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[Day-3] Sabarimala Temple| Women believe in Sabarimala Temple, it is a devotion that makes a devotee visit a temple: SC

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra JJ., resumed

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HC cannot interfere in administrative decision of dealership termination by Indian Oil Corporation: SC

Supreme Court: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. speaking for himself and Uday U. Lalit, J. allowed the appeal filed by Indian Oil Corpn.

Case Briefs High Courts

No child can be held back or expelled till the completion of elementary education in light of Section 16 of the RTE Act, 2009

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay K. Agrawal J., decided a writ petition filed challenging the order of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC reaffirms conviction of accused caught in a trap by Anti Corruption Bureau

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumathi, JJ. reversed the decision of the Gujarat High Court which had

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sabarimala Temple| Ban on women entry: Where a man can enter, even a women can go: SC

Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra JJ., commenced

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Parents can evict children under the provisions of MWPSC Act, 2007 upon being harassed: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.D. Dhanuka, J., addressed a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution

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Power of the State to lay down criteria for determination of linguistic minority, not arbitrary: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.G.Ramesh and Mohammad Nawaz JJ., decided on a Writ Petition filed under Article 226

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC: Notice issued to Centre and Maharashtra Govt over suicide of 639 farmers in Maharashtra between March to May, 2018

National Human Rights Commission: NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the Government of Maharashtra in the State Assembly

Case Briefs High Courts

Prosecution case quashed on finding no scientific material to show that liquid consumed was ‘liquor’: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of P. Ubaid J., addressed a petition seeking quashing of the prosecution under Section

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC stays arrest of clergymen in the Kerala Church Sex Scandal

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ. stayed the arrest of accused clergymen, while deferring the hearing

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Cow Vigilantism/Lynching| No citizen can assault the human dignity of another, such an action would comatose the majesty of law: SC

‘No act of a citizen is to be adjudged by any kind of community under the guise of protectors of law’ Supreme

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[Day-4] Section 377 | ‘If we are convinced that it is unconstitutional, it is our duty to strike it down’: SC

Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M Khanwillkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ. began the

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta HC issues directions as ‘standard operating procedure’ for investigation and prosecution of crime

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravi Krishan Kapur and Joymalya Bagchi JJ., issued directions in a case involving commercial

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

No merit in Cyrus Mistry’s petition against removal as Chairman (Tata Sons): NCLT

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): The petitioner’s who held over 18% equity shares in Tata Sons Ltd., were propelled to file the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC modifies Bombay High Court’s order as an interim measure during the pendency of appeal in a divorce petition

Supreme Court: A bench of N.V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ., modified the order of the High Court of Bombay in

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Claim for ‘disability pension’ denied on grounds of minimal exposure to military training

Armed Forces Tribunal, Lucknow Bench: The Bench comprising of S.V.S Rathore J. and Air Marshal BBP Sinha, Member dismissed an original application

Case Briefs High Courts

Punishment awarded in the case of ‘drunken driving’ under Section 185 MV Act for repeated offence, upheld: Hyderabad HC

Hyderabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P.Keshava Rao J., decided in a criminal revision case that drunken driving is

Case Briefs High Courts

Authorities cannot insist on disclosure of father’s name for the purpose of child’s ‘Birth Certificate’: Madras HC

Madras High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.S. Ramesh, J. addressing a Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Murder convict’s punishment of ‘life imprisonment without remission’ modified to ‘Life imprisonment Simpliciter’: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ., addressed an appeal of a convict punished under Sections 302,

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CCI issues order against All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive conduct

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI received information from 4 chess players who were subjected to disciplinary action by All India Chess