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Can ’emotionally dead’ marriage be dissolved in exercise of Art. 142 of Constitution: Read Supreme Court’s opinion

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai, JJ., dissolved a marriage while exercising its jurisdiction under Article

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‘Parliament entitled to make policy choices on fiscal issues’;Here’s why Supreme Court upheld constitutionality of Section 54(3) of CGST Act

“A claim to refund is governed by statute. There is no constitutional entitlement to seek a refund.”

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It is not for the employee to insist transfer or deny it at a particular place; SC holds transfer isn’t a right of employee but discretion of employer

Supreme Court: In a landmark case, the Division Bench of M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., held that an employee has no

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Husband and Wife consumed pesticide after a quarrel, wife died but husband survived. Will allegation of abetment of suicide on husband survive? SC explains

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., while addressing a matter noted that, Abetment by a person

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SC resolves quandary over interplay of S. 9 and S. 17 of Arbitration Act, answers whether court can entertain application for interim measures after arbitral tribunal has been constituted

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ. held that once an Arbitral Tribunal is constituted, the

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Person who stabbed in the stomach of another with intent to kill and convicted under S. 307 IPC tendered apology. Read whether SC reduces sentence of convict or not

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka, JJ., while noting the mitigating factors and circumstances in which

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Resolution Applicant under IBC not allowed to withdraw/modify its Resolution Plan, once submitted for approval of NCLT: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ. has held that under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016,

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Irretrievable breakdown of marriage: SC invokes Art. 142 to dissolve marriage which never took off from first day and parties living separately for almost 20 yrs

Supreme Court: While deciding a case of a matrimonial dispute where the marriage never took off from the first day and was

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Explained| Is a suit for injunction maintainable where the plaintiff’s title is in dispute?

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai, JJ has, in two judgments, has held that where the plaintiff’s

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Mere legal principles not sufficient in medical negligence cases: SC absolves doctor and hospital of liability for medical negligence

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. absolved a doctor and a hospital of liability for

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Interest free funds not kept in separate account. Can proportionate disallowance on interest under Section 14A of IT Act be allowed? SC explains

“… in taxation regime, there is no room for presumption and nothing can be taken to be implied.”

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“There is a disturbing tendency of courts setting aside arbitral awards …”: SC upholds arbitration award of Rs 2728 crore plus interest in favour of Delhi Airport Metro Express (P) Ltd.

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ. upheld the arbitral award of Rs 2782.33

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If public transportation has to survive and compete with private players, they have to improve system and their working culture | Read SC’s opinion on liability of railways towards passengers for delayed train arrival

Supreme Court: While addressing the matter wherein a passenger suffered loss and agony due to delay in the arrival of train, M.R

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Virtual courts as facet of fundamental right: SC issues notice in writ petition filed by All India Association of Jurists

Supreme Court: A three-Judge Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. is considering a writ petition seeking to

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SC upholds Govt.’s decision to extend tenure of incumbent Director of Enforcement beyond two years, but orders no further extension to be granted

“There is no fetter on the power of the Central Government in appointing the Director of Enforcement beyond a period of two

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Nothing wrong with OBC Reservation for consecutive term for the office of Mayor; SC interprets Maharashtra Rules

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao v. BR Gavai*, JJ has set aside the judgment of the Aurangabad bench of

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Reasonable charges for benefit derived by private entities from State capital is perfectly justified: SC upholds demand of ‘royalty for controlled water’ levied on CPPs by Kerala Electricity Board

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Uday U. Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ. held that charges levied by the Kerala State Electricity

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“Writing judgments is an art”: Pained by lack of clarity in HC order, Supreme Court explains importance, purpose, contents and elements of a judgment

“The judgment replicates the individuality of the judge and therefore it is indispensable that it should be written with care and caution.”

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Supreme Court Decodes | Pujari who performs puja and maintains temple property, will he be treated as Bhumiswami? Who will be the owner of temple property?

Supreme Court: Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., while addressing the matter pertaining to rights of the priest, observed that:

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Advocate trying to stall elevation of judicial officer as Judge of Telangana HC: Supreme Court terms writ petition ‘gross abuse of process of law’, imposes 5 lakh as costs

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate seeking