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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

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Cauvery Water dispute: Order directing State of Karnataka to release 15000 cusecs of water, modified

Supreme Court: In the Cauvery Water Dispute, the bench of Dipak Misra and U.U. Lalit, JJ modified it’s order dated 05.09.2016 and

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Legislative intent behind “deemed to have lapsed” under Section 24(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, explained

Supreme Court: In the matter seeking the correct construction of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

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Scope and ambit of inherent power under Section 482 vis-à-vis Section 397 CrPC explained

Supreme Court: Deciding the question as to whether availability of alternative remedy of criminal revision under Section 397 Cr.P.C. can be a

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FIRs to be uploaded on police website or official website of Government concerned from 15th November, 2016

Supreme Court: In a writ of mandamus seeking direction to the Union of India and the States to upload each and every

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No sanction required where the misconduct is in some different capacity than the one which is held at the time of taking cognizance

Supreme Court: Considering the rulings in the judgments of this Court in Anil Kumar v. M.K. Aiyappa, (2013) 10 SCC 705 and

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Scheme of dispute resolution under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 different from the repealed Act of 1984

Supreme Court: Explaining the scheme of the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 vis-à-vis it’s repealing Act i.e. the Multi State Co-operative

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Suo moto cognizance taken in the matter of suicide committed by Amity University student

Supreme Court: Acting upon the letter sent to the Court by the friend of Sushant Rohilla, a student of Amity Law School, Noida,

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15,000 cusecs of water per day be released by the State of Karnataka for ten days to sustain the crops in the State of Tamil Nadu

Supreme Court: In the matter relating to the Cauvery Water Disputes, the bench of Dipak Misra and Uday U. Lalit, JJ gave

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Payments made to sub-contractor not to be included while calculating the turnover under Section 6-B, Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957

Supreme Court: The important question before the Court was that for calculating the turnover for the purpose of payment of turnover tax

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Dignified behavior, obedience to the norms of professional ethics and sustenance of decorum of the institution necessary to ensure faith in judicial system

Supreme Court: Stressing upon the necessity of dignified behavior, obedience to the norms of professional ethics and sustenance of decorum of the

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Deputy Director of Income Tax not an appellate authority for decisions/orders of Income Tax Officers

Supreme Court: Deciding the question that whether the Deputy Director of Income Tax was competent to make complaint regarding commission of offence

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Rahul Gandhi withdraws his petition seeking quashment of defamation proceedings against him before the Bombay High Court

Supreme Court: The Bench of Dipak Misra and R.F. Nariman, JJ allowed petitioner Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his Special Leave to Appeal

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Interim stay granted by Gujarat HC in the Gujarat govt. granting 10% quota for EBCs in educational institutions matter, continued

Supreme Court: A three judge bench of Thakur CJ., and Khanwilkar and Chandrachud JJ. while listing the matter for further hearing allowed the