Justice M.R. Shah Retires: A Look at his Dynamic Tenure and Decisions
After an active tenure of 4.5 years at the Supreme Court, which includes authoring of nearly 700+ decisions, Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah retires today.
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Absence of specific guidelines in ‘land grabbing cases’ may bestow police officers with unguided powers; Supreme Court suggests TN to enact legislation
The Supreme Court observed that if the State Government is so conscious or interested in taking action against land grabbers, it is the discretion of the State Government to bring or better the appropriate legislation with the definition of ‘land grabber’, ‘land grabbing’ and ‘land grabbing cases’.
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Supreme Court April 2023| Marriage Equality, Unstamped Arbitration Agreements, Sealed Covers, Justice Gangopadhyay, Daughter’s Inheritance rights, and more
April was not the regular, run-of-the-mill month for the Supreme Court of India as it not only delivered some big judgments and began hearing the momentous Marriage Equality matter but also dealt with some unusual cases like Mr Put Mine, Advocate’s appearance, Justice Gangopadhyay controversy; and case of the Judge who lost job over unprepared judgments. This Roundup covers all of that and more!
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[Bilkis Bano Case]: SC rebukes convicts for attempting to avoid Bench from hearing case; Government agrees to produce remission records of premature released convicts
The Court noted that the convicts have been making attempts to avoid the Bench from hearing the case.
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Bilkis Bano – Premature release of Convicts case: Supreme Courts asks Centre and Gujarat Government to produce files and give reasons for releasing 11 convicts
The Supreme Court asked the Gujarat Government reasons behind its decision to grant remission to the 11 life convicts, who were convicted for raping Bilkis Bano and murdering her family members
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Supreme Court issues notice to Delhi Government and Police over Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma hate speeches during anti CAA protests
Supreme Court: In a petition filed seeking registration of a criminal case against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for their
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Assessee not entitled to deduction u/s 80-IB of Income Tax Act on Duty drawback / DEPB Schemes profit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court affirmed the order passed by the High Court stating that the respondent assessee was neither entitled to the deductions nor profit earned under Section 80-IB on the amount of DEPB as well as Duty Drawback Scheme.
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Amended Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 applicable retrospectively to searches conducted prior to 2015 Amendment: Supreme Court
The amendment in Section 153-C of the Income Tax, 1961 was brought and the words “belongs or belong to” were substituted by the words “pertains or pertain to” after a ruling by Delhi High Court in Pepsico India Holdings Private Limited v. ACIT, 2014 SCC OnLine Del 4155.
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‘Candidates cannot taint Selection Process with mala fides on being unsuccessful’; Supreme Court sets aside J&K HC verdict quashing appointment of 64 Drug Inspectors
The Supreme Court observed that having participated in the selection process without any demur or protest, the writ petitioners cannot challenge the same as being tainted with mala fides, merely because they were unsuccessful.
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Supreme Court | Constitutionality of UAPA; Covid 19 Parole; Bhopal Gas Tragedy and more from March 2023
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Independent Election Commission; Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Tripura Sales Tax Rules; gigantic political crisis in Maharashtra; wildlife declaration time; casting couch; Adani Hindenburg Report and more. It also covers Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of March; Explainers on important law points.
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For proving threat under S. 364-A IPC, intimidation of kidnapped victim, for the purpose of making him silent, cannot be enough.: SC
Supreme Court said that if the sentence carrying a maximum sentence of death and a minimum sentence of life sentence has such low evidentiary threshold, the difference between punishments for kidnapping under 363, 364 and 364-A shall become meaningless.
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High Courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the Orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Supreme Court overrules its 2015 judgement
“If there is a denial of a fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution or there is a jurisdictional error or error apparent on the face of the record, the High Court can exercise its jurisdiction”, stated the Supreme Court
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Bilkis Bano – Premature release of Convicts case: Supreme Court terms the crime committed by convicts as “Horrendous”; Issues notice to Central and Gujarat Governments
In a petition filed by Bilkis Bano, and other pleas in the nature of Public Interest Litigation, Supreme Court said that “we are only on legal and law and nothing to do with emotions.”
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Landmark Judgments on Banking Laws [2022] Part I
by Siddharth R. Gupta†
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Can orders be reviewed for relying on a judgment subsequently overruled by a superior Court? Supreme Court division bench delivers split verdict
The case pertains to the resurrection of controversy surrounding the Pune Municipal Corporation and Indore Development Authority judgements of the Supreme Court vis-à-vis Section 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.
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Land Acquisition| In public purpose schemes, Authority should be given the time allotted to it by the Statute for doing certain things: Supreme Court
Supreme Court held that Madhya Pradesh High Court was not justified in quashing the entire Scheme providing for other connected land use, on the ground that the same has lapsed under Section 54 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973.
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The Exemplary Eleven: Stories of the Remarkable Women Judges of the Supreme Court
There is no better day than International Women’s Day, to celebrate and cherish 11 formidable women, who have graced the halls of the Supreme Court as Judges and have paved the way for many women to dream to reach the top!
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International Women’s Day 2023 | Inspiring Quotes from Women in Law and Power
For the days you doubt yourself as a woman, another woman may become a torch bearer for you. On International Women’s Day
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Supreme Court February 2023| Full strength of 34 judges; AIBE; Decriminalisation of adultery; Compensation for bad haircut; DNA test in Divorce cases; and more
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on validity of AIBE; ex-communication of Dawoodi Bohras; decriminalisation of adultery; permissibility of DNA test of children to prove allegations of adultery; and more. It also covers reports on the career trajectory & important decisions of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Dutta and the newly appointed 7 judges of the Supreme Court; Explainers on important law points; and Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of February.
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