Supreme Court

This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court

wrongful termination
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Severance of employer — employee relationship can never be said to be an easy choice, for it not only results in the employee losing his livelihood, but also affects those who depend on him for their survival. And if the employer is the Indian Army, the loss is even greater, since it has the effect of suddenly displacing a soldier from the regimented lifestyle of the military”

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Election Commissioners Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Section 7 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 provides that the Selection Committee would comprise of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.

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Mohammed Moquim
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court has stayed the impugned judgment subject to the condition that Mohammed Moquim will not be entitled to cast vote in the assembly proceedings.

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College Romance Obscenity
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Delhi High Court had earlier directed registration of a First Information Report (‘FIR’) against the makers of TVF web series ‘College Romance’.

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Adani Power's plea for Late Payment Surcharge
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court imposed costs of Rs. 50000 on Adani Power Rajasthan Limited.

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Satyendar Jain bail
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Satyendar Jain was arrested in May 2022 pertaining to offences under PMLA.

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absconder anticipatory bail
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court found the appellant’s contention as unsustainable because they did not appear before the Court on issuance of bailable warrants but moved applications for bail.

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regularization of workers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court found the Industrial Tribunal justified in giving an award on a reference by the Central Government, and the Tribunal’s findings as unassailable.

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Non-compliance of Section 173(2) of CrPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The form of the police report under Section 173(2) of the CrPC is prescribed by the State Government and each State Government has its own Police Manual to be followed by the police officers while discharging their duty.”

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Misbranding of Zero Calorie Sweetener
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The burden of proof cannot be put on the accused to prove that they were not manufacturing table top sweeteners.”

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deprecatory reference to persons with disability in Aankh Micholi movie
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The petitioner has contended that there is a distinction between making a comedy of a situation (which is permissible) and making a comedy of a condition of disability.

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Sharad Pawar
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court asked Ajit Pawar to file an undertaking by 18-03-2024 and the matter will next be heard on 19-03-2024.

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Ashok Khemka PAR
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court found that the Accepting Authority (Haryana CM) had met the timelines prescribed under Rule 5(1) of the PAR Rules.

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celebratory firing in marriage ceremony
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The convict opened fire in a marriage ceremony without taking reasonable measures for safety, which led to the unfortunate demise of the deceased.

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quashes case under S. 306 IPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The deceased was frustrated on account of work pressure and was feeling the pressure of working in two different districts.”

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DJS-2023
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Petition candidate got 160.25 marks in the DJS preliminary examination however, last cut off was 160.75 marks.

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suspends sentence of murder convict
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The convict was charged with offence under Sections 147, 148, 302 read with Section 149 of the Penal Code, 1860.

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livestock product
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the argument that “ghee” is not a product of livestock is baseless and bereft of any logic, as Cows and buffalos are the livestock. Thus, “ghee” is a product of milk, which is a product of the livestock.

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Reply to plaint
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court was dealing with a matter pertaining to the genuineness of a registered Will executed by the testator in favour of his brother’s daughter without any mention of his widow or daughter.

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True and voluntary dying declaration
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Dying declaration can be the sole basis of the conviction if it inspires the full confidence of the Court and the deceased was in a fit state of mind at the time of making the statement and that it was not the result of tutoring, prompting or imagination.”

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