Define categories under Section 138 NI Act where proceedings can be conducted ‘online’; SC tells HCs
Supreme Court: In the case where the question as to how proceedings for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments
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AIADMK symbol row: SC asks Election Commission to dispose of the matter by November 10
Supreme Court: In the controversy relating to right to the symbol allocated by the Election Commission of India to the AIADMK, the
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All recommendations and resolutions by passed Collegium to be displayed on Supreme Court website
On 03.10.2017, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra along with Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Madan B. Lokur
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Re-investigation of Mahatma Gandhi Assassination: SC appoints Senior Advocate Amrender Sharan as amicus curiae
Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and SA Bobde, JJ appointed Senior Advocate Amrender Sharan as amicus curiae to assist
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BREAKING| Death by Hanging: SC asks Centre to deliberate over the possibility of any other mode for death convicts
Supreme Court: In the plea seeking replacement of death by hanging, the Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to give a detailed
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Azam Khan’s remarks on Bulandshahar Rape Case: 5-judge Constitution Bench to decide whether a minister can claim free speech in such matters
Supreme Court: In the plea filed by a man whose wife and daughter were allegedly gangraped in July last year on a highway
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Principles governing exercise of inherent power under Section 482 CrPC summarised
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ, explaining the principles governing the
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Hadiya Case: SC asks how can a marriage between consenting adults be annulled by the Court
Supreme Court: In the case where Kerala High Court annulled the marriage of a Hindu Girl to a Muslim Boy after her conversion
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SC furious over non-compliance of laws and recommendations on appointment of members of SPCBs; Tells States to frame rules for within 6 months
Supreme Court: The bench of Madan B lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ directed the Executive in all the States to frame appropriate
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SC to BCCI Office Bearers: Give suggestions on draft Constitution or face serious consequences
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud, JJ directed the BCCI office bearers,
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Insider trading: Recipient of ‘confidential information’/’Tippee’ can be held liable for fraud
Supreme Court: Dealing with the legality of ‘non-intermediary frontrunning’ in security market under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of
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Senior Advocates cannot mention the cases for out-of-turn hearing from now on; only AoRs can: CJI
On 20.09.2017, putting an end to the practice of allowing senior lawyers to mention cases seeking their out-of-turn listing and hearing, Chief
Continue readingHaryana Judicial Services Paper leak: 3-member SIT formed to investigate the matter
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In the Haryana Judicial Services Preliminary exam paper leak controversy, the 3-judge bench of Rajesh Bindal, Tajan
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Parole cannot be denied merely on the basis of the heinous nature of offence
Supreme Court: In the case where the appellant, a TADA convict, had applied for release on parole and was refused the same
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Matter where Patna HC called for removal of NCTE Chairman transferred to Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ ordered the transfer of the
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Rohingya Muslims Case: Let us take a policy decision in wake of threat to national security: Centre to SC
Supreme Court: In the case where the Court had sought detailed response from Central Government after 2 Rohingya Muslim refugees, Mohammad Sallimullah and Mohammad Shakir,
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Revisional power under Haryana General Sales Tax Act, 1973 can’t be exercised after its repeal on 1.4.2003
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha, JJ held the exercise of revisional power under Section 40 of the
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Blue Whale game: SC seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking ban on the online game
Supreme Court: After a 73-year-old man from Tamil Nadu sought ban on the Blue Whale challenge game linked to deaths of several children
Continue readingHaryana Judicial Services Paper leak: Dr. Balwinder Sharma, Registrar (Recruitment) suspended for, prima facie, being involved in paper leak
Punjab & Haryana High Court: In the Haryana Judicial Services Preliminary exam paper leak controversy, the 3-judge bench of Rajesh Bindal, Tajan
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Custodial Deaths: SC suggests establishing open jails & use of phone & video conferencing for communication with family and lawyers
Supreme Court: Showing deep anguish over the increasing number of custodial or unnatural deaths in the prisons across India, the bench of
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