Bangalore Club not liable to pay wealth tax; SC explains when Section 21AA of Wealth Tax Act applies
Supreme Court: Holding that Bangalore Club is not liable to pay wealth tax under the Wealth Tax Act, 1957, the3-judge bench of
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Jharkhand State Open School a sham; SC ‘reluctantly’ refuses to allow students with JSOS certificates to continue their courses at APJAKTU
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari, JJ ‘reluctantly’ dismissed an SLP arising out of a
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Kesavananda Bharati, whose petition steered the way to the ‘Basic Structure doctrine’, passes away
His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru, who initiated the case before the Supreme Court that gave us the ‘Basic Structure’ doctrine, passed away
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Can’t allow Judicial officers to club their services rendered as advocates to claim eligibility for elevation as High Court judge: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has dismissed the claim of certain District Judges
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Scandalous allegations against SC judges| Exemplary cost of Rs. 25, 000 on Rashid Khan Pathan for filing repetitive applications seeking recall of May 4 order
Supreme Court: In the case where the Supreme Court Registry refused to register the application seeking recall of the order dated 04.05.2020
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When can a subsequent legislation be applied retrospectively? SC explains
Supreme Court: The 2-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that for application of a subsequent legislation retrospectively
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SC lists 8 directions to prevent deterioration of Shivlinga at Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain
Supreme Court: In a bid to prevent the deterioration of Shivlinga at Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain, the 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR
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SC gives 10 years’ time to Telecos to pay AGR dues
Supreme Court: Asking Telecom Operators to make the payment of 10% of the total AGR dues as by 31.3.2021, the 3-judge bench
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – August 2020
CONSTITUTION BENCH Accused under NDPS Act not entitled to acquittal as a blanket rule merely because the complainant is the investigating officer
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Accused under NDPS Act not entitled to acquittal as a blanket rule merely because the complainant is the investigating officer: 5-Judge Bench
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held
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Supreme Court releases Standard Operating Procedure for limited physical hearing
After a 7-judge Committee of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, Rohington Nariman, U U Lalit, A M Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and L
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Here’s what SC said while sentencing Prashant Bhushan to a fine of Rupee 1 for his contemptuous tweets [DETAILED REPORT]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, JJ has sentenced advocate Prashant Bhushan with a fine
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States, and not MCI, have power to make reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course; Constitution bench holds
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that
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SC refuses to review it’s 2017 verdict holding Vijay Mallya guilty for contempt of court
Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ has refused to review the 2017 order by the bench of
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NGT can’t pass a blanket direction to debar vehicles without valid PUC Certificate from being supplied fuel
Supreme Court: In the case where the National Green Tribunal directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to ensure that no dealer and/or
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Final Year Exams may be postponed but not cancelled| Here’s what the Supreme Court said [DETAILED REPORT]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, RS Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has upheld the validity of the Revised UGC
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Judgment deciding second appeal without formulation of substantial question law not valid: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has held that when no substantial question of law is formulated,
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Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes| 5-judge bench calls for revision of E.V. Chinnaiah decision; Matter referred to larger bench [DETAILED REPORT]
“The aspiration of equal treatment of the lowest strata, to whom the fruits of the reservation have not effectively reached, remains a
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CBSE Compartment Exams| Students seek extension of deadline for admission to Universities/Institutes for academic year 2020-2021
After the All India Students Association has moved a letter petition on behalf of over 800 students earlier this month, a writ
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COVID-19| Allowing Muharram processions across the country would lead to chaos & targeting of one community: SC
Supreme Court: The Court has refused allow mourning processions across the country during Muharram while observing that it will lead to chaos
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