The B&B Causelist #386: Illegal Immigration, Rohit Tandon & more
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors....
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #388: Uphaar Tragedy, Vijay Mallya, Rohit Tandon & more
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy v. Union of India &...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #389: Justice Karnan, Selection of District Judges,...
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India In Re: Honourable Justice CS Karnan Salam Samarjeet Singh v. High...
View ArticleJudiciary Watch: Five HCs get new Chief Justices; 201 collegium...
Five high court judges recently received their warrants for appointment as Chief Justice, as revealed by the Law Ministry website. The high courts of Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Patna and...
View Article“PIL cannot be a camouflage to foster personal dispute”, Bombay HC imposes...
Frivolous litigants be forewarned. After the Apex Court recently imposed costs on a petitioner for filing a frivolous lawsuit, the Bombay High Court seems to have followed in its footsteps. A Bench...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #393: NEET Age Limit, BCCI, Swaraj India & more
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Dr Ashwini Kumar v. Union of India and Anr. Rai Sabyasachi v. Union...
View ArticleSenior Advocate Anil Divan no more
Veteran Senior Advocate Anil Divan passed away today. He was 86 years old. Over the years, Divan had established himself as one of the nation’s foremost jurists, having appeared in a number of landmark...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #395: Senior Designations, Babri Masjid, Vodafone v. TRAI &...
A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India through Secretary...
View Article#Debriefed: Will the courts halt the Centre’s push to make #Aadhaar compulsory?
The recent push by the central government in making Aadhaar mandatory for several government schemes has met with widespread criticism from various sections of the society, including activists,...
View ArticleIndira Jaising to move Supreme Court for status quo on Senior designations
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising will move the Supreme Court seeking status quo on designating lawyers as Senior Advocates till the petition filed by her praying for guidelines for Senior designations is...
View Article#RecusalWatch: Justice UU Lalit, Recusals and Direct Elevations
Recusals might have gotten a bad rap in recent times, but the fact of the matter is that recusals are one of the methods to ensure an impartial dispensation of justice. And despite the fact that...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #397: Uber v. CCI, BCCI, MCD Polls & more
A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Uber India Systems Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India Board of...
View ArticleJudiciary succumbing to the powerful will of the Executive, Guj HC Adv. Assn...
The Gujarat High Court Bar Association (GHCAA) has written a scathing letter to the Collegium setting out a slew of concerns regarding vacancies in High Courts. The GHCAA has come down upon the...
View ArticleCan SAT hear appeals against circulars issued by SEBI? Supreme Court answers
The Supreme Court of India, through its judgment dated March 7, 2017 has ruled that administrative circulars issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) under Section 11(1) of the SEBI...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #397: Uber v. CCI, BCCI, MCD Polls & more
A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Uber India Systems Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India Board of...
View ArticleJudiciary succumbing to the powerful will of the Executive, Guj HC Adv. Assn...
The Gujarat High Court Bar Association (GHCAA) has written a scathing letter to the Collegium setting out a slew of concerns regarding vacancies in High Courts. The GHCAA has come down upon the...
View ArticleCan SAT hear appeals against circulars issued by SEBI? Supreme Court answers
The Supreme Court of India, through its judgment dated March 7, 2017 has ruled that administrative circulars issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) under Section 11(1) of the SEBI...
View ArticleAmol Palekar wants overhaul of Cinematograph Act, Censorship; Gopal...
In what could turn out to be a significant development relating to free speech, the Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in a petition...
View ArticleBounden duty of the Court to consider economic impact of its decisions,...
In what could be a very significant observation, the Supreme Court has called for an analysis of economic implications while rendering judgments. This significant observation was made by a Bench of...
View ArticleCentre’s Cattle Rules: What four courts have said
The Central government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had notified the controversial Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 on May 23. The...
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