Supreme Court Archives

Courts can’t do interpretive rewriting of the advertisement thereby changing the conditions of eligibility

Supreme Court: Stating that the essential qualifications for appointment to a post are for the employer to decide, the bench of Arun

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Commissioner under Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act is not a Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph, JJ decided some important questions dealing with the Hindu Religious and Charitable

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Trade Union is an operational creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Supreme Court: Holding that the trade union represents its members who are workers, to whom dues may be owed by the employer,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere search under Section 240A of Companies Act without seizure won’t suffice the purpose of investigation

Supreme Court: Asking High Court to be more circumspect before it restrains an investigation under the statutory authority of the Director General

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Panchayat Samiti members have right to vote on the ‘No Confidence Motion’

Supreme Court: The Bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ held that the provisions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Panchayats)

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Minimum Wages Act does not empower Govt to alter the terms of contract; June 2007 Notification partly quashed

Supreme Court: Partly upholding the validity of Notification dated 27.06.2007 issued under Section 5(2) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the bench

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: Justice AK Patnaik to look into ‘conspiracy’ angle

Supreme Court: A special 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Rohinton Nariman and Deepak Gupta, JJ has appointed former Supreme Court judge, Justice

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Section 44(1)(e) of the Maharashtra Municipal Council Act creates independent liability for unauthorised construction de hors criminal action

Supreme Court: In a case where a Municipal Councillor was disqualified under Section 44(1)(e) of the Maharashtra Municipal Council Nagar Panchayat and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Rule 8(2)(i) of the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 2006 constitutional

Supreme Court: Upholding the constitutional validity of Rule 8(2)(i) of the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 2006, the bench of Arun

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Age of the case can’t displace the necessity of taking material evidence on record

Supreme Court: A bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that “the age of a case, by itself,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Post-conviction mental health & it’s effect on sentencing: SC issues directions

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ held “it needs to be understood that prisoners

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC asks all parties to submit details of political funding received through electoral bonds

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed all the political parties who

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Bhobishyoter Bhoot row: West Bengal Govt to pay Rs. 20 lakhs to the Producers for attempting to silence speech

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, JJ issued a Mandamus restraining the state of West Bengal from

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Practice of summoning public officers not proper as public suffers due to their absence

Supreme Court: In a case where the Allahabad High Court passed orders from time to time to secure presence of the public

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Rafale deal: Centre’s preliminary objections regarding admissibility of the leaked documents dismissed [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has dismissed Centre’s preliminary objections

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Woman driven out of matrimonial home can file case under Section 498-A from the place she has taken shelter at [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and SK Kaul, JJ delivered a very important judgment

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SCC Times

Supreme Court

Courts can’t do interpretive rewriting of the advertisement thereby changing the conditions of eligibility

Commissioner under Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act is not a Court

Trade Union is an operational creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Mere search under Section 240A of Companies Act without seizure won’t suffice the purpose of investigation

Panchayat Samiti members have right to vote on the ‘No Confidence Motion’

Minimum Wages Act does not empower Govt to alter the terms of contract; June 2007 Notification partly quashed

Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: Justice AK Patnaik to look into ‘conspiracy’ angle

Section 44(1)(e) of the Maharashtra Municipal Council Act creates independent liability for unauthorised construction de hors criminal action

Rule 8(2)(i) of the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 2006 constitutional

Age of the case can’t displace the necessity of taking material evidence on record

Post-conviction mental health & it’s effect on sentencing: SC issues directions

SC asks all parties to submit details of political funding received through electoral bonds

Bhobishyoter Bhoot row: West Bengal Govt to pay Rs. 20 lakhs to the Producers for attempting to silence speech

Practice of summoning public officers not proper as public suffers due to their absence

Rafale deal: Centre’s preliminary objections regarding admissibility of the leaked documents dismissed [Full Report]

Woman driven out of matrimonial home can file case under Section 498-A from the place she has taken shelter at [Full Report]

Widow can’t claim ownership over a mutated property under Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act

Payment of Gratuity Act applies to employees of the local bodies

No bail for businessman Zahoor Watali accused in a terror funding case

SC declares February 2018 RBI Circular ultra vires