Nitish Katara Murder: Vikas Yadav’s review petition against 25 year imprisonment without remission, dismissed
Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and SA Bobde, J refused to interfere with the order in Vikas Yadav v.
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2002 Gujarat Riots: Gujarat HC order directing State Govt to pay compensation for destruction of religious structures set aside; Govt. Scheme accepted
Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and PC Pant, J set aside the Gujarat High Court order directing the Gujarat
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9-judge bench declares privacy as a Fundamental Right; Information, family life, sexual orientation are all part of Privacy [Judgment]
Supreme Court: In a landmark judgment that will remain law for years to come, the 9-judge bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and
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In the historic judgment, SC says that Triple Talaq is not fundamental to Islam; Practice set aside by a 3:2 majority
Supreme Court: After conducting a 6-day hearing during summer vacations, the historic verdict on the validity of Triple Talaq is out and
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Cable operators cannot live telecast the cricket matches from the feed received by Prasar Bharati from Star Sports & ESPN
Supreme Court: In the matter relating rights of the cable operators and Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators to live telecast of cricket matches, the
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2002 Amendment to Section 26 of SEBI Act is retrospective in nature; All offences committed before 29.10.2002 will stand vested in the new forum
Supreme Court: In the case where it was argued that for offences allegedly committed under Section 26(2) of the Securities and Exchange
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State of Bihar to pay Rs. 10 lacs to a rape survivor who was denied the right to terminate her pregnancy due to delay on the part of authorities
Supreme Court: In the case where a 35-year-old woman was not allowed to abort her foetus by the Patna High Court as
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Advocate Mohit Chaudhary barred from practicing for 1 month for levelling false accusations on SC Registry & CJI; Contempt charges dropped
Supreme Court: Advocate Mohit Chaudhary, who accused the Registry of this Court in order to favour the opposite party to hastily list
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SC stays Madras HC order staying Lookout Circular against Karti Chidambaram
Supreme Court: The bench of JS Khehar, CJ and Dr. DY Chandrachud, J stayed the Madras HC order that that had allowed Karti
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SC allows a woman to abort 25-week-old foetus with unformed skull
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde and L Nageswara Rao, JJ allowed a 26-year-old woman, who is in 25th week of
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6-member committee formed to formulate an action plan for rehabilitation of Vrindavan widows by Nov 30
Supreme Court: In the petition where directions for the rehabilitation of the widows of Vrindavan were sought so as to bring them
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No relief for Subrata Roy as Supreme Court refuses to lift the attachment on Aamby Valley
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi and Dr. A.K. Sikri, JJ refused to entertain the plea of Sahara
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SC condones 4 years delay after Chief Secretary of Bihar assures that action is being taken against the erring officers
Supreme Court: After rebuking the State of Bihar for the delay of over 4 years in filing the second appeal before the
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Public Servant facing Criminal Misconduct charges is not bound to furnish explanation in absence of proof
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and AM Khanwilkar, JJ held that a public servant facing charge of
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Reproducing few passages from the trial Court order without analysis cannot be a ‘reasoned order’
Supreme Court: Discouraging the practice of the appellate courts of reproducing the passages of the lower court’s order without proper analysis, the
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NOIDA land allotment scam: Ex-UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and former IAS Officer Rajiv Kumar to undergo 2 years imprisonment
Supreme Court: The bench of R. Banumathi and Kurian Joseph, JJ upheld the conviction of former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and
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Odisha Mining Scandal: SC tells Centre to revisit the National Mineral Policy, 2008 before the end of the year
Supreme Court: Concerned over a mining scandal of enormous proportions involving megabucks in the State of Odisha, the bench of Madan B.
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Reasoned orders by Central Government important for stability of complaint Medical Institutions
Supreme Court: In the case where a Medical Institution was aggrieved the Government order dated 31.05.2017, which resulted into non-renewal of the
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You can’t ignore the Oversight Committee recommendation on establishment of a medical college; SC tells Centre
Supreme Court: In the case where the Government of India order, by which the colleges/institutions have been directed not to admit students
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Expression “the public servant or his administrative superior” under Section 195 CrPC includes High Court
Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of the expression “the public servant or his administrative superior” under Section 195(1) (a)(i) CrPC, the bench
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