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Allahabad HC grants bail to a history sheeter only on the basis of parity; prompts SC to lay down illustrative circumstances for cancellation of bail

Supreme Court: In a murder case where the Allahabad High Court had granted bail to the main accused only on the basis

Consider relocating and rehabilitating 268 Jhuggi Dwellers without insisting on Ration Card proofs; Supreme Court directs Delhi Government

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., directed the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board

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Pay on a par with last drawn pay on reemployment in Government Service? Not a matter of right, holds Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ was posed with the question as to

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More than one chargesheet is necessary for invoking provisions of Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli, JJ., (Vacation Bench) reversed the order of the Gujarat High Court,

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Liability in respect of a claim arising out of a Recovery Certificate is a “financial debt” under Section 5(8) of the IBC: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai* and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that a liability in respect

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Can State deny benefits of New Pension Scheme citing delayed appointments when the delay was not attributable to employees? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ., reversed the impugned judgment of the Madras High Court and held that

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Non-execution of Arbitration Award even after 30 years-long delay: SC slams Allahabad High Court; U.P. Government to consider constituting four Additional Commercial Courts

Supreme Court: On being apprised of 30 years-long delay in execution of an Arbitration Award, the Division Bench comprising M.R. Shah and

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Land Acquisition| Compensation under 2013 Act cannot be claimed if award under 1894 Act couldn’t be passed due to pendency of proceedings or interim stay: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that in a case where on the date of

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Change of venue does not result in change of the seat of arbitration; holding otherwise would create a recipe for litigation: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna*, JJ has held that subsequent hearings or proceedings at a different location

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AIIMS to follow roster point-based reservation for preferential candidates: SC

Supreme Court: In a relief to students seeking admission in AIIMS Institutes, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao and AS Bopanna, JJ

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Aadhaar Card for Sex Workers| Supreme Court bats for sex workers’ right to dignity; directs UIDAI to issue Aadhaar Card without insisting on address proof

“…basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the fringes of the society, deprived of their right to live with dignity and opportunities to provide the same to their children.”

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Hindu widow’s pre-existing right to maintenance automatically ripens into full ownership when she is in settled legal possession of the property: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi*, JJ has held that by virtue of Section 14(1) of the

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No universal rule to fill vacancies on the basis of the law which existed on the date when they arose; Supreme Court overrules 1983’s YV Rangaiah ruling

Noticing that a number of decisions have followed the decision in Rangaiah but far more decisions have distinguished it, the Supreme Court decided to examine the issue afresh and came to the conclusion that the broad proposition formulated in Rangaiah did not reflect the correct constitutional position.

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SC to decide if a non-member director barred from approaching NCLT alleging oppression/mismanagement under Section 430 of Companies Act

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., issued notice to Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd. in a

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Explained| Nature of offence under Section 63 of Copyright Act – Cognizable or Non-cognizable?

Supreme Court: In a case where the Trial Court had held that the offence under Section 63 of the Copyright Act is

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Insurance companies refusing claims on flimsy/technical grounds must stop! Don’t ask for documents that insured can’t produce: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where an Insurance Company had refused to settle an insurance claim on non-submission of the duplicate certified

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The Election cannot brook any delay! SC directs Maharashtra Election Commission to conduct local elections on the basis of pre-amendment delimitation

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ., directed Maharashtra State Election Commission to expeditiously