Elevation of District Judges
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“This appears to be a case where there was no collective consultation amongst the three Constitutional functionaries of the High Court i.e. the Chief Justice and the two senior-most companion judges. The absence of plurality, in reconsideration as directed by the Supreme Court Collegium, is discernible.”

Punjab & Haryana HC Judge
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“Supreme Court said that it was constrained to take suo motu notice of the 17-07-2024 order as such orders intend to bring entire judicial machinery to disrepute and it also lowers dignity of the High Court as well and such observations were wholly unnecessary”

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

Kanwar yatra
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The State of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh issued the direction amidst preparations for the Kanwar Yatra, directing the shops and eateries to display the names, addresses, mobile numbers of owners and their staff.

Justice Hrishikesh Roy supreme court judge mediation
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Justice Hrishikesh Roy, sitting Judge of Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court is known for his notable contributions to the causes of alternative dispute settlement and legal aid.

Justice Hrishikesh Roy
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Justice Hrishikesh Roy is known for his notable contributions to the causes of alternative dispute settlement and legal aid. We have curated some of his important High Court and Supreme Court decisions.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy*, JJ has held that retrospective seniority cannot be claimed from a

Case BriefsSupreme Court

‘Abetment’ involves mental process of instigating a person or intentionally aiding a person in doing of a thing.