SC| Evidence has to be weighed and not counted
“… the prosecution has miserably failed to prove the guilt of the accused beyond doubt the appellants therefore must be given benefit of doubt.”
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Payal Tadvi suicide| SC says accused doctors, as “presumably innocent persons”, entitled to study; allows all 3 to resume studies in the same college
Even a convict is allowed to have academic pursuits while undergoing sentence and develop his potential as a human being to the fullest.
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“Justice Ramana’s proximity with Mr. Chandrababu Naidu is too well-known”; Read what Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote in his letter to CJI
Justice NV Ramana is next-in-line to become the Chief Justice of India.
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SC holds NRI quota for admission to professional courses “neither sacrosanct, not inviolable”; private colleges have some elbow room
Private colleges offering professional and technical courses, have some elbow room to decide whether, and to what extent, they wish to offer NRI or management quotas
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Law Student Sexual Assault case| SC sets aside All HC order; says copy of the statement of victim could not have been provided to Swamy Chinmayanand
“In such matters utmost confidentiality is required to be maintained. In our view, the High Court completely failed in that behalf.”
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An offence committed by a ‘juvenile’ in 1981; three Juvenile Justice statutes and a legal conundrum on their applicability. Read how SC solved this riddle
Supreme Court: In a bid to clear the air over the applicability of and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
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Shaheen Bagh Protests| Democracy and dissent go hand in hand but public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely for expressing dissent: SC
“Each fundamental right, be it of an individual or of a class, does not exist in isolation and has to be balanced with every other contrasting right.”
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Is SLP against an order rejecting the review petition maintainable when main judgment is not under challenge? SC answers
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah has reiterated that when the main judgment of the
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Hathras Gang Rape| Editors Guild of India issues statement condemning obstruction of functioning of media by UP Police
After the media persons were prevented from reporting the development in and around Hathras after the Hathras Gang Rape case, the Editors
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23 years after his wife’s death, a man walks free as SC sets aside his conviction for abetting her suicide based on ‘speculations’ and ‘inferences’
“The Trial Court and the High Court speculated on the unnatural death and without any evidence concluded only through conjectures, that the appellant is guilty of abetting the suicide of his wife.”
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Booked air tickets during lockdown? Supreme Court orders full refund| Read directions
“We cannot lose sight of the present situation prevailing in the country and across the globe”
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“Financial losses cannot be offset on the weary shoulders of the laboring worker”; SC quashes Gujarat Notification permitting factories to extend work hours & cut overtime
“A worker’s right to life cannot be deemed contingent on the mercy of their employer or the State.”
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – September 2020
TOP STORIES Advance tax ruling system| Detailed report on what the Supreme Court said The bench of SK Kaul and Indu Malhotra,
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Is active involvement in the commission of offence a pre-condition for common intention? SC answers
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has held that it is not necessary that
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Are words “tries an offence” more appropriate than “tries an offender” in section 461(l) CrPC? Here’s what SC says
Supreme Court: The single judge bench of V. Ramasubramanian, J has held that the issue of jurisdiction of a court to try
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SC acquits a man in a rape case dating back to 1999| How a failed love affair led to a 21-year-long legal battle
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has acquitted a man in a rape case
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SC refuses to direct MoE and UGC to frame guidelines for regulation of fees structure in Universities and Central Institutions
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has dismissed an appeal against the Allahabad
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SC| The ‘precise’ time of publication of E-gazette significant to determine enforceability of Notifications
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and KM Joseph, JJ has held that with the change in
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SC orders revised schedule for appointment of judicial officers in West Bengal; MP HC’s Examination Committee to review the situation within a month before taking a decision
Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and S. Ramasubramanian, JJ has ordered a revised schedule for
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