Executing Court has to determine whether decree has been discharged, Supreme...
The Supreme Court today ruled that the issue as to whether a decree has been discharged or satisfied has to be determined by the executing court under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)....
View ArticleChallenge to arbitral award is a ‘dispute’ under Insolvency Code: Supreme Court
Upholding the principles laid down in Mobilox Innovations, a Supreme Court bench of Justices R.F Nariman and Indu Malhotra has ruled that insolvency cannot be triggered when the corporate debtor has...
View ArticleVerification of VVPAT with Counted Votes: Supreme Court seeks response of...
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (EC) in two petitions praying that VVPAT slips be verified with votes counted in at least 10 percent randomly selected...
View ArticleKerala Floods: Accept foreign aid, Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam moves Supreme...
In light of the floods that have ravaged the State of Kerala, Binoy Viswam, Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala and Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, has moved the Supreme Court requesting that foreign aid...
View ArticleIf somebody wants to abuse me, it is his liberty; I had taken an oath to...
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who retired as the second most senior Judge of the Supreme Court on June 22, probably won more admirers and critics than any other judge in recent history. He presided over...
View ArticleKerala Flood: An Emotional Boat of Buoyancy by Supreme Court judges [See...
In a show of solidarity with those affected by Kerala flood, Supreme Court judges, journalists and lawyers got together to raise funds for the relief and rehabilitation work. At a cultural event...
View ArticleSupreme Court will now grant accreditation to Journalists without Law Degree...
In a significant step, the Supreme Court has amended its norms for accreditation of legal correspondents. The amended norms confer on the Chief Justice of India, to exercise his discretion, in...
View ArticleTestimony of Witness cannot be discarded in toto merely due to embellishments...
The Supreme Court has reiterated the well-settled position of law that the testimony of a witness cannot be discarded in toto merely due to the presence of embellishments or exaggerations in such...
View ArticleExclusion of Genetic Disorders in Insurance Policy: Supreme Court (partially)...
The Supreme Court yesterday partially stayed the Delhi High Court judgement which had ruled that exclusion of “genetic disorders” from insurance policies is unconstitutional. The order was passed by a...
View ArticleReservation in States/ Union Territories for migrant Scheduled Caste /Tribe...
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court today held that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste/ Tribe (SC/ST) in one State cannot be deemed to be a Scheduled Caste/Tribe in relation to any other...
View ArticleSupreme Court judge Indira Banerjee J. reveals in open court about attempt to...
Courtroom 8 of the Supreme Court was privy to a strange episode yesterday morning. Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been hearing a case pertaining to Hotel Royal Plaza, revealed in open court about an...
View ArticleAll Women Bench in Supreme Court next week, second time ever
The Supreme Court will be privy to a rare event next week when Justices R Banumathi and Indira Banerjee will adorn the Bench in courtroom 12 on September 5 and September 6. This will be the second time...
View ArticleWaqf Act, 1995 challenged in Supreme Court
The Constitutional validity of the Waqf Act, 1995 has been assailed in Supreme Court contending violation of Articles 14, 15, 25, 26 and 27. The petition filed through advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain by...
View ArticleSC stays Delhi HC interim order in Neeraj Singal matter, transfers case to...
The Supreme Court today stayed the interim order passed by the Delhi High Court in the Neeraj Singal case, and transferred the matter to itself. The interim bail granted to Singal, who was implicated...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismisses petition seeking ban on Malayalam novel Meesha
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a ban on publication and circulation of Malayalam novel ‘Meesha’ authored by S Hareesh. The judgment was pronounced by a Bench of Chief Justice...
View ArticleNothing unnatural about it; Supreme Court decriminalises Gay Sex, reads down...
In a historic decision, the Supreme Court of India today decriminalised gay sex between consenting adults by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The judgment titled Navtej Singh...
View ArticleSC issues notice to Central Govt. in petitions challenging amendment to SC/ST...
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Central Government in a batch of petitions challenging the recent amendment to the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ,...
View ArticlePublic Prosecutor should not be totally guided by Government, Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the role of a government law officer/ public prosecutor is not that of a postman. Public prosecutors should not be totally guided by the instructions given by the...
View ArticleBreaking: Justice Ranjan Gogoi appointed 46th Chief Justice of India, first...
The President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the office of Chief Justice on October 3, 2018 after the retirement of the current Chief...
View ArticleNambi Narayanan awarded 50 lakh compensation for wrongful arrest, SC calls...
The Supreme Court today awarded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist Nambi Narayanan compensation of Rs. 50 lakh for wrongful arrest. The Court has also constituted a Committee to be...
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