SC stays order for forced eviction of more than 1, 000, 000 forest dwellers
Supreme Court: After the Centre sought stay on the order which directed the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling
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How to know if a temple/mandir is Public or Private? SC enunciates
Supreme Court: In the appeal against the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict that held that Shri Ram Mandir, Indoukh is a public
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Centre seeks stay on SC order directing forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states
Supreme Court: After the Court ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16
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SC| Only the leave for salary is payable would be taken into account for determining the pensionable service
Supreme Court: On the question as to exclusion of unauthorised leaves for determination of pensionary benefits, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde,
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s appeal in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Supreme Court: Recently elevated Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from hearing the appeal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging the
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Should Ayodhya dispute be decided by mediation? SC to decide on March 6 [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ said that it
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Take strong action to prevent boycotts and attacks on Kashmiris: SC tells States/UTs after Pulwama Attack
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, J has asked the Chief Secretaries and DGPs of all the
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Here’s why SC commuted the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI
Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a
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Section 6 of the Public Premises Act must be read independent of Sections 59/61 of the Major Port Trusts Act
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ decided the important question on the meaning,
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SC to consider listing of plea seeking review of its verdict in Rafale Deal case
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L N Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ said that it would consider listing
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SC orders forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states
Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16 states after
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Saradha Chit fund scam: Here’s why Justice L Nageswara Rao recused himself from the matter
Supreme Court: Justice L Nageswara Rao has recused himself from hearing the CBI’s plea alleging obstruction in its probe into the multi-crore Sarada
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Anil Ambani and others guilty of contempt of court for willfully not paying dues to Ericsson [Full report]
Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Vineet Saran, JJ has held RCom chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt of court
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Courts can’t assume fabrication of dying declaration by IO in absence of proof
Supreme Court: The bench of MM Shantanagoudar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that it cannot be laid down as an absolute
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No interference required in M Nageshwar Rao’s appointment as interim CBI Director: SC [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran, JJ disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M. Nageshwar Rao
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Can’t order probe into a Mirage crash that was bound to happen: SC
Supreme Court: Dismissing the PIL filed by lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava seeking court monitored probe into Mirage Aircraft crash in Bengaluru on
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SC sets aside NGT order to reopen Vedanta’s Tuticorin Sterlite plant; No order on reopening of the plant [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ has refused to allow reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin,
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Principle of confidentiality in mediation does not apply to matters of child custody
Supreme Court: In the issue relating to custody of a child where the question was as to whether the Counsellor’s report furnished
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Why are Chief Information Commissioner/Information Commissioner always appointed from Public Service only? Consider other streams too: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and SA Nazeer, JJ has given extensive directions in a PIL seeking direction to
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Delhi vs Centre: Powers demarcated; Split verdict on power to transfer and appoint officers [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has put an end to ‘almost’ all the issues related
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