Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

Gauhati High Court| State cannot force subordinate officers to retire prematurely on low physical fitness without following procedure under Assam Rifle Rues, 2010

Gauhati High Court: The single bench of Michael Zothankhuma, J., disposed of the writ petition and held that the State cannot prematurely

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Prophet Remark Row| Here’s why Supreme Court has stayed Nupur Sharma’s arrest for now

Supreme Court: After politician and lawyer Nupur Sharma approached the Court claiming that there is an imminent necessity for the Court to

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Supreme Court grants bail to Mohammed Zubair in all FIRs against him; All cases from UP transferred to Delhi

Multiple FIRs have been registered against Alt News co-founder and fact checker Mohammed Zubair for allegedly hurting religious feelings through his tweet.

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Twin conditions of furnishing declaration within time limit “mandatory” for exemption relief under Section 10B (8) of IT Act: Supreme Court

Karnataka High Court and ITAT committed a “grave error” in holding that the requirement of furnishing a declaration under Section 10B (8) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) is mandatory, but the time limit within which the declaration is to be filed is not mandatory but is directory.

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Lack of enthusiasm of ACB, ADGP not relevant for deciding bail application of accused; SC stays Karnataka HC order against ADGP Seemant Kumar Singh

Supreme Court: In a bail application, after the single judge Bench of Karnataka High Court criticised the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the

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Supreme Court to hear Mohd Zubair’s plea challenging multiple FIRs on July 20; “No precipitate steps” against him till then

Supreme Court: When the matter relating to multiple FIRs being registered against Alt-New co-founder and fact checker Mohammed Zubair was urgently mentioned

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‘Respect each other. Your children are watching you very closely’; Supreme Court advices parents in custody battle

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and JB Pardiwala*, JJ, in a matter relating to custody of two minor children, has

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FIR for repeated rape cannot be filed just because a long standing relationship is no longer working out; Pre-arrest bail granted: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath, JJ has granted pre-arrest bail to a man in a case relating

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Appeal against conviction cannot be dismissed on the ground that the accused is absconding: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In furtherance of Criminal Justice, the bench of Abhay S. Oka* and MM Sundresh, JJ has held that an appeal

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IBC – Section 7(5)(a) | NCLT “may” reject Financial Creditor’s CIRP application even in case of Corporate Debtor’s default in payment of debt

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee* and JK Maheshwari, JJ has rejected the view of NCLT and NCLAT that once it

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Explained| Can services rendered by a “Consulting Engineer” prior to 2005 Amendment to the Finance Act be subjected to service tax?

Supreme Court settled the issue of whether “body corporate” is excluded from the definition of “consulting engineer” under Section 65(31) of the Finance Act, 1994 prior to the amendment in 2005.

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Abu Salem can’t be kept behind bars for more than 25 years, holds Supreme Court. Here’s why

Supreme Court: In a big development, the bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul* and MM Sundresh, JJ has directed that the infamous gangster/terrorist

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Four months in prison; Rs. 2000 fine for Vijay Mallya for contempt; US$40 million to be deposited by him and beneficiaries at 8% interest per annum

Supreme Court observed that Vijay Mallya “never showed any remorse nor tendered any apology for his conduct” of transferring a huge sum of US$40 million to his children instead of repaying his debt of more than Rs. 9000 crores to the banks.

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Supreme Court cannot entertain territorial jurisdiction related pleas under Section 25 of CPC

Supreme Court: In a case where the single bench of JK Maheshwari, J was posed with the question as to whether the

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IBC| Once CIRP is initiated and moratorium is ordered, proceedings under SARFAESI Act cannot continue: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ has held that the proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction

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Explained| Civil Court versus Writ Court: Breaking down the scope of jurisdiction in execution/registration of documents matters

Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has lucidly explained the law on the jurisdiction in case of

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Supreme Court June 2022 Roundup| Clean chit to PM Modi; Maharashtra Political Crisis; Psychological Evaluation of Death Row Convicts; and more

Top Stories of the Month Clean Chit to PM Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots case “SIT Officials have come out with flying

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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Ep. 67: Abortion Right in USA, Clean Chit to PM Modi, Unmarried Daughter’s Right to Maintenance and more

In this Episode, Prachi Bhardwaj breaks down some important legal updates from around the World, covering SCOTUS’s decision on American women’s right to abortion, Supreme Court of India’s dismissal of plea challenging clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and more.

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Man rapes and murders a 7-year-old physically and mentally challenged girl; kills fellow inmate after conviction. SC confirms death sentence

“We could only wonder what more of criminal activity would qualify as blemish, if not the involvement and conviction in a case of murder of a fellow jail inmate!”

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Maharashtra Political Crisis| Supreme Court refuses to stay Trust Vote; Uddhav Thakrey resigns as CM

Supreme Court: The Vacation Bench of Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala, JJ has given a go ahead to the Special Session of