CLAT 2025
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The High Court had directed that all the candidates who participated in CLAT UG 2025 with respect to the Sets ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ of question papers shall, as a consequence, be granted the marks indicated against the said question.

Misguiding Court contempt
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Misuse of the process of Court with an intent to tarnish the image of judiciary, threatening the integrity, and the efficiency of the judicial system cannot be allowed to be overlooked”.

Maintenance in void marriage
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Equitable considerations do apply when the Court considers the prayer for maintenance under Section 25. The reason is that Section 25 lays down that while considering the prayer for granting relief under Section 25, the conduct of the parties must be considered.”

Acquittal of Constable in murder
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It must be established that all the accused had preplanned and shared a common intention to commit the crime with the accused who has actually committed the crime.”

Remarks against Judge
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Constitutional Courts can lay down the principles governing the grant of bail or anticipatory bail, however, the Constitutional Courts cannot interfere with the discretion of Trial Courts by laying down the form in which an order should be passed while deciding bail applications…Explanation of a Judicial Officer can be called for only on the administrative side.”

delay in death penalty execution
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Article 21 of the Constitution does not end with the pronouncement of the sentence but extends to the execution stage of that sentence. An inordinate delay in the execution of the sentence of death has a dehumanising effect on the accused. An inordinate delay caused by circumstances beyond the prisoners’ control mandates the commutation of a death sentence.”

Census of tress in Taj Trapezium Zone
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court also emphasized that there needs to be a mechanism for keeping a vigil to ensure that there is no unauthorised felling of trees.

NOIDA Special Economic Zone Authority
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The claims pertaining to the transfer fees, etc., cannot be dealt with by courts or tribunals as the same relates to the commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors for they are the best persons to determine their interests, and any such interference is non-justiciable except as provided by Section 30(2) of IBC 2016.

KMC (Regularisation of Building) Regulations
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court clarified that till the date of communication of the order on the regularisation application, the limited interim relief granted on 6-08-2024 will continue to operate.

V Senthil Balaji bail
Case BriefsSupreme Court

V. Senthil Balaji was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14-06-2023 for an alleged offence under Section 3 of PMLA.

Rouse Avenue Bar Association
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The Delhi High Court had ruled that the Central Delhi Court Bar Association shall be recognized as the Court annexed Bar Association for the Rouse Avenue District Court Complex in the national capital.

Justice Nagarathna dissent on ‘royalty’ as tax
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“Royalty is in the nature of a tax or an exaction. It is not merely a contractual payment but a statutory levy under Section 9 of the MMDR Act.”

Tax on mineral rights
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Supreme Court said that authorizing the Central Government to lay down the terms of mining leases and grant approval to concessions, the MMDR Act seeks to ensure that there is uniformity in the terms for working of mines and extraction of minerals.

Royalty is not tax
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“The payments made to the Government cannot be deemed to be a tax merely because the statute provides for their recovery as arrears”.

tax on mineral rights
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This matter was the oldest pending nine-judge Bench case before the Supreme court. The Bench had reserved its judgment in the matter on 14-03-2024

Stay of bail order
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“An order granting a stay to the operation of the order granting bail during the pendency of the application for cancellation of bail should be passed in very rare cases”

Justice Augustine George Masih
Know thy Judge

Justice Augustine George Masih was appointed as the Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 9-11-2023.

Tadoba Scam
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed the investigation be conducted quickly and a decision on the investigation’s conclusion should be taken by the Investigating Authority.

Justice Augustine George Masih
Know thy Judge

Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, CJI, administered oath to Justice Augustine George Masih on 9-11-2023.

Supreme Court of India-3
Appointments & TransfersNews

Following the Collegium’s recommendation for appointment of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, the Centre cleared the recommendation within 48 hrs.