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Del HC | Whether once a bench of SC has doubted correctness of an earlier bench of co-equal strength, and referred the issue to a larger bench, Courts lower in hierarchy should continue to follow earlier decision – Is it debatable?

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J. observed that, The question of whether, once a bench of the Supreme Court has doubted

Published on August 21, 2021August 27, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

[Women in Army] Supreme Court issues interim direction allowing women to participate in NDA exams

Supreme Court: Taking a significant step towards gender equality, the Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., issued interim

Published on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Is officer-in-charge obligated to arrest each and every accused at the time of filing chargesheet? SC answers in negative, holds it is contrary to intent of S. 170 CrPC

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. has held that if the Investigating Officer does not

Published on August 20, 2021August 27, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC sets free three murder convicts finding investigation was done under political pressure to allow real culprits escape by burying the truth fathom deep

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. reversed concurrent judgments of the trial court and the Madhya

Published on August 19, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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SC Collegium approves proposal for appointment of 1 Additional Judge as Permanent Judge of Calcutta HC

Supreme Court Collegium Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of Shri Justice Kausik Chanda, Additional Judge of the

Published on August 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Supreme Court Collegium | 6 Additional Judges approved for appointment as Permanent Judges of Karnataka HC

Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of following Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court as Permanent Judges

Published on August 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Collegium recommends 9 names for elevation as SC Judges. Three women and former ASG included

Collegium Statement Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices / Judges of the High Courts and a Bar

Published on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

[Consumer Rights] SC takes cognizance of Government’s lackadaisical attitude towards consumer empowerment; Issues directions to conduct a Legislative Impact Study on Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Supreme Court: Opining that empowerment of the consumers is the legislative intent behind the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the ground reality

Published on August 18, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can putting thumb impression instead of sign cause adverse presumption on genuineness of deed. What is proper stage to object regarding mode of proof? SC discusses

Supreme Court: Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., expressed that, Key characteristic of thumb impression is that every person

Published on August 18, 2021August 20, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Overruling versus Reversal: SC explains mere overruling of principles by subsequent judgment will not dilute binding effect of decision inter partes

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, JJ. held that there is a distinction between overruling a

Published on August 18, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rent Act would not come to the aid of a “tenant-­in-­sufferance” vis-­à-­vis SARFAESI Act due to operation of S. 13(2) read with S. 13(13) of SARFAESI Act: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, JJ., addressed a pertinent issue of whether the rent act

Published on August 18, 2021August 20, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Misbranding of Insecticides: SC enunciates law on limitation period for filing complaints in cases of misbranding punishable under S. 29 of Insecticides Act

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Navin Sinha and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. held that the period of limitation for filing

Published on August 17, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme 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

Published on August 16, 2021August 20, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

‘Natural human conduct is to first save oneself’: SC acquits woman accused of setting husband’s first wife on fire and coming out unscathed from conflagrant house

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. reversed the conviction of the accussed−appellant who was convicted

Published on August 13, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Right to Shelter v. Right to Government Accommodation | 15 years after superannuation, a Govt. Employee still accommodated at Govt. accommodation: Does SC finds this legitimized? Explained crisply

“Displaced persons cannot occupy government accommodation.”

Published on August 13, 2021August 20, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC issues directions to make voter’s right to information more effective; penalises political parties for non-compliance with earlier directions regarding disclosure of criminal antecedents: Read full report

“The nation continues to wait, and is losing patience. Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate

Published on August 13, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Know thy Judge

A Multifaceted Expert — Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

by Sucheta Sarkar†

Published on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Foreign arbitral award enforceable against non-signatories to agreement; ‘perversity’ no longer a ground to challenge foreign award; tort claims arising in connection with agreement are arbitrable: SC expounds law on foreign awards

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of R.F. Nariman and B.R. Gavai, JJ. held that a foreign arbitral award is enforceable against

Published on August 11, 2021August 12, 2021By Editor_4
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AOR Examination 2021 | Rescheduled dates notified; Candidates to intimate Registry whether they have been administered both doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 Supreme Court of India notifies that the Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 which was earlier scheduled to be held on 8th,

Published on August 10, 2021October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Whether wilful breach of undertaking given to Court would amount to Contempt of Court under S. 2(b) of Contempt of Courts Act? SC elaborates

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ., observed that, an undertaking given by a party should be

Published on August 10, 2021August 12, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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