Breaking: Supreme Court modifies its judgment on safeguards against misuse of...
The Supreme Court today modified its judgment in Rajesh Sharma v. Union of India, which had laid down safeguards for the prevention of misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The judgment...
View ArticleNo CBI probe: SC accepts CEC Report on illegal iron ore mining in Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court has accepted a Central Empowered Committee (CEC) Report on illegal iron ore mining in Kanker, Chhattisgarh. It noted that industrialist Anil Lunia had violated the law in carrying out...
View ArticleSC re-starts Senior Designations after 2 years, confers gown on 25 retired...
The Supreme Court of India has re-started the process of Senior Designations by conferring Senior gown on twenty-five retired High Court judges. A letter sent by Additional Registrar Rakesh Kumar to...
View ArticleCaste-based reservation will damage social equilibrium of Kerala, NSS moves...
The Nair Service Society (NSS) has moved the Supreme Court of India contending that caste-based reservation will damage the social equilibrium of Kerala. The petitioner has sought a declaration that...
View ArticleBhima Koregaon: “We will order SIT probe if we are convinced materials are...
The Supreme Court was privy to another gripping hearing in the petition filed by five activists seeking an independent probe into the police crackdown on lawyers, activists, and writers in connection...
View ArticleSC grants liberty to Petitioners in Polygamy Challenge to approach Police for...
The Supreme Court today granted liberty to petitioners who have challenged the practice of polygamy and Nikah Halala to approach the police to avail security. The order was passed by a Bench of Chief...
View ArticlePolitical party cannot interfere in the functioning of Election Commission,...
The Election Commission of India has filed its response to the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Kamal Nath. Kamal Nath petition prays that VVPAT slips be...
View ArticleGrant of bail: What the Supreme Court held [Read Judgment]
Courts must not go deep into the merits of a case while considering an application for bail. This established principle was reiterated by the Supreme Court today while quashing the bail granted to a...
View Article“One step forward, 20 steps backwards”, Supreme Court on mandatory pre-suit...
The Supreme Court today expressed serious reservations about the mandatory pre-suit mediation introduced with respect to commercial cases by way of Section 12A of the Commercial Courts, Commercial...
View ArticleRoma locuta, causa finita est: The Judiciary and the Constitution of India
Shanmugham D Jayan “Rome has spoken, the case is closed”, this is a statement attributed to ancient philosopher St. Augustine. The message conveyed by the statement is simple – once the final authority...
View ArticleBack Wages cannot be claimed as Right on reinstatement in service, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee has no right to claim back wages from employer as a right only because the Court has set aside the dismissal order and directed reinstatement in service of...
View ArticleWhat Supreme Court held on obligations of First Appellate Court while...
The Supreme Court today re-affirmed that an appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act is essentially in the nature of first appeal and, therefore, the High Court is under a legal obligation to...
View ArticleBhima Koregaon: When Brecht speaks as Ambedkar
Gopalkrishna Gandhi Policemen and policewomen are not mindless digits in khaki. They have all been to school. Many of them are MAs, some PhDs. And they have families, friends just like anyone else who...
View ArticleBhima Koregaon: Read the FIR that triggered the arrest of activists & lawyers
On Friday, the Supreme Court reserved its verdict in the case challenging the arrest of activists and lawyers in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #108: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View Article3-Judge Bench of Supreme Court to decide on powers of GST Officers to make...
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition by the Central government seeking a clarification on the powers of the officers under the Central Goods and Service Tax Act (GST Act) to arrest...
View ArticleAmendment to Section 148 of Negotiable Instruments Act has retrospective...
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) as amended with effect from September 1, 2018 shall have retrospective operation and will be applicable to...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #110: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View ArticleFormer CJI RM Lodha duped of Rs. 1 lakh by online imposter
Former Chief Justice of India, RM Lodha has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police stating that he was duped of Rs. 1 lakh by an imposter, reports The Indian Express. As per the complaint, the person...
View ArticleSupreme Court permits Guru Gobind Singh IP University to hold MBA admissions...
The Supreme Court today stayed two orders passed by the Delhi High Court as per which Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University was required to conduct a fresh Common Entrance Test for admission to MBA...
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