NDPS accused
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed the accused to report to the local Police Station twice in a month, and directed his passport to be deposited with the Investigating Officer /with the Court concerned

Permanent Commission
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that if a proportional increase in the vacancies is required to be created to accommodate the petitioner, then this should be carried out without creating any precedent for the future.

District Collectors summoned under S. 50 PMLA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The District Collectors of several Districts of Tamil Nadu were summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement for various offences under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, including some of them being scheduled offences.

IPC Section 306
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court commented that “the criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment” as happened in the instant matter which started in 1993 and came to an end in 2024, after 30 years of suffering.

automatic vacation of stay order in six months
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Justice Abhay S. Oka wrote the majority judgment, which was concurred by Justice Mithal through a separate judgment.

construction contracts
Experts CornerVasanth Rajasekaran

by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 22

Non-disclosure of criminal case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Broad brushing every non-disclosure of criminal case as a disqualification from the recruitment will be unjust.”

curative petition
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court highlighted that the provision for filing curative petitions was incorporated in Order XLVIII of the 2013 Rules.

Patanjali medicine Ads
Hot Off The PressNews

Supreme Court had previously slammed Patanjali Ayurved for misleading ads against modern medicine.

illegally constructed Mosque
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In 2023, Madras High Court had held that the mosque was illegally constructed without any building sanction plan.

Home Science lecturers post
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Service jurisprudence must begin and end with rules that govern the process of qualification, recruitment, selection, appointment and conditions of service.”

Valuation under Tax
Experts CornerLakshmikumaran & Sridharan

by Asish Philip Abraham* and Apeksha Bansal**
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 21

Food Safety and Standards Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court in the instant matter explained that when offence under Sections 272 and 273 was made out, offence under Section 59 of FSSA would be attracted.

presumption of correctness revenue records
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on presumption of correctness in revenue records.

enemy property
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed that any demand for payment of taxes under the UP Municipal Corporation Adhiniyam, 1959 made and thereby paid by the respondent to Municipal Corporation shall not be refunded.

prospective resignation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by Bombay High Court, whereby the Court dismissed the appeal preferred by the

Acquits man accused of killing 2.5-yr-old nephew
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The High Court, in exercise of appellate powers, may reappreciate the entire evidence, however, reversal of an order of acquittal is not to be based on mere existence of a different view or a mere difference of opinion”.

scheme on Community kitchen
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Directions were sought from the Supreme Court against the States to formulate scheme for community Kitchens to combat hunger, malnutrition and starvation and the deaths resulting thereof.

Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Experts CornerKhaitan & Co

by Bijal Ajinkya†, Sachin Bhandawat†† and Vatsal Singh†††
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 19

Chandigarh Mayor Polls Supreme Court Judgment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“In order to maintain the purity of the electoral process, the “little cross” on the “little bit of paper” must be made only by the metaphorical “little man” walking into the “little booth” and no one else.”