Notice issued to MP CM Kamal Nath, Speaker & others on BJP’s plea seeking Floor Test in MP Assembly
Supreme Court: A division bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, CJ has issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
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COVID-19| SC takes suo motu cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons in the wake of Coronavirus
Supreme Court: A bench of SA Bobe, CJ and LN Rao, J has taken suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons
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SC dismisses Vodafone’s petition against the levy of one-time spectrum charges
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and MR Shah, JJ has dismissed a petition filed by Vodafone against the levy of
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Notice issued to Centre, RBI and the likes over need for expeditious disposal of trials under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act
Supreme Court: Taking suo motu cognizance of the issue relating to the expeditious trial of cases under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)| SC restricts it’s functioning to avoid mass gatherings in Courts; Only urgent matters to be heard
After the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued an Office Memorandum dated 5th March, 2020 as advisory cautioning against mass gathering
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NGOs with no connection to political parties can’t be denied access to foreign contributions for supporting public causes
Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ has held that the support to public causes by resorting
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Postponement of IPL is not an urgent matter; Vacation bench asks petitioner to mention the matter before a regular bench
Supreme Court: Refusing to hear the mentioning, Court has asked lawyer-cum-petitioner Mohan Babu Agrawal to approach the regular bench of the Supreme
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Citizenship (Amemdment) Act Row| 3-judge bench to hear matter relating to UP Govt’s ‘name and shame’ hoardings of protestors
Supreme Court: After the Uttar Pradesh government has knocked the door of Supreme Court, challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order regarding the
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SC fumes over the growing trend of Seed companies engaging in frivolous litigations with farmers
Supreme Court: Alarmed by the growing trend amongst seed companies of engaging in frivolous litigation with farmers, virtually defeating the purpose of
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Pharmacy Act, 1948 shall prevail over AICTE in the field of Pharmacy education
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran and MR Shah, JJ has held that in the field of Pharmacy
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District Forum can’t extend limitation period of 45 days for filing response under Section 13 of Consumer Protection Act
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held that
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – February 2020
TOP STORIES Sabarimala| Questions of law can be referred to larger bench while hearing a review petition; Issues framed The 9-judge bench
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No lapse of acquisition proceedings if government has ‘paid’ compensation
Supreme Court: In a landmark ruling the 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat, JJ
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of sedition law
Supreme Court: A bench headed by AM Khanwilkar, J has refused to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to
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You Can’t invalidate otherwise valid decision by virtue of exclusive superior power to amend: SC to SBI on unfair amendments in it’s VRS Scheme
Supreme Court: In a case where the 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and MR Shah, JJ was hearing a reference
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SC rejects advocate Colin Gonsalves’s request to intervene in proceeding against Harsh Mander
Supreme Court: A bench headed by CJ SA Bobde has denied a request of senior advocate Colin Gonsalves to intervene in the
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Chattisgarh Triple murder| SC commutes death sentence of a man who killed 3 children to a life imprisonment
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, and MR Shah, JJ has commuted the death sentence of a convict,
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Delhi violence| SC directs Delhi High Court to take up the plea seeking action against BJP leaders over alleged hate speeches
Supreme Court: A bench headed by CJ SA Bobde has directed Delhi High Court to hear on Friday the PIL filed by
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SC directs trial court to ensure presence of absconding Nithyananda in rape case
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has directed a trial court in
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SC quashes RBI’s ban on Cryptocurrency trading [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Rohinton Fali Nariman, S Ravindra Bhat and V Ramasubramania, JJ has struck down the curb on
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