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Supreme Court

This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 upheld

Supreme Court: Upholding the constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 a bench comprising

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Published on December 5, 2019December 9, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC bars Chidambaram from giving press interviews, while granting him bail in INX Media case

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., addressed the appeal filed by the former Finance

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Published on December 4, 2019December 10, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC | Contents of pen drive/memory card amount to documentary evidence

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ. has held that the contents of a memory card

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Published on December 3, 2019December 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC | Thrust of JJ Act is that even if a “Juvenile” is convicted, same should be obliterated as a normal person, without any stigma

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ., dismissed an appeal with respect to the denial of

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Published on December 2, 2019December 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court | Expert Committee directed to enquire aspects upon need for disinfection of aircraft to control spread of vector-borne diseases

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. directed an expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Health

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Published on December 2, 2019December 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 struck down. Here’s why

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has held that Section 87 of the Arbitration

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Published on November 27, 2019November 29, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Maharashtra Political Crisis| Floor test to be conducted on tomorrow; Proceedings to be live telecast [Full Report]

“There is no gainsaying that the boundaries between the jurisdiction of Courts and Parliamentary independence have been contested for a long time.

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Published on November 26, 2019December 3, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Breaking | #Maharashtra Political Crisis | Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Maharashtra Govt, Devendra Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar on Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea

Supreme Court’s three-judge bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., heard the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea today against the

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Published on November 24, 2019November 29, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Victim’s counsel can make up for deficiencies in the prosecution case but can’t argue the case

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to the extent to which a victim’s counsel can participate in the prosecution of a

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Published on November 21, 2019November 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

NCLAT’s order set aside in Essar Steel Insolvency case; Key issues on Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process answered

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has set aside the NCLAT order dated 04.07.2019

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Published on November 16, 2019November 20, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC refuses to strike down provision relating to an NRI’s right to claim eviction under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has refused to hold  Section

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Published on November 15, 2019November 18, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC dismisses the petition seeking review of the Rafale Verdict [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has dismissed the the petition

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Published on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Karnataka MLAs Disqualification case: Read why SC ‘partly’ upheld Speaker’s order [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna, and Krishna Murari, JJ has upheld the speaker’s orders dated 25.07.2019 and

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Published on November 13, 2019November 14, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Architects Act, 1972 will prevail over AICTE Act as far as recognition of degrees and diplomas of architecture education is concerned

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Anirudhha Bose, JJ has held that norms and Regulations

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Published on November 11, 2019November 14, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rape & murder of a 10-year-old & her brother: SC refuses to review it’s 2:1 verdict awarding death sentence

Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and

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Published on November 7, 2019November 13, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Tata’s Housing project in Chandigarh stalled for being ‘too close’ to Sukhna Lake & Widlife Sanctuary

Supreme Court: In the matter concerning the housing project, on the ground that the area in question falls within the catchment area

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Published on November 6, 2019November 8, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC directs Orissa govt. to to depute full time Chief Administrator for Shri Jagannath Temple to ensure peaceful darshan [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhatt, JJ issued a slew of directions to ensure

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Published on November 5, 2019November 8, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

When a woman says she did not consent to a physical relationship, court should not presume otherwise

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the verdict of Gujarat High Court that quashed the criminal proceedings against a man accused for

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Published on November 2, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

What is the procedure to be followed by Municipal Corporations for demolishing an illegal construction? SC elucidates

Supreme Court: Holding that Geopmapping is the answer to issue of the illegal constructions, the bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose,

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Published on October 30, 2019September 12, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

In a big blow to the Telecom Sector, SC refuses to change AGR definition [Full report]

Supreme Court: Refusing to change the definition of gross revenue as defined in clause 19.1 of the licence agreement granted by the

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Published on October 25, 2019November 2, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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