Prohibition on sale of liquor along National and State highways
Supreme Court: While stressing upon the alarming statistics on the occurrence of road accidents due to drunken driving the Full Bench comprising of
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Policies concerning armed forces can be duly modified to ensure discipline in the Force and maintain its uniformity without any distinction of caste, creed, religion and sex
Supreme Court: Dismissing the present appeal wherein the appellant (enrolled as an airman with the Indian Air Force) had challenged the decision
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If no charge has been made out under Section 67of IT Act, then appellant cannot be proceeded against under Section 292 IPC
Supreme Court: While determining the question whether the appellant who has been discharged under Section 67 of the IT Act could be
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Justice Katju’s petition against Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha’s resolution condemning his posts against Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose dismissed
Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition filed by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju against the resolutions passed by Rajya Sabha and Lok
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Central and State Governments directed to strictly enforce the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Supreme Court: In a petition highlighting the plight of the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Court noticed that there
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High Courts’ power of judicial review under Article 226 invoked only when there is breach of law or violation of the Constitution
Supreme Court: In an appeal filed by the Union Government against a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which issued a direction
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Ministry of Home Affairs should take steps to curb racial discrimination against people from north-eastern states
Supreme Court: In a PIL seeking guidelines to be set down to curb acts of discrimination against persons from the north-eastern states,
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Union Government to prepare National plan for protecting children from drug abuse within 4 months
Supreme Court: In the petition highlighting the alarming increase in the use of drugs and alcohol among children in India, the Court
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The principles of comity of nation demand the Indian Courts to respect the order of English Court including the interlocutory orders
Supreme Court: Dealing with the scope of Section 44A CPC in relation to the execution of decrees by a foreign court, the
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When the legislature has prescribed minimum sentence without discretion, the same cannot be reduced by the Courts
Supreme Court: Explaining the law on probation of offenders, the bench of Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, JJ said that when the
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Cauvery Dispute: Sections 6(2) and 11 of Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 does not bar the jurisdiction of Supreme Court under Article 136
Supreme Court: In the Cauvery Water Dispute where the issue relating to referring the matter to the Tribunal was concerned, the 3-judge
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Coordination Committees to submit compliance report on maintenance of mental asylums and nursing homes
Supreme Court: In the petition dealing with the welfare of the mentally ill persons, the Court said that the Persons with Disabilities
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Courts cannot encroach upon the fields that are under the exclusive domain of legislature
Supreme Court: Stating that the High Courts cannot encroach upon the fields that are under the exclusive domain of legislature, the Court
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Regularisation is not a source of recruitment nor is it intended to confer permanency upon appointments which have been made without following the due process
Supreme Court: In the PIL relating to lack of basic amenities in the Bandipora District Court affecting the proper functioning of Courts
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Exemption on ‘palace’ under Section 10(19A), Income Tax Act cannot be split in two parts, i.e., the one in occupation and the other in possession of the tenant
Supreme Court: Deciding the question as to whether a former ‘ruler’ is entitled to get full benefit of the exemption granted to
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In order to convict a person for abetment of suicide, there has to be a clear mens rea to commit an offence
Supreme Court: Dealing with the scope of Section 306 IPC, the Court said that in order to convict a person under Section
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The purpose of Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 is not to give shelter to the accused of grave and heinous offences
Supreme Court: In the case where the appellants were involved in at least 24 cases of various offences allegedly committed between 1988
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All cinema halls to play National Anthem, with the National Flag on the screen, before the film starts
Supreme Court: Stating that the love and respect for the motherland is reflected when one shows respect to the National Anthem as
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Sahara to deposit Rs. 600 Crores before Feb, 2017; failure will lead Subrata Roy back to prison
Supreme Court: The bench of T.S. Thakur, CJ and Ranjan Gogoi and Dr. A.K. Sikri, JJ directed the Saharas to deposit the
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Sections 305, 306 and 387 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 are reasonable and consistent with Article 300-A of the Constitution
Supreme Court: Stating that sections 305, 306 and 387 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 are quite reasonable, the Court
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