Supreme Court directs Central government to deport 17 foreigners detained in Assam camps
Supreme Court directed for a compliance report to be furnished within two months.
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[SCBA Elections] Supreme Court allows Election Committee to count votes on 16-05-2024 instead of 18-05-2024 as directed in previous order
SCBA has issued a circular dated 14-05-2024, stating that that the counting of votes will commence after closing of polling at 5 PM on 16-05-2024 and will continue till 12 AM on the same day.
Supreme Court sets aside arrest and remand of NewsClick chief editor Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case
The Right to Life and Personal Liberty is the most sacrosanct fundamental right guaranteed under Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India. Any attempt to encroach upon this fundamental right has been frowned upon by this Court in a catena of decisions
Supreme Court directs MoHA and Bureau of Immigration to permit promoter of Bank loan defaulting company to travel abroad
LOC can be taken where accused was deliberately evading arrest or not cooperating in investigation
Supreme Court upholds Punjab & Haryana HC order quashing FIR against Gurmeet Ram Rahim for alleged insulting speech against Sant Kabir Das and Guru Ravidas
Gurmeet Ram Rahim is currently serving a jail sentence of 20 years, due to his conviction for the rape of two women.
[Lok Sabha Elections 2024] Supreme Court dismisses petition praying to direct ECI to take action against PM Modi and Anurag Thakur for alleged hate speeches
This petition has been filed by Emani Anantha Satyanarayana Sarma, former IAS Officer and Trilochan Sastry, former IIM Dean.
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Going by seniority rule, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, is in line to become the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) in November 2024 for a term of seven months.
Consumer Protection| Advocates not liable for deficiency of services; Professionals to be treated differently from persons carrying out business and trade: SC
“Any interpretation of the Preamble or the scheme of the Act for construing ‘Profession’ as ‘Business’ or ‘Trade’; or ‘Professional’ as ‘service provider’ would be extending the scope of the Act which was not intended, rather would have a counter productive effect”
[Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case] Supreme Court lifts stay on Bombay HC order granting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha
Gautam Navlakha is a human rights activist and the former Secretary of the People’s Union for Democratic Rights and was arrested in August 2018.
Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi’s Chief Minister
“On April 10, the Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL while imposing a cost of Rs.50,000/-, believing it was aimed at gaining publicity.”
Husband cannot be allowed to play with the dignity of his wife at his own will; Patna High Court denies anticipatory bail to husband
Shariat law permits Muslim to contract more than one marriage, but it must be borne in mind that merely because an act was lawful, it did not per se become justifiable in married life. Contracting a second marriage by a Muslim may be lawful, but it causes enormous cruelty to the first wife.
Never Reported Judgment | No right can be acquired to construct a mosque merely by existence of an old building where a mosque once existed for a period of time [(1953) 1 SCC 431]
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on religious and charitable endowments.
Supreme Court disposes of Hemant Soren’s plea complaining against delay by HC in deciding his arrest by ED in land scam case
Hemant Soren had resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand on January 31, 2024.
[Delhi Liquor Excise Policy] SC grants interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till June 1
Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested on 21-03-2024 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy.
Explained| Supreme Court’s verdict on Jurisdiction of Special Court presided by Sessions Judge or Add. Sessions Judge to try complaint under IBC
“The High Court could have directed the complaint to be withdrawn and presented before the appropriate Court having jurisdiction.”
Pregnant person’s consent, physical and mental health in decisions of reproductive autonomy and termination of pregnancy is paramount: Supreme Court
“Pregnant persons seeking termination of pregnancy seek predictability for their future. The uncertainty caused by changing opinions of the medical board must therefore balance the distress it would cause to the pregnant person by providing cogent and sound reasons.”
[Patanjali Misleading Ads Case] Celebrities & Social media influencers are equally liable for misleading ads, if they endorse any deceptive product or service: Supreme Court
Supreme Court noted that the misleading advertisements for Patanjali products, which have now been prohibited, are still available on certain online platforms
Constitutional validity of ‘automatic termination’ of Indian citizenship upon acquiring another citizenship| SC allows Oxford Professor to surrender passport to High Commission
The Oxford Professor’s citizenship was involuntarily and automatically terminated by operation of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 upon acquisition of British Citizenship. It was submitted that ‘renunciation’ of citizenship is different from ‘termination’ and Sections 4(1), 4(1A) and 9(1) of the Act, 1955 were challenged for being ultra vires to Articles 14, 19, 21, and 25 of the Constitution.
Inside Supreme Court verdict on treatment of meritorious reserved category candidates in MP State Service Exam
“One lapse on the part of the State is all it took to generate this litigation, impacting multitudes of job aspirants in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The lapse was the amendment of an existing service rule on 17-02-2020 which was recalled thereafter on 20-12-2021, restoring the rule to its original position, but in the interregnum that amended rule was applied to an ongoing recruitment process.”
SC Clarifies: Order reserving seats for women members in SCBA is an experimental pilot project
In the previous order, Supreme Court directed for reserving some of the posts in the Executive Committee of SCBA for women members of the Bar.