Can High Court quash proceedings for offences under Section 307 IPC? Here’s what SC said
Supreme Court: On the issue relating to the power of compounding of offences conferred on a court under Section 320 Cr.P.C. and
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SC| No reinvestigation required into Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde and L Nageswara Rao, JJ has held that there are “no grounds” to recall its
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SC| There cannot be a uniform qualification/disqualification for the Board of Directors under the Banking Companies Act
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ has held that there cannot be a uniform qualification or/and
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Motilal Pesticides overruled as it missed the difference in the terms ‘Income’ and ‘Gross Total Income’
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ decided an issue relating to interpretation of
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Direction to implement ‘short-term measures’ for funding for infrastructure of subordinate judiciary issued
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed the short-term measures
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – February 2019
TOP STORIES SC orders forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states The Court has directed
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Is it permissible to draw inference of guilt of illegal gratification in case of death of complainant? Larger bench to decide
Supreme Court: Stating that it has some reservation in respect of the observation and findings recorded by the 3-judge bench of former
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SC directs arrest of Amrapali Group CMD, Anil Sharma and two other directors
Supreme Court: In the case relating to non-delivery of around 42,000 flats to homebuyers by the beleaguered Amrapali Group, the Court has allowed Delhi
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SC stays order for forced eviction of more than 1, 000, 000 forest dwellers
Supreme Court: After the Centre sought stay on the order which directed the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling
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How to know if a temple/mandir is Public or Private? SC enunciates
Supreme Court: In the appeal against the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict that held that Shri Ram Mandir, Indoukh is a public
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Centre seeks stay on SC order directing forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states
Supreme Court: After the Court ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16
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SC| Only the leave for salary is payable would be taken into account for determining the pensionable service
Supreme Court: On the question as to exclusion of unauthorised leaves for determination of pensionary benefits, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde,
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s appeal in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Supreme Court: Recently elevated Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from hearing the appeal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging the
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Should Ayodhya dispute be decided by mediation? SC to decide on March 6 [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ said that it
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Take strong action to prevent boycotts and attacks on Kashmiris: SC tells States/UTs after Pulwama Attack
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, J has asked the Chief Secretaries and DGPs of all the
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Here’s why SC commuted the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI
Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a
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Section 6 of the Public Premises Act must be read independent of Sections 59/61 of the Major Port Trusts Act
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ decided the important question on the meaning,
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SC to consider listing of plea seeking review of its verdict in Rafale Deal case
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L N Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ said that it would consider listing
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SC orders forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states
Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16 states after
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Saradha Chit fund scam: Here’s why Justice L Nageswara Rao recused himself from the matter
Supreme Court: Justice L Nageswara Rao has recused himself from hearing the CBI’s plea alleging obstruction in its probe into the multi-crore Sarada
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