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SC lays down guidelines for appointment of amicus curiae where there is possibility of life sentence or death sentence

Supreme Court: Noticing that where death sentence could be one of the alternative punishments, the courts must be completely vigilant and see

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SC seeks responses from Centre & State Govts in a bid to “make criminal justice system responsive” in sexual assaults cases

Supreme Court: In a bid to make criminal justice system responsive in cases relating to sexual assaults, a 3-judge bench of SA

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Nirbhaya Case| SC rejects review petition filed by the fourth death row convict Akshay Kumar Singh [Full Report]

Supreme Court: After a brief hearing on the review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in the brutal

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Google India fails to gain protection under Section 79 of the IT Act, 2000; To face trial in a 2008 defamation case

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph, JJ has asked Google India to face trial in a 2008 criminal

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Larger bench to decide the legality of domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to PG Medical Courses within the State Quota

Supreme Court: In an appeal seeking clarity on the issue of the legality and validity of domicile/residence-based reservation for admission to the

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Minimum qualifying years of service cannot be ignored for grant of invalid pension

Supreme Court: In a case where the family of a man was awarded invalid pension by the Tribunal despite of the fact

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Constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 upheld

Supreme Court: Upholding the constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 a bench comprising

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SC bars Chidambaram from giving press interviews, while granting him bail in INX Media case

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., addressed the appeal filed by the former Finance

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SC | Contents of pen drive/memory card amount to documentary evidence

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ. has held that the contents of a memory card

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SC | Thrust of JJ Act is that even if a “Juvenile” is convicted, same should be obliterated as a normal person, without any stigma

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ., dismissed an appeal with respect to the denial of

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Supreme Court | Expert Committee directed to enquire aspects upon need for disinfection of aircraft to control spread of vector-borne diseases

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. directed an expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Health

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Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 struck down. Here’s why

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has held that Section 87 of the Arbitration

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Maharashtra Political Crisis| Floor test to be conducted on tomorrow; Proceedings to be live telecast [Full Report]

“There is no gainsaying that the boundaries between the jurisdiction of Courts and Parliamentary independence have been contested for a long time.

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Breaking | #Maharashtra Political Crisis | Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Maharashtra Govt, Devendra Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar on Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea

Supreme Court’s three-judge bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., heard the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea today against the

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Victim’s counsel can make up for deficiencies in the prosecution case but can’t argue the case

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to the extent to which a victim’s counsel can participate in the prosecution of a

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NCLAT’s order set aside in Essar Steel Insolvency case; Key issues on Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process answered

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has set aside the NCLAT order dated 04.07.2019

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SC refuses to strike down provision relating to an NRI’s right to claim eviction under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has refused to hold Section

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SC dismisses the petition seeking review of the Rafale Verdict [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has dismissed the the petition

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Karnataka MLAs Disqualification case: Read why SC ‘partly’ upheld Speaker’s order [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna, and Krishna Murari, JJ has upheld the speaker’s orders dated 25.07.2019 and

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Architects Act, 1972 will prevail over AICTE Act as far as recognition of degrees and diplomas of architecture education is concerned

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Anirudhha Bose, JJ has held that norms and Regulations