Supreme Court Roundup November
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November 2024 saw significant developments in the Supreme Court, with the elevation of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India; and landmark rulings on material resources of the community and minority status of AMU.

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Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
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Following a meticulous assessment of the qualifications, integrity, capabilities and giving due consideration to a range of factors, the President appointed Justice Satish Chandra Sharma as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 09-11-2023.

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EBC Founders Day
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Through decades of hard work, innovation, and perseverance, two brothers Shri C.L. Malik and Shri P.L. Malik built a legacy that would stand the test of time- built a trusted name in legal publishing and research, recognised for its reliability, accuracy, and integrity.

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civil relationship
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The Court further observed that there is a worrying trend that consensual relationships going on for prolonged period, upon turning sour, have been sought to be criminalised by invoking criminal jurisprudence.

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Justice BR Gavai
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Recapitulating the career trajectory of eminent Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice B.R Gavai, who is in line to become only the second Chief Justice of India belonging to Scheduled Caste category after Justice K.G. Balakrishnan.

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MSPs CENVAT credit mobile towers
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The High Courts of Bombay and Delhi had rendered two opposing verdicts on the issue. One view favoured the Revenue while the other one was in favour of the Mobile Service Providers.

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D.Y. Chandrachud Retires
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Great expectations followed Dr Justice DY Chandrachud when he was elevated to the post of Chief Justice. As he retires, we take a look at his extensive tenure of 8 years in the Supreme Court, with 2 years being the 50th Chief Justice of India.

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private properties under Art. 39(b)
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The 9-Judge Bench unanimously held that Article 31-C of the Constitution remains in force to the extent that it was upheld in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, (1973) 4 SCC 225.

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Supreme Court Roundup October 2024
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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Section 6A of Citizenship Act; Intoxicating Liquor; Byju’s Insolvency case; Delhi Education Rules; Brij Bihari Prasad murder case; Pune Triple Murder case; RG Kar Rape and Murder Case; and more. It also covers Top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in October.

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Read about the significant criminal law matters heard and decided by the Supreme Court and High Courts in October 2024

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States power to regulate intoxicating liquor
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This majority decision overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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States power to tax Industrial Alcohol
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This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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POCSO accused
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Supreme Court directed the accused to extend complete cooperation in the trial, and to not misuse his liberty in any manner or to influence the witnesses in any way. In addition, the accused was directed to not make any attempts to re-associate with the victim girl in any manner either through a device or in-person.

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Supreme Court Roundup September
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Several controversies and incidents made their way to the corridors of Supreme Court in September. This roundup revisits it all, providing a track of all the recent updates, landmark rulings, collegium recommendations, along with some statistics from NJDG.

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Justice Vikram Nath
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Justice Vikram Nath, a fourth-generation legal luminary and sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, is likely to become Chief Justice of India for seven months in 2027.

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Welcome to the Temple City of Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli! The Centre for Research, Development, and Training in Cyber Laws and Cyber Security

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FSI Compensation
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“A duty is cast on the State to pay compensation to the land losers as otherwise there would be a breach of Article 300-A of the Constitution.”

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termination of judicial officers
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Regarding the reinstatement of other two judicial officers, the Court will hear the matter on 24-09-2024, as the Full Court decided to not revoke their earlier resolutions and would place the adverse remarks and other materials against them before the Supreme Court in a sealed cover.

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Supreme Court Roundup August 2024
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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Kolkata rape and murder case; Sub-classification of SC/STs; NEET UG 2024; Patanjali Misleading Ads case; Delhi excise policy scam; Mineral Rights; and more. It also covers top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in August; Know thy Judges.

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Justice Hima Kohli retirement
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Justice Hima Kohli, who bids farewell to the Supreme Court, became the first woman Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana and became the ninth woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court of India.

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