‘Conditional’ leave to defend may be granted in case of doubt regarding the genuineness of defence in summary suits
Supreme Court: On the question relating to the power of the court to grant leave to defend in case of sham or
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Ayodhya dispute: SC seeks fresh status report on mediation proceedings
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ has
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SC| Creation of new state not a ground to treat sales between 2 successor states as intra-state sales
Supreme Court: Deciding an interesting question of law, the 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ
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A person enrolled in Air Force can’t depart from service at his or her will during the term of engagement: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, JJ has held that “A person who has been enrolled as
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Bihar Custodial deaths of 2 men: SC refuses to entertain plea seeking SIT probe
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has refused to entertain the plea
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Section 5B of the KST Act and Rule 6(4)(m)(i) of the KST Rules operate in different spheres: SC
Supreme Court: When the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ was called upon to decide whether the condition of ‘use
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SC directs Meghalaya Govt to transfer Rs 100 Crore from MEPR Fund to CPCB for illegal coal mining [Full Report]
Supreme Court: “Natural resources of the country are not meant to be consumed only by the present generation of men or women
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Can’t grant extension of time for counselling merely because graduate doctors don’t want to do PG in nonclinical subjects: SC
Supreme Court: The vacation bench of Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant, JJ has refused to grant extension of time to respective medical
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SC grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia arrested for making objectionable comments against UP CM
Supreme Court: A vacation bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has granted bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia who was
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Second round of litigation doesn’t lie before Foreigners Tribunal
Supreme Court: Deciding the conflict between sub-paragraph (2) to paragraph 3 and paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Citizenship (Registration of
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Karnataka Reservation Act, 2018 constitutional; Benefit of consequential seniority to be accorded retrospectively
Supreme Court: Upholding the validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to
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SC explains law on payment of interest on ‘Differential excise duty’ under Section 11AB of Central Excise Act, 1944
Supreme Court: Deciding the question whether interest is payable on the differential excise duty with retrospective effect that become payable on the
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Non maintenance of record not just a clerical error but the spring board for commission of offence of foeticide
Supreme Court: Refusing to strike down Section 23 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, the
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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