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Order 27 Rule 5 CPC mandates the Court to ensure disputes concerning public undertakings are resolved amicably; Arbitrator appointed therefor: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.M. Sapre and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ. disposed of an appeal filed against the judgment of

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Medical Negligence| “Suffering of ailment by the patient after surgery is one thing, it may be due to myriad of reasons known in medical jurisprudence”

“The subject of negligence in the context of medical profession necessarily calls for treatment with a difference.” -CJ R.C. Lahoti (as he

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Law doesn’t require that evidence of extra-judicial confession in all cases be corroborated; evidentiary value reiterated: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ. while deciding an appeal against the conviction of appellant under

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Abstaining from funeral of father contrary to normal human conduct, to be considered incriminating factor: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K.M. Joseph, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of

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Live Streaming| Cases of constitutional and national importance to be live streamed; Supreme Court Rules to be modified suitably: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. decided in favour of live

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SC Archives| When SC reversed HC order for “incomprehensible content”

Supreme Court: A special leave petition was filed before a Division Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. against

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Prosecutrix turning hostile does not efface the evidence of sexual assault upon her; no conviction for false evidence in facts of the case: SC

Supreme Court: Navin Sinha, J. speaking for Ranjan Gogoi, J. and himself and K.M. Joseph, J. dismissed an appeal, which if not

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Women of all age-group allowed to enter Sabarimala Temple; devotees of Lord Ayyappa do not constitute separate religious denomination: SC [Full Judgment]

In the theatre of life, it seems, man has put the autograph and there is no space for a woman even to

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Nandan Nilekani appointed for suggesting technological solutions to the problem of inspection in medical colleges

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ., pronounced an order in which it was suggested by

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Ram Mandir Babri Masjid| Ayodhya matter not to be referred to larger bench; matter not barred by res judicata in Ismail Faruqui case either: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Ashok Bhushan and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ., by a majority of 2:1, held

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Section 497 IPC and Section 198(2) CrPC unconstitutional; adultery no more an offence : SC

The civility of a civilization earns warmth and respect when it respects more the individuality of a woman. The said concept gets

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Applying creamy layer principle to SC/ST not invalid; collection of quantifiable data to show backwardness not allowed; Nagaraj case not to be reconsidered: SC

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Kurian Joseph, R.F. Nariman, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indu Malhotra, JJ.,

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Aadhaar Act, 2016 constitutional not violative of right to privacy; linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone number, bank account not mandatory: SC

Supreme Court: In a 1448-pages detailed judgment, the 5- Judge Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and A.K. Sikri, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y.

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Candidates with criminal antecedents| Parliament has exclusive jurisdiction to lay down disqualification for membership; Court cannot legislate: SC

Though criminalization in politics is a bitter manifest truth, which is a termite to the citadel of democracy, be that as it

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Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case| CBI directed to concentrate on a few areas for further investigation; blanket ban on media reporting removed: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ., while delivering an order in concerning the extremely disturbing

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No bar for prosecution under IPC merely because provisions of FSS Act provide penalties; doctrine of double jeopardy not applicable: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ. disposed of a criminal appeal filed by the State

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Evidentiary value, duty of Judge, sentencing in criminal trial discussed and reiterated; conviction of murder convict upheld: SC

Each criminal trial is but a quest for search of the truth. Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha

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Order 27 Rule 5 CPC mandates the Court to ensure disputes concerning public undertakings are resolved amicably; Arbitrator appointed therefor: SC

Medical Negligence| “Suffering of ailment by the patient after surgery is one thing, it may be due to myriad of reasons known in medical jurisprudence”

Law doesn’t require that evidence of extra-judicial confession in all cases be corroborated; evidentiary value reiterated: SC

Abstaining from funeral of father contrary to normal human conduct, to be considered incriminating factor: SC

Live Streaming| Cases of constitutional and national importance to be live streamed; Supreme Court Rules to be modified suitably: SC

SC Archives| When SC reversed HC order for “incomprehensible content”

Prosecutrix turning hostile does not efface the evidence of sexual assault upon her; no conviction for false evidence in facts of the case: SC

Women of all age-group allowed to enter Sabarimala Temple; devotees of Lord Ayyappa do not constitute separate religious denomination: SC [Full Judgment]

Nandan Nilekani appointed for suggesting technological solutions to the problem of inspection in medical colleges

Ram Mandir Babri Masjid| Ayodhya matter not to be referred to larger bench; matter not barred by res judicata in Ismail Faruqui case either: SC

Section 497 IPC and Section 198(2) CrPC unconstitutional; adultery no more an offence : SC

Applying creamy layer principle to SC/ST not invalid; collection of quantifiable data to show backwardness not allowed; Nagaraj case not to be reconsidered: SC

Aadhaar Act, 2016 constitutional not violative of right to privacy; linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone number, bank account not mandatory: SC

Candidates with criminal antecedents| Parliament has exclusive jurisdiction to lay down disqualification for membership; Court cannot legislate: SC

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case| CBI directed to concentrate on a few areas for further investigation; blanket ban on media reporting removed: SC

No bar for prosecution under IPC merely because provisions of FSS Act provide penalties; doctrine of double jeopardy not applicable: SC

Workmen not entitled to claim back wages as of right on reinstatement; order of HC granting full back wages modified: SC

NRC| Process for receipt of claims and objections of the final draft of NRC to be open

Member of Parliament defying Supreme Court’s order on sealing operations amounts to Contempt of Court

Evidentiary value, duty of Judge, sentencing in criminal trial discussed and reiterated; conviction of murder convict upheld: SC