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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | Salary not to be granted for period when rejoining of services was offered by a convicted employee when he was out on bail but was not acquitted

Patna High Court: Madhuresh Prasad, J. disposed of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner was not incarcerated when joining

Published on November 13, 2019November 29, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

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

Published on March 2, 2019March 6, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Candidates with criminal antecedents| Parliament has exclusive jurisdiction to lay down disqualification for membership; Court cannot legislate: SC

Though criminalization in politics is a bitter manifest truth, which is a termite to the citadel of democracy, be that as it

Published on September 25, 2018May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Breaking| A time has come that Parliament must make law to ensure that persons facing serious criminal cases do not enter into the political stream: SC

Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and R.F. Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra,

Published on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Politicians facing charges whether to contest elections — SC to pronounce verdict today

Supreme Court: A 5-Judge Constitution Bench  comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and R.F. Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra,

Published on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Collector directed to exercise discretion under Section 14B of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act

Bombay High Court: A writ petition filed against the decision of the Collector was allowed holding that the Collector ought to have

Published on May 15, 2018June 19, 2018By Saba
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Hot Off The PressNews

Constitute Special Courts for disposal of cases against MPs and MLAs: SC to Centre

Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha, JJ asked the Central Government to constitute Special Courts to deal with

Published on November 1, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Supreme Court agrees to hear the petition challenging Nitish Kumar’s Legislative Council membership

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar, JJ allowed the petition seeking cancellation of Bihar

Published on August 1, 2017August 1, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif; said he is not honest to be a Member of Parliament [Full Excerpt of Judgment]

Pakistan Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Ejaz Afzal Khan, Gulzar Ahmed, Sh. Azmat Seed and Ijaz Ul

Published on July 28, 2017August 4, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Disqualification from contesting as candidate in a local authority election on ground of defection, upheld

Kerala High Court: In a writ filed by the petitioner against an order of the Kerala State Election Commission, according to which

Published on July 13, 2017July 13, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

BCCI bound to honour the contracts with State Associations to avoid impediment to holding of matches

Supreme Court: Considering the fact that there is a test match which is going to be played between India and Australia tomorrow

Published on March 24, 2017March 31, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

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

Published on January 20, 2017February 27, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Anurag Thakur removed as BCCI President, Ajay Shirke removed as BCCI Secretary

Supreme Court: Directing that Anurag Thakur, President of BCCI and Ajay Shirke, Secretary, BCCI shall forthwith cease and desist from being associated

Published on January 2, 2017January 13, 2017By SM
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Invalidation of caste claim will result in automatic disqualification and termination of election

Bombay High Court: While upholding an order passed by the Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporation wherein the petitioner was declared disqualified and his

Published on November 2, 2016November 27, 2016By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petitions challenging the disqualification of 9 rebel Congress MLAs from Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: While deciding the issue that whether the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly followed the principles of natural justice,

Published on May 9, 2016June 27, 2016By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

Prime Minister to decide the disqualification of minister of Council of Ministers having criminal antecedents

Supreme Court: Dismissing the decade old petition seeking disqualification of the Ministers of the Council of Ministers involved in serious and heinous

Published on August 28, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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