Video conferencing can be used for conducting proceedings in second motion of mutual consent divorce
Supreme Court: Holding that the minimum period of six months stipulated under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for a
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This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court
Ban on fireworks: SC gives elaborate directions to check health hazard caused by Diwali Fireworks in Delhi
Supreme Court: Considering the necessity to give precedence to the health of the people in Delhi and in the NCR over any
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Ryan International School murder case: SC issues notice to Centre, Haryana Govt & school authorities
Supreme Court: After the father of the 7-year-old, who was found dead last week in a toilet of Ryan International School in
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SC tells Sahara chief Subrata Roy, enough is enough; Orders auction of Aamby Valley
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Ranjan Gogoi and Dr. AK Sikri, JJ , refusing to grant of
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Lack of profit or loss due to misconduct by employee is not a valid defence
Supreme Court: Explaining the scope misconduct by employees, the bench of RK Agrawal and AM Sapre, JJ said that there is no
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Whatsapp and Facebook to file affidavit assuring that consumer data is not being transferred to third party
Supreme Court: In the light of the data privacy concerns raised before the Court in the matter relating to Whatsapp data sharing
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Criminalising marital rape of minors: Supreme Court reserves verdict
Supreme Court: The bench of Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ reserved the judgment in the issue relating to criminalising of
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Cow Vigilantism: SC directs all States to appoint nodal officer to prevent further incidents
Supreme Court: The The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Amitava Roy and AM Khanwilkar, JJ directed all the States to
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Moratorium provisions under Maharashtra Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions Act), 1958 repugnant to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to applicability of the Maharashtra Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions Act), 1958 vis-a-vis the Insolvency and
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Landlord does not have to affirmatively prove the payment of rent in case of sub-letting by tenant
Supreme Court: Explaining the rule of inference in matters relating to sub-tenancy or sub-letting, the bench RK Agrawal and Ashok Bhushan, JJ
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Former SC judge Justice P. Venkatarama Reddy appointed as arbitrator to settle dispute between actor Dilip Kumar & developer
Supreme Court: In the dispute between 95-year-old veteran actor Dilip Kumar and the developer of his Pali Hill Porperty, the bench of
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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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