mumbai e-bus tender
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Courts should not use a magnifying glass while scanning the tenders and make every small mistake appear like a big blunder. In fact, the courts must give ‘fair play in the joints’ to the government and public sector undertakings in matters of contract”.

new parliament building
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Supreme Court said that the petitioner has no locus to file the petition to sought inauguration of new Parliament building by the President and not the Prime Minister of India and that he should be grateful that the Court is not imposing any costs on him.

satyendar jain news
Case BriefsSupreme Court

As per reports, Jain was admitted to ICU on Thursday after collapsing in the prison due to dizziness.

judicial officers' pension
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“To be truly unified both in form and in substance, there must be integration in terms of pay, pension and other service conditions between the District Judiciary, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. Hence, any increase in the salary of the judges of the High Court must reflect in the same proportion to the judges in the District Judiciary.”

contempt of court by indian based us resident
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The contempt petition against the US resident was outcome of matrimonial dispute as he had committed breach of settlement orders and showed scant respect for the Court by defying the orders of the Court.

cash for job scam
Case BriefsSupreme Court

What was compromised between the complainant and accused is not just their disputes, but justice, fair play, good conscience and the fundamental principles of criminal jurisprudence. In fact, the case at hand is one where there are two teams, but no one knows who is playing for which team and where the match was fixed.

justice abhay s. oka
Know thy Judge

Looking into Justice Abhay S. Oka’s life, career and important judgments which have been instrumental in protecting the rights of marginalized communities and promoting freedom of expression, thereby making him a harbinger of social change and preserver of administrative accountability.

appointment of arbitrator
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that whether any particular facts constitute a cause of action has to be determined with reference to the facts of each case and with reference to the substance, rather than the form of the action. If an infringement of a right happens at a particular time, the whole cause of action will be said to have arisen then and there.

reliance mediaworks
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The impugned judgment was based on an undertaking agreed between the parties wherein Cinema Ventures were to pay the default amount, failing which the right to walk, take over and run the cinema hall will be owned by Dart Properties Private Limited.

frivolous litigation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that just as bad coins drive out good coins from circulation, bad cases drive out good cases from being heard on time.

rathi steels
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Dormaan Jamshid Dalal†

artificial intelligence
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The bids have been invited from experienced firms for Design, Development and implementation of AI solutions, tools.

rajasthan civil judge recruitment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Justice Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi delivered their split verdicts while examining the challenge raised against the Judgment of Rajasthan High Court, dismissing the appeals of the qualified candidates of OBC, EWS category.

tamil nadu highways act 2001
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme discussed the very foundation of Article 254(2) of the Constitution and commented that comparing two legislations of State and Centre would be akin to comparing chalk and cheese, i.e., two essentially unequal entities.

courtroom practice
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Shubham Priyadarshi*

Op EdsOP. ED.

by Prashant Tripathi†

justice a. s. bopanna
Know thy Judge

Justice A.S. Bopanna, who started his legal career in the year 1984, is the first person from Coorg district in Karnataka to be elevated to the Supreme Court.

deferred payment of emi by homebuyers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court granted interim relief to the homebuyers viewing the interim protection granted by the Delhi High Court vide order dated 25-05-2022.

article 142 of the constitution
Case BriefsSupreme Court

This ruling is significant in the light of the judgment dated 01-05-2023, wherein the Constitution Bench had held that the Supreme Court has the power to dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India.

trespassing and destruction of property
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court considered the fact of inordinate delay of 3 years in filing the FIR.