Breaking: Kerala Government mooting separate law for administration of...
The State of Kerala is contemplating enactment of separate legislation for the administration of Sabarimala temple. This was informed by the counsel appearing for the State government to a Bench of...
View ArticleWill impose heavy costs if you file frivolous petitions, Supreme Court to...
The Supreme Court took a stern view of State of Kerala filing frivolous appeals and warned the State that it will impose heavy costs if such petitions are filed in future. Order to that effect was...
View ArticleCriticism of government not sedition, Majoritarianism cannot be the law:...
Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta gave a stirring speech today on Law of Sedition and Freedom of Expression. He was giving the Valedictory address on the topic “Law of sedition in India and...
View ArticleSenior Advocate Ram Jethmalani passes away
Senior lawyer and former Union law minister Ram Jethmalani passed away this morning. Jethmalani was 95. Jethmalani had been on round the clock medical help for the last two weeks, reported TOI. At the...
View ArticleSupreme Court orders Rs. 20 lakh compensation to former Judicial Officer who...
The Supreme Court last week awarded Rs. 20 lakh to a former judicial officer who was compulsorily retired from service on allegations of corruption and was subsequently exonerated. The order was passed...
View ArticleIn defence of the Kerala High Court: The recent outburst in the Supreme Court
Haris Beeran "We are final not necessarily because we are always right – no institution is infallible – but because we are final." These were the remarks made by former Chief Justice of India YK...
View ArticleBreaking: Collegium has no hesitation in disclosing reasons for transfer of...
The Supreme Court Secretary-General has issued a statement that the Supreme Court no hesitation in disclosing reasons for transfer of judges if found necessary. The statement is in response to certain...
View ArticleGovernor of Jammu & Kashmir kept the nation in dark; Presidential Rule in...
A petition has been filed in Supreme Court challenging the 2018 proclamation of Presidential rule in Jammu & Kashmir. The petitioners, Jammu & Kashmir People’s Conference and its Spokesperson...
View ArticlePortuguese Civil Code applies to Goans even with respect to property outside...
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 as applicable in the State of Goa, shall govern the rights of succession and inheritance even in respect of properties of a Goan...
View ArticleConsumer fora have jurisdiction over disputes on validity of statutory dues...
The Supreme Court today ruled that Consumer fora have jurisdiction to decide disputes concerning the validity of the imposition of a statutory due arising out of a “deficiency in service” as per the...
View ArticleAyodhya Hearing: Live Updates from Supreme Court [Day 25]
The hearing in the Ayodhya case is progressing at the Supreme Court of India. The Ayodhya case is being heard by a Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA Bobde, DY...
View ArticleSupreme Court to frame guidelines to govern payment of maintenance in...
The Supreme Court has decided to frame guidelines to govern payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters. An order to that effect was passed by a Bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and R Subhash Reddy in...
View ArticleNGOs substantially funded by government are subject to RTI Act, rules Supreme...
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) substantially funded by the government are subject to Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgment was delivered by a Bench...
View ArticleHearing in Ayodhya case could be the second-longest ever in the history of...
The hearing in the Ayodhya case in Supreme Court could turn out to be the second-longest ever in the history of the Supreme Court of India. According to a time schedule submitted by the parties setting...
View ArticlePlea in Supreme Court challenges Sections 212, 217, 447 of Companies Act
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of Sections 212, 217 and 447 of the Companies Act, 2013. The petition filed by one Deepak Shreemali assails the...
View ArticleTwo new Court Rooms set up in Supreme Court - Court no. 16 and 17
With its sitting strength set to rise to 34, two new courtrooms have been set up in the Supreme Court of India - court no. 16 and court no. 17. These two new courtrooms are adjacent to court no. 10....
View ArticleThe Front Benchers? Four Campus Law Centre classmates are now Supreme Court...
The strength of the Supreme Court is set to rise to 34 with the swearing in of four new judges on September 23. Two of the four judges slated to be elevated - Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Hrishikesh...
View ArticleProvisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 relating to solatium, interest will...
The provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 relating to solatium and interest contained in Section 23(1A) and (2) and interest payable in terms of section 28 proviso will apply to acquisitions made...
View ArticleSupreme Court set to get a permanent Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court is set to get a permanent Constitution Bench to hear and decide cases involving Constitutional questions, reports ToI. The strength of the Supreme Court was recently raised to 34....
View ArticleSupreme Court now has 34 judges; Justices V Ramasubramanian, Krishna Murari,...
The sitting strength of Supreme Court of India rose to 34 for the first time in its history as four new judges were sworn in today. Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of...
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