Process for selection to the public posts must be videographed: SC
Supreme Court: In the light of serious irregularities in the selection process of appointment of assistant teachers in government lower primary schools,
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“We are not against the SC/ST Act but innocent should not be punished”: SC; No stay on SC/ST judgment [Full Report]
Supreme Court: While hearing the review petition filed by the Central Government against the judgement dated 20.03.2018, the Bench of AK Goel and
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Subordinate judges to get 30% pay hike on basic pay as interim relief
Supreme Court: The Bench of J. Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, JJ directed the States to implement the recommendations of the Commission
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Promotions in UP Higher Judicial Service can’t be given in the absence of suitability test: SC
Supreme Court: Deciding the validity of determination of seniority of promotee and direct recruit Higher Judicial Service (HJS) officers in the State
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Civil/criminal pending cases cannot be stayed for more than 6 months; Extension can be granted only by speaking order: SC
Supreme Court: In order to ensure that the civil or criminal proceedings do not remain pending for unduly period at the trial
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Khap Panchayats have no authority to order honour killings; Their activities are to be stopped in entirety: SC
Supreme Court: “When the ability to choose is crushed in the name of class honour and the person’s physical frame is treated
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Rajdev Ranjan Murder: SC closes proceeding against Tej Pratap Yadav in Bihar Journalist murder case
Supreme Court: Giving major relief to Tej Pratap Yadav, the former Bihar Health Minister and son of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav,
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Major relief to GNLA Chief Champion Sangma as Supreme Court orders his immediate release
Supreme Court: Giving major relief to Champion Sangma, the Chairman and Commandar-in-Chief of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), the bench of Dr.
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SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not an instrument to blackmail innocents; Mere allegation not enough for arrest
Supreme Court: Acknowledging the abuse of law of arrest in cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
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‘Symbolic justice’ for construction workers as Supreme Court issues various directions for their welfare
Supreme Court: “Construction workers do not assist only in building infrastructure, but they also assist in building the nation, in their own
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Gorkhaland Agitation: Supreme Court rejects Bimal Gurung’s plea seeking transfer of cases to independent agency
Supreme Court: In the matter relating to Gorkhaland agitation, the bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan refused to transfer of
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Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 is prospective in nature
Supreme Court: In the case where the Bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ was deciding the question as to the
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Delhi HC’s verdict on PCPNDT Training Rules stayed for trenching upon the area of legislative policy
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud, JJ stayed the Delhi High Court
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Ayodhya Matter: All intervention applications dismissed; Registry directed not to entertain any intervention application
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ dismissed all the intervention applications filed
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Not mandatory to link Aadhaar with Bank Accounts and Mobile Numbers till final disposal of the matter: SC [Full Report]
Supreme Court: After Senior Advocate Arvind Datar brought to the Court’s notice that the Passports (1st Amendment) Rules, 2018 has been introduced
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Foreign Law Firms/lawyers can’t ‘practice’ in India; ‘Casual visit’ on fly in and fly out basis permissible: SC
Supreme Court: In a crucial verdict, the bench of AK Goel and UU Lalit, JJ held that foreign law firms/companies or foreign
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Supreme Court seeks data from High Courts on status of cases pending under POCSO Act
Supreme Court: While hearing the plea seeking compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the parents of an eight-month old baby who was
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Passive Euthanasia is permissible; Human beings have a fundamental right to die with dignity: Supreme Court [Full Report]
Supreme Court: “Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why
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Kerala High Court’s judgment annulling Hadiya’s marriage set aside by Supreme Court
Supreme Court: Setting aside the judgment of Kerala High Court that had annulled the marriage of Hadiya and Shafin Jahan, the 3-judge
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Aadhaar: No need to produce Aadhaar Number for registering in NEET or any other Examination [Read Order]
Supreme Court: After Senior Advocate Arvind Datar brought to the notice of the Court that the Central Board of Secondary Education (C.B.S.E.)
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