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“History has not forgiven the judges who wrote the ADM Jabalpur majority...
LiveLaw News Network"To those of you who grant bail, and before a song from Bollywood becomes our national anthem, read the dissenting judgement of the late Justice H. R. Khanna. Then decide what is...
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‘Test of Prejudice to the Accused’ has to be kept in mind while adding or...
Ashok KM It is the duty of the trial court to bear in mind that no prejudice is caused to the accused as that has the potentiality to affect a fair trial, the Bench said. Supreme Court in Anant Prakash...
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Sales Tax; Time for assessment cannot be extended when the assessment has...
Ashok KM Supreme Court, in State of Punjab Vs. M/s. Shreyans Indus Ltd., has held that power of the Sales Tax Commissioner to extend the time to pass an order on assessment is to be exercised before...
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Delhi Judicial Services -2015 Prelims result declared amidst clouds on final...
Amidst controversies surrounding the Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) 2014 examination, result of prelims of DJS- 2015 has been declared with 849 candidates successful for writing the next stage. For 80...
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Indian born Srikanth Srinivasan being vetted for US Supreme Court Judgeship
Apoorva Mandhani Chandigarh born Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan is being vetted by President Obama as a potential nominee for a Supreme Court vacancy, along with few other candidates. Judge Merrick B....
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up
Ashok KMUndue leniency in awarding sentence to be avoided; SC Supreme Court, in State of M.P. vs. Udaibhan observed that undue leniency in awarding sentence needs to be avoided because it does not have...
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AIBE IX held, evokes mixed response from Newbie Lawyers
LiveLaw News Network Thousands of Lawyers wrote All India Bar Examination (AIBE), an examination to examine an advocate's capability to practice the profession of law, held in various centres across...
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New MoP suggests the Appointment of Three Judges of Supreme Court from...
LiveLaw News Network The Government of India has finalised the new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) on Appointment of Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, reports 'The Indian Express'. As per the...
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Sec 319 CrPC cannot be invoked to add Partnership firm as accused in a Trial...
Ashok KM When the complaint itself is not maintainable in the absence of the partnership firm being a legal entity before the Court and the cognizance and issue of process against the partners alone is...
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Sterling and Wilson bags contract for new solar powered Additional Office...
Apoorva Mandhani Sterling and Wilson Pvt. Ltd. has bagged the mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) contract by the Supreme Court of India, for its two million square feet Additional Office...
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Alabama Supreme Court ruling blocking same sex adoption reversed by SCOTUS...
Ashok KM Supreme Court of United States has reversed Alabama Supreme Court decision which had refused to recognize an out-of-state adoption by a same-sex partner. A Georgia court entered a final...
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Child Marriages do not become automatically void: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
Ashok KM Madras High Court in M. Janaki Vs. K. Vairamuthu, has clarified that Child marriages do not automatically become void. Division Bench comprising of Justices S. Manikumar and C.T. Selvam made...
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Madras HC permits a student branded by the school as ‘mentally unfit’ to...
Ashok KMMadras High Court has asked a school to allow one of its student, which it branded him as ‘mentally unfit”, to appear in Class X theory and practical examination. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana...
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17 Banks move SC to stop Mallya from leaving country; Hearing tomorrow
Live Law News NetworkIn a setback to industrialist Vijay Mallya, the Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea filed by a consortium of 17 PSU banks seeking a direction that he be restrained...
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Women’s Day Special; 10 Recent Judgments that stood by the fight for Women...
Akhila.S It’s another Women’s Day and India still witnesses heated discussions, debates and various events that would lead to what we profoundly call women’s empowerment. The nation had produced women...
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Challenge against Senior Advocates Designation System in Kerala HC; SC asks...
Apoorva MandaniA Division Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the system of designation of lawyers as senior advocates in Kerala High Court. The Bench,...
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SAARC Chief Justices conference: CJI Thakur praises Nepal’s Constitution;...
Apoorva MandaniThe 10th Chief Justices’ Conference held in Kathmandu has adopted a seven point Kathmandu declaration, intending to encourage cooperation in the judicial sector amongst SAARC countries....
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SC notice to centre on PIL for plain packaging of tobacco products [Read...
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Health Ministry on a PIL which sought immediate implementation of plain packaging rules for cigarette and other tobacco products saying...
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Breaking; Strength of Judges in HCs increased by 25%; Memorandum of Procedure...
LiveLaw News Network Union Law Minister Mr. Sadananda Gowda Today said that Government has increased the sanctioned strength of judges in HCs by 25%, in consultation with Chief Justice of India. The...
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Can a Legislator facing Criminal Trial be disqualified at the time of Framing...
A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India in W.P. (Civil) No. 536 of 2011 titled Public Interest Foundation. v. Union of India referred the question ‘whether a legislator facing criminal trial...
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