SC to pronounce verdict on Centre’s electoral bonds scheme tomorrow
Supreme Court: The Court has eserved its order on a PIL challenging the government’s electoral bond scheme for political funding. The bench headed
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Practice of summoning public officers not proper as public suffers due to their absence
Supreme Court: In a case where the Allahabad High Court passed orders from time to time to secure presence of the public
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Fodder Scam: SC rejects Lalu Prasad Yadav’s bail plea
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and SK Kaul, JJ has refused to grant bail to
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Rafale deal: Centre’s preliminary objections regarding admissibility of the leaked documents dismissed [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has dismissed Centre’s preliminary objections
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Ayodhya Dispute: Nirmohi Akhara moves SC against Centre’s plea to release excess land to original owners
Supreme Court: Nirmohi Akhara, one of the parties in the Ayodhya title dispute case, has filed an application in the Supreme Court,
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Woman driven out of matrimonial home can file case under Section 498-A from the place she has taken shelter at [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and SK Kaul, JJ delivered a very important judgment
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: SC asks CBI to submit status report of ongoing trail against Sajjan Kumar
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde and SA Nazeer, JJ has asked the CBI to apprise it of the status of
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Widow can’t claim ownership over a mutated property under Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act
Supreme Court: In a case where a widow claimed possession of a property mutated in her name on the basis of the oral gift from her husband before
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Judicial Independence versus RTI: 5-judge bench reserves verdict
Supreme Court: After hearing Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Supreme Court and advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the RTI activist
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SC agrees to hear petition seeking stay on release of PM Biopic starring Vivek Oberoi
Supreme Court: The Court has agreed to hear on April 8 advocate Aman Panwar, spokesperson of the Congress’s plea seeking stay on
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Payment of Gratuity Act applies to employees of the local bodies
Supreme Court: In the case where the employees of Municipal Corporation governed by the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 claimed gratuity
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RBI refuses to disclose information under RTI; SC reserves judgment
Supreme Court: The Court has reserved order on two contempt petitions filed against Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not complying with
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No bail for businessman Zahoor Watali accused in a terror funding case
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has set aside the order of the Delhi High Court granting
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SC declares February 2018 RBI Circular ultra vires
Supreme Court: Holding the Reserve Bank of India [RBI] Circular issued on 12.02.2018 ultra vires Section 35AA of the Banking Regulation Act,
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Hardik Patel moves SC seeking suspension of his conviction in 2015 riots case; SC refuses urgent hearing
Supreme Court: The Court has refused to accord urgent hearing to Congress leader Hardik Patel’s plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order
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Court can’t directly appoint arbitrator if parties have not exhausted remedies under Arbitration Agreement
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that the Chief Justice or his Designate, in exercise
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Employee is entitled to full back wages if charges against him are found to be malicious
Supreme Court: The bench of L Nageswara Rao and MR Shah, JJ held that a man, by virtue of the disciplinary proceedings
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Immigrants in Detention Centres in Assam: SC comes down heavily on the State
Supreme Court: Expressing displeasure over the absence of Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar during a hearing on the plea seeking humane treatment
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VVPAT Issue: Opposition Parties directed to respond to EC’s affidavit by April 8
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna and Deepak Gupta, JJ has has asked 21 opposition parties
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – March 2019
TOP STORIES Ayodhya Dispute to be settled by a ‘confidential’ Court monitored mediation; No Gag order passed A 5-judge bench referred the Ram
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