Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

Grant of compensation cannot be the lone remedy to student deprived of admission due to administration’s fault

Supreme Court: Showing concern over the fate of the student who has been deprived of admission to the MBBS course, despite he

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The President of India cannot be arrayed as a party to the litigation

Supreme Court: In the writ petition relating to appointment of constitutional authorities where the President of India was made the first respondent,

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BCCI Matter: Former CAG Vinod Rai to head the Committee of Administrators

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ nominated the former Comptroller and Auditor General

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Equal number of attempts for Physically Handicapped candidates of General and OBC Category in Civil Services Exams is a horizontal reservation and hence, not discriminatory

Supreme Court: In the petition filed by the Physically Handicapped candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC), claiming that they are entitled

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BCCI Matter: Central Government permitted to suggest names for the Committee of Administrators

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ also accepted the submission of Mukul Rohatgi,

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Admissions secured in Medical College by clearing CGMAT and not NEET, set aside

Supreme Court: Setting aside the admission of the petitioner to the Christian Medical College in the State of Chhattisgarh, the bench of

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Coal Gate: Special Investigation Team to look into the alleged abuse of power by Ranjit Sinha

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Madan B.Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Dr. A.K. Sikri, JJ directed that a Special Investigating Team led

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Courts should be slow in ordering investigation against important constitutional functionary/officer in the absence of cogent and admissible material

Supreme Court: In the petition seeking setting aside the appointment of K.V. Chaudhary as Central Vigilance Commissioner and T.M. Bhasin as Vigilance

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BCCI Matter: Names of the members of the Committee of Administrators to be announced on 24.01.2017

Supreme Court: Modifying the earlier order, the Court said that a person will now be disqualified if he or she has been an

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Legislative intent behind R. 3(2)(c) first proviso of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 is to sustain realistically the benefit of trade discount

Supreme Court: In the matter where the first proviso to Rule 3(2)(c) of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 was being

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Woman, whose fetus was diagnosed with Anencephaly, allowed to terminate 24 weeks pregnancy

Supreme Court: The Bench of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ allowed a woman to undergo medical termination of her 24

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Sahara Matter: Date to deposit Rs. 600 Crores not extended; failure will lead Subrata Roy back to prison

Supreme Court: Refusing to extend the deadline to deposit the amount of Rs. 600 Crores before 06.02.2017, the 3-judge bench of Dipak

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The condition to put a spectrum cap and make a classification not allowing certain entities to bid is not arbitrary

Supreme Court: Refusing to interfere with the principle of capping adopted in the Notice Inviting Application-2015 (NIA) for allocation of spectrums in

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State cannot make Rules to exclude the employees of unaided educational institutions from the benefits of revised pay scale

Supreme Court: In the case where the validity of the Rules made in respect of the 6th Pay Commission by State of

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High Court cannot issue a blanket order restraining arrest while refusing to quash the investigation

Supreme Court: Dealing with a pivotal question as to whether the High Court while refusing to exercise inherent powers under Section 482

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A judgment announced but not available on records cannot be considered a ‘judgment’

Supreme Court: Reminding the courts of their judicial duties, the bench of Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, JJ said that a trial

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Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is not applicable in case of revision petition under Section 81 of the Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003

Supreme Court: Deciding an important question of law as to whether provisions of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 are applicable

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Rejection of one ground will not affect the detention order passed on multiple grounds under COFEPOSA

Supreme Court: In the matter relating to supply of the ‘grounds’ of detention to the detenue when the Court has passed the

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If shareholder has substantial interest in the HUF, the payment made to the HUF will be deemed dividend under Section 2(22) of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Supreme Court: Explaining the term ‘dividend’ under Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the Court said that the said provision

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Article 215 does not give power to High Court to punish for contempt of Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Holding that the power to punish for contempt vested in a Court of Record under Article 215 of the Constitution