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Moratorium provisions under Maharashtra Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions Act), 1958 repugnant to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to applicability of the Maharashtra Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions Act), 1958 vis-a-vis the Insolvency and

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Haryana Judicial Services Exam Paper leak: Paper allegedly leaked by toppers; 3-judge bench to hear the matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In the matter where 2 candidates who had topped the Haryana Civil Services (Judicial) examination in General

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Landlord does not have to affirmatively prove the payment of rent in case of sub-letting by tenant

Supreme Court: Explaining the rule of inference in matters relating to sub-tenancy or sub-letting, the bench RK Agrawal and Ashok Bhushan, JJ

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Former SC judge Justice P. Venkatarama Reddy appointed as arbitrator to settle dispute between actor Dilip Kumar & developer

Supreme Court: In the dispute between 95-year-old veteran actor Dilip Kumar and the developer of his Pali Hill Porperty, the bench of

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Nitish Katara Murder: Vikas Yadav’s review petition against 25 year imprisonment without remission, dismissed

Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and SA Bobde, J refused to interfere with the order in Vikas Yadav v.

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2002 Gujarat Riots: Gujarat HC order directing State Govt to pay compensation for destruction of religious structures set aside; Govt. Scheme accepted

Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and PC Pant, J set aside the Gujarat High Court order directing the Gujarat

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20 years rigorous imprisonment & Rs. 30, 20, 000 fine imposed on Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for sexual exploitation of two Sadhvis

On 28.08.2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in it’s press release, notified that the Special Judge Jagdeep Singh for CBI Cases,

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Supreme Court questions Gujarat Govt. on slow trial of rape case against Asaram Bapu

Supreme Court: The Court asked State of Gujarat to file an affidavit with response to it’s question as to why the trial

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10-year-old rape survivor, who’s plea to terminate her pregnancy was dismissed, to receive Rs. 10 Lakh compensation

Supreme Court: The 10-year-old girl, who’s plea to terminate her pregnancy was refused by the Supreme Court on 28.07.2017, will receive Rs.

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9-judge bench declares privacy as a Fundamental Right; Information, family life, sexual orientation are all part of Privacy [Judgment]

Supreme Court: In a landmark judgment that will remain law for years to come, the 9-judge bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and

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BREAKING| 9-judge Constitution bench unanimously declares Privacy as a Fundamental Right

Supreme Court: In the landmark verdict, the 9-judge Constitution bench has declared that the Right to Privacy is a part of Article

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Courting Politics released: 9 stalwarts divided by politics, united by law and wit

What happens when politicians belonging to different Political Parties are brought together in an event to talk? The event starts and ends

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In the historic judgment, SC says that Triple Talaq is not fundamental to Islam; Practice set aside by a 3:2 majority

Supreme Court: After conducting a 6-day hearing during summer vacations, the historic verdict on the validity of Triple Talaq is out and

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Cable operators cannot live telecast the cricket matches from the feed received by Prasar Bharati from Star Sports & ESPN

Supreme Court: In the matter relating rights of the cable operators and Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators to live telecast of cricket matches, the

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2002 Amendment to Section 26 of SEBI Act is retrospective in nature; All offences committed before 29.10.2002 will stand vested in the new forum

Supreme Court: In the case where it was argued that for offences allegedly committed under Section 26(2) of the Securities and Exchange

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State of Bihar to pay Rs. 10 lacs to a rape survivor who was denied the right to terminate her pregnancy due to delay on the part of authorities

Supreme Court: In the case where a 35-year-old woman was not allowed to abort her foetus by the Patna High Court as

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Advocate Mohit Chaudhary barred from practicing for 1 month for levelling false accusations on SC Registry & CJI; Contempt charges dropped

Supreme Court: Advocate Mohit Chaudhary, who accused the Registry of this Court in order to favour the opposite party to hastily list

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Hadiya Case: Supreme Court orders NIA probe to see if it is a case of Love Jihad

Supreme Court: In the case where Kerala High Court annulled the marriage of a Hindu Girl to a Muslim Boy after her

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SC stays Madras HC order staying Lookout Circular against Karti Chidambaram

Supreme Court: The bench of JS Khehar, CJ and Dr. DY Chandrachud, J stayed the Madras HC order that that had allowed Karti

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Gorakhpur Tragedy: SC refuses to take Suo Motu cognizance; Asks the advocate to approach Allahabad HC

Supreme Court: Refusing to take suo motu cognizance in the matter where over 60 children died in a Gorakhpur Hospital, the bench

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