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Can Family Court convert petition for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC to one under Muslim Women’s Protection Act? Split verdict by SC

Supreme Court: The bench of R Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ has given a split verdict on the issue whether a Family

AGR Case| DoT withdraws 96% of AGR dues of PSUs; SC asks telecos to prove bonafides by paying reasonable amount

Supreme Court: In a major turnaround in the AGR case, with respect to Public Sector Undertakings, the Department of Telecommunication has decided

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COVID-19| Direct States to pay salaries to Doctors and healthcare workers: SC tells Centre

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah, JJ directed Centre to issue directions to

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Testamentary disposition of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist defeats the purpose of Sections 43 and 63 of Bombay Tenancy Act

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that an agriculturist cannot part with

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Property’s market value can be enhanced while deciding appeal under Section 47A of Stamp Act in case of obvious illegality

Supreme Court: Dealing with the questions relating to interpretation of Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Tamil Nadu

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Vinod Dua sedition case| In a special Sunday hearing, SC retrains HP police from arresting Vinod Dua till July 6

Supreme Court: In a relief to journalist Vinod Dua, the 3-judge bench of U U Lalit, M M Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran,

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COVID-19| SC asks employers and workers to reach settlement in dispute regarding payment of wages for lockdown period

Supreme Court: In the batch of petitions challenging clause (iii) of the Ministry of Home Affairs order dated March 29, 2020 directing

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COVID-19| “A very sorry state” of Delhi Hospitals; SC Asks all States to submit status report on Government Hospitals

Supreme Court: Taking sup motu cognizance on the basis of media reports and programmes aired in several channels presenting horrific scenes from

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COVID-19| 35 out of 57 Children in a Chennai Protection home get infected; SC seeks report on all Protection homes

Supreme Court: Taking suo motu cognizance of the issue where 35 out of 57 children in a Protection Home at Royapuram, Chennai

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AGR Case| SC asks telecom companies to file affidavit on how they propose to clear the dues

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has given 5 days to Telecom Service Providers

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PIL seeks ban on sale of Coca cola, Thums Up; SC imposes fine of Rs. 5 Lakhs for abuse of process

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has imposed a fine of Rs 5,00,000

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Restructure the loan amount and release it to home buyers of Amrapali Group: SC to RBI

Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, JJ directed the banks and financial institutions to release loans to home

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COVID-19| Transportation of stranded migrant workers must be completed in next 15 days

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has directed all the States/Union Territories to take all

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Every consideration received in foreign exchange does not ipso facto fall within the ambit of Section 80-O IT Act

Supreme Court: The 2-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that for bringing any particular foreign exchange receipt

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COVID-19| SC to pass order on migrant worker crisis on June 9

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ will pass the order in the matter related

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COVID-19| No coercive action till June 12 against employers for non-payment of full wages

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has extended the interim relief in the

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Presumption of murder can be drawn when abduction and destroying of the body by the accused is already proved

Supreme Court: In a reference from a 2-judge bench verdict where Justice V. Gopala Gowda acquitted and Justice Arun Mishra convicted the

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Transferee has to pay the outstanding dues if he desires to enjoy the Electricity connection

Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjay Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ. has held that electricity dues, where they are statutory in nature

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Employee can be dismissed even after attaining the age of superannuation as per the Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules, 1978 : SC in a 2:1 verdict

Supreme Court: In a 2:1 verdict, the 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that the

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COVID-19| No train or bus fare to be charged from migrant workers; SC issues interim directions

Supreme Court: After taking suo motu cognizance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers who had been stranded in different parts of