5 crore cost imposed on KIMS for increasing the intake of students from 100 to 150
Supreme Court: The bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and N.V. Ramana JJ came down heavily on Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences
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Extensive directions issued on Disaster Management, Food Safety, NREGA, to tackle the drought-like conditions prevalent in different parts of the Country
Supreme Court: Giving out detailed directions in order to tackle the drought-like conditions prevalent in the various parts of the Country, the
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Request made by Ms. Sujatha Ravi Kiran, wife of a naval officer to transfer investigation from Kerala Police to CBI, refused
Supreme Court: The Court dismissed the transfer petition (Criminal) filed by the petitioner Ms Sujatha Ravi Kiran @ Sujatasahu wife of Lt
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Jeeja Ghosh to receive Rs. 10,00,000 as damages from being de-boarded from an aircraft for being disabled
Supreme Court: “Non-disabled people do not understand disabled ones.” This is what the bench of Dr. A.K. Sikri and R.K. Agrawal, JJ
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Criminal defamation law constitutionally valid; right to free speech does not mean the right to defame others
Supreme Court: Writing down the 268 pages long judgment where the constitutional validity of Sections 499 and 500 IPC and Sections 199(1)
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Court of Sessions has revisional power if the Magistrate refuses to take cognizance of a matter
Supreme Court: The case before the bench comprising of A.K. Sikri & R.K Agarwal,JJ was whether the Court of Sessions is empowered
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Floor Test puts an end to the Uttarakhand Assembly crisis; President’s Rule to be revoked
SUPREME COURT: Putting an end to the Uttarakhand Assembly crisis, the bench of Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh, J.J., allowed Harish
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Previous proceedings would operate as res judicata only in respect of issues of facts and not on issues of pure questions of law
Supreme Court: A bench of Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh, JJ, while relying upon Mathura Prasad Sarjoo Jaiswal v. Dossibai N.B.
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National Plan for risk management in drought-like situation to be formulated with immediate concern
Supreme Court: The bench of Madan B. Lokur and N.V. Ramana, JJ came down heavily upon the States of Bihar, Gujarat and
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CIT allowed to revise the assessment order for Amitabh Bachchan’s income for the year 2001-2002
Supreme Court: In a case where the assessment order for actor Amitabh Bachchan’s income in the year 2001-2002 was in question, the
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Family members of Territorial Army Personnel after being disembodied from service entitled to pension
Supreme Court: Deciding an appeal challenging the judgment passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal where the application for seeking pension on husband’s
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Students who have applied for or appeared in NEET-I can appear in NEET-II subject to condition
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of A.R. Dave, Shiva Kirti Singh and A.K. Goel, JJ cleared the air over the much debated
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Notices issued to the Central Government in respect of AugustaWestland graft
Supreme Court: A bench of Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh, JJ issued notice to Central Government on a PIL seeking registration
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State of Kerala refrained from issuing ownership certificate to the persons in possession of elephants
Supreme Court: Deciding a petition relating to the ownership of elephants in possession of the owners, the bench of Dipak Misra and
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3-member oversight committee constituted to oversee the functioning of MCI
Supreme Court: In a case where the Niji Vyavasayik Shikshan Sanstha (Pravesh Ka Viniyaman Avam Shulk Ka Nirdharan) Adhiniyam, 2007′, the Admissions
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Not necessary for anyone to change one’s name after embracing a different faith
Supreme Court: In a case where the election of the appellant was challenged on ground that he, being a Muslim, is not
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NEET to be conducted as per notification issued by MCI and DCI on 21.12.2010
Supreme Court: Clearing the confusion over holding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in pursuance of Notifications dated 21.12.2010 issued by
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Principles regarding prior sanction to institute legal proceedings in relation to S. 6 of Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 1983 summarised
Supreme Court: In a case where the question that came before the bench of V. Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra, JJ for
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Registrar of Co-Operative Societies not empowered to decide the question as to tenability of the suit
Supreme Court: In a case where a Company was refused permission to continue the suit filed by it before the City Civil
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Pre-deposit under S. 18 of SARFAESI Act to file an appeal before DRAT not a secured asset
Supreme Court: Deciding the question as to the fate of the deposit on the disposal of the appeal in case of an
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