"Entire exercise smacks of arbitrariness", SC quashes Environmental Clearance...
The Supreme Court today upheld a judgment of Delhi High court quashing the Environmental Clearance granted to a housing project near Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary proposed to be developed by Tata Housing...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #186: 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 ArticlePass an order which we can understand, Supreme Court to Bombay High Court
In a curt but strongly worded order, the Supreme Court has asked the Bombay High Court to pass an order which is comprehensible and can be understood by the Court. A Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court to pronounce judgment in Ayodhya dispute tomorrow
The Supreme Court of India will deliver its judgment in the Ayodhya dispute tomorrow. The judgment will be pronounced on a non-working day by a Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India...
View ArticleAyodhya Case: What are the Five Suits in this case?
The hearing in the Ayodhya case concluded in the Supreme Court on October 16. The nation awaits with bated breath even as news comes in that the verdict will be pronounced tomorrow. How did the Ayodhya...
View ArticleAyodhya Judgment: Why the Supreme Court gave title of the disputed site to...
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today delivered its verdict in the Ayodhya dispute. The focal point of the case was the title with respect to the disputed site. Two major suits were contested...
View ArticleAyodhya: Delay of more than 68 years, Shia Waqf Board’s SLP dismissed by...
While the main judgment in the Ayodhya title dispute which ran into 1045 pages hogged the limelight, another judgment was also passed by the same Bench of the Supreme Court in a related matter. This...
View ArticleMaharashtra Government Formation: "Governor should not act as mouth piece of...
The uncertainty surrounding the formation of the government in Maharashtra has reached the Supreme Court. The Shiv Sena has filed a petition challenging the decision of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court to pronounce judgment in Sabarimala Review Petitions...
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment tomorrow in the review petitions challenging the Sabarimala judgment of September 28, 2018 relating to entry of women into Sabarimala Temple in Kerala....
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court to pronounce judgment in Rafale Review Petitions...
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment tomorrow in the Rafale Review petitions. The judgment will be delivered tomorrow by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjay...
View Article[Breaking] Tribunals: Supreme Court refers passage of Finance Act as Money...
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today ordered that validity of passage of Finance Act 2017 as Money Bill should be decided by a larger Bench. The decision came in a batch of petitions...
View ArticleBreaking: Correctness of Aadhaar judgment doubted by Supreme Court, 7-judge...
A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has doubted the correctness of the Aadhaar judgment in relation to the question of passage of Aadhaar Act as a Money Bill. A larger Bench of 7 judges...
View ArticleKey takeaways from Supreme Court Judgment on Tribunals and Finance Act 2017
The Supreme Court yesterday passed a significant judgment on the functioning of Tribunals in the Country. In the process, it ruled on the validity of the Finance Act, 2017 and the Rules framed under...
View ArticleSabarimala Review: Majority Judgment explained
The majority judgment in Sabarimala review petitions today has posed many questions. What are its implications? Where to now? This piece attempts to break down the majority judgment rendered by CJI...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #191: 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 ArticleEssar Steel Judgment: Key Highlights
The Supreme Court in its recent judgment in Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited through Authorised Signatory vs. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors[1] has clarified several burning issues...
View ArticleSC upholds NRIs right to claim Eviction under East Punjab Urban Rent...
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Section 13B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (Rent Act) which gives right to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to recover immediate possession...
View ArticleJustice R Banumathi set to enter Collegium, Woman Judge in Collegium after 13...
With Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi retiring from office today, Justice R Banumathi will become part of the Supreme Court Collegium. She will be the second-ever woman to be part of the Supreme...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #192: 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 ArticleThe B&B Causelist #193: 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...
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