Supreme Court issues contempt notices to comic Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has issued notice to cartoonist Rachita Taneja
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COVID-19| Pandemic is spreading like a wild fire. Take strict action against those violating Guidelines “whoever he may be”; make treatment affordable: Supreme Court
“Even if one survives from COVID-19, many times financially and economically he is finished.”
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Bombay High Court could not have granted Scheduled Tribe status to “Gowari” community, holds SC. Read what happens to admissions, employment secured so far
Supreme Court: In a case where the Bombay High Court declared that tribe “Gowari” is a part of Scheduled Tribe “Gond Gowari”
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COVID-19| Do you see authorities pasting posters outside COVID-19 positive persons’ homes? They can’t do that [Read SC Order]
No such direction has been issued by the Government of India.
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After a suicide note made it to newspapers in a dowry death case, Supreme Court says ‘Selective leaks to media neither fair to accused nor to victims’
“To expect that the family of the deceased should be scouring the pages of the print and electronic media before reporting the crime is a mockery of the human condition.”
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Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Allahabad High Court’s order quashing Dr. Kafeel Khan’s detention
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has refused to interfere with Allahabad
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Farmers’ protest can continue peacefully without impediment. Supreme Court calls for constitution of a committee to resolve the issue
“Indeed the right to protest is part of a fundamental right and can as a matter of fact, be exercised subject to public order.”
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Ola, Uber do not facilitate cartelization or anti-competitive practices between drivers, holds SC but says no to imposing “heavy cost” on the informant
“When the CCI performs inquisitorial, as opposed to adjudicatory functions, the doors of approaching the CCI and the appellate authority, i.e., the NCLAT, must be kept wide open in public interest.”
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Activist with “an urge to positively contribute to the society” files plea u/s 482 CrPC seeking expedition of a criminal trial. ‘You have no locus standi’, holds SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan*, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has reiterated that an application by a
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‘Physically impossible for me to commit rape’, claims a one-handed man convicted for rape of a 6-year-old. SC says “there is no such impossibility”
Supreme Court: In a 20-year-old case relating to rape of a 6-year-old, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman*, Navin Sinha and KM
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COVID-19| Financial disability of parents/guardians should not hinder education of children restored from Child Care Institutions; Supreme Court issues directions
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has issued directions to ensure education of
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Daughter-in-law’s right to residence under DV Act versus right of in-laws to seek eviction under Senior Citizens Act, 2007| Here’s how SC solved the conundrum on these competing interests
“Rights in law can translate to rights in life, only if there is an equitable ease in obtaining their realization.”
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COVID-19| AYUSH doctors can prescribe Homeopathic medicines but can’t advertise them as a cure for COVID-19: Supreme Court
“The homeopathy does not cure the disease, but it cures the patients.”
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SC finds investigation in Ram Nath Chaubey murder case involving BJP MLA Sushil Singh a sham “designed to conceal more than to investigate”. SIT to takeover
“To say that further investigation was not possible as the informant had not supplied adequate materials to investigate, to our mind, is a preposterous statement, coming from the police.”
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‘Landlord-tenant disputes under Transfer of Property Act are arbitrable’. SC lays down test for determining non-arbitrability of disputes
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana*, Sanjiv Khanna** and Krishna Murari, JJ has overruled the ratio in Himangni Enterprises v.
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Person holds graduation/B.Ed. degrees but gets temporarily appointed initially. Another obtains degrees after appointment. Who can claim seniority? SC answers
Supreme Court: In the case relating to seniority of teachers appointed with Shri Samarth Shikshan Sansthan, the 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara
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Telangana-Andhra Pradesh Power Staff allocation dispute| Here’s why Supreme Court refused to interfere with Justice Dharmadhikari (One-Man) Committee report
Supreme Court: In the dispute relating to distribution of personnel between the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporations, the bench of
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Impressed with Convenience Note filed by Chhattisgarh’s Standing Counsel, SC asks all Standing Counsels to take it as Standard Format. Here’s the Note
Supreme Court: Appreciating the presentation made by State of Chhattisgarh’s Standing Counsel Sumeer Sodhi by filing a Convenience Note, the 3-judge bench
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Universities, having their reputation linked with performance of students, can stipulate enhanced norms & standards than those prescribed by AICTE, holds SC
“While universities cannot dilute the standards prescribed by AICTE, they certainly have the power to stipulate enhanced norms and standards.”
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Lily Thomas: A public interest crusader
Today marks the first death anniversary of Supreme Court advocate Lily Thomas who was responsible for Section 8(4) of the Representation of
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