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Dishonest removal of sand from river different from illegal sand mining

Supreme Court: Taking judicial notice of the fact that over the years, rivers in India have been affected by the alarming rate

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Directions for release of undertrial prisoners issued

Supreme Court: Considering the fact that a large number of undertrial prisoners housed in the prisons, the 3-judge bench of R.M. Lodha,

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Nithyananda Swamy, accused of rape, to undergo medical examination

Supreme Court: Deciding the case dealing with the self-styled godman Nithyananda Swamy along with others accused of rape, the bench of Ranjana

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Notices issue to Central and State Governments for treatment of leprosy

Supreme Court: Showing it’s deep concern over the persons suffering from leprosy thereby attracting a social stigma, the bench of Dipak Misra

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Review Petitions of death row convicts to be heard in open court

Supreme Court: In a landmark judgment, where the 5 judge bench of R.M. Lodha, CJ and J.S. Khehar, Dr. A.K. Sikri, R.F.

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Attorney General asks Supreme Court to exempt 40 functional coal blocks from cancellation

Supreme Court: Deliberating upon the fate of the coal blocks declared illegal and arbitrary by the court via order dated 25.08.2014, the

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Prime Minister to decide the disqualification of minister of Council of Ministers having criminal antecedents

Supreme Court: Dismissing the decade old petition seeking disqualification of the Ministers of the Council of Ministers involved in serious and heinous

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Workers of statutory canteen are deemed employees only for the purpose of Factories Act, 1948

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of H.L. Dattu, R.K. Agrawal and Arun Mishra, JJ deliberated upon the question whether the workmen engaged

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TISCO Fire Accident: Inspector had the knowledge as under S. 106 of Factories Act

Supreme Court: The instant case arose under Sections 106 and 88 of the Factories Act, 1948 as indicated by the facts wherein

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Coal Block allocation since 1993 by the Central Government illegal

Supreme Court: Pronouncing the much awaited judgment, the 3 judge bench of R.M. Lodha, CJI and Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph,

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Gift deed transferring the corpus to the donee gives no right of claim to donor’s legal heirs

Supreme Court: In the instant case the question arose that whether transfer of the gifted property was a transfer of the corpus

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‘No work, yet pay’ principle applicable only in case of compulsory waiting

Supreme Court: Elucidating the principle of ‘No work, no pay’, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph, JJ held that

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Magistrate does not become functus offcio after accepting final negative report of the police

Supreme Court: Giving an affirmative answer to the question that whether a Magistrate after accepting a negative final report submitted by the

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Clauses (vii) and (iv) of Annexure A (Terms and Conditions for Registration of PTOs ) for Hajj 2013 to be read together

Supreme Court: While deciding that whether the respondents in the instant case were right in disqualifying the petitioners who are Private Tour

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Enquiry Commission is not a Court under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Supreme Court: In the instant case the question arose that whether an enquiry commission setup under Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952 and

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Family Courts directed to decide cases for maintenance expeditiously

Supreme Court: Addressing the serious issue of delay in adjudication by the family courts for provision of maintenance to a wife in

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Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 constitutional

Supreme Court: The bench comprising of T.S. Thakur and A.K. Goel, dealing with a petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 19 of

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Power of Stay of Conviction should be exercised only in exceptional cases

Supreme Court: While deciding a case related to scope of stay of conviction under Section 389(1); CrPC, the Division Bench comprising M.Y.

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Bhaskaran case on dishonour of cheque stands overruled

Supreme Court: Calling in question the decision of 2-judge bench in K. Bhaskaran v. Sankaran Vaidhyan Balan, (1999) 7 SCC 510, famously

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Principle of Just Punishment the bedrock of sentencing in a criminal offence

Supreme Court: The bench comprising S.K. Mukhopadhaya and Ranjan Gogoi, JJ., referring to the decision in Gopal Singh v. State of Uttarakhand,