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

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Land Acquisition Hearing| Why Justice Arun Mishra said his recusal would be a grave blunder [Full Report]

Supreme Court: “I would be committing a grave blunder by recusal in the circumstances, on the grounds prayed for, and posterity will

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Published on October 23, 2019November 1, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

INX MEDIA CASE|SC grants bail to P. Chidambaram [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R Banumathi, AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has granted bail to former Finance Minister and

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Published on October 22, 2019November 2, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC quashes trial against a man in a sexual assault case of a 6-year-old. Here’s why

Supreme Court: “The heinous crime committed should not be led into prosecuting a person only because he was part of the Management

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Published on October 18, 2019November 29, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Mere change of address in IT return is not enough; Assessing Officer must be specifically intimated

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, Indira Banerjee and MR Shah, JJ has held that mere mentioning of the new

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Published on October 18, 2019October 24, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

State Legislature cannot enact a law providing a direct appeal to the Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant, JJ has held that a State Legislature cannot enact a law providing

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Published on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC sets aside Delhi High Court stay on proceedings against Gautam Khaitan under Black Money Act

Supreme Court: Setting aside the Delhi High Court order any staying any action against Gautam Khaitan in a case relating to the

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Published on October 16, 2019October 18, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Women who missed 2018 Bihar Police PET due to pregnancy should be considered for appointment

Supreme Court: “The presence of lady members in the police force, considering the crime against women, is a prime need of the

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Published on October 9, 2019October 10, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Aarey Forest Politics| Forest Bench to hear the matter on Oct 21; status quo to be maintained

Supreme Court: A special bench of Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has asked the State of Maharashtra not to cut any

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Published on October 7, 2019October 10, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Poll Affidavit Case| SC quashes clean chit; Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to face trial

Supreme Court: In a major blow to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and

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Published on October 1, 2019October 4, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Can’t treat all of them as a liar”: SC while partially setting aside the 2018 SC/ST Act verdict [Full report]

Supreme Court: Holding that the Court should not have encroached upon the field reserved for the legislature, the 3-judge bench has partially

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Published on October 1, 2019October 4, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

CJM competent to deal with the application moved by the secured creditor under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) is competent to

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Published on September 28, 2019October 4, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Centre to apprise SC on timeline for making & notifying guidelines to curb social media misuse [Full report]

Supreme Court: In the bid to gather information from intermediaries regarding the names of the originators of any message/content/information shared on the

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Published on September 27, 2019October 4, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Section 102 CrPC doesn’t empower police to attach, seize and seal an immovable property

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has held that the power of

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Published on September 24, 2019September 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

State can’t be estopped from withdrawing the exemption from payment of Excise Duty if such withdrawal is in larger public interest

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, MR Shah and BR Gavai, JJ has held that by invoking the doctrine of

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Published on September 19, 2019September 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Words “of the fact that he has attained majority” of Section 32-F of Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 struck down

Supreme Court: Overruling the verdict in Appa Narsappa Magdum [Appa Narsappa Magdum v. Akubai Ganapati Nimbalkar, (1999) 4 SCC 443, the 3-judge

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Published on September 19, 2019September 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

NGOs substantially financed by Government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under RTI Act: SC

Supreme Court: Holding that non­governmental organisations substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h)

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Published on September 17, 2019September 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Portuguese Civil Code applicable to succession of all the properties whether within Goa or outside Goa

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that grant of probate has nothing to do with

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Published on September 16, 2019September 20, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment14816 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Court not bound to grant the relief of specific performance merely because the plaintiff is legally right

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ, while deciding the question whether a vendee who does not perform

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Published on September 12, 2019September 17, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment7548 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

INX Media Case| No anticipatory bail to Chidambaram in ED probe [Full Report]

Supreme Court: In a major blow to Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, the Court has rejected his plea against the Delhi High

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Published on September 5, 2019September 7, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can’t interpret “by another year” under Rule 105 of Delhi School Education Rules 1973 as “by one year at a time”: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr DY Chandrachud and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that the words “by another year” in Rule

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Published on August 29, 2019September 3, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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