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SC refuses to revoke Delhi ban on big cars of Toyota, Mercedes asking “are...
Live Law News Network"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" the Supreme Court today asked the lawyers for Toyota, Mercedes and Mahindra & Mahindra who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi...
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Justice Kapadia remembered by his former colleagues
Live Law News NetworkThe Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S.Thakur, while releasing a book in New Delhi, fondly recalled Justice Kapadia. "I was selected by Justice Kapadia for the Supreme Court...
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Odd Even Formula: CJI T.S. Thakur and Justice A.K. Sikri car pool to work...
Apoorva MandhaniLeading by example, Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, and Justice A.K. Sikri have decided to car pool to Court everyday for the next fifteen days, despite being exempt from the...
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Motor Accident Claims; SC cautions Courts against Hyper Technical approach in...
Ashok KM There is no bar to a claim petition being filed at a place where the insurance company, which is the main contesting parties in such cases, has its business. In such cases, there is no...
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Breaking; SC Registrar cannot be directed under RTI Act to maintain records...
Apoorva MandhaniA Division Bench of Delhi High court comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath on Wednesday ruled that the SC Registrar cannot be directed under the RTI Act to maintain...
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CAG report cannot be used as a foundation to build up criminal case;...
Ashok KM The CAG report wherefore since not available for judicial scrutiny, in my considered opinion, cannot be used as a foundation to build up a criminal case and cannot be made a part of...
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Breaking; Supreme Court dismisses Mumbai Encounter Cops’ appeal against stay...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Pinaki Ghosh and Amitava Roy today dismissed the SLP filed by 11 convicted encounter cops, against the Bombay High Court’s stay on the...
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RWAs move SC for CAG audit of Delhi Power Companies [Read Petition]
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today admitted for hearing a petition filed by an NGO challenging the October 30, 2015 judgment of the Delhi High Court which ruled that the Comptroller and...
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No SC/ST Quota for reservation for promotion in Public Sector Banks: Supreme...
Ashok KMSupreme Court has held that there is no SC/ST quota for promotion in Public Sector banks, reviewing its earlier judgment which had directed the banks to directions to make provision for...
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Supreme Court asks courts not to allow “Court Haunting” by “Unscrupulous...
Ashok KMSolely because an accused has filed an application for transfer, he is not required to express his disinclination. He is required under law to do his duty. He has to perform his duty and not to...
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Unique PIL in SC –‘Apex court Judges be allowed to hold office as long as...
Live Law News NetworkAmidst the raging debate over post-retirement jobs for judges of higher judiciary, a unique kind of PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court to permit apex court judges to remain in...
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Exclusive: Rajiv Assassination Convict’s mother approaches the TN Govt. to...
LiveLaw Research TeamArputham Ammal, mother of AG Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on 6 January formally submitted a petition in the Tamil Nadu Chief...
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Supreme Court quashes Perjury Proceedings against Forensic Expert, who turned...
Ashok KM Merely because an expert has tendered an opinion while also furnishing the basis of the opinion and that too without being conclusive and definite, it cannot be said that he has committed...
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Consensual Sex without any deliberation about Marriage is not rape under...
Ashok KMThe Supreme Court has observed that if no deliberation about marriage between the prosecutrix and the accused took place before the alleged sexual contact which was consensual, it cannot be...
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Delhi HC moots ‘pragmatic and liberal approach’ in allowing witnesses to...
Ashok KM “There may be situations where a witness even though within the city may still want the evidence to be recorded through video conferencing in order to save time or avoid inconvenience, the...
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up 2016 (Week 1 – Jan 4-8)
Ashok KMJudgments Motor Accident Claims; SC cautions Courts against Hyper Technical approach 1. MALATI SARDAR vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD The Supreme Court restated its earlier position in...
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SC wants Harsher Punishment for those convicted of raping, abusing children;...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today asked the parliament to consider making a separate law for awarding harsher punishment to those convicted of raping, molesting or sexually abusing children...
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Odd-Even Scheme: Delhi HC dismisses 10 petitions, asks State to file reply on...
Apoorva MandhaniProviding a respite to Delhi Government, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed 10 out of 11 Writ Petitions challenging the State’s odd-even formula. The Bench,...
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Unhealthy trend of filing False Affidavits should be strongly discouraged...
Ashok KM This is illustrative of the malaise that is slowly but surely creeping in. This ‘trend’ is certainly an unhealthy one that should be strongly discouraged, well before the filing of false...
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Supreme Court set to hear the challenge to Sabarimala Temple’s restrictions...
LiveLaw Research TeamA Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, Pinaki Chandra Ghose and NV Ramana today briefly heard the writ petition (civil) 373 of 2006 filed by Indian Young Lawyers...
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