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Applications under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. being filed only to harass other; Filing of affidavit a must: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the Magistrate had passed an order under Section 156(3) CrPC even in absence of an affidavit

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Divorce| Can long Separation lead to inference regarding desertion in all cases? Supreme Court decides

Supreme Court: In a case where it was argued that merely because husband and wife are staying separately since a long time,

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Minor penalties, without cumulative effect, are still a proof of tainted service record; Benefit of Selection Grade can’t be claimed as a right: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where a former employee of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation sought benefit of Selection Grade, 7 years

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“Filing of the charge-sheet within stipulated period is sufficient compliance u/s 167 of CrPC”, SC rejects default bail plea of Rahul Modi, MD of Adarsh Group

Supreme Court: In a loan default case, the Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and B.R. Gavai, JJ., rejected pleas of Rahul

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Economic Offence| 25 crores siphoned off by forging documents and misusing KYCs of employees; SC cancels Delhi HC’s order granting bail to the suspect

Supreme Court: While addressing a case related to systematic fraud by creating the false/forged documents and/or misusing the PAN Cards, Aadhar Cards

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Amazon-Future-Reliance Dispute| SC allows Future Group to approach Delhi HC for continuation of merger deal with Reliance Group

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ and AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli, JJ has granted liberty to Future Retail

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Section 498A IPC| Husband’s relatives cannot be forced to undergo trial in absence of specific allegations of dowry demand

“A criminal trial leading to an eventual acquittal also inflicts severe scars upon the accused.”

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No Corporation/Planning Authority can be compelled to acquire an unusable or unsuitable land and be compelled to pay compensation to landowners: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the Bombay High Court had directed Kolhapur Municipal Corporation to acquire an unusable land under the

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Chased and killed in the mid night much after the altercation, even after the deceased reached his house. Cold blooded murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder? SC decides

Supreme Court: In a case relating to murder versus culpable homicide legal controversy, the Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna,

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Explained| Can an insurance claim be repudiated in case of delay in informing the Insurance Company regarding the theft of vehicle?

Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ has held that an Insurance Company cannot repudiate a claim

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SC discusses law on compensation for injurious affection; Summarises items under S. 23(1) of LA Act to be considered by court while determining compensation

Supreme Court of India: The Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ., while deciding an appeal of the landowner, noted

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Supreme Court furthers SOP for evidence recording via video-conferencing in cases related to child victims/witnesses of human trafficking

“It is well known that our country is a technological powerhouse and if we are unable to take advantage of the resources available with us and fully utilise the benefits of technology through computers and the internet for the benefit of children, our status as a technological powerhouse would be in jeopardy and would remain only on paper.”

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If the interpretation of a tender document is not accepted by Constitutional Court, can Court interfere with the interpretation? SC answers

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath, JJ., while addressing a matter with regard to the tender document,

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Harassed, transferred, left with no choice but to resign: Read how this MP District Judge won half the battle in alleged sexual harassment case as SC orders her reinstatement

The resignation by the petitioner was on account of exasperation and frustration actuated by a thought, that injustice was being meted out to her by the very Institution of Judiciary.

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5-year moratorium on new Pharmacy Colleges: Chh HC’s interim order directing PCI to consider application for affiliation stayed; Matter to be disposed of in 4 weeks: SC

Supreme Court: In a case related to PCI’s decision to impose 5-year moratorium on the opening of new Pharmacy Colleges for degree

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Post Poll Violence| Anticipatory Bail to Mamta’s Banerjee’s Election Agent SK Supiyan in murder case; Must fully cooperate in the probe: SC

Supreme Court: In a breather to SK Supiyan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee’s Election Agent in the Vidhan Sabha Elections held

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“Debt arising out of advance payment for supply of goods or services is an operational debt”; SC allows operational creditor to initiate CIRP

Supreme Court: While dealing with a case involving two controversial terms; “operational debt” and “operational creditor” of IBC, the 3-judge Bench of