coal india
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Coal India Limited and its subsidiary Western Coalfields Limited had contended that they cannot be bound by the Competition Act, 2002 as both are governed by the Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act, 1973. The Supreme Court held that the Competition Act applies to State monopolies, Government Companies and PSUs.

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law degree from recognised college
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the rule framed by BCI requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law course from a college recognized/ approved by BCI cannot be said to be invalid.

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nilgiris court complex
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The main concern of the women lawyers is over shrinking of the space or facilities allocated to them in the Nilgiris court complex.

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supreme court stays allahabad high court order
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Allahabad High Court had directed the Astrology Department of Lucknow University to determine if the alleged rape victim is a Mangalik, after the accused refused to marry her due to her Mangal Dosh.

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supreme court may 2023
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May 2023 was quite an eventful month, as the Supreme Court of India, in only 14 working days, delivered more than 100 judgments, including 4 important Constitution Bench matters and also concluded the hearing in the momentous Marriage Equality matter. While 2 judges retired and 2 joined the Bench, 3 judges due to officially retire during summer vacation, also sat in bench for the last time.

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caste based insult
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is desirable that before an accused is subjected to a trial for alleged commission of offence under section 3(1)(x), the utterances made by him in any place within public view are outlined, if not in the F.I.R., but at least in the charge-sheet so as to enable the court to ascertain whether the charge sheet makes out a case of an offence.

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judicial officers' pension
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“To be truly unified both in form and in substance, there must be integration in terms of pay, pension and other service conditions between the District Judiciary, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. Hence, any increase in the salary of the judges of the High Court must reflect in the same proportion to the judges in the District Judiciary.”

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frivolous litigation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that just as bad coins drive out good coins from circulation, bad cases drive out good cases from being heard on time.

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electricity act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The ruling came in a batch of cases where new owners of properties, purchased in auction sales, have been denied electricity connections due to the previous owners’ failure to pay their electricity dues.

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article 142 of the constitution
Case BriefsSupreme Court

This ruling is significant in the light of the judgment dated 01-05-2023, wherein the Constitution Bench had held that the Supreme Court has the power to dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India.

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non tribals
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court held that the power of the Governor under Clause 5 of the Fifth Schedule does not supersede the Fundamental Rights under Part III of the Constitution of India.

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sexual harassment of women at workplace
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court attributed the reluctance on the part of victims of Sexual Harassment at workplace to report the misconduct to, (i) uncertainty about who to approach under the Act for redressal of their grievance; and (ii) lack of confidence in the process and its outcome.

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promotion of judicial officers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Gujarat Government had issued the impugned Notification dated 18.04.2023 during the pendency of the present writ petition and after receiving the notice issued by the Court. The Supreme Court observed that the State Government could have waited till the next date of hearing which was on 28.04.2023.

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maharashtra political crisis
Case BriefsSupreme CourtSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

The five Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the Governor’s decision of inviting Eknath Shinde to form the Government in the State of Maharashtra and has refused to quash Udhav Thackeray’s resignation as it was submitted voluntarily before the floor test. This Explainer not just provides a Bird’s-Eye view of the Supreme Court Judgment for easy reference but also gives a detailed point-wise breakdown of each issue.

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law clerk-cum-research associates
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The two-Part Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Examination, that was earlier scheduled to be conducted on 27-05-2023, will now be conducted in pen and paper mode on Sunday, 04-06-2023 in two shifts.

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cruelty as a ground for divorce
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court observed that in cases where the marital relationship has broken down irretrievably, where there is a long separation and absence of cohabitation, then continuation of such a ‘marriage' would only mean giving sanction to cruelty which each is inflicting on the other.

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applicability of arbitration amendment act 2015
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Upholding the Telangana High Court judgment, the Supreme Court held that the law prevailing prior to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall be applicable in a case where the notice invoking arbitration is issued prior to the Amendment Act, 2015.

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