SC asks Centre to set up Motor Accidents Mediation Authority if feasible
Supreme Court: When a practicing advocate, had suffered in nasty accident at the young age of 18 years, in which his entire
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This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court
SC acquits 6 falsely implicated death row convicts in a 16 year old crime; orders reinvestigation
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has acquitted 6 death row convicts and
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Can High Court quash proceedings for offences under Section 307 IPC? Here’s what SC said
Supreme Court: On the issue relating to the power of compounding of offences conferred on a court under Section 320 Cr.P.C. and
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SC| There cannot be a uniform qualification/disqualification for the Board of Directors under the Banking Companies Act
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ has held that there cannot be a uniform qualification or/and
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Motilal Pesticides overruled as it missed the difference in the terms ‘Income’ and ‘Gross Total Income’
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ decided an issue relating to interpretation of
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Direction to implement ‘short-term measures’ for funding for infrastructure of subordinate judiciary issued
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed the short-term measures
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Is it permissible to draw inference of guilt of illegal gratification in case of death of complainant? Larger bench to decide
Supreme Court: Stating that it has some reservation in respect of the observation and findings recorded by the 3-judge bench of former
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How to know if a temple/mandir is Public or Private? SC enunciates
Supreme Court: In the appeal against the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict that held that Shri Ram Mandir, Indoukh is a public
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SC| Only the leave for salary is payable would be taken into account for determining the pensionable service
Supreme Court: On the question as to exclusion of unauthorised leaves for determination of pensionary benefits, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde,
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Should Ayodhya dispute be decided by mediation? SC to decide on March 6 [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ said that it
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Here’s why SC commuted the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI
Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a
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Section 6 of the Public Premises Act must be read independent of Sections 59/61 of the Major Port Trusts Act
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ decided the important question on the meaning,
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SC orders forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states
Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16 states after
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Anil Ambani and others guilty of contempt of court for willfully not paying dues to Ericsson [Full report]
Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Vineet Saran, JJ has held RCom chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt of court
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Courts can’t assume fabrication of dying declaration by IO in absence of proof
Supreme Court: The bench of MM Shantanagoudar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that it cannot be laid down as an absolute
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No interference required in M Nageshwar Rao’s appointment as interim CBI Director: SC [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran, JJ disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M. Nageshwar Rao
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SC sets aside NGT order to reopen Vedanta’s Tuticorin Sterlite plant; No order on reopening of the plant [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ has refused to allow reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin,
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Principle of confidentiality in mediation does not apply to matters of child custody
Supreme Court: In the issue relating to custody of a child where the question was as to whether the Counsellor’s report furnished
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Why are Chief Information Commissioner/Information Commissioner always appointed from Public Service only? Consider other streams too: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and SA Nazeer, JJ has given extensive directions in a PIL seeking direction to
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Delhi vs Centre: Powers demarcated; Split verdict on power to transfer and appoint officers [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has put an end to ‘almost’ all the issues related
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