Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – October 2019
TOP NEWS AYODHYA HEARING| 40-days hearing comes to an end; Verdict reserved The Court had, though, initially set October 18 as the
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What is the procedure to be followed by Municipal Corporations for demolishing an illegal construction? SC elucidates
Supreme Court: Holding that Geopmapping is the answer to issue of the illegal constructions, the bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose,
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Former SC Judge & Karnataka Lokayukta Justice NG Venkatachala passes away
Former Supreme Court judge and former Lokayukta of state of Karnataka Justice NG Venkatachala has passed away at the age of 89. Born in an
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In a big blow to the Telecom Sector, SC refuses to change AGR definition [Full report]
Supreme Court: Refusing to change the definition of gross revenue as defined in clause 19.1 of the licence agreement granted by the
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Land Acquisition Hearing| Why Justice Arun Mishra said his recusal would be a grave blunder [Full Report]
Supreme Court: “I would be committing a grave blunder by recusal in the circumstances, on the grounds prayed for, and posterity will
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INX MEDIA CASE|SC grants bail to P. Chidambaram [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R Banumathi, AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has granted bail to former Finance Minister and
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SC quashes trial against a man in a sexual assault case of a 6-year-old. Here’s why
Supreme Court: “The heinous crime committed should not be led into prosecuting a person only because he was part of the Management
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Mere change of address in IT return is not enough; Assessing Officer must be specifically intimated
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, Indira Banerjee and MR Shah, JJ has held that mere mentioning of the new
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SC transfers Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to MP on deputation
Supreme Court: The Court has ordered the transfer of Assam NRC coordinator, Prateek Hajela, to Madhya Pradesh on deputation. The bench headed
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State Legislature cannot enact a law providing a direct appeal to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant, JJ has held that a State Legislature cannot enact a law providing
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SC sets aside Delhi High Court stay on proceedings against Gautam Khaitan under Black Money Act
Supreme Court: Setting aside the Delhi High Court order any staying any action against Gautam Khaitan in a case relating to the
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Ayodhya hearing| 40-days hearing comes to an end; Verdict reserved
Supreme Court: The 40-days long Ayodhya title dispute hearing has finally come to an end today. The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi,
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Ayodhya Hearing| This matter will be over by 5pm today; enough is enough: CJI
Supreme Court: On the 40th day of the Ayodhya Title dispute hearing, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said that the daily
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Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends Gautam Navlakha’s interim bail
Supreme Court: The Court has extended the interim protection from arrest to activist Gautam Navlakha by four more weeks in Bhima Koregaon
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Ayodhya Hearing| SC grants police protection to U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board’s chairman
Supreme Court: Considering the threat perceptions of Zufar Ahmad Faruqui, Chairman, U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board, the Court has dire ted the
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Online RTI Portal: SC seeks Centre’s response on Pravasi Legal Cell’s plea
Supreme Court: The Court has asked the Centre and State Governments to file reply on a plea seeking direction to establish Right
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Women who missed 2018 Bihar Police PET due to pregnancy should be considered for appointment
Supreme Court: “The presence of lady members in the police force, considering the crime against women, is a prime need of the
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Aarey Forest Politics| Forest Bench to hear the matter on Oct 21; status quo to be maintained
Supreme Court: A special bench of Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has asked the State of Maharashtra not to cut any
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Aarey Forest Politics| Special bench to hear the plea against felling of trees tomorrow
Supreme Court: A special bench of Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has been constituted to hear the plea against the cutting
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INX Media Case| Chidamabaram seeks bail; tells SC he hasn’t influenced any witness
Supreme Court: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the order of the Delhi High Court that
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