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PIL In Bombay HC Questions BCI Age Bar For Studying Law [Read Petition]
LiveLaw News Network A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Bar Council of India resolution and circular to revive Rule 28 of Schedule III of Part IV of...
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SC Directs Strict Compliance With Gutkha, Pan Masala Ban [Read Order]
LIveLaw News Network The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and state governments to strictly enforce regulations banning gutkha and pan masala. The two-judge Bench comprising Justice Gopal Gowda...
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Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Continue To Battle It Out For Cauvery Water Before SC...
LiveLaw News Network On Monday, Karnataka moved the Supreme Court seeking a modification of the September 20th order, requiring the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every...
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SC Asks Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala To Cooperate With Investigation [Read Order]
Ashok KM The Supreme Court has directed Sasikala Pushpa, expelled AIADMK MP, to cooperate with the investigation into two criminal cases of alleged sexual harassment of her family maids and forging of...
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Rape & Murder Of 7Yr Old Girl: SC Acquits Accused Of Murder Charges And...
Ashok KM It was nowhere alleged by the prosecution, at any point of time, that death of the victim had occurred in the manner in which it has been found by the learned trial judge and the high court,...
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Bulandshahr Rape Case: SC Asks CBI To Serve Notice On Azam Khan For Offending...
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court today directed the CBI to serve a notice on Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan to explain his alleged comments that the Bulandshahr gang...
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Release 6000 Cusecs Of Water For Two Days To TN: SC To Karnataka [Read Order]
LiveLaw News Network “We just cannot imagine how in a federal structure like India a state can say it will not obey the SC order and pick up a fight with another state. It is not permissible” : SC...
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SC Asks Centre’s Response On Ex-Law Minister’s Plea Against Custodial Torture...
LiveLaw News Network The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Union Government on a public interest litigation filed by former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar seeking the court’s intervention...
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Govt. Liable For Accidents in Public Roads Since Road Tax Is Levied By It:...
Arunima BhattacharyaThe Kerala High Court in L. Mini And Ors. Vs. Gireeshkumar And Anr., has dealt with a motor vehicle accident claim where the claimants were legal heirs of the deceased and the...
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Social Security To The Legal Profession Becomes An Essential Part Of Legal...
Ashok KM SC upholds levy of additional fee under CF Act for appeals/revisions before Tribunals and Appellate authorities. The Supreme Court, in Cardamom Marketing Corporation & Anr. Vs. State Of...
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Lodha Panel Seeks Action Against BCCI Top Brass; CJI Slams Board [Read Report]
LiveLaw News Network "If the BCCI thinks that they are law unto themselves, then they are wrong. They have to comply with the directions of the court. You (BCCI) are behaving like Lords. Fall in line...
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No Jail; SC Extends Roy’s Parole Till Oct 24
LIveLaw News NetworkIn a huge relief to Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court today extended his parole till October 24. This was on a condition that he would deposit Rs 200 crore more...
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BCI Proposes To Take Over CLAT [Read Counter Affidavit]
Apoorva MandhaniIn its counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court in response to Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s petition for a permanent CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) body, the Bar Council of India (BCI)...
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Were You Sleeping Till Shahabuddin Got Bail? SC To Bihar Govt
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today slammed the Bihar government for not being serious in opposing gangster and controversial RJD leader Mohd Shahabuddin’s bail in Patna High Court and then...
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Marines Case: After Girone, Latorre Gets Big Sc Relief
LiveLaw News NetworkIn a significant development in the Italian Marines case, the Supreme Court has allowed Massimiliano Latorre to stay on in Italy till a final decision is taken by International...
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‘Encroachers’ Of Defence Land Have No Right To Vote In Cantonment Board...
Ashok KM We are of the opinion that a person should be a resident of a legally constructed house for being entitled to be enrolled as an elector, the Bench observed. The Supreme Court in Cantonment...
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Married Daughter, Who Has Legal Right Of Residence In Building, Can Seek...
Ashok KM The Supreme Court in Gulshera Khanam vs. Aftab Ahmad, has held that any woman, married or unmarried, who has a legal right of residence in the building, is also included in the definition of...
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SC Bench Divided Over Effect of Acquittal for Conspiracy Charges, But...
Ashok KM Can an accused, who is acquitted of charges of conspiracy (Section 120B IPC), still be convicted for abetment (Section 109 IPC)? A Division Bench of the Supreme Court has expressed divergent...
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Will Shahabuddin’s Bail Be Cancelled ? SC Verdict Tomorrow
LiveLaw News Network SC today reserved verdict after hearing Prashant Bhushan, State and Shahabuddin’s lawyer Shekhar Naphade. Ram Jethmalani does not represent Shahabuddin despite an in-court...
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Family Pension Not Part Of Anyone’s Estate To Be Disposed Of In Will: SC...
Ashok KM Only the person who is entitled to get it as per the relevant pension scheme would get it, the Bench observed. The Supreme Court in Nitu vs. Sheela Rani, has held that family pension does not...
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