Nirbhaya Case|SC yet again rejects Pawan Kumar’s plea of juvenility
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by
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Delhi-NCR Pollution| Show cause notice to Delhi, Rajasthan, UP and Haryana Govts & an extensive list of directions to curb the ‘life threatening” pollution
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta, JJ has issued a long list of directions to curb the Delhi-NCR
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SC | “It’s so sad!” that NCPCR and State Commissions are fighting over jurisdiction when they should be protecting the rights of the children
“It’s so sad! We start with a lament because institutions set up to protect children have virtually forsaken them in a fight
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Article 370| Review all orders imposing curbs in a week and put them in public domain: SC to J&K administration [Full Report]
“While the mountains of Himalayas spell tranquillity, yet blood is shed every day.” Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the 3-judge bench
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Non-compliance of Rule 180 of the Army Rules, 1954 cannot be a ground for ordering a re-trial
Supreme Court: In a case where an Armed Force Tribunal ordered retrial on the ground that the procedure prescribed in Rule 180
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Object of achieving educational excellence cannot be subsided merely in the name of exercise of Right under Article 30 of the Constitution
“If the intent is to achieve excellence in education, would it be enough if the concerned educational institutions were to employ teachers
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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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