Yearly Round-up 2021| Supreme Court Constitution Bench
Unlike the year 2020, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench has functioned limitedly in the year 2021, with the number of judgments delivered
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This column will list all the briefs of the Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court of India.
Aadhaar| When 4:1 majority refused to review the Aadhaar-5 Judges verdict but Justice Chandrachud dissented
Supreme Court: In spite of going through several rounds of litigation and long hours consideration, the Adhaar Controversy had once again popped
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Maratha Reservation unconstitutional| The timeline of the case and the 3 questions that received unanimous opinions of all 5 judges
“Sufficient and adequate representation of Maratha community in public services is indicator that they are not socially and educationally backward.”
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No more “mechanical” conversion of complaints under Section 138 NI Act from summary to summons trial; Magistrates “must” record reasons: Supreme Court
“Such conversion of complaints under Section 138 from summary trial to summons trial has been contributing to the delay in disposal of the cases.”
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Accused under NDPS Act not entitled to acquittal as a blanket rule merely because the complainant is the investigating officer: 5-Judge Bench
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held
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States, and not MCI, have power to make reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course; Constitution bench holds
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that
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Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes| 5-judge bench calls for revision of E.V. Chinnaiah decision; Matter referred to larger bench [DETAILED REPORT]
“The aspiration of equal treatment of the lowest strata, to whom the fruits of the reservation have not effectively reached, remains a
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SARFAESI Act applicable to Cooperative Banks: Constitution Bench
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that “’banking’
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State Government cannot fix the “minimum price” of sugarcane once Centre has already fixed it
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee and Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., held that once
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Andhra Pradesh’s 100% reservation for Scheduled Tribe candidates for the post of teachers without rhyme or reason: SC
Supreme Court: Holding the Government Office Ms. No.3 dated 10.1.2000 issued by the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh providing 100% reservation to
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District Forum can’t extend limitation period of 45 days for filing response under Section 13 of Consumer Protection Act
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held that
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No lapse of acquisition proceedings if government has ‘paid’ compensation
Supreme Court: In a landmark ruling the 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat, JJ
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Nirbhaya| SC dismisses the curative plea of the fourth Death Row convict
Supreme Court: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death
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Article 370| Here’s why the 5-judge bench refused to refer the pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 to a larger bench
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of NV Ramana, SK Kaul, R. Subhash Reddy, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has refused
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Sabarimala| Questions of law can be referred to larger bench while hearing a review petition; Issues framed
Supreme Court: The 9-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, M M Shantanagoudar, S A
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Nirbhaya Case| Akshay Kumar Singh’s curative petition dismissed by a 5-judge bench
Supreme Court: A 5-judge bench of NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has rejected the curative
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5-judge bench holds no time limit could be fixed while granting anticipatory bail [Full report]
Supreme Court: In a significant ruling, a 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat, JJ has
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State legislature can’t enact a law that touches the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act held unconstitutional
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has declared Section
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Sabarimala Review Petitions NOT referred to a larger bench, but kept pending. Here’s what Supreme Court has actually held
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ has
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Thought the Aadhaar issue was over with K.S. Puttaswamy judgment? Not yet. Here’s why
Supreme Court: On September 26, 2019, the 5-judge bench of former CJ Dipak Misra and A.K. Sikri, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud
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