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PIL challenging the Centre’s policy to allow private bank officials to be appointed as Managing Directors or CEOs of public sector banks, dismissed

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of T.S. Thakur, CJ and A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ dismissed the PIL challenging the Centre’s

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Journalist Rajdev Ranjan’s widow granted police protection

Supreme Court: In the petition preferred under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, where the petitioner, a hapless and helpless widow

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Ruchika Girhotra Case: S.P.S. Rathore’s conviction upheld; sentence mitigated due to old age

Supreme Court: In the Ruchika Girhotra case, the Court reduce the sentence of S.P.S. Rathore to the period already undergone by him

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State of MP directed to start the centralized counselling process for medical courses afresh

Supreme Court: In order to make the admission process to the Medical Institutions a composite process, the Court directed that admission to

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Section 14(a) of Copyright Act, 1957 cannot be interpreted to mean that the right of producer of sound recording to communicate his work to the public under Section 14(e)(iii) of the Act, is lost

Supreme Court: The Court, while deciding the question as to whether the Event Management Company/Event Organizer is required to seek licence from

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Punishment for driving dangerously by using mobile phones while driving, inadequate

Supreme Court: In pursuance of the order dated 26.08.2016 on the issue relating to inadequate punishment under Section 304-A IPC, Mukul Rohatgi,

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If a person fails to do something which is impossible, he cannot be held guilty of contempt

Supreme Court: In the case where the appellant was unable to produce documents before the Court as the same were destroyed due

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Cauvery Water Dispute: State of Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water till 27.09.2016

Supreme Court: As an interim measure, regard being had to the subsequent developments and the problems that have been highlighted by Fali

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Dishonour of Post-dated cheque for discharge of existing liability is covered by Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Supreme Court: In the matter where the question as to whether the dishonour of a post-dated cheque given for repayment of loan

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Search engines directed to devise a method of “auto-block” in searches relating to gender selection

Supreme Court: In the light of the meeting with Google India, Yahoo ! India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt. where all the

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Departmental proceedings cannot be suspended indefinitely or delayed unduly due to the pendency of the criminal case

Supreme Court: In the matter where the Court was deciding the question as to whether disciplinary proceedings can be initiated before the

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Courts must be slow in interfering with the interpretation given to the tender document by the owner/employer of the project

Supreme Court: In the controversy relating to bids invited by the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited for the design and construction of

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1997 Amendment to Section 28 of Contract Act, 1872 applicable prospectively

Supreme Court: Dealing with an interesting question as to the retrospective applicability of the 1997 Amendment to Section 28 of the Contract

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Man guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a 7-year-old girl to undergo life imprisonment of 25 years

Supreme Court: In the matter where the appellant was found guilty of committing the murder of a minor girl, aged about seven

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State has a ‘limited’ role in grant of recognition to institutions under NCTE Act, 1993

Supreme Court: The Court held that the State Government has a ‘limited’ say in the matter of grant of recognition to the

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Cauvery Water Dispute: Neither any “bandh” nor any agitation can take place when court has passed an order

Supreme Court: In the light of the violence in the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka because of an order passed by

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Soumya Rape and murder Case: Offence of murder not made out against Govindaswami

Supreme Court: In the infamous Soumya rape and murder case, the 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, P.C. Pant and U.U. Lalit, JJ

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Magistrate can grant permission to the complainant under Section 302 CrPC to conduct the prosecution independently

Supreme Court: Explaining the difference between Sections 301 and 302 CrPC, the Court said that the legislative intention is manifestly clear that

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System of holding sterilization camps should be halted in order to strengthen the Primary Health Care centres across the country

Supreme Court: In the matter highlighting the important issues concerning the entire range of conduct and management of sterilization procedures wherein women

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No interference warranted in grant of funds to the State of J&K for security purpose

Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra and U.U. Lalit, JJ refused to entertain the petition where it was prayed that the