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Victims of the Kandhamal Communal Riots to be given additional compensation

Supreme Court: In a public interest litigation seeking directions to the concerned authorities to provide proper and adequate facilities in refugee camps,

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Settled legal principles should be applied by the Courts in order to avoid the unnecessary rounds of litigations

Supreme Court: In the matter where the Court was called upon to decide the question as to bar of suit under the

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Ex-Chief Ministers cannot occupy government bungalows after completion of their tenure

Supreme Court: Expressing serious concern over the issue pertaining to government bungalows occupied by former Chief Ministers of the State of Uttar

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Land owner can approach Consumer Forum in case of breach committed by builder

Supreme Court: In the appeal against the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which has approved the view of the

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Journalists involved in the ‘extortion’ to give voice sample of only the words and not sentences from the disputed conversation

Supreme Court: In the controversy arising due to the voice samples taken in the matter where the appellants had allegedly demanded a

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Virus of seeking adjournments causes colossal insult to the concept of speedy justice

Supreme Court: Stating that the virus of seeking adjournments needs to be controlled in order to avoid the abuse of the process

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Guidelines issued for evaluating the DJS Examination to restore faith in the examination system

Supreme Court: Apart from agreeing with the suggestions accepted by the Registrar of Delhi High Court, the bench of Dipak Misra and

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No writ can lie against an unaided minority private institution

Supreme Court: A bench of Lokur and Agrawal JJ., held that La Martiniere College, Lucknow is an unaided minority private institution and

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Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not come to the rescue of litigant acting malafide

Supreme Court: Interpreting the provision under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the Court said that despite liberal interpretation placed under

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24-week pregnant rape survivor allowed to terminate pregnancy in order to avoid risk to her physical and mental health

Supreme Court: Acting upon the report of the Medical Board at KEM Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai, constituted to medically examine the

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Issue of incorporating ‘Moral Science’ as a compulsory subject in schools a policy matter and hence, cannot be resolved by Courts

Supreme Court: In the PIL filed by the petitioner appearing for herself where it was contended that the present education system does

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Recourse available to employer in case of suppression of fact of criminal antecedent by the employee’ discussed; Matter placed before appropriate bench

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjana Gogoi, Arun Mishra and P.C. Pantt, JJ was called to resolve the conflict of opinion

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Allegation of excessive force by Police or Armed Forces in Manipur Extra Judicial Killings must be thoroughly enquired into

Supreme Court: While dealing with the issue relating to extra-judicial executions said to have been carried out by the Manipur Police and

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MRP of a packaged product stating that it is inclusive of all taxes, cannot establish the collection of sales tax over the product

Supreme Court: While deciding an appeal regarding tax collection in the face of an exemption provided by the Government, the Division Bench

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Victims of the Kandhamal Communal Riots to be given additional compensation

Settled legal principles should be applied by the Courts in order to avoid the unnecessary rounds of litigations

Ex-Chief Ministers cannot occupy government bungalows after completion of their tenure

Land owner can approach Consumer Forum in case of breach committed by builder

Journalists involved in the ‘extortion’ to give voice sample of only the words and not sentences from the disputed conversation

Virus of seeking adjournments causes colossal insult to the concept of speedy justice

Guidelines issued for evaluating the DJS Examination to restore faith in the examination system

No writ can lie against an unaided minority private institution

Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not come to the rescue of litigant acting malafide

24-week pregnant rape survivor allowed to terminate pregnancy in order to avoid risk to her physical and mental health

Issue of incorporating ‘Moral Science’ as a compulsory subject in schools a policy matter and hence, cannot be resolved by Courts

Recourse available to employer in case of suppression of fact of criminal antecedent by the employee’ discussed; Matter placed before appropriate bench

Allegation of excessive force by Police or Armed Forces in Manipur Extra Judicial Killings must be thoroughly enquired into

Maharashtra Government directed to set up a medical board to examine rape survivor for terminating 24 week old foetus

Chapter IV-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 supersedes any inconsistent provisions in Chapter IV

Multiple life sentences awarded for multiple murders in a single trial cannot run consecutively

Cricket does not flourish due to Ministers and Public Servants holding offices in State Associations or BCCI

Guideline for implementation of Scheme of High Security Registration Plates, issued

Selection Commission cannot breach it’s own selection criteria to favour ineligible candidates

MRP of a packaged product stating that it is inclusive of all taxes, cannot establish the collection of sales tax over the product