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This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court
“Tackling human trafficking for CSE, with its hidden nature and multifarious forms, is indeed a very daunting task. However, there is recognition from all corners that it is an evil which needs urgent and consistent attention.”
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“The RTE Act is a child centric legislation and must be read so. Service of teachers cannot come at the cost of educational future of the children.”
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The Court emphasised that delay in pronouncing a reserved judgment violates the right to life under Article 21 as much as denial of the right to be heard.
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The Court observed that witnesses, particularly victims of heinous offences and sensitive crimes, cannot be expected to repeatedly appear before courts to face cross-examination.
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Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against an anaesthetist in a post-surgery death case, reiterating that criminal medical negligence under Section 304-A IPC requires gross negligence and proximate causation.
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The Court held that ECI is empowered, in the exercise of its constitutional mandate, to undertake a limited enquiry into citizenship for the purpose of satisfying itself as to eligibility for inclusion in the electoral roll.
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The P&H High Court had refused to become a party to the blame game between Punjab Election Commission and Election Commission of India (ECI) over EVM model compatibility. The Supreme Court declined to interfere, leaving open the remedy of an election petition.
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With the incumbent DGP’s tenure due to end on 31 May 2026, the State of Manipur sought the Supreme Court’s permission to appoint a replacement from outside the Manipur cadre, citing the unprecedented ethnic and civil unrest continuing in the State.
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“It is trite to state that when the validity of a Will is to be determined, the overall terms of a Will, the intention of the testator and the surrounding circumstances have also to be seen.”
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The Court did not grant any relief to the third consortium member, Abir Infrastructure Private Limited, as it had not filed an appeal challenging the High Court judgment.
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Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the husband under Sections 302 and 498-A IPC in a dowry death case, rejecting the claim of suicide. The Court held that medical evidence showed a case of homicidal hanging, supported by ante-mortem injuries and absence of typical ligature marks not suicide.
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A petition was filed against NTA, the body conducting various exams in India, in the aftermath of the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.
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The Court also urged the media to avoid recording statements of the persons who are likely to be potential witnesses or accused, as it may unnecessarily prejudge the outcome on certain issues, which are yet to be investigated.
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The Supreme Court regularised MBBS admissions and directed authorities to issue degrees to students affected by the NMC CBME Corrigendum dispute while keeping the larger legal issue open.
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The Supreme Court settled the law but not before cataloguing a striking number of contradictory judgments from the same High Courts, sometimes by benches of equal strength, on the same point of law.
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Progress in 3-Year Legal Practice Rule: Supreme Court of India has now extended the last date to apply for all the active Judicial Officers Recruitment Exams across the country.
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“The statutory right of the landowner under Section 126(1)(b) being twofold as discussed above, the corporation could not have conjured a precondition for the landowner to abjure part of the compensation in order to receive the other part.”
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Noting that hospitals allotted government land in Delhi were not diligently complying with directions to provide free treatment to economically weaker sections, the Supreme Court directed a joint meeting of government departments, land agencies, hospitals, and the Amici Curiae to prepare an effective SOP for enforcement.
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The Supreme Court held that a transaction involving receipt of money with an obligation to return it with promised interest constitutes a ‘deposit’ under the MPID Act regardless of nomenclature.
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The Supreme Court held that a wife pursuing her professional career and living separately for her child’s welfare cannot amount to cruelty or desertion.
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