Respecting the National Song is not a fundamental duty under Article 51-A of the Constitution
Supreme Court: In the writ petition where it was prayed a National Policy be framed to promote and propagate the National Anthem,
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Search Engines to constitute ‘In-house Expert Body’ to delete ‘Gender selection’ related searches
Supreme Court: The Bench of Dipak Misra and R. Banumathi, JJ directed Google India, Yahoo! India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt. to
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Rajdev Ranjan Murder: Md. Shahabuddin transferred to Tihar Jail; Trial to be conducted by video conferencing
Supreme Court: The Bench of Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, JJ directed the State of Bihar to transfer M. Shahabuddin, from Siwan
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No need to stand in the cinema hall when National Anthem is a part of the storyline
Supreme Court: Modifying the order dated 30.11.2016, where it was directed that all the cinema halls in India shall play the National
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DA Case: Sasikala and aides found guilty; Trial Court’s order of conviction restored
Supreme Court: Writing down a hefty 570-page judgement, the Bench of P.C. Ghose and Amitava Roy, JJ restored the conviction order of
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VYAPAM Scam: No relief to 634 students who had gained admission to MBBS course by using unfair means
Supreme Court: In the matter where the appellants had challenged the order cancelling the admissions to Medical Institutes in the wake of
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Justice Karnan fails to appear in the contempt proceedings; Unauthorised counsel appear before the Court
Supreme Court: Due to non-appearance of Justice C.S. Karnan before the Court in the contempt proceedings initiated against him, the 7-judge bench
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Karnataka State Law granting consequential seniority to the Government servants belonging to SC/ST Category, held unconstitutional
Supreme Court: Deciding the validity of the Karnataka Determination of Seniority of the Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (To
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Uphaar Tragedy: Sushil Ansal’s sentence of one year imprisonment reduced to the period undergone owing to the old age
Supreme Court: In the review petition seeking modification of sentence awarded to Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, convicted in the Uphaar Tragedy,
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Married female tenant’s sibling is neither an “heir” nor a “family” under the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972
Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra and R. Banumathi, JJ held that the brother of a married female tenant is neither
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Justice Karnan, sitting Judge of Calcutta High Court, restrained from handling any judicial or administrative work
Supreme Court: The 7-Judge Bench of Jagdish Singh Khehar, CJ and six senior most Judges of the Supreme Court, Dipak Misra, J.
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Sahara Matter: SEBI directed to attach the Subrata Roy’s Aamby Valley property
Supreme Court: Allowing SEBI to attach the properties belonging to Sahara Group, the Court directed Sahara to file a list of properties
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Chit-fund Scam: Manoranjana Sinh granted bail with riders
Supreme Court: Granting bail to Manoranjana Sinh, the accused in the infamous “Chit-fund scam” involving the Saradha Group of Companies, the Court
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Annual Confidential Report cannot be ignored for the purposes of promotion merely on the ground that it was written after some delay
Supreme Court: Answering the question as to whether the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of an officer could be ignored for the purposes
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Nirbhaya Case: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal against capital punishment of accused persons
Supreme Court: Agreeing to hear the appeal against the capital punishment imposed on the convicts in the infamous ‘Nirbhaya’ case, the 3-judge
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Once cognizance has been taken, Magistrate cannot suo motu direct further investigation
Supreme Court: Interpreting Section 173 CrPC with reference to the power of the investigative agency, the Court said that the un-amended and
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Armed Forces Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear the appeals arising out of court martial verdicts qua GREF personnel
Supreme Court: Deciding the question as to the scope of power of Armed Forces Tribunal to hear the appeals arising out of
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Process of appointment of Principal in Minority Institution is open to Judicial Review
Supreme Court: Dealing with an important question as to whether the process of appointment of a principal in minority institution is open
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Being an “absconder” is not same as being “underground” to claim benefit under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980
Supreme Court: In the case where the widow of Lt. Hari Kant Jha, a freedom fighter who was accused and arrested in
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“Retrial” can be ordered only when the omission or irregularity has occasioned in failure of justice
Supreme Court: Clearing the air over the power of the Courts to order “retrial”, the Court said that though the word “retrial”
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