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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok KMNo prohibition in giving weightage to service rendered by daily wages employees The Supreme Court of India clarified that, its Judgment in Secretary, State of Karnataka vs. Uma Devi has not...
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SC puts on hold Gujarat’s 10% quota for EWS
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today agreed to hear next Monday the petition filed by Gujarat Government challenging the state High Court order that quashed its ordinance providing 10% quota for...
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Only talks can solve J & K strife, not court petitions: CJI
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court can do precious little to solve the law and order issues in Jammu and Kashmir and its best resolved through political dialogue of the kind happening between the...
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PIL in SC seeking implementation of Police Reforms [Read Petition]
M.A Rashid A Public interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Supreme Court seeking the implementation of directions issued by the Supreme Court in Prakash Singh Case related to Police Reforms. The...
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60,000 children going missing in India every year a big concern: CJI Thakur
LiveLaw News NetworkChief Justice of India T S Thakur today assured Nobel Peace Laureate and Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder Kailash Satyarthi that despite the shortage of judges and other challenges...
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Handing over child custody to an institution, ignoring parent’s claim not...
Ashok KM The Supreme Court, in BEATA AGNIESZKA SOBIERAJ VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH has depreciated the practice of handing over the custody of the child to an institution, while ignoring the claim...
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All Tribunals are not necessary parties to the proceedings where legality of...
Ashok KM The tribunal not being required in law to defend its own order, the proceedings under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution were maintainable without the tribunal being impleaded, the Bench...
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FIR after 5 years of closing Case: SC quashes Dowry Death Case against Air...
LiveLaw News NetworkSupreme Court of India Today has quashed a First Information Report under Sections 304B (Dowry Death) and 498A (matrimonial Cruelty) against an Air Force Officer and his relatives,...
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Five Important Principles relating to Compulsory Retirement
LiveLaw News Network Recently the High Court of Rajasthan while upholding an order of Compulsory retirement of an Additional District & Sessions Judge (Fast Track) under Rule.53(1) of the Rajasthan...
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Sales at the hands of the brand name/trade mark holder would be treated as...
Ashok KM The Supreme Court in ACC Ltd. vs. State of Kerala has reiterated that, sales at the hands of the brand name holder and trade mark holder would be treated as the first sale for assessing tax...
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Do not Publish the names of Lawyers and Judges while reporting Court matters:...
M.A.RashidIn a recent Judgment the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Registrar (Administration) to immediately circulate instructions to all Print, Electronic and Media Houses not to...
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If public figure, get used to criticism: SC to Jaya
LiveLaw News Network “If you are a public figure, you have to get used to criticism. Perhaps Tamil Nadu is the only state which misuses state machinery to fight defamation cases”. Tamil Nadu Chief...
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Did not blame RSS as an Institution for Gandhi Assassination: Rahul to SC
LiveLaw News NetworkRahul Gandhi’s lawyer Kapil Sibal today told the Supreme Court that the Congress Vice President never blamed RSS as an institution for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi and he...
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‘Illness of Counsel/Accused in Custody’ not valid grounds to recall witnesses...
Ashok KM The approach may be liberal but that does not necessarily mean “the liberal approach” shall be the rule and all other parameters shall become exceptions, the Bench said. The Supreme Court in...
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PIL in SC seeking new mechanism for Appointment of Judges [Read Petition]
LiveLaw News Network A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms seeking a new mechanism for the Appointment of...
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Legality and Validity of substantive contract cannot be enquired under...
Ashok KM The scope of enquiry under the Section 45 is confined only to the question whether the arbitration agreement is “null and void, inoperative or incapable of being performed”, the Court...
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Prashant Bhushan writes to Lodha Committee for systematic changes in the...
M.A RashidActivist Lawyer Prashant Bhushan has submitted a representation before the Supreme Court appointed Oversight Committee headed by former Chief Justice of India Justice RM Lodha seeking...
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Plan to cull stray dogs violates SC order: Prashant Bhushan to Kerala CM...
LiveLaw News Network “if any such action like culling are taken by your government then we will be forced to take out a contempt petition in the SC with urgent mentioning… I request you to maintain...
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Bombay HC lifts ban on Women’s entry to inner sanctum of Haji Ali Durgah...
LiveLaw News Network The Bench held that the Ban is vioaltive of Article 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India In a significant Judgment Today, Bombay High Court has held that women can enter the...
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SC seeks ground report on Kashmir from Petitioner Bhim Singh
“You spend a week there. Report about the schools, hospitals, supply of essential commodities in Kashmir valley and Srinagar. Don’t file a report sitting in Delhi. Somebody saying something on the...
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