executing court to decide inter se claims
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court commented that “The situation is indeed disquieting, viewed from the perspective of the decree holders, but the law, as it stands, has to be given effect whether the court likes the result or not.”

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Law School NewsOthers

The Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities Foundation (CAN Foundation) in collaboration with the National Law Institute University, Bhopal and Hidayatullah

referral courts jurisdiction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the case at hand, the Delhi High Court had referred the disputes for arbitration without conclusively deciding the issue of the existence and validity of an arbitration agreement and had left it to be decided by the arbitral tribunal.

2023 SCC Vol. 5 Part 5
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — S. 24(2) — Lapse whether occasioned: There

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Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside the Karnataka High Court verdict wherein it was held that the State failed in its obligation to inform the respondent about the existence of the vacancy that has arisen.

circumstantial evidence links in a chain
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court was of the view that the High Court ought to have interfered with the conviction when it found one of the links in circumstantial evidence missing and not proved, respecting the settled law in this regard.

2023 scc vol. 5 part 4
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Constitution of India — Arts. 32, 14, 19 and 21 — Challenge to judgment of Supreme Court — Maintainability: Approach and duty

illustrations to statutory provisions and their treatment
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Dormaan Jamshid Dalal*

nilgiris court complex
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The main concern of the women lawyers is over shrinking of the space or facilities allocated to them in the Nilgiris court complex.

justice bela m. trivedi
Know thy Judge

Justice Bela M. Trivedi, who was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in 2021, is the first woman Judge from Gujarat High Court to be elevated to the Supreme Court and a Limca Book of Records holder.

encounter specialist pradeep sharma
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court allowed the interim bail to Pradeep Rameshwar Sharma in Mansukh Hiren murder case to attend to the treatment of his ailing wife for reversal of Gastric Bypass surgery.

justice kv viswanathan
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On 19-05-2023, Justice K.V. Viswanathan became one of the few lawyers, who were elevated directly from the Bar to the Judgeship of the Supreme Court of India. With Justice Viswanathan’s elevation, the Collegium hopes to enhance the representation of the Bar in the Supreme Court.

caste based insult
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is desirable that before an accused is subjected to a trial for alleged commission of offence under section 3(1)(x), the utterances made by him in any place within public view are outlined, if not in the F.I.R., but at least in the charge-sheet so as to enable the court to ascertain whether the charge sheet makes out a case of an offence.

justice prashant kumar mishra
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Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, started his legal career from the District Courts and High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and was later appointed as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.

justice abhay s. oka
Know thy Judge

Looking into Justice Abhay S. Oka’s life, career and important judgments which have been instrumental in protecting the rights of marginalized communities and promoting freedom of expression, thereby making him a harbinger of social change and preserver of administrative accountability.

how to crack advocate-on-record examination
Law School NewsOthers

To practice before the highest court of the land is a privilege. The first step to achieving this is to pass the

supreme court of india scba farewell
Hot Off The PressNews

Although the Judges are to officially retire in June, however, owing to the upcoming summer vacations commencing from 22-05-2023, the Supreme Court Bar Association conducted its farewell function on 19-05-2023.

justice a. s. bopanna
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Justice A.S. Bopanna, who started his legal career in the year 1984, is the first person from Coorg district in Karnataka to be elevated to the Supreme Court.

deferred payment of emi by homebuyers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court granted interim relief to the homebuyers viewing the interim protection granted by the Delhi High Court vide order dated 25-05-2022.

supreme court judges appointment
Appointments & TransfersNews

In a marvellous display of speed, the Collegium recommendation of elevating Justice Mishra and Senior Advocate K.V. Viswanathan to the Supreme Court was cleared by the Law Ministry in 2 days.