Chief Judicial Magistrate competent to process request of Secured Creditor...
The Supreme Court has held that the Chief Judicial Magistrate is competent to process the request of the secured creditor to take possession of the secured asset under Section 14 of the Securitisation...
View ArticleSection 7 Application under IBC governed by Article 137 of Limitation Act,...
Supreme Court has held that applications under Section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) are governed by Article 137 of the Limitation Act for computation of limitation period. The judgment was...
View ArticleBacklog of cases: Judges should devise solutions instead of waiting for...
The Supreme Court's Justice DY Chandrachud today said that the courts in the country are facing the threat of dysfunctionality due to heavy backlog of cases. He said that judges themselves have to...
View ArticleWrit of Certiorari: New take on one of the Oldest Devices of the Law
Vikram Hegde History of the Writ of Certiorari Certiorari. A word that seems as at home in the middle of a tongue twister of rolled Rs as in an officious direction by a Constitutional Court. The...
View ArticleSecondary School Certificate as condition for determining minority status of...
The Supreme Court today upheld the Rules framed by Andhra Pradesh government which mandated Secondary School Certificate as a condition for determining minority status of candidates who seek to avail...
View ArticleWidow of soldier who died due to cardiac failure not eligible for Liberalised...
The Supreme Court has held that widows of soldiers who died due to cardiac failure from stress will not be eligible for “liberalised family pension” even if the death happened during active operation....
View ArticleMinorities' Fundamental Right under Article 30 cannot be waived, Supreme...
A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court recently reiterated that the fundamental right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their own under Article 30 of the...
View ArticleNo Estoppel against law, erroneous concession in law by advocate does not...
There can be no estoppel against law. Therefore, an erroneous concession on law made by a lawyer will not bind the client, the Supreme Court ruled. The judgment was delivered by a Bench of Justices L...
View ArticleJustice Rajendra Menon will be the new Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal
Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon will be the new Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal. This came to light during the hearing in the Supreme Court today on the appointment of members...
View ArticleBreaking: SC allows prosecution of Devendra Fadnavis under Section 125 of...
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court today held that a case has been made out for the prosecution of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis under Section 125A of the Representation of...
View ArticleAbrogation of Article 370: Constitution Bench grants Centre four weeks' time...
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court set up to hear the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 today granted four weeks' time to the Centre to file its response. The Bench will now...
View ArticleGautam Navlakha plea: Entire 3-judge Bench of Supreme Court, four recusals so...
All the three Supreme Court judges on the Bench today recused from hearing the appeal filed by Gautam Navlakha seeking quashing of FIR registered against him in the Bhima Koregaon case The matter was...
View ArticleSabarimala: Justice DY Chandrachud throws his weight behind Justice Indu...
The Supreme Court's Justice DY Chandrachud said that there were vile threats and abuse on social media against him for his verdict in the Sabarimala case, reports Economic Times. While he is not on...
View ArticleDefence establishment’s submissions to the SC in the military widow matter:...
Major DP Singh It is well known in military circles that treacherous terrain and nature’s fury pose a greater risk to the life and limb of our soldiers than the bullets of the adversary. While the...
View ArticleIn two separate cases, Supreme Court imposes death penalty on three persons
The Supreme Court today imposed death penalty on three persons in two separate cases. The judgments in both cases were rendered by the same Bench of Justices Rohinton Nariman, R Subhash Reddy and Surya...
View ArticleSchizophrenia cannot be ground for soldiers to claim disability pension...
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Schizophrenia cannot be a ground for military personnel to claim disability pension unless the same is attributable to or aggravated by military service. The...
View ArticleLevy of Sales Tax and Service Tax on Clubs and Doctrine of Mutuality: What...
The Supreme Court has ruled that the doctrine of mutuality continues to be applicable to incorporated and unincorporated members’ clubs after the 46th Amendment adding Article 366(29-A). Thus, Sales...
View ArticleSupreme Court explains scope of “jurisdiction” under Section 9A of Code of...
The Supreme Court has explained the scope of the term “jurisdiction” under Section 9A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as applicable to the State of Maharashtra. In the process, the Court affirmed...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court orders Maharashtra to maintain status quo in Aarey,...
The Supreme Court today ordered the State of Maharashtra not to cut any further trees in Aarey and maintain the status quo till the next date of hearing. The order was passed by a Bench of Justices...
View ArticleThe Namesake: Shanti Bhushan meets Shanti Bhushan
When advocate Shanti Bhushan came to the Supreme Court a few weeks back, little did he know that he would be meeting Senior Advocate Shanti Bhushan. Confused? Advocate Shanti Bhushan, a lawyer...
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