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COVID-19| Doctors and healthcare professionals are “warriors”; protect them: SC issues directions

Supreme Court: A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat has said that doctors and healthcare professionals are “warriors” in

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COVID-19| Don’t charge exorbitant fees from public for Coronavirus testing: SC asks Centre

Supreme Court: A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat has suggested that the Centre should create a mechanism wherein

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COVID-19| Ensure that prisoners released on parole are not left stranded due to lockdown: SC to Centre

Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao, J has asked the Union of India to ensure that

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COVID-19| Supreme Court issues guidelines on functioning of courts through video conferencing

Supreme Court: Faced with the unprecedented and extraordinary outbreak of a pandemic, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and Dr. DY

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SC quashes Income Tax department notice to NDTV seeking to re-assessment of for financial year 2007-08

Supreme Court: IN a major for the NDTV Ltd, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ has quashed the

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COVID-19| SC refuses to entertain plea seeking requisition of private properties to provide shelter to migrant workers

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ refused to entertain the interim application which sought direction to

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COVID-19| We are making masks, sanitisers, etc available to public at reasonable price: Govt. tells SC

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ has directed the Central Government to ensure fair and equitable

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COVID-19| SC issues extensive directions to protect children in Protection Homes from spread of coronavirus

Supreme Court: Taking sup motu cognizance of the issue involving protection of children who fall within the ambit of Juvenile Justice (Care

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)| Don’t create panic by fake/misleading news: SC to Media on the plight of migrant workers

“We expect those concerned to appreciate the trepidation of the poor men, women and children and treat them with kindness.” Supreme Court:

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)| Overcrowding of prisons is serious concern; Consider releasing prisoners on parole/bail: SC to States/UTs

“Having regard to the provisions of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it has become imperative to ensure that the spread

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)| SC extends limitation period for filing petitions/applications/suits/appeals, etc.

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant, JJ invoked its power under Article

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Celebratory firing of guns licensed for self protection needs to stop: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where 2 persons died after being shot during a celebratory firing in a wedding ceremony, a furious

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The final order that sealed the fate for the Nirbhaya convicts

Supreme Court: Putting the last nail in the coffin for the Nirbhaya death row convicts who were hanged this morning, the 3-judge

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Nirbhaya| Akshay Kumar’s plea challenging rejection of mercy petition dismissed

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ rejected the plea filed by Akshay Kumar Singh,

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High Court can pass an order interdicting the legal fiction as contemplated under State Act

“The Courts are guardians of the rights and liberties of the citizen and they shall fail in their responsibility if they abdicate

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Petition challenging implementation of Karnataka Reservation Act 2018 held not maintainable

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and UU Lalit, JJ has refused to entertain the applications challenging the validity of

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COVID-19| SC takes suo motu cognisance of nonavailability of mid-day meals for children due to Coronavirus shutdown

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ took suo motu cognisance of nonavailability

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Unregistered individuals can practice architecture but can’t designate themselves as “architects”

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ Section 37 of the Architects Act 1972 does not prohibit

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Service rendered at no matter how less consideration would still be a ‘service’ under Consumer Protection Act

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that a construction worker who is registered under

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After Army, SC asks Centre to grant Permanent Commission to women Navy officers as well

Supreme Court: In yet another big verdict on rights of women, a bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has