Poll Affidavit Case| SC quashes clean chit; Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to face trial
Supreme Court: In a major blow to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and
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“Can’t treat all of them as a liar”: SC while partially setting aside the 2018 SC/ST Act verdict [Full report]
Supreme Court: Holding that the Court should not have encroached upon the field reserved for the legislature, the 3-judge bench has partially
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – September 2019
TOP STORIES AYODHYA HEARING SC issues notice to 2 for threatening senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan Won’t hear the matter for even a
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Article 370| SC seeks Centre’s response on restoration of internet & landline services in all J&K Medical establishments
Supreme Court: The Court has sought Centre’s response on a PIL seeking direction from the Government to immediately restore high-speed internet services
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Article 370| 5-judge bench to begin hearing in plea challenging J&K Reorganisation Bill from tomorrow
Supreme Court: A 5-judge bench of NV Ramana, SK Kaul, R. Subhash Reddy, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ will begin hearing
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Ayodhya hearing| We don’t want any mediation: Ram Lalla Virajman’s counsel
Supreme Court: Ram Lalla Virajman, one of the parties in the Ayodhya title dispute case, on Monday told the Supreme Court that
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CJM competent to deal with the application moved by the secured creditor under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) is competent to
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Centre to apprise SC on timeline for making & notifying guidelines to curb social media misuse [Full report]
Supreme Court: In the bid to gather information from intermediaries regarding the names of the originators of any message/content/information shared on the
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Ayodhya hearing| Won’t hear the matter for even a single extra day after October 18: SC to all counsels
Supreme Court: Indicating that judgment in Ayodhya dispute case is likely to be delivered before CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s retirement in November, the
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Section 102 CrPC doesn’t empower police to attach, seize and seal an immovable property
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has held that the power of
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With the appointment of 4 new judges, Supreme Court gets 34 judges
Increasing the strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 34, Justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy have
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Ayodhya hearing| SC to hear the matter for an extra hour in order to conclude the hearing by Oct 18
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ has
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State can’t be estopped from withdrawing the exemption from payment of Excise Duty if such withdrawal is in larger public interest
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, MR Shah and BR Gavai, JJ has held that by invoking the doctrine of
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Words “of the fact that he has attained majority” of Section 32-F of Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 struck down
Supreme Court: Overruling the verdict in Appa Narsappa Magdum [Appa Narsappa Magdum v. Akubai Ganapati Nimbalkar, (1999) 4 SCC 443, the 3-judge
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Ayodhya hearing| SC asks parties to come up with tentative timeline for conclusion of arguments
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ has
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NGOs substantially financed by Government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under RTI Act: SC
Supreme Court: Holding that nongovernmental organisations substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h)
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Article 370: SC seeks report from J&K HC CJ on claims about people being unable to approach HC
Supreme Court: Terming as “very very serious” the claim that people are finding it difficult to approach the Jammu and Kashmir High
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Portuguese Civil Code applicable to succession of all the properties whether within Goa or outside Goa
Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that grant of probate has nothing to do with
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Article 370: SC asks Central govt to restore normalcy in Jammu & Kashmir
Supreme Court: The Court has asked the Central and Jammu and Kashmir Government to file an affidavit on the petitions challenging the
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No hesitation in disclosing the reason for the transfer of judges for cogent reason: SC
Supreme Court: Amid the ongoing controversy over the transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, the Supreme Court on
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