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Illegally occupying Government/Panchayat Land? Supreme Court says you cannot claim regularization as a matter of right

Supreme Court: In the case where two petitioners had encroached upon the Panchayat land and had constructed houses on it, the bench

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Once an order is found to be passed without jurisdiction, all subsequent proceedings automatically come to an end: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of Ashok Bhushan*, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah allowed the instant appeal against the order

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‘Unfavorable earlier order by a judge not a ground for recusal’; SC rejects plea for Justice Chandrachud’s recusal in an application seeking recall of an unfavorable order

“A litigant cannot be permitted to browbeat the Court by seeking a Bench of its choice.”

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“Government cannot acquire its own land”. Proceedings under LA Act, 1894 cannot be reopened once the possession has been transferred: SC

Supreme Court: In an interesting case regarding land acquisition by government of Assam for setting up a plastic park, the Division Bench

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Supreme Court grants interim bail to comic Munawar Faruqui; stays Madhya Pradesh High Court’s judgment [Read order]

Supreme Court: In a big relief to Munawar Faruqui, the bench of RF Nariman and BR Gavai, JJ has granted interim bail

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Explained: Scope of ED’s power to freeze bank accounts under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna* and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has held that under the Prevention

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High Court convicts a man for corruption without cogent reasons after Trial Court acquits him. Supreme Court reminds courts to take utmost care in scanning evidence before recording conviction

“Initial presumption of innocence in the criminal jurisprudence gets doubled by acquittal recorded by the trial court.”

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Collusive transactions with the Corporate Debtor would not constitute a ‘financial debt’ under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee, JJ has held that collusive transactions with the

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Observing “gross deficiencies” SC denies Chintpurni Medical College permission for admission for the academic year 2021-2022

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao*, S. Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra, JJ., dismissed the appeal filed by

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High Court, being First Appellate Court, cannot acquit an accused without re-appreciation of evidence: Supreme Court

“Non-re-appreciation of the evidence on record may affect the case of either the prosecution or even the accused.”

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‘Belated challenge to appointment cannot be entertained’; Supreme Court restores appointment of Assistant Professor of KGMU, Lucknow

The Act which governs the appointment of Assistant Professors and Lecturers in the University itself provides a mechanism for questioning an appointment, i.e., by representation to the Chancellor that too within a period of three months.

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Najeeb KA, accused of chopping off Kerala professor’s palm over “objectionable” question, gets bail. Read why Supreme Court upheld bail despite finding charges against him “a serious threat to societal harmony”

Najeeb, who along with some other members of Popular Front of India (PFI) had chopped¬off the professor’s right palm, has been in jail for much more than five years and there are 276 witnesses left to be examined.

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Punjab Govt to pay pension to all 214 beneficiaries of 1991 Pension Scheme: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of S.A. Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran, JJ., heard the instant application filed

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Restitution of conjugal rights| Read how Supreme Court imparted justice to a woman despite rejecting her Transfer Petition

“While the hardship, both social and financial, pleaded by the petitioner deserves favourable consideration, the transfer of the case at this stage of the proceeding may not be appropriate.”

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SC directs DU to declare Supplementary exam result & issue provisional degree to woman who fell short of attendance due to birth of her child & subsequent Teacher’s strike

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ, AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has set aside the judgment of Delhi

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No sexual assault if no ‘skin to skin’ contact? Supreme Court stays Bombay High Court’s “dangerous precedent” on POCSO Act

Attorney General for India K. K. Venugopal brought to the Court’s notice that the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has passed a judgment dated 19.01.2021 is likely to set “a dangerous precedent”.

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“Right to property is still a constitutional right under Article 300A of the Constitution”; SC reminds in a case where State took possession of surplus land in absence of surplus land

“Right to property is still a constitutional right under Article 300A of the Constitution of India though not a fundamental right. The deprivation of the right can only be in accordance with the procedure established by law.”