Aadhaar: 5-judge bench to pronounce interim order tomorrow; Final hearing to begin on January 17
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, Dr. DY CHandrachud and Ashok Bhushan,
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Supreme Court cannot entertain objections as the original court solely because it has appointed the arbitrator
Supreme Court: Deciding the question relating to the entertainability of an application by this Court for making an award passed by the
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Linking of Aadhaar to existing bank accounts postponed indefinitely
On 12.12.2017, Central Government, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, made the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Seventh
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Pradyuman Murder: SC refuses to interfere with Pinto Family’s interim bail
Supreme Court: The bench of RK Agarwal and AM Sapre, JJ refused to interfere with the order of the Punjab & Haryana
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‘Humiliated’ Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan gives up court practice
The highest Court of Justice in India has been witnessing quite a few episodes since a couple of months. In the most
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Adultery: SC asks Centre why women should not be punished under Section 497 IPC
Supreme Court: Agreeing to hear the petition that sought for examining Section 497 of Penal Code, the 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra,
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Father wins custody of a 5-year-old; SC says unnecessary translocation of a child not good for his well-being
Supreme Court: Setting aside the Delhi High Court order where a father was directed to hand over the custody of his 5-year-old
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Will non- acceptance of compensation by landowner amount to lapse of acquisition proceedings? Larger bench to decide
Supreme Court: The Bench of Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy, JJ asked CJI to form a larger bench to decide the question
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Aadhaar Matter to be heard next week; Centre likely to extend Aadhaar linking deadline to March 31, 2018
Supreme Court: After the Aadhaar matter was mentioned before the CJI Court by Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, Dipak Misra, CJ said that
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Supreme Court calls for legislative changes to check ‘astronomical’ fees charged by lawyers
Supreme Court: In the matter where it was brought to the Court’s notice that an advocate had demanded 16% of the amount
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Gram Panchayat Certificate not a ‘private document’, Can be used to establish legacy linkage
Supreme Court: In the issue relating to admissibility of the certificate issued by Gram Panchayat Secretary as a proof of citizenship, the
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Ayodhya Matter: SC refuses to defer the matter till 2019; fixes Feb 8, 2018 as next date of hearing
Supreme Court: Fixing the next hearing on 08.02.2018, the 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ
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MCI Scam: Supreme Court imposes exemplary cost of Rs. 25 Lakhs on CJAR; Petition dismissed
Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition seeking a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction of similar nature to constitute a
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Road Safety: Elaborate directions issued to curb road accidents
Supreme Court: In the PIL filed by the Chairman and Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, seeking enforcement of
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Don’t pass comments on Padmavati, it might prejudice CBFC’s decision: SC tells office bearers
Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition filed by Advocate ML Sharma seeking stay on the release of the movie Padmavati, the Supreme Court
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IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as a special director of the CBI upheld
Supreme Court: The bench of RK Agarwal and AM Sapre, JJ dismissed the plea challenging appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer
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MCI Scam: 3-judge bench reserves order on petition filed by CJAR
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RK Agarwal, Arun Mishra and AM Khanwilkar, JJ reserved verdict on the petition filed by Campaign
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“I want my freedom”, Hadiya tells SC in Kerala Love Jihad case; NIA submits 100-page report
Supreme Court: After the 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ refused the plea of
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Aadhaar Issue to be heard by a Constitution bench but no date of hearing fixed
Supreme Court: Aadhaar issue that has been lingering on for over 2 years before the Supreme Court, was mentioned before CJI Justice
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Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea challenging IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as a special director of the CBI
Supreme Court: The bench of RK Agarwal and AM Sapre, JJ reserved it’s verdict on the plea challenging the appointment of Gujarat cadre
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