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Limitation can be a preliminary issue under Or. 14, R. 2(2)(b) CPC if the question can be decided on admitted facts: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Principal question before the Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar*, JJ., for contemplation was whether the

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Mining Tycoon G. Janardhan Reddy to remain out of Karnataka’s Bellary, 2 AP Districts after Nov 7 till conclusion of trial; Trial to be concluded within 6 months ‘without fail’: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Krishna Murari has allowed mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy to stay at Bellary upto

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“To be ‘substantial’, a question of law must be…”. Supreme Court summarises principles relating to Section 100 CPC

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee* and JK Maheshwari, JJ has explained that to be ‘substantial’, a question of law must

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Failure to produce accused before Special Court while considering extension application under Section 167 CrPC a gross illegality: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka*, JJ has held that under Section 167 of the Code of

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‘Able-bodied man obliged to earn by legitimate means and maintain wife, children’: Supreme Court, unhappy with Family Court’s verdict, directs husband to pay maintenance to his wife

Supreme Court: In an appeal directed against the judgment passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, confirming the Family Court’s order

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Explained| Commercial Court’s power while dealing with an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Krishna Murari, JJ has explained the scope of powers of a Commercial Court while

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Married daughter cannot claim compassionate appointment as a right; certainly not years after employee’s death: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where a married daughter of the deceased was claiming compassionate appointment, the bench of MR Shah* and

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Court’s power under Section 9 A&C Act, 1996 wider than CPC; Technicalities of CPC cannot prevent it from securing the ends of justice: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Indira Banerjee* and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., contemplated the scope of Section 9 of Arbitration

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Explained| Difference between Contract of Indemnity and Contract of Guarantee

Supreme Court: In an Insolvency and Bankruptcy case, the bench of Indira Banerjee* and JK Maheshwari, JJ has explained the difference between

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IBC| CIRP proceedings can be initiated against two Corporate Debtors but same amount cannot be realised from both: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee* and JK Maheshwari, JJ has held that if there are two borrowers or if two

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Supreme Court reaffirms that NCLT under S. 7(5) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has discretionary power to admit or reject an application

Supreme Court: In a review petition filed by Axis Bank against Supreme Court’s judgment in Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd. v.

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Militant’s encounter matter of National Security; Exhumation cannot be claimed as a matter of right: Supreme Court asks Centre to make law

The Court has asked the Union of India to consider enacting an appropriate legislation on exhumation so as to tackle the situations like the one on hand.

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Supreme Court upholds eco-sensitive zone notifications for Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane Flamingo Creek Sanctuary; Huge relief to developers and flat buyers

Supreme Court: In a writ petition and interlocutory applications filed seeking clarification of the judgment dated 03.06.2022 passed by the

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“Sexual assault” or “rape” under Medical Termination of Pregnancy laws includes “marital rape”: holds Supreme Court, without changing the contours of ‘rape’ defined under Section 375 IPC

“The nature of sexual violence and the contours of consent do not undergo a transformation when one decides to marry. The institution of marriage does not influence the answer to the question of whether a woman has consented to sexual relations. If the woman is in an abusive relationship, she may face great difficulty in accessing medical resources or consulting doctors.”

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Unmarried persons cannot be denied rights based on narrow patriarchal principles on “permissible sex”: Key takeaways from SC’s historic verdict on right to safe abortion

While the interim order was passed in the case on 21.07.2022, the Supreme Court took over two months to write a far-reaching 75-pages-long verdict, touching upon various aspects like purposive interpretation of Medical Termination of Pregnancy laws, equal status of married and unmarried or single women, right to reproductive autonomy, right to dignity, effect of unwanted pregnancy on mental health of women, etc.

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Hiding criminal antecedents while applying for Government job? Good enough reason for employer to terminate services. Read Supreme Court’s clear principles governing such cases

Supreme Court: While dealing with a case relating to termination of a CRPF probationer for suppressing material information relating to his criminal

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Explained| Admiralty Law: Scope of Intra-Court appeals from interim orders to Commercial Appellate Division of the High Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee* and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that an appeal does not lie to the Commercial

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Explained| Dishonour of Cheques: Can non-executive Directors of the accused company be held vicariously liable under Section 141 NI Act?

Supreme Court: In an appeal against a judgment passed by the Calcutta High Court dismissing the Criminal Revision Application filed

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Prophet Remark Row| All FIRs against Journalist Navika Kumar clubbed. Here’s how Supreme Court’s order in Nupur Sharma case helped her

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Krishna Murari, JJ has transferred all the FIRs filed against Time Now anchor Navika

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Clever drafting cannot result into Plaintiff getting relief indirectly which otherwise cannot be given: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where a plaintiff had sought for permanent injunction without applying for the substantive relief of specific performance