multiple sureties fundamental right balance
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Excessive bail is no bail. To grant bail and thereafter to impose excessive and onerous conditions, is to take away with the left hand what is given with the right”

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Kolkata Rape and Murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the earlier order, the Supreme Court directed CBI to file a status report on the progress in the investigation of the crime at RG Kar Medical College Hospital on 22-08-2024. The State of West Bengal was also directed to file a status report by 22-08-2024 on the progress of the investigation on the acts of vandalism which took place at the Hospital in the aftermath of the incident.

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horizontal reservation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The appellants were deprived of their legitimate claim of admission against the UR-GS category due to an erroneous application of the methodology in applying the horizontal and vertical reservation”.

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Overall horizontal reservation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the reservation for the Persons with disabilities has been treated as Horizontal Reservation i.e. the reservation under Clause (1) of Article 16, and not the Vertical reservation i.e. the reservation under Clause (4) of Article 16 of the Constitution of India.

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UAPA Bail is rule NIA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court took serious note of distortions in the chargesheet vis-a-vis attributing certain statements to the protected witness, which he did not make, stating that NIA owes an explanation, and the investigating machinery must be fair.

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MCSCCE 2016
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“In the event, the candidates who were already appointed on the basis of results of the main examination conducted in September, 2016, if successful in the re-conducted main examination in terms of this order, they would be given continuity of service and consequential benefits upon being appointed against the concerned posts.”- Supreme Court’s direction

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default borrowers travel abroad
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The applications before the High Court, seeking permission to travel abroad shall be considered and disposed of expeditiously.”

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MSMEs directions RBI Government statutory force
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The matter revolved around the Notification dated 29-05-2015 issued by the Central Government, containing instructions for the Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs.

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Kolkata Rape and Murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that as more and more women join the work force, the nation cannot wait for another rape for things to change on the ground.

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Supreme Court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court clarified that if there is any attempt by the parties to obstruct the revenue authorities or the local police from complying with our directions, suitable action will be taken against them.

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detention orders under COFEPOSA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The question of law which revolved around right of making representation being seriously jeopardized as detenus were supplied with various documents as parts of relied upon documents (‘RUDs’) which are illegible, incomplete and not readable violating Article 22 (5) of the Constitution of India read with Section 3 (3) of COFEPOSA Act, was kept open.

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cause of delay condonation of delay plea supreme court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

If negligence can be attributed to the appellant, then necessarily the delay which has not been condoned by the Tribunal and affirmed by the High Court deserves to be accepted. However, if no fault can be laid at the doors of the appellant and cause shown is sufficient then we are of the view that both the Tribunal and the High Court were in error in not adopting a liberal approach”.

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silicosis prone industries impact SC directions
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Silicosis is an incurable occupational lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dust, and it has been rampant throughout India due to inadequate detection, monitoring, and remedial measures.

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employee pay scale reduction long time gap
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court further stated that any step of reduction in the pay scale and recovery from a government employee would be like a punitive action because the same has drastic civil and evil consequences.

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Patanjali Misleading Ads Case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In February 2024, the Court imposed a temporary ban on misleading advertisements and issued contempt of court notices to Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna.

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S. 400 of KMC Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court initially took up this matter on 6-08-2024 and stayed the demolition of the subject premises of petitioner till 9-08-2024.

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quash NDPS case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The investigation against the accused was initiated as the main accused had named him but later it was discovered that it was a false accusation, as wife of the main accused had some disputes going on with accused person’s wife, hence, he was falsely implicated.

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13-year-old-murder case supreme court acquittal
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While exercising jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution, the Court does not interfere with the concurrent findings recorded by the courts below, until and unless the evidence has not been properly appreciated, material aspects have been ignored and the findings are perverse.

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Hijab ban by Mumbai College
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that it hopes and trust that the said interim order will not be misused by anybody, and clarified that it will be open to the College to move an application for vacation of this order, in case of misuse

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Arbitration Act 1940 award compound interest
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“There is no dispute as to the power of the courts to award interest on interest or compound interest in a given case subject to the power conferred under the statutes or under the terms and conditions of the contract; but where no such power is conferred ordinarily, the courts do not award interest on interest”.

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