Here’s why Supreme Court held that the Office of CJI comes under the purview of RTI
Supreme Court: In yet another historic verdict, the 5-judge constitution Bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and NV Ramana, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Deepak
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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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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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Ayodhya Verdict| Here’s why the 5-judge bench unanimously held that the disputed site belongs to Hindus [Detailed report]
Supreme Court: “This Court as the final arbiter must preserve the sense of balance that the beliefs of one citizen do not
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BREAKING| Ram Mandir to be built on disputed Ayodhya site; Alternate land of 5 acres to be alloted for construction of Mosque
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ, S.A. Bobde, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ, has
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BREAKING| 5-judge bench to pronounce Ayodhya verdict tomorrow
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ, S.A. Bobde, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ will
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Ayodhya verdict| CJI meets UP Chief Secretary, DGP to take stock of law and order situation in the State
Supreme Court: Ahead of the impending verdict in the Ayodhya case, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi held a meeting on Friday
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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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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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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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Delhi-NCR Pollution| Crop stubble burning must stop immediately and all states must do everything to stop it: SC
Supreme Court: Holding the State Governments responsible for the current situation of air pollution prevailing in Delhi-NCR, the Court has said, “People
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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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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – October 2019
TOP NEWS AYODHYA HEARING| 40-days hearing comes to an end; Verdict reserved The Court had, though, initially set October 18 as the
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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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Former SC Judge & Karnataka Lokayukta Justice NG Venkatachala passes away
Former Supreme Court judge and former Lokayukta of state of Karnataka Justice NG Venkatachala has passed away at the age of 89. Born in an
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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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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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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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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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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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