accused person's inability to explain; burden of proof
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The subsequent acts of cleaning up the crime scene and making false enquiries amount to disappearance of evidence and raise grave suspicion against the convict. However, mere suspicion, no matter how grave, cannot take the place of proof in a criminal trial”.

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Karnataka High Court
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Tragedy struck the IPL victory celebrations for RCB, when a stampede occurred outside the M. Chinnaswamy stadium, killing 11 people.

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Karnataka High Court
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It was submitted that IPL events are conducted by Royal Challengers Bengaluru through their service provider and the role of KSCA is very limited as it accommodates only by extending the venue and infrastructure.

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Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The applicant had raised concerns related to excess crowds at Trinetra Ganesh Temple; illegal mining and commercial constructions and lack of conservation, thereby affecting the delicate ecology of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.

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NEET-PG 2025
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Pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court on 30-5-2025, the NBE had filed an application seeking time extension saying that it needs to increase the number of centres by two-fold.

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Karnataka High Court
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The Court further directed the Registry to register the instant suo-motu cognizance as suo motu writ petition and relist the matter on 10-6-2025.

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SCBA President letter to CJI
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“The purpose of the letter is to promote a unified voice within the Bar, ensuring seamless collaboration and respect of institutional integrity, while maintaining harmony between the Bar and Bench”.

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Rs 2 Lakh indemnity clause restrictive covenant
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Vijaya Bank while issuing the appointment letter to the respondent, included a restrictive covenant carrying an indemnity clause, wherein the respondent had to pay the Bank if he leaves the service before completion of 3 years.

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sexual intercourse false promise of marriage
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court opined that the chats depicted the stark reality about the behavioural pattern of the complainant who appeared to be having manipulative and vindictive tendency.

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Justice Lanusunglcum Jamir Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao
Appointments & TransfersNews

The appointments were made in consequence of elevation of Chief Justices of Gauhati and Karnataka High Court as Supreme Court Judges.

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3 new Judges of Supreme Court of India
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Collegium recommended the name of the 3 Judges on 26-5-2025 and their appointment was confirmed by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 29-5-2025.

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appointment of Supreme Court Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 26-5-2025, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of 3 new Judges to the Supreme Court.

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Amazon non-delivery of Rakhi
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The DCDRC stated that it is the duty of Amazon that it should verify the whereabouts as well as the status of the seller before accepting the order of a respective product.

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20-year rigorous imprisonment under POCSO
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Trial Court hadn’t given any separate sentence to the convict under Sections 376(3), 377, 506 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act in view of Section 42 of the POCSO Act.

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maternity leave
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the instant case, the appellant was denied maternity leave for a third child on account of her re-marriage. The Supreme Court held that the appellant was entitled to grant of maternity leave.

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Justice T. Vinod Kumar telangana high court
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice T. Vinod Kumar was appointed as Judge of the High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and sworn-in on 26-8- 2019.

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transfer of 4 High Court Chief Justices
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The Collegium consisting of senior-most Judges of the Supreme Court, made the recommendations on 26-5-2025.

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21 high court judges transfer
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The Collegium comprising of 5 senior-most Supreme Court Judges, made the recommendations in a meeting conducted on 26-5-2025.

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woman civil judge past govt service
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court emphasised on the necessity of women’s participation in the judiciary and said that country will greatly benefit from a judicial force that is competent, committed and most importantly, diverse.

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SC Collegium 5 High Court Chief Justices
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Collegium recommended appointment of Chief Justices for Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.

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