sales tax for tea blending
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“When a legitimate expectation of a specific outcome is created by a public authority, the said public authority is required to take into account such expectation created by it when making a decision that affects the interests of the individual or group” –Justice Krishna Murari

supertech insolvency case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court said that if Committee of Creditors would be constituted for all projects of Supertech, it will cause immense hardships to the home buyers and will throw ever project into uncertainty.

2023 scc vol. 4 part 5
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 9 R. 13 r/w S. 17 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 — Ex

Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In case one party refuses to admit the specimen document, it is incumbent on the Court to first satisfy that the signature or writing on the specimen document is proved to be of the person concerned.

scientist dismissed from isro
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court observed that not the unauthorised absence but the unauthorised association with foreign institution was a matter of concern for the security of the State.

wb hira authority
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that any person aggrieved by an order passed under WBHIRA will be at liberty to pursue the corresponding remedy which is available under the RERA.

prashant kumar mishra chief justice
Hot Off The PressNews

Supreme Court: On 16-05-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Sanjiv

kv viswanathan
Hot Off The PressNews

Supreme Court: On 16-05-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Sanjiv

employee's pension
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court said that for any fault on the part of the employer, the employees cannot be made to suffer.

uniform laws for divorce
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Mohammed Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan filed plea before the Court to declare certain provisions of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 as unconstitutional.

m.m. dhonchak
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court said that it was unfortunate that Mr. Dhonchak had filed the petition against the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

jurisdictional issues
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Suvendu Kumar Pati†

sexual harassment of women at workplace
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court attributed the reluctance on the part of victims of Sexual Harassment at workplace to report the misconduct to, (i) uncertainty about who to approach under the Act for redressal of their grievance; and (ii) lack of confidence in the process and its outcome.

justice sanjiv khanna
Know thy Judge

Going by the seniority rule of the Supreme Court Judges, Justice Sanjiv Khanna is in line to become the next Chief Justice of India in November 2024.

demolition of twins environment friendly
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Digvijay Sahni†

payment to operational creditors under ibc
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court said that Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd. would be treated as a secured creditor in terms of Section 52 and 53 of the IBC, and would be entitled to retain the security interest in the pledged shares.

supreme court judgment on section 313 of crpc
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court proceeded with the fact that the only circumstance appearing against the appellant was not put to him in the statement under Section 313 of CrPC.

suit maintainable under article 131
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court said that the grievances raised by the State of Meghalaya in the context of its right to do business in lotteries under Article 298(b), would constitute disputes, which fall squarely within the four corners of Article 131 of the Constitution.

designation of senior advocates
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the process of improvement is a continuous one and that it learns from every experience. This ruling is one more step in the fine-tuning system of designation of Senior Advocates, and it hopes it achieves the purpose.

tussle between delhi govt and centre
Case BriefsSupreme CourtSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

In the spirit of cooperative federalism, the Union must exercise its powers within the boundaries created by the Constitution. NCTD, having a sui generis federal model, must be allowed to function in the domain charted for it by the Constitution. The Union and NCTD share a unique federal relationship. It does not mean that NCTD is subsumed in the unit of the Union merely because it is not a “State”.