The B&B Causelist #265: Entry Tax, INC-BJP foreign funding, Maharashtra...
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana...
View ArticleNot necessary to make tribunal a party to the proceedings unless required by...
The Supreme Court yesterday held that it is not necessary to implead a tribunal, whose order is being challenged, as a party to the proceedings unless required by the law. The decision was rendered by...
View ArticleIs PACL turning into a “Sahara-ian” ordeal for SEBI?
The recovery of money from PACL Ltd is turning out to be an affair bearing striking similarities to the SEBI-Sahara dispute pending before the Supreme Court of India. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar and...
View Article“Put your house in order”; Twenty-one adjournments by Air India leaves...
The Supreme Court of India took strong objection to Air India delaying the hearing in the case regarding pay and other service conditions of pilots and cabin crew. A Bench comprising Justices Kurian...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #269: Nirbhaya, ML Sharma, Vijay Mallya, 100 Helpline &...
A summary of cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court Mukesh v. State for NCT of Delhi Sampurna Behrua v. Union of India & Ors....
View ArticleCan persons holding public office make comments on heinous crimes? Supreme...
The Supreme Court of India today appointed Senior Advocate and eminent jurist Fali S Nariman as Amicus Curiae in a petition filed by the relative of the Bulandshahr rape accused. The petitioner has...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #272: Jallikattu, Rahul Gandhi, Adarsh Society, Water...
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Rahul Gandhi v. Rajesh Mahadev Kunte and Anr....
View ArticleSC quashes criminal case against MS Dhoni in ‘Lord Vishnu’ picture controversy
The Supreme Court today quashed the criminal proceedings pending before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bengaluru against cricketer MS Dhoni for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A...
View ArticleLawyer’s PIL in Bombay HC seeks consumer protection fund for Maggi “victims”
The country’s most popular instant noodles is in the Bombay High Court once again. But this time around, it is the central government, and not manufacturer Nestle, that may be called to task. A Bench...
View ArticleAdvocates CD Singh, DK Singh to be appointed Allahabad High Court judges
Two lawyers in the Supreme Court of India, CD Singh and DK Singh, are to be appointed judges of the Allahabad High Court reports the Times of India. Their names have been cleared by the Collegium and...
View ArticleJustice Ranjan Gogoi had this to say in Govindachamy’s death penalty appeal
The legal battle surrounding the infamous rape and murder of a Kerala native, will soon come to a close. The Supreme Court of India today reserved its judgment in the appeal filed by the accused,...
View ArticleTwenty-six former High Court judges designated as seniors by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has designated twenty-six retired High Court judges as Senior Advocates, following a decision taken in a full court meeting held on August 31 this year. The list includes...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about tomorrow’s NEET hearing in the Bombay High Court
The National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) has generated litigation over multiple forums, including the Bombay High Court. And tomorrow, the Bombay High Court’s Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and...
View ArticleNo “logjam” over judicial appointments, Centre tells Supreme Court
The Centre told the Supreme Court today that there was no logjam over judicial appointments in the country, a cause that is evidently of immense importance to Chief Justice TS Thakur. In a PIL filed by...
View ArticleThe #Cauvery petition is not the only inter-state water dispute in the...
Monday’s order by the Supreme Court of India has sparked off violence in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The city of Bangalore, as well as Mandya region of Karnataka has been witness to large scale protests...
View ArticleBreaking: SC scraps Govindachamy’s death penalty, upholds life imprisonment...
The wait for the judgment in the rape and murder of Kerala native Soumya is over, with the Supreme Court setting aside the death sentence of Govindachamy. The conviction of rape has, however, been...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #281: SEBI-Sahara, Nirbhaya, NEET, DU Photocopying & more
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India SEBI v. Sahara India Real Estate Corpn. Ltd....
View ArticleSpecial courts to try criminal netas and judges? Supreme Court to decide
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India in a petition seeking establishment of Special Courts to try criminal cases against members of...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #282: NEET, Mohd Shahabuddin, ITC v. Brittania & more
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Modern Dental College & Res. Cen. v....
View ArticleGoogle, Yahoo, Microsoft to auto-block pre-natal sex-determination ads and...
In an effort to curb online pre-natal sex determination, Google, Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to implement the technique of “auto block” to ensure that advertisements and searches...
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