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EXCLUSIVE: HC Rectifies, But SC Reiterates ‘Erroneous’ View [Read Judgment]
Ashok KMIn a rare event of its kind, Justice Anand Byrareddy of the Karnataka High Court has refused to follow dictum laid down in an apex court judgment, widely opined as per incuriam, wherein his own...
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SC Notice To Shahabuddin On Plea By Bhushan, State Challenging His Bail [Read...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today issued notice to Bihar’s gangster-turned politician Mohammad Shahabuddin on petitions filed by activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan and the Bihar state...
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SC Directs Search Engines To ‘Autoblock’ Search On Pre-Natal Sex...
M.A Rashid The Supreme Court on Monday observed that internet search engines Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are under obligation to see that the “doctrine of autoblock” is applied within a reasonable...
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Dishonour Of Cheque Issued As Security For Repayment Of Loan Covered U/S 138...
M.A Rashid Crucial question to determine applicability of Section 138 of the Act is whether the cheque represents discharge of existing enforceable debt or liability or whether it represents advance...
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SC Questions Eligibility Of AMU VC, An Ex-Army Officer
LiveLaw News Network “Of course the Chancellor must be an academician and he should be a person who has worked for at least 10 years as a professor in a university. If the rule applies to all...
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Hiring Of Middlemen To Get Farmers’ Land For Cooperative Society Can’t Be...
Ashok KM The concept of hiring middlemen to get lands of the poor agricultural workers acquired by the state government in favour of a Cooperative Society is abhorrent and cannot be granted the...
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SC Dismisses Plea For A New Body For Judges Appointment Saying It Cannot...
LIveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms which sought a new mechanism for the appointment of Judges in High Courts...
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Not Able To Do The Impossible Is Not Contempt Of Court: SC [Read Judgment]
Ashok KM It would not be fair on the part of a court to give a direction to do something which is impossible and if a person has been asked to do something which is impossible and if he fails to do so,...
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SC Looks At Permanent Solution For #Cauvery: Asks Centre To Form Cauvery...
LiveLaw News Network Despite the Supreme Court’s attempt to bring a permanent solution to the Cauvery water dispute, Karnataka would be unhappy as the court ordered the state to release 6,000 cusecs of...
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PIL In Supreme Court Seeking Nationwide Liquor Ban [Read Petition]
Vidushi SahaniA Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking prohibition of liquor and other intoxicating drinks and drugs in all the states in spirit of the Article 47 read...
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Bar Council Can’t Decide Property Disputes: Allahabad HC Quashes Proceedings...
Ashok KM The Allahabad High Court has quashed disciplinary proceedings against a senior advocate initiated by the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council on a complaint accusing him of grabbing land. The Bench...
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All Roads Cleared For Maharashtra’s Law CET
LiveLaw News NetworkThe legal hurdle to conduct a Common Entrance Test for law aspirants in Maharashtra is over with the Supreme Court dismissing the case against it. On Tuesday, a bench comprising...
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SC’s Interim Relief For Mumbai Dance Bars
LiveLaw News NetworkIn a big interim relief for dance bars in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court today temporarily allowed those of which had been granted license to carry out their business without...
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Pregnant Prisoners Enjoy Equal Right In Making Motherhood Choices-Bombay HC...
Vidushi Sahani It also issued specific guidelines in respect of termination of pregnancies of either convicts or undertrials. The Bombay High Court has ruled that imprisoned pregnant women should have...
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Maggi Stocks To Be Destroyed? SC To Decide [Read the Application]
LiveLaw News Network Imagine 78 lakh packs of Maggi, the regular packets that we all buy for Rs 10. Now imagine so many packets, nearly 550 tonnes being destroyed. A huge sting for a Maggi lover, yes....
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CJI Thakur Gifts MoP To PM Modi?- Did The Birthday Diplomacy Work?
LiveLaw News NetworkThe tussle between the judiciary and the government on appointment of judges seems to have finally settled. Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur told reporters at the 2nd J.S. Verma...
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Dual Licenses Not Needed For Playing Songs In Public Events: SC [Read Judgment]
Ashok KM However, the court has clarified that with effect from 21.06.2012, in view of introduction of sub-section 10 of Section 19 of the Copyright Act, the assignment of the copyright in the work to...
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SC Calls For Stricter Penalties For Death Due To Negligent Driving [Read Order]
Vidushi Sahani The Supreme Court on Wednesday underlined the need to strictly curb road accidents caused due to negligence. The court directed the Centre to consider stricter penalties for mishaps that...
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SC Remains Committed To NEET [Read Today’s Order]
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court has the last word on the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET). The court on Thursday ruled that counselling conducted by private medical and dental...
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Allahabad HC Convicts 7 Advocates for Assaulting Judge [Read Judgment]
Arunima Bhattacharya It is the constitutional obligation of the High Court to ensure the safety and upholding the dignity of not only the courts, but also of the judicial officers manning the same,...
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