Evidence of a related witness cannot be discarded; FIR is not an encyclopedia: SC
Supreme Court: R. Banumathi, J. speaking for herself and Ranjan Gogoi, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the
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This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court
[Day 1]: Revisiting the re-criminalisation of Section 377 IPC: Homosexuality an offence?
Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M Khanwillkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ. addressed
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Review petition of the ‘Nirbhaya’ Gangrape convicts dismissed: Supreme Court [Judgment]
“There has to be an error apparent on the face of record leading to miscarriage of justice to exercise the review jurisdiction under Article
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Disclosure of Rape victim’s identity is inconsistent in terms of Section 228-A IPC: SC
“Every attempt should be made by all the courts not to disclose the identity of the rape victim in terms of Section
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CJI is the Master of Roster; “Chief Justice” cannot be read as “Collegium” for allocation of matters: Supreme Court
“It is difficult to accept the prayer of the petitioner that the expression ‘Chief Justice’ appearing in the Supreme Court Rules, 2013
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Upkeep of Shri Jagannath Temple: Supreme Court issues additional directions
Supreme Court: While hearing the ongoing ‘Shri Jagannath Temple case’, the Bench comprising of A.K. Goel and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ. made
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Allowing provisional admissions subject to outcome of a writ might result in tremendous hardship for students: SC
Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. delivering the judgment for himself and Deepak Gupta, J. set aside the order of Punjab and
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LG is bound by “aid and advice” of the Council of Ministers of the Delhi Government: SC
“Lieutenant Governor and the Council of Ministers must attempt to settle any point of difference by way of discussion and dialogue.” Supreme
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Breaking| NCT of Delhi not a State, Lt. Governor of Delhi not an administrator: SC
Supreme Court: The five-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, A.K Sikri, A.M Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan JJ.,
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Assistant Government Advocate held not to be ‘in service’ of the State Government
Supreme Court: In a Judgment pronounced by Dipak Mishra, CJ for the Full Court comprising of himself and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr
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Murder convict acquitted on grounds of insanity at the time of commission of the act
Supreme Court: Navin Sinha, J. speaking for himself and A.M. Khanwilkar, J. delivered a decision in a criminal appeal wherein the appellant,
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Prior sanction of Magistrate not required for taking fingerprints of accused or a suspect
Supreme Court: Ashok Bhushan, J. discussed the validity of procedure of taking fingerprints under Identification of Prisoners Act 1920, while delivering a
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Petition challenging appointments of CVC and VC dismissed by SC
Supreme Court: Appointments of Chief Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioner, which were assailed by the petitioner Common Cause and others, were
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Assignment of work, by itself, is not a ground to make superior officer liable under Section 306 IPC
Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. speaking for himself and Arun Mishra, J., delivered the judgment of the vacation bench holding that
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Rape accused granted bail on finding the sexual relationship to be “consensual”
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Dipak Misra, C.J. and A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. upheld the bail granted to a
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SC allows admissions to MBBS course in three States to stop wastage of over 800 seats in Government Medical Colleges
Supreme Court: A vacation bench comprising of Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra, JJ. granted relief to the States of Bihar, Jharkhand and
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UPPSC 2018: Judgment of Allahabad HC disturbing the answer key reversed holding it to be excessive use of jurisdiction
Supreme Court: While addressing the ongoing issue relating to the discrepancy in preliminary examinations conducted for Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission 2018,
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SC approves ‘normalization formula’ to compensate for irregularities and mismanagement in CLAT 2018 examination
Supreme Court: The Vacation Bench of UU Lalit and Deepak Gupta JJ. has passed an order directing National University of Advanced Legal
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SC addresses the issue of paucity of infrastructure in consumer fora all over the country
Supreme Court: In a decision, Indu Malhotra, J. speaking for herself and Dipak Mishra, CJ and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J. gave directions
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SC issues interim directions for upkeep of Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri
Supreme Court: Addressing an issue of public importance relating to difficulties faced by visitors at Shri Jagannath Temple (Puri), the Bench comprising
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