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Supreme Court High Courts reserved judgments
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directs all High Courts to submit reports on pending cases with reserved judgments as of 31-01-2025

“We request the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority to take immediate necessary steps to provide legal assistance in terms of the decision taken by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and ensure that the convicts like the petitioners are not left remediless.”

Published on May 6, 2025May 12, 2025By Apoorva
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SC Guidelines time limit pronouncement of judgments
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court issues guidelines for High Court Judges regarding time limit for pronouncement of judgments

The Court emphasised that Judges must be mindful of the impact of their actions on society at large. Dealing with lakhs of litigation is no mean task, but at the same time, Judges must realize that instances do emerge leaving absolutely no margin for error.

Published on October 22, 2024October 23, 2024By Sucheta
1 Comment21335 views
Rajasthan High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘No Priority orders without Case Statistics’; Rajasthan High Court cautions against interference with trial court’s cause list and priorities

“Order of priority hearing, if granted, place a class of litigants, who move the Court in a separate and preferential category whereas other cases which may be of similar or great antiquity and urgency are left to be decided in the normal channel.”

Published on August 31, 2024September 4, 2024By Ritu
1 Comment2311 views
rajasthan high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Granting repeated adjournments in routine manner affects judicial system; Rajasthan HC directs Revenue Courts to adjudicate old cases on priority

“The instant case is a glaring case where the petitioners took a time of two decades to complete their evidence and thereafter, the respondents are regularly seeking time to produce their evidence since last more than twenty years.”

Published on December 21, 2023December 28, 2023By Editor_4
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Supreme Court cases
Hot Off The PressNews

Speedy Justice | Supreme Court disposes of 36,682 cases between Jan-Oct 2023

Supreme Court inaugurates monthly newsletter — Supreme Court CHRONICLE.

Published on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023By Ridhi
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court | HC cannot issue directions for speedy disposal, unless there is an acceptable reason

Madras High Court said that the High Court cannot issue directions for speedy disposal unless there is a justification or acceptable reason for issuing any such directions. The Court concerned is expected to regulate its own procedures in respect of the cases for effective disposal.

Published on February 13, 2023February 17, 2023By Editor_4
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court alarmed by long pendency of POCSO cases; Principal judge to submit causes for delay and unequal distribution of cases

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while hearing a bail application of a man accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old in

Published on August 10, 2022August 18, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Unless extended for “good reason”, stay by ‘any court’ automatically expires within a period of six months; SC reminds

Supreme Court: Clarifying the legal position on expiry of stay, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph, JJ

Published on October 17, 2020October 18, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
3 Comments14054 views
Op EdsOP. ED.

Remedy against Guarantor – IBC – A better choice

by Umesh Shetty*

Published on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
2 Comments7703 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Speedy justice is a fundamental right under Article 21

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ. allowed a writ petition directing the Central

Published on June 25, 2018June 29, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Civil/criminal pending cases cannot be stayed for more than 6 months; Extension can be granted only by speaking order: SC

Supreme Court: In order to ensure that the civil or criminal proceedings do not remain pending for unduly period at the trial

Published on March 28, 2018April 5, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
3 Comments20618 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Union Government to file affidavit on steps undertaken to improve infrastructure in Debt Recovery Tribunals

Supreme Court: Taking note of the fact that at present, thirty four Debt Recovery Tribunals and five Appellate Tribunals are functioning in

Published on January 3, 2017February 27, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pending winding up petitions of companies which have not been served before High Court shall stand transferred to National Company Law Tribunal

Bombay High Court: In a case dealing with petitions pending admission before the High Court filed under the Companies Act, 1956 where

Published on December 31, 2016January 3, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Constitution bench to decide the matter of establishing 4 regional Courts of Appeal to tackle the issue of pending cases

Supreme Court: In the PIL that sought for possible structural reforms in the Indian Judicial System, the bench of T.S. Thakur, CJ,

Published on July 14, 2016September 13, 2016By Sucheta
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