential educational requirements, residential/domicile in a particular state in re.....
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Iraqi Supreme Court Ratifies May Election Results(20.08.2018)
Iraq's Supreme Court has ratified results of the country's May parliamentary election, setting in motion a 90-day constitutional deadline for the top .....
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Supreme Court Takes Note of Alwar Mob Lynching Incident(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has taken note of the 20 July lynching incident in Rajasthan's Alwar district after it had issued a slew of directions on dealing with c.....
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Supreme Court: Why Yogi Adityanath Should Not be Prosecuted for Hate Speech in 2007?(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with an alleged hate speech delivered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanat.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Answers From Rajasthan Govt Over Rakbar Khan Lynching in Alwar(20.08.2018)
The apex court has asked Rajasthan Principal Secretary, Home, to file an affidavit in the case. The court further said that the affidavit must deal wi.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Delhi HC Order Granting Bail to Karti Chidambaram(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, f.....
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Supreme Court: Time Constraints of Land Acquisition are Not Applicable to BDA Act(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while reiterating that the time constraints of land acquisition are not applicable to Bangalore Development Authority Act, has set asid.....
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Supreme Court Moots Framing of a Pragmatic Policy for Children of Women Prisoners(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern about the children of women prisoners and has also suggested framing of a pragmatic policy for looking after such .....
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Supreme Court Moots Framing of a Pragmatic Policy for Children of Women Prisoners(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern about the children of women prisoners and has also suggested framing of a pragmatic policy for looking after such .....
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Supreme Court: Is Size of Turban Part of Sikh Religion?(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has sought to know if the topknot/ half or bun turban (patka) can be worn by Sikh athletes with helmets during participation in sporting.....
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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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Kerala Police Summon Missionaries of Jesus Officer for Releasing Nun's Photo(26.09.2018)
The congregation had released a photo of the nun seated with her alleged tormentor in violation of the Supreme Court guidelines, which prohibit reveal.....
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SC/ST Quota in Promotions: Supreme Court Verdict Today on Whether It Will Reconsider 2006 Order(26.09.2018)
A five-judge Constitution Bench, in its 2006 verdict in the M Nagraj case, had said the states are bound to provide quantifiable data on the backwardn.....
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Aadhaar Verdict LIVE Updates: SC to Decide Whether Biometric ID is Mandatory, Right to Privacy Main Concern(26.09.2018)
Aadhaar Verdict LIVE Updates: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Biometric ID is Mandatory, Right to Privacy Main Concern
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Should Court Proceedings be Live Streamed Across the Country? SC Ruling Likely Today(26.09.2018)
A Supreme Court bench had reserved its verdict on August 24, saying it wanted to implement the concept of "open court" to decongest the cour.....
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Election Candidates Must Advertise Their Crime Records in Media: Supreme Court(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has directed that election candidates, after filing their nominations, should repeatedly make declarations in print and electronic media.....
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SC/ST Quota in Job Promotions: No Need to Collect Quantifiable Data on 'Backwardness', Says SC(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that 2006 judgment in Nagraj Case, relating to reservations for SC/ST in promotions, need not be referred to larger bench and r.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Aadhaar(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Aadhaar and observed that sufficient security measures are taken to protect data and it is difficult to launc.....
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Can Life Term be Made Tougher by Use of 'Rigorous'? Supreme Court to Decide(29.08.2018)
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether a court has the authority to provide for 'rigorous' life term when the legal provisions do not clothe .....
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Delhi HC Questions Maharashtra Govt Over Navlakha's Arrest, Says it Will Examine Transit Remand Order(29.08.2018)
The Supreme Court also heard a petition challenging the arrest of Navlakha and four other activists ordered that all of them would be kept under house.....
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Bhima Koregaon Probe LIVE: No Jail for 5 Activists as Top Court Orders House Arrest Till September 6(29.08.2018)
Bhima Koregaon Probe LIVE Updates: The petitioners have urged the Supreme court to seek explanation from the Maharashtra police over 'arbitrary' arres.....
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Supreme Court Places Rights Activists Under House Arrest(30.08.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered police to put five prominent rights campaigners suspected of links to Maoist guerrillas under house arrest.
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Supreme Court Warns Pharmacy Council of India Over Irregularities in Grant of Recognition(30.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned Pharmacy Council of India of superseding it if the latter does not mend its irregularity in granting recognition to pharmacy .....
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Supreme Court Partially Stays HC's Judgment on Exclusion of Genetic Disorders in Insurance Policy(30.08.2018)
Supreme Court has partially stayed Delhi High Court judgment which had held as unconstitutional discrimination in health insurance against individuals.....
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Supreme Court: Entire Prosecution Story Shouldn’t be Doubted for Certain Embellishments(30.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because there are certain exaggerations, improvements and embellishments, the entire prosecution story should n.....
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Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu to Seal 11 Resorts on Nilgiris Elephant Corridor(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to seal or close down within 48 hours 11 resorts and hotels constructed on the elephant corridor .....
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Supreme Court to Parliament: Make Law to Bar Criminals From Polls(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has urged Parliament to frame a law that prevents tainted persons from entering the electoral fray, saying the demand of the citizenry t.....
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Supreme Court Sends Jaypee Infratech Back to NCLT(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad bench of the NCLT to deal with the insolvency proceedings against Jaypee Infratech, allowing a second round of b.....
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Supreme Court Modifies BCCI Order(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has modified its October 2016 order, on streamlining the Board of Control for Cricket in India and its direction on ‘one vote for one as.....
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Day After NRC Claims Begin, Many Complain Forms Not Available at Sewa Kendras(13.08.2018)
The Supreme Court has not fixed any deadline yet to publish the final NRC, but the Centre has approved a total outlay of Rs 1,220 crore for the updati.....
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Ahead of Supreme Court Ruling in Aadhaar Privacy Case, Centre Finds Ally in Bill Gates(13.08.2018)
The Microsoft founder, in an exclusive interview to CNBC TV18’s Shereen Bhan, said that Aadhaar only prevents one from accessing things he or she is.....
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Supreme Court: May Ask For Reinvestigation in ISRO Spy Case(09.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that it may ask the Kerala government to re-investigate the role of the then SIT officers who had framed former scientist S Nam.....
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Civil Suit Not Maintainable After SARFAESI Proceedings Are Initiated: Supreme Court(09.05.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a civil suit would not be maintainable when proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot Be Re-arrested by Ignoring Bail Order(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not permissible to simply re-arrest the accused, by adding another offence, ignoring the bail order in force at .....
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Supreme Court: No Action for Contempt on Failure To Live With Spouse(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that forcing a spouse to join the company of the other and on failing to do so punishing her in committing contempt of the .....
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Supreme Court: Parliamentary Reports Can’t be Challenged in Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that parliamentary reports can be used and relied upon in court but their contents cannot be challenged because it.....
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Supreme Court: Lawyers on TV Debates "Killing This Institution"(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a trend has started among lawyers to target the judges and this practice would ultimately lead to the "killing of this ins.....
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Supreme Court: Need to Address Aadhaar Authentication Failures(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has acknowledged that failures in Aadhaar authentication could pose problems for the needy and said that the issue will have to be addre.....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Provision Which Prevented Individuals from Filing Cases Under Aadhaar Act(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has struck down Section 47 of Aadhaar Act which stated that criminal complaints for data breach can be filed only by UIDAI and prevented.....
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Government Can’t Share Aadhaar Data With Body Corporates: Supreme Court(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act which allowed Government to share Aadhar data with body corporates.
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Supreme Court Allows Live Streaming of Court Proceedings(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed live streaming of court proceedings and said it will bring in transparency and serve the public interest.
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Justice Gogoi’s Appointment As Next Chief Justice Of India(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India, saying the petition was “de.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Justice Gogoi’s Appointment As Next Chief Justice Of India(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India, saying the petition was “de.....
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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Bank Account, Mobile Number but Must for Allotment of PAN: SC(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that while Aadhaar would remain mandatory for filing of income tax returns and allotment of PAN, it would not be mandatory to l.....
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Jaitley Hints Govt May Bring New Law After Supreme Court Bars Private Firms From Using Aadhaar Data(26.09.2018)
Asserting that some of the prohibitions imposed by the court cannot be assumed to be perpetual, Jaitley said the government would assess whether the S.....
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SC to HCs: Set-up Special Centres For Examination of Vulnerable Witnesses in Criminal Cases(30.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to set up special centres for examination of vulnerable witnesses in criminal cases.
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SC Slams Mamata Govt on Aadhaar plea, Says State Can't Challenge Law Passed by Centre(30.10.2017)
Supreme Court came down hard on Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and emphasised that .....
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Supreme Court in Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case: Consent of Girl is Important(30.10.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the consent of girl for the marriage is paramount as she is an adult by law.
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Supreme Court to Unitech: Deposit Rs. 750 Crore by December(31.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Unitech to deposit Rs. 750 crore by December to secure bail for its director Sanjay Chandra, who is in jail in a case of al.....
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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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Special Court to Try Cases of Politicians: Centre is "Unprepared", Says Supreme Court(30.08.2018)
The bench perused the additional affidavit filed by the government in which it has said that as per the apex court's direction, they had released fund.....
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Caste-system is Bane of a Just Social Order, Says Supreme Court(30.08.2018)
The Bench was dealing with a bunch of petitions relating to the issues on benefits of reservation to SC/ST upon their migration from one state to anot.....
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Supreme Court Directs Medical College to Pay 1 Crore to Kerala CM’s Flood Relief Fund(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while disposing an SLP filed by Kannur Medical College, directed the College to pay an amount of Rupees One Crore from the cost impose.....
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Supreme Court Stops Monitoring 2002 Gujarat Riot Cases(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has disposed of a petition filed by the NHRC 15 years ago seeking transfer of the 2002 Gujarat riot cases outside the state, apart from .....
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Supreme Court Expresses Anguish over Centre's Failure to Give Details on Cases Against Politicians(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed anguish over the Centre's failure to provide details about the criminal cases pending against lawmakers and politicians in.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Anguish over Centre's Failure to Give Details on Cases Against Politicians(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed anguish over the Centre's failure to provide details about the criminal cases pending against lawmakers and politicians in.....
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Supreme Court:More Drugs Smuggled From Inside Police Stations Than Outside(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that in narcotics cases, "more drugs are smuggled from inside the malkhana (rooms in police stations where materials seized by .....
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Creamy Layer is Applicable in SC/ST Reservations, Says Supreme Court(26.09.2018)
The bench ruled that while the Presidential Lists may include any group or community as SC or ST, the principle of creamy layer can be applied by a co.....
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Aadhaar Verdict Decoded After Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Judgment(26.09.2018)
In a 4:1 verdict, the Supreme Court has declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid, but with conditions.
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Aadhaar Metadata Cannot be Stored For More Than 6 Months. Here's What This Means(26.09.2018)
The Supreme Court has read down Section 2(d) of the Aadhaar Act to refrain government authorities to store metadata of transactions.
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Appointing Justice Gogoi as Next CJI, Says ‘It’s Not the Stage to Interfere’(26.09.2018)
The Supreme Court said the plea, filed by petitioner advocate RP Luthra and Satyaveer Sharma, was “devoid of meritâ€.
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Supreme Court Clears the Decks for SC/ST Quota in Govt Job Promotions(26.09.2018)
The Supreme Court also refused to refer the pleas against its 2006 judgment on SC/ST quota in promotions to a larger seven-judge bench.
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Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Verdict on Aadhaar Today(26.09.2018)
The court declared the national identity card Aadhaar "constitutionally valid" in response to petitions raising violation of privacy.
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Untouchability, Not Backwardness is the Basis For ST/SC Quota In Job Promotions(26.09.2018)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that states don’t have to collect quantifiable data on ‘backwardness’ for SC/ST quota in job promotions.
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13-Feet High Wall, PowerPoint, Bodily Autonomy: A Look at Key Moments During Aadhaar Arguments(26.09.2018)
The five-judge Bench of Supreme Court had reserved its judgment in May this year, a culmination of over seven years of various challenges against Aadh.....
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Supreme Court Verdict on 150-year-old Adultery Law Today. Here’s an Explainer(27.09.2018)
The Centre had said that the government was considering making adultery gender-neutral.
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Supreme Court Raps States on "Diverting" Funds Meant for Environment(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure noting that states were "diverting" huge amount of funds, meant for protection of environment and benefit .....
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Take Action Against Officials Responsible for Illegal Constructions: Supreme Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has suggested that the Himachal Pradesh Government should take action against those officials who were posted in Kasauli when illegal co.....
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Supreme Court Pulls up ASI for Failing to Take Steps to Protect Taj Mahal(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court came down heavily on the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) for its failure to take appropriate steps to protect and preserve of the ic.....
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Supreme Court: If One Dies Getting On or Off Train, Railways Must Pay Compensation(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that the railways would be liable to pay compensation to passengers in case of death or injury while boarding and de-boarding .....
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Open Eastern Expressway for Public if PM is Not free: Supreme Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that the Eastern Peripheral Expressway is inaugurated on or before.....
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Aadhaar Lacks Regulatory Oversight: Supreme Court(11.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over the lack of regulatory oversight in the Aadhaar superstructure and reserved judgement on the legality of the .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Pass Any Order on Promotion of ED Official(11.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to pass an order regarding the promotion of an Enforcement Directorate officer probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case, who has c.....
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SC Stays J&K High Court Order Allowing Cinemagoers to Carry Outside Food(13.08.2018)
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued in the Supreme Court that if the order by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on allowing outside food into cinema h.....
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Supreme Court Admits CBI's Appeal Against Acquittal of Aarushi Talwar’s Parents(13.08.2018)
A bench headed by Justices Ranjan Gogoi said the CBI’s appeal would be heard along with Hemraj's wife's pending petition, which has also challenged .....
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Centre Shoots Down TN Govt's Plea on Premature Release for Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins(13.08.2018)
Rejecting the plea, the Centre, in its compliance affidavit before the Supreme Court, said the 1991 assassination of Rajiv Gandhi brought the Indian d.....
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CJI Changes Subject-wise Roster in Supreme Court(13.08.2018)
Chief Justice of India has changed the subject-wise roster for judges in the Supreme Court to categorise cases for Justice R. Banumathi, who now heads.....
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SC Upholds NGT Order Imposing Damages on Real Estate Developer for Violating E-Clearance(13.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while upholding a National Green Tribunal order, has imposed damages of Rs.100 crores or 10% of the project cost, whichever is higher, .....
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Supreme Court: Single Judge Not Subordinate to Division Bench in Intra-Court Appeal(13.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the single judge of a high court is not subordinate to the division bench of that high court and that they both exerci.....
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Supreme Court Rules on Limitation Period for Application to Set Aside Arbitration Award(13.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that limitation period to make application to set aside arbitral award would start running from the date of disposal of the app.....
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Supreme Court: SC/STs Can Get Quota in Home State Only(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that scheduled castes or tribes can avail benefit of reservation in government jobs only in their home states and can’t access .....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod to LG Panel For Clearing Delhi’s Garbage Mountains(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has given green signal to the experts committee under principal secretary of Delhi Government’s urban development department to draw a p.....
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News18 Daybreak | Supreme Court Clarifies on SC/ST Quota, Rupee Slide Continues and Other Stories You may Have Missed(31.08.2018)
Get a fresh dose of the news that matters, delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way, to get you started and informed, for the .....
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Courts Are Told Rats Eat Away Drugs Seized by Police, Supreme Court Observes(31.08.2018)
The bench also observed that in narcotics cases, "more drugs are smuggled from inside the malkhana, than outside".
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More Drugs Smuggled From Inside Police Stations Than Outside, Says Supreme Court(31.08.2018)
The apex court asked why impounded or seized vehicles, which continue to lie at the police stations, are not sold in cases where nobody comes forward .....
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Supreme Court Halts Publication of SSC 2017 Results, Calls Exam Tainted​(31.08.2018)
The apex court’s decision comes after a CBI report indicted various top officials who were associated with conducting the exam.
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Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing in Article 35A Case: Key Things to Know(31.08.2018)
The petitions have been filed by NGO on grounds that Article 35A was illegally added to the Constitution of India as it was never floated before Parli.....
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History Repeats as Supreme Court to Witness All-women Bench on September 5(01.09.2018)
The apex court had seen a women alone bench for the first time in 2013 when Justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash Desai sat together for heari.....
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Ayodhya Case: Is Namaz in Mosque Essential to Islam? Supreme Court to Decide Today(27.09.2018)
At the beginning of the case, CJI Misra had said that the appeals would be treated as purely a civil suit consisting of a land dispute and religion wo.....
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Disqualified Lawmakers’ House Membership to Be Revived if Conviction is Stayed: SC(27.09.2018)
Supreme Court has affirmed that once the conviction of an MP or MLA has been stayed by the appellate court under section 389 of the CrPC, the disquali.....
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Supreme Court Extends Stay on Construction Ban in Mumbai(27.09.2018)
Supreme Court has extended stay on construction ban in the city for a month and cleared that BMC can give permission to proposals submitted by builder.....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 497 of IPC to Erase Adultery as an Offence from Indian Penal Code(27.09.2018)
Supreme Court has Struck Down 158 Year Old Section 497 of Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes adultery, as unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court Declines to Refer Ayodhya Case to Larger Bench(27.09.2018)
Supreme Court has declined to refer Ayodhya-Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case to larger bench and clarified that the observations in paragraph 52 of I.....
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Sec. 17 Limitation Act Can’t Be Invoked in Filing Application to Set Aside Arbitration Award: SC(27.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Section 17 of the Limitation Act cannot be invoked to condone the delay in preferring application to set aside the arbitra.....
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Kerala to Pay Compensation of Rs 50 Lakh to Former ISRO Scientist Implicated in Spy Case(27.09.2018)
On September 14, the Supreme Court had awarded Nambi Narayanan a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the sufferings and ignominy he underwent after his arr.....
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Decide on Banning Import of Pet Coke by June 30: Supreme Court(11.05.2018)
Supreme Court has set a deadline of June 30 this year for the Centre to decide on the issue of banning import of pet coke and said the government's fa.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Dalmia Bharat's Plea Challenging NCLT's Binani Order(11.05.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected a Dalmia Bharat plea that had sought a stay on an order allowing Binani Cement’s lenders to consider UltraTech’s revised bi.....
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Set Up Sexual Harassment Probe Panels in Courts: Supreme Court(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Chief Justices of High Courts across the country to set up anti-sexual harassment at workplace committees in High Courts and d.....
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Supreme Court Attaches All Properties of RTSCL, CCIL(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has passed an order attaching the properties of two companies, operating Collective Investment Schemes (CIS), and their sister concerns.
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Domestic Violence Act for Divorced Women Too: Supreme Court(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the Domestic Violence Act, meant to punish men who abuse women in a relationship, extends to all man-woman relationships, .....
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Supreme Court: Overcrowding Prisons a Violation of Human Rights(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern about overcrowding in prisons across the country, in some cases beyond 150% of the capacity, and asked all the Hig.....
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Supreme Court: Connivance By Investigative Agencies to Suppress Facts Can’t Be Ignored(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the investigative authority has a responsibility to investigate in a fair manner and elicit truth and that the investi.....
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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 Agrees to Consider Challenge Against West Bengal Govt's Funding of Durga Puja(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to consider the petition challenging the Calcutta High Court judgment which refused to interfere with the West Bengal Governm.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Challenge Against West Bengal Govt's Funding of Durga Puja(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to consider the petition challenging the Calcutta High Court judgment which refused to interfere with the West Bengal Governm.....
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‘Casual’ Reply Lands Punjab DSP in Trouble With SC, Home Secretary Asked to Explain(11.10.2018)
Called upon by the Supreme Court to explain the remission policy in Punjab, the DSP delegated this job to his principal private secretary (PPS).
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Supreme Court Declines Petition Seeking Guidelines to Deal with PIL(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to consider a submission seeking laying down fresh guidelines for hearing public interest litigations (PILs).
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SC Dismisses Review Petition Filed Against Judgment Laying Down Guidelines for Senior Designation(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency & Reforms against the judgment laying down g.....
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Meritorious Physically Handicapped Students Deprived of MBBS Seat be Admitted Next Year: SC(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has directed that the physically handicapped students before it, who had been denied admissions this year despite being meritorious, sho.....
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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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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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PM Modi-led Panel Appoints Search Committee For Lokpal Appointment Despite Congress Boycott(27.09.2018)
The committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai will recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption omb.....
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Will Ayodhya Verdict Come Before 2019 Polls? SC Ruling on Mosques Gives Hope to BJP, RSS Leaders(27.09.2018)
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to refer to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgme.....
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My Right to Pray Superior to Waqf Board's Right to Property, Says Subramanian Swamy(27.09.2018)
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to refer to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgme.....
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Ayodhya Verdict LIVE Updates: SC Refuses to Revisit Judgment That 'Namaz at Mosque is Not Integral to Islam'(27.09.2018)
Ayodhya Case: The Supreme Court verdict ended with 2:1 majority, posting the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmbhoomi title suit for hearing on October 29 while re.....
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'Women Can't be Treated as Chattel': Key Quotes from Supreme Court Verdict on Adultery(27.09.2018)
The Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dealing with the offence of adul.....
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How Supreme Court Verdict Today Will Impact the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Title Suit Case(27.09.2018)
The Supreme Court bench has also stated that a "place of particular significance for practicing religion has a different place in law," and .....
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Adultery No Longer a Criminal Offence in India, Rules Supreme Court(27.09.2018)
While quashing Section 497, the Supreme court noted that sanctity of marriage goes out of the window in various situations, including the one where a .....
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Hungry and Frustrated, Man from Tamil Nadu Creates Ruckus Inside Supreme Court(21.08.2018)
The official said Babu was hungry and was also frustrated because he could not file his appeal due to a lack of required papers.
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Supreme Court Expresses Anguish Over Trend of Targeting Judges, Vows to Deal With it Sternly(21.08.2018)
A bench, comprising the CJI and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, had on July 9 reserved its verdict on a PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini U.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Govt on Plea for Inclusion of Sports in Education Curriculum(21.08.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a PIL seeking its direction to Centre and states to make sports compulsory in educational curriculum from elementary .....
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Oral Evidence in Application to Set Aside Arbitral Award Shouldn’t be Allowed: Supreme Court(21.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that an application for setting aside an arbitral award will not ordinarily require anything beyond the record that was before .....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Insolvency During Pendency of Proceedings Challenging Arbitral Award(21.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that an insolvency process cannot be put into operation when there is a pending proceeding challenging the arbitral award.
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Trend of Targeting Judges Must Stop: Supreme Court(21.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed anguish over an emerging trend of targeting judges, while indicating that it may impose an exemplary cost of Rs 25 lakh on.....
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Principle of ‘Moulding of Relief’ Can’t Be Invoked at Interlocutory Stage: SC(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that principle of moulding of relief could at best be resorted to at the time of consideration of final relief in the main .....
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News18 Daybreak | Supreme Court Verdict on Aadhaar, 'Creamy Layer' in SC/ST Quota and Other Stories You May Have Missed(27.09.2018)
Get a fresh dose of the news that matters, delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way, to get you started and informed, for the .....
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Should Sabarimala Temple Open Its Doors to Women? Supreme Court to Decide Today(28.09.2018)
Earlier in July, the apex court had said a woman’s right to pray is equal to that of a man as enshrined in the Constitution and forming a law cannot.....
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Sabarimala Verdict LIVE Updates: Supreme Court to Decide Today if Temple Should Open Doors to Women(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on ban of women in Sabarimala temple: Kerala government, which has been changing its stand on the contentious issu.....
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Sabarimala: From Key Issues to Kerala Govt's Stand, Here's All You Need to Know(28.09.2018)
The Supreme Court will pronounce on Friday its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age into .....
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Bhima-Koregaon Case: Supreme Court to Decide on House Arrest of Five Activists Today(28.09.2018)
The apex court had on September 19 said it would look into the case with a "hawk's eye" as "liberty cannot be sacrificed at the altar o.....
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Differently-Abled/Visually-Impaired Persons Not to Be Deprived of Benefits of RTI Act: SC(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has called on the government to consider exploring advanced technology to aid the differently-abled gain functional access to the benefi.....
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SC Bars Criminal Complaints/FIR Against Salman Khan in Connection with Movie ‘Love Yatri’(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has directed that no FIR be registered and no criminal complaint be entertained against actor Salman Khan in connection with the film ‘L.....
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Supreme Court Lists Out Factors to be Considered by Arbitrator While Awarding Interest(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has listed factors that must be taken into consideration by the arbitrator while awarding interest, observed that discretion of the arbi.....
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Limitation Act Applicable to Applications Filed Under Sec 7 and 9 of IBC from Inception of Code: SC(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the Limitation Act is applicable to applications filed under Sections 7 and 9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code From the i.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Random Verification of VVPAT In MP Polls(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Congress leader Kamal Nath for random verification of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT) mach.....
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You Want Everybody in India to Become Vegetarian, SC Asks Petitioner Who Challenged Meat Export(12.10.2018)
The petitioner's counsel told the Supreme Court that they have already raised this issue before the government but no steps have been taken in this re.....
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Women Who Dare to Visit Sabarimala Will be Ripped In Half, Warns Malayalam Actor(12.10.2018)
Kollam Thulasi, who was addressing a rally organised by the BJP to protest against the Supreme Court verdict, said real devotees could not accept the .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Mamata Govt's Decision to Grant Funds to Durga Puja Celebrations(12.10.2018)
The top court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Sourav Dutta challenging the Mamata Banerjee government's decision to dole out Rs 28 crore to 2.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Kamal Nath And Sachin Pilot's Plea on Voters' List(12.10.2018)
The plea filed by Kamal Nath said that directions should be issued to publish the voters' lists in a "text format as per rules", instead of .....
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Supreme Court Allows Reservation in Promotion to SC/ST Employees(05.06.2018)
The top court took into account the Centre's submissions that entire process of promotion has come to a "standstill" due to the orders passe.....
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Supreme Court Clear Decks for Reservation in Promotion to SC/ST Employees(06.06.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Centre to go ahead with reservation in promotion for employees belonging to the SC and ST category in “accordance with law”.
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SC Refuses to Stall Release of Rajinikanth's 'Kaala', Says 'Everyone is Waiting' for the Movie(06.06.2018)
A vacation bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices A K Goel and Ashok Bhushan refused to entertain a plea by K S Rajashekaran, who sought an in.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stall Release of Rajinikanth-Starrer Kaala(07.06.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stall the release of Rajinikanth-starrer 'Kaala', which is scheduled to hit screens. A vacation bench comprising Justices.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay CLAT, 2018 Counselling(07.06.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the counselling process for admissions to 19 national law schools across the country under the Common Law Admission .....
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Kathua Rape and Murder: Pathankot Court Frames Charges Against Seven(07.06.2018)
The district and sessions court framed charges against seven of the eight accused. The trial of the case, which was shifted from Jammu and Kashmir to .....
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Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage(08.06.2018)
Bermuda's Supreme Court has struck down part of The Domestic Partnership Act, a law that had barred same-sex couples from marrying, saying it was unco.....
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SC Relegates Matter to HC to Decide on Ahmed Patel’s Plea to Dismiss Election Petition at Threshold(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a Gujarat High Court order that dismissed Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s application seeking dismissal of an election petit.....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Wife Asking That She Is Entitled to Be Left Alone and Can’t Be Subjected to RCR(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a wife, who banking on the privacy judgment of the constitution bench had contended that she is e.....
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Municipal Strike: Supreme Court Tells Delhi Government to Release Funds(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Government to consider immediate release of funds to municipal bodies so that they could pay salaries to workers who.....
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Supreme Court Allows Women Entry to Sabarimala Temple(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala and observed that exclusionary practices vio.....
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Koregaon Bhima Case: Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere in Arrest of Activists(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court has turned down the plea for probe by a Special Investigation Team into the Bhima Koregaon case and said it’s not a case of arrest for d.....
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Bhima-Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Paves Way for Probe Against Activists, Not Case of Political Dissent(28.09.2018)
By 2:1 majority, the Supreme Court held that arrest of the activists in Bhima-Koregaon case was not because of dissent or airing difference of opinion.....
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Supreme Court Opens Doors of Sabarimala Temple to Women of All Age Groups(28.09.2018)
The court called the practice as a form of discrimination, smacking of gender bias and prejudice against a natural biological process that every woman.....
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Supreme Court: Connivance By Investigative Agencies to Suppress Facts Can’t Be Ignored(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the investigative authority has a responsibility to investigate in a fair manner and elicit truth and that the investi.....
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Supreme Court: Making of Fake Document Is Different Than Causing It To Be Made(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court, while observing that making of a false document is different than causing it to be made, has held that a charge of forgery cannot be im.....
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Supreme Court Extends Tenure of NCDRC Chief, Members(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has extended the tenure of President and other members of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), till fresh appointmen.....
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Supreme Court Supports RBI Decision to Ban Indian Crypto Services(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has turned down a request to issue a temporary order against restrictions put by the central bank on other banks related to digital curr.....
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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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Tech for ‘Green’ Firecrackers Available, But You Can’t Buy Them This Diwali: Environment Minister(30.10.2018)
The Supreme Court, while restricting the use of firecrackers during all events to a two-hour window between 8-10pm, had ordered that only crackers tha.....
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Nothing New in Police Claiming Proof on Maoist Link: VV Rao's Nephew(01.09.2018)
"All this was said in June. It is nothing new. It is illegal to hold a press conference when the Supreme Court asked the evidence to be submitted.....
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CJI Dipak Misra Not to Make Any More Recommendations for New Judges in Supreme Court(02.09.2018)
According to sources, there are going to be no fresh recommendations since the convention desists a CJI to head a Collegium for judges' appointment af.....
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Fresh Plea in Supreme Court Challenges Setting Up of Sharia Courts(02.09.2018)
A bench asked petitioner Zikra to file an application to intervene as a party in a batch of pleas challenging the practice of polygamy and 'nikah hala.....
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'This is Court, Not Picnic Spot': SC Comes Down Hard on Income Tax Dept(02.09.2018)
The Supreme Court bench also noted in its order that the plea was filed by the IT department after a delay of 596 days and "inadequate and unconv.....
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Supreme Court Stays Declaration of SSC Exam Results(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the Government not to declare the results for the 2017 examination held for selection of staff for Government Departments an.....
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Supreme Court Asks EC Why it Can't Release Electoral Rolls in Word Format in Poll-Bound MP(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India to apprise it about the reasons as to why it cannot release the electoral rolls in word forma.....
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"Not A Picnic Place": Supreme Court Slams Tax Department For Misleading It(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed the Income Tax department for making "misleading statement" about pendency of an appeal while making it clear that the top c.....
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Sabarimala Verdict LIVE Updates: 'Can't Use Religion to Deny Women Right to Worship', Rules SC(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court on Friday opened doors of Sabrimala Temple to women of all age groups, while ruling that 'biological or physiological reasons cannot be .....
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Only One Place for Idiocy and it's Called Congress: Amit Shah(28.09.2018)
Shah's response came after the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by the Maharashtra Police in connection wit.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Scheduled Tribe Status of Kuli Community in Odisha(28.09.2018)
Supreme Court Upheld Scheduled Tribe Status Of Kuli Community in Odisha and said earlier the President and later Parliament while using the term “Kuli.....
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I&B Ministry Asks Private TV Channels to Run Warning Against Lynching(29.09.2018)
The Supreme Court had in July ordered that the Union and state governments should broadcast on radio and television and other media platforms that lyn.....
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Centre Supports Manipur Policemen Plea for Recusal of Supreme Court Bench in Fake Encounter Cases(29.09.2018)
A bench of Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit reserved the order on the plea which sought its recusal from hearing the matter.
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'Quota Based on Economic Condition Not Possible': SC Ruling on 'Creamy Layer' Irks BJP Dalit Leaders(29.09.2018)
The Supreme Court verdict has brought in the creamy layer aspect in reservations, which BJP SC Morcha leader says 'is a matter of study'. "When o.....
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SC Takes into Account Conduct of Husband in Disposal of Maintenance Petition(01.10.2018)
Supreme Court has enhanced the maintenance amount to a wife taking into account the husband’s conduct in successfully protracting the disposal of the .....
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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: 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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Our Activists Will Commit Suicide if Women Enter Sabarimala: Kerala Shiv Sena(13.10.2018)
The Congress, BJP and various Hindu organisations have also taken to the streets, demanding that the state government file a review petition against t.....
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Supreme Court Stays Death Penalty for Haryana Woman & her Lover for Murdering 7 Members of her Family(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the death sentence awarded to a Haryana woman and her boyfriend for poisoning and strangulating seven members of her family, .....
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Urban Improvement Trusts Not Entitled to Income Tax Exemptions: Supreme Court(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Urban Improvement Trust constituted under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 is not a local authority within the me.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 19(11) of Tamil Nadu VAT Act, 2006(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeals filed against Madras High Court judgment that had upheld the constitutionality of Section 19(11) of the Tamil Nadu.....
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Supreme Court Scraps Congress Plea, Gives Clean Chit to EC(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed pleas of Congress leaders challenging the fidelity of voter lists and said the Election Commission's bona fides should not.....
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Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Order Banning Religious Outfits from Issuing Fatwas(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court order banning Fatwas and barring religious outfits/bodies and statutory panchayats/local panchayats/gr.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay West Bengal Govt’s Decision to Grant Rs 28cr to Durga Puja Committees(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the West Bengal Government’s decision to grant Rs 28 crore to 28,000 Durga puja committees in the state.
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Supreme Court: No Appointment of Arbitrator If There is Violation of Conditionality Clause(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that even after the 2015 amendment which inserted sub-section 6A in Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the arb.....
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Supreme Court: Appointment of Surveyor by Insurer is Not Waiver of Condition Relating to Intimation(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that insurer is not estopped from raising a plea of violation of the condition relating to delay in intimation warranting a rep.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Status Regarding Setting Up of Special Courts to Try Politicians(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has sought a status report from Centre on the progress made in setting up of 12 special courts to exclusively deal with cases involving .....
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Supreme Court: 'Right to Retire' Can’t Be Superior to 'Right to Life'(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that denial of voluntary retirement is permissible under the rules applicable in the State of Uttar Pradesh when services are r.....
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Supreme Court: Retirement Age of CESTAT Members is 62 Years(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has clarified that members of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) can continue to hold office until the age of 6.....
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Supreme Court Orders Auction of Unitech Directors' Assets(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered a court-mandated committee to initiate auction of personal assets of directors of distressed real estate giant Unitech, whos.....
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Supreme Court Gives Amrapali Two More Days to Give Asset Details(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has given directors of the Amrapali group two more days to furnish details of individual properties and mooted the idea of selling these.....
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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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Why No Action Against Media Houses Revealing Identity of Sexual Offences Victims? SC to Media Bodies(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has sought the response of media bodies like Press Council of India, News Broadcasting Standards Authority, Editors Guild of India and t.....
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PIL to Lower Men’s Marriageable Age from 21 to 18 Dismissed by Supreme Court(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed seeking to lower the legal age of men to marry from 21 to 18 and also imposed a cost of.....
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SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance on Lower Court Vacancies(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has taken note of over 5,000 vacant posts of judicial officers in lower courts across the country and sought information from all the 24.....
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Developer Should Mandatorily Display Sanction Plan/Layout Plans at the Site Itself: SC(01.10.2018)
Supreme Court, taking note of rampant violations by real estate developers, has ordered that the developer should mandatorily display sanction plan/la.....
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Not Liberal View; The Only View which has to be Taken is the Legal View, SC Tells Kerala HC(01.10.2018)
Supreme Court, setting aside a Kerala High Court order which took a ‘liberal view’ in public interest, has observed that only view which has to be tak.....
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Rape Survivor can be Prosecuted for Turning Hostile to Protect Accused: Supreme Court(01.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a rape survivor can be prosecuted for turning hostile to protect the accused when there is convincing evidence to prove th.....
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Can’t Deny Compensation to Victim of State’s Negligence because of Dispute in Govt Agencies: Delhi HC(01.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that inter se dispute between two government agencies as to who amongst them was negligent in maintenance of electrical inst.....
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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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In Supreme Court, Centre Explains Why HAL Was Not Picked as Offset Partner in Rafale Deal(13.11.2018)
The government said HAL required 2.7 times higher man-hours compared to the French side for the manufacture of Rafale aircraft in India.
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Supreme Court to J&K Govt: File Reply on Plea Alleging Custodial Torture of Kathua Case Witness(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Jammu & Kashmir government to file its response on a plea alleging custodial torture of the Kathua case witness by Augu.....
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Supreme Court: Proceed with Caution Against Husband’s Kin in Matrimonial Dispute Cases(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has cautioned the courts while proceeding against the distant relatives of husband in crimes pertaining to matrimonial disputes and dowr.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to NOTA in Rajya Sabha Elections(22.08.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that the 'None of the Above (NOTA)' option cannot be made available in Rajya Sabha elections.
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Father, Son Fight it Out in Supreme Court on Criminalisation of Politics(22.08.2018)
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which is hearing PILs seeking to bar persons facing serious criminal charges from.....
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Petition in Supreme Court Challenges Amendments to SC/ST Act(22.08.2018)
Filed by two senior lawyers, the petition wants the amendments to the SC/ST Act to be declared null and void by the apex court.
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Setting Aside EC Notification, SC Says NOTA Can't be Permitted in Rajya Sabha Polls(22.08.2018)
NOTA was introduced in India following the 2013 Supreme Court directive in the People’s Union for Civil Liberties vs Union of India judgment.
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Supreme Court Orders Scrutiny of Entry, Hygiene, Assets of All Religious Shrines(23.08.2018)
Supreme Court has begun a massive judicial audit of all religious places and charitable institutions with regard to hygiene, assets, access and accoun.....
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Supreme Court: Court Cannot Ignore Investigative Deficiencies Which Goes to Root of Matter(23.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while observing that every acquittal in a criminal case has to be taken with some seriousness by the investigating and prosecuting auth.....
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SC Allows Student’s Plea for Admission to Medical College in Central Pool Quota(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed a petition filed by a student from Nagaland and directed AN Magadh Medical College, Gaya, Bihar to admit her under the Cent.....
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SC Refuses Complete Ban on Sale of Firecrackers, Fixes Duration for Bursting Crackers(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled against imposing complete ban on firecrackers and also fixed duration for bursting of crackers on the day of Diwali and other .....
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Supreme Court Bans Online Sale of Firecrackers(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has banned online sale of firecrackers, restraining e-commerce websites from carrying out its sale.
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Samir Kochhar Lends Supports to LGBT Documentary(23.10.2018)
The documentary will be about how people from the LGBT community deal with their issues after the Supreme Court decision to de-criminalize homosexuali.....
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Sabarimala Row: Supreme Court to Hear Pleas Challenging Verdict on November 13(23.10.2018)
The Supreme Court had noted that there were 19 review petitions pending in the matter, filed by National Ayyappa Devotees Association and others seeki.....
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Supreme Court Rules Against Blanket Ban on Firecrackers, Sets 8-10pm Time Limit for Diwali(23.10.2018)
The Supreme Court made it clear that on Diwali, firecrackers can be burst only between 8pm and 10pm. On Christmas and New Year, crackers would be allo.....
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SC Cracker Ban Verdict: Implications of Bursting Crackers This Diwali(24.10.2018)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to order a country-wide ban on firecrackers, holding that compliance with certain safeguards will rather help st.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Action Against Politicians for Damages in Protests Against SC/ST Verdict(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction that the politicians, who were allegedly behind the massive unrest across the country because of.....
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Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage(08.06.2018)
Bermuda's Supreme Court has struck down part of The Domestic Partnership Act, a law that had barred same-sex couples from marrying, saying it was unco.....
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Mississippi Supreme Court Says Judges Cannot Ban Concealed Guns(08.06.2018)
Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that some local judges acted unconstitutionally by banning people with enhanced concealed-carry licenses from taki.....
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Pakistan's Supreme Court Allows Musharraf to File Nomination Papers(08.06.2018)
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf, disqualified for life, can conditionally file his nominatio.....
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No Salary, Perks to Sharad Yadav, Can Have Official House: Supreme Court(08.06.2018)
Supreme Court has modified the Delhi High Court order by stopping salary and allowances of former Janata Dal (U) president and rebel minister Sharad Y.....
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U.K. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Northern Ireland Abortion Law(08.06.2018)
UK Supreme Court has said that the current law on abortion is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Britain is a party.
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Ahead of Rath Yatra, Devotees Exploitation at Puri Jagannath Temple Under Supreme Court Scanner(08.06.2018)
The bench was hearing a petition filed by Mrinalini Padhi that highlighted difficulties faced by devotees at the Jagannath Temple at Puri and their ha.....
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Akhilesh Yadav Vacates Official Bungalow in Lucknow(09.06.2018)
The move comes after the Supreme Court on May 7 observed that former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers cannot retain government accommodation after demitt.....
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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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Supreme Court Stays Constructions in All States and UTs Till They Frame Solid Waste Management Policy(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed construction activities in States such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh, and in all other States where the Gover.....
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Insurance Claim Not Permissible if Accident Caused by One's Own 'Rash Driving', Says Supreme Court(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that one cannot make an insurance claim for a road accident if it was caused on account of one’s own “rash and negligent drivi.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre, BJP, Six States on Violation of Public Advertisement Guidelines(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, six State Governments and the BJP on a plea which has alleged that they have violated the apex cou.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Filed by Man Against Estranged Wife(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has quashed a case of cheating instituted by a man against his estranged wife, observing it as an instance of “classic revenge” against .....
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CJI Dipak Misra Ends Suspense, Recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi as Next Chief Justice of India(04.09.2018)
The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court is appointed by the CJI, and Justice Ranjan Gogoi by virtue of his seniority, is next in line.
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Insurance Claim Not Permissible if Accident Caused by One's Own 'Rash Driving', Says Supreme Court(04.09.2018)
The top court, however, said the deceased person was entitled to the compensation available under the insurance policy's "personal accident".....
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Does Morning Prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas Promote Hinduism? Centre Distances Itself from Controversy(04.09.2018)
Even though the Minister of Human Resource Development is the Chairman of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), the ministry's affidavit in the Supr.....
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Home Buyer Not Allowed to Reap Benefits of Their Own Delay in Taking Possession: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld compensation to a disgruntled home buyer and also reduced the time period for computation of the amount, noting the delay on .....
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Home Buyer Not Allowed to Take Benefits of Their Own Delay in Taking Possession: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld compensation to a disgruntled home buyer and also reduced the time period for computation of the amount, noting the delay on .....
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No Protection Under Article 25 if Religious Practice Threatens People’s Health: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court while allowing only less polluting green crackers, has observed Article 25 is subject to Article 21 and if a particular religious practi.....
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SC Refers Plea to Make Independent Collegium for Appointment of EC to Constitutional Bench(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has referred a plea for constituting an independent mechanism for selection of Election Commissioners for the consideration of Constitut.....
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Centre is Stalling Everything: Supreme Court Slams Centre over Delhi Sealing(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for "stalling everything" and not coming out with a procedure for issuance of no.....
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NRC Verification Not Beyond November 23: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has turned down a plea by Central Government to further extend the time for verification of claims submitted by those whose names have b.....
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Sabarimala: Devaswom Board Won't File Report in Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
The board's move comes a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asserted that the state government was not in favour of filing a review petition an.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Shock Over 2 Lakh “Missing” Children(23.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed shock over discrepancies in two government-commissioned surveys, both a year apart, which shows that over two lakh childre.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Election Commission Response on Congress pleas(24.08.2018)
Supreme Court has sought Election Commission response on pleas filed by Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot alleging duplication of names in .....
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SC: Coparcener Has No Right To Challenge Sale Made By Karta To Meet Legal Necessity(24.08.2018)
While dismissing a suit filed by son against his father, the Supreme Court has observed that no coparcener has a right to challenge the sale made by t.....
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SC: Purpose of Compensation Under MV Act is to Restore the Aggrieved to Position Prior to Accident(24.08.2018)
While enhancing the compensation awarded to the victim by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal by almost three times, the Supreme Court observed that th.....
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SC: Tenant Can’t Be Evicted for Defaulting Rent Without Determination Of ‘Provisional Rent’ By Court(24.08.2018)
While hearing a petition seeking eviction of tenant on the ground of defaulting rent, SC has held that the provisional determination of the rent by th.....
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In Boost For Mamata, Supreme Court Allows EC to Declare Winning Candidates in Panchayat Polls(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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Supreme Court Orders Security For UP Lynching Survivor(13.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Meerut police to give security cover to a man who survived a mob attack in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur over suspicion of kill.....
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Supreme Court to Hear PIL for CBI Probe into Violence After SC/ST Verdict(13.08.2018)
The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A M Sapre and U U Lalit which said that it would be heard by an appropriate bench of the ape.....
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2 Kerala Priests Accused of Raping, Blackmailing Woman Surrender in Court(13.08.2018)
Earlier, the Supreme Court cancelled the interim protection from arrest given to two clergymen — Father Sony Varghese and Father Jaise K George — .....
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Supreme Court Paves Way for Reimbursement of 14 Lakh Investors in GFIL Scam(14.08.2018)
Supreme Court has cleared the way for reimbursements for almost fourteen lakh investors affected by the scam orchestrated by Chandigarh-based Golden F.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre, State on Assam ‘Fake Encounter’(14.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Union of India and State of Assam in connection with allegations of a fake encounter carried out in Chirang distr.....
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Tenants Can Be Evicted for Not Paying Municipal Taxes: Supreme Court(14.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that tenants in Bengal can be evicted by landlords if they are not paying municipal taxes under the Calcutta Municipal Corporat.....
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Supreme Court: Ad-Hoc Appointments Are Not Contractual(14.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that although temporary, ad-hoc & contractual appointments are used in contradiction to a regular & permanent appointment but b.....
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After Vow to Support Protesters, Amit Shah Likely to Offer Prayers at Sabarimala Temple(30.10.2018)
Last week Amit Shah had said that if the state government 'does not stop hurting the devotees', BJP workers would be forced to bring it down, drawing .....
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Ayodhya Verdict: Decoding The Implications(30.10.2018)
The Supreme Court has adjourned its hearing on the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment that divided the disputed site in Ayodhya into three parts. The .....
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Ordinance on Sub-Judice Matter? Never Done Before But Not Barred, Say Legal Experts on Ayodhya Issue(30.10.2018)
The Supreme Court’s decision to adjourn the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases till January next year has led to renewed demands from c.....
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Supreme Court Grants Maharashtra Police More Time to Complete Probe in Bhima-Koregaon Case(30.10.2018)
The Pune Police arrested Gadling, Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, activist Mahesh Raut and Kerala native Rona Wi.....
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SC Stays Order Allowing CBI Inquiry into Graft Allegations Against TN CM Palaniswami(30.10.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the judgment of Madras High Court which ordered CBI inquiry into corruption allegations against Tamil Nadu C.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea to Use Aadhaar to Trace Identity of Unidentified Dead Body(30.10.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to utilise Aadhaa.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Pass Interim Order Against Rampant Culling of Stray Dogs(11.06.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to issue notice on a plea against the rampant culling of stray dogs in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Look After Devotees and Tourists at Jagannath Temple Properly: Supreme Court(11.06.2018)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions to prevent exploitation of devotees by staff at the famed Puri Jagannath temple in Odisha.
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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 Dismisses Dalmia Petition Challenging NCLAT Order on Binani Cement(20.11.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed Dalmia Bharat’s plea challenging National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s order allowing UltraTech Cement to acquire bank.....
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Verdict on Disqualification of AIADMK MLAs Loyal to Dinakaran Comes up in Madras High Court Today(25.10.2018)
Justice M Satyanarayana, the third judge who was appointed by the Supreme Court to be the tie-breaker in the case, will pronounce his judgment on Thur.....
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Strict Proof Of Marriage Not Needed For ‘Maintenance’ Proceedings: Supreme Court(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order that had dismissed a maintenance petition for want of proof of marriage and has reiterated th.....
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Strict Proof of Marriage Not Needed for Maintenance Proceedings: Supreme Court(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order that had dismissed a maintenance petition for want of proof of marriage and has reiterated th.....
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Supreme Court Sets Deadline on Sale of BS-IV Vehicles(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Bharat Stage IV-compliant vehicles should not be permitted to be sold in India after 31st March, 2020 and also observed ob.....
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Suit for Mere Injunction Not Maintainable when Defendant can Raise Cloud over Plaintiff’s Title: SC(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a suit for bare injunction would not be maintainable when a defendant could successfully raise cloud over the title .....
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Two Child Norm Valid for Contesting Panchayat Polls Even if Third Given for Adoption: Supreme Court(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that birth of a third child would automatically disqualify a person from contesting panchayat polls and from holding the post .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Fresh Plea to Declare Mosque an Integral Part of Namaz of Muslim Community(30.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a new writ petition that sought a declaration that mosque is an integral part of Namaz of a Muslim Community.
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It cannot be a Compulsion to Contribute to CM’s Flood Relief Fund: Supreme Court(30.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed SLP of Kerala Govt. against the order of Kerala HC which stayed the condition in a Government Order that mandated that gov.....
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Supreme Court Prohibits Plying 15-yr Old Petrol and 10-yr Old Diesel Vehicles in NCR(30.10.2018)
Supreme Court has prohibited the plying of 15-yr-old petrol and 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region and directed the transport de.....
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Supreme Court Favours Scrapping of 2017 SSC Exam(30.10.2018)
Supreme Court has favoured scrapping of the exam which was marred by leaking of question paper and said that fresh exam should be conducted either by .....
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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 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 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 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: 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 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 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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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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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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Supreme Court Rejects Bail Pleas of Cops in Custody in Jayaraj Bennix Custodial Death Case(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to Inspector S Sridhar and Sub Inspector P Raghu Ganesh who were charge-sheeted as accused(s) by the CBI in th.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Centralized Portal for Information On COVID Essentials(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL filed seeking directions to maintain Centralised Portal to disseminate real-time information regarding es.....
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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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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 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 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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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 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: 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: 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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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 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: Media Cannot be Stopped from Reporting Oral Observations of Judges During Hearing(03.05.2021)
Supreme Court has said that media cannot be stopped from reporting the oral observations made by the judges during the hearing of a case. The Court ob.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Allowing Live-In Couple to Reclaim Surrendered Biological Child(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment that restored the custody of a surrendered child to his biological parents, a c.....
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SC Directs Centre to Ensure Rectification of Deficit in Delhi’s Oxygen Supply(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to ensure that the deficit in Delhi's demand for 700 MT of oxygen per day is rectified on or before .....
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Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan Private Schools to Give Deduction in Annual School Fees(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the private unaided schools in Rajasthan to collect annual school fees from their students as fixed under the Rajasthan Sc.....
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SC: Authorities Have No Power to Alter Fee Structure of Private Schools(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Statutory Authorities under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 have no power to deal with the subject of school fee str.....
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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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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 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: 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 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: Non Joining Duty Vacancy Can't be Filled from Expired PSC Rank List(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Public Service Commission cannot advise any candidate to a Non-Joining Duty vacancy from an expired rank list, if such vac.....
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SC Dismisses Plea for Mass House-to-House COVID-19 Testing in Hotspot Areas(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought directions to the Centre to conduct mass door to door testing for COVID-19 as wi.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Full Refund for Flight Tickets Cancelled During Lockdown(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking appropriate directions to airlines for a full refund of the ticket amount in relation to all flights.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Reply on Transportation of Migrants to Their Homes(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has sought to know from the Centre its plans on transporting stranded migrant workers to their home States.
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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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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 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: 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 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: NDMA May Consider Laying Down Minimum Standards of Relief to COVID Victims(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has suggested that the National Disaster Management Authority consider laying down minimum standards of the relief which is to be provid.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act 2016(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016. The Court has however read down Sections .....
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SC Seeks Details of Public Funding and Aid Given to COVID Vaccine Manufacturers(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has sought from the Central Government the details of public funding and aid given to COVID vaccine manufacturers Bharat Biotech and Ser.....
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SC: Persons Putting Out Public Appeals Through Social Media Cannot be Targeted Through Arrests(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has sent a strong message that persons who are putting out public appeals for help in social media during the COVID-19 crisis cannot be .....
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SC Declares WB-HIRA Act Repugnant to Parliamentary Law of RERA Act, 2016(05.05.2021)
Supreme Court has declared the West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act of 2017 (WB-HIRA) “repugnant” to the Parliamentary law of Real Estate (Regu.....
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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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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 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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Supreme Court Asks Centre, States Not to Protect Cow Vigilantism Incidents(21.07.2017)
Supreme Court has taken a suo-moto cognizance and directed Centre and State Government to not to protect any kind of cow vigilantism.
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Supreme Court: Law Can't Treat Rape Victim as 'Child' on Her Mental Age(21.07.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that a man who rapes or sexually abuses a mentally challenged adult victim cannot be tried under stringent provisions of Prote.....
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SC Affirms Removal of Civil Servant Who Forged Caste Certificate to Secure Employment(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has affirmed removal from service of a person who was working as ‘farash’ in the office of Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Central Divi.....
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SC to Centre: Recover Wages To Workmen Against Tea Companies(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to proceed against erring tea companies, by calling upon the statutory authorities to issue notices to them, for rec.....
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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 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 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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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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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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Supreme Court: Same Transaction, Separate Prosecution, Sentencing Can Be Concurrent(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has reiterated the settled legal position with respect to subsequent conviction and its commencement, that courts have power to direct t.....
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SC Notices RBI, FM Over Plea For Exchange of Old Notes Found in Dead Parents’ Bank Locker(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to RBI and Finance Ministry on a fresh plea seeking permission to deposit Rs 60 lakh in old notes which were lying in .....
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Supreme Court Allows 10-year-old Rape Victim Abort Pregnancy(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to government to allow a 10-year-old rape victim abort her 26-week-old pregnancy.
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Kashmiri Pandits’ Killings: Supreme Court Refuses to Reopen 215 Cases(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to reopen 215 cases in which 700 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the 1989-90 unrest in the Valley.
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Supreme Court Bars N Srinivasan, Niranjan Shah from Attending BCCI SGM(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has barred N Srinivasan, Niranjan Shah from attending Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Special General Meeting scheduled f.....
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SC to Centre, MP Govt: Why No CBI Investigation In Bhopal Jail-Break Encounter(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a Petition demanding independent investigation into alle.....
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Supreme Court: No Endorsement to Drive Transport Vehicle Needed by Driver Holding LMV Licence(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement to obtain separate endorsement to drive transport vehicle, and if a driver is holding licence to d.....
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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 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 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 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 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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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 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 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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SC Holds 3 Persons Guilty of Contempt of Court over 'Scurrilous & Scandalous' Allegations(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has convicted three lawyers for contempt of court for making scurrilous allegations against two of its judges, observing that shutting i.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Implementation of MHA Order for Payment of Full Wages(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to place its "policy on record" in regards to implementation of Ministry of Home Affairs' Notifications, which c.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere with MP HC's Denial of Bail to PNB Officials(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court denying bail to Punjab National Bank employees implicated in th.....
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SC: Appellate Courts Must Not Pass Orders of Remand in Routine Manner(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that re-trial should not be ordered in a routine manner, and that the Appellate Court must not pass orders of remand in a.....
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SC: Deemed University Covered Under Prevention of Corruption Act(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a 'deemed university' will come under the ambit of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, setting aside a judgment of the Guj.....
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SC Tells Centre to Consider Viability of Implemention of "One Nation One Ration Card Scheme"(29.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the feasibility of a plea seeking implementation of the "One Nation One Ration Card" forthwith for benefitting the mig.....
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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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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: 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: Mere Quarrel on Day of Occurrence Does Not Attract Offence of Abetment of Suicide U/s 306 IPC(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere quarrel on the day of occurrence cannot attract the offence of abetment of suicide under section 306 of the India.....
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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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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Alleging Presence of Repealed Section in IT law(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to hear a plea seeking a direction to Centre to notify that one of the provisions of Information Technology Act has been str.....
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Supreme Court to Centre: Tell Us All About GM Mustard(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has told Centre that if Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop has an adverse impact on other crops, it would injunct its commercial rel.....
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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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SC Strikes Down Reservation for Marathas in Govt Jobs and Admissions in Maharashtra(05.05.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the Bombay High Court order and stuck down the reservation to Marathas in government jobs and admissions in Maharashtra, s.....
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SC: States Have No Power to 'Identify' Socially & Educationally Backward Classes(06.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the 102nd Constitution Amendment has abrogated the power of states to identify "Socially and Educationally Backward Classe.....
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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 Directs Centre to Consider Providing PPE Kits to All Health Officials(29.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to suggest necessary guidelines through which Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) could be rationall.....
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SC Asks Union Govt to Consider Suggestions on Using Rapid Anti-Body Test as Screening Tool(29.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take decision on the suggestions made by a Nagpur based Pulmonologist, Dr. Rajesh Swarnakar, in h.....
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SC: Wife's Right to Reside in Matrimonial Home Can't Be Enforced Against Development Authority(29.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that when a builder has discharged his obligation by accommodating the original owners in the redeveloped portion, a lady marri.....
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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: Failure of Builder to Obtain Occupancy Certificate is Deficiency in Service(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the failure of a builder to obtain occupation certificate is a deficiency in service under Consumer Protection Act 198.....
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Supreme Court: Demand of Money for Construction of House is Dowry Demand(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that demand of money for construction of a house is a dowry demand to attract offence under Section 304B of the Indian Pena.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Woman's Habeas Corpus Plea to Trace Missing Husband(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the High Commissioner of Malaysia in a habeas corpus petition filed by a wife seeking to trace her husband who had .....
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SC Upholds Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Cruelty Against Daughter-in-Law(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a mother-in-law for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, observing tha.....
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SC Seeks Azim Premji's Response to Settlement Proposal of NGO India Awake For Transparency(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested a settlement be reached between Azim Premji and the NGO India Awake Transparency which is facing contempt proceedings for .....
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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: 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: 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: '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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Ayodhya Dispute: SC to Decide Today if Mediation Has 1% Chance to 'Heal Relations'(06.03.2019)
On February 26, the Supreme Court had said it would pass an order on March 6 on whether to refer the matter to a court-appointed mediator.
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Centre Ready With Ordinance to Restore 200-point Roster for Teacher Appointments: Ram Vilas Paswan(06.03.2019)
Paswan also said the ordinance would be promulgated soon and the same was delayed on account of injunctions by the Supreme Court, which had restrained.....
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CIVIL - SC Sets Aside NGT Order Enlarging Buffer Zones Around Bengaluru Water Bodies(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside National Green Tribunal's order enlarging buffer zone limits around lakes and water bodies in Bengaluru.
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MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal Of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary am.....
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CIVIL - Senior Lawyer Designation: SC Expresses Displeasure Over Lawyer's Taking Name of Senior Advocate(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over a lawyer's reference of noted jurist Fali S Nariman in his contention to buttress that sons and daughters.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Review Sets Free 6 Death Row Convicts(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside its own judgment of 2009 and set free six convicts sent to death row, concluding that they had been “falsely implicated” i.....
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MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary ame.....
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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 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 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 Directs Union, States to File Status Reports on Vacancies in Central & State Information Commissio(07.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Union of India and all States to file status reports on the latest developments regarding vacancies and pendency in the Cen.....
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SC: Legislative Assembly to Confine Itself to Core Function of Legislation Not Acceptable(09.07.2021)
Supreme Court has ruled that the submission that a Legislative Assembly must confine itself to the core function of legislation could not be accepted .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Clarification on Declaration of Loan Accounts as NPA(09.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking clarification and modification of its 23rd March 2021 judgement whereby it vacated the stay on d.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Time-Limit on Caste-Based Reservations in Education(09.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by an Advocate seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in e.....
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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: 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 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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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: 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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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 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 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 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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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: 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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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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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 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 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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SC Directs Centre to Identify Private Hospitals for Cost-Effective Treatment of COVID-19(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has taken up for hearing a plea seeking nationwide cost related regulations for treatment of Coronavirus patients at private and corpora.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Answer on Delhi Border Chaos(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre, Delhi Government and Delhi Police to explain the chaos at Anand Vihar bus terminal on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh bord.....
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Supreme Court Asks Enforcement Directorate to Consider JP Morgan Objections(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Enforcement Directorate to consider objections raised by JP Morgan India to the attachment of its bank accounts worth Rs. .....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Against Communalization of Nizamuddin Markaz Issue(28.05.2020)
SC has sought Centre’s response in a plea seeking action against the media for communalization of Nizamuddin Markaz issue and directed Petitioners to .....
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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 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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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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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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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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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 Issues Notice on Pleas Challenging Uttarakhand HC Order on Payment of Tuition Fees(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on special leave petitions filed against the order of the Uttarakhand High Court whereby private unaided schools were.....
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SC Issues Notice on Challenge to Presidential Order to Resume Delimitation of Assam's Assembly(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the promulgation of the Presidential Order through which the process of delimitation of the Asse.....
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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: 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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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: 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 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: 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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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 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 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: 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: 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 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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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: 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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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 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: 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: 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 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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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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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: Provisions of CPC Cannot be Diluted and Objections from Judgment Debtor Required to Draft Deed(09.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the provisions of Order XXI Rule 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be diluted and it has to invite object.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict(10.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to AG Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts serving life sentence in the case related to the assassination of former P.....
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SC: Immaterial Whether Accused Used Weapon or Caused Injury If Common Intention Established(10.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that once it is established that all the accused came at the place of incident with a common intention to kill the deceased.....
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SC Upholds Order of BMRCL to Act on Expert Committee Report for Retaining Onsite Trees(10.03.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld Karnataka High Court's order of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to act on the expert committee report which .....
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SC Directs Contemnors Who Re-possessed Property By Breaking Open Lock to be Kept in Civil Prison(11.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed for keeping the contemnors who irrespective of Court's order re-possessed the property by breaking open the locks in civil .....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Company to Pay OTS Amount with Interest(14.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted relief to a company to pay OTS amount with interest considering that the default in payment was due to Covid.
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Supreme Court: Loan Resolution Platforms Under IBC Must Not Be Used For Settling Commercial Disputes(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed bankruptcy proceedings brought by a vendor against mobile-technology partner to a popular reality show, sending a strong m.....
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Supreme Court Asks States to Implement Guidelines on Safety in Schools(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to ensure that Centre's guidelines on safety and security of children are implemented in "reality" in.....
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Supreme Court Rules Out Setting up SIT to Probe Panama Leak Cases(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled out setting up of a separate Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged revelation of offshore accounts of Indians in P.....
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SC Invokes ‘Inherent Powers’ to Dissolve Marriage of District Judge Couple(10.10.2017)
Supreme Court, while invoking its inherent powers to do ‘complete justice’, has granted divorce to a District Judge in West Bengal, whose wife, also a.....
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SC: Modification of Sentence From Life Imprisonment to 20-Yr RI Not Enhancement, But Reduction(11.10.2017)
Supreme Court, while reiterating that life imprisonment means imprisonment for full life & not for 14 years, has observed that modification of sentenc.....
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US Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Trump Travel Ban(11.10.2017)
US Supreme Court has vacated a decision by US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit against President Donald Trump's travel ban on several Muslim-ma.....
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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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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: 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: 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: 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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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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Armyman's Plea Against His Posting(11.10.2017)
Supreme Court has sought government's response over a jawan's plea claiming he should not be posted in operational areas to fight the enemy if he has .....
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Supreme Court: Lessee Should Collect GST on Sale Value of Mineral Purchased in E-Auction(11.10.2017)
Supreme Court has directed that buyer of the mineral purchased in the e-auction shall pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the sale value directly to t.....
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"Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape", Says Supreme Court(11.10.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a man will be punished for rape if he is found to be guilty of having sexual intercourse with his minor wife. The apex cou.....
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SC: Just Because Accused Didn’t Confess, It Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t Cooperating With Probe(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has made an observation that merely because the accused did not confess, it cannot be said that he was not cooperating with the investig.....
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Supreme Court to Decide If It Can See CBI's Probe Documents in Karti Case(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said it would first decide whether it was entitled to see the documents CBI has intended to placed before it in a sealed cover relat.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Levy of Entry Tax on Imported/Foreign Goods(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld levy of Entry Tax on goods imported from any place outside territories of India into a local area for consumption, use or sal.....
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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 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 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: 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: 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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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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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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SC: In Matters of Regularization of Service, Decision-Making Authority Can’t Act on its Whims(23.08.2024)
SC while dealing with the issue of regularization of services of an Assistant Professor, has observed that the discretion vested in the Executive Coun.....
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Supreme Court: Court Can Look Into the Real Reason Behind Termination of Employee(26.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the mere non-mention of the background situation in termination order cannot, by itself, be determinative of the nature of.....
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Supreme Court: High Time that Police Officers are Imparted Proper Training in Law(26.08.2024)
SC has observed that it is high time that the police officers across the country are imparted proper training in law so as to understand the fine dist.....
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SC: If Prima Facie Case Not Made Out, Bar of Section 18 of SC & ST Act Not Applicable(26.08.2024)
SC has held that if on a prima facie reading of materials referred to in complaint, ingredients necessary for constituting offence are not made out, t.....
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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.
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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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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: Auctioneer Can’t Refuse Sale Certificate if No Default on Part of Auction Purchaser(17.10.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of cancellation of an auction purchase, has held that issuance of sale certificate cannot be refused by auc.....
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Supreme Court: Constitutional Validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, 1955 Upheld(17.10.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, 1955 that grants citizenship to immigrants who entered India be.....
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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: 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: To Summon Person u/s 319 CrPC as Additional Accused, Stronger Evidence is Needed(06.05.2024)
SC has observed that degree of satisfaction required to exercise power under Section 319 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is well settled. Evidence be.....
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SC: Can’t Apply Section 498A IPC Mechanically in All Cases of Ill-Treatment by Husband(06.05.2024)
SC has observed that in all cases, where the wife complains of harassment or ill-treatment, Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 cannot be appl.....
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Hemant Soren, Former CM of Jharkhand Moves SC After HC Dismissed Challenge to His Arrest by ED(06.05.2024)
Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren has moved Supreme Court after the Jharkhand High Court dismissed the challenge to his arrest by the E.....
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Supreme Court: Constitutionality of Minimum Mark Criteria for Interview Upheld(07.05.2024)
SC has upheld the constitutionality of rules that require a candidate to fulfill minimum mark criteria in the viva voce test for appointment to Distri.....
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SC: Can Apply Doctrine of ‘Lis Pendens’ Even if Section 52 of TPA Inapplicable in a State(07.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there can be no doubt that even if Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 does not apply in its strict sense to .....
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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: 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: Cannot Deny Equal Benefits to Temporary Employees Working for Decades as Regular Employees(26.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the class of employees who serve the government for decades in a manner indistinguishable from regular employees cannot .....
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SC: Benefit of Section 479 BNSS Extended to Undertrials in Cases Registered Before 1st July(26.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall have a retrospective application across the country and shal.....
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SC: Cheque Dishonour Cases Can Only be Compounded With Consent of Complainant(26.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Court can compound cheque dishonor cases under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (N.I. Act) only when th.....
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SC Grants Relief of Regularization to Woman Who Served Department for Thirty Years(27.08.2024)
SC has directed regularization of services of a woman engaged as a water woman who had served the department for a period of thirty years but was not .....
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SC: Dominant Intention to be Looked Into to Decide Whether Transaction Was Commercial(27.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that it is the dominant intention of the transaction that is to be looked into to find out if it had any nexus with some kind.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Not A Mere Post Office to Frame Charge at Behest of Prosecution(27.08.2024)
SC while quashing two orders passed by Special Judge, CBI, has observed that judge is not a mere post office to frame the charge at the behest of pros.....
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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: 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: Bail Application Filed Through Advocate Not to be Considered Appearance of Absconding Accused(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that filing of an anticipatory bail through an advocate would not and could not be treated as an appearance before a court by a.....
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Supreme Court: States Violating the Directions Issued to Expedite Adoption Process(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that States are violating the previous directions issued by it in order to expedite the adoption process and has given the .....
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SC: Court’s Power to Grant Interim Compensation for Complaints u/s 143A of NI Act is Discretionary(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is at the discretion of the court to grant interim compensation in complaints filed under Section 143A of the Negotiabl.....
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SC: Source of Elevation Cannot be the Ground of Discrimination Between High Court Judges for Pension(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for purposes of pensionary benefits, the source of elevation of retired High Court judges cannot be the ground of discrimi.....
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SC: Aam Aadmi Party Leader Satyendra Jain Prima Facie Guilty of Money Laundering(19.03.2024)
Supreme Court while denying bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendra Jain, has observed that there is sufficient material collected by the Enforcement.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Not A Mere Post Office to Frame Charge at Behest of Prosecution(27.08.2024)
SC while quashing two orders passed by Special Judge, CBI, has observed that judge is not a mere post office to frame the charge at the behest of pros.....
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SC: Courts and Arbitral Tribunal Have Duty to Examine the Clauses of Contract(27.08.2024)
Supreme Court while upholding Calcutta High Court’s decision to set aside arbitrator’s decision, has observed that it is the duty of every Arbitral Tr.....
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Supreme Court: Registry to Give Explanation When Case Not Listed Despite Specific Orders(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that when there is a specific order of the Court that a particular petition shall be listed, the minimum expectation from t.....
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SC: Benefit of Proviso to S.45 of PMLA Can’t be Denied to Woman Merely Because She is Well Educated(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because a woman is highly educated, or sophisticated or a Member of Parliament or a Member of Legislative Assem.....
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SC: MoRTH Directed to Establish Portal & Toll Free Number for Complaints of Encroachment on Highways(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to create a portal on which citizens can lodge complaints about the enc.....
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SC Stays Ministry of Ayush’s Notification Omitting Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed Ministry of Ayush’s notification issued on 1 July, 2024 whereunder, the Drugs (Fourth Amendment) Rules 2024, have been notifi.....
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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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UGC Amended Regulation Not Binding on State Univ. Affiliated Institutions Without State Adoption(10.12.2024)
SC has held that amended UGC or AICTE regulations that raise the age of retirement to 65 years do not apply to institutions affiliated to State Univer.....
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If Bodily Injury Caused with Lethal Weapon, Lack of Intention to Cause Murder Irrelevant(10.12.2024)
SC while upholding conviction of an accused for murder, has observed that act of causing injuries with knife to vital parts is reflective of knowledge.....
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PC Granted to Woman Army Officer Who Was Denied Benefits Given to Similarly Situated Others(10.12.2024)
Supreme Court while granting permanent commission to a woman army officer who was denied benefits given to similarly situated others, has observed tha.....
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Inordinate Delay in Execution of Death Sentence has a Dehumanising Effect on Accused(10.12.2024)
SC has held that an inordinate delay in the execution of the sentence of death has a dehumanising effect on the accused and an inordinate and unexplai.....
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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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Supreme Court: Arbitration is Always Arbitrator Centric(20.01.2025)
Supreme Court has opined that Arbitration is always Arbitrator centric and parties must make the right choice of arbitrator in order to ease several c.....
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SC Slams Centre & MCD for Failure in Management of Untreated Solid Waste in Delhi(20.01.2025)
Supreme Court has slammed the Centre and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failure in management of untreated solid waste in Delhi and stated t.....
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SC: Jharkhand Government to bring Prison Manual in Accordance with Model Prison Manual 2016(20.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Jharkhand Government to bring out a prison manual which is in accordance with the Model Prison Manual 2016.
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SC: High Time that Investigating Agencies are Sensitised About Law Laid Down u/s 306 of IPC(20.01.2025)
SC has observed that it is time that investigating agencies are sensitised to the law laid down by this Court under Section 306 of IPC so that persons.....
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SC Expresses Concern Over Lack of Scope to Reduce Marks of Candidate for Designation as Sr. Advocate(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over lack of scope to reduce marks of a candidate for designation as a Senior Advocate in case there are doubts ab.....
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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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Supreme Court: Discontent Expressed Over Size of Apology Published by IMA(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing discontent with the size of the apology published by Indian Medical Association's President Dr RV Asokan over statement.....
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SC: Bail is the Rule and Jail is the Exception Even in PMLA Cases(28.08.2024)
SC has held that S. 45 of PMLA, 2002 doesn’t rewrite principle ‘bail is the rule, jail is the exception’ to mean that deprivation is the norm and libe.....
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SC: Unfortunate that People are Not Getting Bail Even in Magistrate Triable Cases(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court while granting bail to an accused of forgery and cheating, has observed that it is very unfortunate that now people are not getting bail.....
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SC: Bank Employees App. Under SC Quota Entitled to Retain Post After their Caste is De-scheduled(29.08.2024)
SC has held that person who joined service of a Nationalized Bank/GOI undertaking based on a certificate that identified him/her as belonging to SC/ST.....
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SC: Committee to Review Recommendation on MBBS Admissions for Aspirants With Mental Health Condition(29.08.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the expert committee constituted by the National Medical Council to review recommendation on MBBS admissions for aspirants .....
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Supreme Court: Contempt Case Against DDA Over Tree Felling Shifted to CJI(29.08.2024)
Contempt Case against Delhi Development Authority regarding the felling of trees shall now be heard by the bench led by the Chief Justice of India ins.....
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SC: Cannot Make Advocates Liable for Deficiency of Service Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986(14.05.2024)
SC has held that advocates cannot be made liable for deficiency of service under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 as re-enacted in 2019 and observed .....
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SC: Authorities Directed to Take Immediate Measures Regarding Municipal Solid Waste in Delhi(14.05.2024)
SC has directed several authorities to ensure that till the time proper facilities for processing waste are in place, quantity of untreated municipal .....
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SC: Person Purchasing Prop. Knowing About Appeal Pendency Can’t Claim Restit. as Bona Fide Purchaser(15.05.2024)
SC has observed that if it is shown that the purchaser was aware of the pending appeal against the decree when he purchased the property, it would be .....
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SC: Reconsideration Required of the Judgement That Brought Doctors Under Consumer Protection Act(15.05.2024)
Supreme Court while deciding whether advocates can be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, has observed that the judgement that brough.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Allow Wrong Doers to Make Profit Out of Their Own Wrongs(15.05.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that an individual cannot be allowed to take benefit from his own wrong and that a person who prevents a thing from being d.....
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NCDRC Cautioned by Supreme Court: Hierarchy of Judiciary Must Be Respected(15.05.2024)
SC has closed contempt proceedings against two members of NCDRC who ignored order of Supreme Court while issuing non-bailable warrants and observed th.....
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Interim Relief of Stay Refused by SC in HC Judgement Nullifying Bihar’s 65% Quota Law(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court refused to grant interim relief of stay in the judgement passed by Patna High Court that nullified the Bihar Amendment Laws increasing r.....
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SC: Once Special Court has Taken Cognizance of Complaint, ED Cannot Arrest Accused u/s 19 of PMLA(30.07.2024)
SC while granting bail to an accused in a complaint of money laundering filed by the ED, has observed that after the special court has taken cognizanc.....
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Supreme Court: Week Long Special Lok Adalat Commences(30.07.2024)
A Special Lok Adalat has commenced in Supreme Court from 29th of July to the 3rd of August 2024, with the aim of facilitating amicable settlements of .....
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SC: State Bar Councils and BCI Cannot Charge More than the Specified Amount as Enrollment Fee(30.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the State Bar Councils and the Bar Council of India cannot charge more than the amount specified under Section 24(1)(f) of.....
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SC: Centre Directed to fix Anomalies in Pension Payable Under One Rank One Pension Scheme(31.07.2024)
SC has directed Central Government to fix irregularity that are related to pensions payable to regular captains on implementation of One Rank One Pens.....
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SC: Min. of Consumer Affairs Shouldn’t Wait for Complaints to Take Action Against Misleading Ads(31.07.2024)
SC while hearing the case related to misleading ads by Patanjali, has observed that action by Ministry of Consumer Affairs against misleading advertis.....
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SC: Can Apply Doctrine of ‘Lis Pendens’ Even if Section 52 of TPA Inapplicable in a State(07.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there can be no doubt that even if Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA) does not apply in its strict sen.....
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SC: Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation in SCBA Posts is on Experimental Basis(07.05.2024)
Supreme Court has clarified that its previous order directing reservation of a minimum 1/3rd seats for women in the Supreme Court Bar Association's ex.....
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SC: Inclined to Hold That Accused in One Case Shouldn’t be Denied Anticipatory Bail in Another Case(07.05.2024)
SC has observed that it is prima facie of the view that Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be stultified and if a person is un.....
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Directions Against Misleading Advertisements Issued by Supreme Court(08.05.2024)
Supreme Court has issued a set of measures to protect consumers from misleading advertisements that include equal responsibility of advertisers and en.....
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SC: History Sheets Shouldn’t Contain Name of Innocent Indiv. Solely Because of their Caste or Backg.(08.05.2024)
SC has directed States to revisit policy regarding entries in History Sheets and observed that studies are available in public domain that reveal a pa.....
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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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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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Supreme Court: Custody Court Can Refuse to Grant Custody of Child to Natural Parents(29.08.2024)
SC while reserving judgement in a custody case, has observed that a custody court can refuse to grant custody to the natural parents. It all depends o.....
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SC: All Vacancies in State Pollution Control Boards of NCR States to be Filled by 30th April, 2025(29.08.2024)
SC has directed that National Capital Region States will address the issue of filling in substantial vacancies in the State Pollution Control Boards o.....
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SC: Can’t Assume that Dowry & Gifts Given During Marriage are Entrusted to Parents-in-Law of Bride(30.08.2024)
SC has reiterated the position that giving dowry and traditional presents at the time of the wedding does not raise a presumption that such articles a.....
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SC: NDMC Not Liable for Absorption of Staff of School Closed Without Approval(30.08.2024)
SC has held that if a school is closed without prior approval as per Rule 46 of Delhi Education Act and Rules, 1973, the argument that the onus to abs.....
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SC: S. 216 of CrPC Doesn’t Give Right to Accused to File Fresh Application Seeking Discharge(30.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Section 216 of CrPC does not give any right to the accused to file a fresh application seeking his discharge after the cha.....
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Supreme Court: Difference Between ‘Reasons of Arrest’ and ‘Grounds of Arrest’ Stated(16.05.2024)
SC explained difference between reasons of arrest and grounds of arrest and stated that reasons of arrest would apply to any person arrested on charge.....
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Supreme Court: Written Grounds of Arrest Must be Given to the Accused in UAPA Cases Too(16.05.2024)
SC has held that the ratio laid down in the case of Pankaj Bansal vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (MANU/SC/1076/2023; 2023 INSC 866) that mandated .....
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Plea to Terminate 30 Weeks Pregnancy Dismissed, SC Talks About Right to Life of Child in Womb(16.05.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a petition to terminate thirty weeks of pregnancy on the ground that there were neither foetal abnormalities diagnosed .....
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SC: No Need for PMLA Acc. to Fulfill S. 45 Conditions When Furnis. Bond After Appearing Before Court(16.05.2024)
SC has observed that if accused appears before Special Court pursuant to summons, it cannot be treated that he is in custody. Therefore, it is not nec.....
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SC: Can’t Consider Payment of Compensation A Factor to Reduce Sentence of Convict(16.05.2024)
SC has held that in criminal proceedings courts should not conflate sentence with compensation to victims. Sentences such as imprisonment and/or fine .....
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SC: Can’t Levy Entertainment Tax on Internet Service Provided by Cinema Owner(31.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the internet service provided by cinema owner under the Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act, 1939 cannot be charged with ente.....
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SC: Rigours of Section 45 of PMLA Can Be Relaxed in Peculiar Facts and Circumstances(31.07.2024)
SC while granting bail to an accused under PMLA, has held that taking into consideration the period spent by accused in custody and that there is no l.....
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SC: In Complaint u/s 29 of ID Act Specific Averment Regarding Settlement to be Made(31.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in the complaint alleging commission of offence punishable under section 29 of ID Act, 1947, there has to be a specific av.....
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SC: Challenge to Surrogacy Age Limit Can’t be Decided Without Considering Facts of Each Case(31.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing pleas regarding challenge to provisions of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, ha.....
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Supreme Court: Performance Audit of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, Directed(01.08.2024)
SC while suggesting audit of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971 has stated that reviewing and assessing implementation of statute is an integral part of.....
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SC: Directions Issued for Better Administration of Gokarna Temple Committee(01.08.2024)
Supreme Court has issued directions for better administration of the oversight committee of the Gokarna -Mahabaleshwar temple that is headed by Retire.....
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SC: Time Limit u/s 14(3) of JJ Act to Ascertain Physical & Mental Health of Juvenile is Directory(08.05.2024)
SC has held that time limit to prescribe physical and mental health of juvenile so provided in Section 14(3) of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 cannot .....
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Supreme Court: Concept of 'Parental Alienation Syndrome' Discussed in Child Custody Dispute(09.05.2024)
SC has stated that Courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of 'alienating behaviour', label any parent as a.....
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SC: Can Use Witness Statement Recorded In Absence of Accused, if Conditions of S. 299 CrPC Fulfilled(09.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the conditions given under Section 299 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 are fulfilled only then the statement of.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Set Aside Conviction Only on the Ground that Witness Turned Hostile(09.05.2024)
Supreme Court while declining to set aside the conviction of the accused merely because the witness turned hostile, has observed that evidence of the .....
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Supreme Court: No Provision Under GST Act for Pre-payment Prior to Adjudication(09.05.2024)
SC while hearing petitions regarding challenge to penal provisions of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (GST Act), has stated that it is necessa.....
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SC: UP Anti-Conversion Law May Seem to be Violating Article 25 of Constitution of India(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions on alleged forceful religious conversions, has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law in some part .....
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SC: UP Anti-Conversion Law May Seem to be Violating Article 25 of Constitution of India(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions on alleged forceful religious conversions, has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law in some part .....
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SC: Employees Filing Writ Petitions Against Air India After its Privatisation, Not Maintainable(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the writ petitions, although maintainable on the dates they were instituted, have ceased to be maintainable by reason .....
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SC: Accused Can’t be Arrested by ED After Special Court has Taken Cognizance of PMLA Complaint(17.05.2024)
SC has observed that after cognizance is taken of offence punishable under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) based on a complaint under .....
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Supreme Court Explains 7 Sub-Rights that Must be Protected by State During Land Acquisition(17.05.2024)
SC has explained 7 sub-rights State must protect during land acquisition that include Right to Notice, Right to be Heard, Right to Reasoned Decision, .....
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ICAI Rule Limiting Number of Tax Audits by Chartered Accountants Every Year Upheld by Supreme Court(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the rule that has been issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) that bars Chartered Accountants from .....
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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: 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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SC: Can’t Charge Friends/Relative for Offence of Bigamy by Mere Presence in Second Marriage(17.05.2024)
SC has observed that perusal of the penal provision would indicate that order framing charge against friends/relatives for bigamy is erroneous because.....
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Recommendations Made by Gujarat HC for Promotions of Judicial Officers Upheld by Supreme Court(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing the challenge to the merit list, has upheld the promotion of Senior Civil Judges to the 65% promotion quota of District.....
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Supreme Court: Union Directed to Deport 17 Foreigners in Assam’s Transit Camps(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take immediate steps regarding the deportation of 17 foreigners detained in transit camps of Assa.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Apply CrPC Retrospectively to Jammu & Kashmir Before 31.10.2019(20.05.2024)
SC has observed that the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would come into effect only from the appointed day, and therefore has no retrospective appli.....
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SC: Full Ownership of Property Under S.14 (1) Can be Claimed by Hindu Woman Only if She Possesses it(20.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for establishing full ownership on the undivided joint family estate under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.....
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Constitution Bench Judgment Not Considered, Supreme Court Recalls Judgement Passed in 2022(20.05.2024)
Supreme Court while recalling its judgement passed in 2022, has observed that ignoring the law laid down by the Constitution Bench and taking a view 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: 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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Supreme Court: Illegal for a Stranger to File Condonation of Delay Application(10.05.2024)
SC held that entertaining an application filed at behest of a stranger for condonation of delay in filing an application for restoration of subject su.....
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Open Air Prisons Suggested by Supreme Court as Solution to Overcrowding of Prisons(10.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the establishment of open-air prisons or camps can be one of the solutions for overcrowding in prisons. The Court furt.....
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SC: Presiding Officers/Members of JJ Board Should Specifically Mention Names in Orders(10.05.2024)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers or Members of the Juvenile Justice Board must mention their names when the order is passed. In absence of name.....
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Status Quo Ordered by SC on Felling of Trees in Ridge/Reserve Forest, Contempt Notice Issued(10.05.2024)
Supreme Court while issuing notice in contempt petitions filed for unauthorized felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest, has ordered parties to not b.....
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Supreme Court: Replication to WS Can be Filed by Election Petitioner if New Facts Not Introduced(10.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a replication in an election petition can be filed by an election petitioner against a written statement, only on the .....
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SC: It is Up to the Arbitral Tribunal to Adjudicate Upon Construction of Terms of Contract(10.05.2024)
SC has held that it is for Arbitral Tribunal to adjudicate upon construction of terms of a contract. If Arbitral Tribunal takes a particular view on i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Terms of Contract, Arbitral Tribunal, Section 34 of A&C Act
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SC: Order Reserving Posts for Women in Delhi HC and Bar Association Apply to NGT Bar Association(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that the order reserving posts for women lawyers in Delhi's High Court and District Bar Associations shall also be applicable.....
Tags : Supreme Court, District Bar Associations, National Green Tribunal
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SC: Arresting Accused Once Chargesheet is Filed and Cognizance is Taken is Unusual(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court while deprecating the practice of police arresting an accused once chargesheet has been filed and cognizance has been taken, has termed .....
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SC: Arresting Accused Once Chargesheet is Filed and Cognizance is Taken is Unusual(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court while deprecating the practice of police arresting an accused once chargesheet has been filed and cognizance has been taken, has termed .....
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Supreme Court Explains Doctrine of Merger(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court while explaining the doctrine of merger has observed that more than one decree or operative order cannot govern the same subject matter .....
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SC: Cannot Declare Judgement of High Court Illegal Under Article 32 of COI(21.01.2025)
SC has held that a HC judgment cannot be declared illegal under Article 32 of the Constitution of India and if parties are aggrieved by a judgment the.....
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SC: Can’t Review Orders Solely on Ground that Consent Was Not Provided in Writing(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court has held that all constitutional courts in the country accept the oral statements made on behalf of the parties and orders cannot be rev.....
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Supreme Court: Sub-Classification of SCs/STs by States is Permissible(01.08.2024)
Supreme Court while overruling the judgement of EV Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh (MANU/SC/0960/2004; 2004 INSC 644), has upheld the power of th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sub-Classification, Reservation
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SC: Can’t View Slum Rehabilitation Scheme as Real Estate Development Project(02.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Slum Rehabilitation Scheme cannot be treated as a real estate development project since there is a public purpose involved.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, Real Estate
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SC: Delhi High Court Criticized for Rules on “Practice in the Trial of Criminal Cases”(02.08.2024)
Supreme Court has criticized Delhi High Court for rules on practice in the trial of criminal cases and observed that teaching judges, guiding them in .....
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SC: Flip-Flops Like the Ones in NEET-UG Should be Avoided by NTA(02.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that NTA must now avoid the flip flops which it has made in NEET-UG exam. These flip-flops in the NTA do not serve the intere.....
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Supreme Court: Definition of ‘Purchase Price’ Doesn’t Include Value Added Tax(03.08.2024)
SC has held that purchase price would be the amount of valuable consideration paid or payable for any purchase which would include amount of duties. T.....
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Supreme Court: Definition of ‘Purchase Price’ Doesn’t Include Value Added Tax(03.08.2024)
SC has held that purchase price would be the amount of valuable consideration paid or payable for any purchase which would include amount of duties. T.....
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SC: Bail Not to Be Denied on Ground That Trial Is Expedited(03.09.2024)
SC while issuing notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by a dacoity-accused challenging the decision of Calcutta High Court rejecting his bail plea.....
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SC to State Govts.: Implement S 136A of MV Act for Electronic Monitoring & Enforcement of Road Safety(03.09.2024)
SC has issued directions to all state governments to take immediate steps to implement Section 136A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act), which provid.....
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Violation of SC Order: SC Accepts Magistrate's Apology; Imposes Fine on Police Officer(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has accepted the unconditional apology of the Magistrate and imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on the Police Officer, for the arrest and .....
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Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Vijay Nair after 23 Months Custody(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Vijay Nair, the former communications-in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, who was in custody for approximately 23 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Aam Aadmi Party, Money Laundering Case, Delhi excise police, Vijay Nair
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SC: Cannot Delay Implementation of Bail Order After Finding Accused Entitled To Bail(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has ruled that once a court concludes that an accused is entitled to bail, it cannot postpone the implementation of the bail order, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, bail,, Article 21 of the Constitution
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SC: Board to Examine Whether Candidate with Speech Disability is Eligible for Medical Education(04.09.2024)
Supreme Court has directed Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune to constitute a medical board for examining whether a candidate with s.....
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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 Refuses to Entertain Petition Seeking Direction for Union to Establish Ministry for Sr. Citizens(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a petition that sought direction on the Union Government to consider establishment of a dedicated Ministry f.....
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SC: Defence Colony Welfare Association to Remove Encroachment from Lodhi-era Shaikh Ali 'Gumti'(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Defence Colony Welfare Association (DCWA), Delhi to handover peaceful possession of Lodhi-era Shaikh Ali 'Gumti' that t.....
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SC: Asking Woman to Not Live if She Can’t Live Without Marrying Her Lover Isn’t Abetment to Suicide(22.01.2025)
SC has observed that a remark such as asking the deceased to not be alive if she cannot live without marrying her lover will not gain status of abetme.....
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Supreme Court Directs States & HCs to Frame Rules to Increase Posts of District Judge(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments and High Courts to frame rules for increasing the posts of District Judge (Selection Grade) & District Ju.....
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SC Asks HC Judges to Record Annual Confidential Reports of Judicial Officers Promptly(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the High Court judges to record the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of judicial officers so that they are not deprived of t.....
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SC: Prices under MoU for Inter-Supply of Petroleum Products Don’t Constitute ‘Transaction Value’(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has held that prices under MoU for inter-supply of petroleum products do not constitute ‘transactional value’ and shall be exempted from.....
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SC: Conviction for Stalking Quashed Due to Marriage Between Convict and Complainant(20.05.2024)
The conviction of a man for offence of stalking under Section 354D of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was quashed by the Supreme Court on the ground that .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 354D of IPC, Stalking
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SC: Comments to be Made Within Public View to Punish Person for Casteist Insults Under SC/ ST Act(21.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that in order to decide a complaint under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the.....
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Supreme Court: SEZ Developers Must Apply for Recognition and be Scrutinized(21.05.2024)
SC has observed that a SEZ developer is required to make an application as per AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (Distribution Licence) Regulations.....
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Supreme Court: Court Which Granted Bail Can Cancel it if Serious Allegations Made(21.05.2024)
SC has observed that if there are serious allegations against accused, bail can be cancelled by same Court that has granted it, even if accused has no.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Relevant Material, Serious Allegations
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SC: Centre Recommended to Frame Comprehensive Sentencing Policy(21.05.2024)
Supreme Court has recommended the Central Government to consider introducing a comprehensive policy, by way of getting an appropriate report from a du.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Order Confiscation of Vehicle Without Hearing its Registered Owner(21.05.2024)
SC has observed that the plain reading of Section 63 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 indicates that the court cannot order.....
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SC: Principles of Natural Justice to be Read into While Dealing with Remission Cases(04.09.2024)
Supreme Court has remarked that while deciding cases of grant of remission to convict, principles of natural justice will have to read into Section 43.....
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Supreme Court: Procedure to Admit Insufficiently Stamped Instruments Explained(04.09.2024)
Supreme Court by extracting the steps to be followed as per Sections 33, 34, 35, 37, and 39 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, has explained the proced.....
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SC: Execution Court Can Entertain Application u/s 28 of Specific Relief Act(05.09.2024)
SC has held that an application under Section 28 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 either for rescission of contract or for extension of time, can be enter.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure Over Decision on Rajaji National Park Director’s Appointment(05.09.2024)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over Uttarakhand Chief Minsiter’s decision to appoint an IFS officer as the director of Rajaji National Park d.....
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Supreme Court’s Order Regarding Marking Advocate Presence Put on Hold(05.09.2024)
Supreme Court’s order that only officers who are present in the Court or assisting the court shall be marked present, has been put on hold.
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Supreme Court: Gujarat HC’s Order Refusing Apology of Times of India, Stayed(05.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed Gujarat High Court’s order, refusing to accept the apology published by Times of India and directing the newspaper to publish.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Gujarat High Court, Times of India
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Supreme Court: Notice Issued to IBBI Over Ambiguity in Uploading NCLT Orders(10.05.2024)
SC has issued notice to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on considerable ambiguity concerning service of orders passed by National Comp.....
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SC: If App. Court Deals With Issues Rising for Deliberation, Omission to Sep. Frame Issues Not Fatal(13.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that even if the first appellate court does not separately frame the points for determination arising in the first appeal, it w.....
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SC: NGT’s Direction to Initiate Action Under PMLA, Stayed on Ground of Lack of Jurisdiction(13.05.2024)
SC has stayed National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) direction to initiate action against dumping of hazardous waste in violation of environmental norms and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal, PMLA
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Supreme Court: Arrest by GST Officers Should Not be Made on Mere Suspicion(13.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions related to the Goods and Service Tax Act being incompatible with provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1.....
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SC: Onus on Service Provider to Prove That Service Was Availed for Commercial Purpose(13.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a service provider cannot dispute the maintainability of a consumer complaint unless the service provider proves that .....
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SC: States to Consider Release of Eligible Convicts Even in Absence of Application(19.02.2025)
SC has observed that when State/UT has adopted a policy for the grant of permanent remission, it becomes their obligation to consider cases of all eli.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Electronic Voting Machines, Cross-Verification
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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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Supreme Court Explains: Debt Becoming Financial & Operational Debt(27.04.2024)
SC has explained that where a party owes debt to another and when creditor is claiming under written agreement/arrangement providing for rendering ser.....
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SC: Prima Facie Case Made Out from Allegations in Complaint Sufficient to Summon Accused(29.04.2024)
Supreme Court while reversing the finding of the High Court, has observed that prima facie making out a case on the basis of the allegations in the co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pre-summoning Evidence, Summon
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SC Questions Involvement of Bar Members in Permanent Committee Assigning Marks to Candidates(20.03.2025)
Supreme Court has questioned inclusions of two members of the bar as part of the machinery which evaluates and assigns marks to the lawyers who are ca.....
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SC: Advocate’s Right to Appear for Party & to Practice is Coupled With Duty to Remain Present(20.03.2025)
SC has observed that right of an Advocate to appear for a party and to practice in the courts is coupled with the duty to remain present in the court .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Advocate, Diligently
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SC Proposes Appointment of Ad-Hoc Judges Due to High Pendency of Criminal Cases(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has suggested appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts due to high pendency of criminal cases in several High Courts. The Court furth.....
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SC: Party Aggrieved by Order of MSEFC can File WP, Refers Question to Larger Bench for Consideration(23.01.2025)
SC has stated that a party that is aggrieved by an order passed by Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) under S. 18 of MSME Act ca.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Delhi Ridge Tree Felling Contempt Case(23.01.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in Delhi ridge tree felling contempt case filed against the Delhi Development Authority and has stated that a .....
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SC: Review Petition Filed against SC Order Rejecting Plea to Confiscate Electoral Bond Donation(23.01.2025)
A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of the order whereby the Court rejected the plea to confiscate the amount recover.....
Tags : Review Petition, Supreme Court, Electoral Bond Donation
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Supreme Court: Article 14 Does Not Envisage Negative Equality(23.01.2025)
SC while dismissing an appeal by a retired peon seeking promotion, has held that litigant coming to Court can’t claim negative discrimination seeking .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea on Difficulties Faced by Blind Persons to Complete E-KYC(23.01.2025)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition that has sought directions on the appropriate authority to frame guidelines providing measures to c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Know Your Customer, Blindness, Low Vision
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SC: Car Dealer Absolved from Liability for Death Caused During Test Drive by Manufacturer's Employees(05.09.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with a case of payment of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, has absolved a car dealer from the liability to.....
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SC: No Minimum Sentence Prescribed for Conviction Under Section 304(A) and 338 of IPC(06.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for conviction under Section 304(A) and Section 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 , there is no minimum sentence prescrib.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Minimum Sentence, S. 304(A) of IPC
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Meghalaya Govt. to SC: Circular Issued Regarding Prohibition of 'Two Finger test' on Rape Survivors(06.09.2024)
State of Meghalaya has informed the Supreme Court that a circular has been issued in relation to the prohibition of ‘Two Finger Test’ on rape survivor.....
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SC: Factum of Causing Injury Not Relevant When Accused Roped in as Member of Unlawful Assembly(06.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that every member of an unlawful assembly is roped in to be held guilty of the offence committed by any member of that assemb.....
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SC: Civil Courts or Family Courts Are In Better Position to Deal With Child Custody Cases(09.09.2024)
SC has observed that Civil/Family Court dealing with child custody cases is in advantageous position. A child can be brought to play centre, where jud.....
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Supreme Court: CJ of Allahabad High Court to Ensure Speedy Conclusion of Trials(09.09.2024)
SC has requested the Hon'ble CJ of Allahabad High Court to take appropriate measures in coordination with State Authorities and the concerned Presidin.....
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SC: Court Has to Apply Principles of Preponderance of Probability in Motor Accident Claim Cases(18.10.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that in claim cases, arising out of motor accident, the court has to apply the principles of preponderance of probability and.....
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SC: Article 8 to be Applicable on People Residing Outside India on Date of Commencement of COI(21.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the provision of Article 8 of Constitution of India will only apply to someone ordinarily residing on the date of commence.....
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SC: No Mandate to Decide Application u/s 319 CrPC Before Cross-Examination of Other Witnesses(21.10.2024)
SC has stated that the complicity of any person sought to be arrayed as accused can be decided with or without conducting cross-examination of complai.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cross-Examination, Section 319
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SC: Beneficial Provision of Section 436A of CrPC Will Apply To Prosecution Under PMLA(21.10.2024)
SC while granting bail to an accused in a money laundering case, has relied on Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and Ors. vs. Union of India (MANU/SC/0924/2022.....
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Against Child Marriages(21.10.2024)
SC while issuing guidelines against child marriages, has stated that to ensure effective use of penal provisions in the Prohibition of Child Marriage .....
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Supreme Court Proposes Live Streaming of Regular Hearings in All Benches(21.10.2024)
Supreme Court has proposed the initiation of process of live-streaming of regular hearings on all benches. A test format of the proceedings was stream.....
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SC: Dismissal of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment on Forged Documents, Approved(03.08.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of employees who were given compassionate appointment on the basis of forged documents and expressed displeasur.....
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SC: Directors Can’t be Vicariously Liable for Offence of Company Unless their Involvement Shown(03.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that directors of a company cannot be made vicariously liable for offence committed by the company under the National Housing B.....
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SC: Bail Condition that Husband Should Fulfill Physical & Financial Requirements of Wife, Set Aside(03.08.2024)
SC has set aside the condition set by HC while granting bail to a husband in a cruelty case, which required the husband to fulfill all physical and fi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail Condition, Financial Requirements
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SC Refuses PIL to Direct Union and States to Take Action Against Superstition and Sorcery Practices(03.08.2024)
SC has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking direction upon the Union and States to take action against practices of sorcery and s.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation, Superstition and Sorcery
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Ker. HC: Untimely Death of Husband Sufficient Ground to Condone Delay(03.08.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that for seeking condonation of delay in filing an application under Section 394 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, untim.....
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Supreme Court: Debt Recovery Tribunal to be Established in Jammu and Kashmir(05.08.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea against the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court's decision to allow challenges to actions under the SARFAESI Ac.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Jammu and Kashmir
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Supreme Court: To Transfer Complaint, Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction is No Ground(23.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction cannot be considered in transfer petition and the parties are entitled to r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Territorial Jurisdiction, Trial Magistrate
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SC: State Can Levy Royalty on Mining of Brick Earth as per Punjab Minor Mineral Concession Rules(23.01.2025)
Supreme Court while deciding an appeal by the State of Punjab against the High Court's judgment, has observed that the State Government is entitled to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Brick Earth, Royalty
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Supreme Court Refers Question of Modification of Arbitral Awards to Larger Bench(24.01.2025)
Supreme Court has referred the question whether arbitral awards can be modified by Courts under Section 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Arbitral Awards, Larger Bench
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SC Directs Competent Authority to Consider Reinstatement of Suspended 32 Tihar Jail Officials(24.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the competent authority to decide the issue of reinstatement of 32 Tihar jail officials who were suspended for extending un.....
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SC: Can’t Discard Testimony of Witness Merely Because of Relation with Victim(24.01.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that the law nowhere states that the evidence of the interested witness should be discarded altogether. The law only warrants.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Testimony of Witness, Relation with Victim
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SC to Pass Orders on Recording Appearances of Advocates in Cases(24.01.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a Miscellaneous Application jointly filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Recor.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SCBA, SCAORA
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SC: Prosecution for Grim Offences Can’t be Withdrawn because Accused has Good Public Image(17.07.2024)
Supreme Court has opined that merely because an accused person is elected to the Legislative Assembly, cannot be a testament to their image among the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Grim Offences, Withdrawal of Prosecution
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SC: Accused to be Tried Only if Record and Documents Disclose Ground for Proceedings Against Him(17.07.2024)
SC has held that an accused will be made to stand the ordeal of trial only if the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith disclose gr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ground for Proceeding, Accused
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PIL on Stray Dog Issue Refused by Supreme Court(17.07.2024)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed regarding prevention of accidents arising due to stray dogs issue and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Courts
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Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore cost on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to .....
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Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to exerc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bidder, Corporate Entities
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SC: NEERI Directed to Classify Non-Polluting Industries with Help of CPCB(09.09.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to take assistance of the Central Pollution Control Board.....
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Death Penalty Execution: SC to Lay Down Procedure to Avoid Delays Once Mercy Petition is Rejected(09.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that, in order to avoid delay in execution of the sentence, it shall lay down the procedure required to be followed by the st.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mercy Petition, Death Penalty
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SC: Can’t Use PIL Jurisdiction for Formulation of Centralized Rating Mechanism of Taxpayers(09.09.2024)
SC while dismissing PIL seeking formulation and implementation of a centralized rating mechanism of taxpayers under the Central Goods and Services Tax.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PIL, Centralized Rating Mechanism, GST Administration
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SC: Employees of APSRTC Appointed in Region of Telangana to be Employees of TSRTC(09.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that individuals who were employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and appointed in areas that hav.....
Tags : Supreme Court, APSRTC, TSRTC
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SC: Process of Judicial Appointments to Superior Court is Not the Prerogative of a Single Individual(09.09.2024)
SC has observed that process of judicial appointments to a superior court is not the prerogative of a single individual. Instead, it is a collaborativ.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Appointments, Superior Court
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SC: Can’t Pass Uniform Directions in Matters of Evening Courts & Virtual Hearings at District Level(09.09.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a petition seeking provisions of virtual hearing and evening courts at District level, has stated that these are matter.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Evening Courts, Virtual Hearings, District Level
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Supreme Court: Benefit of Section 436A CrPC Extends Even to Accused Under PMLA(21.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) will apply even to a case under the Prevention of Money Launde.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 436A CrPC, PMLA
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SC: PwD Allowed to Attend Interview if They Have Got Minimum Marks Prescribed For SC/ST Categories(22.05.2024)
Supreme Court while granting an interim relief, has passed an order allowing persons with disabilities (PwD) to appear in the interview for appointmen.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Minimum Marks, SC/ST Categories
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SC: PwD Allowed to Attend Interview if They Have Got Minimum Marks Prescribed For SC/ST Categories(22.05.2024)
Supreme Court while granting an interim relief, has passed an order allowing persons with disabilities (PwD) to appear in the interview for appointmen.....
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Supreme Court: If the Presence of Litigant is Required, Courts Should Allow Them to Appear Virtually(22.05.2024)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a litigant suffering from ailments from personally appearing in the Court, has observed that if there is a faci.....
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SC: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's Withdraws Petition Challenging His Arrest by ED(22.05.2024)
Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren has withdrawn his plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money launderin.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Permanent Status to Workmen Who Worked Without Interruption for 480 Days in 24 Months(22.05.2024)
SC has held that if workmen have worked without interruption for more than 480 days in 24 months in a commercial establishment engaged in activities o.....
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SC: Rights of State as Lessor Can Only be Sold by Public Auction or Other Transparent Method(05.08.2024)
SC has held that rights of the State as lessor can only be sold by a public auction or by any other transparent method by which, apart from the lessee.....
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SC: Relief Granted to UPSC Aspirant Who Missed His Re-Medical Test in 2014(05.08.2024)
SC has granted relief to a UPSC aspirant who missed his re-medical test, by invoking its plenary jurisdiction under Article 142 of COI in order to do .....
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SC: Dealers Not Allowed to Claim ITC for Purchases Linked To Exempt Sales under UPVAT Act(15.04.2025)
SC has observed that Section 13(7) of Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 sets out that no facility for input tax credit shall be allowed to a dea.....
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SC Stays J&K HC Order Directing Reduction in Toll-Fee Until Completion of Entire Road(16.04.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court that directed reduction in toll-fee until the completion of construc.....
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SC Resolves Overlap between 'Design' and 'Copyright' Protection u/s 15(2) of the Copyright Act(16.04.2025)
Supreme Court has resolved the overlap between 'design' and 'copyright' protection u/s 15(2) of the Copyright Act, 1957 by laying down twin tests that.....
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Supreme Court Invites Suggestions for Amendment of Supreme Court Rules, 2013(16.04.2025)
Supreme Court has proposed amendments in the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and issued a circular inviting suggestions/views from stakeholders regarding th.....
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Supreme Court: Bar Bodies Being Hampered by Politics(17.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a suo motu case for framing guidelines to strengthen bar bodies across the country, has observed that one thing seniors sh.....
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SC: Can’t Exclude Qualified Candidate from Merit List Only on Ground of Lack of Experience(18.07.2024)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a woman who was denied place in the merit list despite obtaining the qualifying marks, has observed that Bihar .....
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Supreme Court: Valid Compromise has to be in Writing and Signed by Parties(18.07.2024)
SC has held that for a valid compromise in a suit there has to be lawful agreement or compromise in writing & signed by parties which would then requi.....
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SC: Once Leave is Granted in SLP, Doctrine of Merger Comes into Play(18.07.2024)
SC has held that once leave has been granted in a SLP, regardless of whether the appeal is subsequently dismissed with or without reasons, doctrine of.....
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SC: No Indefeasible Right to Pay Parity Unless Competent Authority Equates Two Posts(18.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible enforceable right save and except where the Competent Authority has ta.....
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Supreme Court: Maintenance or Permanent Alimony Should Not be Penal(18.07.2024)
SC while passing an order of dissolution of marriage and ordering the husband to pay Rs. 2 Crore as permanent alimony, has observed that it is necessa.....
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SC: Medical Students to Deposit Fee Arrears for Obtaining Certificates from College(10.09.2024)
Supreme Court has directed medical students of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences College to deposit arrears from pending fee .....
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Supreme Court: Litigant Whose Land was Illegally Occupied, Gets Relief(10.09.2024)
Supreme Court has granted relief to a litigant whose land was illegally occupied by Maharashtra authorities sixty years ago. The Court directed the St.....
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SC: Regarding Procedure for Summoning Persons, PMLA Prevails Over CrPC(10.09.2024)
SC has observed that having regard to conjoint reading of Section 71 & 65 of the PMLA as also Section 4(2) & 5 of CrPC, there remains no doubt that pr.....
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Supreme Court Directs Protesting Doctors in State of West Bengal to Return to Work(10.09.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the doctors in West Bengal, protesting against the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, to r.....
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SC: Accused Already in Custody Can Apply for Anticipatory Bail in Another Case(10.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that an accused who is already in custody for an offence can seek anticipatory bail in another case as custody in one case does.....
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SC: Centre and Assam Govt.’s Response Sought on Deportation of 211 Foreign Nationals(10.09.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition regarding conditions of the detention centres in Assam, has sought response from Union Ministry of Home Affairs.....
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SC Recalls Judgement Striking Down S. 3(2) and 5 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988(21.10.2024)
Supreme Court has recalled its judgement which struck down Sections 3(2) and 5 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 as unconstitutional.
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SC Restrains Centre and States to Act Upon Withdrawal of Madarssas Not Complying with RTE(22.10.2024)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order and restrained the Central Government and States to act upon communications issued by the National Commissio.....
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SC: If Prosecution Docs. Admitted by Defence, Court Can Appreciate Creditworthiness of Evidence(22.10.2024)
SC has stated that if under Section 294 of CrPC, prosecution documents were admitted by defence without formal proof then Court can appreciate, analys.....
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SC: If Judge Only Pronounces Operative Part of Judgement then Reasons to Made Available in 2-5 Days(22.10.2024)
SC has observed that if a judge pronounces operative part of a judgement while expressing that reasons would follow in a detailed final judgment, it w.....
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SC: Power Under Section 432(1) of CrPC Has to be Exercised in a Fair and Reasonable Manner(22.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the power under Section 432(1) of the CrPC has to be exercised in a fair and reasonable manner. Therefore, conditions impo.....
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SC: Logical Progression in Compensation Estimation Process Would be to Identify Suitable Sale Deed(22.10.2024)
SC while dealing with a case related to land acquisition, has stated that the logical progression in the compensation estimation process would be to i.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Defamation Case against Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd(19.02.2025)
SC while quashing a criminal defamation case against editorial director of Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd that publishes the newspaper Times of India, has o.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Defamation Case against Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd(19.02.2025)
SC while quashing a criminal defamation case against editorial director of Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd that publishes the newspaper Times of India, has o.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Defamation Case against Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd(19.02.2025)
SC while quashing a criminal defamation case against editorial director of Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd that publishes the newspaper Times of India, has o.....
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Supreme Court, Times of India, Criminal Defamation Case(19.02.2025)
Supreme Court has provided clarification that women lawyers having more than 10 years of experience shall fill half of the 30% Executive Committee mem.....
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SC: For Gratuity Forfeiture, Conviction in Criminal Case is Not Required(19.02.2025)
Supreme Court has held that for gratuity forfeiture under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, there is no requirement of a criminal conviction and dism.....
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SC Continues Hearing on Whether Courts Have Power to Modify Arbitral Award(19.02.2025)
Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench while hearing the matter whether courts have power to modify arbitral award under Section 34 and 37 of the Arbitrat.....
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SC: Not Uncommon for Diff. Statutes Concerning Similar Area of Law to Have Convergence of Interest(18.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is not uncommon for different statutes, concerning similar area of law, to have convergence of interests to some degree.....
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Supreme Court: It’s the Constitutional Duty of State to Protect Water Bodies(19.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is the paramount duty of the State not only to protect the ponds/lakes/water bodies in the State but also to ensure tha.....
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SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation(19.07.2024)
SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation
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SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation(19.07.2024)
SC held that intent of Drugs (Price Control) Order is to control prices at which medicinal drug formulations are made available, by holding out threat.....
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SC: In Cases of Long Incarceration, Watali Judgement Cannot be Cited as a Precedent(19.07.2024)
SC while granting bail to an accused under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has observed that in UAPA cases, where long incarceration has be.....
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SC: Intricate Enquiry Whether Claims are Time Barred Must Not be Conducted by Referral Courts(19.07.2024)
Supreme Court while deciding an application on appointment of arbitrator, has held that an intricate evidentiary enquiry must not be conducted by the .....
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Supreme Court: System Needs to be Made to Prevent Exploitation of Surrogate Mother(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing pleas challenging surrogacy laws, has stated that there can be a database, so that the same lady is not exploited. A syste.....
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SC: HC Order to Hold 'One Day Elections' for Bar Association in Delhi, Stayed(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court’s order in which it was held that elections to the Executive Committee of all bar associations in the nation.....
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SC: NCLT to Exercise Power u/s 59 of Companies Act, if Applicant Victim of Open-and-Shut Fraud Case(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if, on facts, an open-and-shut case of fraud is made out and the person seeking rectification of the register of membe.....
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SC Directs Registry to Not Accept Black & White Photographs Without Court’s Permission(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the registry to not to entertain any black and white photographs without prior permission of the Court. The Court stated th.....
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SC: Inordinate Delay in Conclusion of Trial Infringe Right of Accused Under Article 21(11.09.2024)
SC has observed that an accused has a right to a fair trial and while a hurried trial is frowned upon as it may not give sufficient time to prepare fo.....
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Supreme Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against Shashi Tharoor(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor that were initiated over his “a scorpion sitting on a Shiv.....
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SC Quashes Workplace Harassment Case for Transforming it from Civil Dispute into Criminal Matter(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court while quashing workplace harassment case against a female employee, has noted that there was an attempt to reclassify the nature of the .....
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SC Questions Maharashtra Govt. Over Non-Allotment of Funds for Solid Waste Management(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court has questioned the Maharashtra Government over failure to allot funds for implementation of two projects under the Solid Waste Managemen.....
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SC: Post of Treasurer to Be Exclusively Earmarked For Women in Bengaluru Advocates' Association(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court while invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, has directed that the post of Treasurer for the purposes of Be.....
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Supreme Court: Verification Process to Identify Fake Lawyers Must Be Expedited(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a transfer petition by Bar Council of India has expressed concern over delay in verification of advocates and has stated t.....
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SC Constitutes SIT to Investigate if NOIDA Authorities Paid Excess Compensation to Landowners(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigating and examining whether the officers of NOIDA paid excess compensatio.....
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SC: High Court Must Muster Courage and Exercise its Discretion of Granting Bail Judiciously(28.01.2025)
SC while castigating Allahabad HC for refusing to grant bail, has stated that trial court declined bail as trial courts seldom muster the courage of g.....
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SC: Can’t Set Aside Conviction if Statement of Accused Not Used for Evidence While Cross-Examination(24.05.2024)
SC has observed that the conviction of an accused cannot be set aside if the accused’s statement recorded under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Pr.....
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Supreme Court: Bail Matters Should Rest and End With High Courts(24.05.2024)
While expressing its opinion regarding involvement in bail matters, the Supreme Court has observed that it should not get involved in bail matters and.....
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SC: Union & States to Create Special POSCO Courts on Top Priority(19.05.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the Union of India and the State Governments to take appropriate steps to sensitize the officials associated with the investig.....
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Supreme Court Has Asked States to Regularise Existing Court Managers(19.05.2025)
Supreme Court while expressing concerns over Court Managers working on a contractual basis has directed that all States should regularise the existing.....
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Supreme Court: Minimum Practice of 3 Years Mandatory to Enter Judicial Service(20.05.2025)
Supreme Court has restored the condition that a minimum practice of three years as an advocate is mandatory for entering judicial services. This condi.....
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SC: Inclusion of Name in Draft NRC Cannot Annul Foreigners Tribunal’s Declaration as Non-Citizen(20.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that merely because a person’s name has been included in the draft National Register of Citizenship (“NRC”) will not invalidate.....
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SC Fines State/UP for Failing to Report compliance of Domestic Violence Act(19.02.2025)
Supreme Court has imposed costs on State and Union Territories for failing to comply with directives on implementation of the Protection of Women from.....
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SC: Can’t Reduce Benefit of Input Tax Credit without Statutory Sanction(19.02.2025)
Supreme Court has held that the benefit of input tax credit is traceable to the statute. If the same has to be reduced, which will have an adverse civ.....
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SC Adjourns Plea Challenging Constitutionality of Election Commissioners' Law(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has adjourned pleas that challenged that constitutionality of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 thr.....
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SC Seeks View on Plea of Persons With Disabilities to Have the Option of Changing Scribe(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by persons with disabilities appearing for the Civil Services Examination, 2025, has sought the view of U.....
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SC Outlines Key Circumstances for Registration of Second FIR(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court while outlining key circumstances for registration of second FIR, has held that while a second FIR for the same offence is not permitted.....
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SC: Government Should Not Impose Oppressive Conditions While Granting Remission(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that when a convict is released by granting relief of permanent remission, the conditions imposed by the Government should no.....
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SC Issues Notice in Challenge to Delhi HC Conferment of Senior Designations(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Registrar General of the Delhi High Court and Senior Advocate Sudhir Nandrajog in a writ petition challenging Delhi.....
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SC Clarifies Judgement on Entitlement of Govt. Employees to Increment Earned 1 Day Before Retirement(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has made clarifications in its judgement in the case The Director (Admn and HR) KPTCL & Others vs CP Mundinamani and others (MANU/SC/036.....
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SC: Not Recording Reasons of Appointment of Junior Officer as Judge Adv. Invalidates Proceedings(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the legal position is well settled that non-recording of reasons of appointment of an officer junior in rank as a Judge .....
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SC: Referral Courts at Referral Stage Must Not Venture into Questions Involving Complex Facts(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that once there is existence of a valid arbitration agreement, then referral courts at referral stage would not be justifie.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Discriminate Amongst Homogenous Class of Candidates(12.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that while determining eligibility of a candidate for appointment, discrimination cannot be done amongst homogenous class o.....
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SC: Can’t Direct Legislature to Enact Law for Enforcement of Fundamental Duties(12.09.2024)
SC while hearing a plea seeking enforcement of the Fundamental Duties under the Constitution of India, has observed that duties are very important but.....
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SC: 2 Months Given to Uttarakhand for Rehabilitation Scheme for People to be Evicted by Railways(12.09.2024)
Supreme Court has given two months time to the State of Uttarakhand to come up with a rehabilitation scheme for all the people who are to be evicted b.....
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Supreme Court: HDFC Bank is a Juristic Person, Question of Mens Rea Does Not Arise(23.10.2024)
SC while quashing a criminal case against HDFC Bank Ltd. for violating IT Dept. order, has stated that the bank is a juristic person and question of m.....
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SC Reserves Judgement on Striking Down UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004(23.10.2024)
SC while reserving judgement on petitions filed against judgment of the Allahabad High Court striking down 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education A.....
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SC: Order Passed Under Public Premises Act Doesn’t Bar Invocation of Arbitration Clause(23.10.2024)
SC has observed that if an arbitration clause is invoked by filing an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 then.....
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Supreme Court: States Have the Power to Regulate Industrial Alcohol(23.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that under Entry 8 of List II of the Constitution of India, the term intoxicating alcohol includes within its meaning industria.....
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Supreme Court: In a Bail Application There Can't Be a Transfer of Investigation(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in a bail application there can't be a transfer of investigation to CBI. The direction is virtually to make de novo invest.....
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SC Strikes Down Delhi HC’s Bail Condition Requiring Accused to Reside in Delhi During Trial(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while striking down a bail condition imposed on an accused requiring him to arrange accommodation and reside in Delhi during the trial, .....
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SC: Executive Decision Previously Taken Can be Withdrawn for Larger Public Interest(22.07.2024)
SC has observed that if a previous executive decision is withdrawn in larger public interest, earlier promise upon which party acts cannot be enforced.....
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SC: Necessary to Create Machinery to Verify Felling of Trees According to Court’s Direction(22.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that it is necessary to create machinery which will verify whether the work of felling trees is actually carried out in ter.....
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SC: Second Sale Deed Can’t be Executed Over Same Plot while First Sale Deed is Pending Registration(22.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that another sale deed cannot be executed by a vendor if the first sale deed with regard to the same property is pending regist.....
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SC: Dispute regarding Discharge of Contract is Arbitrable as per Arbitration Agreement(22.07.2024)
SC has observed that once contract has been discharged by performance, no right to seek performance, or to perform any obligation remains under it but.....
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Direction by UP Govt. to Display Name of Shop Owners During Kanwar Yatra Challenged in SC(22.07.2024)
A plea challenging direction by the Uttar Pradesh Government to display name of shop owners during Kanwar Yatra has been filed before the Supreme Cour.....
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SC: Opposite Party Whose Right to File WS is Closed, Can’t Bring in Pleadings through Evidence(23.07.2024)
SC has held that in absence of provisions dealing with non-filing of WS/forfeiture of right to file a WS, it can only be held that it should bar the o.....
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SC: Co-Owner with Undetermined Share in Joint Property Can’t Transfer Entire Property(12.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a co-owner of a property whose share is undetermined in that property cannot transfer it entirely without its partition be.....
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SC: Information Regarding Rejection of Remission Application to be Immediately Given to Prisoner(12.09.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a suo motu plea regarding comprehensive policy strategy for the grant of bail to prisoners, has noted that prisoner must b.....
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SC: App. for Extension of Time for Passing Arbitral Award Maintainable Even after Expiry of Period(13.09.2024)
SC has held that application for extension of the time period for passing an arbitral award under Section 29A (4) read with Section 29A (5) of the Arb.....
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SC: Alleged Involvement in Crime is No Ground for Demolition of Property(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that alleged involvement in crime is no ground for demolition of a property. Moreover the alleged crime has to be proved th.....
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Supreme Court: In Matters of Personal Liberty, Each Day’s Delay Matters(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in the matters pertaining to personal liberty of the citizens, the Authorities are enjoined with a constitutional obligati.....
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Supreme Court: No Grounds for High Court to Mandate Bail Bonds After Six Months in Custody(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that there is no valid reason for the High Court to impose the condition whereby the bail bonds will have to be furnished by .....
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SC: High Court Must Muster Courage and Exercise its Discretion of Granting Bail Judiciously(28.01.2025)
SC while castigating Allahabad HC for refusing to grant bail, has stated that trial court declined bail as trial courts seldom muster the courage of g.....
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Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict in Matter of Burial of Dead Body(28.01.2025)
Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in a matter regarding burial of a dead body. While Justice B.V. Nagarathna allowed the burial in the party.....
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SC Suggests System Eliminating Physical Visit of Women to Police Stations for Lodging Complaints(28.01.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a public interest litigation for women’s safety has suggested that there should be a system that can enable women to lodge.....
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Supreme Court: We Cannot Make a Law, It is for the Parliament to do so(28.01.2025)
Supreme Court while dismissing a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for ensuring that a man and his family are not harassed in false domest.....
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Supreme Court Flags Misuse of Section 144 of CrPC(28.01.2025)
Supreme Court while flagging the misuse of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has stated that the tendency to issue order under Sect.....
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SC: Calculation of Limitation for Refund of Stamp Duty to Begin from Execution of Cancellation Deed(28.01.2025)
Supreme Court while directing refund of stamp duty to flat owners which was rejected on the ground of limitation, has observed that period of limitati.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Use Statement of One Accused against Another(20.05.2025)
SC has observed that the fundamental cannon of criminal jurisprudence is that a statement of one accused person cannot be used against another co-accu.....
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SC: Can Quash Domestic Violence Act Complaints Under Section 482 of CrPC(20.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts can exercise power under Section 482 of CrPC (Section 528 of the BNSS) for quashing the proceedings emanating .....
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SC: India is Not a Dharamshala that Can Entertain Foreign Nationals from All Over(20.05.2025)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with the detention of a Sri Lankan Tamil national has observed that India is not a Dharmshala that can enter.....
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SC: There Cannot be Discrimination in Matter of Payment of Pension to Retired Judges(20.05.2025)
SC has held that there cannot be any discrimination in the matter of payment of pension to retired judges on any basis. For the independence of the ju.....
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SC: JJ Act, 2015 Confers No Power Upon Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to Review its Own Orders(21.05.2025)
SC has held that the JJ Act, 2015 confers no power upon Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to review its own orders. It is trite law that power of review is.....
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SC to Settle Conflicting Views Regarding Interpretation of Order XXI Rule 97 of CPC(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court is set to settle the conflicting views in two decisions regarding the interpretation of Order XXI Rule 97 of Code of Civil Procedure, 19.....
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SC Issues Directions Regarding Awareness of Convicted Prisoners' Right to Legal Aid(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while issuing directions regarding awareness of convicted prisoners' right to legal aid, has observed that the most important task in an.....
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SC: Stubble Burning is a Blatant Violation of Fundamental Rights Guaranteed Under Article 21(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that there is a fundamental right vesting in every citizen under Article 21 of the Constitution of India to live in a pollu.....
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SC: Can’t Uproot Trees for Kolkata Metro Rail Without Permission of CEC(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to look into the matter of uprooting and transplantation of trees for Kolkata metro ra.....
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SC: NCLAT Order Closing Insolvency Proceedings against Byju’s, Set Aside(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court has set aside the order passed by National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that accepted the settlement between Byju’s and BCCI a.....
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SC: No Compulsion for Companies to Give Names of All Secured/Unsecured Creditors in Balance Sheet(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing plea of corporate debtor's suspended director against initiation of CIRP, has observed that it is not compulsory for co.....
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SC Permits Candidate with Blindness to Attend Interview for Selection of Civil Judges in Rajasthan(25.10.2024)
Supreme Court has allowed a candidate with blindness to attend interview for the selection of Civil Judges in Rajasthan and has stated that quota for .....
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Supreme Court Stays Decision of Lokpal to Entertain Complaints against HC Judges(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the Lokpal which held that it can entertain complaints against High Court Judges.
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SC Sets Aside Madras HC Ruling that Modified Financial Directives in Relation to Formula 4 Racing Eve(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside Madras High Court’s order that modified key financial directives related to the Formula 4 racing event in Chennai, h.....
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SC: Registry to Consider SCAORA's Suggestion of Open Houses for Addressing Case Filing Issues(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Registry to take actions on the suggestion provided by Supreme Court Advocates'-On-Record Association's (SCAORA) to hol.....
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SC: Can’t Act Upon Government Order Barring Non-Hindu Vendors from Temple Shop Auctions(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that the Government order barring non-Hindu vendors from participating in temple shop lease auctions cannot be acted upon .....
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SC: Can’t Act Upon Government Order Barring Non-Hindu Vendors from Temple Shop Auctions(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that the Government order barring non-Hindu vendors from participating in temple shop lease auctions cannot be acted upon .....
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SC Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case Citing Prolonged Incarceration(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing the plea of accused who had been in custody for 14 months in a money laundering case, has granted bail to him citing prolo.....
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SC: Witness Making Self-Incriminating Statements Can be Summoned as Additional Accused(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that he qualified privilege under the proviso to Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does not grant complete immunity .....
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SC Grants Bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor Policy Scam Case(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi Liquor Policy scam case on considering the ground that the trial is un.....
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SC: Once Compensation is Determined, it is Payble Even in Absence of Any Representation or Request(16.09.2024)
SC has held that when relief in nature of compensation is sought, once compensation is determined, the same is payable even in absence of any represen.....
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SC: Can’t Consider Resignation Final Unless its Acceptance is Communicated to the Employee(16.09.2024)
Supreme Court while allowing the reinstatement of an employee, has observed that internal communication regarding acceptance of resignation cannot be .....
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SC: Can’t Reject Election Petition at Threshold When there is Compliance of Provisions of RP Act(16.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that an Election Petition should not be rejected at the very threshold when it discloses a cause of action and there is substan.....
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SC: Failure to Furnish Docs. Relied on by Detaining Authority is Violative of Article 22(5) of COI(16.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that failure to furnish copies of such documents relied on by the Detaining Authority which would deprive the detenu to make an.....
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SC Clarifies its Order Staying Release of In-Service Women Officers of the Indian Army(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order staying release of in-service women officers of the Indian Army shall apply to all those officers whose mat.....
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SC Grants Bail to 65 Years Old Accused in Cheating and Forgery Case(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court while granting bail in a cheating and forgery case to a 65 year old accused suffering from 50% visual disability, has stated that it is .....
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SC: LDCE Quota for Promotion as District Judges to be Increased from 10% to 25%(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court has directed that quota of reservation for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion from the cadre of Civil Jud.....
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SC Frames Uniform Pattern for Pay in District and State Consumer Commissions Across All States& UTs(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 142 of Constitution of India has framed a uniform pattern of service conditions regardin.....
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SC Issues Direction to Centre and State for Effective Implementation of DV Act(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court has issued a set of directions to the Centre, State and Union Territories regarding the effective implementation of the Protection of Wo.....
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SC Issues Directions for Reforming Appointment and Functioning of Consumer Commissions(22.05.2025)
SC has directed Centre to file an affidavit regarding feasibility of a permanent adjudicatory forum for consumer disputes, either in the form of a Con.....
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SC: AoR Designated as Senior Advocate has to Inform Parties of his Designation(29.01.2025)
SC has observed that AoR designated as senior advocate has to inform parties of his designation & shall report to the Registry that parties represente.....
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SC: S. 112 of Evidence Act Provides that Conclusive Proof of Legitimacy Is Equivalent to Paternity(29.01.2025)
SC has observed that AoR designated as senior advocate has to inform parties of his designation & shall report to the Registry that parties represente.....
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SC: Groom Refusing to Cooperate with Wedding over Gold Demand Satisfies Ingredients of S. 498A(29.01.2025)
Supreme Court wile upholding conviction of a husband under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, has observed that groom’s refusal to co-operat.....
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SC Directs Union Govt. to Make Necessary Changes to Address Caste-Based Discrimination in Prisons(29.01.2025)
SC while observing the discrimination done with prisoners in prisons on the basis of their castes, has directed the Union Government to make necessary.....
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SC Directs Compliance of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Order, 2018 in NCR(29.01.2025)
SC while directing compliance of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Order, 2018 in NCR, has stated that duplicate registration certificate, canc.....
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SC: Up to Rank of APCCF, IAS Officers Can’t Write Annual Confidential Reports of IFS Officers(22.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Annual Confidential Reports of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers cannot be written by officers in the Indian Administra.....
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SC: Can’t Dismiss Partition Suit at Preliminary Stage If Benami Exception is Pleaded(22.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that there cannot be dismissal of a suit seeking partition of joint family property at a preliminary stage under Order VII .....
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SC: In a Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence, Prosecution is Obliged to Prove Each Circumstance(23.05.2025)
SC has observed that it is settled law that in a case based on circumstantial evidence, prosecution is obliged to prove each circumstance, taken cumul.....
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SC: Greater Representation of Women in Judiciary, Would Greatly Improve Quality of Decision Making(23.05.2025)
SC has observed that it has been stressed that increased diversity within judiciary enables it to better respond to diverse social and individual expe.....
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SC: In Matters of Personal Liberty, HCs Aren’t Expected to Keep Matters Pending for Long(23.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in the matters of personal liberty, the High Courts are not expected to keep the matter pending for a long time and do.....
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SC: It is the Obligation of the Central Government to Maintain National Highways(23.05.2025)
SC has observed that under National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002, there is a provision in the form of Section 23, which stipulates that highw.....
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SC: Bombay High Court Verdict Upholding Hijab Ban in College Challenged(06.08.2024)
A plea challenging verdict of Bombay High Court upholding the ban imposed on the wearing of hijab, nakab, burkha, stole, cap, etc., by students on cam.....
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SC: To Seek Exemption from Filing CC of Judgement with SLP, Proof of Applying for Copy Must be Shown(07.08.2024)
SC has held that if any SLP is accompanied by an application for exemption from filing certified copy of impugned judgment/order, such application mus.....
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SC: Suo Motu Cognizance Taken of Unusual Order Passed by P&H High Court(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of an unusual order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court which observed that the Supreme Court has .....
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SC: B.Sc (Polymer Chemistry) Degree Can’t be Treated Equivalent to B.Sc(Chemistry) for Recruitment(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court while affirming the judgement of Kerala High Court, has held that for recruitment to the post of High School Teacher for Physical Scienc.....
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SC: ‘Cause of Delay’ to be Considered While Examining Application for Condonation of Delay(07.08.2024)
SC has held that while examining the plea for condonation of delay, it is the cause for delay which has been propounded, will have to be examined. If .....
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Supreme Court: Serious Concern Expressed Over Plastic Pollution in Rivers(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over plastic pollution in rivers and observed that the dumping of plastic is causing serious environment d.....
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Supreme Court: Appellate Courts Must Limit Interference in Arbitral Awards(29.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that Appellate Courts must limit their interference in arbitral awards and it should be done only in cases of perversity, v.....
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SC Directs Creation of Additional Posts in Advocates' Association Bengaluru(29.01.2025)
Supreme Court while modifying its order reserving posts for women in Advocates' Association Bengaluru, has directed that additional posts shall be cre.....
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SC Considers Issue of Allowing Graduates to Enter Judicial Service Without Practice(29.01.2025)
Supreme Court is considering the issue of whether law graduates who have not practiced as lawyers should be allowed to enter judicial service without .....
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SC Reserves Judgment on Petitions Seeking Accessible E-KYC Process for Blind Persons(29.01.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on petitions seeking directions to provide accessible E-KYC process for persons with blindness/low vision.
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Centre Informs Supreme Court about No Intention to bring Separate Law on Bail(29.01.2025)
Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that the provisions relating to Bail and Bonds in Chapter-XXXV of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha San.....
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Supreme Court: Appointment of Government Pleaders & Prosecutors Must be on Basis of Merit(30.01.2025)
SC has observed that Additional Government Pleaders and Assistant Public Prosecutor in respective HC should be appointed solely on merit. The State Go.....
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SC: Residence-based Reservation in PG Medical Courses Violates Article 14 of Constitution(30.01.2025)
SC has held that benefit of reservation in educational institutions can be given to a certain degree only in MBBS courses. Considering the importance .....
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SC Stays Order of NCLAT Allowing Take Over of Pending Housing Projects(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by NCLAT that allowed National Building Constructions Corporation (India) Limited to take over pending projec.....
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SC: In Domestic Violence Act Proceedings, Physical Presence of Parties Not Necessary(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that as the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are quasi-criminal in nature, thus, .....
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SC: No Entitlement on Job Contractors to Pension for Pre-Regularisation Period(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that there is a clear distinction between the employees who are in work-charged establishment vis-à-vis those who are in jo.....
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SC: Condition of 'Both Hands Intact' for MBBS Admission of PWDs is Arbitrary(24.02.2025)
SC has observed that the prescription of “both hands intact” for admission of candidates with disabilities to MBBS course is completely antithetical t.....
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SC Asks Union to Inform about Implementing 2020 Code on Rights of Gig Workers(24.02.2025)
SC has directed the Union to inform about the timeline in which the rules/scheme relevant to give effect to provisions of Chapter IX of the Code on So.....
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SC Grants One Week’s Protection to NewsClick in Relation to Tax Recovery(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has granted one week’s interim protection to the news portal NewsClick in relation to tax recovery demands and has granted it liberty to.....
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SC: Not Prudent for HC to Relegate Matter to Trial Court if there are Significant Delays(16.09.2024)
SC has stated that if there are significant delays in a matter in which accused approached the High Court directly without first seeking relief from t.....
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Supreme Court: Petitions Challenging Criminal Laws Withdrawn(18.09.2024)
Supreme Court while disposing of petitions challenging the new criminal law, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, an.....
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Supreme Court: State of Jharkhand Files Contempt Petition Against Central Government(18.09.2024)
State of Jharkhand has filed a contempt petition against Centre for delay in appointment of Chief Justice of the Jharkhand HC. It was stated that unre.....
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SC: No Demolition Except for Unauthorised Construction to Take Place Without Permission of the Court(18.09.2024)
SC while hearing pleas against bulldozer actions in several States, has ordered that there shall be no demolitions without seeking leave of the court......
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SC: Wikipedia to Remove Name of Victim in RG Kar Medical College Hospital Rape-Murder Case(18.09.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing the suo motu case on rape and murder of a female doctor in the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, has directed Wikipedia to .....
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SC: Travesty of Justice if Convict is Unable to Get Benefit of Bail for Inability to Furnish Surety(19.09.2024)
SC has held that it would be a travesty of justice if convict is unable to secure the benefit of bail order for his inability to furnish local surety......
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SC: No Further Reservation Required for Women in Senior Executive Members of SCBA(23.05.2025)
SC has observed that out of six candidates declared elected, three are women candidates. It is clarified that the object of minimum representation to .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Kerala's Luxury Tax on Cable TV(23.05.2025)
Supreme Court has upheld Kerala luxury tax as constitutionally valid and affirmed the state's power to tax cable TV services under Entry 62 of State L.....
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SC Directs Delhi Government to Fill Vacancies in its Pollution Control Committee(23.05.2025)
Supreme Court while directing the Delhi Government to fill all vacancies in its Pollution Control Committee by September 30, 2025 has observed that it.....
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Supreme Court Stays Release of Woman Air Force Who Was Denied Permanent Commission(23.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed the release from service of a woman Indian Air Force Wing Commander who was denied permanent commission. The Wing Commander r.....
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SC: Can Allow Prosecution to Produce Docs. Omitted to be Submitted with Chargesheet(26.05.2025)
SC has observed that if there is an omission on part of the prosecution in forwarding the relied upon documents to the Magistrate, even after chargesh.....
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SC: Describing Any Court as “Lower Court” is Against the Ethos of Our Constitution(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the record of the Trial Court should not be referred to as “Lower Court Record” and describing any Court as a “Lower C.....
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SC: Bail Shouldn’t be Opposed for Seriousness of Offence if Prosec. Agency Can’t Ensure Speedy Trial(05.07.2024)
SC has observed that if any prosecuting agency has no wherewithal to provide or protect the fundamental right of an accused to have a speedy trial as .....
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SC: Suspension of Sentence Can Only be Granted if it is Apparent that Conviction is Unsustainable(08.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that in the case of life imprisonment, suspension of such sentence can only be granted if it prima facie appears that the c.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Allow Bail Condition Enabling Police to Track Movement of Accused(08.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there can't be a bail condition defeating the very objective of bail. There can't be a bail condition enabling the police .....
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SC: Creators Need to Know the Difference between Disability Humour and Disabling Humour(09.07.2024)
Supreme Court while laying down guidelines for ensuring sensitive portrayal by creators on visual and electronic media, has observed that creators sho.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Sexual Assault Cases Will Only be Effectively Handled by Women Officers(09.07.2024)
SC while expressing reservation regarding a petition that sought handling of sexual assault cases only by women officers, has remarked that it cannot .....
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SC: Bail Condition to Obtain Certificate of Assurance from Embassy Not Necessary for Foreign Accused(09.07.2024)
SC has held that it is not necessary that in every case where bail is granted to an accused in an NDPS case who is a foreign national on the ground of.....
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SC: Pendente Lite Transferee Has No Automatic Right of Impleadment in a Suit(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no automatic right available to pendente lite transferee to be impleaded in a suit. Only in cases where such .....
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Supreme Court Orders Ban on Manual Sewer Cleaning in Six Metropolitan Cities(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has ordered that manual sewer cleaning and manual scavenging shall be stopped in all top metropolitan cities that comprise of Metropolit.....
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SC: Doctors Who Joined Duty after August 22 Shouldn’t be Treated as Absent for Period of Protest(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing suo motu case in rape and murder of doctor in RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, has clarified that doctors who returned to duty .....
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SC Reserves Judgment in Petition Challenging Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in a petition challenging Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who adopts.....
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SC: Union to Give Data on Cases Registered under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to provide data on criminal cases registered against Muslim men under the Muslim Women (Protection o.....
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SC: Family Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Entertain Paternity Claim from Extra-Marital Affair(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the jurisdiction conferred upon the Family Court is for the settlement of issues arising out of matrimonial causes and.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Addition of Are-Katika Community in SC Category(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of the Are-Katika (Khatik) community in the Scheduled Castes .....
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SC Expresses Disapproval of Delhi HC's Long Orders in Anticipatory Bail Applications(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval of Delhi High Court writing 30-40 pages while disposing of anticipatory bail application. The Court sta.....
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SC: Can’t Exempt from Conversion Fee If Land Exceeds 25 Cents(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has held that in properties exceeding 25 cents there shall be no exemption from conversion fee as per Section 27A of the Kerala Conserva.....
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SC: When Appointing Authority Accepts Equivalence of Qualification, Courts should Avoid Interference(24.02.2025)
SC has held that in circumstances where the appointing authority has not objected to the qualifications of the candidate and there is no apparent or g.....
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SC: When Tribunals are Constituted, HC don’t Substitute themselves as Decision Making Authority(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that it is well-settled that when statutory tribunals are constituted to adjudicate and determine certain questions of law .....
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SC Seeks Comprehensive Affidavits from NCR States Over Compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules(25.02.2025)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of solid waste management in the National Capital Region, has asked the state to file comprehensive affidav.....
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SC: Centre Made Party to Interpret the Word ‘Person’ Under Consumer Protection Act(19.09.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a issue whether charitable trust can be considered a “consumer”, has made the Union of India a party in the case for assis.....
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SC: Head of Department to be Liable on Department’s Failure to Comply With NGT Order(19.09.2024)
SC has observed that if a Government Department fails to comply with the order of NGT, by a legal fiction under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of Natio.....
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SC: Provisions Prohibiting Pvt. Entities from License for Working on Nuclear Energy, Not Arbitrary(19.09.2024)
SC has observed that Parliamentary regime envisages a calibrated exploitation of atomic power, subject to stringent safeguards, bearing in mind conseq.....
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SC: View that Delay Beyond 120 Days In Appeal u/s 37 Can’t Be Condoned, May Require Reconsideration(19.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the view that delay beyond the period of 120 days in preferring an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Concilia.....
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SC: Literal Construction to Be Considered if Language of Instrument/Document Is Clear & Unambiguous(20.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is a cardinal principle of interpretation that where the language employed in the instrument is clear and unambiguous, .....
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SC: Cannot Attach Contributory Negligence of Driver Vicariously to Passengers(20.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the contributory negligence on the part of a driver of the vehicle involved in the accident cannot be vicariously atta.....
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SC: Once CAPFs Declares as OGAS All Benefits Should Naturally Flow(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that when Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been declared as Organised Group-A Services (OGAS), all benefits availab.....
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SC: Mentioning Specific Administrative Role of Directors Not Necessary in Cheque Dishonour Complaint(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in a cheque dishonour complaint it is not necessary that the complaint mentions specific administrative role of direct.....
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SC: Res Judicata Applies to Impleadment Proceedings Under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court while stating that the principle of res judicata applies to impleadment proceedings, has held that if a party has been given an opportun.....
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SC: No Need for Written Agreement to Arbitrate Between Parties to Attract S. 11 of SARFAESI Act(26.05.2025)
SC has held that Section 11 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 provides for a statutory arbitration for any dispute mentioned therein between any of the partie.....
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Supreme Court: Maternity Benefits Are a Part of Reproductive Rights(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside order of Madras High Court which denied maternity leave to a government teacher for the birth of her third child, ha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Maternity Benefits, Reproductive Rights
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Views on Reforms in the Sex Education Policy(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter relating to conviction of a man under the POCSO Act, 2012, has sought Central Government’s views on reforms in th.....
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SC Relaxes Conditions for Appointment of Ad Hoc Judges in High Courts(31.01.2025)
Supreme Court has relaxed the conditions for appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts after considering the high rise in the pendency of cases. The.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Issue Summoning Order without Giving Valid Reasons(31.01.2025)
Supreme Court while quashing a non-speaking summoning order passed by a Judicial Magistrate, has reiterated that order of Magistrate must reflect appl.....
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Supreme Court: For Conviction, Disclosure Statements Alone are Insufficient(31.01.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that disclosure statement under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is not sufficient to prove guilt of the accused i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disclosure Statements, Insufficient
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SC Set to Decide if Property of Accused under PC Act Can be Seized or Frozen(31.01.2025)
Supreme Court is set to decide whether property of an accused under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 can be seized or frozen under Section 102 of Co.....
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SC: RP Containing Proposed Combination Should be Placed before CoC after Approval by CCI(31.01.2025)
Supreme Court by a 2:1 majority has observed that a resolution plan containing a proposed combination under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 s.....
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SC: Can’t Infer Bias if Alleged Relatives of Appointees Did Not Participate in Interview(31.01.2025)
Supreme Court while rejecting challenge to appointment of Shiksha Karmis, has held that where the members alleged to be close relatives of appointees .....
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SC Allows Candidate with 45% Speech & Language Disability to Pursue Medical Education(20.09.2024)
Supreme Court has allowed a medical aspirant having nearly 45% speech and language disability to pursue medical education after the medical board cons.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Medical Education, 45% Disability
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PIL in Supreme Court to Investigate Use of Adulterated Ghee in Laddus Served at Tirupati Temple(23.09.2024)
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court to seek investigation in the alleged use of adulterated ghee containing animal .....
Tags : Public Interest Litigation, Supreme Court, Tirupati Balaji
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SC: Non-Signatory Party’s Relationship with Signatory Signify Intention to be Bound by Arb. Agreement(23.09.2024)
SC has stated that mutual intent of the parties, relationship of a non-signatory with a signatory, commonality of subject matter, composite nature of .....
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SC Acquits Parents-in-Law Since Factum of Dowry Demand Wasn’t Proved(23.09.2024)
Supreme Court has acquitted parents-in-law of a deceased woman charged for committing dowry death on the ground that no factum of dowry demand was pro.....
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Supreme Court: Private Parties are Free to Change their Party Loyalties(23.09.2024)
SC has held that private citizens are free to change their party loyalties, there is no bar on a private citizen professing loyalty to any political p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitutional Amendment, Private Citizens
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SC: Delay in Payment of Compensation is in Contravention of Article 300A(23.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that delay in the payment of compensation to the landowners after taking away ownership of their land from them is in contraven.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre for Implementation of Child Victim Compensation Scheme(27.05.2025)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking implementation of the child victim compensation scheme for victims of cr.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Reject Plaint Merely because One Relief is Barred(27.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a plaint cannot be rejected merely because one of the reliefs sought is barred by law provided that the other reliefs .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Causes of Action, Barred by Law
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Supreme Court: Reading Over Warrant to Arrestee is Sufficient Compliance(27.05.2025)
SC has observed that if a person is arrested on a warrant, the grounds for reasons for the arrest in the warrant itself, if the warrant is read over t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 22(1), Sufficient Compliance
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SC to MP HC: Retirement Age of District Judges Can be Enhanced to 61 Years(27.05.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to take an administrative decision on enhancing the retirement age of District Judges to 61 year.....
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SC Directs Status Quo on Liquidation Proceedings for BPSL before NCLT(27.05.2025)
Supreme Court after hearing a petition filed by JSW Steel has ordered status quo on the liquidation proceedings for Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) b.....
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Supreme Court Emphasizes on Delay in Trial of UAPA, MCOCA Cases(28.05.2025)
SC while emphasizing on delay in trial of cases under laws like UAPA, 1967 and MCOCA, 1999 has stated that the most effective recourse can be the esta.....
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SC Expresses ‘Pain’ Over Statement Made by HC Judge While Criticizing Stay Order Passed by SC(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court after taking suo motu cognizance of the order passed by Punjab & Haryana High Court criticizing the stay order passed by SC, has stated .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Suo Motu Cognizance, P&H High Court
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SC: Candidates Not Enrolled in Tel. Bar Council Allowed to Appear for Tel. Civil Judges Exam(07.08.2024)
SC has temporarily allowed candidates from Andhra Pradesh who are not enrolled in Telangana Bar Council to appear for Telangana Civil Judges Exam and .....
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SC: Re-designation from Research Assistant to Assistant Professor Can’t be Termed as Regular Appoin.(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that re-designation of an employee from the post of Research Assistant to Lecturer and subsequently as Assistant Professor cann.....
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SC: Petitions Seeking Fast-Tracking of Hearings in High Court Can’t be Entertained(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing that it cannot entertain petitions seeking fast-tracking of hearings in High Court, has observed that considering the h.....
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SC: Practice of Courts in Gujarat to Let IO Seek Police Custody While Granting Bail is Illegal(08.08.2024)
SC has held that the practice prevailing in Gujarat, that IOs are given liberty to seek police custody remand of accused after Court has granted antic.....
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SC: Every Member of Armed Forces Who Gets Disability Pension Need Not be Dragged to the Court(31.01.2025)
SC has stated that appeals are being filed by Centre challenging orders wherein benefit of disability pension has been granted to members of armed for.....
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SC: Every Member of Armed Forces Who Gets Disability Pension Need Not be Dragged to the Court(31.01.2025)
SC has stated that appeals are being filed by Centre challenging orders wherein benefit of disability pension has been granted to members of armed for.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Armed Forces, Disability Pension
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Part-Time Sweepers Appointed on Regular Posts(03.02.2025)
Supreme Court while granting relief of regular pay to sweepers appointed on temporary basis to regular posts, has stated that the designation 'part-ti.....
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SC: Trial Courts Repeatedly Committing Mistakes in Conviction under Section 304-B of IPC(03.02.2025)
SC has observed it has repeatedly laid down and explained the ingredients of the offence under Section 304-B of Indian Penal Code, 1860. But, the Tria.....
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SC: Caste Based Abuse With No Public View Isn’t an Offence Under SC/ST Act(03.02.2025)
SC has observed that if the offence of caste based abuse takes place within the four corners of the wall where members of the public are not present, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Public View, Caste Based Abuse
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SC: Can’t Reduce Compensation Only because Business of Deceased Over Taken by Dependants(03.02.2025)
SC has observed that merely because the dependants stepped into the shoes of deceased, by such factum itself, dependants would not be capable of runni.....
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Supreme Court: No Professional is Immune from Being Prosecuted for His/Her Criminal Misdeeds(23.09.2024)
SC has stated that every Advocate putting his signatures on Vakalatnamas & documents to be filed in Courts is presumed to have filed proceedings and p.....
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AIBE: SC Allows Final Year Students to Appear in Examination on 24th November(23.09.2024)
Supreme Court has allowed final year law students to appear in the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) scheduled to be held on 24th November, 2024.
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SC: Temporary Workers in Maharashtra’s PWD Department Entitled to Holiday Benefit(23.09.2024)
SC while granting relief to temporary workers engaged in the Public Works Department of Maharashtra, has observed that except the daily-wage employees.....
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SC: Government is Under Obligation to Impart Sex Education & Awareness about POCSO Act(24.09.2024)
SC has held that the obligation of the appropriate government and the commission under Section(s) 43 and 44 of the POCSO respectively, does not end at.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Should Challenge UAPA Sanction at the Earliest(24.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in ordinary circumstances challenge to sanction under UAPA should be raised at the earliest possible opportunity so as to .....
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SC: Agreement for Sale to be Treated as Conveyance if Possession Handed Over Immediately(25.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that explanation 1 to Article 25 of Schedule-I of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 makes it lucid that an agreement for sale.....
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SC Rejects Accused’s Plea of Reducing Sentence in POCSO Case(28.05.2025)
Supreme Court while dismissing petition seeking reduction of 20-year rigorous imprisonment granted to accused under POCSO Act, 2012 has stated that 20.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rigorous Imprisonment, Section 6
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SC: P&H HC Needs to Take Firm Stand for Ensuring Proper Bar Election in Haryana(28.05.2025)
SC while criticizing P&H State Bar Council for not taking firm stand regarding irregularities in bar election, has remarked that if procedure has not .....
Tags : Supreme Court, State Bar Council, Bar Election
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SC: Power Generators Entitled to Claim Compensation for Cost Escalations from Regulatory Changes(28.05.2025)
Supreme Court while affirming APTEL’s appeal to allow Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd’s claim for compensation for cost escalations from regulatory changes,.....
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SC: Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Can’t be Ground for Invoking State’s Criminal Machinery(29.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a consensual relationship turning sour or partners becoming distant cannot be a ground for invoking criminal machinery.....
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SC Upholds P&H High Court’s Direction to Construct Verandah and Kutcha Parking Area(29.05.2025)
Supreme Court has upheld the direction issued by Punjab and Haryana High Court allowing the construction of a verandah and kutcha parking area within .....
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SC: Challenge to Patna HC Judgement Declaring Vishnupad Temple a Public Trust, Dismissed(08.08.2024)
SC has held that considering the origin of temple, the right exercised by devotees with regard to worship, nature and extent of gift/contribution made.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vishnupad Temple, Gayawals Brahmins, Public Trust
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SC: Cal. HC’s Order Asking Girls to Control their Sexual Urges, Set Aside(20.08.2024)
Supreme Court while restoring the conviction of an accused in a rape case, has set aside the Calcutta High Court’s order wherein it was stated that ad.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Urges, Conviction
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Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination Towards Entertaining Plea of Euthanasia(21.08.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea for euthanasia, of a man suffering from diffuse axonal injury with Permanent Vegetative state, Quadriplegia with 10.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 100% Disability, Euthanasia
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SC: Section 437(6) Application to be Treated Liberally When No Prejudice to Prosecution Shown(19.02.2025)
SC has observed that where there is absence of positive factors going against accused showing possibility of prejudice to prosecution or accused being.....
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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anticipatory Bail, Personal Liberty
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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: 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bhojshala Temple, Kamal Maula Mosque, Archaeological Survey of India
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Interim Relief, Mismanagement
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Panel of Advocates, Six Weeks, Adjournments
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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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Supreme Court Explains the Concept of Moulding of Relief(27.03.2025)
SC has observed that the concept of moulding of relief refers to the ability of a court to modify or shape a relief sought by a party in a legal proce.....
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J&K HC Adopts SOPs by Supreme Court regarding Appearance of Govt. Officials in Court Proceedings(27.03.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued a notification adopting the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with regard to personal appearance o.....
Tags : J&K High Court, Supreme Court, Government Officials
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SC Directs CARA to Issue NOC for Ease in Inter-Country Adoption(27.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea relating to ease the procedure for inter-country adoption, has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CA.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CARA, No Objection Certificate, Adoption Process
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SC Dismisses Mother's Plea to Evict Son from Ancestral Home under Senior Citizens Act(28.03.2025)
SC while observing that eviction of children is not mandatory in every case, stated that provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior C.....
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SC: Homebuyer Entitled to Refund and Cannot be Forced to Accept Possession after Undue Delay(28.03.2025)
The Supreme Court has observed that after an undue delay, a homebuyer cannot be forced to accept possession of the property and is entitled to a refun.....
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SC: Truth Behind Complaints Must be Ascertained Before Summoning Accused(28.03.2025)
The Supreme Court, while quashing a cheque dishonor complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act, has stated that the recording of the complainant’s.....
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SC: Can Continue FIRs against Borrowers Even if Classification of Accounts as Fraudulent was Set Asid(28.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings and FIRs initiated against the account holders for the offence of fraud can be continued even if clas.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Classification of Accounts, Fraudulent
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SC: Party Misguiding Court to Pass an Order Without Intention of Complying Amounts to Contempt(28.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a party, misguiding the Court to pass an order which was never intended to be complied with, would constitute an act o.....
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SC: Can’t Revive Time-Barred Service Dispute by Making a Belated Representation(28.04.2025)
SC has observed that by filing a belated representation a time-barred service dispute cannot be brought within the limitation period as per the Admini.....
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SC: Soldier Cannot be Asked to Prove that Disease Was Contracted by Him on Account of Service(28.04.2025)
SC while ordering disability pension, has stated that a soldier cannot be asked to prove that disease was contracted by him on account of military ser.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Pension, Military Service
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SC Agrees to Consider Pleas Seeking Regulation of Obscene Content on OTT Platforms(29.04.2025)
Supreme Court while agreeing to hear a plea seeking regulation of obscene content on OTT platforms and social media has observed that the petition rai.....
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SC: Can’t Fully Disregard Evidence of Hostile Witness Cross-Examined by Prosecution(29.04.2025)
SC has observed that whether there is declaration of 'hostility' or not, evidence of witness who has been cross-examined under Section 154 Evidence A.....
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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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SC Reserves Order on NHAI Plea Over Toll Suspension on NH 544 Due to 12-Hour Traffic Block(18.08.2025)
SC has reserved order on NHAI's plea against Kerala High Court ruling suspending toll at Paliyekkara due to poor road conditions. The bench questioned.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Paliyekkara Toll, Kerala High Court, Infrastructure, Traffic Block
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SC Clubs 81 FIRs Against Builder, Grants 6-Month Bail to Aid Settlement with Home Buyers(18.08.2025)
SC has clubbed 81 FIRs against builder Alok Kumar in ?13.94cr fraud case and granted 6-month bail to enable settlement with home buyers. Court said pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, FIR Clubbing, Alok Kumar, Real Estate Fraud, Home Buyers, Temporary Bail
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SC on WBPT Act: Tenant Not Protected from Eviction If Rent Not Paid Within 30 Days(18.08.2025)
SC has held that tenants can't claim protection under Section 7 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 if they fail to deposit admitted rent an.....
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SC: Parties Who Consent to Arbitration Can't Later Oppose Award on Non-Arbitrability Grounds(18.08.2025)
SC has held that once parties consent to arbitration and accept a consent decree, they’re estopped from later challenging the award as non-arbitrable .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Arbitration, Consent Decree, Estoppel, Non-Arbitrability, Trust Disputes
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SC Summarises Law on Appeals Against Grant of Bail; Sets Aside Bail of Olympian Sushil Kumar(18.08.2025)
SC has held that appeal against bail is distinct from bail cancellation. Bail can be overturned for illegality or non-consideration of key factors but.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Appeal, Cancellation, Criminal Procedure, Sushil Kumar
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SC Recommends Appellate Tribunal for Tariff Authority for Major Ports; Remits Dispute to TAMP(18.08.2025)
SC has set aside an arbitrator’s award and Orissa HC’s ruling on tariff fixation by Paradip Port Authority, holding that only Tariff Authority for Maj.....
Tags : Supreme Court, TAMP, Tribunal, Ports, Tariff, Arbitration, Major Port Trusts Act
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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.....
Tags : High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Education Cess, Supreme Court
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SC: General Category Seat of Horizontal Reservation Can be Claimed by Reserved Category Candidate(21.08.2024)
SC has held that a meritorious reserved category candidate who is entitled to the General category of the said horizontal reservation on his own merit.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Restrain Formation of CoC for Byju’s(21.08.2024)
Supreme Court has refused to pass an order restraining formation of a Committee of Creditors by Resolution Professional for Byju's in the insolvency p.....
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SC: Granting Temp. Custody of Child to Relative Doesn’t Preclude Natural Guardian from Seeking it(21.08.2024)
Supreme Court while granting custody of a minor girl in favour of her father, has observed that merely because temporary custody of a child has been g.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Natural Guardian, Temporary Custody
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SC: Contempt Notice to be Issued for Non-Compliance of Conditions Related to Tree Felling(21.08.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of enhancing the green cover in Delhi, has warned the authorities that if there is even slight non-complian.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Compliance, Contempt Proceedings
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SC: Asking Advocates to File Physical Copies of Appeal After E-Filing Defeats Purpose of Online Mode(21.08.2024)
SC has observed that asking advocates to file physical copies of appeals in addition to e-filing at NCDRC would defeat the purpose of online mode and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, NCDRC, E-Filing, Physical Copies
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SC: Principal Secretary of UP Prisons Department Slammed for Making False Statements on Oath(22.08.2024)
Supreme Court has slammed the Principal Secretary of the Prison Administration and Reforms Department of Uttar Pradesh for making completely different.....
Tags : Supreme Court, UP Prisons Department, Criminal Contempt
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court , healthcare services , Consumer Protection Act of 2019 , Public Interest Litigation
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trivial Errors, Candidature, Misrepresentation
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adani Group, Hindenburg Report, Stock Price Manipulations
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Standard Operating Procedure, Guidelines, Summon, Government Officials
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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 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dues, Tea Gardens, Workers
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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: 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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Collector, Direction, Implementation
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, E-Filing, Revenue Appeals, High Court, Tribunals
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SC: Only Legally Permissible Grounds Should be Included in Petitions & Appeal u/s 34 & 37 of A&C Act(09.07.2024)
SC has observed that bulky and lengthy submissions in arbitral proceedings make arbitral procedure inefficient, unfair and waste Court’s time. It is i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Arbitral Proceedings, Legally Permissible Grounds
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SC: Non-Questioning on Incriminating Circum. Vitiate Trial if Omission Causes Miscarriage of Justice(09.07.2024)
SC has observed that when incriminating circumstances are not put to question before accused and he is not given an opportunity to explain such incrim.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Incriminating Circumstances, Miscarriage of Justice
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SC: Age Relaxation to Shiksha Karmis in Recruitment to Post of Prabodhak in Rajasthan, Upheld(09.07.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the provision of age relaxation that has been provided for Shiksha Karmis and other government educational project employed c.....
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SC: People Unaware that Age of Consent for Sexual Intercourse has been Raised from 16 to 18 Years(09.07.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing the Madhya Pradesh government’s appeal against the acquittal of the accused under the POCSO Act, has observed that awar.....
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Supreme Court: People Don’t Purchase High-End Luxurious Cars to Suffer Discomfort(10.07.2024)
SC while granting relief to two companies who purchased cars from Mercedes-Benz, has observed that people do not purchase high-end luxurious cars to s.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing for Builders' Plea to Lift Construction Ban in Delhi(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has turned down a plea made on behalf of a builders group for urgent listing of its plea to lift the blanket ban imposed on construction.....
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Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Police to Not File Chargesheet Against Param Bir Singh(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has restrained the Maharashtra police from filing chargesheets in the First Information Reports against the now suspended former Mumbai .....
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Supreme Court Stays 27% OBC Reservation in Maharashtra Local Body Elections(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes in the local body elections until further orders. The Court has passed the.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, RBI Regulations for Export Ban on PPE Kits
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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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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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SC: Demand of Ransom Coupled with the Threat to Life Necessary for Conviction Under Section 364A IPC(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for conviction under Section 364A of IPC, the prosecution must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, before the Court not only.....
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SC: Decision of Co-Ordinate Bench of Same HC to be Binding on HC Bench(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that rule of Judicial Discipline has a merit of promoting certainty and consistency in judicial decisions, has held that.....
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SC: Final Deadline Given to States/UTs for Appointment of Specialised Adoption Agencies(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on simplifying adoption procedures in the country, has directed the Chief Secretaries o.....
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SC: Can Apply Principle of Res Judicata if Conflict of Interest Exists between Co-defendants(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the principle of res judicata is not only applicable between plaintiff and defendant but also between two co-defend.....
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Supreme Court: Petition to Lower AIBE Cut-off Dismissed(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to lower the cut-off for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and observed that lowering the cut-off wo.....
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Supreme Court: Muslim Women Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband by filing a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Proced.....
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SC: Suit by State of WB Against Union Govt. Over Registration of Cases by CBI is Maintainable(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a suit by the State of West Bengal against the Central Government over the registration of cases by the Central Bureau of .....
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SC: Can Consider Death by Single Stab as Murder if Ingredients of S. 300 IPC are Fulfilled(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court while upholding the conviction of an accused for murder, has held that causing the death of a person by a single stab can also be consid.....
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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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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: Can’t Apply Statutory Set Off or Insolvency Set Off to CIRP Proceedings Under IBC(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that statutory or insolvency set off will not apply to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) proceedings under IBC and.....
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SC: Defence Not Lost if Plea Not Taken Under Section 313 CrPC(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that statement recorded u/s 313 of CrPC cannot form the sole basis of conviction, has held that mere omission to take a .....
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SC: Fact not Stated by Witness u/s 161 CrPC Can’t be Sought to be Proved by Prosecution(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Prosecution cannot seek to prove a fact during trial through a witness which such witness had not stated to police during .....
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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: 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: 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: 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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SC: Arbitrary Termination of Contract Erode Trust of Private Parties from Public Procurement Process(11.07.2024)
SC has held that when public authorities enter into contracts, they create legitimate expectations that the State will honour its obligations. Arbitra.....
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SC: Parties Challenging Arbitral Award after Limitation Period Can’t Seek Benefit u/s 4 of Limitation(11.07.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that a party challenging an arbitral award beyond the limitation period of three months by using 30 day extension period gi.....
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SC: Hazardous to Apply Princ. of Order XXI of CPC Where Illegal Auction Sale by State is in Question(11.07.2024)
SC has held that in cases where the legality of an auction sale conducted by the State is questioned on ground of mala fides, undue favour for extrane.....
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SC: Central Government has Administrative Control & Superintendence Over CBI(11.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that under the scheme of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946, it is revealed that the Central Bureau of Inve.....
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Supreme Court: Secularism Held to be Constitution’s Basic Structure in Many Judgements(11.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation to delete the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secularism’ from the Constitution, has observed that sec.....
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SC: Fine Imposed on Mercedes Benz for Deficiency of Service & Unfair Trade Practice, Upheld(11.07.2024)
SC has upheld the fine of Rs. 10 Lakhs imposed on Mercedes Benz India Private Limited for deficiency of service and unfair trade practice on the groun.....
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SC: Appointing Authority’s Approval Not Required for Initiating Disciplinary Action(31.03.2025)
The Supreme Court, after referring to Article 311(1) of the Constitution has clarified that while appointing authority's approval is necessary for dis.....
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SC Acquits Man in 30-Year-Old Murder Case Stating Possibility of False Accusation Due to Prior Enmity(31.03.2025)
The Supreme Court while acquitting accused in 30-year-old murder case observed that though hostility between parties can establish a motive for commit.....
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SC on Abetment to Suicide: There Must be Close Proximity Between Instigation by Accused & Suicide(31.03.2025)
Supreme Court while observing that there must be a proximity between positive act of instigation by accused person and commission of suicide by victim.....
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SC: Police Officers Constitutionally Bound to Protect Freedom of Expression(31.03.2025)
Supreme Court has emphasized that police officers have a duty to abide by Constitution and respect its ideas as part of State under Article 12 of the .....
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SC to Custom Authorities: Upgrade Lab Facilities for Proper Testing of Disputed Articles(31.03.2025)
Supreme Court while reversing the confiscation of imported goods labeled as “Base Oil SN 50” classified as “High Speed Diesel (HSD)” has directed Cust.....
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SC: No Absolute Rule that When Investigation is at Nascent Stage, High Court Cannot Quash an Offence(01.04.2025)
SC has observed that there is no absolute rule that when investigation is at a nascent stage, High Court cannot exercise its jurisdiction to quash an .....
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SC Issues Coordination Guidelines: CGST Summons Not Barred by S.6(2)(b) Despite State Proceedings(18.08.2025)
Supreme Court while stating that summons under S.70 CGST Act, 2017 do not constitute “proceedings” under S.6(2)(b) of the Act, has held that there is .....
Tags : Supreme Court, CGST, SGST, Summons, S.6(2)(b), GST Law, Cooperative Federalism
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SC Flags Conflict in AMU VC Appointment; Husband Presided Over Meeting That Shortlisted Wife(18.08.2025)
CJI-led bench expressed concerns over Prof. Naima Khatoon’s appointment as AMU VC, noting her husband, then officiating VC attended the meeting that s.....
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SC: Minor Non-Disclosure of Assets Won’t Invalidate Election(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that failure to disclose assets or income in affidavits is not substantial enough to declare elections void, unless such non-di.....
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SC Orders Husband to Pay Rs. 1.25 Cr Permanent Alimony(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has dissolved a marriage due to irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and directed the husband to pay ?.....
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SC: Abetment to Suicide Requires Intent, Not Mere Harassment(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court upholds quashing of abetment case under Section 306 of IPC, ruling that harassment alone, without proximate act or intent to drive victi.....
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SC Stays Uttarakhand Govts Notification Restricting Blind Candidates from General Category(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed a 2018 notification by Uttarakhand Government barring blind and locomotor-disabled candidates from applying in general catego.....
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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 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: 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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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: Not Declaring Cut-Off Marks for PWDs Under Overall Horizontal Reservation Not Arbitrary(22.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if cut-off marks are not declared for candidates with benchmark disability who fall under the Overall Horizontal Reservati.....
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SC: Submission of Reform Proposals Called from Bar Associations for Advocates’ Bodies(22.08.2024)
Supreme Court while focusing on the requirement of guidelines and parameters that can be enforced for Bar Associations across the entire country, has .....
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Supreme Court: Registrar Must Ensure that Assistants Work Diligently(23.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the Registrar shall ensure that the dealing assistants and senior court assistants diligently perform their work. Any re.....
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SC: If Accu. on Bail Can’t Find Sureties, Requirement of Furnishing Sureties to be Balanced with FRs(23.08.2024)
SC has observed that where the court is faced with the situation where the accused enlarged on bail is unable to find sureties, as ordered, in multipl.....
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SC: Maharashtra Govt. Directed to Hand Over Land for New Building of Bombay HC by 31st August(23.08.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to hand over the land allotted for the new building of Bombay High Court by 31st August.
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SC: No Coercive Action Against Doctors if They Come Back to Work(23.08.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing the suo motu case related to RG Kar Hospital murder-rape crime, has ordered that no coercive action shall be taken against.....
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Supreme Court: Presumption of Non-Application of Mind if Bail Order Lacks Reasons(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that where an order refusing or granting bail does not furnish the reasons that inform the decision, there is a presumption of .....
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SC: Spouse Can File Divorce Petition if Restitution of Conjugal Rights Decree Ignored for 1 Year(12.07.2024)
SC has observed that u/s 13(1A)(ii) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, it is provided that a divorce petition can be presented on the ground that there has .....
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SC: Property Purchaser Not Barred by Doctrine of Lis Pendens from Seeking Impleadment in Suit(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that there exists no bar to the impleadment of transferees pendente lite with notice. Permitting the impleadment of a trans.....
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SC: Compensation in Land Acquisition Proceedings to be Determined after Considering Relevant Factors(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has laid down certain factors that need to be considered while determining the compensation in land acquisition proceedings which includ.....
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SC: Caution Must be Exercised by Trial Court in Accepting Dock Identification of Accused Without TIP(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that in cases where the accused is a stranger to a witness and there has been no Test Identification Parade (TIP), the tria.....
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Supreme Court: Directions Issued to States/UTs for Prevention of Overcrowding of Prisons(12.07.2024)
SC has directed States of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal to file affidavits after considering suggestions made by Amicus .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Overcrowding of Prisons, Amicus Curiae
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Supreme Court Disposes of Contempt Petition against Chhattisgarh Tax Authorities(01.04.2025)
Supreme Court after giving the benefit of doubt has disposed of a contempt petition filed against Chhattisgarh tax authorities which raised demand not.....
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SC: Court May Award Interest Higher than 6% in Commercial Transactions(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in a commercial transaction, in absence of an agreement between the parties regarding the rate of interest on delayed .....
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SC: Can’t Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings against Officer for Merely Passing Wrong Order(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court while quashing disciplinary proceedings against a quasi-judicial officer, has observed that merely passing wrong order in good faith can.....
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SC: Can Summon Additional Accused on Basis of Witness Statement Without Cross-Examination(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that additional accused can be summoned on the basis of unrebutted examination-in-chief of the witness without the need to .....
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SC Issues Notice in YouTuber’s Plea to Quash Criminal Proc. for Disclosing Identity of POCSO Victim(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea filed by a YouTuber for quashing criminal proceedings initiated against him for disclosing victim’s identity.....
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SC Clarifies if Assistant Profs. in Engineering Colleges be Re-designated as Associate Profs. Without(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Assistant Professors in Engineering institutes who are appointed after 15.03.2000, who were non-Ph.D and had also failed t.....
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SC Dismisses Petition Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections Over Bogus Voting(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed Chetan Ahire’s petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections and further rejected allegations of 75 lakh bo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Assembly Elections, Bogus Voting, Bombay High Court
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SC Recommends Statutory Appeal Against DJ’s Compensation Orders(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court has urged the Central Government to create a statutory appeal against District Judge’s compensation orders under Section 16(3) of the In.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Telegraph Act, Section 16(3), Compensation
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Supreme Court Orders Haridwar Collector Inquiry into Maa Chandi Devi Trust(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Haridwar Collector to conduct a personal inquiry into Maa Chandi Devi Temple Trust’s management. Until then, interim su.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uttarakhand HC, Maa Chandi Devi Temple Trust
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SC Rejects Review Plea on WB SSC Jobs, Upholds Quashing of 25k Appointments(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed West Bengal’s review petition against its April 3 ruling that invalidated nearly 25,000 SSC appointments. It held that the.....
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SC Rejects Review Plea on WB SSC Jobs, Upholds Quashing of 25k Appointments(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed West Bengal’s review petition against its April 3 ruling that invalidated nearly 25,000 SSC appointments. It held that the.....
Tags : Supreme Court, West Bengal, SSC Scam, Recruitment
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SC Reprimands Bihar IPS Officer for Affidavit Supporting Murder Convict(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court rebuked Bihar IPS officer Ashok Mishra for filing an affidavit supporting a murder convict, contradicting the prosecution. Reminding him.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bihar IPS Officer, Murder Case, Prosecution Conflict
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO Victim, Identity, Sensitization
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Gurwinder Singh, K.A.Najeeb, Bail
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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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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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SC: Court Can’t Take Cogni. of Offence Committed by Public Servant Without Following S. 19 of PC Act(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that courts cannot take cognizance against any public servant for offences committed u/s 7,11,13 & 15 of the PC Act, 1988 even .....
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SC: People Can’t be Asked to Prove Citizenship on Mere Suspicion Without Sharing Material(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that on mere suspicion and lack of any material basis or information, authorities cannot randomly accuse individuals of being f.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Include Confession Made before Police in Charge Sheet(15.07.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that confessional statements recorded by the Police Officers which are part of the charge sheet cannot remain a part thereof .....
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SC: Before Initiating Trap Proceedings against Public Servants, Demand of Bribery to be Verified(15.07.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that in order to lay down the trap for catching a public servant for accepting bribe, the fact of demand of bribery must be v.....
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SC: BMW Directed to Pay Rs. 50 Lakhs as Compensation for Supply of Defective Car(15.07.2024)
Supreme Court has directed BMW to pay compensation of Rs. 50 Lakhs to a customer as compensation for supplying a defective car in 2009.
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SC: For Smooth Functioning of CIC, Commissioner has Power to Form Benches & Frame Regulations(15.07.2024)
SC has held that Chief Information Commissioner has comprehensive authority to oversee & direct functioning of CIC and is allowed to implement measure.....
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SC: Before Decision of Arrest, Materials Exonerating Accused Must also be Considered(15.07.2024)
SC has stated the officer acting under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) cannot ignore or not consider the material.....
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Supreme Court: Piramal's Resolution Plan for DHFL Upheld(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside the NCLAT order, has approved the Resolution Plan proposed by Piramal Capital and Housing Finance for the erstwhile .....
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SC Directs UP Authority to Pay Compensation to Individuals Whose Houses Were Illegally Demolished(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed Prayagraj Development Authority to pay compensation of 10 lakhs each to six individuals for illegal demolition of their hou.....
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SC: No Interference with Allahabad HC’s Order Directing Whitewash Sambhal Mosque’s Exterior Walls(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter challenging Allahabad High Court’s order directing the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to whitewash the Sambh.....
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SC Withdraws Order Stating Advocates Committed Contempt by Filing Vexatious Petition(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has withdrawn its order which held two advocates guilty of contempt of court by filing a vexatious petition after opposition from the me.....
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SC Explains Difference between FIR Registration Provisions under CrPC and BNSS(02.04.2025)
SC while explaining the difference between FIR registration provisions under CrPC & BNSS has observed that while Section 173(1) of BNSS is similar to .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Petition Challenging Validity of Places of Worship Act(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging validity of S.4(2) of the Places of Worship Act 1991 which provides termination of any l.....
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SC Orders ASI to Supervise Repair of Mehrauli’s Ancient Dargahs(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to oversee repair and renovation of the 14th-century Ashiq Allah Dargah and Chilla.....
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SC: Offences Under Section 172 to 188 IPC Cannot be Split to Bypass Section 195 CrPC(21.08.2025)
Supreme Court has ruled that Section 195 of CrPC bars cognizance of offences under Section 172 to 188 of IPC without a public servant’s written compla.....
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SC: Limitation Period for Drugs & Cosmetics Act Offence Starts from Drug Analyst's Report(21.08.2025)
Supreme Court has ruled that for offences under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 punishable up to 3 years, the limitation period starts from publishing.....
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SC: 'Obstruction' u/s 186 IPC Includes Impediment to Public Servant’s Duty, Not Just Physical Force(21.08.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that Section 186 of IPC does not require physical force or violence. Any act, including threats, intimidation, or delibera.....
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SC: No 'Change in Law' Claim for Withdrawal of Deemed Export Benefits by Power Generators(21.08.2025)
SC has ruled that power generators can't claim compensation for DGFT’s withdrawal of deemed export benefits, holding such clarifications were not a 'c.....
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SC: Pleadings Must Be Examined Before Allowing Additional Evidence Under O.41 R.27 CPC(25.08.2025)
SC has held that appellate courts must check pleadings before admitting additional evidence under Order 41 Rule 27 of CPC. Evidence inconsistent with .....
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SC Declines to Grant Exemption from Surrender to Man Who Served in Operation Sindoor(25.06.2025)
Supreme Court has declined to grant exemption from surrender to a man who was convicted under Section 304B of the IPC for killing his wife. The convic.....
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SC Grants Relief to Candidate Who was Denied Admission Despite Paying Fees(26.06.2025)
Supreme Court has granted relief to a candidate who despite paying admission fees was denied admission on the ground that there was a delay in reporti.....
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SC Stays Gujarat HC Order Refusing to Stay Summons Issued by State Police to a Lawyer(26.06.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Gujarat High Court that refused to stay summons issued by the State police to a lawyer.
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SC Notifies the “Guidelines for Retention and Destruction of Records, 2025”(27.06.2025)
In order to handle administrative records in the Registry, Supreme Court has notified the “Guidelines for Retention and Destruction of Records, 2025” .....
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SC: Uniting Couples Not Necessarily the Aim of Mediation in Matrimonial Matters(27.06.2025)
Supreme Court while referring a matrimonial dispute to mediation, has observed that the aim of mediation in matrimonial disputes is not solely to reun.....
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SC Set to Hear Plea Challenging Policy of Uniform Pricing for Consular Passport and Visa Services(30.06.2025)
Supreme Court is set to consider a plea filed against Centre’s policy of having uniform pricing for Consular Passport and Visa Services irrespective o.....
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SC Allows Stone Crusher Operation Issue to be Raised in Kerala High Court(30.06.2025)
Supreme Court while allowing withdrawal of a petition, has allowed the issue, whether a stone crusher unit can operate in the Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZ.....
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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: 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 Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Guidelines to Regulate ‘Ticket Scalping’(29.04.2025)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea that sought guidelines for regulation of 'ticket scalping' and black-marketing of tickets of concerts that.....
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SC: Can Allow Examination of Additional Witness as Prosecution Witness(29.04.2025)
SC has observed that if Court finds that a person should have been examined as a prosecution witness and he/she was omitted from the list of witnesses.....
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SC: Centre Agrees to Bring into Force Scheme for Golden Hour Within 1 Week(29.04.2025)
Supreme Court has been informed by the Centre that the scheme for golden hour in accordance with Section 162(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 will b.....
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SC: Arbitral Autonomy Must Be Respected and Judicial Interference Should Remain Minimal(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that the role of the court under Section 34 of the A&C is clearly demarcated. It is a restrictive jurisdiction and has to be invoked i.....
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SC: Must Disclose to the Manufacturer, Test Reports Justifying Reclassification(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that a copy of test report justifying reclassification of petrochemical products has to be furnished to manufacturer as unless a copy .....
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Supreme Court: Nothing Wrong with a Country Using Spyware(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter related to Pegasus spyware, has observed that there is nothing wrong with a country using spyware and the real is.....
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SC Refuses Plea Seeking Directions to Grant Promotion to Post of Major General(08.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to the Centre and the Military Secretariat to grant him promotion to the post of M.....
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SC Directs NOIDA Authority to Commence Demolition of Supertech Twin Towers(08.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that the work of demolition of the twin 40-storeyed towers in Supertech's Emerald Court project in Noida shall commence no .....
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Supreme Court to Resume Physical Hearings on Wednesdays & Thursdays from February 14(08.02.2022)
Supreme Court had decided that all the matters listed on Wednesday and Thursday, as non-miscellaneous days, would be heard by it only in the physical .....
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SC Refuses Mohammad Azam Khan’s Plea Seeking Ad-interim Ex-Parte Bail(08.02.2022)
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 Directs IIT to Treat OCI Student At Par with Indian Student With Respect to Fees(08.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT) to treat a student belonging to Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) category at pa.....
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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: No Rule that Candidates with Higher Qualification Must be Preferred for Post(03.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no general rule that candidates having higher qualification must be preferred over candidates having basic qu.....
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SC: To Prevent Re-Litigation, Quasi-Judicial Bodies are Bound by Principles of Res-Judicata(03.04.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside Rajasthan High Court's order, has observed that to prevent re-litigation on the same issue the quasi-judicial bodies.....
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SC Refuses to Direct States to Establish Public Libraries(03.04.2025)
Supreme Court while refusing to direct State Governments to establish public libraries in rural areas, has observed that there are more pressing issue.....
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SC Lays Down Key Principles for Courts When Dealing with Challenges to Appointment(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has laid down key principles to be considered by the Court when it is tasked with the issue of whether the entire selection procedure sh.....
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SC: Candidate Can’t Claim Equitable Relief if Appointment is Illegal(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a candidate cannot claim equitable relief under Article 142 of the Constitution of India if the candidate gained entry.....
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SC Reserves Judgment on Pleas Challenging Centre’s Order Allowing Ex-Post Facto Clearance(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on pleas challenging notifications issued by the Central Government that allowed ex-post facto clearance for m.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Bonus to Workers on Ground of Factories being Run by Charitable Trust(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that workers in a factory cannot be denied bonus on the ground that the factories are being run by a charitable trust.
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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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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: Buses Having All India Permit Shouldn’t be Obstructed from Movement in Tamil Nadu(26.06.2024)
Supreme Court while passing an interim direction, has observed that buses registered in other states having all India permit should not face any hindr.....
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SC: Complete Absence of Motive May Lend Credence to Plea of Insanity(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court while reducing the sentence of a woman convicted of killing her daughters, has observed that a complete absence of any kind of motive wh.....
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SC: Court Witnesses Can be Cross- Examined by Either Side but Only With the Leave of Court(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that Court witnesses can be cross- examined by either side but only with the leave of the Court. Further, the cross-examination is to .....
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SC: To Trigger Insolvency Process, Its Valid to Serve Demand Notice on CD's Key Managerial Personnel(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court while upholding the delivery of a demand notice to the corporate debtor's Key Managerial Personnel under Section 8 of the Insolvency and.....
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SC: In Cases Involving Cross-FIRs It’s Prudent if Investigation Carried Out in Comprehensive Manner(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that in cases involving cross-FIRs, it would be prudent and fair if the investigation was carried out in a comprehensive manner.....
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SC: It is Constitutional to Fix Pecuniary Jurisdiction Based on Value of Consideration(30.04.2025)
SC while dismissing challenge to Sections 34, 47 and 58 of the CP Act, 2019 has stated that determination of jurisdiction of commissions on the basis .....
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SC: Presiding Officers of Commercial Courts Should be Imparted Some Training(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers of commercial courts should be imparted some training, orientation or refresher course to apprise them about t.....
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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 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: 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: 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: CBI to Conduct Preliminary Enquiries in ‘Builder-Banks’ Nexus(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct preliminary enquiries into the National Capital Region’s nexus of builders a.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Digital Access’ a Part of Fundamental Right to Life(30.04.2025)
SC has held that the right to digital access is a part of right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which necessitates .....
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Supreme Court: Appellate Courts Have Limited Power to Modify Arbitral Awards(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court by a 4:1 majority has held that Appellate Courts while exercising powers under Section 34 or 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,.....
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SC: Calling Person Impotent Doesn’t Amount to Abetment to Suicide(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court while quashing an abetment to suicide case against a man’s in-laws, has held that calling a person impotent does not constitute an offen.....
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SC: Can Presume that Unemployed Husband was Dependant on Deceased Wife’s Income(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held while determining insurance compensation, partial dependency of unemployed husband on income of deceased wife can be presumed.
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SC: Inconsistent Decisions Coming Out from Different Benches Shake Public Trust(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that consistency in judicial outcomes is the hallmark of a responsible judiciary. Inconsistent decisions coming out from diff.....
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SC: To Determine Functional Disability Courts Can Deviate from Employees' Compensation Act(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in order to determine compensation for functional disability, Court has the power to deviate from the schedule given u.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Bonus to Workers on Ground of Factories being Run by Charitable Trust(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that workers in a factory cannot be denied bonus on the ground that the factories are being run by a charitable trust.
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SC Stops Felling of Trees in Kancha Gachibowli Area in Hyderabad(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed to stop large-scale felling of trees in the Kancha Gachibowli area in Hyderabad and warned of strict action against the Chi.....
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SC Passes Order Imposing Year Long Ban on Firecrackers in Delhi NCR(04.04.2025)
SC has passed an order imposing ban of one year on the use, manufacture, sale and storage of firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region. The Co.....
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SC: Onus Not on Complainant to Prove Financial Capacity at Threshold(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the onus is not on the complainant at the threshold to prove his capacity/financial wherewithal to make the payment in.....
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Judges of Supreme Court Decide to Make their Asset Declaration Public(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court judges have agreed to make declaration of their assets publicly available as a step towards transparency and boosting public confidence .....
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SC: Limitation Begins from Date of Registration of Sale Deed that Constitutes Constructive Notice(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court while overturning High Court's decision upholding a decree in a partition suit filed 45 years after the sale deed was registered, has no.....
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SC: Electricity Act Empowers State Commissions to Regulate Open Access Within their Respective States(04.04.2025)
SC has observed that Section 42(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 expressly empowers State Commissions to regulate open access within their respective s.....
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SC: Andhra Pradesh FROs Declared ‘State Forest Service’, Eligible for IFoS Promotion(25.08.2025)
SC has held that Andhra Pradesh Forest Range Officers are part of the State Forest Service and are eligible for IFS promotion once approved by Centre......
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SC: Victim’s Appeal Under Section 372 of CrPC Can Be Continued by Legal Heir(25.08.2025)
SC has held that legal heirs could pursue a victim’s appeal against acquittal under S.372 CrPC if the victim dies during pendency. The Court reasoned .....
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SC: Gujarat Must Rationalise Pay as Contractual Asst Professors Paid Only ?30K(25.08.2025)
Supreme Court has slammed State of Gujarat for paying contractual Assistant Professors Rs. 30,000 while regulars earn Rs. 1L+ for identical work. Call.....
Tags : Supreme Court, State of Gujarat, Minimum Pay Parity
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SC Restores SBI Official’s Removal for Bribes; Limits Writ Interference in Disciplinary Cases(25.08.2025)
SC has restored SBI’s order removing an official accused of taking bribes for loan sanctions. It held that writ courts can interfere in disciplinary f.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SBI, Corruption, Writ Jurisdiction, Disciplinary Inquiry, Removal
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SC: Consumer Forum Can Enforce Final Orders (2003–2020); Reads ‘Any Order’ in Section 25(1)(25.08.2025)
SC has held that consumer forum can enforce final orders like sale deed execution passed between 2003 to 2020 u/s 25(1) of Consumer Protection Act, 19.....
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SC Doubts Kerala HC Ruling: Cheque Dishonour Not for Illegal Debts Under S.138 NI Act(25.08.2025)
Supreme Court prima facie held that cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of NI Act, 1881 can’t be based on debts from illegal or unenforceable pro.....
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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: 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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Supreme Court Introduces SC/ST Reservation in its Staff Recruitment(02.07.2025)
Supreme Court, for the first time, has introduced reservations for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in its staff appointment.
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Supreme Court Introduces SC/ST Reservation in its Staff Recruitment(02.07.2025)
Supreme Court, for the first time, has introduced reservations for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in its staff appointment.
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SC Seeks Explanation from Madras HC Registry for Not Listing Bail Applications under SC/ST Act(02.07.2025)
Supreme Court has sought an explanation from Madras High Court’s Registrar General for not listing anticipatory bail plea filed under the SC/ST (Preve.....
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SC: Negligent Driver’s Legal Heirs are Not Entitled to Compensation under MV Act(03.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that legal heirs of a deceased person who was driving the vehicle negligently cannot claim compensation under the Motor Veh.....
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SC Declines Petition by Lalit Modi against BCCI Seeking Indemnification(03.07.2025)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by Lalit Modi against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking indemnification.....
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SC: Can’t Reject Plaint as Time Barred When Limitation is Mixed Question of Fact & Law(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that a plaint cannot be rejected on the ground of limitation when the issue of limitation is a mixed question of fact and law a.....
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SC: Once Employee is Regularised, Contractual Service Must Count Towards Pension(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that upon regularization of employee, the Pension Rules become applicable and under Rule 17 of the Central Civil Services (Pens.....
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SC: Delay in Registering FIR for Offences Punishable with More than 3 Years No Ground to Quash FIR(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that it is settled law that delay in registration of the FIR for offences punishable with imprisonment of more than three yea.....
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3 Judge Bench Places before CJI Suo Motu Case over Lokpal Jurisdiction(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court’s three judge bench has placed before CJI Sanjiv Khanna the suo motu case initiated against a decision of Lokpal to entertain a complain.....
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SC Rejects Resolution Plan Submitted by JSW Steel for Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has rejected the resolution plan submitted by JSW Steel for Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd after holding that the resolution was illegal an.....
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SC: Must Include Engineering and Technical Service Fees Paid by the Importer in Assessable Value(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that fees paid by the importer for engineering and technical service must be included in assessable value of imported spare.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Stays Direction of Two Judges Bench regarding Stray Dogs(25.08.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed the direction passed by a two-judge bench prohibiting the release of the treated and vaccinated stray dogs. The Court further.....
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SC: A. 32 of COI Empowers SC in Cases Related to Capital Punishment to Reopen Sentencing Stage(25.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Article 32 of the Constitution empowers this Court in cases related to capital punishment to reopen the sentencing stage w.....
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Supreme Court: NGT Has No Power to Direct ED Probe Under PMLA(26.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that National Green Tribunal cannot direct Enforcement Directorate to investigate under PMLA as it has been constituted to ensu.....
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SC: Non-Discovery of Incriminating Material Not Equal to Non-Cooperation(26.08.2025)
Supreme Court while granting anticipatory bail to an accused, has stated that merely because nothing incriminating could be discovered would not mean .....
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Supreme Court: Refusal to Enter Witness Box Invites Adverse Inference(26.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that in civil proceedings, particularly where the facts lie exclusively within the personal knowledge of the party, the refusal.....
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SC: SIT Inquiry Ordered into Vantara Wildlife Centre(26.08.2025)
SC has ordered the constitution of Special Investigation Team, headed by ex-SC Judge Justice J Chelameswar, to investigate Vantara (Greens Zoological .....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Transfer of Investigation of Suicide
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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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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: Can’t Recover Excess Payments Made to Employee in Absence of Fraud or Misrepresentation(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if an excess payment made to an employee was not on account of any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the emplo.....
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SC: Teacher in Service on 10.8.2017 with 18 Month D.El.Ed before 1.4.2019 at Par with Diploma Holder(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that teachers who were in employment as on 10.08.2017 and who completed the 18 months D. El. Ed. (ODL) programme through NI.....
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SC: Where Judgment Pronounced in Open Court, Limitation Period Starts Running from that Very Day(07.04.2025)
SC has observed that the incident which triggers limitation period to commence under IBC is the date of pronouncement of order and in case of non-pron.....
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Supreme Court: Must Not Rigidly Interpret Three-Month Limitation Period under A&C Act(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that for challenging an arbitral award the three-month limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration & Conciliat.....
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Supreme Court: Maintain Status Quo on Demolitions in Gurugram's DLF City(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court while issuing notice on batch of petitions filed by aggrieved residents of Gurugram's DLF City, has directed maintenance of status quo i.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Prohibition on Social Media Usage for Children Below 13 Years(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking prohibition on social media usage for children below 13 years of .....
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SC: If High Court Doesn’t Deliver Judgment in 3 Months, Matter to be Placed before Chief Justice(26.08.2025)
SC has directed that if a High Court bench does not deliver judgment within three months of it being reserved, the Registrar General must place the ma.....
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SC: No UAPA Offence for Attending Meetings of Unbanned Organisation(26.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that if a person attends meeting with an organisation which is not banned as per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.....
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SC: Landowner's Preferential Right Must Be Extinguished Before Acquisition(26.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971 land cannot be acquired until the owner’s preferential right to submit a Slum Rehab.....
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'Shabby Investigation, Laconic Trial’: SC Acquits Man in Child Rape-Murder Case(27.08.2025)
SC has set aside the death penalty in a child rape-murder case, citing lack of credible evidence, broken chain of custody of DNA samples, and procedur.....
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SC: Orders DGFT & CBIC to Fix Systems, Protect Exporters from Clerical Errors(27.08.2025)
SC has held that exporters cannot be denied MEIS benefits due to inadvertent broker mistakes later corrected under law. The Court directed DGFT & CBIC.....
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SC: No Difference between Filing Suit against Proprietorship or Proprietor(28.08.2025)
Supreme Court observed that there is no difference between filing a suit against a proprietorship in its trade name or in the name of the proprietor, .....
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SC: Potentiality of Land is also to be Taken into Consideration While Assessing Market Value(07.04.2025)
SC has observed that while determining land acquisition compensation the potentiality of the land is also to be taken into consideration while assessi.....
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SC: In Absence of Prayer for Declaratory Relief, Suit for Specific Performance is Not Maintainable(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in absence of a prayer for declaratory relief that termination/cancellation of the agreement is bad in law, a suit for.....
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SC: Once Limitation Act applies, all its provisions will Apply to the proceedings under Public Premis(07.04.2025)
SC has observed that a party cannot argue that only section 3 of Limitation Act along with the limitation provided under Limitation Act will apply and.....
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SC: No Provision Under Registration Act, 1908 Allows Authority to Ascertain if Vendor has Title(08.04.2025)
SC has observed that no provision under the Registration Act, 1908 confers power on any authority to refuse registration of a transfer document on the.....
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Supreme Court: Principle of Res Judicata Applies to Quasi-Judicial Proceedings(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court while reiterating that the principle of res judicata applies to quasi-judicial proceedings, has upheld the decision of Securities Appell.....
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SC: Action of Public Officer in Excess of Authority Would Attract Protection if Reasonable Nexus Show(08.04.2025)
SC has observed that any action undertaken by a public officer, even if in excess of authority vested in them would nonetheless attract statutory prot.....
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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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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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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 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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Supreme Court Extends Tenure of Justice Gita Mittal Committee(18.03.2025)
Supreme Court has extended the term of Justice Gita Mittal Committee till 31st July, 2025 which is constituted to handle several humanitarian aspects .....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bar by NGT on Auroville Township Project(18.03.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside National Green Tribunal’s order barring Auroville Foundation from developmental activities in their township, has st.....
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Supreme Court: All the Sports Associations are Ailing Bodies(18.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea moved by Maharashtra Wrestling Association, has remarked that all the sports associations in India are ailing bodie.....
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SC: Direction Can be Issued to Transfer Compensation to Bank Account of Claimants(19.03.2025)
SC has observed that the general practice followed by insurance companies, where compensation is not disputed, is to deposit it before the Tribunal. I.....
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SC: In Absence of Express Law, Determination of Applicable Law Must be on Basis of Intention(19.03.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if there is absence of an express law that governs the arbitration agreement, the determination of applicable law shou.....
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Supreme Court Calls for CBI’s Proposal on Investigation in Builder-Banks Nexus(19.03.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the CBI to put up a proposal regarding the enquiry/investigation into a builder-banks nexus in the National Capital Region. Th.....
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SC: If Mandate for Doctors to Prescribe Generic Medicines Exists it Would Resolve Bribing Issues(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if there is a statutory mandate for doctors to prescribe generic medicines that will assist n resolving the issue of p.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC’s Order Convicting Woman Over ‘Dog Mafia’ Comment(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Bombay High Court which convicted a woman for contempt of court over her ‘dog mafia’ comments against .....
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SC: High Courts Can’t Rely on Investigation Report in Plea to Quash FIR(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that while exercising powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(CrPC), High Courts cannot assess or .....
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SC: High Court Doesn’t Have the Power to Reject a Plaint While Exercising Power Under Article 227(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that power of the High Court under Article 227 of Constitution of India is supervisory and Courts while exercising this power c.....
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SC: Courts Must Adopt Strict Approach While Dealing With Cases of Illegal Construction(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that courts must adopt a strict approach while dealing with cases of illegal construction and should not readily engage the.....
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SC: Unless Extraordinary Circumstances Exist, Bail Should be Granted for Offences u/s 132 CGST Act(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that person accused of committing offences under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 should normall.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure at Instances of UP Police Turning Civil Disputes Being into Criminal Dispute(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at the act of UP Police turning civil disputes into criminal cases. The Court termed it as a 'complete breakdo.....
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SC to Decide if Term 'Regulate' in Electricity Act Covers Trade Regulation in Electricity Industry(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court is set to decide whether the word "regulate" under Section 79(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 is limited to framing of regulations or su.....
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SC: Tamil Nadu Governor’s Act of Withholding Assent for 10 Bills is Illegal and Erroneous(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that the Tamil Nadu Governor’s action of withholding assent for 10 bills is "illegal" and "arbitrary". The Court further ruled .....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Deny Insurance Claim for Breach of Impossible Condition(09.04.2025)
Supreme Court held that the claim of insured cannot be rejected by an insurance company on the grounds of breach of a condition in the contract that w.....
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SC: 3 Judge Bench Dismisses Appeals of Candidates to Submit Caste Certificates Beyond Cut-Off Date(09.04.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeals filed by certain candidates who were denied appointment at the post of Civil Judge by the Rajasthan High Court on .....
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SC: MCD to Start Massive Awareness Campaign to Inform Public about Duties of Waste Generators(09.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start massive awareness campaigns about the duties of various stakeholders unde.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Pleas for Compensation to Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Cen.....
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SC Bars Charging Compound Interest or Penal Interest on Any Borrower During Loan Moratorium(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that there should be no charging of compound interest, interest on interest or penal interest on the instalments which were.....
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SC: No Justification for Charge of Compound Interest During Loan Moratorium Period(24.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no justification for charging compound interest or penal interest during the period of loan moratorium which .....
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SC: Application Under Section 7 IBC Can Claim Benefit of Section 14 Limitation Act(24.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that in an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 the applicant can claim the benefit of Secti.....
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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
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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: 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: Plea in Supreme Court against Blocking of YouTube News Channel '4PM'(02.05.2025)
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against the blocking of YouTube news channel '4PM'. The Editor-in-Chief of the channel has sought urgent re.....
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SC: Prior Service Must Not be the Basis of Seniority in Direct Recruitment through Exam(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that when recruitment has been done on the basis of an examination then seniority must be based on the performance of indiv.....
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SC: Mere Recovery of Tainted Currency Notes Not Sufficient to Establish Offence under PC Act(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that mere possession and recovery of tainted currency notes from a public servant, in the absence of proof of demand, is not .....
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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Not Vested With Powers of Judicial Review Over Decision Taken by Government(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that neither the NCLT nor the NCLAT is vested with the powers of judicial review over the decision taken by the Government .....
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SC: Plaint May be Amended at Any Stage of Proceedings to Enable Plaintiff to Seek Alternative Relief(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the plaint may be amended at any stage of the proceedings to enable the plaintiff to seek an alternative relief, inclu.....
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SC: Creating Fake Orders of Court is One of the Most Dreaded Acts of Contempt of Court(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that creating fake orders of the Court is one of the most dreaded acts of contempt of court. It not only thwarts the administ.....
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SC Constitutes Committee to Examine Financial Status of Schools(19.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea challenging Allahabad High Court’s order directing private schools to either adjust/reimburse 15% of fees paid by p.....
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SC: Return of Cheques Dishonoured Simpliciter doesn’t Create an Offence u/s 138 NI Act, 1881(19.03.2025)
SC has observed that the return of the cheques dishonoured simpliciter does not create an offence under section 138 NI Act, 1881. The cause of action .....
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SC: Scope of Preliminary Inquiry Limits to Situation Where Info. Doesn’t Disclose Cognizable Offence(19.03.2025)
SC has observed that scope of a preliminary inquiry is limited to situations where information received doesn’t disclose a cognizable offence but requ.....
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SC Quashes Money Laundering Case Against JSW Steel over Obulapuram Dealings(07.10.2025)
Supreme Court has quashed PMLA proceedings against JSW Steel Limited linked to alleged illegal mining by companies owned by ex-Karnataka minister G. J.....
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Supreme Court Orders Strict Enforcement on Helmets, Lane Discipline & Headlight Use(08.10.2025)
Supreme Court issued key directions to enhance road safety nationwide, responding to a 2012 petition. The Court ordered strict enforcement of helmet u.....
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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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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: 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: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 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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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: Recording Evidence is Mandatory in Disciplinary Proceedings Imposing Major Penalties(19.11.2024)
Supreme Court while reinstating a government employee who was terminated, has reiterated that this Court in a catena of judgments has held that the re.....
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SC: In Motor Accident Case, it is Imperative to Consider Future Aspect of Person's Earning Potential(19.11.2024)
SC has stated that in motor accident claim cases, it is imperative to consider the future aspects of a person's earning potential when determining com.....
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SC: Can’t Initiate Disciplinary Proceeding After Employee Retires from Service(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a subsisting disciplinary proceeding may be continued post superannuation but no disciplinary proceeding can be initiated .....
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SC: Can’t Allow State to Appropriate Private Property through Adverse Possession(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that allowing the State to appropriate private property through adverse possession would undermine the constitutional right.....
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SC: Union to Frame Action Plan for Implementation of Feeding and Child Care Rooms in Public Areas(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a public interest litigation, has asked the Central Government to frame an action plan regarding facilities of child care .....
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SC: During Divorce Proceedings, Wife Entitled to Same Amenities as She Enjoyed in Matrimonial Home(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that during the pendency of the divorce petition, the wife is entitled to enjoy the same amenities of life as she would hav.....
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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: 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 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 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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Supreme Court: There Has Been a Growing Tendency to Misuse Section 498A of IPC by Wife(11.12.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that inclusion of Section 498A of IPC was intended to curb cruelty inflicted on a woman by her husband and his family but the.....
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SC Refers to Larger Bench Conflicting Interpretation Surrounding Sections 14(1) & 14(2) of HSA(11.12.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with conflicting interpretation surrounding Sections 14(1) & 14(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, has referred the matter .....
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SC Reserves Judgement on Plea by Transwoman Whose Appointment was Cancelled on Gender Identity(11.12.2024)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgement on a plea filed by a transwoman whose services were terminated from two different schools in both Gujarat and.....
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Supreme Court: Permanent Alimony Should not Penalize the Husband(11.12.2024)
Supreme Court while granting permanent alimony of Rs. 5 Crore to the wife as a onetime settlement, has observed that the amount of permanent alimony s.....
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SC: Enforcement Directorate Can Give Instructions to Public Prosecutors on Facts of the Case(12.12.2024)
SC has held that Enforcement Directorate and its Director can give instructions to public prosecutors on facts of the case. However, they cannot give .....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Use Power of Contempt Jurisdiction to Execute Order(12.12.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the weapon of contempt proceedings cannot be used for execution of the decree or implementation of an order for which al.....
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NTF Gives Comprehensive Suggestions on Enhancing Better Working Conditions of Medical Professions(20.11.2024)
The nine member National Task Force (NTF) constituted by the Supreme Court has given detailed recommendations on safe & better working conditions for .....
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SC: Bar u/s 195 CrPC Not Attracted Where Proceedings Initiated Pursuant to Judicial Order(21.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that bar on taking of cognizance under Section 195(1)(b) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(CrPC) will not be attracted in a .....
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SC: Mere Breakup of Relationship Between Consenting Couple Can’t Result in Criminal Proceedings(21.11.2024)
SC has stated that a mere breakup of a relationship between a consenting couple cannot result in initiation of criminal proceedings. What was a consen.....
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Supreme Court: Revenue Entries are Admissible as Evidence of Possession(21.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that, while it is true that revenue entries do not by themselves confer title, they are admissible as evidence of possessio.....
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SC: Special Efforts Should be Made to Identify Women Prisoners Eligible for Release u/s 479 of BNSS(22.11.2024)
SC has stated that although the provisions of Section 479 of the BNSS are gender neutral, it is also necessary for this Court to say that special effo.....
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SC: Can’t Forego Fundamental Requirements of Election of Society in Absence of Specific Provisions(22.11.2024)
SC has observed that absence of specific provisions regulating an election in the statute cannot be a reason for holding elections without the basic r.....
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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 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: Right to Maintenance Shall Have Overriding Effect on Rights of Claimants under SARFAESI/IBC(12.12.2024)
SC has stated that the right to maintenance being equivalent to a fundamental right will be superior to and have overriding effect on the statutory ri.....
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SC: Ban on Firecrackers Required Not Only to Curb Air Pollution but also Noise Pollution(13.12.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Delhi government and NCR states to decide on a complete year-round ban on firecrackers, has stated that this is the requ.....
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SC: No Registration of Further Suits against Places of Worship till Further Orders(13.12.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, has directed that no further suits shall be re.....
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SC: Mere Allegations of Harassment Not Enough to Hold Accused Guilty of Abetment of Suicide(13.12.2024)
SC has held that mere allegations of harassment are not enough to hold accused guilty of abetment of suicide unless the accused's actions were so comp.....
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SC: Can’t Invoke Preventive Detention against Every Alleged Breach of Peace(13.12.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that preventive detention cannot be invoked against every act of breach of peace as it is a harsh measure and this power ca.....
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SC: Gift Deed Conditioned Upon Rendering of Services Without Remuneration is Unconstitutional(13.12.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a gift deed which has a condition requiring donees to render services without any remuneration, would amount to forced lab.....
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SC: Application Under Section 7 IBC Can Claim Benefit of Section 14 Limitation Act(24.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that in an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 the applicant can claim the benefit of Secti.....
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SC: Powers and Functions of Ministries Do Not Get Transferred to NDMA in National Disaster(24.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the powers and functions of Ministries do not get transferred to the National Disaster Management Authority in the eve.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Param Bir Singh's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Deshmukh(24.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh to approach Bombay High Court with his plea seeking CBI investigation in the allege.....
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SC Dismisses Andhra CM's Complaint Against Justice Ramana After Confidential In-House Enquiry(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the complaint made by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Chief Justice of India that Justice NV.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking to Maintain NRI Status for FY 2020-21(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by Dubai based non-resident Indian Gaurav Baid seeking directions to consider him a Non-Resident India.....
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SC: Permissible to Hold Discrete/Open Inquiry at Pre-FIR Stage in Corruption Cases(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that it is permissible to hold discrete/open enquiry, at pre-FIR Registration stage more particularly in cases where the al.....
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SC: Absolute Ownership in Property as Per HSA Can’t be Claimed by Woman with Limited Interest(22.11.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a Hindu woman is given only a limited interest in the property then absolute ownership cannot be claimed by her due to .....
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Supreme Court: Third Party Can File SLP Against Quashing Of Criminal Proceedings(22.11.2024)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a third party having a bonafide connection with a matter can file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) under Article 136 o.....
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SC: Confession by Accused, in Custody Not Admissible Except to the Extent of Applicability of S. 27(25.11.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that a confessional statement made by the accused to a police officer while in custody is not admissible in the evidence exce.....
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SC: Higher Court Can Examine Existence of Jurisdi. Fact Even if Trial Court Fails to Frame Issue(25.11.2024)
SC has clarified that failure of trial court to frame issue on maintainability of suit touching jurisdictional fact by itself cannot trim powers of hi.....
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SC: Superior Courts Should Avoid Adverse Comments on Personal Conduct & Caliber of Judicial Officers(25.11.2024)
SC has observed that superior courts should avoid adverse comments on the personal conduct and caliber of the Judicial Officer. There is a difference .....
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SC: Litigant Owes a Duty to be Vigilant about Pending Judicial Proceedings(25.11.2024)
SC has observed that even if it is assumed that a lawyer was careless or negligent, this, by itself, cannot be a ground to condone long & inordinate d.....
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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: 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 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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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 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 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: Paragraph 3A of Foreign Tribunal Order Attracted Where Proceedee Fails to Appear(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that Paragraph 3A of the Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964, in so far as it contemplates a period of 30 days to apply to the .....
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SC Holds Army's Evaluation Criteria to Grant Permanent Commission for Women Officers Arbitrary(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declared that the evaluation criteria adopted by the Indian Army to consider the grant of permanent commission for women officers to.....
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SC Directs Punjab Govt to Maintain Status Quo on Water Supply to Delhi(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Punjab Government and Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to maintain status quo on the water supply to Delhi in an app.....
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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist Patricia Mukhim Over Her Facebook Post(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim which was initiated over a Facebook post on violence agai.....
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SC: Potentiality of Acquired Land Has to be Taken Into Consideration to Determine Market Value(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that potentiality of the acquired land is one of the primary factors to be taken into consideration to determine the market.....
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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: 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: 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: 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: Spouse’s Telephonic Conversation Recorded Secretly is Admissible in Evidence(14.07.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside judgment of Punjab & Haryana High Court, has held that telephonic conversation of the spouse that has been recorded .....
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SC: High Courts Have Authority to Suo Motu Confer Senior Designation(14.07.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside the decision of the Orissa High Court, has reaffirmed the validity of suo moto designation of ‘Senior Advocate’ by a.....
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SC Seeks Response from UP & Uttarakhand Over Mandatory Display of QR Codes along Kanwar Yatra Route(15.07.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing applications filed against directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Governments, has sought response from th.....
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SC: Cannot Reject Suit under Order VII Rule 11 CPC on the Ground of Res Judicata(15.07.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Res Judicata cannot be the ground for rejecting a suit under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as res.....
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SC: Company Suffering Loss due to Acts of Accused Can File Appeal under Section 372 of CrPC(15.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a company suffering loss due to the acts of an accused can file an appeal as a ‘victim’ under Section 372 of CrPC. The.....
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SC: Teacher in an Aided School for all Practical Purposes is Akin to a Post Under the State Govt.(15.07.2025)
SC has observed that a teacher in an aided school for all practical purposes is akin to a post under the State Govt. and such teachers are also entitl.....
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SC: Wife Not Filing Complaint of Cruelty for Years Doesn’t Mean There Was No Cruelty(13.12.2024)
Supreme Court while rejecting a husband’s plea for discharge in a cruelty case, has observed that merely because the wife did not file any complaint f.....
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SC: Matters Exclusively Within Jurisdiction of Statutory Authorities are Not Arbitrable(13.12.2024)
SC has stated that matters falling exclusively within the jurisdiction of statutory authorities are not arbitrable and dispute related to wages and te.....
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SC: Can’t Set Aside Confirmed Sale Except for Fraud, Collusion, Inadequate Pricing(16.12.2024)
SC has explained that any sale by auction or other methods under SARFAESI Act once already confirmed/concluded ought not to be set-aside or interfered.....
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SC: No Need of Sanction to Prosecute Police Officers Accused of Lodging False Cases(16.12.2024)
SC has held that when a police official is said to have lodged a false case, he cannot claim that sanction for prosecution u/s 197 CrPC was required s.....
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SC: Police Officials Accused of Misconduct During Tenure Ought to be Tried Summarily(16.12.2024)
SC while quashing summons against an IPS officer over allegations of misconduct, has stated that Special Judge is not empowered to issue a notice u/s .....
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SC: Concerned Over Wrong & Rampant Conversions of Civil Disputes into Criminal Cases(17.12.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea seeking quashing of charges under Indian Penal Code, 1860, has expressed concerns over rampant practices of convert.....
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SC: No Bar in Considering Supreme Court Lawyers for High Court Judgeship(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has orally remarked that there is no bar in considering advocates practicing in the Supreme Court for judgeship at High Courts in a matt.....
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SC Grants Ad Interim Protection from Arrest to Anup Majee in West Bengal Coal Scam Probe(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted ad interim protection from arrest to the prime accused in the West Bengal coal scam probe, Anup Majee, conditional on him jo.....
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SC Constitutes Committee for Formulating Guidelines on Felling of Trees for Developmental Projects(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has constituted an expert committee for formulating scientific and policy guidelines with respect to cutting of trees for developmental .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Electoral Bonds for Assembly Polls(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the release of the fresh set of electoral bonds from 1st April, 2021 for the assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, .....
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SC Allows Tata Sons Appeal Against NCLAT Order to Reinstate Cyrus Mistry as Chairman(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed Tata Sons appeal against the order of the National Company Law Appelate Tribunal, which had ordered to reinstate the ousted .....
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SC Issues Notice on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the P.....
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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: 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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SC: Clause for Forfeiture of Earnest Money is Not Penal in Ordinary Sense(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a clause for the forfeiture of earnest money is not penal in the ordinary sense, rendering Section 74 of the Indian Co.....
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SC: Dept. of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice to Take Serious Look at Arbitration Regime(05.05.2025)
SC while criticizing the newly proposed Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 2024 for not recognizing power of arbitral tribunals to implead or join non.....
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SC: Stamp Vendors are Public Servants Within the Ambit of Section 2(c)(i) of the PC Act(05.05.2025)
SC has observed that stamp vendors across the country, by virtue of performing an important public duty and receiving remuneration from the Government.....
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SC: View of HC that Presentation of a Defective Election Petition is Not Compliance is Reasonable(05.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the view of the Gujarat High Court that mere presentation of an election petition which is full of defects will not be.....
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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 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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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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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 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 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 Launches E-Copying Software to Facilitate 'Contactless', 'Doorstep' Delivery of Judgments(17.03.2021)
Supreme Court has launched web-based e-Copying software to facilitate doorstep and contactless delivery of certified copies of Supreme Court judgments.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Policy to Resolve Public Agitations(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain plea by Bharat Bhoomi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti seeking directions for framing of guidelines and a uniform polic.....
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SC Issues Notice to Central Govt on Plea Seeking to Plug Existing Loopholes in GST System(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the central government on a plea seeking to plug existing loopholes in the Goods and Services Tax system, which le.....
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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 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 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 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 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 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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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: NALSA Recommendation on Pre-Litigation Mediation Settlement of Cheque Bounce Cases Not Feasible(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that NALSA's recommendations on pre-litigation mediation for settlement of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Neg.....
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SC Directs Gujarat Home Secretary to File Affidavit Indicating Compliance with COVID Guidelines(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Chief Secretary (Home), Government of Gujarat to file an affidavit indicating compliance with the Court's order requiri.....
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Supreme Court Calls for Report from NGT Appointed Committee on Yamuna River Pollution(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has called for a report from the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal on the pollution of Yamuna river.
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Supreme Court Upholds Sections 3, 4 & 10 of IBC Amendment Act 2020(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 3, 4 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020.
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SC: Benefit of Probation Not Excluded by Mandatory Minimum Sentence Under IPC(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the benefit of probation under Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 is not excluded by the provisions of the mandatory min.....
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SC: No Requirement for Environmental Clearances for NH 45-A Villuppuram -Nagapattinam Highway(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement for obtaining environmental clearances for NH 45-A Villuppuram -Nagapattinam Highway as land acqui.....
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SC Disposes Pleas Challenging Delhi HC’s Decision to Resume Physical Hearing(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has disposed of as withdrawn two pleas challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court to resume large-scale physical hearings before i.....
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SC Issues Notice on Pleas Challenging UP, Uttarakhand Laws Against Religious Conversion(06.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the petitions challenging the laws made by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the name of 'love jihad' against religi.....
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SC: Power of High Courts to Interfere with Arbitration Should be Used Rarely(07.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the power of the High Courts under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 to interfere with an arbitration.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging UP Service for Pension and Validation Ordinance, 2020(07.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea to examine the challenge to the validity of the Uttar Pradesh Qualifying Service for Pension and Validation .....
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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 Directions for Uniform Procedure in Granting Motor Accident Compensation(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding process of disbursement of compensation as well as expediting the matter before the Motor Acci.....
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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: 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 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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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 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 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 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 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 Issues Notice on Plea for Reconstitution of Committee to Resolve Deadlock of Farmers and Govt(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on an application seeking re-constitution of the Committee appointed by the Top Court for the purpose of holding talks.....
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SC Allows Centre to Withdraw Plea to Restrain Farmers' Tractor Rally on Republic Day(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the Delhi police to withdraw its application seeking for an injunction against the tractor rally proposed to be carried out .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea to Close Ashrams Run by 'Fake Babas'(21.01.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition which sought directions to close ashrams run by 'fake babas', saying that the matter did not fa.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Aadhaar Review Plea in 4:1 Verdict(21.01.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking re-examination of its 2018 verdict by which the Aadhaar Act, 2016 was declared valid and constitutional.....
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SC: Committee to Proceed With or Without Farmers’ Participation on the Agricultural Laws(21.01.2021)
Supreme Court has told the protesting farmers’ unions that its committee, tasked to submit a report to the Court after collating farmers’ views on the.....
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SC Grants Bail to Kannada Actress Ragini Dwivedi in Sandalwood Drug Case(21.01.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi, who had been arrested by the police for allegedly consuming and supplying drugs at par.....
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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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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 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 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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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: 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: 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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SC Allows Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind to Implead as Party in Pleas Challenging Love Jihad Laws(18.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed 'Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind', a body of Islamic scholars, to get itself impleaded as a respondent in the petitions challenging the .....
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SC: Presence of Arbitration Clause Does Not Oust Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226(18.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that presence of an arbitration clause within a contract between a state instrumentality and a private party is not an abso.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Extension of DNB Courses by National Board Of Examination(18.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea by the Association of Diplomate of National Board Doctors challenging the National Board of Examination's notice .....
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SC: Writ Petition Challenging Entertainment Tax Exemption Granted to Formula One Race(21.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the writ petition filed in 2011 challenging the entertainment tax exemption granted to Formula One Race held in India .....
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SC: Disobedience of Court Order Should be Wilful and Intentional to Constitute Non-Compliance(22.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that before punishing a person for non-compliance of the decision of the Court, the Court must not only be satisfied about .....
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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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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 Dismisses Petition Challenging Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Election for Non-Appearance(02.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed challenging the election of Congress Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad constituency in Kera.....
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Supreme Court Stays Election Commission's Order Removing Ex-CM Kamal Nath as 'Star Campaigner'(02.11.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Election Commission of India delisting Ex Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath as a "Star Cam.....
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SC Calls Upon Allahabad HC Registrar General to Explain Inordinate Delay in Uploading Judgment(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has called upon the Registrar General of Allahabad High Court to explain the reason for inordinate delay in uploading a judgment on the .....
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SC Asks Union to File Status Report in Respect of Extradition Process of Vijay Mallya(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Union Government to file a status report in six weeks on the progress of extradition process pending in the United Kingdom.....
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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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Supreme Court Says Torrent Chennai City Gas License Valid(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the award of city gas license for Chennai Torrent Gas rejecting the plea of Adani Gas that its “unreasonably high bid” should.....
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SC: HC Collegium Recommendations to be Continuing Process Without Waiting for Results of Earlier List(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the High Courts should continuously recommend names for judicial appointments in anticipation of vacancies, regardless.....
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SC: Right to Pension Cannot be Taken Away by Mere Executive Fiat or Administrative Instruction(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the right to pension is covered under a right to property protected under Article 300A of the Constitution of India, 1.....
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Supreme Court: Parental Responsibility Does Not End with Breakdown of Marriage(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the parental responsibility of the couple does not end even if there is a breakdown of a marriage. The Court further o.....
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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: 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 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: 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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Supreme Court Allows Woman to Abort 26-week-old Foetus(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed a woman to terminate her pregnancy, relying on a medical report stating that the 26-week-old foetus was without a skull and .....
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NEET: Supreme Court Directs CBSE for Common Question Papers in All Languages(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that there should be a common question paper for the medical examination – NEET.
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Supreme Court: No Vehicle Insurance Without Pollution Certificate(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that motorists who don’t have a valid pollution certificate will henceforth not be able to renew insurance of their vehicles.
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#Highway Booze Ban: Supreme Court Says 'No Need to Clarify Order'(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that there was no need to further clarify its order on prohibiting liquor vends within 500 metre of National and State Highways.....
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#Sahara Case: Supreme Court Says 'No' to Stay Auction of Aamby Valley(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to stay auction of Sahara's properties despite the group claiming to have sold its two New York hotels and that it would ge.....
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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 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 Allows Ex-Karnataka Minister Reddy to Visit Ailing Father-In-Law(10.06.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, accused in a multi-crore illegal mining case, to visit his.....
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Supreme Court Declines Pleas to Modify Directions on PG Medical Courses Admission in Maharashtra(11.06.2019)
A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi said the seats available after the apex court's order staying the notification to grant .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas to Modify Directions on PG Medical Courses Admission in Maharashtra(11.06.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it did not deem necessary to alter its June 4 order by which students were prevented from changing their original opti.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Slum Dwellers' Plea Against Eviction(11.06.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the eviction of some slum dwellers for widening of a road in Mumbai while noting that "There can be no equ.....
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Supreme Court Directs Release of Journalist Prashant Kanojia(11.06.2019)
Supreme Court in a major relief to Prashant Kanojia, the journalist arrested by UP Police for online comments against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath o.....
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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 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 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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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 Bans Felling of Mature Trees for Development Work(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said it would ban felling of mature, beneficial trees for development work, including laying roads and setting up industries, and or.....
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SC Panel Cannot Rule Out Larger Conspiracy to Frame ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in Sexual Harassment Case(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said its inquiry panel headed by former apex court judge A K Patnaik has said it could not rule out a larger conspiracy to frame for.....
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SC Stays Jim Corbett National Park Director's Order Allowing Private Buses in Tiger Reserve(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Director of the Jim Corbett National Park allowing buses of private operators to ply within the core a.....
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SC Directs Kannur Medical College to Deposit Amount with ASC for Professional Colleges in Kerala(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Kannur Medical College to deposit Rs.15,72,89,020/- with the Admission Supervisory Committee for Professional Colleges .....
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SC: Parties Who Privately Settle Disputes u/s 89 CPC Also Entitled to Refund of Court Fee(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the parties who privately agree to settle their dispute outside the modes contemplated under Section 89 of the Code of Civ.....
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Supreme Court Asks for Disclosure of Documents of Fortis Healthcare- IHH Healthcare Deal(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the banks and financial institutions to place on record several documents to determine their role in alienation of Fortis H.....
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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 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 Refuses to Extend Security for Judge Who Delivered Babri Demolition Case Verdict(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to extend security to former Central Bureau of Investigation judge, Surendra Kumar Yadav, who had delivered the acquittal ve.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Requesting Permission of Rituals on Rabindra Sarovar(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) requesting permission for performing Chhath Puja at Rab.....
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SC: Consumer Complaint by Allottee Against Builder Not Barred by RERA Act(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint before Consumer Fora by allottees against builders is not barred by the Real Estate (Regulation and Developmen.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Kerala HC Judgment of Setting Aside Fees of Medical College(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition filed by Karuna Medical College challenging the Kerala High Court judgment which set aside.....
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SC: Entitlement of Homebuyer Starts from Date of Agreement and Not RERA Registration(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that period for allotment of flat to a homebuyer has to be reckoned from the date of the buyer agreement and not from the date .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Petition Challenging Section 8(2) of Citizenship Act, 1955(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition which challenged the constitutionality of Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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Supreme Court Denies Bank Peon Job for Overqualified Candidate(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the cancellation of the candidature of a candidate by Punjab National Bank on the ground that he was overqualified for the po.....
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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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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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“Liberty is Sacrosanctâ€: What Supreme Court Said About the Arrest of Prashant Kanojia(12.06.2019)
The arrest of freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia by UP police had sparked a debate about the authoritarian misuse of laws. The journalist, who was .....
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Sacked IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt moves Supreme Court in Case Related to 1989 Custodial Death(12.06.2019)
Bhatt's plea, challenging a Gujarat High Court order, will be heard on Wednesday.
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Even Judges Have to Face Brunt of Social Media, says Supreme Court While Hearing Arrested Journalist's Case(12.06.2019)
The bench made these observations while hearing a habeas corpus petition (a writ for producing a person who is under arrest or in unlawful detention b.....
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I’d Like to Enter Politics After My Career is Over, Says India's First Openly Gay Athlete Dutee Chand(12.06.2019)
The winner of two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games thanked the Supreme Court, which in a landmark verdict last year had decriminalised homosexual.....
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Supreme Court Order Has Reaffirmed My Belief in Constitution, Says Wife of Journalist Prashant Kanojia(12.06.2019)
Jagisha Arora said that the Uttar Pradesh police had acted in an "unconstitutional" manner in arresting her husband Prashant Kanojia.
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Supreme Court Directs Status Quo Over Road Widening in Greater Kailash Traffic Bottleneck(12.06.2019)
Supreme Court has directed status quo for eight weeks on a project to widen the road near Savitri Cinema intersection in Greater Kailash, South Delhi......
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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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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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 Issues Notice on Pleas Challenging Section 101A Inserted by Haryana in Land Acquisition Act(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a batch of writ petitions which challenge Section 101A inserted by Haryana assembly in the Right to Fair Compensati.....
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SC Issues Notice on SLP Pertaining to Deadline to Upload EWS Certificate for UPSC Exam(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the Special Leave Petitions pertaining to whether the deadline to upload the certificates to avail reservation unde.....
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SC: Subsequent Purchaser Can Challenge Readiness of Plaintiff in Specific Performance Suit(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that subsequent purchaser of the suit property can challenge the readiness and willingness on part of the plaintiff in a sp.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Grant of Bail to Bangalore's Former Mayor Sampath Raj(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea challenge Karnataka High Court's decision to grant bail to former Mayor of Bangalore Sampath Raj and former Co.....
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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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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: 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 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 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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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: 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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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: 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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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: 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: 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 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 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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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: 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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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 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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SC Constitutes Task Force to Formulate Methodology for Scientific Allocation of Medical Oxygen(10.05.2021)
Supreme Court has constituted a 12 member National Task Force to formulate a methodology for scientific allocation of liquid medical oxygen to all the.....
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SC: Addition of 40% Income to be Given Towards Future Prospects in Motor Accident Compensation(12.05.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that addition of 40% income must be given towards future prospects while computing motor accident compensation if the dec.....
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SC: Criminal Case Cannot be Transferred Merely Because Party Doesn’t Understand Language(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a criminal case cannot be transferred under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 merely because the party d.....
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Supreme Court Postpones Advocate-On-Record Examination Due to COVID19(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has postponed the Advocate-on-Record Examination, which was scheduled to be held from 8th June to 13th June, 2021, citing surge in the n.....
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SC Stays MP HC Judgment Entertaining 3rd Writ Petition Against Termination After 20 Yrs(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgments of a Single Judge and Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court by which, entertaining a third writ petit.....
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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 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 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 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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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 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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SC Releases Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceeding(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has released its Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceeding, and has invited for suggestions and inputs from.....
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SC Pulls Up West Bengal Govt for Not Uploading Information of Children Orphaned During COVID(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children .....
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Supreme Court Directs Removal of Encroachments in Faridabad Khori Gaon Within 6 Weeks(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the removal of all encroachments on forest land within 6 weeks in a plea seeking a stay on the demolition of 10,000 houses .....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Installation of CCTVs in All Police Stations(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued strict directions to States and Union Territories to implement its December 2020 directions to install CCTVs in all police st.....
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Supreme Court Urges Centre to Create Additional Courts for Section 138 NI Act(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has urged the Central Government to consider the establishment of additional courts to deal with the "grotesque" problem of pendency of .....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Stand in Favour of Screening Content on OTT Platforms(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified to OTT (over-the-top) platforms like Netflix and Amazon that it is in favour of “screening” content shown by them. It said.....
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SC: Senior Citizens to be Given Seniority in Both Private and Government Hospitals(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the States to ensure that priority is accorded to senior citizens in admissions at private hospitals besides at government .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Filed by ED Challenging Bail Granted to M Sivasankar(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging the bail granted to M Sivasankar IAS, former Principa.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Against Blanket Ban on Blood Donation by Transgenders(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Central Government on a writ petition challenging the blood donor guidelines in so far as they impose a bla.....
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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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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 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 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 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: 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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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: 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: 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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 Allows Schools to Collect Entire Fees from Students in Equal Instalments(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed schools to collect the entire fee from students in six equal monthly instalment, staying a Rajasthan High Court judgment whi.....
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SC: Detailed Reasons Not Required in Order Imposing Punishment on Findings of Enquiry Officer(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that detailed reasons are not required to be recorded by the Disciplinary Authority in an order imposing punishment by acce.....
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SC: Even Trespasser in Established Possession Can Obtain Injunction(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld a a Madras High Court judgment decreeing an injunction suit, observing that even a trespasser, who is in established possessi.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Release of Prisoners Lodged in Agra Jail(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking the release of 13 prisoners who have been lodged in Agra Jail for periods ranging from 14 to 22 year.....
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SC: Hindu Joint Family Even If Partitioned Can Revert Back and Reunite to Continue Joint Family Statu(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a hindu joint family even if partitioned can revert back and reunite to continue the status of joint family.
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SC Dismisses Centre's Review Petition Against Interpretation of 102nd Constitution Amendment(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the Central Government against the 5-judge bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held tha.....
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SC Issues Notice on Petition Seeking SIT Probe into West Bengal Post-Poll Violence(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government, State of West Bengal, and the Election Commission of India in a plea seeking for an inquiry.....
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SC: Name of Victim in Sexual Offences Shall Not Be Mentioned in Any Proceedings(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has taken strong objections to a Sessions Court Judgment where the names of rape victim are mentioned. The Court has held that all the s.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines for Maharashtra Governor to Nominate MLCs(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Governor of Maharashtra to frame criteria for the purpose of nomination to the Legislati.....
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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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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 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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Supreme Court Stays Release of Koodathayi Murder Accused Jollyamma Joseph in Bail(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the release of Koodathayi Murder case accused Jollyamma Joseph, while granting leave in a Special Leave Petition filed by Sta.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Advocates' PIL Challenging Sedition Law Under Sec 124A IPC(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a group of advocates challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedit.....
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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 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 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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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 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 Refuses to Stay NLSIU's 25% Reservation for Karnataka Students in 2021-22 Admissions(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the revised admission notification issued by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, providi.....
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SC Issues Notice on Dental Graduates' Plea Seeking Counselling Date Within 3 Weeks(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed seeking directions to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to release the counselling date for NEET.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking NIA Investigation into Alleged Congress “Tookit”(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency into the alleg.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Permission to Hold Rath Yatras in Odisha(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of petitions seeking permission to hold Rath Yatras in other temples in the State of Odisha at par with with Rath .....
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Supreme Court Directs to Ensure Vaccination of Mentally Ill Patients(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued directions to the Union Government to ensure vaccination takes place for mentally ill patients who have been institutionalize.....
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SC Directs to Discontinue Practice of Shifting Mentally Ill Patients to Old Age Homes(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed State of Maharashtra to discontinue the practice of shifting mentally ill patients from medical establishments to beggar ho.....
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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 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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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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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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'We Will Look at Every Cloud With a Rainbow', Says LGBT Community After 17-year Legal Struggle(07.09.2018)
With the Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex, petitioners against Section 377 welcomed "the change" and said that they hope to .....
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Love Wins: SC Overturns Colonial-era Ban on Gay Sex(07.09.2018)
The Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex in a landmark judgment that sparked celebrations among LGBTQ activists who welcom.....
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SC Delivers Landmark Verdict, Decriminalises Section 377(07.09.2018)
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has decriminalised homosexuality.
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Homosexuality No Longer a Crime in India, Supreme Court Says History Owes Apology for Delay(07.09.2018)
Parts of Section 377 that criminalised consensual unnatural sex, are "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary", the apex court sai.....
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'History Owes an Apology': Top Quotes as SC Rules Gay Sex Not a Crime(07.09.2018)
Constitutional morality can't be equated with popular sentiments, said the Supreme Court while decriminalising gay sex.
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Section 377 Verdict LIVE Updates: India Decriminalises Gay Sex, SC Says Can't Punish Consenting Adults(07.09.2018)
Section 377 verdict LIVE Updates: The Supreme Court has decriminalized consensual sex between homosexuals and read down Section 377 of the IPC.
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UN Lauds Supreme Court's Verdict on Homosexuality, Hopes it Will Boost Efforts to Eliminate Stigma(07.09.2018)
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC whi.....
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'Must be More Responsible': Supreme Court Pulls up Pune Police Over Press Meet on Arrests of Activists(07.09.2018)
The bench told the Maharashtra government to make its police officials "more responsible" on matters pending before the court.
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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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Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against Telugu Channels in FIRs for Sedition(31.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed coercive action against two Telugu channels - TV5 news and ABN Andhra Jyoti- in the FIRs registered by Andhra Pradesh police .....
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SC Directs Centre to Complete Process of Reappointment of NCLT and NCLAT Members at Earliest(01.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central government to complete the process of reappointment of members of National Company Law Tribunal and National Co.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Judgment on IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators as Unconstitutional(01.06.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court judgment which declared that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for oxygen concentra.....
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SC: Constitution of HPC Not to Stand in Way of Remission Boards Considering Remission of Prisoners(02.06.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the constitution of High-Powered Committees in State Governments to de-congest prisons will not stand in the way of r.....
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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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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 Upholds Rajasthan HC Order Dismissing PIL Seeking Ban on ‘Dream 11’ Game(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld a Rajasthan High Court order dismissing a Public Interest Litigation that sought ban of online game known as "Dream 11".
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SC: Order XLI Rule 22 CPC- Cross Objection Not Necessary to Challenge Adverse Findings(06.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a party in whose favour a court has decreed the suit can challenge an adverse finding before the appellate court witho.....
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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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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 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 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 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: 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 Upholds Amazon Plea Against Merger of Future Retail and Reliance Retail(06.08.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld e-commerce giant Amazon's plea against the Rs 24,731-crore merger of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail. The Court .....
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SC: Not Much Scope of Going Into Question of Territorial Jurisdiction in Transfer Petition(06.08.2021)
Supreme Court observed that there is not much scope of going into the question of 'territorial jurisdiction' of a court in a Transfer Petition under S.....
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SC: Mens Rea as Intent Not Required in Medical Negligence Cases(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mens rea as intent is not required in a case of medical negligence. The Court has observed that before summoning the a.....
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SC: Condition of Pre-deposit of Fine Cannot be Imposed to Hear Revision Petition Filed by Convict(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that deposit of fine amount cannot be made a condition precedent for hearing revision petition under Section 397 of the Cri.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging 18% GST on DNB Doctors' Fee(24.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by Association of DNB Doctors against the imposition of 18% GST on fee deposited by DNB Candidates.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Dwarka Flyover Construction(24.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by 2 group housing societies against the development of National Highway in Dwarka by construction of .....
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SC Asks CBI to Verify Medical Condition of Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar in His Bail Plea(24.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation to verify the medical condition of ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sik.....
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SC: Government Cannot Deny Reservation to Person of Backward Community for Being Rich(25.08.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the government cannot deny reservation to a person belonging to a backward community solely on the ground that he or she i.....
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SC Asks Bharti Airtel to Move Alternate Forum Challenging DoT Demand for Videocon Dues(25.08.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Bharti Airtel to move the appropriate forum against the direction issued to it by the Department of Telecommunica.....
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SC: Courts Can Order House Arrest u/s 167 CrPC in Appropriate Cases(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that in appropriate cases, Courts can order house arrest under Section 167 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court h.....
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Supreme Court Launches Mobile Facility for Journalists to Attend Virtual Hearing(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has launched a facility in its mobile app for providing links to virtual hearings to media persons. The Court is also introducing a feat.....
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SC Directs Government to Provide Dry Ration to Migrant Workers in NCR(14.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to provid.....
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SC: Existence of Arbitration Clause Does Not Debar Court from Entertaining Writ Petition(14.05.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the existence of an arbitration clause does not debar the court from entertaining a writ petition in a contractual mat.....
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SC Issues Notice in Pleas Challenging 27% OBC, 10% EWS Reservations in NEET All India Quota(06.09.2021)
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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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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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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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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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 Dismisses Review Petition Against NJAC Judgment(03.12.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed against judgment dated October 16, 2015, of the Constitution Bench that struck down the National Jud.....
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SC Rejects Plea of Army Men Against FIRs in AFSPA Areas(03.12.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea of over 300 Army personnel challenging the lodging of FIRs against soldiers involved in operations in Manipur and .....
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TikTok Ban Will be Lifted if You Don't Decide by April 24: SC to Madras HC(22.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Madras High Court to decide on its interim ban on TikTok video app by April 24 and said that ban on TikTok will be lifted if h.....
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Procedural Impropriety Shown By CJI, Says SC Advocates On Record Association on Sexual Harassment Charges(22.04.2019)
The allegation of the ex-employee of the Supreme Court have to be dealt with as per the established procedure of law and law must be applied in each a.....
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Supreme Court Employees Association Backs CJI Gogoi, Says Allegations of Sexual Harassment False(22.04.2019)
The association, in one-page resolution, said it strongly condemns the "false, fabricated and baseless allegations" against the CJI which is.....
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States can Impose Restrictions to Consider Remission Claims: SC(23.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld constitutional validity of Rule 8(2)(i) of the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 2006 and also said that sta.....
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Sentence can be Enhanced in Convict's Appeal Only by Giving Him Notice of Enhancement: SC(23.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that power of a High Court to enhance sentence awarded to a convict, while considering his appeal, can only be exercised .....
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CIVIL - SC Pulls Up Governments for ‘Pathetic’ State of Court Infrastructure(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has blamed decades-old apathy of Centre and state governments for “unimaginably pathetic” condition of court buildings and lack of adequ.....
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CIVIL - Supreme Court Refuses to Give Relief to Sikh Cyclist on Helmet(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to pass blanket orders to exempt a turbaned Sikh from mandatory wearing of safety helmet in a cycling event and turned down .....
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CIVIL - Supreme Court Pulls Up Assam Government Over NRC(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up Assam Government for creating confusion in final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and not re-evaluating claims.....
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CIVIL - Supreme Court Pulls Up Assam Government Over NRC(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up Assam Government for creating confusion in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and not re-evaluatin.....
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CIVIL - SC Asks ECI to Introduce Flexibility in Eligibility Conditions for Registration as 'Defence Voters'(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it will be open for Election Commission to introduce requisite flexibility in eligibility conditions prescribed for de.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - Ericsson case: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty of Contempt, Asks Him to Pay Rs. 453 cr or Face Jail(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held Reliance Group chairman and its two directors guilty of contempt for willfully not paying Rs. 550 crore to Ericsson and asked A.....
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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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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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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 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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CONTEMPT OF COURT - Ericsson Case: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty of Contempt, Asks Him to Pay Rs. 453 cr or Face Jail(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held Reliance Group chairman and its two directors guilty of contempt for willfully not paying Rs. 550 crore to Ericsson and asked A.....
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CIVIL - Pre-Emptive Judicial Strikes Against Army's Disciplinary Jurisdiction is Unwarranted: SC(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court should not preempt exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction of Armed forces by taking over essential function .....
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SC Collegium Transfers High Court Judges for 'Better Administration of Justice'(21.02.2019)
The five-member Supreme Court Collegium, comprises CJI Gogoi and justices A K Sikri, S A Bobde, N V Ramana and Arun Mishra.
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CIVIL - SC Sets Aside Uttarakhand HC Direction to Establish Permanent Bench of AFT in State(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an order of Uttarakhand High Court that directed for establishment of a permanent Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal in the St.....
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CIVIL - SC Strikes Down Rule 5A of Bihar Civil Service(Judicial Branch)(Recruitment) Rules(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has struck down Rule 5A of Bihar Civil Service(Judicial Branch)(Recruitment) Rules 1995, as per which only 10% of the candidates who app.....
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CIVIL - Just Because FIR Contains Inquest Number it Can't be Said That FIR was Registered After Inquest: SC(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because Inquest number is mentioned in First Information Report, it does not affect the prosecution case nor do.....
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CIVIL - SC Orders Eviction of More Than 10 Lakh Tribals(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered eviction of at least 10 lakh Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers after their claims on forestlands were r.....
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Supreme Court Admits Trai Plea Against TDSAT Predatory Pricing Order(22.01.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) plea challenging Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s .....
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Husbands Go 'Insolvent', Live in 'Penury' When Wives Seek Maintenance, Observes Supreme Court(23.01.2019)
'Nowadays, as soon as wives seek maintenance, husbands start saying they are living in penury or have gone insolvent. You don't leave the job just bec.....
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Jobs for SC/STs and OBCs to Go Down in Central Universities as Supreme Court Junks Centre’s Appeal(23.01.2019)
With the dismissal of the appeal , it is expected that stalemate will end over filling up of approximately 35 percent vacancies in central universitie.....
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SC Asks Centre to Explain Irregularities in Appointment of Information Commissioner(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has required Centre to explain how, in the appointment of Information Commissioners, the selection committee has shortlisted names of th.....
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SC Orders for Prosecution of Dean of a Medical College for Playing Fraud(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 crore on R.K.D.F. Medical College Hospital and ordered for prosecution of dean after noting that that col.....
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Child Born Out of Marriage Between Muslim Man and Hindu Woman Entitled to Claim Father's Property: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as "fasid" in Mohamadan law.....
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Accused Who Didn't Appear on Date of Judgment Not Entitled to Seek Judgment Copy As of Right: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that, an accused who did not appear before the Court on the date of judgment cannot as of right seek for supply of the copy.....
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Don't Deprive Litigants of Valuable Right to Prosecute Just for Their Lawyer's Default: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that valuable right of a litigant to prosecute an appeal should not be deprived merely because of non-appearance of his law.....
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Revenue Record Entries can be Challenged on Ground That it was Made Fraudulently: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the entries in the revenue records can be challenged on the ground that it was made fraudulently or surreptitiously.
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SC Rejects Centre's Plea to Relieve Forces from Assam NRC Work for Election Duty(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected Centre's prayer to allow withdrawal of combined armed police forces involved in Assam NRC work for election duty during Lok.....
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Accused can Challenge DNA Report Only on Ground of Tampering of His Blood Sample: Bombay HC(06.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has observed that the DNA report can be challenged only on the ground of possibility of tampering of the blood sample of the accused.....
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WB Govt V/S CBI: CBI can Quiz Kolkata Top Cop in Shillong, but can't Arrest Him, Says SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has asked IPS officer to appear before the agency for questioning in Shillong and "faithfully cooperate with the investigating agency at.....
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Swaroopanand Saraswati’s Followers Reach Ayodhya to Lay Foundation Stone For Ram Temple on Feb 21(06.02.2019)
Saraswati had made the announcement during the ‘Param Dharm Sansad’ at the Kumbh soon after the Union government moved the Supreme Court to releas.....
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SC Says No to Out-of-Court Settlement between Binani Cement and UltraTech Cement(16.04.2018)
As Supreme Court has said no to out-of-court settlement, Binani Industries Ltd has withdrawn its plea seeking an end to the bankruptcy proceedings aga.....
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SC: Form Panel to Look Into Pensioner Medical Claim Under CGHS(16.04.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Health and Family Welfare Ministry to “expeditiously” set up a high-powered committee to deal with medical reimbursement claim.....
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SC Stays Demotion of Karnataka High Court Staffers(16.04.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the demotion of ten Karnataka High Court employees including a Deputy Registrar at the HC Baby S. Janaki.
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Courts Can’t Sit As An Appellate Authority To Examine UPSC Selection Committee Recommendations: SC(16.04.2018)
SC while observing that courts cannot sit as an appellate authority or umpire to examine the recommendations of Selection Committee of UPSC has said t.....
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Supreme Court Reserves Order on Plea for Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar's Arrest(03.05.2019)
Opening the arguments on the third consecutive day, senior counsel Indira Jaising, appearing for the police officer, argued that the CBI was being vin.....
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Mother can't Give Up Maintenance Rights of Daughter During Mutual Consent Divorce: SC(03.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a mother cannot give up rights which vest in the daughter insofar as maintenance and other issues are concerned, durin.....
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Decide on Pending Complaints Against PM Modi and Amit Shah by May 6: SC Directs EC(03.05.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Election Commission to decide by May 6 nine complaints of the Congress party alleging Model Code of Conduct violations by P.....
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CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Asks Delhi Government to Review OP Chautala's Plea for Release from Jail(21.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to consider former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's plea seeking his release from Tihar Central Jai.....
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CIVIL - Decide on Composition of ‘Green Crackers’ at Earliest: SC to Centre(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has said that even after 4 months of imposing a ban on polluting and high decibel crackers, the alternate ‘green crackers’ are yet to be.....
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CRIMINAL - Just Because FIR Contains Inquest Number it can't be Said That FIR was Registered After Inquest: SC(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because Inquest number is mentioned in First Information Report, it does not affect the prosecution case nor do.....
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CIVIL - SC Issues Directions to Improve Conditions of Subordinate Judiciary in States(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions for improving conditions of subordinate judiciary in states and asked Central Government to ensure that .....
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Supreme Court Appoints Former Judge DK Jain as First Ombudsman in BCCI(21.02.2019)
A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and A M Sapre announced the name of retired Justice D K Jain as the ombudsman in the BCCI.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Pleas Seeking Review of Rafale Verdict, But No Date Yet(21.02.2019)
The Supreme Court in December last year had dismissed several PILs saying there was "no occasion to doubt" the Centre's decision in the figh.....
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Pulwama Attacks Aftermath: SC to Hear PIL Seeking Protection of Kashmiri Students Tomorrow(21.02.2019)
The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, took note of senior advocate Colin Gonsalves' submission that the plea needed to be hear.....
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Specifying 50% Disability Limit in Visual Impairment for Judicial Officer Post Legitimate: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as a condition to be eligible for the pos.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to 4 Convicts in 2002 Naroda Patiya Riots Case, Doubts Their Conviction(23.01.2019)
The Supreme Court granted bail to four convicts on the chief grounds that the High Court verdict of conviction was “debatable†and that they shoul.....
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Notional Extension of Employment Applies When Deceased Workman wasn't in Workplace by his Choice: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that doctrine of notional extension of employment applies when accident occurred while deceased workman was in workplace not by.....
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Ease Norms for SC/STs to be Judges: Supreme Court(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over Kerala High Court not finding a single candidate from reserved category crossing the threshold of minimum per.....
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SC Upholds Direction to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts in Universities(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected Centre's challenge against a 2017 judgment of Allahabad High Court which had held that reservations in teaching posts in un.....
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File Responses on Prevention of Torture Bill Within 3 Weeks: SC Directs States, UTs(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has sought responses and inputs from States and Union Territories on the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 within three weeks.
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Candidates Clearing Prescribed Qualification After Cut-Off Date can't be Considered Qualified: SC(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that eligibility of the candidates must be decided with reference to the qualification possessed as on the cut-off date and.....
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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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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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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: Medical Council(MCI) Can’t Interfere In NRI Admission Quota(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that direction issued by Medical Council of India to Manipal University not to make admissions to extent of 103 NRI seats for t.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Initiate Process to Fill Up Vacancies In ITAT(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has given three weeks time to Centre to initiate process of filling up vacancies of presidents, vice presidents and members in different.....
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SC To States: Inform If You Will Implement Water Harvesting Plan(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has emphasized on the need to implement Centre’s master plan for artificial recharge of ground water.
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SC Stays Uttarakhand HC's Order Declaring River Ganga, Yamuna as Living Entity(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court's order declaring river Ganga and Yamuna as a juristic person and a living entity.
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Supreme Court Stays IIT JEE Counselling, Directs High Courts Not to Entertain Any Plea(07.07.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed counselling for this year’s edition of IIT JEE examination, after a plea ciing errors in one set of question papers was filed.....
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SC Bars Accused Krishna Das From Entering Kerala Over Jishnu Case(10.07.2017)
Supreme Court has restrained Nehru Group chairman P Krishnadas, who is an accused in the alleged suicide of engineering student Jishnu Pranoy, from en.....
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Sabarimala Hearing LIVE: SC Reserves Judgment on Review Petitions, Devaswom Board Backs Women Entry(06.02.2019)
Sabarimala Hearing LIVE Updates: Changing its stand on Sabarimala row, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the shrine, tells Supreme Court .....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of UP Higher Judicial Service Rules Stipulating Cut Off Dates(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld constitutional validity of Rule 12 of Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 which provides cut-off date for fulfi.....
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Linking PAN with Aadhaar Mandatory, Reiterates SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has said that Linkage of PAN with Aadhar is mandatory while disposing a special leave petition against an order of Delhi High Court whic.....
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Plaintiff has to Prove Actual Possession on Date of Filing Suit U/S - 38 SR Act: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that in a suit filed under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, permanent injunction can be granted only to a person who .....
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Long Pendency Amounts to 'Special Reason' for Imposing Less Penalty in Corruption Case: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reduced punishment imposed on a man who was convicted for receiving a bribe of Rs. 1200 in the year 1985, to 'period already undergo.....
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Job Experience as Assistant Company Secretary can't be Treated as That of Company Secretary: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Job Experience as Assistant Company Secretary or a Management Trainee cannot be treated 'as' that of a Company Secreta.....
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Supreme Court Refuses 'Pressure Cooker' Symbol to Dinakaran For Now(07.02.2019)
The bench said if polls to vacant seats in Tamil Nadu are announced within four weeks then EC may allocate the symbol to Dinakarn's party in a week.
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Jammu & Kashmir Acting DGP Dilbag Singh to Continue in Office, Says Supreme Court(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court has said that newly appointed acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir shall continue in office till Union Public Se.....
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Person Who Remains in Encroached Property Disqualified From Being Member of Panchayat: SC(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held, overruling its previous decision, that a person who shares an encroached property by residing there, he/she has to be treated .....
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SC Upholds Quashing of Consumer Panel Member’s Appointment(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court decision of quashing the appointment of a woman member in the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer D.....
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Aircel-Maxis Deal Case: Supreme Court Extends Deadline for Probe by 3 Months(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court had in March directed investigating agencies CBI and ED to complete their probe in the 2G spectrum allocation cases and other related ma.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh's Appointment; UPSC to Decide in the Matter(20.09.2018)
The Jammu and Kashmir government on September 6 appointed Dilbagh Singh as acting police chief, replacing S P Vaid who was posted as transport commiss.....
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Leave Appointment of Judges to Us, Can Take Care of Ourselves, Says Supreme Court(21.09.2018)
The top court also dismissed a plea that sought contempt action against lawyers who have signed the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of In.....
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MACT Claims: HC Should Assign Reasons for Increasing or Reducing Compensation, Says Supreme Court(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that High Court while sitting in appeal above MACT order, should assign the reasons for not granting enhancement of compe.....
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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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Homosexuality Doesn't Lead to Diseases Like AIDS, Says Supreme Court(18.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that victorian-era morality, prohibitions, unsafe sex and living in denial have led to the spread of sexually transmitted disea.....
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Supreme Court Won't Change Decision in Judge's Bribery Case(19.07.2018)
A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, rejected the review petition filed by NGO 'Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms’ (CJ.....
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Govt Mulls Increasing Retirement Age of Judges in SC, HCs; Bill May be Introduced in Monsoon Session(19.07.2018)
Sources in the government said that the retirement age of Supreme Court judges will be raised from 65 to 67 while that of high court judges will be ex.....
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Can’t Wait for a ‘Majoritarian Govt’ to Act, Says Supreme Court on Ending Gay Sex Ban(19.07.2018)
Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra made clear, it may not strike down the law completely and deal with it to the extent it relates.....
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Mere Delay in Passing Award by Itself can't be Ground to Appoint Another Arbitrator: SC(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere neglect of an arbitrator to act or delay in passing the award by itself cannot be the ground to appoint another a.....
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Don't Victimise Woman Officer for Moving Court to Take Care of Her Infant, Supreme Court Tells Army(24.01.2019)
The Lieutenant Colonel had moved the apex court against her assignment at a place that does not have a crèche.
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Unhappy Dalit MP to Raise Supreme Court Rejection of SC/ST Quota Plea at NDA Meet(24.01.2019)
The Dalit MPs have exhorted the government to ensure proper representation of marginalized sections in teaching positions and that last years UG circu.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Protection for BSP Lawmaker Accused of Rape(27.05.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to grant protection from arrest to newly elected BSP MP from Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Atul Rai, accuse.....
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Supreme Court: GST Evaders Can be Arrested(28.05.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging Telangana High Court judgment that held that a person can be arrested by the competent authority in cas.....
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SC Refuses to Direct UP Police to Further Probe Hapur Lynching Case(28.05.2019)
Declining the plea for further probe, the Supreme Court bench asked applicant Samiuddin to approach the trial court which will take a decision in acco.....
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Murder Convict(28.05.2019)
Supreme Court observed that a murder is a murder whether it arises out of matrimonial dispute or otherwise, while rejecting the bail plea of a man who.....
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Supreme Court: Company Includes Partnership Firm or Other Association of Individuals(28.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the expression "company" used in Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 includes a partnership firm or as.....
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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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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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HC Registry cannot Exercise Judicial Powers to Decide Maintainability of Petitions: SC(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that High Court registry cannot decide maintainability of petitions which requires judicial application of mind.
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Supreme Court Lifts Stay on KC Valley Project(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has lifted its stay on Karnataka Government’s ambitious scheme (KC Valley scheme) to pump secondary treated water from the sewage treatm.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Patna High Court's Order on Recruitment of SIs(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a judgment of Patna High Court allowing Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission to go ahead with recruitment process of .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Patna High Court's Order on Recruitment of SIs(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a recent judgment of Patna High Court allowing Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission to go ahead with recruitment proc.....
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SC Directs ECI to Increase VVPAT Verification from One EVM to Five EVMs Per Constituency(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has raised VVPAT physical verification from 1 to 5 EVMs in each assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency.
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Supreme Court Notice to CBI, CVC Over Plea for Time-bound Investigation(08.04.2019)
The petition by advocate Maneesh Pathak said delay in solving such long-term pending cases hampers the free and fair justice delivery system to the co.....
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Domestic Inquiry During Pending Criminal Trial Not Contempt: SC(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court, while upholding termination of a teacher accused of harassing girl students in a Private school, has observed that departmental procee.....
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SC: Permitting Candidate to Inspect Answer Sheet Won’t Affect Public Interest or Govt. Functioning(19.07.2018)
While directing Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission to allow a candidate to see his answer sheets of examination, Supreme Court has observed that .....
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SC: Sealing Of Illegal Properties In Delhi Shall Not Stop(19.07.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that sealing and demolition of illegal structures in Delhi will not stop just because the centre had notified the amendment.....
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SC: Acceptance of Bribe Presumed If Accused Fails To Give Explanation For Possessing Money(19.07.2018)
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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Women have Fundamental Right to Enter Sabarimala Temple: SC(19.07.2018)
While hearing the issue relating to ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court has observed.....
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SC Directs Centre to Make Guidelines to Blacklist Defaulter Builders(19.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to come out with proper guidelines to blacklist builders, contractors and architects found to have constructed b.....
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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Against Ban on Book on Yoga Guru Ramdev(19.07.2018)
Publisher M/s Juggernaut Books has appealed against the Delhi High Court order in May whereby the ban on publication of the book was reinstated.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Puducherry MLA Nomination Row(20.07.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea which challenged the Madras High Court order dismissing the plea against the nomination of thr.....
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SERVICE - SC Upholds Dismissal of Air Force Officer Accused of Intercourse with Colleague's Minor Daughter(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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CIVIL - Ensure Safety and Protection of Kashmiris and Other Minorities: SC Over Pulwama Attack(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has directed nodal officers to take necessary steps to prevent acts of violence, discrimination and other coercive acts against Kashmiri.....
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‘Atheist Communists Denying Justice to Believers’: Amit Shah’s Dig at Kerala Govt Over Sabarimala(22.02.2019)
Kerala had been rocked by protests after the state government decided to implement the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict allowing women of all age .....
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Not Just 10 Lakh, But 23 Lakh Tribal & Forest-Dwelling Families May Face Eviction; Govt Silence Fuels Anger(22.02.2019)
The lawyers of the central government weren’t even present in the Supreme Court to defend the rights of tribal and traditional forest dwelling famil.....
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Centre Asks States to Provide Security to Kashmiris, Prevent Boycott After Supreme Court Prod(23.02.2019)
The home ministry said the central government is concerned at the incidents of assaults on residents of Jammu and Kashmir, in the aftermath of the Pul.....
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HRD Ministry Sends Ordinance on Reservation Mechanism for Faculties for Cabinet Approval(23.02.2019)
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had said in the Lok Sabha on February 11 that the government can 'bring an ordinance if its review petition filed in th.....
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Six of Seven Girls Found Hours After Fleeing Shelter Home in Bihar(24.02.2019)
The girls went missing a few hours before hearing in the Muzaffarpur case commenced at a Delhi court, where trial was transferred from the north Bihar.....
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Post-Divorce, No Relief Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC(23.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that a woman cannot seek relief under the Domestic Violence Act against her divorced husband, as after divorce there is no.....
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Delhi Airport Metro Accounts Not to be Declared NPA Until Further Orders: SC(23.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that accounts of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure’s (RInfra’s) arm, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL).....
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SC Directs State to Pay Rs. 50 Lakh Compensation & Provide Govt Job to Gujarat Riot Gang Rape Victim(23.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Gujarat Government to pay Rs. 50 lakh compensation and to provide government job to a woman who was gang raped during Gujar.....
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Chowkidar Remark: SC Issues Contempt Notice to Rahul Gandhi(23.04.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Rahul Gandhi in the contempt petition filed against him for attributing "chowkidar chor hai" remarks to the Supreme.....
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CJI Gogoi Hearing Own Sexual Harassment Case is 'Legally, Morally' Wrong: Ex-SC Judge Santosh Hegde(23.04.2019)
Hegde, however, said he does not want to comment on the allegations levelled against the CJI by a former Supreme Court employee as he does not know th.....
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SC Orders Gujarat Govt to Give Rs 50 Lakh, Job to Bilkis Bano Who Was Gang-Raped During 2002 Riots(23.04.2019)
The Supreme Court had earlier asked the state government to take disciplinary action in two weeks against the erring police officials, including an IP.....
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SC Asks Lawyer for Proof on Claim of Conspiracy to Frame CJI(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked a Punjab-based lawyer to furnish material in support of his claim that there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Go.....
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Day After TDB Commissioner's U-turn on Women Entry to Sabarimala, Chief Seeks Explanation(07.02.2019)
In a U-turn on Wednesday, the board supported the apex court's order, joining the Kerala government to oppose a batch of pleas seeking review of the .....
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CBI to Question Kolkata Police Chief on Feb 9 in Shillong(08.02.2019)
The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Kumar to appear before the CBI and 'faithfully' cooperate into the investigation of cas.....
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Arbitral Tribunal can't Award Interest if Agreement Expressly Bars Its Payment: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that arbitrator cannot award interest on award if the agreement expressly prohibits grant of interest.
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Civil Court has No Jurisdiction in Dispute As to Whether Suit Property is Wakf or Not: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that when issue in the suit is as to whether suit property is Wakf property or not, it is required to be decided by the Tri.....
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Civil Court has No Jurisdiction in Dispute As to Whether Suit Property is Wakf or Not: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that when issue in the suit is as to whether suit property is Wakf property or not, it is required to be decided by the Tri.....
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Court in Writ Petition can Order Revaluation Even When There is No Provision For it: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a writ court is not powerless in 'rare and exceptional' cases to order revaluation even in cases where there is no provisi.....
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Subsequent Filling of Unfilled Signed Cheque is Not Alteration U/S 138 NI Act: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that subsequent filling of unfilled signed cheque is not an alteration and even a blank cheque leaf, voluntarily signed, would .....
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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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Supreme Court on Sabarimala: All Men and Women Have Equal Right to Worship(20.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that all men and women have an equal right to worship under the Constitution of India.
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Elite IIT Engineers Leading Challenge to Homosexuality Ban(20.07.2018)
"We got a lot of attention because of the IIT tag," says management professional Balachandran Ramiah, whose petition against the 157-year-ol.....
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Third Party Insurance for Two, Four-wheelers be Made Mandatory: Supreme Court(21.07.2018)
The apex court said this while referring to the recommendations of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety and observed that over one lakh people w.....
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Supreme Court Gives Life Term to a 'Dead' Man, Recalls Order After Receiving Death Certificate(22.07.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court informed the Supreme Court bench that Gurpal Singh had died in August 2015 and thus, the order cannot be executed.
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Bihar Government to Grant Reservation in Promotions to SCs/STs(22.07.2018)
This has been done following an advice received from the Union Personnel and Training Department in the light of the orders passed by the Supreme Cour.....
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Supreme Court Asks AIIMS to Formulate National Action Plan to Combat Drug Menace(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has asked All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to formulate a national action plan to curb the growing menace of drug abuse i.....
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Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Awarding Extra Marks to NEET Tamil Candidates(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed Madras High Court directive to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to grant grace marks to students who suffered from.....
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Finalize Construction Workers' Welfare Scheme by September 30: Supreme Court(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has set the deadline of September 30 for Centre to finalise a welfare scheme for building and construction workers across the country.
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Seven Girls, Including Five 'Witnesses' in Muzaffarpur Rape Cases, Flee Govt-funded Shelter Home in Bihar(24.02.2019)
The girls went missing a few hours before hearing in the Muzaffarpur case commenced at a Delhi court where trial was transferred from the north Bihar .....
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Attempts to Scrap Article 35A Aimed at Bringing About Demographic Changes in J&K: Pakistan(25.02.2019)
Pakistan Foreign Office said it understands the Supreme Court of India is due to deliberate shortly on the petitions calling for scrapping of Article .....
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CRIMINAL - Compromise Doesn't Mean That Criminal Case Would Always End in Acquittal: SC(25.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that, in every case, it cannot be concluded that there would be no conviction in a criminal case, if the complainant and th.....
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Supreme Court Overturns Order on a Delhi High Court Order Restraining CBI Probe Into UPA Era Scam(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has lifted a Delhi High Court order restraining the CBI from probing alleged irregularities in grant of licenses to private parties by t.....
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Supreme Court: Every Person With Mental Illness Shall Have a Right to Live With Dignity(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has barred the execution of a person if he develops a mental illness and loses cognitive power during post-conviction imprisonment in a.....
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SC: Genuineness of Will Cannot be Doubted Merely Because it was Executed in Favour of Neighbour(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while rejecting the plea of the widow of the deceased testator that merely because the testator executed the Will in favour.....
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Supreme Court: Case of Death by Single Blow on Vital Part of Body May Fall under Section 302 of IPC(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that even in a case of death by a single blow but on the vital part of the body the case may fall under Section 302 of th.....
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SC Transfers Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case from Bihar to Delhi(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered transfer of Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and slammed state government for.....
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Court has to Confine Itself to 'Disobeyed' Order While Exercising Contempt Jurisdiction: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that, while exercising the contempt jurisdiction, the court has to confine itself to the four corners of the order allege.....
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Liberty Granted by Court to Pursue Appropriate Remedy Doesn't Bar Constructive Res Judicata: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that liberty granted by court to avail 'appropriate remedies' to a party does not bar application of principle of construct.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Meghalaya Mine Owner, Holds Him 'Responsible for Mishap'(08.02.2019)
The top court directed that the owner of the mine be made party in the pending petition seeking urgent steps for rescuing the miners trapped in the ra.....
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Supreme Court Admits Delhi Police Appeal Against Acquittal of Suhaib Ilyasi in Wife's Murder Case(08.02.2019)
Ilyasi, who had shot into limelight after hosting TV crime show, India's Most Wanted, was acquitted of the murder charges by the Delhi High Court on O.....
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Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar Arrives in Shillong to Face CBI Questioning(08.02.2019)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Kolkata Police commissioner to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate into the investiga.....
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Plea in Supreme Court Seeking Direction to Parties to Not Field Candidates Having More Than Two Kids(08.02.2019)
The plea, filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, said that non-compliance of the norm should lead to withdrawal of citizens' statutory right.....
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Kerala Women Script History Twice in 24 Hours, Welcome 2019 With Fight Against Patriarchy(02.01.2019)
In a span of 24 hours, women lined the streets of Kerala to uphold gender equality, while two devotees entered the Lord Ayyappa shrine for the first t.....
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Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against NGT Order on Vedanta's Sterlite Plant at Tuticorin(03.01.2019)
At least 13 people were killed and several injured on May 22 last year when police opened fire on a large crowd of people protesting against environme.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Lodging of FIR Against Mulayam Singh Yadav(03.01.2019)
A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph dismissed the plea on the ground of delay considering the fact that appeal has been filed aga.....
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Aadhaar Amendment Bill Allows Children to Opt Out of It Upon Attaining Age of 18(03.01.2019)
The amendment comes in the light of the Supreme Court judgment from September 2018, wherein the Court had upheld the validity of the Aadhaar Act. Howe.....
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When Rahul Was Young, Was He Playing in the Lap of 'Q'? Jaitley Returns Rafale Fire With Bofors Bomb(03.01.2019)
The Union minister said Rahul Gandhi had 'disappointed India' as he continued questioning the verdict of the Supreme Court.
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Govt Introduces Aadhaar Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Assures Privacy Won’t be Infringed Upon(03.01.2019)
Last year, the Supreme Court had struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that made seeding of the biometric ID with SIMs and bank accounts mandatory.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Against Bifurcation of AP High Court(03.01.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea of Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates Association (APHCAA) seeking to defer the bifurcation of High Cou.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Advance Poll Timing in Lok Sabha Election(13.05.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to advance poll timings to 5:30 am from 7 am for the seventh phase of.....
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There Cannot be Any Reservation in Qualifying Examinations, Says Supreme Court(13.05.2019)
The petitioners in their plea challenged the notification issued by the CBSE on the ground of violation of the rights guaranteed under the Constitutio.....
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Supreme Court: There Cannot Be Any Reservation in Qualifying Examinations(14.05.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified while hearing a plea seeking 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker section in Central Teacher Eligibility Test -20.....
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Supreme Court: Review/Recall/Modification Of Orders/Judgments Barred In Criminal Matters(14.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while setting aside a High Court order in a Section 482 CrPC petition that an application for review or modification could .....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to BJP Activist Priyanka Sharma(14.05.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered the immediate release of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested last week for sharing a morphed photo of W.....
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BSP's Ghosi Candidate Moves Supreme Court Seeking Bail in Rape Case(14.05.2019)
Atul Rai's counsel contended that it is a politically motivated move to prevent him from campaigning in the general election and eventually sabotage h.....
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Supreme Court: South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s BS-IV Diesel Vehicles Get Clearance(15.05.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted South Delhi Municipal Corporation to register 86 of its Bharat Standard (BS-IV-compliant diesel vehicles with the Regional.....
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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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Supreme Court Defines Tests to Find Out Whether Contract Labourers are Direct Employees or Not?(12.06.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while applying tests laid down by precedents for determining whether a contract labourer is a direct employee or not has qu.....
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Supreme Court Waives Tamil Nadu Temple's Bail Condition Over Stampede Case(12.06.2019)
Supreme Court while providing relief to the priest of the temple arrested following the death of seven pilgrims in a stampede outside temple, waived t.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Sanjiv Bhatt's Request for Examination of Additional Witnesses(12.06.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to examine additional witnesses in a case where he is facing trial for alleged .....
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Detaining Authority Under NSA Must Send Report to Govt at the Earliest: Supreme Court(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that detaining authority under National Security Act should send report to state government at the ‘earliest time possible’.....
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Cannot Ban Protests at Jantar Mantar: Supreme Court(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that there cannot be a "complete ban" on holding protests and sit-ins at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and asked the Centre to fram.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram to visit the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America from July 23 to 31, making it clear t.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram to visit the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America from July 23 to 31, making it clear t.....
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Not Possible to Reduce Diesel and Petrol Price Gap for Four Wheelers, Centre Tells Supreme Court(23.07.2018)
Centre told the bench, comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, that it was not possible to segregate pricing of diesel or have a differential .....
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Vadodara's MS University Cancels 'Controversial' Comedian Kunal Kamra's Show(23.07.2018)
While the university claimed that it has cancelled the show as it does not want the institution to be dragged into any controversy, those against Kamr.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(23.07.2018)
Karti, being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI in several cases, including the one relating to FIPB clearance to INX Media for r.....
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It's Not Rape if Promise to Marry was Not Made with Intention to have Sex with Woman : SC(03.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that if a person had not made the promise to marry with the sole intention to seduce a woman to indulge in sexual acts, such an.....
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Regularization by Management Gives No Right to Retrenched Employee to Claim Re-Employment: SC(03.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that regularization of an employee already in service does not give any right to retrenched employee to invoke Section 25 (.....
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'Every Minute Counts': SC Pulls Up Govt for Delaying Rescue of Trapped Meghalaya Miners(03.01.2019)
The Supreme Court had agreed to hear a plea seeking urgent steps to rescue the miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since December .....
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Maggi Case: SC Revives Govt's Suit Before NCDRC Against Nestle(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has revived government's case in National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against Nestle India seeking damages of Rs. 640.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing of PIL Against Centre's Order on Monitoring Citizens' Computers(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has declined urgent hearing on PIL challenging Central Government's order authorizing ten central agencies to intercept, monitor and dec.....
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No Benefit to Disabled Dependent Till Proposer Survives Under LIC's Jeevan Aadhar Policy: SC(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court of India has upheld a condition in Jeevan Aadhar Policy from the Life Insurance Corporation of India that no benefit can be paid to the .....
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No Benefit to Disabled Dependent Till Proposer Survives Under LIC's Jeevan Aadhar Policy: SC(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a condition in Jeevan Aadhar Policy from the Life Insurance Corporation of India that no benefit can be paid to the dependant.....
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Kolkata Top Cop, Former TMC MP Made to Sit Face-to Face on Day 2 of CBI Questioning in Chit Fund Scams(11.02.2019)
The Supreme Court had directed Kolkata Police Commissioner on Tuesday to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate in the investigati.....
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Why Supreme Court Judge AK Sikri Feels Judging is 'Under Stress' in Digital Era(11.02.2019)
Justice Sikri said the media has undergone a complete transformation in the digital age and now 'we are in the era of paid and fake news'.
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Kolkata Police Chief Fields CBI Questions on Saradha Scam in Shillong, Mamata Keeps a Watch from Bengal(11.02.2019)
The Supreme Court had earlier this week directed Kumar to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate into the investigation of cases r.....
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Transfer by Erroneous Representation of Title will Hold Good if Transferor Acquires Title Later: SC(11.02.2019)
Supreme Court, applying the principle of "feeding the grant by estoppel" under Section 43 of the Transfer of Property Act, has granted relief to a par.....
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SC Scraps Tejashwi Yadav's Plea Against Vacating Bungalow(11.02.2019)
Supreme Court has lashed out at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for moving court against a Bihar Government order asking him to vacate the bungal.....
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SC Scraps Tejashwi Yadav's Plea Against Vacating Bungalow(11.02.2019)
Supreme Court has lashed out at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for moving court against a Bihar Government order asking him to vacate the bungal.....
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SC Declines to Interfere with HC Order on Jaya Memorial(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Madras High Court order allowing construction of a mausoleum for former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at t.....
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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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Supreme Court Pulls up Bengal for Delay in BJP Activist's Release(15.05.2019)
Supreme Court has termed as "prima facie arbitrary" the arrest of BJP's youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma for allegedly posting morphed image of CM Ma.....
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Supreme Court: Termination of Arbitration Proceedings Cannot Be Recalled(16.05.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that the termination of Arbitration proceedings by the Arbitrator under Section 32(2) (c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation .....
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Supreme Court: Persons Named in FIR, But not Charge-sheeted can be Summoned Even at Stage Of Protest(16.05.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that a lower court can summon under Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code,1973 those persons named in FIR, but who were n.....
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SC Seeks Response From Centre, CBSE on Plea Seeking 10% EWS Quota in Teacher Eligibility Test(16.05.2019)
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea by some petitioners belonging to economically weaker sections and planning to appear in CTET 2019.
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Apex Court Seeks Response From Centre, CBSE on Plea Seeking 10% EWS Quota in Teacher Eligibility Test(16.05.2019)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and CBSE on a plea seeking 10 % reservation for economically weaker sections in Central Teacher Eli.....
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Decision of Foreigners Tribunal Will Prevail Over NRC Order in Assam, Says Supreme Court(18.05.2019)
The top court, however, said the persons whose names are not included in the NRC in Assam can produce documents including the ones related to the fami.....
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SC Refuses Relief to Rape Accused BSP Candidate Atul Rai(18.05.2019)
Rai had moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking protection from arrest till the end of the general election on May 23.
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Supreme Court: Decision of Foreigners Tribunal Will Prevail Over NRC Order(20.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Tribunal's order declaring a person as an illegal foreigner would be binding and prevail over the Government decision to.....
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SC Imposess Costs on Litigant for Incorrect English Translation of Rajasthan HC Judgment in Hindi(03.05.2019)
Supreme Court has slapped cost of Rs. 25,000 on a litigant for filing incorrect translation of a Rajasthan High Court judgment impugned in Special Lea.....
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Supreme Court Intervenes As Only 9 Of 14,000 Make It To Civil Judge Interview(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court appointed its former judge Justice A K Sikri to assess the evaluation of the main written exam with only nine candidates making it to th.....
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Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Decide Eligibility And Essential Qualifications For Employment(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot decide what is best for the employer and interpret the conditions of the advertisement contrary to the .....
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Supreme Court: Mere Summary Disposal Of Special Leave Petition Does Not Conclude The Issue On Merits(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while setting aside a Jammu and Kashmir High Court judgment that a mere summary disposal of a Special Leave Petition does n.....
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Apex Court Stays Disqualification Proceedings Against AIADMK Lawmakers(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed disqualification proceedings against two AIADMK legislators, who were served notice by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker for al.....
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Supreme Court To Congress Leader: Bring Poll Body's "Clean Chit" Order On PM(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Congress MP Sushmita Dev to bring on record the Election Commission's orders giving clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra M.....
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Top Court: No Coercive Action Against Volkswagen Over Emission Fiasco(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that no coercive action will be taken against German auto major Volkswagen against whom the National Green Tribunal has imp.....
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Supreme Court: Woman Gets Nod to Stay With In-Laws While Husband is in jail(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted a 22-year-old woman to stay with the family of her husband who is serving a life sentence for murder, setting aside a Madr.....
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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Grants 3 Months Time to CBI to Complete Probe(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has granted three months time to the CBI to complete its probe, including into the murder aspect, in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.
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Judgment in Kathua Rape, Murder Case Likely on June 10(03.06.2019)
The day-to-day in-camera trial began in the first week of June last year at the district and sessions court in Pathankot after the Supreme Court direc.....
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Streamline Entire Education System, Supreme Court Tells State and Central Govts(05.06.2019)
The bench pulled up the Maharashtra government for the uncertainty in the state regarding admission to post graduate medical and dental courses in the.....
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Supreme Court Permits Reopening of IL&FS Books of Past 5 Years to Aid SFIO Probe(05.06.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted the reopening of the books of accounts and recasting of the financial statements of debt-ridden Infrastructure Leasing & F.....
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Supreme Court Allows Guru Gobind Singh IP University to Hold MBA Admissions for 2019-20 Through CAT(07.06.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed two orders passed by the Delhi High Court as per which Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University was required to conduct a fr.....
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Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel Takes Oath as Chief Justice of Delhi HC(07.06.2019)
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his name for the appointment as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
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SC Orders Ahmed Patel to Face Trial Over Rajya Sabha Election(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel to face trial in connection with his election to the Rajya Sabha in 2017 which has been ch.....
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Chaining Mentally Ill Patients is Against Human Dignity: Supreme Court(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over the practice followed in some mental asylum to keep the patients chained and said that it must stop as it is .....
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SC Seeks Action Plan from Centre to Rescue Trapped Miners in Meghalaya(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the ongoing rescue operation to save the life of 15 miners who are trapped inside a coal mine in Megh.....
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No Blueprint of Illegal Meghalaya Mine, Centre Tells Supreme Court on Day 23 of Rescue Mission(05.01.2019)
15 miners got trapped after an illegal coal mine was flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it.
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Only Legislation Can Resolve Ayodhya Dispute Now, Says VHP as SC to Form Bench Before Jan 10(05.01.2019)
The Supreme Court on Friday said that an appropriate bench constituted by it will pass an order in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
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I Have No Fear, Says Woman Who Rewrote History by Entering Sabarimala(05.01.2019)
The 42-year-old college lecturer created history on January 2 by becoming the first woman of menstruating age to offer prayers at the Sabarimala templ.....
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CJI Gogoi Writes to PM Modi Seeking Increase in Strength of Supreme Court Judges, Raise in Retirement Age(22.06.2019)
Rajan Gogoi has also urged the prime minister to make tenure appointments of retired apex court judges and high court judges under Articles 128 and 22.....
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Former Supreme Court Judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose Appointed India's First Lokpal(20.03.2019)
The appointment has come through five years after the Lokpal Act was notified for effecting a panel of ombudsmen to look into cases of corruption and .....
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Supreme Court Asks Trapped Miners' Kin If They Wish to Get Decomposed Bodies Recovered(20.03.2019)
15 miners were trapped on December 13 last year in an illegal coal mine at Ksan in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, about 3.7 km deep inside .....
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CRIMINAL - SC Quashes Criminal Cases and Lookout Notices Against Pramod Mittal(20.03.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed all criminal cases and lookout notices against NRI businessman Pramod Mittal, his wife and children after he paid up all his.....
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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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Supreme Court to Hear Contempt Pleas Against Rajasthan Govt in Lynching Case(23.07.2018)
The apex court had on July 17 asked the Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching, saying "hor.....
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Supreme Court Says Fresh Selection to Kerala District Judges Subject to Result of Writ Petition(24.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered that selection made to Kerala District Judges during the pendency of petition will be subject to the final result of the pet.....
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Supreme Court to States: Consider Plea Bargaining to Reduce Pendency of Cases(24.07.2018)
Supreme Court has urged the State governments to consider plea bargaining in an endeavour to reduce pendency of cases.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Ban on Book on Baba Ramdev(24.07.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Delhi High Court's interim order banning the publication and sale of a book purportedly on the life of yoga guru Ram.....
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Supreme Court: A Lawmaker Stands Disqualified If Conviction Not Stayed(24.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a lawmaker, whose conviction in a criminal case has not been stayed by an appellate court, would stand disqualified from t.....
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Ban on Entry of Women Inside Sabarimala Has to Pass Constitutional Test: Supreme Court(25.07.2018)
The bench told senior advocate A M Singhvi, representing the temple board, that it will have to establish that banning the entry of women was "es.....
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"Wholly Unsatisfactory": Supreme Court Disapproves Centre’s Reply Over Lokpal(25.07.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected as "wholly unsatisfactory" the Centre's submission on the issue of setting up of a search committee for the Lokpal and dema.....
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Supreme Court: Ban on Entry of Women Inside Sabarimala Has to Pass Constitutional Test(25.07.2018)
Supreme Court has made it clear that the ban on entry of women in the age group of 10-50 years into the Sabarimala temple has to pass the Constitution.....
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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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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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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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Delhi Court Sends 2 Sacked SC Staffers to 7 Days PC for Posting Wrong Info on Website(09.04.2019)
A Delhi court has sent two sacked Supreme Court staffers to seven days in police custody for allegedly posting wrong information on Supreme Court's we.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing of Plea Challenging Madras HC Order Banning TikTok App(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused an urgent listing of a plea challenging a Madras High Court order that banned the downloading of mobile application TikTok.
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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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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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Sex on False Promise of Marriage is Rape and Blow to Woman's Honour: Supreme Court(16.04.2019)
A bench of Justices L Nageshwara Rao and MR Shah in their recent judgement observed that rape offends a woman's dignity and esteem, and if for the fac.....
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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on SC/ST Reservation in Promotion for Govt Jobs Across States(16.04.2019)
The Centre had moved the top court after an order of the Delhi High Court, which gave it three months to implement the reservation in promotion based .....
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Regularisation Obtained by Misrepresenting Facts can't be Sustained: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held in a case that appointment of Chowkidar on regular basis was invalid and also observed that an order of regularisation obtained.....
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Magistrate can’t Direct Police to File Chargesheet on Receipt of Closure Report: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a magistrate, upon receipt of a closure/refer report, cannot direct police to file charge sheet.
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Post Conviction Mental Illness is Mitigating Factor to Commute Death Sentence: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that post conviction mental illness will be a mitigating factor while considering appeals of death convicts and commuted death .....
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SC Orders Status Quo on SC/ST Reservation in Promotion for Govt Jobs(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) in government jobs after Centre and states failed to implem.....
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Resolution plan for Jyoti Structures Cleared: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has cleared Rs. 4,000 crore resolution plan by Sharad Sanghi and others for Jyoti Structures.
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Sealing in Delhi: Supreme Court Asks Chairman of Wards Committee to File Affidavit(25.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the chairman of wards committee of the Najafgarh zone to respond to the allegation levelled against him by the Forum of MC.....
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Supreme Court Stays Demolition Of Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's House(26.07.2018)
After the Gujarat High Court dismissed an appeal filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's wife against the civic body's decision to demolish a part .....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Thermal Plant Emissions Deadline Extension(26.07.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed the Centre and the Ministry of Power for extending till 2022 the deadline for thermal power plants across the country to adh.....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre, Says Government Offices Must Be Disabled-Friendly(26.07.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed the Centre over non-compliance of its last year verdict of making public institutions disabled-friendly and said the Governm.....
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Supreme Court: Essential Religious Practices, If Biased, Can be Struck Down(26.07.2018)
Supreme Court while making It clear that fundamental rights do not offer iron cast protection for “essential and integral” religious practices observe.....
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Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala Temple Too Has Rights Under Article 21, Supreme Court Told(27.07.2018)
Not persuaded about extending the Article 21 to the deity at Sabarimala temple, Chief Justice Dipak Misra said: "The framers of the Constitution .....
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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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Supreme Court Relief to 20 Trainee Officers on IAS, IPS Cadre Allocation For 2018 Batch(20.05.2019)
In a relief to 20 trainee IAS and IPS officers who had challenged the Centre's cadre allocation process for the 2018 batch, the Supreme Court has said.....
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Former Kolkata Top Cop Moves Supreme Court Seeking Protection from Arrest(20.05.2019)
The top court asked Kumar's counsel to approach the Secretary General of the court for setting up of a three-judge bench.
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Supreme Court: Oneness of the Interest is Akin to a Common Grievance Against the Same Person(20.05.2019)
Supreme Court while upholding a view of full bench of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Ambrish Kumar Shukla and Ors. v. Ferrous Infrastru.....
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Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order Stopping Retrospective Black Money Law(21.05.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court order which had held that the 2016 black money law cannot be allowed to operate with retrospective effec.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Set Up Special Bench For Ex-Kolkata Top Cop's Plea(21.05.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to set up Special Bench to hear former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's plea seeking extension of the seven-day pe.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Nuisance’ Plea Seeking 100% VVPAT-EVM Matching(21.05.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking 100 per cent matching of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic Voting Machines (E.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Indefinitely Kept in Jail for his Inability to Produce Regd Surety(21.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that an Accused cannot be indefinitely kept in jail for his inability to produce registered surety for reasons beyond his c.....
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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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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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SC Refuses to Stay Order on TikTok(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to stay an interim order of Madras High Court to Centre to prohibit TikTok mobile application over concerns about inappropri.....
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SC Allows Plea to Record Evidence of a Nigerian Doctor Through Video Conferencing(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed a plea to record evidence of a Nigerian doctor who conducted post mortem of deceased via video conferencing.
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Magistrate can’t Suo Motu Direct Further Investigation After Discharging Accused: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Magistrate has no jurisdiction to suo moto pass an order for further investigation/reinvestigation after he discharges.....
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Tenants can be Evicted Only by Following Procedure in Rent Control Laws: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a statutory tenant can be evicted only by following procedure laid down in applicable rent control laws and not by fil.....
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TikTok App Ban: SC Refuses To Stay HC Order(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Madras High Court order that directed Centre to ban Tiktok app over concerns about access to pornographic content th.....
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SC Expresses Satisfaction Over EC Action Against Politicians Giving Hate Speeches(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed satisfaction over swift action by Election Commission against various politicians, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister .....
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Mandate of "Ineligible" Arbitrator u/s 12(5) of Arbitration Act terminates automatically: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court held that ineligibility of a person barred from appointment as an arbitrator under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Asks CBI to File Status Report of Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case by June 3(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the CBI to file by June 3 its status report on the ongoing probe into the alleged murder of 11 girls at a shelter home in Muza.....
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Supreme Court Asks CBI to File Status Report of Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case by June 3(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the CBI to file by June 3 its status report on the ongoing probe into the alleged murder of 11 girls at a shelter home in Muza.....
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SC Panel Clears CJI Ranjan Gogoi of Sexual Harassment Charges, Report May Not be Made Public(06.05.2019)
The Supreme Court said that the report has been submitted to the Chief Justice and the next senior judge of the top court, and that as it was an infor.....
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‘Perplexed’ Supreme Court Postpones Rafale Review Hearing After Rahul Gandhi Case Gets Delinked(06.05.2019)
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the Supreme Court would endeavour to complete hearing the review petitions on May 10.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Restriction of Civilian Traffic on J&K National Highway(06.05.2019)
Counsel for the Jammu and Kashmir government told the bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta that the order restricting .....
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Supreme Court Says No Coercive Action Against Volkswagen Over Emission Fiasco(06.05.2019)
The apex green tribunal had on March 7 slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on Volkswagen and directed the car maker to deposit the amount within two months.....
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Supreme Court Seeks EC Reply on Plea Challenging Appointment of Observers for LS Polls in West Bengal(07.05.2019)
Supreme Court has sought replies from the Election Commission, the West Bengal Government and others on a plea challenging the appointment of two reti.....
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"Tamasha, Comedy Show": Supreme Court Rips State Government Over Taj Mahal's Care(27.07.2018)
Supreme Court observed that the effort to preserve the pristine white of the Taj Mahal has been turned into a joke and wondered what would happen if t.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Records in Kerala Church Sex Scandal Case(27.07.2018)
Supreme Court has called for records of the investigation carried out by the Crime Branch in the case of alleged rape and molestation charges against .....
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Supreme Court: Similar Trademarks for Different Items Not Breach of Law(27.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that it was no infringement of law if two distinctly different products were marketed by two different companies with "decept.....
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'Tired of Snake and Ladder, Call Your Director': SC Pulls up CBI Over Manipur Fake Encounter Cases(27.07.2018)
The Supreme Court said it wants the CBI chief to explain in person the impediments in complying with the orders and also the long in-house process of .....
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Chirag Paswan Serves Ultimatum on Modi Govt Over SC/ST Act, Warns of Agitation if Demands Not Met(27.07.2018)
The Supreme Court in an order earlier this year put a filter on the immediate arrest in cases registered under the act.
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What If UNESCO Withdraws Taj Mahal’s World Heritage Tag: Supreme Court(30.07.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed Centre, Uttar Pradesh government and Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) authority for their failure to restore the pristine glory of T.....
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People Getting Lynched, Nobody Is Bothered: Supreme Court(30.07.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over incidents of mob killings in India triggered by messages spread through social media and said it appears that.....
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Observations Not Recorded by Court shouldn’t be Attributed to Court in Speeches: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has made it clear that no views, observations or findings should be attributed to the court in political addresses to the media and in p.....
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SC Refuses to Stay HC Order Quashing Criminal Proceedings Against Chidambaram’s Kin(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Madras High Court order quashing criminal prosecution against Karti Chidambaram and Nalini Chidambaram, son and wife.....
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Pre-Sentence Hearing on Separate Date Not Mandatory: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no bar on pre-sentencing hearing taking place on same day after passing judgment of conviction, if accused an.....
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Person Ineligible to be Arbitrator U/S. 12(5) of Arbitration Act can’t Appoint Another Arbitrator: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the appointment of arbitrator by a person who himself is ineligible to be an arbitrator as per Section 12(5) of Arbitratio.....
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Supreme Court Frees Convict in 20 year old Murder Case(18.04.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man sentenced to life imprisonment in a 20 year old murder case on learning that he was a juvenile at time of commission.....
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Jaypee Homebuyers can Approach Consumer Court Against JAL: SC(18.04.2019)
Supreme Court has cleared way for 25,000 homebuyers who have invested money in Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL), to approach consumer courts against the.....
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Mental Illness of Death Row Convicts Ground to Spare Them from Execution by Hanging : SC(19.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that, mental illness of people on death row, if developed post conviction, would be a mitigating factor for appellate courts fo.....
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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court Clears the Road for Coastal Road Work(07.05.2019)
Supreme Court has modified the Bombay High Court order and permitted L&T, the HCC-HDC joint venture, and others involved in the execution of the coast.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Opposition's Request To Increase EVM Paper Trail Count(07.05.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea by 21 opposition parties that asked for counting of at least 25% per cent EVM paper trail machines instead of only f.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad in May, Asks to File Undertaking(07.05.2019)
Apex Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram, who is facing criminal cases being probed by the ED and CBI, to travel to the US, Germany and Spain this mon.....
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SC: In Limine Dismissal Of SLP Neither Constitutes Declaration Of Law Nor A Binding Precedent(07.05.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in-limine dismissal of SLP at the threshold without giving any detailed reasons, does not constitute any declaration.....
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Jet Airways Pilots' Union Asks Supreme Court to Direct SBI to Release Funds(07.05.2019)
The union has also asked the Supreme Court to direct the civil aviation ministry and aviation regulator to decline any de-registration requests of Jet.....
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Chandrababu Naidu Vows to 'Fight for Transparency in Election Process' after SC junks VVPAT plea(07.05.2019)
Chandrababu Naidu, along with leaders of 20 other opposition parties, had filed a plea seeking review of the Supreme Court's order directing EC to inc.....
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Activists, Lawyers Protest Outside SC Against Clean Chit to CJI in Sexual Harassment Case; 55 Detained(07.05.2019)
About 30 women were detained during the demonstration where protesters demanded a fair probe into the allegations levelled by a former Supreme Court s.....
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Supreme Court Accepts Buddhist Claim in Ayodhya Dispute(30.07.2018)
Supreme Court has admitted a writ petition filed by a Buddhist petitioner and tagged it along with 13 other appeals pending against a 2010 verdict of .....
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Supreme Court Allows Interim Appointment of Sitting Civil Judges as District Judges(30.07.2018)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to several judicial officers of subordinate judiciary vying for appointment as district judges through direct.....
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SC Orders CBI Director’s Personal Presence Over Delay in Manipur Extra-Judicial Killings Probe(30.07.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before it, after noting that the investigations in the alle.....
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Supreme Court Clears Last Obstacle in Way of PM’s Kashi Corridor(01.07.2019)
Supreme Court has cleared the last legal hurdle in the way of the PM’s Kashi Vishwanath corridor when it disposed of a bunch of petitions challenging .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to State Government on BJP Activist's Plea in Meme Case(01.07.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice to the State Government in connection with a contempt plea filed over the delay in release of BJP activis.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses PFI Member's Request Against Framing of Charges in RSS Activist’s Murder Case(01.07.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of a Popular Front of India (PFI) member challenging framing of charges against him for his alleged involvement i.....
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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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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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Can’t Dream of Violating Orders: Former CBI Boss Apologises to SC for Removing Officer in Bihar Rape Case(11.02.2019)
On February 7, the Supreme Court had come down heavily on Rao for transferring the investigating officer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases de.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Monitor CBI Probe Into Saradha Chit Fund Scam(11.02.2019)
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for some investors who lost money to a ponzi scam, said the CBI probe has not led to any conclusion and the inv.....
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Gujarat Riots: Zakia Jafri Seeks Hearing After Polls on Plea Against Clean Chit to Modi, SC Agrees(11.02.2019)
The high court in its October 5, 2017, order said the SIT probe was monitored by the Supreme Court. However, it partly allowed Zakia's petition as far.....
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Supreme Court Seeks UP Govt's Response on Plea to Bring CM Office Under Lokayukta(11.02.2019)
The plea has also sought direction to bring under the ambit of Lokayukta law the institutions like state and deemed universities and private institute.....
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Reservation to Economically Backward(11.02.2019)
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the Centre and tagged the matter along with a similar plea.
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Successive Applications for Recalling Witnesses Should Not be Encouraged: SC(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that filing of successive applications for recall of a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should n.....
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Voluntary Provocation can't Attract Exception to Offence of Murder: SC(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that if provocation was voluntary on part of the accused, it would not attract exception 1 to Section 300 of Indian Penal C.....
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Bengaluru Citizens Protest Against Supreme Court Panel's Decision on CJI Gogoi(07.05.2019)
Women and men from different walks of life gathered with placards saying "Supreme Injustice" and "Gogoi Gotta Go".
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Review Security Threat of Key Witness of Nitish Katara Murder Case(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to review within a week the threat perception and consider granting security to a person, whose testimony in the.....
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Supreme Court: When Does Death Of A Co-Appellant Result In The Abatement Of Appeal(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that if the decree is joint and indivisible and that the situation is such which would lead to irreconcilable decrees betwe.....
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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Congress Plea Against PM In Poll Violation Case(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to hear Congress MP Sushmita Dev's plea seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah for .....
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Supreme Court to Poll Body: Review Ex-Jawan's Plea On Nomination By Tomorrow(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to examine grievances raised by sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, whose nomination against Prime Min.....
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Supreme Court: Deadline For Finalisation of Assam NRC Will Not be Extended(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it will not extend the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
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Supreme Court Sticks to NRC Deadline of July 31, Directs State Coordinator to Take Ex-parte Decisions on 'Objections'(08.05.2019)
According to official sources, 36 lakh claims and 2 lakh objections have been filed, so far. The names of 40 lakh people did not figure in the draft N.....
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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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'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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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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SC Rejects Plea to Monitor Probe in Saradha Chit Fund Scam(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has declined plea for monitoring by court of investigations in Saradha Chit Fund scam.
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Ban on Mics and Loudspeakers in Residential Areas(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea by West Bengal BJP to set aside Calcutta High Court's 2013 order which had banned use of loudspeakers in residential.....
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SC Directs Minority Commission to Decide on Guidelines for Identifying "Minorities"(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the National Commission for Minority (NCM) to take a decision within three months on a representation seeking laying down o.....
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CAG Submits Rafale Report to Govt But Price of Jets Remains Masked, Say Sources(12.02.2019)
Public Accounts Committee Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday that he suspected the CAG report would have the same content as was given by gove.....
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SC Allows NCLT Ahmedabad to Decide Essar Steel Insolvency Case(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by operational creditors of Essar Steel, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), which had sought a stay in insolve.....
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SC Holds CBI Add. Director Nageswara Rao Guilty of Contempt of Court(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held CBI Additional Director M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court for transferring the investigating officer heading the pro.....
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Minority Status to AMU: SC Refers Matter to Seven Judge Bench(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has referred to seven-judge bench issue of determining the correctness of minority status granted to Aligarh Muslim University.
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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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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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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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Release Under Probation Doesn't Entitle Employee to Claim Right to Continue in Service: SC(29.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that release under probation does not entitle an employee to claim a right to continue in service and also observed that employ.....
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Witness can be Called 'Interested' Only When He Derives Benefit Seeing Accused Person Punished: SC(29.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed, while rejecting a defence contention in a criminal appeal, that the witness may be called "interested" only when he or she.....
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SC Agrees to Hear Plea Alleging Violation of Model Code by Narendra Modi & Amit Shah(29.04.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by a Congress MP demanding urgent EC action on the alleged violations of the model code of conduct b.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea to Restrict Media from Reporting on CJI Sexual Harassment Issue(29.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to restrict the media from reporting on the sexual harassment allegation against Chief Justice of In.....
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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Circulate Letter Seeking Adjournment of Rafale's Tuesday Hearing(30.04.2019)
In a setback to the Centre, the apex court had on April 10 allowed the pleas which relied on leaked documents for seeking review of its Rafale judgeme.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to EC on Plea Challenging Jail Term for Questioning EVMs(30.04.2019)
The Supreme Court issued the notice on a petition seeking the decriminalisation of the act of filing complaints regarding discrepancies between EVMs a.....
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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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SC Asks EC to Look Into Sacked BSF Jawan’s Grievances Over Cancellation of Nomination From Varanasi(08.05.2019)
The sacked BSF jawan had moved the Supreme Court on Monday, challenging the Election Commission's decision to cancel his candidature from the Varanasi.....
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Centre Returns to Collegium 2 Names Recommended for Elevation as SC Judges(08.05.2019)
On April 12, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the names of Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Aniruddha Bose and Gauhati HC Chief Justice A.....
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SC in-House Inquiry Committee Did Injustice to Institution in Case Against CJI: Arun Shourie(09.05.2019)
Shourie said the three judges of the Committee have done grave "injustice to the complainant, CJI and the Supreme Court as an institution".
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Will Throw Amrapali Group Out, Give Ownership Rights of Properties to Noida, Greater Noida: Supreme Court(09.05.2019)
The Supreme Court said Noida and Greater Noida can be asked to engage any builder or developer to finish the stalled projects and sell the properties .....
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Supreme Court: Corporates Appear to Have Penetrated Judiciary to Manipulate Court Orders(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court expressed “shock” at how the Court order was changed in an instance where a direction to six suppliers of Amrapali to appear before the .....
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Supreme Court Orders Demolition of 5 Apartments in Ernakulam's Maradu Municipality(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered the demolition of five apartments in Ernakulam's Maradu municipality for violation of Coastal Regulation Zone Rules.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Essar Power MP Plea on Surrendering Jharkhand Coal Mine(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear Essar Power MP’s plea against the Government decision to invoke its bank guarantee worth Rs 200 crore, but said would.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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 Rejects Former RAW Official's PIL to Earmark PoK, Gilgit as LS Seats(01.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to earmark and declare Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit as Lok Sabha (LS).....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Telangana HC Order on Fee Fixation of Engineering Courses(01.07.2019)
Restoring the fees fixed by Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC), the top court was severe in its criticism of the high court's de.....
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SC Defers Hearing Pleas Against Centre's 10 per cent Quota for EWS Category in Jobs, Education(01.07.2019)
The Supreme Court had earlier refused to stay the Centre's decision to grant 10 per cent quota in jobs and admissions to poor candidates in the genera.....
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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on Destruction of 369 Houses in Nagpur(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed maintenance of status quo in connection with destruction of 'encroachments', mainly houses, on 369 plots reserved for publi.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Plea to Frame Guidelines on Marital Rape as Ground for Divorce(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to frame appropriate guidelines for registration of FIR for marital r.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Plea Seeking Safety Guidelines for Children Under HAMA Act, 1956(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking guidelines for the safety of children adopted under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 195.....
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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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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 Amrapali: Ownership Rights Should be Given to Noida and G. Noida Authorities(09.05.2019)
In a big relief for Amrapali home buyers the Supreme Court has said that it may give ownership rights of all the group's projects to authorities in N.....
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Supreme Court: Litigant Cannot Question A Judge On 'Perceived Bias' During The Course Of Hearing(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court in its order dismissing Harsh Mander's plea seeking recusal of the CJI Ranjan Gogoi from hearing the Assam Detention Centre cases, the S.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Opposing Release Of Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Case(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions of families of those killed along with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, objecting to the Tamil Na.....
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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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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.....
Tags : High Court, Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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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 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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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read»
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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Minority Status to Aligarh Muslim University to be Decided by Supreme Court's 7-judge Bench(12.02.2019)
The UPA-led centre government had filed an appeal against the 2006 verdict of the Allahabad High Court holding that the varsity was not a minority ins.....
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Criminal Complaints can't be Quashed Just because Allegations Appear to be of Civil Nature: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on the ground that the allegations made therein appear to be of a civil nat.....
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No Right with Bank Employee to be Associated with Decision Making Process for Fixation Of Salary: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the employee of a Bank has no right that he should be associated with the decision-making process in respect of the fi.....
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To Say Counsel is Out of Station is Not a Ground to Seek Adjournment: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that non availability of the counsel or he being out of station is not a ground to seek adjournment.
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Bhima Koregaon: SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Refusing Extra Time to Police to File Chargesheet(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside Bombay High Court order which had refused to grant additional time beyond 90 days under the Unlawful Activities Prevention.....
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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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Supreme Court: Drunk Occupants of Private Vehicles Can be Prosecuted Under Bihar Prohibition Law(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a private vehicle in Bihar is defined as a "public place" by the State's prohibition law and if a person is travelling.....
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Supreme Court Grants Nearly Rs 50 Lakh Compensation to Disabled Driver of Deceased Punjab Minister(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has awarded nearly Rs 50 lakh compensation to a man who suffered permanently disability in an accident while driving the car of the then.....
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Supreme Court: Land Owners Not Entitled to Different Site or Flat in all Cases of Acquisition(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that there is no rule that in all cases of acquisition of the land that the owner must be given an alternative site or flat.
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Supreme Court Pulls Up NDMC for Suppressing Facts(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for suppressing facts before a vacation bench to secure a favourable order re.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Stand on Jairam Ramesh Request Challenging Amendments to PMLA(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's request challenging the amendments made to the Prevention of M.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : High Court, Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tax Deduction at Source, IT Act, 1961, Section 192
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : High Court, Supreme Court
read»
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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Private/Public Character of Temple
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Basic Wages, EPF
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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 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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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Cancellation of Lok Sabha Polls(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea which questioned the use of electronic voting machines in polls and sought cancellation of the recently concluded Lo.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply of Delhi Govt, Police on Plea of Convicts in Anti-Sikh Riots Case(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the reply of the Delhi Government and police by July 23 on appeals of 33 people challenging the Delhi High Court order convic.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Army Court Powers(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a home ministry appeal that argued the General Assam Rifles Court, a wing of the army, was empowered to try Assam Rifles pers.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Plea Against "Article 15"(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification to movie "Article.....
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Supreme Court to States: Why Long Delay in Forming Rights Courts(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the Central Government, the States and the Union Territories on the prolonged delay for over a quarter of a c.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Law for Abortion(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre about a Public Interest Litigation to reconsider the right to abortion. As per the existing law, abortio.....
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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 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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Supreme Court Refuses to Direct UP Police to Further Probe Hapur Lynching Case(28.05.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to direct the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct further probe in the 2018 Hapur lynching case. A vacation bench comprising Chi.....
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No Religious Angle or Conspiracy in 2018 Hapur Lynching Case: UP Police to Supreme Court(29.05.2019)
The affidavit by Hapur SP Yashveer Singh also rejected the element of conspiracy or a common intention by assailants in fatally attacking 45-year-old .....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Examine Law to Arrest Individuals For GST Evasion(29.05.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine the powers of tax authorities to arrest an individual for Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion.
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt Response on Powers of GST Officers to Arrest Tax Evaders(30.05.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government seeking clarification on the powers of officers of the Goods and Services tax (GST) Commissi.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Karti’s Deposit Refund Plea, Says ‘Focus on LS Seat’(30.05.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking return of Rs 10 crore which he had deposited with the court's registry for .....
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Supreme Court Clarifies, “No Anticipatory Bail, GST Violators Can be Arrested Without FIR(30.05.2019)
Supreme Court has suggested to the High Courts not to grant anticipatory bail to those who default on the Goods and Services tax, reminding them that .....
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Supreme Court: Section 148 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Has Retrospective Effect(30.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 as amended, shall be applicable in respect of the appeals against .....
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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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read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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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read»
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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read»
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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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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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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Introduction of Unit Area Method System Through NDMC Bye-laws Invalid: SC(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court judgment that quashed the NDMC (Determination of Annual Rent) Bye-laws, 2009, that had introduced the sy.....
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SC Refuses Bail to Unitech Promoters(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has refused bail to Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra in a case relating to alleged siphoning off the home-buyers' money.....
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Don't Victimise Woman Officer Over her Posting: Supreme Court Tells Army(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Army not to victimise a Lieutenant Colonel who had moved the court against her assignment at a place that does not have a .....
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Delhi-Centre Row: AAP Govt Requests Supreme Court to Pass Verdict at Earliest(24.01.2019)
Justice Sikri, who headed the two-judge bench which reserved the order, said the judgement will be delivered 'very soon'. Justice Ashok Bhushan was th.....
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Assam NRC Deadline Should Not be Extended Beyond July 31, Says Supreme Court(24.01.2019)
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice RF Nariman said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the Assam, will ensure.....
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No Stay on Amendments, Arrest Provisions in SC/ST Act, Says Supreme Court(24.01.2019)
A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri said that the court will not stay these amendments till a final decision is delivered on a bunch of petitions relat.....
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Haren Pandya Murder Case: Plea in Supreme Court for Fresh Probe(25.01.2019)
Pandya, a former minister of state for home in the then Narendra Modi government in Gujarat, was shot dead on March 26, 2003, in Ahmedabad near Law Ga.....
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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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read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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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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Set Up Exclusive Courts in Every District to Hear Pending Child Rape Cases, Supreme Court Tells Centre(25.07.2019)
Hearing the case, the court directed central government to provide funds for the separate courts, which will be set up in every district and will hear.....
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Notice Demanding Loan Amount Not Invalid if it is Same as Cheque Amount: SC(19.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a demand notice issued under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, claiming 'loan amount', does not become invali.....
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SC Bans Mining Along Kaziranga National Park(22.04.2019)
Supreme Court has banned mining and related activities along Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (KNP) and in the catchment area of the rivers/str.....
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If Exclusion Terms of Policy Not Told to Insured, Insurer can’t Repudiate Claim on its Basis: SC(22.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that if the terms of exclusion of policy are not communicated to the insured, the insurer cannot rely on them to repudiate a cl.....
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Nepal Supreme Court Stays PUBG Ban(22.04.2019)
Supreme Court of Nepal has stayed the Government order banning popular mobile game Player Unknown's Battleground (PUBG) and observed that PUBG was bas.....
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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : High Court, Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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: 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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Mother of Perarivalan, Rajiv Assassination Convict, Campaigns Across TN Seeking Early Release for Son(25.01.2019)
She said that even after four-and-a-half months of the Supreme Court order to consider the mercy petition, the Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit .....
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Cheque Bounce Complaint Against Director Not Maintainable if Company is Not Arraigned as Accused: SC(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a 'cheque bounce' complaint against the director of the company is not maintainable if the company is not arraigned .....
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SC Refuses to Extend Deadline to Finalize Assam NRC Beyond July 31(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to extend the deadline for the publication of the final NRC for the state of Assam beyond July 31.
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Undivided Share in Joint Family can be Disposed by Will: SC(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court, while dismissing appeals from a partition suit, has held that undivided interest of a Hindu in a joint family property can be disposed .....
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SC Refuses to Stay Amendments Made to SC/ST Act(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the amendments made to SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act which restored the no anticipatory bail provision for th.....
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Special Fee for Enrolment of Retired Employees by Bar Council is Illegal: SC(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petitions filed by the Bar Council of Kerala against the Kerala High Court ruling that collection of spe.....
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Deceased Termed Wife and Daughter Prostitutes: SC Finds It Sufficient 'Grave And Sudden Provocation'(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has modified the conviction of a woman accused of murdering her husband to 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder' on the ground tha.....
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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 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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SC Stays Delhi HC Order Disallowing Black Money Law to Operate Retrospectively(21.05.2019)
The Supreme Court stayed the May 16 order of the High Court, which had restrained the I-T department from taking any action against VVIP chopper scam .....
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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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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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read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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 Agrees to Examine Validity of 10% General Category Quota(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has decided to examine Centre's decision to grant 10% reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general category.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay 10% Quota For Upper Caste Poor, But Will Examine Validity(25.01.2019)
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi gave the Centre four weeks to respond on a batch of petitions that sought the quashing of the amend.....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod to NBCC to Start Work in Two Stalled Projects of Amrapali(25.01.2019)
The NBCC told the court that it has floated tenders for completion of two projects - Eden Park and Castle - of Amrapali and would start construction i.....
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Plea for CBI Probe in Kalburgi Murder: Supreme Court Wants to Hear Matter 'in Detail'(25.01.2019)
A bench of justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran said that no parties will be given any adjournment.
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People of Assam, Not Foreigners, Have Right to Resources: Guv's R-Day Speech Amid Citizenship Row(26.01.2019)
The state's entire administrative machinery is working with its capability and dedication to prepare a correct National Register of Citizens (NRC) und.....
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Jumbo Census: Assam Has Highest Number of Captive Elephants, Kerala and Karnataka Follow(27.01.2019)
The first-ever census of captive elephants, undertaken on the orders of the Supreme Court, has revealed there are 2,454 such jumbos in 28 states and U.....
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Death Sentence Only When Alternative Option is Unquestionably Foreclosed: SC(28.01.2019)
Supreme Court has commuted death penalty to a man accused of rape and murder of a nine year old girl and observed that even though manner of commissio.....
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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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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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read»
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 to Aditya Talwar on ED Request(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Aditya Talwar on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a Delhi High Court order which allowe.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL to Allow Muslim Women Into Mosques, Ban Purdah System(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a public interest litigation petition (PIL) filed by the President of the Kerala unit of the Akhil Bharath Hindu Mahasabha .....
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Sealing Drive in Delhi : Supreme Court Seeks Reply From Officials(09.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Land and Development Office to respond on the allegations leveled by the Court Appointed Monitoring Committee that offi.....
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Supreme Court: Adjudication of Litigation Should be Done on Merits(09.07.2019)
Supreme Court observed that “Litigation should not be terminated by default either of the Plaintiff or the Defendant”. The Court further observed that.....
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Jayalalithaa Gifts Case: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against High Court Order(09.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the 2011 order of the Madras High Court quashing a case against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayala.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Give Saravana Bhavan Owner More Time to Surrender(09.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declines to grant any relief to Saravana Bhavan restaurant chain owner P. Rajagopal, who sought extension of time to surrender citin.....
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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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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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read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.
Tags : Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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read»
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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No Vested Right to Out-of-Turn Promotions: SC Dismisses Police Officers' Plea(28.01.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea of Uttar Pradesh police officers seeking out-of-turn promotions for 'their credit acts of exemplary courage and valou.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code(28.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the two-year old insolvency code in its entirety, quashing petitions which challenged the law saying it was discriminatory.
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SC Issues Contempt Notices to RBI for Denying Info Under RTI on Loan Defaulters(28.01.2019)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to RBI for failing to reveal under the Right to Information Act intelligence received on loan defaulters and.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notices to RBI for Denying Info Under RTI on Loan Defaulters(28.01.2019)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to RBI for failing to reveal under the Right to Information Act intelligence received on loan defaulters and.....
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No Tennis for Karti Chidambaram if He Evades ED: Supreme Court’s Balancing Act(29.01.2019)
A bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing Karti’s plea seeking permission to travel to travel to France.....
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Can't Detain Illegal Immigrants Indefinitely if You Can't Deport, Supreme Court Tells Centre(29.01.2019)
A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, said the court was mindful of the diplomatic channels involved in such matters but the exercis.....
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Restitution Under Sec. 144 CPC Attracts Only When There is Variation or Reversal of Decree/Order: SC(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has explained the situations in which Section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure (application for restitution) can be applied and observ.....
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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 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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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: False Cases Filed by Couples Will End Institution of Marriage(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that false charges filed by married couples against each other will end the institution of marriage. The Court regretted th.....
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Supreme Court: No Attempt to Enact Uniform Civil Code Despite Repeated Court Appeals(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has indicated dismay over the failure of successive governments to enact a Uniform Civil Code despite repeated appeals from the Court. T.....
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Supreme Court Explains Executing Court Cannot Travel Beyond Order or Decree under Execution(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified a settled proposition that an executing court cannot travel beyond the order or decree under execution. The Court observed.....
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Supreme Court Permits Ghulam Nabi Azad to Visit J&K, Interact with People(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir, but said he cannot hold any political rally. The Court.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : High Court, Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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Govt to Act Against Tik-Tok Under IT Act After Complaints Pour in on Derogatory Content(09.07.2019)
Tik Tok is already the subject of litigation in India with the Supreme Court last week refusing to hear a plea for the transfer of cases relating to a.....
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Delhi HC Declines Plea to Direct Centre to Make Marital Rape a Ground for Divorce(09.07.2019)
The plea was filed in the high court after the Supreme Court refused to entertain it and asked the petitioner, advocate Anuja Kapur, to approach the h.....
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Jaypee Homebuyers Case: Supreme Court Directs Centre to Come Out With Uniform Proposal(10.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to come out with a "uniform" proposal for all cases to resolve the difficulties being faced by lakhs of homebuye.....
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Supreme Court: Inter-State Sales Between Successor States Inapt to be Treated as Intra-State Sales(10.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that creation of a new political State must be given full legal effect and the Inter-State sales between the two successor Sta.....
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Vacancies in Lower Judiciary: Supreme Court Directs States, High Courts to Submit Status Report(10.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories and Registrar General of the jurisdictional High Courts to submit details of filling up of.....
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SC to Decide on Early Hearing in Ayodhya Land Dispute Today as Plea Claims Mediation Not Working(11.07.2019)
On May 10, the Supreme Court had given a deadline of August 15 to the mediation panel to find a reasonable solution to the dispute.
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Indiscipline by Lawyers: Supreme Court Seeks Report from BCI(11.07.2019)
Supreme Court has called upon the Bar Council of India (BCI) to submit a list of lawyers who have been acted against throughout the country for unruly.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Permits Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to Hold Elections(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to hold elections to elect office bearers but said the results will be subject to.....
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Supreme Court: Judges Should Possess Sterling Quality of Integrity(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the judiciary is an institution founded on honesty and integrity while reasserting that it is necessary for judicial o.....
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Supreme Court Explains Payment of Solatium, Interest Must for Land Taken to Build Highways(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that landowners must be given solatium and interest apart from compensation awarded to them, when their land is acquired for c.....
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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 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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Supreme Court Chides Noida, Greater Noida Authorities for Delay in Registering Ready Amrapali Flats(13.08.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up Noida and Greater Noida authorities, warning officials of serious consequences including jail time if the recent court ord.....
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Supreme Court Fines Seven States Over Status of Human Rights Courts(14.08.2019)
Supreme Court has slapped penalty of up to Rs. 1 lakh on seven states for failing to file responses on setting up human rights courts despite its dire.....
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Supreme Court: Alienation of Suit Property not Invalid During Pendency of Suit(14.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the effect of doctrine of Lis Pendens is not to annul all the transfer effected by the parties to a suit but only to rend.....
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Supreme Court Explains Section 292BB Income Tax Act, 1961 Does not Mean Complete Absence of Notice(16.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Section 292 BB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 applies only to cure the infirmities in the manner of service of notice of .....
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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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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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What's the Need For a Law?: The Many Contentions of Oppn Parties Against the Triple Talaq Bill(25.07.2019)
Several parties, including Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC), have questioned why the law is even necessary considering that the Supreme Court has.....
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Traders' Body Demands Action against Dhoni for Endorsing Realtor Amrapali Group(26.07.2019)
Court-appointed forensic auditors have told the Supreme Court that Amrapali Group had entered into 'sham agreements' with Rhiti Sports Management Pvt .....
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Supreme Court Accepts Plea to Show Sex Assault Awareness Clips in Movie Halls(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed a short video clip with helpline numbers to be screened in movie halls across the country to create awareness about sexual a.....
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Supreme Court Orders Provision of Medical Facilities to Retired Judges(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to comply within six weeks with its direction to provide medical facilities to retired chi.....
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Supreme Court: Issues Plaguing Judiciary Matter of Concern, Not Collegium(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court observed that it is not the functioning of the Collegium, which recommends appointment of judges for higher courts, but lack of adequate.....
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Supreme Court Permits Two Independent Karnataka MLAs to Withdraw Their Petition Seeking Floor Test(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted two Karnataka independent MLAs - R Shankar and H Nagesh - to withdraw their plea from the apex court seeking direction to .....
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Bank Scam: Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Probe Against Ajit Pawar and Seventy Others(02.09.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's direction for the police to register an FIR against NCP leader Ajit Pawar and over.....
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Supreme Court Extends P Chidambaram’s CBI Custody(02.09.2019)
Supreme Court has extended Former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s CBI custody till Thursday thereby avoiding the possibility of being sent to Delhi's T.....
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Supreme Court Asks for Report on Unnao Rape Case(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it wants "fair and speedy trial" in the Unnao rape case, in which ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is an accused. The A.....
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Supreme Court to Muslim Parties in Ayodhya Case: Present Relevant Arguments(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed in response to the argument made by the Muslim parties in Court that they should present arguments relevant to the issues. .....
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Supreme Court: Assess Parking Needs of Delhi for Next 25 Years Before Approving Projects(03.09.2019)
Supreme Court while terming parking as one of the "most serious problems" has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that proper assessment of parkin.....
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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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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: Even Small Judgments of Apex Court Passed After Grant of Special Leave are Binding(11.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that its judgments which are passed in exercise of appellate jurisdiction are binding precedents even if they are brief. The C.....
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CBI Raids Lawyers Indira Jaising, Anand Grover's Home, Offices for 'Violating Foreign Funding Norms'(11.07.2019)
The Supreme Court had in May issued a notice to the lawyers and their NGO, Lawyers Collective, on a plea alleging FCRA violation by them.
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Amit Shah to Chair Meeting on Goa's Mining Crisis Today, Pramod Sawant to Attend(12.07.2019)
The five-decade-old mining industry in the coastal state came to a standstill in March 2018, after the Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 .....
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Supreme Court Directs Ayodhya Mediation Panel to Submit Report by July 18(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Ayodhya mediation panel to submit a report on its progress by next Thursday(July 18), after one of the Plaintiffs moved.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Karnataka Speaker's Urgent Plea(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has refused Karnataka Speaker’s urgent plea, saying his plea will be heard tomorrow hours after the Supreme Court allowed the rebel Karn.....
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Supreme Court Initiates Suo Motu Action to Curb Spiralling Child Rape Incidents(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu action on the rising incidents of child rape and a growing perception of slack law enforcement. The Court while.....
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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 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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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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read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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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read»
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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read»
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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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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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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Supreme Court: Grant of Leave is Essential for Entertaining Suit under Section 92 CPC(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that in every suit filed under Section 92 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908(CPC) the grant of leave is essential before the sui.....
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Supreme Court: Non Recovery of Weapon of Assault not Fatal to Prosecution Case Always(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a prosecution case cannot be disbelieved merely because the weapon of assault or the bullet was not recovered.
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Supreme Court: Acting CJ not Entitled to Pensionary Benefits Available to Chief Justice of High Court(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that a judge who retires as an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court is not entitled to the same pensionary benefits available .....
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Supreme Court Questions U.P Government for Failing to Control Lawyers(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has summoned the Uttar Pradesh Home Secretary over the State's lack of control over its lawyers. The top court, fuming over the failure .....
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Supreme Court Raps Kerala Government Over Illegal Apartments(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that illegal construction in high-tide areas of Kerala led to devastating floods in the State last month, as it slammed the.....
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SC Asks ED to Provide Date on Which it Wants to Interrogate Karti Chidambaram(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Enforcement Directorate to specify by January 30 the date on which it wants to interrogate Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Co.....
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SC Asks State to Provide Information on Detention Centres and Foreigners Detained in Assam(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has required the State to furnish details of the number of Detention Centres in Assam and the number of inmates they house while hearin.....
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: SC Agrees to Hear Petition for Additional Compensation from Union Carbide(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear in April the curative petition filed by the Centre in 2011 for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims.....
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Mere Agreement to Sell Leased Property to Tenant wouldn't Terminate Landlord-Tenant Relationship: SC(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere agreement to sell the property of landlord to tenant would not result in termination of landlord-tenant relations.....
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Delhi HC can’t Challenge Panel on Sealing: Supreme Court(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has pointed out that it had made it clear in its earlier judgment that any challenge to decision of sealing monitoring committee would l.....
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Supreme Court Sends PIL Against Prayer Songs Sung in Kendriya Vidayalayas to Constitution Bench(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has referred to a Constitution bench the issue of whether religious prayers such as Asato maa saad gamaya (lead me from untruth to truth.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
read»
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.
Tags : Supreme Court
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court
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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 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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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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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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Transfer Rs. 54,000 Crore Campa Funds to Centre: Supreme Court(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed that funds under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) be transferred to new Authority .....
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Insolvency Proceedings can be Withdrawn After Invitation Of Resolution Plans Under Regulation 36A: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted withdrawal of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process(CIRP) even after Resolution Professional issued invitation for expre.....
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Casual Act of Possession Over Property Doesn't Confer Possessory Title: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a casual act of possession does not have the effect of interrupting the possession of the rightful owner.
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Secured Creditor can File Winding Up Petition After Obtaining Recovery Certificate from DRT: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a secured creditor can file a winding up petition after obtaining a decree from the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) and a re.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against TRAI Regulations Regarding Cable Services and DTH(30.01.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) March, 2017 regulations and tariff order rel.....
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Wife Entitled to 'Residence Order' Only If She Establishes Domestic Violence: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a Calcutta High Court judgment which held that wife is entitled to claim residence in shared household only when she could es.....
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Nagpur Cop Showers Money on Schoolgirls at R-Day Event, Suspended After Video Goes Viral(30.01.2019)
This incident caught the Internet's attention just days after the Supreme Court allowed dance bars to reopen in Mumbai. The judicature states that per.....
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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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Maradu Demolition: SC Warns that Kerala Chief Secretary Will Be Held Personally Liable For Violations(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court while hearing the matter relating to demolition of apartments in Maradu has orally warned the Chief Secretary to the Kerala Government t.....
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SC: Additional Evidence in Proceedings u/s 34 Arbitration Act Can be Adduced Only in Exceptional Case(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that proceedings under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act will not ordinarily require anything beyond the recor.....
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SC: Legal Heirs of Deceased Convicted under Section 138 of NI Act Can Challenge Conviction(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convicted under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act (NI Act) have right to challenge the co.....
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Supreme Court: Chief Judicial Magistrates Competent to Deal With Applications U/s 14 SARFAESI Act(24.09.2019)
In an important ruling, SC has held that a Chief Judicial Magistrate is equally competent to deal with the application moved by the secured creditor u.....
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Scope of judicial Review Limited: Supreme Court on Appointment of Judges(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that scope for judicial review in appointment, posting and transfer of judges was “severely limited” and “interference in s.....
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SC to Centre: Frame Regulations to Curb Social Media Misuse(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to frame Regulations to check social media misuse and to strike a balance between the privacy and reputation of ind.....
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Supreme Court to Jaypee Homebuyers: Will Protect You Interests(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has said that it would intervene to protect Jaypee homebuyers if the resolution plan under the insolvency proceedings failed.
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Supreme Court: Ranking of Pensioners by Providing Cut-Off Date for Grant of Revised Pension Invalid(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the classification of pensioners into two categories by providing cut-off date for the purpose of grant of revised pensio.....
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Supreme Court: Marital Dispute Between Parents Affects Child's Personality(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court observed while refusing to interfere with a High Court order directing to admit a child in a boarding school that the ill-effects of the.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Puducherry Turf War(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to intervene with the Madras High Court order that curbed Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi's powers on the administrative .....
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Karnataka Crisis: Supreme Court Orders Status Quo Over Resignation of Rebel MLAs(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo on the matter of resignation and disqualification of rebel Congress and JD-S MLAs meaning that the lawmakers will.....
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Maharashtra to Extend Quota to Marathas Who Applied Under It in 2014(12.07.2019)
The Supreme Court Friday sought Maharasthra government's response on pleas challenging the high court order that upheld the Maratha quota in education.....
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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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Police Has no Power to Seize Property During Investigation: Supreme Court(24.09.2019)
Supreme while upholding the order of Bombay High Court has said that police has no power to seize immovable property during an investigation.
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Police Has no Power to Seize Property During Investigation: Supreme Court(24.09.2019)
Supreme while upholding the order of Bombay High Court has said that police has no power to seize immovable property during an investigation.
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Prorogation Of UK Parliament Unlawful And Void: UK Supreme Court(24.09.2019)
United Kingdom Supreme Court has unanimously declared the prorogation of UK Parliament unlawful and void as it frustrates the ability of the Parliamen.....
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Supreme Court Resuscitates Amtek Auto, Permits Fresh Bids for Company(25.09.2019)
Supreme Court has granted the resolution professional of Amtek Auto 21 days to invite fresh bids, giving a fresh lease of life to the insolvent compon.....
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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: Plea Based on Equity/Hardship not Valid in Tax Cases(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that in a tax statute a plea based on equity or hardship is legally unsustainable and the constitutional validity of taxing pr.....
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Supreme Court Explains Venue of Arbitration Along With Jurisdiction of High Court(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that when a place is agreed upon by the parties as the 'venue' of Arbitration, only the High Court having jurisdiction over th.....
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SC Accepts Plea to Show Awareness Clips on Sexual Assault on Children in Cinema Halls(26.07.2019)
A short clip to spread an awareness should necessarily be screened in every movie hall and a child helpline number should also be displayed not only i.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Directions for Safety, Security of Doctors in Govt Hospitals(27.07.2019)
The plea was filed last month by advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava in the wake of protests by doctors in West Bengal against assault on their colleagues,.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Seeking Directions for Safety, Security of Doctors in Govt Hospitals(29.07.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction for safety and security of doctors in government hospitals across the country.
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Supreme Court Explains Needs of Society as Important as Personal Liberty(29.07.2019)
Supreme Court in a ruling on preventive detention has held that liberty of an individual cannot be the exclusive concern of courts and that this liber.....
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Why Only Bureaucrats on RTI Panels, Asks Supreme Court(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre as to why only retired or sitting bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as inf.....
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SC Quashes Madras HC Disciplinary Rules for Lawyers(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed Rules 14- A to 14-D of the Rules of High Court of Madras, 1970 holding that they are ultra vires to Section 34 of the Advoca.....
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Nurses are Free to Practice Their Profession Throughout The Territory Of India: SC(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the Nursing Council Act of 1947 does not restrict the practice of nursing once a Degree or Diploma is granted by the S.....
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SC Introduces New Case Listing Norms to Eliminate Mentioning(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has notified new norms for listing of cases, which will ensure that fresh cases are listed for hearing within a week of their filing and.....
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SC Tells Karti Chidambaram to Deposit Rs.10 Crores for Going Abroad(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Karti Chidambaram, son of Senior Advocate and former Union Minister P Chidambaram, to deposit Rs.10 crores with registry as.....
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SC Tells Karti Chidambaram to Deposit Rs.10 Crores for Going Abroad(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Karti Chidambaram, son of Senior Advocate and former Union Minister P Chidambaram, to deposit Rs.10 crores with registry as.....
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SC Tells Karti Chidambaram to Deposit Rs.10 Crores for Going Abroad(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Karti Chidambaram, son of Senior Advocate and former Union Minister P Chidambaram, to deposit Rs.10 crores with registry as.....
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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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Meghalaya Gets Supreme Court Nod to Call off Operation to Retrieve Bodies of Trapped Miners(12.07.2019)
The mine was flooded in December last year trapping 15 miners when water from the nearby Letein river gushed into it.
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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: 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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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: 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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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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Supreme Court on Speedy Justice: Will not Wait for Data on POCSO Cases(29.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that for speedy justice in child rape cases, directions can be passed without waiting for additional data on cases registered .....
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Supreme Court Asks Uttarakhand to Withdraw Work Order for Road Construction in Rajaji Tiger Reserve(29.07.2019)
According to the CEC's earlier report, the road was being constructed without statutory approval of National Board for Wildlife and in violation of th.....
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Supreme Court Asks for BCI's Reply on Plea Seeking Security Measures for Women Lawyers(30.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought reply from the Bar Council of India (BCI) on a plea seeking measures for women lawyers such as safety in courts, maternity be.....
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Unitech Case: Supreme Court Directs NBCC to Finish 74 Projects(30.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that UNITECH is incapable of fulfilling its commitment and has asked the NBCC to take up Unitech’s 74 projects affecting 17,00.....
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Supreme Court Explains Bail Cannot be Granted Without Providing Reasonable Reasons(30.07.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that bail cannot be granted without providing any reason as to on what grounds even though of a prima-facie nature it is c.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea to Protect Identity of Accused in Sexual Offences(30.07.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking protection of identity, reputation and integrity of individuals accused of sexual crimes till comple.....
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'Threatened' By Accused's Kin, Unnao Rape Survivor Had Written Letter to Chief Justice Gogoi(31.07.2019)
An official of the Supreme Court said the letter written in Hindi has been received by the office of the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi who has asked the .....
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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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Koregaon Bhima Case: Supreme Court Extends Protection from Arrest to Gautam Navlakha(16.10.2019)
Supreme Court has extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to civil rights activist Gautma Navlakha in the Koregaon Bhima vio.....
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Supreme Court: State Legislature Cannot Enact Law Providing Direct Appeal to Apex Court(16.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a State Legislature cannot enact a law providing an appeal directly to the Apex Court of India. The Court struck down Sec.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Uttarakhand Rule of Accelerated Promotion Quota(16.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a service rule of providing accelerated promotion on the basis of higher educational qualifications. The Court was concerned .....
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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 Gives Relief to Sarwan Singh Phillaur in Money-Laundering Case(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed proceedings of Mohali special CBI Court against former Punjab jails minister and now Congress leader Sarwan Singh Phillaur in.....
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Supreme Court Asks Sreesanth Why BCCI wasn't Informed by Him About Being Approached for Spot-Fixing(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has questioned banned cricketer S. Sreesanth for not immediately bringing it to the notice of BCCI that he was being approached for alle.....
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Adarsh Scam: Supreme Court to Hear Serious Fraud Office's Plea on February 4(01.02.2019)
Mukesh Modi and his family members were allegedly running Ponzi schemes, duping over 20 lakh depositors.
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No Power in World Can Stop Construction of Ram Temple, Says Union Minister Giriraj Singh(01.02.2019)
The announcement came a day after the Centre filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking permission to transfer 'surplus' land adjacent to the dispu.....
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No Arrest Under Section 91 Finance Act Without Notice and Hearing: SC(01.02.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Delhi High Court which held that following the procedure under Section 73A(3) and (4) of the Finance Act 1994.....
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Insurance Company can't Unilaterally Delete Policy Terms to Reduce Coverage: SC(01.02.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed the action of New India Assurance Company Ltd. in unilaterally deleting policy terms to reduce coverage and also held that a.....
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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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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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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 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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Supreme Court Slams Centre for Denying Pension to Freedom Fighter(26.08.2019)
Supreme Court has slammed the Centre for harassing a 90-year-old freedom fighter by filing repeated appeals in higher courts, often at the last minute.....
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Supreme Court Explains Civil Suit Objecting Jurisdiction of Arbitrator not Valid(26.08.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that a suit for injunction and declaration challenging the jurisdiction of arbitrator is not valid. The Court observed tha.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 'Infructuous' Plea Against Dismissal of Chidambaram’s Anticipatory Bail(26.08.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain Chidambaram’s petition challenging the dismissal of anticipatory bail in a corruption case lodged by the CBI in.....
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Supreme Court Directs Amrapali to Pay Rs 7.16 Crore to NBCC(26.08.2019)
Supreme Court has directed that a forensic audit report be given to the Enforcement Directorate, Delhi Police and the Institute of Chartered Accountan.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Relax Schedule in PG medical admission(24.06.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking fresh round of counselling for admission in Post Graduate (PG) courses in medical colleges in the 2019-20 ac.....
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Supreme Court Stops Road Construction in Rajaji National Park(24.06.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the construction of a road in the reserve forest area of the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand.. The Court also issued noti.....
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Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt to File Response on Encephalitis Deaths in 7 Days(24.06.2019)
Supreme Court while expressing concern over encephalitis deaths has sought answers from Bihar Government.The State, however, noted that it has taken s.....
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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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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 Order Demolition of Ernakulam's Illegal Maradu Apartments by September 20(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court has given the authorities time till September 20 to demolish the illegal apartment blocks at the Maradu panchayat in Ernakulam district .....
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Supreme Court: Don’t Use Strong Language Against Lower Judiciary(10.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while cautioning the High Courts that a judgment may be right or wrong, but higher court judges cannot indulge in passing s.....
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Supreme Court: Execution Petition Filed Without Certified Copy Of Decree Valid(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the High Court was not right in holding that in the absence of a formal decree not being drawn or/and filed the decree hol.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Nationwide Data on Child Rape(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked amicus curiae Senior Advocate V Giri to collect data relating to child rape cases from various states and place before it havi.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Fine of Rs 50,000 on NDMC for Hiding Facts(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court blasted the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) by saying that “Is this the way you want to scandalise this institution,” for committing .....
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Almost 40 Years On, Man Declared Juvenile at Time of Murder, Spared Life Term(17.07.2019)
Incarcerated for a period of more than 10 years since 1980, Banaras Singh has finally earned his freedom with the Supreme Court concluding that he was.....
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Supreme Court Spares Man of Life Term Almost After 40 Years(17.07.2019)
Supreme Court has concluded that a man who was imprisoned for a period of more than 10 years since 1980 has finally earned his freedom concluding that.....
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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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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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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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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 Clarifies Won't Get Into Soldiers' Fight for Credit of Kargil War Victory(27.08.2019)
Supreme Court has held that reports of the defence forces, which contain role of officers at the time of engagement, are not justiciable and that it i.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Banaglore’s Degrading Environment(27.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the environment of the city of Bangalore has degraded so much and so fast that the time will not be far away for this .....
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Supreme Court: Incriminatory Material as not Put to Accused Must be Eschewed(27.08.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that the incriminating material that came in evidence is to be put to the accused during his examination under Section 313.....
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Supreme Court: No Enforcement Directorate Arrest for P Chidambaram for Now(27.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Former Union Minister P Chidambaram cannot be arrested by the Enforcement Department till tomorrow in an appeal which.....
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Supreme Court: Discovery of Material with Candidate Enough to Take Action(28.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the discovery of material with a candidate which was meant to use for ‘unfair means’ during examination would be enoug.....
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Supreme Court Allows CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury to Visit Party Colleague Mohd Yusuf Tarigami in J&K(28.08.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury to visit party colleague Mohammed Yousuf Tariga.....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Bihar Woman, who Missed Police Test Over Pregnancy(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has granted relief to a woman seeking to participate in a physical evaluation test for employment in Bihar Police as she could not atten.....
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Supreme Court on Mumbai’s Aarey: Don't Cut Anymore Trees(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Mumbai's Aarey to set up a Metro car shed. The Court said it will have to exami.....
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Supreme Court: Road Traffic Offences can be Prosecuted both under IPC and MV Act(09.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that road traffic offences can be prosecuted under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) as well as the Indian Penal Code, 186.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Oil Ministry Request to Stay Sharing of Documents on Reliance Penalty(09.10.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected its petition against an order seeking disclosure of documents that formed basis for levy of $3-billion penalty on Reliance .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Request on Rajya Sabha Bypolls(25.06.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by the Gujarat Congress challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sa.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Plea for CBI Probe Into Murder of Advocate Darvesh Yadav(25.06.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the murder of advocate Darvesh Yadav, who was.....
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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 Seeks Report on Benefits of Aircraft Fumigation(17.07.2019)
Supreme Court has given three months till October 31 to the high powered 8 member panel to submit final report and suggest interim measures at the ear.....
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Supreme Court: Cross Objection Should be Disposed On Merits Notwithstanding Rejection of Appeal(17.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that cross objection has to be disposed off on its merits by giving reasons nothwithstanding the rejection of appeal.
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Supreme Court: Karnataka Rebel MLAs Cannot be Forced to Attend House(17.07.2019)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order holding that the fifteen rebel MLA’s of Karnataka Assembly cannot be forced to attend assembly. Further the .....
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Supreme Court Likely to Hear Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute Case Today(18.07.2019)
A five-judge Constitution bench had sought a report on the issue and said that a day-to-day hearing may commence from July 25 if the court decides to .....
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Centre, Assam Govt Move Supreme Court Seeking Re-verification of 20% of Draft NRC Data(18.07.2019)
The Centre's plea also sought to suitably modify the timeline fixed for publication of final NRC from July 31, 2019, to a future date, stating the giv.....
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A Piano Player, Harish Salve, India’s Face at ICJ, Was a CA Before Turning into One of the Best Legal Minds(18.07.2019)
Salve specialises in constitutional, commercial and taxation law and primarily practises at the Supreme Court of India, various HCs and in internation.....
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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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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: Child has Right to Affection of Both Parents(09.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while considering a special leave petition filed by a father that a child has a right to the affection of both his parents......
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Supreme Court: Rights of Victim and Society at Large not Secondary to Rights of Accused(09.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that rights of the victim and the society at large cannot be made secondary to the rights of the Accused. The Court observe.....
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Supreme Court: Marriage can be Dissolved if it Breaks Down Irretrievably(10.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered dissolution of a marriage of a couple, living separately for 22 years and failing to reconcile their differences. The Court .....
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Supreme Court Restrains I-T Department from Reassessing NuPower Accounts(11.10.2019)
Supreme Court has disallowed the Income Tax Department’s bid to reassess the accounts of Deepak Kochhar-owned NuPower Renewables to investigate an inv.....
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Supreme Court: Value of Software and Concerned Services to Form Part of Imported Machine(14.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the value of software and the concerned services are to be taken as a part of the importation. The Court observed that th.....
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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 Declines to Entertain Vaiko's Plea on Farooq Abdullah's Detention Order(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to pass any order on the issue of detention of former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act. The C.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply on Stickers for Vehicles Specifying Fuel(01.10.2019)
Supreme Court has sought reply from Delhi, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan Governments on the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority's ple.....
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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 Permits 7 More Girls of Muzaffarpur Shelter Home to be Restored with their Families(11.11.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed seven more girls, who were at the Muzaffarpur shelter home where allegations of rampant sexual assault surfaced last year, t.....
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Supreme Court Permits Action Against 3 Bihar Judges for their 2013 Nepal ‘Sexcapades’(11.11.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted the Bihar Government to take decision on dismissal of three lower court judges who were allegedly caught in compromising p.....
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Supreme Court Explains Need not Pick Incriminatory Dying Declaration(10.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that in a case of divergent and multiple dying declarations, the Court need not invariably pick the one that incriminates t.....
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Supreme Court: Decree Against Plaintiff by Default Bars New Suit on Same Cause of Action(10.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the decree against Plaintiffs by default bars fresh suit on the same cause of action by their successors in title. The Co.....
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Supreme Court Directs Amazon and Others to Move Delhi High Court(12.09.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Amazon seller services and direct-selling companies such as Amway India and Modicare to approach the Delhi High Court to ch.....
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Supreme Court Raps Chopper Scam Accused: Don’t do this Nonsense, Justice Cannot be Bought(12.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Justice cannot be bought while coming down heavily on VVIP chopper scam accused Gautam Khaitan in a case related to th.....
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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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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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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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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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Ravi Shankar Prasad Backs All India Exam to Recruit Judges for Subordinate Courts(18.07.2019)
Ravi Shankar Prasad who was speaking at the inauguration of a new building complex of the Supreme Court pointed out that inauguration was taking place.....
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Supreme Court: No Essential Requirement of Informing Proposed Punishment to Delinquent Civil Servant(18.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that there is no necessary requirement of communicating the proposed punishment to a delinquent civil servant in view of the 4.....
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Supreme Court: Sale With Just Condition of Retransfer Not Mortgage(18.07.2019)
Supreme Court has held that sale with a mere condition of retransfer is not a mortgage. It further held that any recital relating to mortgage or the t.....
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Ayodhya Dispute: Supreme Court Directs Panel to Inform About Outcome of Mediation Process by July 31(18.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the mediation panel to continue the process and submit a detailed and final report on the matter by July 31, instead of the ea.....
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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on Plea Against States for Failing to Curb Lynching(18.07.2019)
Refusing urgent hearing, the bench observed that 50 per cent statements made at bar by lawyers seeking urgent listing of cases are found to be incorre.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Urgent Hearing on Plea Against States Over Lynchings(18.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected an urgent hearing on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against some States for their alleged failure in cur.....
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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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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 Issues Notice to Centre Over Removal of Restrictions on Journalists in J&K(28.08.2019)
Supreme Court has told the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reply to the pleas seeking removal of restrictions in the State, includi.....
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Supreme Court Refers Pleas on Article 370 to 5-Judge Constitution Bench for October Hearing(28.08.2019)
Supreme Court has decided to examine the legal challenge against the Centre's decision to abrogate special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and referred t.....
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Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection to Chidambaram in INX Media Case(29.08.2019)
Supreme Court has extended till Thursday the interim protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money la.....
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Supreme Court: Does Mosque Demolition Impact Claims on Land?(29.08.2019)
Supreme Court has asked a discomfiting question to both Hindu and Muslim parties - whether demolition of the suit property, the disputed Ram Janmabhoo.....
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Supreme Court Explains Expert Evidence Should not be Given Preference Over Substantive Evidence(29.08.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that expert evidence should not be given preference over substantive evidence. The Court also observed that generally mere.....
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Supreme Court: Land Used for Quarrying not Free from Applicability of Kerala Land Reforms Act(01.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the judgment of the Kerala High Court that the land which is used for quarrying is not covered by the term ‘commercial si.....
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Supreme Court Orders Relook into Poll-Related Case Against Devendra Fadnavis(01.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a complaint against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly failing to declare two criminal cases o.....
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Supreme Court Amends its 2018 Verdict on SC/ST Act on Centre's Plea(01.10.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed its own verdict which introduced measures like prior inquiry before the arrest of an accused under the Scheduled Castes and .....
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Supreme Court: SC/ST Members Cannot be Left to Die in Sewer Chambers that are Like Death Traps(03.10.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that “Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are still struggling for equality and civil rights, and are left to die.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Treat Dalits Like "Liars Or Crooks"(03.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the members of the SC/ST community cannot be treated as liars or crooks and it cannot be presumed that they would regi.....
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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 Commends Govt Over CCTVs in District Courts(24.11.2017)
Supreme Court has commended Centre for taking steps for installation of CCTV cameras inside the Courtrooms, to begin with, in at least in 2 districts .....
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Set Up Portal for Refund Claims: SC to Amrapali(27.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed setting up of a portal to allow people who bought flats in real estate major Amrapali's projects to claim refunds and direc.....
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Courts Cannot Force Husband to ‘Keep Wife’, Says Supreme Court(27.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Courts cannot force a husband to “keep his wife” as it asked a man to deposit Rs 10 lakh as interim maintenance for his es.....
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Muslim Father-In-Law Under No Obligation To Maintain Son’s Widow: Calcutta HC(27.11.2017)
Calcutta High Court has exempted a father-in-law from maintaining his son’s widow, opining that he was under no obligation to maintain her under Prote.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to State Reasons for Imposing Restrictions, Detentions in J&K(17.10.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to place on the record before it all its orders relating to restriction, shutdown and detention in Jammu and Kas.....
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Supreme Court Explains Revenue Record Entries do not Confer Title to Property(17.10.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that the entries in the revenue records do not confer title to a property nor do they have any presumptive value to a titl.....
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Supreme Court: Magistrate Can Invoke Power under Section 156(3) CrPC Even at Post-Cognizance Stage(17.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that Magistrate can invoke power under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 even at post cognizance stage. T.....
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Supreme Court: FIR Cannot be Registered Without Sanction of Competent Authority in TADA Offences(17.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that an First Investigation Report with respect to commission of an offence under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevent.....
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Supreme Court Explains Scope of Enquiry by Labour Court(17.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a Labour Court or Tribunal while holding enquiry under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 cannot in.....
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COMPANY - Cheque Bounce Case Against Director: Must be Proved that Director Responsible for Company's Conduct(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that, a 'cheque bounce' complaint against a Company and its Director, must contain a specific averment that Director was .....
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Special Flight to Take Mediators to Ground Zero in Ayodhya Tomorrow, Mini Secretariat Comes up for Talks(11.03.2019)
Sources confirmed that the SC-appointed mediators – former Supreme Court judge FMI Kalifulla, senior advocate Sriram Panchu and spiritual guru Sri S.....
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News18 Explains : Can Supreme Court Rely on "Stolen" Documents to Probe Rafale Deal?(11.03.2019)
Alleged "stolen" documents have been published by The Hindu and other media outlets. The govt. doesn't want these used as evidence in the Su.....
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ARBITRATION - Pre-Deposit Clauses to Invoke Arbitration Makes Arbitral Process Ineffective: SC(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that pre-deposit clauses to invoke arbitration would render the arbitral process ineffective and expensive, and also struck.....
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BANKING - SC Stays Bombay HC Order Directing Federal Bank to Pay Rs. 4 cr to Harshad Mehta's Wife(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed order of Bombay High Court that directed Federal Bank to pay Rs. 4 crore with 18 per cent interest from 1992 to the wife of l.....
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CIVIL - SC Refuses to Entertain Pleas Challenging Re-Promulgation of ‘Triple Talaq’ Ordinance(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a batch of pleas challenging re-promulgation of an ordinance which makes the practice of instant 'triple talaq'.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Compensate Crash Victim in Installments(03.10.2019)
Supreme Court has put brakes on a Madras High Court order that held that motor accident victims in Tamil Nadu would receive compensation in periodic i.....
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty of Man Convicted for Murder of Wife and Four Kids(03.10.2019)
Supreme Court has partly allowed the review petition of Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav, convicted for murder of his wife and four children by commutatio.....
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Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence Awarded to Man for Raping, Murdering 2 Year Old Girl(04.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to a man for raping and murdering a two-year-old girl in 2012 saying he had no control over his "c.....
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Supreme Court: No Judge can Claim to Never have Passed "Wrong Order"(04.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that no judge can claim that he or she has never passed a "wrong order" while observing that disciplinary action should not.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty to 'Tantric' Couple who Killed Infant for Human Sacrifice(04.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to a ‘tantric’ couple accused of murdering a boy by performing the ritual of human sacrifice. The .....
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Delhi High Court Grants Four-Week Parole to 1984 Riots Convict to File Appeal(19.07.2019)
Justice IS Mehta allowed Balwan Khokhar's plea to be released on parole to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi Hi.....
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Supreme Court Orders Rajeev Saxena to Appear Before AIIMS Medical Board(19.07.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Rajeev Saxena, an approver in a money laundering case related to the Rs. 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam, to appear .....
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Supreme Court: Finish Babri Case in 9 Months(19.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered that the trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case, in which prominent BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders such as L.K. Advani, Mu.....
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Decide BJP Leaders' Fate Within 9 Months, SC Tells Special Judge in Babri Demolition Case(19.07.2019)
The Supreme Court has given a deadline of 6 months, starting from Friday, for recording of all the evidence in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
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Meghalaya CM Congrad Sangma Meets Coal India Officials to Strategise Auction of 32 lakh tonnes of Stock(21.07.2019)
The Supreme Court, while lifting the ban on coal mining imposed by the NGT, had directed the handing over of all extracted coal as assessed by the sta.....
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Joint Parenting: Supreme Court Asks Centre to Respond Over Reforms(22.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a request for putting a legal regime for “joint parenting” in cases of divorce of parents to ensure t.....
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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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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: 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 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 Permits Delhi Govt to Notify Higher Minimum Wages for Workers(18.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi Government''s March 2017 notification that announced a 37 per cent hike in minimum wages for workers. The Delhi Hig.....
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Supreme Court: Appeal Cannot be Disposed of Without Trial Court Record(18.10.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court judgment which disposed of a criminal appeal without the record the lower Court before it. The Apex Cou.....
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Supreme Court: Statutory Authorities can Review Orders Only if Concerned Act Provides Such Power(18.10.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the power of review can be exercised by a statutory authority only when the statute provides the same. The Court fur.....
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Supreme Court Orders Transfer of Assam NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela to MP on Deputation(18.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of Assam National Register of Citizens Coordinator Prateek Hajela to Madhya Pradesh on deputation. However, the.....
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Supreme Court: Calling Woman ‘Call Girl’ not Abetment to Suicide(21.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a Calcutta High Court order discharging a man and his parents accused of abetting the suicide of a woman he was planning to m.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Issues Contempt Notice to Nedumpara for Using Name of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Advocate Mathews Nedumpara for hearing him on punishment for committing "contempt in the face of court" for taking .....
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CIVIL - SC Dismisses Petition to Abolish Senior Designation of Advocates(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition by National Lawyers' Campaign for abolition of the practise of giving senior designation to advocates.
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CRIMINAL - Death Sentence Only When Life Term is Inadequate: SC(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court, while commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, has observed that death sentence.....
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CRIMINAL - Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Asks Bombay HC to Decide Gautam Navlakha's Plea Within 8 Weeks(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Bombay High Court to decide on a plea moved by civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha, seeking to quash the FIR lodged again.....
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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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Supreme Court Extends Protection from Arrest to Navlakha(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakh.....
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Supreme Court: Find Better Location for Ravidas Temple(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has asked those seeking permission to rebuild Guru Ravidas Temple in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad forest area to amicably find a better location .....
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Supreme Court Sends Milkman to Jail for Six Months for Diluting Milk 24 Years Ago(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has sent a milkman from Uttar Pradesh to jail for six months for diluting milk nearly 24 years ago, saying the accused cannot be acquitt.....
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Supreme Court Stays Gujarat High Court Order on Pre-Import Conditions(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Central Government’s plea against a Gujarat High Court order quashing government notification which permitted the.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to CBI on Chidambaram's Bail Plea(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation CBI, asking it to respond on former finance minister P Chidambaram's plea seeking b.....
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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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Supreme Court Wants Guidelines for RTI Use, Says "Cannot be Unrivalled Right"(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that while it was not against the Right to Information Act, 2005 however it cannot become a tool to blackmail the Governmen.....
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Supreme Court Grants 3 Months for Project on Smog Tower at Delhi's CP to Deal with Air Pollution(17.12.2019)
Supreme Court has given three months' time to the Centre and Delhi Government for the pilot project of setting up a 'smog tower' at Connaught Place to.....
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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court Orders ED to Speed Up Probe Against JP Morgan in Amrapali Case(05.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate to speed up its investigations into the alleged role of JP Morgan in illegally helping the Amra.....
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Supreme Court: No Pension for Govt Staff who Resign(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that an employee becomes ineligible for pension under the Central Civil Services Pension Rules when he resigns because he forf.....
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Supreme Court Explains Bail Orders Should Cite Specific Reasons for Being Granted or Refused(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that Courts should give specific reasons while granting or denying bail as the issue concerns both the liberty of the Accused .....
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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 Directs Delhi Govt to Pay Rs 1,000 Crore for Western and Eastern Expressways(21.10.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Government to pay Rs 1,000 crore as an interim measure to the National Highway Authority as its share towards the co.....
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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 Directs UP to Produce Student, Found in Rajasthan(30.08.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to inform it when the girl who accused former Union Minister Chinmayanad of sexual assault can be.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Increase of Maximum Age Limit to Post of Medical College Professors in U.P(02.09.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the increase of maximum age limit to the posts of Professor in the medical colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh from 45 yea.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Funds for Flood Relief in Maharashtra, Karnataka(02.09.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking complete rehabilitation of flood-affected families of Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara dis.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Law on Appointment of Teachers in Madrasas(06.01.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld a law framed by West Bengal in 2008 to appoint an independent commission for appointment of teachers in madrasas. The Court o.....
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Supreme Court: Don’t Punish Child for Marrying Female Adult(06.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that says Section 9 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is only concerned with punishment for male adult marrying a .....
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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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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: 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 Partially Lifts Ban on Construction Activities in Delhi-NCR(10.12.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed construction activity in the Delhi-NCR region between 6am and 6pm, partially lifting its complete ban on it. The Court was i.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to EC on Plea by Mahua Moitra(10.12.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission on a plea of MP Mahua Moitra seeking direction to the poll body to publish on its website t.....
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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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Supreme Court Issues Notices to Transfer All Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 Petitions(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to all Petitioners who have filed pleas against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in different High Courts on the p.....
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Supreme Court Directs Karnataka High Court to Finish Mallya Plea Hearings in 6 Months(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka High Court to finish hearing of appeals filed by United Breweries Holding Company Ltd. (UBHL) and Vijay Mallya, .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea to Introduce Population Control Measures Such as 'Two Child Norm’(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed for seeking directions to the Central Government to take appropriate steps, including introduction.....
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Supreme Court Allows Enforcement Directorate to Attach Assets of JP Morgan(14.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to proceed against the firm, JP Morgan and attach its properties for taking away Rs. 140 Crore o.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Two Special Courts in Districts with Over 300 POCSO Cases(17.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that States would have to set up two designated courts in districts where the number of pending cases of child abuse under .....
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Supreme Court Directs Petitioners to Approach High Courts in Jamia, AMU Anti-Citizenship Act Protests(17.12.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the violence at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the Anti-Citizenship Act pro.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses BJP Leader's PIL Seeking Minority Status for Hindus in 8 States(17.12.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking that minority communities should be defined on the basis of state-wise pop.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Plea for Humane Facilities at 6 Assam Detention Camps(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in a petition seeking humane facilities at six detention centres in Assam for those who do not qualify as India.....
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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, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right of Succession in Lease Premises, Married Daughter,Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012.
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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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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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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court Order Scrapping Golf Course,Residential Projects in Navi Mumbai(22.07.2019)
Supreme Court Friday has stayed the Bombay High Court order scrapping the projects for a golf course and a residential colony of 17 towers on a large .....
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Supreme Court: Public Interest Litigation Should Not be Allowed in Service Matters(22.07.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that it is well settled with respect to service jurisprudence that PIL will not be entertained.
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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on Plea Seeking Floor Test In Karnataka(22.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to urgently list a plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of floor test forthwith, but said it may consider.....
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Supreme Court Directs J&K HC to Decide in 6 Weeks on Plea Seeking Ban on Use of Pellet Guns(22.07.2019)
The PIL on the issue was filed before the high court in 2016 by by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association seeking stay on use of pellet guns as .....
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DCW Issues Nnotice to EC over Nirbhaya Gang Rape Convict's Photo on Election Hoarding in Punjab(22.07.2019)
DCW chairperson said instead of ensuring that the rape convict is given death penalty as ordered by the Supreme Court, government agencies are ".....
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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on NCLAT Verdict in Essar Steel(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo in the Essar insolvency case. The Court said the monitoring committee will continue its work till the case is hea.....
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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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SC Allows Senior Citizen Couple to Part Ways(31.10.2019)
Supreme Court while allowing an estranged couple, both above 60 years of age, to part ways has expressed hope that “they live a happy life separately,.....
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SC: Signed Carbon Copy As Good As Original in Evidence(31.10.2019)
Supreme Court has held that signed carbon copy of a document is as good as the original document and can be admissible as a primary evidence under Sec.....
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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 Status Quo on Bhullar’s Release on Guru Purb(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed status quo on Centre’s decision to grant special remission on the occasion of the commemoration of 550th birth anniversary .....
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Supreme Court Directs Hospital to Pay Rs 76 Lakh for Negligence that Blinded Newborn(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has awarded compensation of Rs 76 lakh to the family one-and-a-half decades after negligence on part of doctors of Delhi’s Maharaja Agra.....
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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Orders Rs One Million Compensation for Custodial Killing(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has directed the Government to pay Rs One Million as compensation to the wife of a man who was killed by police in a fake e.....
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Supreme Court: Article 142 can be Invoked to Dissolve Marriage Found to be Dead Letter(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while dissolving a marriage on the ground of its irretrievable breakdown that while marriages are said to be made in heaven.....
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Supreme Court Acquits Woman Accused of Killing New Born Baby Girl(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted a woman accused of killing her new born baby girl by strangulating her. The Court observed that there is no evidence on re.....
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Supreme Court: AICTE not Authorized to Regulate Degrees/Diploma in Architecture Education(11.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that so far as recognition of degrees and diplomas of architecture education is concerned, the Architects Act, 1972 shall prev.....
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Supreme Court: High Court have Power to Dispense with Disciplinary Proceedings by Recording Reasons(11.11.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that the High Courts have power to dispense with the disciplinary proceedings by invoking clause (b) of the second proviso to .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLA’s(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the Karnataka Speaker’s decision to disqualify 17 Members of Legislative Assembly from the 16th Legislative Assembly. However.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea of AIMPLB Challenging Triple Talaq Act(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a plea of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) challenging the law which criminalises.....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Rules in Amended Finance Act 2017 on Tribunals(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has struck down rules in the amended Finance Act, 2017 on Tribunals and has directed the Government to reformulate fresh norms with resp.....
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Supreme Court to Hadiya: Wife Is Not a Chattel, Husband Can't Be Guardian(28.11.2017)
Supreme Court, while interacting with a Kerala woman, alleged victim of love jihad, has said that a wife is not a chattel and the husband cannot be he.....
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Courts Must Respect Political Compulsions of Govt in a Democracy: Supreme Court(28.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Courts should respect “political compulsions” of the government in a democracy while refusing to ask the Centre to ratify .....
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US Supreme Court Axes Suit Over Mississippi Confederate Emblem(28.11.2017)
U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an African-American attorney who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag "an offic.....
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Assault Rifle, Open-Carry Appeals(28.11.2017)
U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of the intensifying gun debate after the mass shootings in Nevada and Texas, turning away two appeals from firearms a.....
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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Relocate Forces from Darjeeling to Gujarat(28.11.2017)
Supreme Court has permitted Centre to withdraw four of the eight companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling.....
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Insurer Can’t Raise Defence of Victim’s Negligence in Proceedings U/s 163A MV Act: SC(28.11.2017)
Supreme Court has held that in a proceeding under Section 163A of Motor Vehicles Act, it is not open for the insurer to raise any defence of negligenc.....
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Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal(29.11.2017)
Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal
Tags : The Supreme Court ordered the college administration to treat Hadiya like any other student and as per hostel rules, but remained silent on whether Shafin Jehan, Hadiya’s husband, or her parents would be allowed to meet her while she completes her studies.
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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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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Rajeev Kumar on CBI's Appeal Challenging his Anticipatory Bail(02.12.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from Indian Police Service officer Rajeev Kumar on Central Bureau of Investigation’s appeal challenging the anticipa.....
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Supreme Court: Crime as Juvenile Cannot be Ground to Refuse Government Job(02.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the criminal record of a juvenile could not be an obstacle for getting a government job and other benefits after the pers.....
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Supreme Court: Girl’s 'Sex Life' No Ground for Bail in Rape Case(02.12.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that medical evidence suggesting a victim of sexual assault to be "habituated to sex" was no ground for a high court to grant .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Tamil Actor's Plea Over Voting Machine Tampering(02.12.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to hear a petition filed by Tamil actor Mansoor Ali Khan which claimed that the Electronic Voting Machines can be tampered w.....
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Supreme Court Permits RSS Ideologue Govindacharya to Withdraw Plea Against WhatsApp(03.12.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted former RSS ideologue K N Govindacharya to withdraw his plea seeking initiation of "perjury" proceedings against 'WhatsApp'.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Pleas Against Citizenship (Amendment) Act(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on 60 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The Court announced that it would tak.....
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Nirbhaya Case: Supreme Court Rejects Last Review Plea Against Death Penalty(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected the last pending review petition in the Nirbhaya gang rape murder case which was filed by Akshay Kumar Singh one of the fou.....
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Supreme Court: Arbitration Rulings Should not be Muddled(19.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that arbitration awards should be intelligible, reasoned and adequate, in order to avoid wastage of time for the parties co.....
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Supreme Court: Income to be Classified ‘Revenue Receipt’ on Grounds that Post in Trust not Lifetime(19.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed on the basis of statement-admission by the Appellant that he was holding the impugned post in the Trust until 1996 by virtu.....
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Supreme Court Directs Government to Start Managing Unitech(19.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Government to take over the management of real estate developer Unitech after forensic auditors found diversion of fund.....
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Supreme Court: Do not Conduct Trials in Undue Haste(19.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled while setting aside the order of a trial court which wrapped up proceedings within a fortnight and awarded death sentence to t.....
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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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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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Supreme Court Brings Chief Justice of India's Office under RTI Act(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Chief Justice of India's office comes under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Apex Court had on April 4 reserved.....
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Supreme Court Refers Sabarimala Case to Larger Bench(14.11.2019)
Supreme Court has referred petitions seeking a review of its decision to allow the entry of women of all age groups in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple to a.....
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Rafale Verdict: Supreme Court Dismisses all Review Pleas in Fighter Jets Deal Case(14.11.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking a review of its judgment giving a clean chit to the Central Government in the Rafale fighter jet deal wi.....
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Supreme Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi(14.11.2019)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'chowkidar chor hai' remark in the Rafale Case. The le.....
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Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra to Stop Cutting Trees for Metro for 2 Weeks(03.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Government to stop cutting trees for its metro construction project in Mumbai for two weeks. The Court directed.....
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Gurugram Land Case: Supreme Court Slams CBI for its ‘Shoddy Probe’(03.12.2019)
Supreme Court has slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation for its ‘shoddy probe’ into the then Bhupinder S Hooda Govt’s decision to notify 1400 ac.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to P Chidambaram(04.12.2019)
Supreme Court has granted bail to P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case. The former Union Minister has spent 105 days in prison, mostly.....
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Supreme Court: High Court Should be Loathe to Entertain Writ Petitions Questioning Seizure of Goods(04.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the High Court should be loathe to entertain the writ petitions questioning the seizure of goods. The Court further no.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates Detailed Reasons Need not be Recorded while Framing Charges(04.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that for framing the charges under Section 228 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 a trial judge is not required to rec.....
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Supreme Court: Seeking Financial Assistance can Also Amount to Demand for Dowry(20.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that seeking financial assistance can also constitute demand for dowry. The Court noted that any money or property or valua.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notices on Plea Against Felling of Trees in UP(20.12.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a plea challenging the decision of the Uttar Pradesh Government to cut around 64000 trees along the Gomti river in.....
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Supreme Court Stays ED Move to Attach Assets of BPSL(23.12.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed an Enforcement Directorate (ED) move to provisionally attach all assets of ailing Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL), which i.....
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Supreme Court Orders SMC to Proceed with Sale of Properties(23.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Sale Cum Monitoring Committee headed by Retired Justice J P Deodhar to proceed with the sale of 114 properties/investme.....
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Supreme Court: Routine Explanation not Sufficient for Condonation of Delay(24.12.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that in condonation of delay, routine explanation is not sufficient, but a reasonable and acceptable explanation is very much .....
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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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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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Foreign Funds Case: Supreme Court Asks Indira Jaising, Anand Grover to Reply(14.11.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from NGO Lawyers Collective and its founding members Anand Grover and Indira Jaising on a plea by the Central Bureau.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on PIL Challenging Child Custody Laws(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition that tests the validity of laws governing child custody and guardianship. The public inter.....
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Supreme Court Quashes DDA's Eviction Proceedings for Fortis’ Escort Heart Institute(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed the proceedings for eviction of Fortis Healthcare Ltd’s subsidiary Escort Heart Institute & Research Centre from its premise.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging DK Shivakumar's Bail in Money Laundering Case(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karnataka Congress leader DK Sh.....
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Supreme Court: Singh Brothers, Ex-Ranbaxy Promoters, Guilty of Contempt(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has held guilty Ex-Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and his brother Shivinder of contempt of court in a case filed by Japanese firm Dai.....
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Supreme Court: High Court can Intervene if NCLT Passes Order in Matter Relating to Public Law(04.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the High Court can exercise its power under Article 226 of Constitution of India if National Company Law Tribunal has pas.....
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Supreme Court Permits Additional Terminal at Agra Airport(05.12.2019)
Supreme Court has restrained the Airports Authority of India from plying additional aircraft from the Agra airfield.
However the Court allowed the AA.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Farmers' Plea Against Land Acquisition(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. and the Gujarat and Central governments on Farmer’s Petitions agains.....
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Supreme Court: Investigation in IPC Offences Cannot Be Quashed for Non-investigation of SC-ST Offence(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that when the offence complained are both under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preventi.....
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Supreme Court Notifies Terms of Reference of Inquiry Commission in Hyderabad Encounter Case(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stipulated the terms of reference of the Inquiry Commission that was constituted to investigate into the extrajudicial killings of f.....
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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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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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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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Ayyappa Devotees Block Roads in Kerala, Woman Tries Self-Immolation to Protest Against 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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Fraud Vitiates Proceedings and Such Plea can be Set Up Even in Collateral Proceedings: SC(03.10.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that fraud vitiates the solemn proceedings and such plea can be set up even in collateral proceedings immaterial of the lab.....
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Supreme Court Sends OYO-Zo Rooms Dispute for Arbitration(03.10.2018)
Supreme Court has directed hospitality company OYO and one-time rival Zostel Hospitality towards arbitration to settle their dispute that followed a t.....
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Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra to not Cut Trees for Metro Project(11.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra Government and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority not to cut trees for the Metro project .....
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Supreme Court Permits Cutting of Over 400 Trees for Delhi-Agra Rail Line(11.12.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed the cutting of 452 trees for the construction of an additional track for the railway line connecting Delhi to Agra via Mathu.....
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Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu: Conduct Local Bodies Poll as Per 2011 Census(12.12.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government and the state poll panel to conduct upcoming local bodies' election by relying on 2011 census ins.....
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Supreme Court: Strict Standard Needs to be Applied for Judging Conduct of Judicial Officer(12.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the standard or yardstick for judging the conduct of the judicial officer has necessarily to be strict while upholding.....
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Supreme Court Orders Three Member Judicial inquiry into Hyderabad Encounter(12.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered a judicial inquiry into the Hyderabad encounter, where four men, accused of allegedly raping and murdering a city veterinari.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Order Approving ArcelorMittal's Bid to Acquire Essar Steel(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the July 4 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal approving ArcelorMittal's Rs 42,000-crore bid for acquirin.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Ex-Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda from Contesting Election(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the ban on former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda from contesting the upcoming assembly election in Jharkhand. However, i.....
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Supreme Court Extends Ban on Felling Trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has extended the interim order by which it had stayed further cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for setting up the Metro car she.....
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Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC's Order on Statement of Student who Accused Chinmayanand of Rape(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court order on Chinmayanand's request for a certified copy of a Shahjahanpur woman law student's statement.....
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Supreme Court: Hotels Cannot Deny Claim for Theft of Vehicle Given to Valet(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that hotels cannot deny compensation under the garb of "owner's risk" clause to its visitors for theft of vehicle parked throu.....
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Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case(29.11.2017)
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case
Tags : In its fresh report submitted in the Supreme Court in the Kerala Love Jihad case, the NIA, according to sources, has underlined that hypnotic counselling is a technique employed by certain people belonging to particular groups.
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Kerala Love Jihad Case LIVE: Hadiya to be Sent Back to College, Dean to be Her Guardian(29.11.2017)
Kerala Love Jihad Case LIVE: Hadiya to be Sent Back to College, Dean to be Her Guardian
Tags : Kerala woman Hadiya, who is at the centre of the Love Jihad controversy, appeared before the Supreme Court today and told the court that she wants her 'freedom'.
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Love Jihad Case: NIA to Maintain Before SC 'Indoctrination' a Pattern in Kerala(29.11.2017)
Love Jihad Case: NIA to Maintain Before SC 'Indoctrination' a Pattern in Kerala
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The NIA, in its report to the Supreme Court, is likely to maintain that Islamic indoctrination leading to marriages is a pattern in Kerala.
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Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case
Tags : The Supreme Court bench, however, made it clear that the separate plea, seeking enhancement of compensation to be awarded to Bilkis Bano, would be taken up next week for hearing.
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7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved(29.11.2017)
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved
Tags : The decision will directly impact the computation of salaries, gratuity, allowance structure, and pension of the in-service as well as retired judges of Supreme Court as well as High Courts across the country.
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Supreme Court Flays Netas Over Padmavati Remarks(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has taken strong exception to people in "responsible posts", such as ministers and chief ministers, rushing to comment on "Padmavati" ev.....
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Delhi Lt. Governor Should Show 'Constitutional Statesmanship', Says Supreme Court(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it expected the Lieutenant Governor to show “constitutional statesmanship” to ensure good governance, especially when the .....
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Supreme Court Clears Asthana, Bhushan Flags CVC Query(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sayi.....
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Cheque Bounce Complaint Filed by Power of Attorney Maintainable in Law: Supreme Court(03.10.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated in a case where Special Power of Attorney had filed the complaint that a cheque bounce complaint filed by the Power of At.....
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If Agitators Damage Property, Leaders Must Go to Cops: Supreme Court(03.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said if protesters turn violent and vandalise property, their leaders must present themselves for questioning at a police station wi.....
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Woman Alleges Rape by Another Woman, But Fails to Get Her Booked in First Such Case After 377 Verdict(03.10.2018)
After the Supreme Court read down Section 377, same-sex carnal intercourse is no longer an offence. However, consent remains a debatable aspect.
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Fadnavis Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Ending Activist Gautam Navlakha’s House Arrest(03.10.2018)
The Delhi High Court had on Monday freed Gautam Navlakha from house arrest, five weeks after he and four other rights activists were arrested in conne.....
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Rape Accused Can't Be Acquitted Because Survivor Fails to Identify Him in the Dock: Supreme Court(03.10.2018)
The case dealt with a rape committed on a nine-year-old in Gujarat in 2004.
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‘Extremely Serious’: Supreme Court Seeks Reply from Gujarat, Centre on Death of 23 Gir Lions(03.10.2018)
The top court was hearing a PIL relating to preservation of green forests in the country when it expressed anxiety over the death of 23 big cats since.....
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SC Upholds Guidelines Issued by HC for Allocation of Subordinate Judicial Officers in Telangana(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court, while upholding the modified guidelines issued by the High Court for an allocation of Subordinate Judicial Officers in Telangana, has o.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Review Petitions Filed Against Ayodhya Verdict(12.12.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed all review petitions which were filed against the November 9 judgment in the Ayodhya – Babri Masjid title dispute
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Supreme Court Says Sabarimala Tradition Age-Old, Refuses Women's Plea(13.12.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to pass an order on a plea by two women to allow them entry into the Sabarimala temple. The Court said, "We will endeavour t.....
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Supreme Court Stays High Court Proceedings Against Cadila Pharma CEO in Child Custody Case(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before the Bombay High Court against Rajiv Modi, Chairman and CEO of Cadila Pharmaceuticals, on a petition fi.....
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Appointment of 107 Civil Judges(16.12.2019)
SC has cleared the way for appointment of 107 judicial officers in Haryana by allowing candidates to avail the benefit of grace marks in the main (wri.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, EC on Mismatch of Votes and Voters(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea for probe into alleged serious discrepancies and mismatch in voter.....
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SC: Admission can be Directed to be Given to Meritorious Student Even After Cut Off Date(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that in exceptional cases a direction can be issued to grant admission to meritorious candidates to MBBS Course even after .....
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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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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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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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SC Stays Madras HC Proceedings in Petitions Challenging Election of DMK Leader Kanimozhi(30.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings in the Petitions filed in the Madras High Court challenging the election of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) l.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere with Allahabad HC Order Granting Parole to Rape Accused Atul Rai(30.01.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court order granting two days parole to rape accused Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Parl.....
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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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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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Supreme Court: No One can be Inflicted with Adverse Order without Opportunity of Hearing(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while quashing an order passed by the Uttar Pradesh Government directing its Medical and Health Department to stop purchase.....
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Supreme Court: Intoxication not Mitigating Factor when Accused is not in Highly Inebriated Condition(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere intoxication is not a mitigating factor when the Accused was not in a highly inebriated condition. The Court note.....
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SC: District Council Court Can Try Criminal Cases in Where Both Parties Belong to Scheduled Tribe(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the District Council Courts in Meghalaya have jurisdiction to entertain criminal cases in which both the victim and the ac.....
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Supreme Court: Subordinate Judges Cannot Seek Direct Recruitment to Post of District Judges(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Civil Judges are not eligible to seek direct recruitment to post of District Judges in bar quota. The Court has further he.....
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Supreme Court Directs Central Bureau of Investigation to File Fresh Status Report in Coal Scam Cases(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a fresh status report within four weeks on a probe into the charges of “abuse o.....
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Supreme Court: Union Government Cannot Freeze Assets of Punjab National Bank in Nirav Scam Case(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court had ordered that the Union Government could not have moved under company law for freezing the assets of ex-Managing Director of Punjab N.....
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Supreme Court: Contractual Workers Entitled to Provident Fund Benefits(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that casual workers are entitled to social security benefits under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Delhi Sales Tax Authorities(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Delhi Sales Tax Authorities and upheld the final judgment and order passed by the Delhi High Court that sales.....
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Supreme Court: Earning Heirs Entitled to Compensation Under MV Act(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that employed sons and married daughters can apply for compensation for the death of their parent, and would qualify as ‘legal .....
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Supreme Court Indicts Indian Bank for Negligence(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Indian Bank to pay Rs. 25 lakhs as compensation to Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School in West Bengal for negligence lea.....
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Supreme Court Allows Liquor Vendor to Shift 650 Kilometres(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of Madras High Court and allowed a wholesaler in Indian made foreign Liquor to shift his business 650 kilomet.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Validity of NIA Amendment Act, 2019(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a Writ Petition which challenged the Constitutional Validity of the National Investigation Agency (.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea of Nirbhaya Case Convict(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the Plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in Nirbhaya case, claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of the offe.....
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Supreme Court to Centre:"Ensure Normalcy Restored in Jammu And Kashmir"(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government that it should make every endeavour to restore normal life in Jammu and Kashmir as soon as possible......
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Supreme Court Allows J&K Communist Leader to Go Back to Home State(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted CPI(M) leader Mohd Yusuf Tarigami to go back to his home state Jammu and Kashmir. The Court said that the former MLA does.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on MDMK Leader Vaiko's Plea for Release of Farooq Abdullah(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by MDMK General Secretary Vaiko seeking production of former .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Report on People Being Unable to Approach J&K High Court(17.09.2019)
Supreme Court has while terming as "very very serious" the allegation that people are finding it very difficult to approach the Jammu and Kashmir High.....
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Supreme Court: Schools, Colleges Funded by Government Come under Right to Information(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that schools, colleges and non-profits funded substantially by the Government will come under the Right to Information Act,.....
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Date of Joining Irrelevant in Fixing Seniority of Direct Recruits: Supreme Court(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has recast the seniority list of Punjab Superior Judicial Officers by acting on an appeal filed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court and o.....
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Rehabilitation Homes for Mentally Ill Persons: SC Seeks Status Report(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has sought reports within two weeks from state governments and Union Territories on the status of setting up rehabilitation homes for pe.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of Goods And Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017, as well as the Goods and Services T.....
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Causing Loss of Rs. 38K, Bank Peon’s Conviction Upheld by SC After 24 Years(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of bank’s peon after 24 Years, who doubled as cash clerk due to shortage of staff, for corruption and causing .....
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SC Rejects Plea to Reduce Time for Filing of Accounts of Election Expenses(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Government of India to heed the Election Commission’s proposal and take steps to reduce t.....
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Gir Lion Death Toll Reaches 23: Supreme Court, Gujarat High Court Express Worry(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court and the Gujarat High Court have both taken note of deaths of lions in Gir and Supreme Court also said that issue was "extremely serious".....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition Filed by Nirbhaya Convict Akshay(30.01.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Curative Petitions of Akshay, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-m.....
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SC: Claimant's Cross Objection Maintainable in Insurer's Appeal Against Award(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that claimant in a motor accident compensation case can file cross-objections in an appeal filed by the insurer against the awa.....
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SC: Accused Released on Anticipatory Bail Need Not Surrender and Seek Regular Bail for Recovery(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that "limited custody" or "deemed custody" to facilitate the requirements of the investigative authority, would be sufficient f.....
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SC Stays Proceedings Against Singer Anuradha Paudwal by Woman Claiming to be Her Daughter(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings in a case filed by a 46-year-old woman claiming that she should be declared as the biological daughter of the.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Court Master's Plea for Allegedly Tampering with SC Order(31.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Delhi Police in a plea challenging the removal of a Court Master in Supreme Court who was allegedly found tamp.....
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Supreme Court Asks Army to Take Decision on Granting Permanent Commission to 8 Women Officers(20.11.2019)
Supreme Court has granted another opportunity to the Indian Army to take a final decision on granting Permanent Commission to eight women Army officer.....
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Supreme Court: No Ban on Filing Counter-Claim after Filing Written Statement(20.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a Court can exercise its discretion and permit the filing of a counter claim after the written statement till the stage o.....
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Supreme Court: Seniority Cannot be Claimed from Date when Incumbent was not Borne in Service(20.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that under service jurisprudence seniority cannot be claimed from a date when the incumbent is yet to be borne in the cadre.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Response from Probe Agency on P Chidambaram's Bail Plea in INX Case(20.11.2019)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by Senior Congress Leader P Chidambaram seeking bail in the INX M.....
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Supreme Court Asks Kerala Govt to Come Out with Exclusive Law for Administration of Sabarimala Temple(20.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Kerala Government to come out with an exclusive legislation regarding the administration of the historic Sabarimala temple.....
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Supreme Court: Constitution to Lose Importance if Fundamental Rights are Breached(21.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the Constitution will "lose its importance" if there is no redressal for breach of fundamental rights, such as right t.....
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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: 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: 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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SC Rejects Plea, 7 Rohingya to be Handed Over to Myanmar(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed an interim application seeking a stay on the proposed deportation of 7 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar and said that the sev.....
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SC Grants Opportunity to ArcelorMittal, NuMetal to Bid for Essar Steel(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has granted one more opportunity to mining major ArcelorMittal and Russia’s VTB Capital-backed NuMetal to bid for Essar Steel if they cl.....
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India Hands Over Seven Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar as Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene(04.10.2018)
This is the first time that Rohingya Muslims have been sent back to Myanmar by Indian authorities. They were deported via the Integrated Check Post (I.....
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'Window Dressing' Can’t Help Revive a Case, Says Supreme Court(04.10.2018)
The top court noted that the Code of Civil Procedure imposed limitations on filing different suits with a same cause of action and thus duplicity of p.....
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7 Rohingya Muslims Deported to Myanmar Had Requested Return 2 Years Ago: Govt(05.10.2018)
The MEA statement came after the Supreme Court allowed the first ever deportation of seven illegally-migrated Rohingyas to Myanmar while rejecting a p.....
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Lone Woman Tenant Who Held up Bhendi Bazar Redevelopment Faces Arrest For Not Paying Fine in SC(05.10.2018)
Sugra Begum moved the Supreme Court against the eviction order but the apex court dismissed her petition with a cost of Rs 10,000.
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Arrest of Ex- IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt(05.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea on behalf of former Gujarat cadre IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s wife challenging his arrest in relation to a 1996 dr.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to 'Misguided' Muslim Youth Convicted of Karnataka Church Blast(26.12.2019)
Supreme Court has released on interim bail a Karnataka church blast case convict, who was dubbed by the high court as a misguided Muslim youth indulgi.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses DU’s Plea Against Highrise(27.12.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea of Delhi University on account of inordinate delay in challenging a 2011 decision of Delhi Development Authority al.....
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Supreme Court Raps Bengal, UP as Child Rape Cases Pile Up(27.12.2019)
Supreme Court has come down heavily on Governments of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh for an "extremely deplorable state of affairs" with regard to tria.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Plea of Nirbhaya Convict Pawan Gupta(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the curative Petition filed by convict Pawan Kumar Gupta seeking commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment.
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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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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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Supreme Court Allows Mined Goa Iron Ore to be Transported(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed mining leaseholders in Goa to transport mined iron ore extracted between February 7 and March 15, 2018, and lying at the pit.....
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SC Seeks Uttar Pradesh Government Response on Plea to Quash Notices to Recover Public Losses(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh on a Writ Petition filed to quash the notices issued by the administration to recov.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Jairam Ramesh's Plea Challenging RTI (Amendment) Act, 2019(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on ex-Union Minister and Congress Member of Parliament, Jairam Ramesh's challenge to the Right to Inform.....
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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 Grants Relief to Couple Who Married Against Parental Wishes(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to a couple who had married out of love against parental wishes by staying the proceedings in a habeas corpus.....
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Supreme Court: Magistrate Can Review Order Passed u/s 125 CrPC; Bar u/s 362 CrPC Not Applicable(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate who passes an order on settlement between parties under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (.....
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Supreme Court Directs Probe into Illegal Sand Mining Activities Across Rajasthan(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowering Committee to conduct a probe towards illegal mining activities in the State of Rajasthan and submit .....
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Supreme Court: Electricity Supply Cannot Be Disconnected For Recovery of Additional Demand(20.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the licensee company cannot take recourse to the coercive measure of disconnection of electricity supply, for recovery of .....
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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: Offence of Attempt to Rape can be Attracted Even if Accused had not Undressed Himself(21.11.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man under Section 376 read with Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for attempt of rape to a woman.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates that Motor Accident Compensation can be Granted in Excess of Claimed Amount(22.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that it is permissible to grant motor accident compensation of any amount in excess to that which has been claimed. The C.....
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Supreme Court Directs RO Manufacturers to Approach Govt Over NGT's Order on Water Purifiers(22.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the RO Manufacturers Association to approach the Government on the National Green Tribunal's order prohibiting use of reverse .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Nirbhaya Convict's Fresh Request(16.03.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the request by one of convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape to file a new curative petition against his death sentence, refu.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea of Mukesh Singh Stating All Remedies Utilized(17.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, se.....
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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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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 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: 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 Asks for Status Report from CBI, ED on Investigation in Coal Scam Cases(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has sought to know from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) the status of investigation and trial in .....
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Supreme Court: Historians Report on Babri Mosque Mere ‘Opinion’(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to give credence to a report cited by the Sunni Waqf Board by four historians, who in 1991 had opined that the disputed Bab.....
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Supreme Court: Courts can Hinder with Administrative Actions only if it Suffers from Illegality(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that while exercising its powers of judicial review of administrative action, Courts should not interfere with the adminis.....
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Supreme Court: Shebait Cannot Seize Temple Property, Needs to Protect it(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the Shebait/Archak is duty bound to protect the property of the temple, and the Shebait “cannot usurp such property fo.....
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Supreme Court Explains there is No Concept of Negative Equality under Article 14 of Constitution(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that there is no concept of negative equality under Article 14 of Constitution of India. The Court further observed that what .....
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Insolvency Cases Excluded from Statutory 270-Days Norm at Tribunals: Supreme Court(05.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said that time taken up by litigations during the corporate insolvency resolution process has to be excluded from the mandatory limi.....
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Abhijit Iyer Arrested for Remarks on Konark Temple(05.10.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to Odisha-based journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra, who has been accused of making derogatory remarks on the Sun Te.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea by Accused in Kathua Case Seeking Fresh Probe(05.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by an accused in the sensational Kathua gang rape and murder case seeking fresh investigation in the matter on grou.....
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Nair Service Society And Others To File Review Petition Challenging Entry of Women in Sabarimala Temple(05.10.2018)
The Kerala government though will not appeal against the Supreme Court order lifting the ban on women pilgrims, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said i.....
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Can Sabarimala Verdict be Reviewed or Would it be Ismail Faruqui 2.0?(05.10.2018)
The Nair Service Society (NSS), a body consisting of members of the Nair society, an influential society in Kerala, said that it will file a review pe.....
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Conviction can be Based on Voluntary Extra-Judicial Confession: Supreme Court(08.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said extra-judicial confession is a “weak piece of evidence”, but can be acted upon to convict a person if a court is satisfied that.....
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Supreme Court Allows DU Law Student Who Missed Exam Due to Pregnancy to Attend Classes(08.10.2018)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to the Delhi University law student who was earlier not allowed to write her exams as she had missed her clas.....
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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 Directs Centre to File Reply on Steps Taken Regarding Plight of Migrant Workers Amid Lockdown(30.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file a reply on steps taken regarding the plight of migrant workers and the lack of access to basic necessiti.....
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SC Directs Centre to Ensure Welfare of Migrant Workers and Spread Awareness of Pandemic(31.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure accessibility of basic necessities and medical facilities for migrant workers in view of the nationwid.....
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SC Expresses Concern Over Fake News Spurring Migrant Exodus(01.04.2020)
Supreme Court has expressed satisfaction with the steps taken by the Union and State Governments to prevent the spread of COVID-19 "at this stage" but.....
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SC: No Additional Tax Demand u/s 143(1)(a) if There was No Intention to Evade Tax(01.04.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that the additional tax under the provisions of Section 143(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be imposed if there was n.....
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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: 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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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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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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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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SC Dismisses Plea By Bengaluru Woman Claiming To Be Jayalalithaa’s Daughter(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by a woman claiming to be the biological daughter of the late Jayalalithaa, former Chief Minister of Tamil Na.....
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Supreme Court: Auction purchaser Entitled to Challenge Action of Secured Creditor Before DRT(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an action of secured creditor in forfeiting the deposit made by auction purchaser is a part of the measures taken by secur.....
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Supreme Court Deprecates Centre for Relying on Private Books(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has deprecated the Central government for relying on private books instead of official publications “for the purpose of defeating the ri.....
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Insurer Has No Liability Once There is Breach of Condition of Insurance Policy: Supreme Court(30.11.2017)
Supreme Court has cautioned a man that he will be liable for punishment for contempt if he files yet another petition similar to 16 petitions he filed.....
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Can't Frame Guidelines on FIRs for Dowry Harassment Cases: Supreme Court(30.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said it does not intend to frame guidelines for the police regarding registration of FIRs on subjecting a married woman to cruelty f.....
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SC Seeks BCCI Response on Chaudhry's Threat to CFO(30.11.2017)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the BCCI and its treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry on allegations that he had threatened the BCCI's Chief Financial O.....
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Supreme Court Sets Guidelines to Curb Road Accidents(01.12.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a set of guidelines to tackle rising accidents, including addition of a chapter on road safety in school curriculum and audit.....
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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 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: 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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SC: Person Having Security Interest Over Property of Corporate Debtor Not 'Financial Creditor'(27.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of National Company Law Tribunal which cancelled the mortgages made by Jaypee Infratech Ltd to secure the debts of .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Pleas in Koregaon Case(17.03.2020)
Supreme Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of rights’ activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha, both booked under the Unlawful .....
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SC Issues Notice on BJP Leaders' Plea for Floor Test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly(17.03.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the Writ Petition filed by Bhartiya Janatha Party leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan and nine other Bharatiya Janta Party.....
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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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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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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 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 Passes Guidelines on Modalities Surrounding Videoconference Hearings During Lockdown(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that National Informatics Centre that State officials be appointed to liaise with and support State High courts in order to.....
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Supreme Court: Social Distancing is a Duty(07.04.2020)
Supreme Court has said that every individual and institution must implement Government steps meant to reduce the COVID-19 spread. The Court further st.....
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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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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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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 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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SC Directs Schools to Spread Awareness About Dangers In ‘Blue Whale Game’(01.12.2017)
Supreme Court, while disposing of a plea seeking ban of Blue Whale game, has directed all the States and Union Territories to spread awareness in the .....
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SC Raps Centre for Seeking More Time to Update Assam NRC 1951(01.12.2017)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for slow progress in issues like updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and fencing of Indo-Banglades.....
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Supreme Court Disposes of PIL on Payment to Migrant Workers(22.04.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a public interest litigation stating that it would not get into the budgetary or financial domain of the Centre by direc.....
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Supreme Court Seeks J&K’s Reply on 4G Net(22.04.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre and the Union Territories to explain why 4G services have not been resumed in the Valley to aid health and educatio.....
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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 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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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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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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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: 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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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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'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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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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Supreme Court: No Retrospective Application of Section 143A of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(31.07.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 will have no retrospective application, as a result of which it .....
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Supreme Court: Nothing More Essential than Filling Up Judicial Vacancies(31.07.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while monitoring the progress made by all 24 High Courts and 36 States and UTs that nothing nothing can be more important t.....
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Supreme Court: Second Petition Under Section 482 CrPC Valid Under Changed Facts and Circumstances(31.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that second application for quashing of the complaint under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be rejected.....
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Supreme Court: Interest of Victim Has to be Kept in Mind While Awarding Punishment(31.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that courts have to keep in view the interest of the victim and society at large when awarding punishment. The Court further h.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Take Steps to Regulate App-Based Taxi Providers(31.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to take appropriate steps to regulate app-based taxi services like Ola and Uber in the country. The Court was hearin.....
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CJI Cracks Whip on Judicial Corruption, Allows CBI to Probe Corruption Charges Against High Court Judge(31.07.2019)
Justice SN Shukla had allegedly favoured a medical college in Lucknow by extending its deadline to admit students even though the Supreme Court had ea.....
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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: 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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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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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 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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Supreme Court Seeks Explanation for Delay on Plea Against Members of Legislative Assembly(05.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker for the three- year delay in hearing pleas for disqualification of 11 Mem.....
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Supreme Court: Production of Account Book Not Relevant in Cheque Bounce Cases(05.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the production of the account books or cash book may not be relevant in a criminal case filed under Section 138 of the.....
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Supreme Court Issues Summons on Kerala's Suit Against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019(05.02.2020)
Supreme Court Registry has issued summons to the Union of India on the suit filed by the State of Kerala challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act, 20.....
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SC Agrees to Hear Fresh PIL on Rafale Deal(08.10.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh PIL against the Rafale deal between India and France.
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SC Directs RBI to Inform About Plan on Lowering of Floating Rates for Loans(08.10.2018)
Supreme Court has required the Reserve Bank of India to convey its decision as to the lowering of floating rates for loans to the advantage of the con.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Response of Centre on Plea Seeking NRC for Tripura(08.10.2018)
A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph considered the petition filed by Tripura People's Front seeking registra.....
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'Not Even Greatest Judge Can Match Voice of People': Challenge to Supreme Court's Sabarimala Verdict(08.10.2018)
After the Kerala government made it clear that it won't make an appeal against the apex court order, protests over the entry of women in Sabarimala ha.....
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Supreme Court to Hear Plea Against Rafale Deal on October 10(08.10.2018)
Earlier, the matter was scheduled for hearing on September 18. However, the Supreme Court bench adjourned the matter till October 10 after petitioner .....
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Litigant Can’t Take Contradictory Stands in Same Case: Supreme Court(09.10.2018)
Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against Gujarat High Court order has observed that recitals in the order sheet with regard to what transpire.....
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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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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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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: Modifications by Lawyer on Mixed Questions of Fact and Law Cannot Bind Party(13.06.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that concessions made by a lawyer on mixed questions of fact and law cannot bind the party. The Court held that "Where a qu.....
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Supreme Court: Section 17 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Can be Applied on Multiple Properties(14.06.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the word 'property' in Section 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 can include more than one property. The Court noted.....
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Plea in Supreme Court for Safety, Security of Doctors at Government Hospitals(15.06.2019)
The plea, filed by advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, also sought directions to the West Bengal government to take strictest legal and penal action again.....
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Supreme Court: Foreigner Required to Get NOC from Diplomatic Mission of Country to Adopt Indian Child(17.06.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that the requirement of "No Objection Certificate" from the diplomatic mission of the country where the foreigner or the perso.....
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court Finally Acquits Milkman Charged with Selling Adulterated Milk 40 Years Ago(01.08.2019)
The milkman was booked for selling adulterated milk in 1979 and handed 6-months jail term with Rs 1,000 fine. The accused did not possess a licence fo.....
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Nearly 500 Illegal Bangladesh Nationals Detained, Deported: Delhi Police Tell Supreme Court(01.08.2019)
The police, in its affidavit in the apex court, said that between January 1, 2016 and April 30, 2018, 489 Bangladeshis have been detained and 480 out .....
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Whether to Refer to Constitution Bench Pleas against 10% EWS Quota(01.08.2019)
The court is hearing a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the Act on the ground that economic criteria cannot be the sole basis for granting r.....
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Supreme Court: Milkman Charged with Selling Adulterated Milk 40-Years Ago Acquitted(01.08.2019)
Supreme Court has finally acquitted a milkman booked for selling adulterated milk in 1979 and handed 6-months jail term with Rs. 1,000 fine. The Court.....
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Supreme Court: Rulers of Princely States were ''Maharajas Without Praja''(01.08.2019)
Supreme Court observed that rulers of princely states were ''Maharajas'' (kings) without ''praja'' (subjects). It was also noted that sovereignty and .....
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Supreme Court Explains Whether Arbitration Clause Can be Invoked After Parties Compromise(01.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that when the parties to a contract containing arbitration clause have settled their differences and have arrived at a comprom.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Transgender Act(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Law Ministry seeking an explanation from the Government on the legality of clauses in the Transgender Persons .....
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SC Urges Madras HC to Expeditiously Decide Plea Against Upper Age Limit Reduction(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the Madras High Court to expeditiously decide in a time-bound manner a plea challenging the reduction of upper age limit f.....
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SC Urges Madras HC to Expeditiously Decide Plea Against Upper Age Limit Reduction(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the Madras High Court to expeditiously decide in a time-bound manner a plea challenging the reduction of upper age limit f.....
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SC Refers to Larger Bench Question Regarding Consideration of Reservation Claims(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that allowing the applicants to public posts to submit certificates in proof of their claim of the reservation after the no.....
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SC: Non-Sending of Report u/s 57 NDPS Act in 48 Hours of Arrest Will not Vitiate Entire Proceedings(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that merely because the report contemplated under Section 57 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 .....
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Supreme Court: No IBC Provision that Resolution Plan Should Match Liquidation Value(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 that the resolution plan should match the liq.....
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SC Refuses to Grant Interim Bail to Sajjan Kumar in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(13.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant interim bail to Ex-congress Member of Parliament, Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in 1984 anti-.....
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SC Panel Builds Digital Module, to Speed Up Disposal of Commercial Disputes(14.05.2020)
Supreme Court's E-Committee, in sync with Government’s initiative on ease of doing business, has developed a paperless module for commercial Courts, w.....
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SC: Secondary Evidence Can be Permitted to be Produced Where Party Establishes Factual Foundation(14.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court can permit a party to produce secondary evidence if he establishes a factual foundation for producing the same.....
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SC Directs Release of Rs 10 Crores Deposited by Karti Chidambaram(14.05.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the release of Rs. 10 Crores deposited by Karti Chidambaram as security for permission to travel abroad.
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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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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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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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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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SC: Application u/s 391 CrPC Seeking to Adduce Additional Evidence Should be Heard Immediately(05.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an application filed under Section 391 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 seeking to adduce additional evi.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay High Court Order on Maratha Reservation(06.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Bombay High Court order upholding a Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs. It f.....
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Supreme Court: Change in Mindset Could Allow Women in Army Command Posts(06.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that if there is a will and a change in mindset on the part of the Government, then women officers could be allocated command p.....
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Supreme Court Gives Rs 1 Crore to Accident Victim(06.02.2020)
Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a 12 year old girl who met with an accident a decade ago which led to 100 percent physical disability and left.....
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Supreme Court: Beneficiaries of Insurance Policy are 'Consumers'(07.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the beneficiaries of the policy taken out by the Insured are also consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ev.....
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Supreme Court Lens on Waqf’s ‘Unlisted Assets Worth Lakhs of Crores’(07.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Minority Affairs Ministry, all States and waqf bodies while entertaining a Public Interest Litigation alle.....
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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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Supreme Court Orders Central Security, Rs 25 Lakhs Compensation for Unnao Teen(01.08.2019)
Supreme Court has transferred all five cases linked to the rape of a teenager in Uttar Pradesh - allegedly by a now-expelled BJP lawmaker - out of the.....
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SC Sets 45-day Deadline for Trial in Cases Related to Unnao Rape; Orders Rs 25L Compensation, CRPF Security(01.08.2019)
The Supreme Court directed that the survivor, her mother and other members of the family will be provided security by the CRPF and an officer of the l.....
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Supreme Court to Conduct Hearing on Ayodhya Mediation Report on Friday(01.08.2019)
The Ayodhya mediation panel, which was allowed time till July 31 to continue talks to develop consensus between Hindu and Muslim parties on the temple.....
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SC to Transfer All Cases Related to Unnao Rape Survivor to Delhi, Seeks Report from CBI(01.08.2019)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took judicial cognisance of the Unnao rape case and fixed the matter for hearing on Thursday along with a report from t.....
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Supreme Court Orders Death Sentence to Man for Raping and Killing Minor Girl(02.08.2019)
Supreme Court has sent a man to the gallows for "horribly" gang-raping a 10-year-old girl along with a co-accused and killing her and her seven-year-o.....
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Supreme Court Keeps in Abeyance Earlier Order to Transfer Unnao Rape Survivor's Case to Delhi(02.08.2019)
Supreme Court has kept in abeyance its earlier order by which it had transferred, from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi, the accident case in which.....
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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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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 Declines to Interfere with High Court Order in Rs 7,200 Crore Satyam Fraud Case(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Hyderabad High Court’s order that set aside an Enforcement Directorate order provisionally attaching .....
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Karnataka Govt for Failure to Act Against Officers(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Karnataka Government for failing to act against the officers responsible for “fraud” and “over 10 years delay” in chal.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea to Link Aadhaar to Social Media Accounts(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a fresh public interest litigation seeking to link the 12-digit Aadhaar number to social media accounts, asking the Petitio.....
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Supreme Court to Amrapali-Linked Beneficiaries: Return Money or Face Jail(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the alleged beneficiaries to whom the Amrapali group transferred the money invested by thousands of homebuyers in separate .....
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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: 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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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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 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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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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Supreme Court Seeks Govt Reply on Plea for Online RTI Portals(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre and State Governments to file reply on a plea seeking direction to establish Right to Information web portals in al.....
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Supreme Court: High Court Cannot Relax Terms and Conditions of Tender Notice(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed in exercise of power under Article 226 of Constitution of India, a High Court has no power to relax the terms and condition.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on PIL to Formulate Uniform Format to Ascertain Maintenance(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre's reply on a plea seeking directions for formulating a uniform format for disclosing information by husband and wi.....
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Supreme Court Restrains Tax Department from Taking Action Against Gautam Khaitan(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court order restraining the Income Tax department from taking any action against VVIP chopper scam accused Ga.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Execution of Power of Attorney Cannot Transfer Title to Grantee(16.10.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that GPA sales and SA/GPA/WILL transfers are not legally valid modes of transfer and they do not convey title and do not 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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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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Supreme Court Directs Status Quo for Two Weeks on Jaypee Group Plea Against NCLAT Order(02.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo for two weeks on Jaypee Group's plea against NCLAT order which allowed fresh bidding for debt-laden Jaypee Infrat.....
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Supreme Court on Criminal Probes in India: 'Accused Can be Ordered to Give Voice Samples'(02.08.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a judicial magistrate can order an accused to give his voice samples even against his consent in the course of a criminal .....
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SC Keeps in Abeyance Earlier Order to Transfer Unnao Rape Survivor's Accident Case to Delhi(02.08.2019)
The Supreme Court bench took note of the submission of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, that the accident took place last Sunday.....
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Ayodhya LIVE: Mediation Has Failed, Says Supreme Court, Daily Hearings to Begin from August 6(02.08.2019)
Ayodhya LIVE: The Supreme Court today said the mediation panel set up to amicably resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute has failed and dail.....
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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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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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SC Issues Notice on Plea of 2 Korean Nationals Denied Bail by Madras HC(05.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the Special Leave Petition preferred against the 9th April, 2020 order of the Maras High Court denying bail to 2 Ko.....
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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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Supreme Court Orders for Inventory of Sabarimala Jewels(07.02.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered a complete inventory of all jewellery and ornaments used to adorn the statue of Lord Ayyappa at Kerala's iconic Sabarimala t.....
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Coal Scam: Supreme Court Grants Time to Centre to Recommend Names for Special Public Prosecutor(07.02.2020)
Supreme Court has given the Centre time till February 10 to suggest names of lawyers for appointing a special public prosecutor to conduct trials for .....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court Order Directing Sale of HDIL Assets to Repay Dues of PMC Bank(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order directing sale of bankrupt Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) to ensure repayment .....
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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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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 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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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: Karti Chidambaram Can’t Leave Country Without Joining Probe(16.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Karti Chidambaram will not be allowed to leave the country unless he joins probe investigating allegations of irregularity.....
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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 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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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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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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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 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: 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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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 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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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: 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: 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 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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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 Tells MP Mahua Moitra to Take Up Issue of Exclusion of CM Relief Fund from CSR in Parliament(05.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain Member of Parliament, Mahua Moitra's plea challenging the circular issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs in s.....
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SC Refuses Former DGP's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIRs for Disobeying Lockdown(05.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation filed by former police chief of Uttar Pradesh, Vikram Singh seeking directions to .....
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Supreme Court: Fill Up Tribunals’ Vacancies in 6 Weeks(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has expressed serious displeasure over the Centre’s snail-paced approach in filling a large number of vacancies in tribunals. The Court .....
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SC Dismisses Plea for Restraining Landlords from Demanding Rent from Students/ Labour Class(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to direct the Centre to implement the Home Ministry order requiring landlords to abstain from compelling students and labour.....
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SC Extends Tenure of NCDRC Member Justice VK Jain's by Three Months(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the tenure of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) member, Justice VK Jain by another 3 months in wake of.....
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SC: SARFAESI Act Applicable to Cooperative Banks(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the co-operative banks under the State legislation and multi-State co-operative banks are 'banks' under Section 2(1)(c) of.....
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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: 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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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 Upholds Medical Oxygen IP and Nitrous Oxide to be Taxed As Per Entry 88 of VAT Act(13.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that 'Medical Oxygen IP' and 'Nitrous Oxide IP' should be taxed as drugs under Entry 88 of the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax A.....
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SC Approves MP Governor's Decision to Direct Floor Test Even While House is in Session(13.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the power exercised by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh to convene the assembly for a floor test cannot be regarded as “cons.....
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SC: Free Tests in Private Laboratories for Poor(14.04.2020)
Supreme Court has said its direction to provide free testing by private facilities will be applicable to economically weaker sections and people who c.....
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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: 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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Supreme Court Allows Nusli Wadia to Withdraw Criminal Defamation Case Against Tata(14.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed Nusli Wadia to withdraw criminal defamation suit against Tata group executives and board members after Ratan Tata said that .....
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SC Issues Notice to Union Government on Petitions Challenging Constitutionality of IBC Ordinance(14.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Union Government on Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendmen.....
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Supreme Court: Sub-Letting Part of Tenanted Premises Gives Landlord Right Eviction from Whole Premise(14.01.2020)
Supreme Court has interpreted the provisions of Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control), Act, 1965 and observed that the sub-letting of any part of .....
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SC Issues Notice to ED on Karti's Plea For Return of Rs 20 Crores Deposited with Court(14.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on Karti Chidambaram's plea seeking return of his deposit of Rs 20 crore, which was dep.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Pleas of Two Death Row Convicts(14.01.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petitions of Vinay Sharma and Mukesh, two of the four convicts awaiting execution of death penalty in the Nir.....
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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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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 Dismisses Plea Challenging Salary Cut Orders of Police(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Government orders of salary cuts towards Police personnel. The Court has further noted that the.....
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SC Sentences 3 Contemnors to 3 Months Imprisonment for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sentenced three contemnors to three months imprisonment for raising scandalous and scurrilous allegations against sitting Supreme Co.....
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SC: Bar to File Separate Suit Challenging Compromise Decree Applies to Stranger Also(07.05.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the bar under Order 23 Rule 3A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to challenge a decree passed on a compromise in a sepa.....
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Supreme Court Eases Deadline for Filing of Cases(07.05.2020)
Supreme Court has extended indefinitely the statutory deadline under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for filing of appeals/petitions/suits and .....
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SC: Accused Can Challenge Conviction in Appeal Even if Formal Appeal Not Preferred(07.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an accused can challenge the finding and order of conviction in the appeal filed by the State, even though he had not .....
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SC: HC May Decline to Entertain Writ Petition Which Raises Complex Questions of Facts(08.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the High Court may decline to entertain a Writ Petition when it raises complex questions of facts.
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SC: HC Cannot Disregard Statutory Limitation Period to Entertain Writ Petition(08.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court cannot disregard the statutory limitation period to entertain Writ Petition assailing orders passed by st.....
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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 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 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: 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: 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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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 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 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 Dismisses Appeal of Convict Against Conviction in Rash Driving Case(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed Vismay Amitbhai Shah’s Appeal against his conviction and sentence for causing the death of two students while rashly drivi.....
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SC Seeks Government Response on Doctor’s PPE Plea for Medical Fraternity(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Government to respond to a doctor’s plea for a Court direction to the Government to urgently step up and issue World Healt.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response on PIL Expounding Black Marketing of Medical Essentials(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking immediate intervention of the Court amid the COVID-19 cris.....
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SC Directs Accused Christian Michel to Approach High Court for Interim Bail(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Christian Michel, accused and alleged intermediary in the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper scam case to approach the Delhi High.....
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SC: Confession of Co-accused Inadmissible Against Another Accused if They Were Tried Separately(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that under Section 15 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 if for any reason, a joint trial is not.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Case on Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Children Protection Homes(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has taken a suo moto case on the conditions of children protection homes across the country in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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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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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 to Tamil Nadu: Follow NEET(23.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that all admissions in the State for aspiring doctors have to be based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), th.....
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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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Supreme Court Bars Entry of Public, Press from Entering Courtrooms(16.03.2020)
Supreme Court has barred all members of the public and press, except lawyers appearing in specific cases listed for hearing, from entering Courtrooms .....
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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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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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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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SC: 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance Unsustainable in Law(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the concept of 'ex post facto' Environmental Clearance (EC) is against the fundamental principles of environmental jur.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Immediate Relief for Poor During Lockdown Period(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and all States and Union Territories in a plea seeking immediate relief to be provided to the poor, homeless.....
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SC Directs Centre, Kerala & Karnataka to Meet and Formulate Parameters for Safe Passage of Patients(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Union Health Secretary to call for a meeting between Chief Secretaries of Kerala and Karnataka to formulate parameters for.....
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SC Allows NDTV's Appeal to Quash Income Tax Re-Assessment Notice(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) to quash the notice issued by the Income Tax Department seeking to re-open its.....
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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: 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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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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SC Dismisses Plea Against Opening of Public Sector Enterprises During Lockdown(08.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea in the Supreme Court which sought for directions against Public Sector Enterprises who were treating themselves as .....
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SC: States Should Consider Home Delivery of Liquor/Indirect Sale During Lockdown(08.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the States must consider selling liquor via Home Delivery and/or inculcate indirect sales during the Coronavirus induc.....
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SC Stays Orissa HC Order on Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Migrants to Enter Odisha(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Orissa High Court which directed that migrant workers should be allowed entry to Odisha only after te.....
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SC Extends Deadline for CBI Court to Deliver Judgment in Babri Masjid Case Till August 31(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the deadline for Special Central Bureau of Investigation Court, Lucknow to deliver judgment in the criminal case regarding .....
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SC Dismisses Plea for Constituting "Special Purpose Fund" to Financially Assist NRIs(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition seeking for the constitution of a "Special Purpose Fund" for Non-Resident Indians and emigrant workers who are .....
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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 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: 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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Supreme Court Directs COA to Draft New 'Constitution' for BCCI(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Committee of Administrators (CoA) to draft a new constitution for Board of Control for Cricket in view of stubborn resistan.....
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Supreme Court: High Way Booze Ban Not Applicable to Bars, Outlets Within Municipal Areas(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has clarified that high way liquor ban imposed by it is not applicable to licenced bars and beverages outlets within municipal area.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Pleas of Sasikala, Kin Over DA Case(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petitions of AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala and her relatives Ilavarasi and V.N. Sudhakaran, agains.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern over Depleting Tree Cover, Rising Pollution Around Taj Mahal(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has rapped Centre and UP Government for 'trying to destroy the Taj Mahal' by not being able to control high levels of pollution. The Ape.....
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Supreme Court: Ensure Protection To Parents of Boy Killed By Manipur CM’s Son In Road Rage(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to ensure that the order of Court directing security/protection to parents of the boy, killed in a road rage case in.....
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Delhi HC Rejects J. Karnan’s Plea Against SC Registrar & His Challenge Against Contempt of Court Act(24.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has dismissed writ petition filed by Justice Karnan challenging the vires of Contempt of Court Act and against the order dated 12th o.....
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Delhi HC: Strictly Abide by Principles of Natural Justice in Sexual Harassment Complaints(24.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has ordered Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to complete inquiry into complaints of sexual harassment against Ashok Kumar Singh, a.....
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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: 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 Stays Bombay High Court’s Order on Wadhawans’ House Arrest(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s Order releasing Rakesh Wadhawan and his son, Sarang accused in the Rs. 4,355 Crores in Punjab and Mah.....
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UK Supreme Court: Refugee can Pursue Claim for Damages Against Government for Illegal Detention(28.02.2020)
United Kingdom Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of a refugee to pursue a claim for damages against the Government for unlawful detention and held .....
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Supreme Court: Judicial Officer's Integrity Must be of Higher Order(28.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a judicial officer's integrity must be of a higher order and even a single aberration is not permitted on the subject of c.....
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SC Asks Kerala HC to Decide Challenge Against Airport Authority of India Decision on Merits(28.02.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the decision of the Kerala High Court which held the Writ Petition filed by the Kerala Government challenging the decision.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Hardik Patel(28.02.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Congress leader Hardik Patel in connection with his involvement in the 2015 Patidar Andolan agitation, pulli.....
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Supreme Court: Protests Cannot Infringe Rights of Others(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that one’s right to protest could not infringe upon the rights of others as it upheld the Uttarakhand High Court verdict initi.....
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Supreme Court Directs Fresh Test of Drinking Water by Central Pollution Control Board(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to undertake fresh laboratory testing of piped water supplied to residences given the c.....
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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: 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 Orders CBI Probe into Mysterious Death of Karnataka Cop M.K. Ganapathy(08.09.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the death of Mr. M.K. Ganapathy, a Deputy Superintendent of Karnataka Pol.....
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Supreme Court Gives Centre Six Weeks Over SYL Row(08.09.2017)
Supreme Court has given Centre six more weeks to hold negotiations for an amicable settlement to the row between Punjab and Haryana over the Sutlej-Ya.....
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Supreme Court Raises Doubt Over Maintainability of Petitions Challenging Formation of Telengana(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed doubts whether the slew of petitions pending since 2014, against the formation of Telengana by splitting Andhra Pradesh, a.....
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Supreme Court: No Vested Right of Renewal of Lease of Shops in Defence Shopping Complexes(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there was no vested right of renewal of lease of shops in Defence Shopping Complexes.
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Supreme Court Accepts Proposal for Mining at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted the proposal of Oil India Limited (OIL) to extract hydrocarbon beneath 3900-4000 meters of Dibru Saikhowa National Park, As.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre, States Reply Over Protection of Witnesses in High-Profile Cases(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court, while emphasizing on witness protection programme, has asked Centre and State governments about the steps being taken to ensure that wi.....
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SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order De-Freezing Avinash Bhute’s Accounts(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside Bombay High Court judgment wherein the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) was directed to de-freeze accounts of businessman Avin.....
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Supreme Court Overrules M P Sharma & Kharak Singh(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has overruled eight-judge bench judgment in M P Sharma case and six-judge bench judgment in Kharak Singh case -both of which had ruled t.....
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Supreme Court Announces its Verdict, Holds Privacy a Fundamental Right(24.08.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is intrinsic to the right to life. The 9 Judge bench also said that right to pr.....
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Supreme Court Fines Swami Om Baba Rs 10 Lakh For Plea on CJI Selection(25.08.2017)
SC has fined a cost of Rs 10 lakh on Swami Om, a self-confessed swami, who was a Bigg Boss participant and claimed to have 50 crore followers globally.....
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Jaypee Case: Supreme Court Tells Home Buyers to File Joint Plea(25.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked nearly 32,000 anxious Jaypee home buyers, facing uncertainty over their investment in housing projects in Noida and NCR to fil.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Justice Misra For Non-Prosecution(28.08.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition mentioned before it for urgent hearing seeking a declaration that Justice Dipak Misra be disqualified from bein.....
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Supreme Court Refuses E-auction of Media Rights of IPL Matches(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it was not inclined to change the method for the upcoming auction of media rights for Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Supreme Court Refuses to Halt E-auction of Iron, Manganese Ore in Karnataka(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to stop e-auction for sale of iron and manganese ore in Karnataka.
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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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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 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: Co-operative Societies Engaged in Banking Biz Not Eligible for Deduction u/s 80P of IT Act(16.08.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that co-operative societies engaged in banking business for public are not eligible for deduction u/s 80P of Income Tax Act, 1.....
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Supreme Court Asks NIA to Probe Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case(16.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe Kerala's 'love jihad' case pertaining to a Hindu woman converting to Islam and ma.....
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SC: Words Like ‘Repay’, ‘Return’, ‘Subject to this Condition’ Imply Agreement is Not of Absolute Sale(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that words like “repay”, “return” and “subject to this condition” in an agreement are not commensurate with a deed of absol.....
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SC: Accused Entitled to Bail for Offence with Upto 10 Yrs Jail, If Police Fails to File Charge Sheet(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an accused is entitled to statutory bail u/s 167(2)(a)(2) of Code of Criminal procedure if the police failed to file charg.....
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Supreme Court Questions Gujarat Decision to Reappoint Retired IPS Officer(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned Gujarat government’s decision to re-induct IPS officer N K Amin as Superintendent of Police after his retirement, observi.....
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: SC Appoints Panel to Examine 241 Cases(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has appointed a panel headed by two of its former Judges to examine justification for closure of 241 anti-Sikh riot cases probed by Spec.....
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Supreme Court: Who Made the Bomb that Killed Rajiv Gandhi?(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central government to furnish an explanation regarding investigation into the conspiracy behind making and supplying the bomb.
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Supreme Court Seeks Detail of Complainants in Gurugram's Unitech Project(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Delhi Police to furnish details of number of flat buyers of Unitech's project in Gurugram who had approached it for registe.....
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SC Wants All Information on Reliance, Sistema, Aircel & Videocon Bankruptcy Cases(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has asked for all records pertaining to the bankruptcy proceedings of Reliance Communications, Sistema Shyam Teleservices, Aircel and Vi.....
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SC Issues Notice to IT Dept on DK Shivakumar's Plea for Discharge from Tax Evasion Charges(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Income Tax Department in a plea filed by Karnataka Congress President, DK Shivakumar, urging the removal of cha.....
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SC Upholds BCI's Order Dismissing Complaint Against Lawyer Alleging Professional Misconduct(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by Bar Council of India dismissing a complaint alleging professional misconduct by a lawyer.
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Against Denial of OBC Reservation in Tamil Nadu(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking issuance of directions for setting aside the Centre's decision to implement all India counsellin.....
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SC Registers Suo Moto Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan, Twitter India(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has registered a suo moto contempt of Court case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India.
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Supreme Court Grants Time for Setting Up of Smog Tower at Anand Vihar(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has granted one week’s time to Central Pollution Control Board and Central Government to finalise a memorandum of understanding with IIT.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Financial Difficulties of Advocates Amid COVID-19(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the financial difficulties being faced by lawyers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Supreme Court Rejects Review Petitions of Telecom Companies(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petitions of Telecom companies on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) payment order. The Companies would have to pay R.....
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Supreme Court Approves Project for Goa International Airport(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has passed an Order paving the way for construction of the International Airport at Mopa, Goa. The Court has issued directions to the Na.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Bharat Ratna to Mahatma Gandhi(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to issue to a direction to the Union of India for conferring the Bharat Ratna on Mahatma Gandhi, stating that he is at a hi.....
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Supreme Court Directs Return of Rs 20 Crores Deposited by Karti Chidambaram as Security(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Congress Member of Parliament, Karti Chidambaram to have the return of Rs 20 Crores, which was deposited with the top Co.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Report from Government on Carrying Out 2012 Electronic Vehicle Plan(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Union Government to give in detail the steps taken to implement the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan- 2020, a polic.....
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Supreme Court Declines Relief in Election Annulment Case(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to stay the annulment of Mohd Abdullah Azam Khan’s election in Uttar Pradesh assembly in 2017 from Suar Constituency.
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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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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: 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 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: Cause of Action to Plaintiff to File Suit Accrues When There is a Threat to Infringe Right(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that cause of action to a Plaintiff to file a suit accrues when there is a clear and unequivocal threat to infringe a right.....
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SC: Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Conviction in Criminal Case Not Barred(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that disciplinary action against an employee for conviction in a criminal case is not barred due to the suspension of sen.....
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Supreme Court: Suits with Basic Relief of Challenging Decree Passed by DRT Not Maintainable(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the suits with the basic relief of challenging the decree passed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) are not maintain.....
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Supreme Court Frees Man Accused of Sodomizing a Minor Allowing His Juvenility Claim(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed to release a person convicted for sodomizing on the ground that he was juvenile at the date of offence.
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SC Dismisses Rajeev Chandrasekhar's Challenge Against Karnataka High Court Order(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrasekhar challenging the order of the Karnataka High.....
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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 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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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, CBI on Plea by Father of Murdered Ryan International Student(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices to Centre and CBI on a plea filed by the father of the murdered Ryan International School student. The top court says.....
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Supreme Court Orders Jaypee Infratech to Deposit Rs 2,000 Crore by Oct 27(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Jaypee Infratech to deposit Rs 2,000 crore by October 27. The Apex Court has restrained Jaypee MD and other directors from fly.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Auction of Amby Valley Properties(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has cleared the decks for auction of Sahara Group's flagship Aamby Valley project in Maharashtra to raise money that it had asked the co.....
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Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC to Name Two Observers in Ayodhya Dispute(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court to appoint two new observers for disputed land in the Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir case withi.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Election Commission’s Views on Disqualifying Bihar CM(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission for its views on a plea seeking to disqualify Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the Assembly, alleged.....
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Supreme Court: Ex-Parte Decree On Being Set Aside Becomes Non-Est(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has said that ex-parte decree, once set aside, will cease to exist and cannot be regarded as decree of the court of first instance.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Plea for Total Ban of Blue Whale Game in India(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking directions for country-wide ban on the deadly online game Blue Whale Challenge after several incid.....
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2008 Malegaon Blast: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Purohit’s Plea(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea of Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit, seeking interim bail in 2008 Malegaon blast case.
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Supreme Court Permits Delhi Airport to Commercially Utilize Land for Non-aeronautical Purposes(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld a ruling of Delhi High Court that allowed Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a unit of GMR Group, to put airport land to.....
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Supreme Court to Govt: Do You Want to Destroy 'Taj Mahal'(18.08.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing an application seeking its nod to cut over 400 trees to lay down an additional railway track between Mathura in Uttar Pra.....
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SC Restrains Lawyer From Practising For a Month, Extends Contempt Jurisdiction To Protect Registry(18.08.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the contempt jurisdiction of Court is not only to protect reputation of concerned Judge so that he can administer Just.....
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NEET 2017: Supreme Court Puts Status Quo on Medical Admissions in Tamil Nadu(18.08.2017)
Supreme Court has maintained status quo on MBBS and BDS admissions in Tamil Nadu till August 22nd 2017.
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Supreme Court to Bihar Govt: Pay Rs 10 Lakh to Pregnant Rape Survivor(18.08.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding Bihar government responsible for not coming to rescue of 35-year-old destitute HIV positive woman who wanted to abort her.....
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SC Notice to Centre on Changes in CAT Appointments Brought by Finance Act, 2017(21.08.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Finance Ministry on a petition filed by Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association challenging the alterations.....
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SC Allows Kerala’s Pvt Medical Colleges to Charge Rs 11 lakh Annual Fee(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed private medical colleges in Kerala to charge Rs 11 lakh as annual fee for medical education, dismissing State Government’s m.....
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Supreme Court Raps Gujarat Govt Over Slow Trial in Asaram Rape Case(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial in rape case involving self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu.
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Supreme Court Forms Medical Board on Plea to Abort Foetus Without Skull(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court to set up a medical board to examine a woman over a plea seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy on the ground that the 24-week-ol.....
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SC Orders 10 Lakh Compensation, Free Medical Facilities For 10-Yr-Old Rape Survivor(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Chandigarh administration to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to a 10-year-old rape victim who recently delivered a baby gi.....
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Delhi HC Quashes Centre’s 1997 OM on Reservation in Promotion(29.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has quashed Centre’s Office Memorandum dated August 13, 1997, by which it had extended reservation in promotion to SC and ST staff be.....
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Supreme Court Junks Gujarat HC Order Asking State to Rebuild Mosques, Shrines(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has set aside Gujarat High Court order asking the state government to rebuild and repair mosques and shrines damaged during the statewid.....
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SC Extends Deadline For Final Round Of NEET Counseling For Deemed Varsities(30.08.2017)
Supreme Court has extended the deadline for mop-up round of counseling, which is the final round, for NEET examination to September 7 for admission to.....
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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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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 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: 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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Supreme Court Refuses to Let Government Promote 1.4 Lakh Staffers(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to give clarification over interim orders from the Supreme Court and two High Courts, one allowing reservation in promotions.....
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SC Directs Income Tax Department to Refund Rs 833 Crores to Vodafone(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered the Income Tax Department to refund Rs. 833 Crores to Vodafone Idea in consonance with the order of Bombay High Court.
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SC Issues Notice in Anti-Sikh Riots Convict Sajjan Kumar's Interim Bail Plea(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the interim bail plea of Ex-Congress Member of Parliament, Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in a.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions to Ensure Supply Copy of FIR to Accused Within 24 Hours(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed seeking issuance of directions to the Director General of Police of States and respective Home Secretaries for devising a .....
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SC: Rajasthan High Court Can Pass Order on Congress MLAs' Plea Against Speaker Notice(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the Rajasthan High Court can pass an order on rebel Congress Members of Legislative Assembly plea against the disqualifica.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Issuance of Directions to Ensure Supply Copy of FIR to Accused(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed seeking issuance of directions to the Director General of Police of States and respective Home Secretaries for devising a .....
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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 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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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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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: 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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Supreme Court Stays Juvenile Board Proceedings Against Kathua Rape Accused(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before the Juvenile Justice Board against a ''minor'' allegedly involved in the gang-rape and murder of an ei.....
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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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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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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: 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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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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Supreme Court: Public Authority Cannot Act Arbitrarily(31.08.2017)
Supreme Court, while cancelling the allotment of leasehold rights by Ujjain Development Authority (UDA) to a private entity, has said that a public au.....
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Supreme Court Directs CBI to Appoint Senior Police Officer to Monitor Probe in Manipur Encounter Case(31.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed CBI to appoint a senior police officer of the rank of deputy inspector-general to monitor the probe ordered by it into alle.....
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Supreme Court: Offence u/s 138 of NI Act is Person Specific(31.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that the offence u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act is person specific. It was also clarified that the general concept under.....
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Supreme Court: Judgment on Video Conferencing in Matrimonial Disputes Needs Reconsideration(31.08.2017)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench its decision rendered in March, wherein it had advocated for the use of video conferencing in resolution .....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Centre's Plea Seeking Transfer of Pleas Against RERA to Delhi HC(31.08.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear Centre’s petition seeking transfer of various pleas, which are challenging validity of Real Estate (Regulation and De.....
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Supreme Court Asks Dilip Kumar to Deposit Rs 20 Crore to Settle Property Dispute(01.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked thespian superstar Dilip Kumar to deposit Rs 20 crore with its registry as part payment to a Mumbai-based real estate firm wit.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Permission to Singh Bros to Sell Fortis Shares(01.09.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to give the Singh brothers (Malvinder and Shivinder, the original promoters of Ranbaxy and Fortis) permission to sell Fortis.....
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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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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 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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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: 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 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: 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 Issues Notice to Centre on Petition Challenging CAA and National Population Register(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Central Government on a Petition challenging the Constitutional Validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 201.....
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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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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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SC: Appointment Secured on Basis of Fraudulent Caste Certificate is Void Ab Initio(16.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an appointment secured based on a fraudulent caste certificate is void ab initio and Government Resolutions and Circul.....
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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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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 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 Refuses to Entertain PC George MLA's Plea to Postpone Kerala Local Body Polls(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by Kerala Member of Legislative Assembly, PC George seeking the postponement of local body pol.....
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SC Orders Govt, Vodafone Idea to Maintain Status Quo(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that status quo be observed in the one-time spectrum charges case involving the central government and Vodafone Idea.
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SC Upholds Land Acquisition Notifications for Chennai-Salem 8 Lane Expressway(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the notifications issued for acquiring land for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane greenfield expressway project.
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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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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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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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Supreme Court Orders Unitech to Pay Litigation Cost to Home buyers(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Unitech to pay litigation cost to home buyers who have succeeded before the grievance redressal commission in their lawsuit.....
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Supreme Court: Only AOR's Can Mention Cases For Out-of-turn Hearing(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has put an end to old practice of allowing senior lawyers to mention cases seeking their out-of-turn listing and hearing. The Court made.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court’s Order Increasing Adoption Fee(21.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed orders of Bombay High Court passed in November 2016, substantially increasing the legal and composite fees payable by Indian .....
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Supreme Court Warns BCCI Officials of 'Serious Consequences' if Lodha Reforms Not Implemented(22.09.2017)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the ongoing delay in the implementation of the Lodha Committee Reforms.
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Supreme Court Allows Two Minor Rape Victims to Terminate Pregnancies(22.09.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed two minor rape victims from Delhi and Bengaluru to abort their fetus while observing that the medical boards have said termi.....
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SC Dismisses Author Mathe Mahadevi’s Plea Against Ban on Her Book(22.09.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Mathe Mahadevi’s appeal against the ban on sale and circulation of her book, Basava Vachana Deepthi, without a reasoned or.....
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SC to Supertech: Refund Money to Home Buyers(25.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Supertech builders in Noida to repay the principal amount with 14 per cent interest to those homebuyers who wanted a refund.....
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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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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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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 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: 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 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: 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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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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Supreme Court Gives the Go-Ahead to the Construction of the Central Vista Project(05.01.2021)
Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to the construction of the new parliament complex near Delhi's India Gate, the Central Vista project, holding tha.....
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SC: Calculation of Notional Income of Homemakers Based on Work, Labour and Sacrifices(06.01.2021)
Supreme Court has said the calculation of notional income of homemakers must be based on their work, labour and sacrifices, stating that it is in furt.....
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SC Stays TDSAT Order Which Set Aside DoT Demand for License Fee from Internet Service Providers(06.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which directed the Union of India to refund the amoun.....
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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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Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Bail to Karim Morani in Rape Case(25.09.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the Hyderabad High Court’s decision to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to Bollywood producer Karim Morani, accused of ra.....
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Supreme Court on Nirbhaya Fund: Put System in Place(25.09.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over disbursal of the Nirbhaya Fund and said that an “unhappy state of affairs” prevails on the issue since th.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Non-Bailable Warrant Against Activist Madhu Kishwar(25.09.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed a non-bailable warrant issued by a trial court in Srinagar against activist Madhu Kishwar for not appearing before it in a c.....
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Supreme Court has refused to extend time for medical admissions(25.09.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to extend the September 14 deadline for filling up vacant seats in postgraduate, super-specialty and MBBS courses.
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We are not gods, says Supreme Court, Dismisses Plea to Abolish Mosquitoes(25.09.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed its helplessness when a Petitioner sought the Apex Court's directions to "abolish" mosquitoes from the country. The Apex C.....
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SC Dismisses Centre’s Appeal Against Order Treating Children Born Out of Void Marriages as Legitimate(26.09.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre’s appeal against a Division Bench judgment of Madras High Court, which had held that children born out of void .....
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Convicts Too Must Breathe Fresh Air, Maintain Family Ties, Says Supreme Court(03.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said and favoured a "humanistic approach" while dealing with pleas for parole or furlough to those serving long jail term by observi.....
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Lt Col Prasad Purohit(21.08.2017)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Lt Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit in 2008 Malegaon blast case. Col Purohit has been in prison for the last nine yea.....
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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: 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 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: 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: 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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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: 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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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 Grants Bail to Sandeep Gururaj, Former Deputy General Manager of MEMG(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Sandeep Gururaj, Former Deputy General Manager of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), accused of siphoning o.....
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SC: Prescription of Higher Educational Qualification Not Violative of Art. 14 and 16(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the prescription of a Higher educational qualification as a qualification for promotion to a post cannot be held as .....
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SC: Issue of Maintaining Law and Order Exclusively Domain of Police(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stated in plea by Centre seeking a direction to restrain a proposed Republic Day ‘tractor rally’ in the Capital by farmers, who are .....
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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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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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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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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 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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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 Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings which was sought to be initiated against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari by the Uttarakha.....
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SC: ‘Public Tranquility’ to be Read in Restricted Sense Synonymous with Public Order and Safety(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the term 'public tranquility' as per Section 153A(b) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 must be read in a restricted sense syn.....
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SC: Prior Environmental Clearance Not Necessary for Land Acquisition for National Highways(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that prior environmental clearance is not necessary at the stage of notification of land acquisition proceedings for the purpos.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings which was sought to be initiated against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari by the Uttarakha.....
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SC: Affixing of COVID-19 Posters Can be Done Only Under Direction from Competent Authority(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that affixing of COVID-19 posters outside the homes of patients can be done only if there is a direction from the competent aut.....
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SC Extends Term of BSV Prakash Kumar as NCLT Delhi Acting President Till Regular Appointment(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the appointment of Mr.B.S.V.Prakash Kumar,Member (Judicial) as acting President of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ne.....
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SC Passes Interim Order Directing IIT Bombay to Grant Provisional Admission to Student(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order directing IIT Bombay to grant provisional admission to Siddhant Batra, a student hailing from Agra, who had .....
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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 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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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 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 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 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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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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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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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 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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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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Supreme Court Dismisses Saritha Nair's Challenge Against Hibi Eden's Election(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by Saritha S. Nair against the rejection of election petition by the Kerala High Court ag.....
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SC Allows Ashok Arora to Argue in Person Plea Against His Suspension as SCBA Secretary(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has adjourned the special leave petition filed by former Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Ashok Arora against the D.....
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SC Upholds Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Against Man Possessing 'Indian Flap Shell Turtle'(11.12.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld a Kerala High Court quashing criminal proceedings under Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 against a man for hunting and possessi.....
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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 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 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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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 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: 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 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 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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#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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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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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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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 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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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: 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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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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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 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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#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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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: 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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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 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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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 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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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: 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 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 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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Supreme Court Constitutes Bench to Hear Ayodhya Land Dispute(08.08.2017)
Supreme Court has constituted a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra to hear a batch of petitions challenging Allahabad High Court verdict .....
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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 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 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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2004 Ponzi Scam: Supreme Court Paves Way for Trial of S Natarajan(03.10.2017)
Supreme Court has paved the way for prosecution of S Natarajan in the high-profile ponzi scam involving Chennai-based PNL Nidhi Limited which allegedl.....
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Kerala ‘Love Jihad’ Case: SC Questions “Why Marriage Was Annulled by High Court”(04.10.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned the annulment of Kerala woman’s marriage by the state’s High Court, after she was allegedly converted to Islam forcibly b.....
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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: 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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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 Extends Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict's Parole(23.11.2020)
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: Pandemic Situation Likely to Worsen, States and Centre Must be Well Equipped(23.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the pandemic situation is likely to worsen across the country in the coming months and States as well as the Centre mu.....
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SC: Default Bail Granted Erroneously Can Be Cancelled by High Court u/s 439(2) CrPC(23.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a 'default bail' illegally or erroneously granted under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.PC).....
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SC Turns Down Police Plea to Cancel Bail Granted to Jamia Scholar Accused in Riots(24.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Delhi Police petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Faizan Khan, accused of supplying SIM card to Delhi riots .....
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SC Dismisses Ex-BSF Jawan's Plea Challenging PM Narendra Modi's Election from Varanasi(24.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Ex- BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav's petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi .....
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SC Issues Notice and Seeks Response from Centre on Plea Seeking Capping of Prices of RT-PCR Tests(25.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea which seeks for the caping of the prices of RT-PCR tests, used to test suspected COVID patients, at Rs. 400,.....
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Kerala High Court Revokes BCCI's Life Ban on Sreesanth(08.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has revoked life ban imposed on cricketer S Sreesanth by Board of Control for Cricket in India due to his alleged involvement in a s.....
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#Dahi Handi: Bombay HC Lifts Age, Height Restrictions(08.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has accepted State Government’s decision to keep age limit for Govindas at 14 years and removed height restriction that was imposed .....
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Supreme Court Says No to Compulsory Yoga Education in Schools(08.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to make Yoga education compulsory in schools saying that it was for the Centre to take a call on such issues.
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SC Gives J&K Govt 3 Months to Decide on Muslims’ Minority Status(08.08.2017)
Supreme Court has given final opportunity to Jammu and Kashmir Government to file a reply within three months on issue of Muslims being a minority in .....
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Supreme Court Asks "Whether Special Status for J&K Has Lapsed"(09.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Government to explain whether Article 370 of Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a temporary p.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Include Urdu as a Language in NEET for 2018-19 Session(09.08.2017)
Supreme Court has considered submission of Centre that it was willing to include Urdu as a language in NEET, the common entrance test for admission in.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Provide Data on Implementing Child Marriage Prohibition Act(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to provide data on number of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, appointed under Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006 .....
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Supreme Court Observes 'Marital Rape Not Penal Offence'(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the raging issue whether to make forced marital intercourse and sexual acts part of offence of rape in penal law has b.....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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