Ayodhya matter: Appropriate bench to fix the date of hearing on Jan 10
Supreme Court: In a hearing that lasted for less than a minute, the bench comprising Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and S K Kaul, J
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Meghalaya miners: We don’t know if they are dead or alive. What steps have you taken?: SC to State
Supreme Court: Reacting upon the unsatisfactory approach of the Meghalaya Government to rescue 15 miners, trapped in an illegal flooded coal mine
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2018: The Year of the Supreme Court of India
As we step into the new year 2019, let us look back at some of the pathbreaking judgments delivered this year by
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Accountability Court Verdict| Nawaz Sharif convicted for 7 years in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference
As reported by Dawn, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, who was awarded 10 years imprisonment in the Avenfield case, was
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Breaking| Thailand legalises the use of marijuana for medical use by amending the Narcotic Act, 1979
As reported by the media, Thailand by amending the Narcotic Act, 1979 approved the use of marijuana for medical use and research
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Breaking| Review Petition against the 5-Judge Bench Aadhaar Judgment filed in SC
Petitioner named Imtiyaz Ali Palsaniya has filed for a review petition in the Supreme Court against the Constitution Bench decision in K.S.
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Government order allowing interception and monitoring of data challenged in SC
Concept Note: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in an order on 20-12-2018 gave a power to 10 Central Agencies of “interception, monitoring
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 70th anniversary
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they
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Rafale Deal| Not a case of intervention by the Court: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and S.K. Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ. pronounced the ‘Rafale Deal’ verdict after it
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Advocates Association High Court Allahabad| E-Library with SCC OnLine Premium Edition unveiled
Event Details: The Advocates Association High Court Allahabad unveiled an E-Library on Thursday, 22-11-2018, in the presence of eminent Judge of Supreme Court
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Sabarimala| Review Petitions to be heard tomorrow against the Supreme Court’s verdict
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and R.F Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ. will
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CBI| CVC Enquiry Report on CBI Director Alok Verma filed; matter adjourned till Friday
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and S.K.Kaul, J. addressed the progress in the matter regarding CBI Director Alok
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CBI | Complainant against Special Director of CBI Rakesh Asthana to be given protection: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and U.U Lalit and K.M. Joseph, JJ. gave directions to the Hyderabad Police
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Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid| Matter adjourned to be heard in January 2019
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ. passed an order stating that
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CBI Tussle| As it happened| Director Verma moves SC
Amidst the unprecedented tussle between the top two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Central Government divested the CBI Director
Continue readingContent Regulation| Netflix, Amazon prime alleged to be in violation of IPC and IT Act for streaming ‘vulgar’ content
As reported by media, a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking regulation of content on online platforms such
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Sabarimala Temple| Patriarchal notion can’t trump equality in devotion; Entry of women allowed: SC
Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra JJ.,
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Sabarimala Temple Verdict| Constitution Bench to pronounce its verdict on the “ban on entry of women” into the Sabarimala Temple
Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra JJ.,
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Breaking| Section 497 IPC ‘deprives women of dignity’ – Adultery decriminalised and held unconstitutional: SC
Supreme Court: A five-Judge Constitution Bench consisting of CJ Dipak Misra, R.F Nariman, A.M Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ.,
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Aadhaar Verdict | Aadhaar here to stay
Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has, by a majority of 4: 1, pronounced in favour of the validity of Aadhaar. The matter was
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