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Supreme Court Overrules Allahabad High Court's Protection from Arrest Orders in Arms License Forgery Case
The Supreme Court emphasizes the impermissibility of granting arrest protection while dismissing quashing petitions, ali...
No Suspension of sentence or grant of bail during appeal where role of the accused is grave and evidence against him substantial.
Supreme Court Overturns Bihar High Court's Bail Order for Murder Convicts SC emphasizes cautious approach in granting ba...
Local bodies polls to be held by April next year, Rajasthan govt assures SC
The state will hold elections in over 11,000 gram panchayats and 309 urban local bodies. Former MLA Sanyam Lodha and oth...
SC agrees to hear SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea seeking bail
The counsel for the state had contended before the high court that there was substantial evidence against Majithia estab...
SC issues notice on woman lawyer's plea alleging custodial sexual assault at Noida police station
The plea said the petitioner was targeted solely for discharging her professional duty and insisting on mandatory regist...
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Passport Renewal Amid Criminal Proceedings
Judicial permissions and safeguards allow passport renewal despite pending criminal cases, reinforcing personal liberty ...
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Software Engineer, Emphasizes Need for Specificity in Dowry Allegations
Supreme Court cautions against misuse of legal provisions in matrimonial disputes, highlights requirement for detailed a...
Phone-tapping case: SC extends ex-Telangana SIB chief's police custody till Dec 25
The apex court on May 29 granted interim protection from coercive action to Rao and directed him to give an undertaking ...
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Constable for Bigamy
Judicial Review Limited in Disciplinary Proceedings; High Court's Judgment Overturned...
Supreme Court Denies Relief to Petitioner for Misuse of Free Expression Rights
Gurudath Shetty K's plea dismissed; Supreme Court advises seeking remedy in jurisdictional High Court ...
Supreme Court Reaffirms Exclusive Authority of Constitutional Courts in Life Imprisonment Sentences
Sessions Courts Cannot Impose Life Imprisonment Till Natural Life or Restrict Remission Rights, Rules Apex Court...
Supreme Court Quashes Naming of Revenue Villages in Rajasthan
Apex Court Upholds Policy Against Naming Villages After Individuals to Preserve Communal Harmony...
Circumstantial evidence can be used for conviction if it leads to guilt only: SC
"The present case is one where except for the evidence of last seen together, there is no other corroborative evidence a...
Only constitutional courts can confer life imprisonment without remission: SC
"The sentence of life imprisonment cannot be directed to be till the end of natural life, by the sessions court which di...
SC asks EC to consider representations for extension of SIR deadline in UP, Kerala
Ramachandran assailed the conceptual foundation of the SIR and urged that the poll panel's constitutional mandate is to ...
New labour reforms belong to future, deserve fair implementation: Justice Manmohan
"The consolidation of nearly 29-30 Central labour enactments into four labour codes seeks to strike a balance between ea...
Ex-HC judges working as ad-hoc ones can preside over single-judge, division benches
The court had said, "In other words, the requirement that vacancies should not be more than 20 per cent of the sanctione...
Can't keep him in this stage: SC to meet parents of man in coma for over 12 years
The top court had said Rana was not on a ventilator or on other mechanical support to sustain life and rather, was being...
SC dismisses plea against MP HC order in land acquisition matter for Mahakal Lok Parishar
The counsel appearing for the state had argued before the high court that the entire project of development of Mahakal P...
Stray dogs case: We will play video, ask you what is humanity, SC tells petitioner
On November 7, taking note of the "alarming rise" in dog bite incidents within institutional areas like educational inst...
Prevention of Corruption : Freezing of Bank Accounts under the Act - Accounts can not be defrozen
PC Act - Seizing of Property during investigation and confiscation are distinct and not mutually exclusive. Supreme Cour...
SC adjourns till January Baghel's son plea against arrest in liquor scam case
Investigation agencies, including the CBI and ED, are probing several cases related to the Mahadev betting app and rice ...
Insolvency : Pre-existing disputes by a corporate debtor not sufficient to reject an application under Section 9
Supreme Court Restores NCLT's Order, Overturns NCLAT's Judgment in Insolvency Dispute Mere Moonshine Defence of Pre-Exis...
Stray dogs case: We will play video, ask you what is humanity, SC tells petitioner
The bench had directed the authorities to ensure the removal of all cattle and other stray animals from state highways, ...
Conviction under SC/ST Act : Accused must have knowledge of the caste status of the victim
Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence in Telangana Rape-Murder Case Conviction under SC/ST Act Overturned; Sentence Reduc...
Trend of judges passing many orders before retirement like batter hitting sixes in final over: SC
The Madhya Pradesh judicial officer, who was due to retire on November 30, was suspended on November 19, allegedly becau...
Will - Testimony of attesting witnesses - Leading questions in cross-examination permissible and responses have probative value.
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Heir in Will, Overturns Lower Court Rulings Apex Court Validates Will Execution and A...
Consensus reached on appointment of VCs in Kerala varsities, governor tells SC
On November 28, the top court took serious exception to the Kerala governor and chancellor "not looking" at the Dhulia C...
Whether a member qualifies as a "party" and its entitlement to invoke arbitration to be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Tribunal Constitution in APGENCO-Tecpro Dispute Apex Court Confirms Limited Role of Refer...
SC regularises BDS degrees of students granted relaxation in NEET percentile in Rajasthan
The top court further said all students who are being benefitted by these directions shall file an undertaking with the ...
No interfere with an acquittal unless there are compelling reasons or glaring errors in the judgment
Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Acquittal in Raj Pal Singh v. Rajveer Case Supreme Court affirms High Court's decisio...
Employees recruited through same examination and allocated to different departments are entitled to parity in pay scale
Supreme Court Upholds Pay Parity for Jharkhand Employees Apex Court Restores Single Judge’s Order Granting Higher Pay Sc...
Rape : Victim and her husband turned hostile - Court cannot presume that witnesses, won over by accused
Supreme Court Acquits Doctor Accused of Rape Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence Conviction Overturned by Supreme Cour...
Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision in Urban Administration Case
Special Leave Petition by Mohammed Taiyab Dismissed; No Interference in High Court's Judgment...
SC quashes FIR against Karnataka BJP MLA R Ashoka in land allotment corruption case
A complaint was filed that during his tenure, illegal allotment of government land meant for SC/ST and the poor was made...
SC allows Delhi govt to act against old vehicles which are not BS-IV compliant
The submission was supported by senior advocate Aparajita Singh, who is assisting the bench as an amicus curiae, saying ...