Does State Employer has the choice on who should enter its service? Supreme Court decides
Supreme Court: The Bench of K.M. Joseph and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ. while addressing the matter, observed that, Public service – like
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Economic criterion cannot be sole basis of identifying ‘creamy layer’ amongst backward classes: SC strikes down 2016 Notification issued by Haryana Govt.
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., quashed the notification dated 17-8-2016 issued by State Government
Supreme Court directs Madhya Pradesh HC to immediately decide validity of 100% reservation in more than 600 P.G. medical seats
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B. R. Gavai, JJ., directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to immediately
Del HC | Whether once a bench of SC has doubted correctness of an earlier bench of co-equal strength, and referred the issue to a larger bench, Courts lower in hierarchy should continue to follow earlier decision – Is it debatable?
Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J. observed that, The question of whether, once a bench of the Supreme Court has doubted
[Women in Army] Supreme Court issues interim direction allowing women to participate in NDA exams
Supreme Court: Taking a significant step towards gender equality, the Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., issued interim
Is officer-in-charge obligated to arrest each and every accused at the time of filing chargesheet? SC answers in negative, holds it is contrary to intent of S. 170 CrPC
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. has held that if the Investigating Officer does not
SC sets free three murder convicts finding investigation was done under political pressure to allow real culprits escape by burying the truth fathom deep
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. reversed concurrent judgments of the trial court and the Madhya
SC Collegium approves proposal for appointment of 1 Additional Judge as Permanent Judge of Calcutta HC
Supreme Court Collegium Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of Shri Justice Kausik Chanda, Additional Judge of the
Supreme Court Collegium | 6 Additional Judges approved for appointment as Permanent Judges of Karnataka HC
Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of following Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court as Permanent Judges
Collegium recommends 9 names for elevation as SC Judges. Three women and former ASG included
Collegium Statement Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices / Judges of the High Courts and a Bar
[Consumer Rights] SC takes cognizance of Government’s lackadaisical attitude towards consumer empowerment; Issues directions to conduct a Legislative Impact Study on Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Supreme Court: Opining that empowerment of the consumers is the legislative intent behind the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the ground reality
Can putting thumb impression instead of sign cause adverse presumption on genuineness of deed. What is proper stage to object regarding mode of proof? SC discusses
Supreme Court: Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., expressed that, Key characteristic of thumb impression is that every person
Overruling versus Reversal: SC explains mere overruling of principles by subsequent judgment will not dilute binding effect of decision inter partes
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, JJ. held that there is a distinction between overruling a
Rent Act would not come to the aid of a “tenant-in-sufferance” vis-à-vis SARFAESI Act due to operation of S. 13(2) read with S. 13(13) of SARFAESI Act: SC
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, JJ., addressed a pertinent issue of whether the rent act
Misbranding of Insecticides: SC enunciates law on limitation period for filing complaints in cases of misbranding punishable under S. 29 of Insecticides Act
Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Navin Sinha and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. held that the period of limitation for filing
Payment of Gratuity Act | Whether 2010 amendment in Gratuity Act contemplating Rs 10 lakhs as amount of gratuity would have retrospective effect?
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., addressed whether the 2010 amendment of Payment of Gratuity Act
‘Natural human conduct is to first save oneself’: SC acquits woman accused of setting husband’s first wife on fire and coming out unscathed from conflagrant house
Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. reversed the conviction of the accussed−appellant who was convicted
Right to Shelter v. Right to Government Accommodation | 15 years after superannuation, a Govt. Employee still accommodated at Govt. accommodation: Does SC finds this legitimized? Explained crisply
“Displaced persons cannot occupy government accommodation.”
SC issues directions to make voter’s right to information more effective; penalises political parties for non-compliance with earlier directions regarding disclosure of criminal antecedents: Read full report
“The nation continues to wait, and is losing patience. Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate
A Multifaceted Expert — Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
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