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Supreme Court’s Constitution bench directs appointment of CEC and EC on advise of the committee consisting of the PM, leader of opposition and the CJI

Supreme Court directs appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on advise of the committee consisting of the Prime Minister, leader of opposition and the Chief Justice of India

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A Comprehensive Analysis on Judicial Legislation in India

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Case Briefs Supreme Court

Payment of Gratuity Act | Whether 2010 amendment in Gratuity Act contemplating Rs 10 lakhs as amount of gratuity would have retrospective effect?

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., addressed whether the 2010 amendment of Payment of Gratuity Act

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Read SC’s opinion on HC’s developing a practice of calling upon Public Officers at drop of a hat and exerting direct or indirect pressure

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta, JJ., while addressing the matter, expressed that, The public officers

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Ban Online Games or not? Read HC’s opinion on not entering into such matters. Is it a policy matter? [Detailed Report]

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J., while addressing a matter with respect to menace

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Executive instruction cannot supersede or override statutory provision; Impugned order being an executive instruction has to yield to R. 51 of Odisha Excise Rules

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and K.R. Mohapatra, J. set aside the impugned order being ultra vires

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Bom HC | “Black sheep are found in all walks of life and in all spheres”: HC issues directions to executive in light of upholding the rights of citizens

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., while addressing the instant PIL, observed that,

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Del HC |”Court cannot direct or advise executive in matters of policy”; Plea for extending benefits of Hazard or Risk Pay to health workers dealing with COVID19 dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing a petition with regard to extending benefits of Hazard

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Construction of roads fall in the executive realm and cannot be brought under judicial review proceeding under Art. 226

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed a petition filed seeking laying of

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | People have a right to criticize the dispensation running the administration of the country: be it the Executive, Judiciary or the Legislature

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, J. directed a case concerning the arrest of a freelance journalist to be listed for hearing in January,