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Cannot Curtail Independence Of Media: SC
LiveLaw News Network“It seems there is a disguised attempt to curtail independence and freedom of media. This is an attack on the media”, the Supreme Court said today dismissing a PIL seeking an SIT...
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Use Video Conferencing And Other Technologically Advanced Measures In...
M.A RashidSupreme Court of India has issued certain important guidelines to avoid the transfer of matrimonial disputes pending in Family Courts. Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit was considering a transfer...
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‘We Are Becoming A Highly Litigious Society’, Says Chief Economic Adviser,...
LiveLaw Research TeamAt a discussion on the forthcoming book, “Rethinking Public Institutions in India” being published by Oxford University Press in May, held this evening in New Delhi, Chief Economic...
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Children Need Love & Affection Of Both Parents: SC Tells ‘Fighting’ Couple...
Ashok KM Both must realise that mother cannot perform the role of a father, so is the father, who cannot perform the role of mother, the bench said. The children need love and affection of both mother...
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Plea To Set Aside Award Passed In Arbitration Proceedings Held Abroad Not...
Ashok KM The place of arbitration determines the law that will apply to the arbitration and related matters like challenges to the award, the bench said. The Supreme Court, in IMAX Corporation vs. M/S...
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Court Can’t Ignore Clear Words, Dilute Meaning Or Add Something, Used In...
Ashok KM The solemn duty of the court is to find out the intention of testator and thereafter to give effect to such intention, the bench said. The Supreme Court, in Dr KS Palanisami vs Hindu community...
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Lawyers’ Strike And Suspension Of Court Work Illegal: Reiterates SC [Read...
LiveLaw News NetworkCondolence references can be once in while periodically say once in two/three months and not frequently,suggested the Bench. The Supreme Court has held that suspension of court work...
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Won’t Appear Before SC For Contempt Proceedings On March 31: Justice Karnan
Apoorva MandhaniAfter alleging that he was being singularly targeted by the higher judiciary for being a Dalit, Justice Karnan remains defiant, and said that he would not attend the contempt...
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State Bar Council Cannot Continue Disciplinary Proceedings Against Lawyers...
Ashok KM Failing which the State Bar Council is obliged to transfer the inquiry to the Bar Council of India, the Bench said. The Supreme Court in Kumari Achal Saxena vs. Sudhir Yadav, has held that...
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Language Problem, Non-Proximity To Home Not Grounds To Seek Transfer To...
Ashok KM Once a candidate chooses a campus, he/she exercises the option and is bound by it, the bench said. Refusing a student’s plea seeking transfer to another campus, the Supreme Court has observed...
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Barring TV Channels From Telecasting Dubbed Mahabharat Serial...
Ashok KM Protection in the name of the language goes against the interest of the competition, depriving consumers of exercising their choice, the court said. The Supreme Court, in Competition...
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Ban Public Servants, MP/MLAs Practicing Other Professions: PIL In SC [Read...
LiveLaw News NetworkA public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court to ban public servants, elected representatives and members of judiciary from simultaneously practicing other...
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok KMFew Isolated Incidents Of Long Past Can’t Be Cruelty, Ground For Divorce Few isolated incidents of long past and that too found to have been condoned due to compromising behaviour of the...
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SC To Hear Congress’s Plea Against Goa Guv’s Invite To BJP Tomorrow
Ashok KMThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an urgent plea of the Congress party pertaining to Goa government formation by the BJP, Times of India has reported. The Goa Congress leader Chandrakant...
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Exclusive: 10 Major Grounds Raised By Congress In It’s Plea Against Goa...
LiveLaw News NetworkIn a major development Goa Congress leader Chandrakant Kavlekar has approached the Supreme Court of India against Goa Governor Mridula Sinha’s decision to invite the BJP leader...
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SC Refuses To Stay Parikkar’s Oath-Taking As Goa CM, Floor Test on 16th [Read...
Prabhati Nayak Mishra It ordered the authorities to complete formalities for floor test, including request to the Election Commission, by Wednesday. The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the...
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Petition Challenging Goa Governor’s Invitation To BJP To Form Govt: Excerpts...
LiveLaw Research TeamThe arguments before the bench of the Chief Justice of India, Justice J.S.Khehar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R.K.Agrawal, began at 10.30 A.M. and lasted till 12.15. Abhishek...
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Justice Paul Vasanthakumar Retires as J&K CJ, Justice R.Sudhakar Acting CJ
LiveLaw News NetworkChief justice of Jammu and Kashmir Justice Paul Vasanthakumar retired from service on Tuesday. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, the senior-most...
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SC Collegium Finalises MoP; Agreement On Secretariat Too
LiveLaw News NetworkBringing down curtain on a 17 month standoff with the Centre and also overcoming serious differences within itself, the Supreme Court collegium has finalised the memorandum of...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Introduces Anti-Discrimination And Equality Bill...
LiveLaw Research TeamShashi Tharoor, MP, introduced the Anti-Discrimination and Equality Bill 2016 in Lok Sabha on March 10. In the Statement of Objects and Reasons, attached to the Bill, Shashi...
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