COVID-19| SC disposes of the petition after ICAI postpones CA exams to November 2020
Supreme Court: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has submitted before the Supreme Court that the May cycle exams, slated
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SC upholds Travancore royal family’s right in administration of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra, JJ has upheld the rights of the Travancore royal family in the
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Final Year student writes to Chief Justice of Bombay High Court over UGC’s Guidelines on conduct of exams
A final year student has written to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court raising concerns over the guidelines issued by UGC
Continue readingDelhi HC| Reconstitution of Delhi School Management Committees postponed till next hearing
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SC issues notice to Centre and Assam on plea challenging the process of delimitation of Constituencies
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ, RS Reddy, AS Bopanna, JJ has sought responses from the Centre and the
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COVID-19| Migrant Labourers: SC pulls up Maharashtra for lapses; says “this is not an adversarial litigation”
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ pulled up State of Maharashtra for submitting that
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US SC asks President Trump to release his financial records to NY prosecutors but not to Congress
US SC: In a high-profile set of rulings, the US Supreme Court has, in a 7:2 verdict, held that the t President
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Even non-payment of entire sale consideration cannot be a ground cancellation of sale deed: SC
Supreme Court: The 2-judge bench of Indu Malhotra and L Nageswara Rao, JJ has held that even when the entire sale consideration
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‘Undemocratic’ Circular Seeking Reconstitution of School Management Committees in Delhi challenged
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NLU Jodhpur student’s death: SC asks Rajasthan Police to complete the investigation within 2 months
Supreme Court: A bench headed by RF Nariman, J has granted Rajasthan Police two months deadline to complete the investigation into the
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Unitech’s Sanjay Chandra gets interim bail as parents hospitalised after testing COVID-19 positive
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ has granted bail to former Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra after
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SC extends stay on coercive action against Amish Devgan for remarks on Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has extended it’s order directing no coercive action to be taken
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Plea against SC Registry alleging bias in listing matters dismissed with a cost of Rs. 100 [Full Report]
Supreme Court: In a case where a Supreme Court Advocate Reepak Kansal had filed a writ against various officers of the Supreme
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COVID-19| CA Exams: ICAI gets a week’s time to assess if it’s possible to conduct exams this year
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ gives more time to ICAI after it submits
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1984 Anti-Sikh riots| No interim bail to COVID-19 positive convict Mahendra Singh Yadav
Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee and BR Gavai, JJ has refused to grant interim bail to Mahendra Singh Yadav, co-convict
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COVID-19 and Supreme Court – June roundup
JUDGMENTS/ORDERS Procedural Relaxations| SC’s March 23 order on extension of limitation not applicable to the period of filing charge sheet under Section
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – June 2020
TOP STORIES COVID-19 Procedural Relaxations| SC’s March 23 order on extension of limitation not applicable to the period of filing charge sheet
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Treating ‘loss of love and affection’ as a separate head not justified when compensation for ‘loss of consortium’ already awarded
Supreme Court: Taking note of the fact that several Tribunals and High Courts have been awarding compensation for both loss of consortium
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COVID-19| Unlock 2 guidelines: Here’s what’s permitted and what’s not
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued new guidelines for phased re-opening of areas outside Containment Zones. The following guidelines shall remain in
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COVID-19| CA Exams: SC asks ICAI to submit modified Notification with a flexible opt-out scheme by Thursday
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has asked ICAI to issue fresh Notification for
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