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Explained| Three types of issues that can be considered in an application filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by Telangana High Court, wherein the High Court dismissed the application

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Property exclusively in the possession of a person whether to be considered joint family property?: Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: In a case where an appeal was filed against the decree of the trial Judge holding that the

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Supreme Court interprets Section 194 H of Income tax Act; Overrules Bombay High Court’s 2009 Qatar Airways judgment

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed by Singapore airlines against the judgment passed by the Delhi High Court holding that

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Supreme Court| Election cannot be declared void for non-disclosure of conviction for substantive offences under Kerala Police Act

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Kerala High Court confirming an order passed by the

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All State Regulatory Commissions must frame Regulations for determination of Electricity tariff within 3 months: Supreme Court

The Electricity Act, 2003 does not prescribe one dominant method to determine tariff as it seeks to distance the State Governments from the determination and regulation of tariff, placing such power completely within the ambit of the Appropriate Commissions.

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Supreme Court provides intrinsic tools for interpreting a contract; says intention of parties to be gathered from words and expressions used in the contract

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed by the Food Corporation of India (‘FCI’) against the judgment of Tripura high Court

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Supreme Court reassessed percentage of disability at 30% in a motor vehicle accident; Enhanced compensation

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment of Karnataka High Court reducing the total compensation from Rs. 21,08,400/-

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Supreme Court| Suit for damages concerning balance land cannot be barred by Section 34 of SARFAESI Act

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Kerala High Court, wherein it has set aside the

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Supreme Court| ‘Exclusion clause’ destroying the contract entered with knowledge, cannot be permitted to be used by a party who introduced it, to avoid liability

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the decision of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘NCDRC’), wherein the commission having

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Explained| Is there an absolute bar on judicial review of State’s ‘arbitrary’ action in matters arising from non-statutory contracts?

Supreme Court: On the issue of the scope of judicial review of action by the State in a matter arising from a

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Supreme Court sets aside NCDRC’s judgment reducing almost Rs. 14 Lakhs of compensation granted by State Commission to Rs. 10,000

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘NCDRC’), wherein the

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Is the reformation goal under JJ Act 2015 making juveniles more emboldened in committing heinous crimes? SC asks Centre to take steps before it’s too late

Supreme Court: In the Kathua Rape and murder case where one of the accused was found to be taking the statutory shelter

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Forced religious conversions ultimately affect national security and violate citizens’ right to freedom of religion: Supreme Court seeks government’s reply

Supreme Court: In a writ petition filed against forced religious conversion the division bench of M.R. Shah and Hima Kohli said that

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‘First committed a ghastly crime then took shelter under the guise of being a minor’; ‘Juvenile’ in Kathua rape-murder case to be tried as an adult: SC

“A casual or cavalier approach while recording as to whether an accused is a juvenile or not cannot be permitted as the courts are enjoined upon to perform their duties with the object of protecting the confidence of a common man in the institution entrusted with the administration of justice.”

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Property Tax under MMC Act: Future prospects of land/building not to be considered for determining capital value; Only present physical attributes relevant: SC

Supreme Court: In a case challenging the validity of computation and levy of property tax based on capital value system under the

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Explained| Why Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Kerala MV Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2005, & the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2005

Supreme Court: In a case raising questions on the Constitutional validity of sub-sections (7) and (8) of Section 4 [introduced

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Supreme Court| Industrial area excluded from municipal limits doesn't cease to be ‘local area', State entitled to levy and collect entry tax

Supreme Court: In an appeal relating to the interpretation of ‘local area' occurring under Entry 52 of List II of

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Supreme Court directs Bihar to curb functioning of fake pharmacies ‘playing with the life of the citizens’

Supreme Court: In an appeal alleging that the Bihar State Pharmacy Registration Council is issuing registration certificates on the basis

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Explained| The need for a policy providing reasonable accommodation for transgender persons seeking employment in establishments covered by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019

Gender diverse persons continue to face barriers in accessing equal employment opportunities, especially in the formal sector, due to the operation of gender stereotypes.

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Delay in adopting the Draft Criminal Practice Rules cannot prejudice already recognized rights of an accused, holds SC in a 2: 1 verdict; Justice Bela M. Trivedi dissents

Supreme Court: In a case wherein concern was raised regarding common deficiencies and practices adopted by trial courts during criminal