Maintain ‘Aadhaar-like’ secrecy for Assam NRC Data: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and RF Nariman, J has refused to re-open the National Register of Citizens (NRC)
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Big relief for homebuyers as SC upholds the validity of the 2018 Amendments to IBC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant, JJ has held the Amendment Act to Insolvency and
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Plaintiff can take a plea of adverse possession under Article 65 of Limitation Act, 1963: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has held that the Article 65 of Limitation Act, 1963 not only enables
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SC does ‘temporary patchwork’ in CrPC by granting power to Magistrate order accused to give voice samples
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ, has held, “until explicit provisions are
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Ayodhya Dispute: SC to hold day-to-day hearing from Aug 6 after Mediation Committee ‘fails’
Supreme Court: After the the Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla led Mediation Committee submitted the mediation report before the 5-judge bench of Ranjan
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Man rapes a 10-year-old & throws her & her brother alive in canal; SC awards death sentence by a 2:1 verdict
Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and
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SC| Court should refrain from giving finding on merit while relegating matter to the statutory remedy
Supreme Court: In an appeal against the order where the Madras High Court had after giving detailed findings on merits, relegated to
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Mere existence of alternative remedy does not create a bar on High Court’s writ jurisdiction: SC
Supreme Court: In the case where the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee, JJ was called upon to decide whether
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SC cancels Amrapali Group’s RERA registration for defrauding homebuyers
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, JJ has cancelled the registration of Amrapali Group of Companies under RERA
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Liberty of a detenu under COFEPOSA has to be subordinate to the good of the people: SC
Supreme Court: Stating that the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority under COFEPOSA is not immune from judicial reviewability, the bench of
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Ayodhya Dispute: SC extends mediation date till July 31; Daily hearing before 5-judge bench from Aug 2
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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Karnataka Crisis| Speaker free to decide but 15 rebel MLAs can’t be forced to attend the Trust Vote: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has requested the Karnataka Speaker to
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‘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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