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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok KMRape victim allowed to abort 24-week-old foetus as mother’s life in danger The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a 26-year-old alleged rape victim to abort a 24-week old foetus with severe...
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Breaking: Former Chief Ministers are not entitled to Government...
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices Anil R Dave, NV Ramana and R Banumathi, in the case of Lok Prahari vs State of Uttar Pradesh, held that former Chief Ministers are...
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SC Women Lawyers Association suggests hefty fee for viewing porn, revelation...
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association has urged the Supreme Court for introduction of appropriate measures and regulations for curbing pornography viewing. They also propose...
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SC notice to Centre on PIL for combating drug menace in India [Read Petition]
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today issued notice to the Health and Family Welfare ministry on a PIL which sought immediate steps to combat the drug menace in the country. A bench headed by...
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SC rejects Plea against Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court today upheld the clean chit given by the subordinate courts to BJP President Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case and rejected the plea for...
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It is unfortunate that Parties have to undergo another round of litigation...
Ashok KM High Court should deal with all issues and evidence while deciding First Appeal: SC The Supreme Court of India in Madina Begum & Anr. Vs. Shiv Murti Prasad Pandey has observed that it is...
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Lok Sabha passes Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws...
Apoorva Mandhani The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which seeks to amend four laws for...
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SC set to hear plea for review of its 2011 Judgment which said mere...
LiveLaw Research Team The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices J.S.Khehar, V.Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra, is set to hear after four weeks, the plea for reviewing its 2011 Judgment in Arup Bhuyan v...
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SC orders ‘post decisional’ public hearing in Environmental clearance granted...
Ashok KM In a relief to Electrotherm (India) Ltd., the Supreme Court has modified the order of Gujarat High Court which had required it to shut down its Steel and pipe manufacturing plant in Bhachau...
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BCCI appoints Justice Katju to learn implications of Lodha recommendations
LiveLaw News Network Four-member legal panel headed by Katju will also interact with the Lodha panel on various contentious recommendations. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju was today...
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SC set to decide tomorrow whether an MP, expelled by the party, has to suffer...
LiveLaw Research Team The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Arun Mishra and Prafulla C Pant, will deliver its order tomorrow in the case of Amar Singh v Union of India. In 2010, the...
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SC refuses to answer queries raised by Amar, Jayaprada on Anti-defection law
LIveLaw News NetworkIn an anti-climax after lengthy hearings, the Supreme Court today said it will not answer any of the questions raised by expelled Samajwadi Party leaders in a plea filed by them to...
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SC directs additional Compensation to the Victims of 2008 Kandhamal Violence...
LiveLaw News Network Supreme Court of India has directed the Odisha Government to pay additional Compensation to the victims of 2008 Communal Violence in Kandhamal District of Orissa. The Bench...
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SC extends Roy’s parole; asked to pay Rs 300 Cr more
LiveLaw News NetworkSahara group chief Subrata Roy secured a huge relief from the Supreme Court today when it extended till September 16 the parole granted to him on humantarian grounds following the...
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Rajya Sabha passes Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill
Ashok KM In a significant development, the Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 today evening unanimously. It is being reported that the Bill got 203 Ayes against NIL...
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SC dismisses challenge to extension of tenure to a civil servant without...
LiveLaw Research TeamA three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices TS Thakur, R Banumathi, and Uday Umesh Lalit, on August 2, dismissed a challenge to extension of tenure to a civil...
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SC takes note of Centre’s inability to constitute National Disaster...
LiveLaw Research Team The Centre told the Supreme Court bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and NV Ramana, on August 1, of its inability to comply with its direction regarding constitution of the...
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Breaking: LG is the administrative head of NCT Delhi, not required to act on...
LiveLaw News NetworkDelhi High Court has today declared that Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of National Capital Territory of Delhi and he is not required to act on the advice of the...
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Transgender boy’s fight to use Toilet of his choice reaches SCOTUS
Ashok KM GG, now a 17 year old boy,was born as a female, but with malegender identity. He has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a medical condition characterized by clinically significant distress...
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Gujarat HC quashes 10% Quota for Economically Weaker Sections of Upper Castes...
M.A.RashidIn a big blow to Gujarat Government, High Court of Gujarat has quashed Gujarat Ordinance No.1 of 2016, which provides for the reservation of seats in the educational institutions in the State...
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