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“Condemned Unheard?”: Heated Exchange in Supreme Court as Bar Questions Justice Trivedi’s Order Seeking Explanation on “Distorted Facts” in Second SLP

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“‘No conclusive finding can be given merely on police reports’: Supreme Court sets aside High Court order refusing to summon additional accused under Section 319 CrPC”

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"Supreme Court Upholds Piramal's Resolution Plan for DHFL, Sets Aside NCLAT Order, Says 'NCLAT Ought Not to Have Tinkered with the Clause'"

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Courts have authority to determine rate of interest. Appellants having suffered a delay of five decades are entitled to compensation: Supreme Court

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“Ph.D. Is an Essential Qualification Prescribed by AICTE”: Supreme Court Denies Higher Pay and Redesignation to Non-Ph.D. Teachers Appointed After 2000

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Supreme Court: It Is Not Sufficient to Lay Down a Precedent, But Equally Important to Follow It ; Arbitrator Can Grant Pendente Lite Interest in Absence of Clear Contractual Prohibition

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Even a Criminal Enjoys Safeguards as per Law, Supreme Court Sends Judgment on Arrest Procedures to DGPs Nationwide ; Warns That a Very Strict View Shall Be Taken if Police Exceed Their Limits

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“The Respondent Took a Chance by Filling Up the Wrong Category”: Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court’s Direction to Alter Category in BPCL Petrol Pump Dealership Application

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“Tapentadol Hydrochloride Not in NDPS Schedule and No Divergent View Cited: Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail”

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“Removal with Superannuation Benefits Does Not Forfeit Pension if Employee Is Otherwise Eligible: Supreme Court Affirms Right Under Clause 6(b) and Pension Regulations”

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Disclosure of Criminal Antecedents made mandatory in all SLP 's challenging rejection of Bail , “Petitioners Are Taking This Court for a Ride”, Condemns Supreme Court

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Supreme Court : "Application Filed on Next Working Day Valid When Limitation Expires on Court Holiday" – Section 34 of Arbitration Act Upheld in BALCO Case

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“Appointments Declared Null and Void”: Supreme Court Cancels West Bengal School Recruitments Over Widespread Manipulations; Orders Salary Recovery and Fresh Selection

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Electricity Act, 2003 | Supreme Court Upholds State Commissions’ Authority to Regulate Open Access Impacting Intra-State Grids

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“Limitation Begins from Date of Pronouncement, Not Copy Receipt”: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal, Says Delay Under IBC Beyond 45 Days Is “Incapable of Condonation”

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“Qualifications Must Be Possessed by the Date Appointed in the Rules or the Advertisement”: Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Order, Upholds Eligibility of D.El.Ed. Candidates

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The Tiger Perishes Without the Forest and the Forest Perishes Without Its Tigers: Supreme Court Directs CEC to Probe Forest and Wildlife Law Violations in Tamil Nadu’s Agasthyamalai Landscape

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Public Jobs Remain Elusive Even After 80 Years of Independence: Employment Must Be Based on Merit And Merit Alone, Upholds invalidation of Bihar’s Hereditary Chaukidar Rule: Supreme Court

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“Trial Was Not Conducted in a Fair Manner”: Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case Over Illegally Admitted Confession and DNA Evidence Lapses

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Section 197 CrPC | Prior Sanction Mandatory Even Where Acts Exceed Authority, If Reasonably Linked to Official Duty: Supreme Court

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“Recovery Is Found Unsustainable”: Supreme Court Quashes Post-Retirement Deductions from Cuttack Court Stenographers Paid Under Shetty Commission Benefits Without Misrepresentation

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SEBI Cannot Revisit Concluded Issues Under Same Cause of Action; Principle of Res Judicata Applies : Supreme Court

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“‘Every Consensual Relationship Cannot Be Painted as Rape’: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Retired Judicial Officer, Citing Abuse of Process”

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“The Advertisement Certainly Required Them To Produce a Valid Certificate to Their Claim as per Rules” Supreme Court Dismisses Civil Judge Aspirants’ Pleas on Certificate Cut-Off

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Supreme Court Condemns Evasion Tactics in Multi-Crore Fraud Case: Brazen Attempt to Stall Proceedings: Non-Bailable Warrants & Proclamation Orders Upheld in Light of Economic Offence Gravity

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“Agreement Is One For Conducting The Business, Not For Creating Deemed Tenancy”: Supreme Court Dismisses Civil Appeal, Flags AI-Generated And Meandering Pleadings

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"Admission Made in Court Statement Is Conclusive Against the Party": Supreme Court Holds Plaintiff Automatically Entitled to Eviction Decree ; Judgment Can Be Passed Even Dehors Pleadings

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Preliminary Enquiry Not Mandatory’: Supreme Court Restores FIR in Disproportionate Assets Case, Says ‘Detailed Source Report Before SP Sufficient for Registration

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CBI Investigation Should Not Be Ordered on Vague Allegations’: Supreme Court Quashes High Court Directive, Says Probe Transfers Can’t Be Done as a Matter of Routine

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Mere Suspicion Cannot Lead to Conviction’: Supreme Court Slams High Court for Reversing Acquittal Without Proof of Homicide, Frees Man in Wife’s Death Case

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Prohibition Is a Statutory Mandate’: Supreme Court Rejects Input Tax Credit Claim on Tax-Exempt Sales, Upholds Denial Under Section 13(7) of UP VAT Act

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“Rules of the Game Can’t Change Midway”: Supreme Court Upholds SC Woman DSP’s Selection, Rejects Challenge Based on Post-Facto Roster

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“Language Is Not Religion" : Supreme Court Upholds Urdu on Signboard, Says ‘Let Us Make Friends with Every Language’

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“Hospital’s Licence Should Be Immediately Suspended If Any Newborn Is Trafficked From There”: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of 13 Accused in Child Trafficking Racket, Orders Trial Within 6 Month

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“The Suit Discloses Triable Issues and Cannot Be Rejected at the Threshold”: Supreme Court Lays Down Twin Test to Resolve Copyright–Design Conflict Under Section 15(2)

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“Supreme Court Cracks Down on Unreported Cash in Land Deals: Courts & Registrars Must Report ₹2 Lakh+ Transactions to Income Tax Department — Section 269ST Enforcement Made Mandatory”

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“‘Suit Barred as Cause of Action Arose in 2014’: Supreme Court Restores Trial Court’s Order, Calls ‘Full Knowledge’ Argument a ‘Complete Fallacy’”

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IMNS Is Part of the Indian Military ; Indian Military Nursing Service Personnel Eligible for Civil Posts Under Ex-Servicemen Quota in Punjab : Supreme Court

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Writ Under Article 32 Cannot Be Used to Challenge Our Own Judgments’: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Pension Cut-Off, Upholds 2004 Notification

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Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict on Disciplinary Action Against AoR and Assisting Advocate

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Waqf Amendment Act 2025 | Centre Assures Supreme Court: No Appointments to Waqf Boards, No Change to Registered or Notified Waqfs Including Waqfs-by-User During Hearing

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“Dealing With Substance in NDPS Act Schedule Is an Offence Even If Not in NDPS Rules”: Supreme Court Restores Charges, Quashes High Court Orders

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Res Judicata Applies to Criminal Proceedings; “Prosecution Cannot Be Based on Defence Rejected in Earlier Trial”: Supreme Court Quashes Section 420 IPC Case

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“The Governor Shall Not Withhold Assent Therefrom”: Supreme Court Declares Post-Repassal Reservation of Bills Unconstitutional, Deems Assent Granted Under Article 142

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Arbitral tribunal can proceed against party though not served with Section 21 notice or named in Section 11 application as consent is key to jurisdiction : Supreme Court

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Complete Violation of Human Rights’: Supreme Court Criticises Foreign Court's Travel Ban Order on Minor Child

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“Absence of Motive Cannot Result in Acquittal When Circumstances Are Convincing” | Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Complete Chain of Evidence

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304 Part II IPC: Knowledge of Likely Death Can Be Pinned Down on Appellant: Defective Investigation No Ground to Discard Credible Evidence

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Judicial discipline and propriety dissuade us: Supreme Court refers BS Yediyurappa land de-notification case to larger bench on magistrate’s power under Section 156(3) CrPC

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“No Suit Shall Lie to Set Aside a Decree on the Ground That the Compromise Was Not Lawful”: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Consent Decree in Partition Suit

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“No Fault Can Be Found with the Order of the Competent Authority”: Supreme Court Upholds Deemed Conveyance for Flat Purchasers, Confirms Perpetual Lease Rights of Appellant

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"Calculated Cold-Blooded Murders" and "Unquestionably Foreclosed Rehabilitation": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Kerala Familicide Case

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Supreme Court : Any and Every Order Passed by the DRT Cannot Be Made Subject to Pre-Deposit: : Pre-Deposit Under SARFAESI Act Not Automatically Applicable, Sets Aside Bombay High Court Order

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“Individual Excellence May Lead to Superiority Complex”: Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Promotion to Kerala IAS Officer Raju Narayana Swamy

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Probation of Offenders Act | Supreme Court Says “No Discretion to Deny Probation Where Conditions Are Met”, Flags “Failure of Justice” in 498A Conviction

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Ex-Parte Defendant Can’t Lead Evidence, Only Cross-Examine; Supreme Court Sets Aside Flawed High Court Recall of 30-Year-Old Decree

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“We Are Putting States to Notice”: Supreme Court Warns of Contempt Proceedings for Non-Compliance with Healthcare Reimbursement for Retired Judges

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"Refusing to Condon Delay Can Result in Injustice": Supreme Court Remands Land Acquisition Appeals for Fresh Consideration Without Interest for Delay Period

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Supreme Court Quashes Dismissal of Constable: 'Charges Must Not Be Vague and Indefinite,' Orders ₹30 Lakh Compensation

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Supreme Court: ‘Leave Encashment Not Available Twice’ — Sets Aside High Court Orders Allowing Second Encashment Post Re-employment

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Kerala High Court Decision on Forest Tender Cancellation, Citing Fair Play, Public Interest, and Financial Prudence: No Evidence of Mala Fides or Arbitrariness Found

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Supreme Court: FIRs Against Borrowers Stand Despite Loan Fraud Classification Being Set Aside I "FIR Sets Law Into Motion" Without Prior Hearing

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against HDFC Manager: 'No Role in Auction Process' I 'Continuation of Proceedings Would Be Abuse of Process and Cause Miscarriage of Justice'

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Supreme Court: Obscenity on OTT Platforms and Social Media a Serious Concern I Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea for Regulation of Explicit Content

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"Honour Killing, A Wicked and Odious Crime Reflecting Caste Structure, Must Get Strong Punishment": Supreme Court Upholds Convictions and Awards Compensation in Kannagi-Murugesan Case

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"Absence Of Motive Strengthens Insanity Defence": Supreme Court Modifies Conviction Of Mother Who Killed Two Daughters Under 'Invisible Influence'

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Section 34 Arbitration Act | "Respect Arbitral Autonomy; Judicial Interference Must Be Minimal": Supreme Court Affirms Limited Scope For Setting Aside Awards

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Central Excise Tariff Act | Gist of Test Reports Insufficient for Reclassification: Supreme Court Sets Aside Duty Demand

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Order XI Rule 14 CPC | Appellate Court Cannot Direct Document Production in Appeal Against Plaint Rejection: "It Will Only Examine Validity of Trial Court’s Order" : Supreme Court

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“Courts Can Modify Arbitral Awards Only in Limited Circumstances”: Supreme Court by 4:1 Allows Narrow Intervention Under Sections 34/37 of Arbitration Act

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“CBI to Probe ‘Builder-Bank Nexus’ in NCR: Supreme Court Orders 7 Preliminary Enquiries, Begins with Supertech”

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“Fixing Jurisdiction on Consideration Paid Is Constitutional: Supreme Court : ‘No Right to Inflate Claims to Choose Forum’ Under Consumer Protection Act 2019”

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Right to Digital Access Part of Article 21 | Supreme Court Directs Inclusive eKYC | Orders Govt Platforms, Payment Systems and Websites to Ensure Accessibility for Persons With Disabilities

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Inconsistent Decisions Shake Public Trust | Make Litigation A Punter's Game | Supreme Court Revives Criminal Case Citing Judicial Caprice

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Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint cannot be rejected as time-barred when limitation is a mixed question of law and fact | Supreme Court

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Contractual service must be counted for pension | Supreme Court invokes Rule 17 CCS | Orders Union to define option mechanism for regularised employees

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Supreme Court criticises Arbitration Bill 2024 for ignoring power to implead non-signatories | Urges Union to make necessary changes

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Supreme Court Disposes Petitions Against 1982 J&K Resettlement Law | Cites Non-Enforcement Since Enactment And Repeal By 2019 Reorganisation Act

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"Impleadment Cannot Be Denied Where Proper Adjudication Requires Presence: Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Restricting Defendant’s Participation"

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Gang Rape | Supreme Court Upholds Conviction as Penetrative Act by One Fixes Guilt on All If Common Intention Exists | Life Sentence Reduced to 10 Years

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Stamp Vendors are Public Servants under PC Act | Proof of Demand is Sine Qua Non for Conviction | Mere Recovery of Tainted Money Not Enough : Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture Of Advance Money | Time Held As Essence Of Contract | No Refund Without Alternative Relief Plea

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Supreme Court Upholds Duty On Service Charges | Payment To Local Agent Held Condition Of Sale | Engineering Fees Directly Linked To Imports

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Supreme Court Quashes Second Foreigners Tribunal Case | Abuse Of Process Against Person Already Declared Indian

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Supreme Court Publishes Judges Appointment Process | Collegium Data Since November 2022 And Relations With Judges Included

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In A Historic First | Supreme Court Publishes Judges Asset Declarations On Website | Remaining Statements To Be Uploaded Upon Receipt

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Supreme Court Directs SCBA Elections on May 20; Reserves Key Posts for Women

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Supreme Court : Reasonable Accommodation Upheld As Fundamental Right | AIIMS Directed To Admit Candiate With Disability Without NEET Reappearance

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Replacement Of Damaged Transformers Is Operational Cost | Supreme Court Dismisses PowerGrid Plea To Recover ₹24 Crore Via Tariff

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Supreme Court : Insurer Liable For Fatal Trailer Mishap Pulled By Insured Tractor | Payment Ordered Within Two Months Under Root Cause Doctrine

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Supreme Court Restores Devikulam Election | Caste Certificate Challenge Must Follow Statutory Route | Mere Allegations Cannot Dislodge Presumption Of Validity

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A Decree By A Court Of Law Is For All Purposes Final And Binding | Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of Partition Suit For Lack Of Cause Of Action

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Prima Facie Credibility Of Coercion Claim Sufficient For Arbitration | Full And Final Settlement Not A Bar | Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order And Appoints Arbitrator

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Filed By Woman Alleging Husband Lied About His Job | Finds Allegations Extraneous And No Offence Made Out

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Summoning Of Accused Under Section 319 CrPC Restored | Unproven Alibi Cannot Override Sworn Testimony | Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order In Suicide Abetment Case

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Section 61(2) IBC | Appeal Beyond 45 Days Barred | Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Order Allowing Time-Barred Appeal

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CJI Sanjiv Khanna Forwards Inquiry Report On Justice Yashwant Varma To President And PM | Allegations Of Unauthorised Cash Prima Facie Found Credible

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Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR After Live-In Relationship Ends Without Marriage | If Two Adults Live Together As A Couple, A Presumption Of Voluntary Consent Arises

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Insurer's Statutory Liability Cannot Be Wiped Out Without Proof | Supreme Court Restores Tribunal's Award And Holds That The Obligation To Satisfy The Third-Party Claim Revives In Full

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Courts Are Not As Fragile As Flowers To Wither And Wilt | Supreme Court Declines Contempt Action Over Scandalous Remarks But Warns That Hate Speech Must Be Dealt With An Iron Hand

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Invocation Would Render Section 9 Petition Infructuous | Supreme Court Upholds Interim Relief Under Article 227 And Directs Expedited Hearing

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Courts Must Not Be Seen To Stifle Free Speech | Supreme Court Quashes Delhi HC Order Against Wikimedia For Alleged Subjudice Violation And Upholds Digital Expression Rights

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CCTV Surveillance In Shared Residence Requires Consent Of All Occupants | Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal And Upholds Calcutta High Court Order On Right To Privacy

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"Corruption Corrodes the Spine of a Nation": Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act; Alters Sentence Considering Age, Anxiety, and Extended Pendency

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Supreme Court Holds In-Charge SHO Competent To Conduct NDPS Search | High Court Manifestly Erred In Interpreting Section 42 Of The Act | Trial Directed To Continue Expeditiously

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Supreme Court: “Unregistered Document May Be Received as Evidence of a Contract” in Specific Performance Suit

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Senior Advocate Title Not a Right but a Conferred Privilege | Supreme Court Ends Point Scoring System, Directs High Courts to Redraft Rules

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Volume-Based Discounts Not Anti-Competitive | Supreme Court Rejects CCI’s Appeal Citing Lack Of Evidence, Upholds Objectivity And Market Efficiency

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Supreme Court Declines Bail In ₹21,000 Crore Heroin Smuggling Case | Finds Prima Facie Evidence Of Conspiracy | Says It Is Premature To Link Accused To Terror Financing

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of Section 5A | Purchase Tax Can Apply Even If Sale Is Exempt | Provision Is A Distinct Charging Section

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband In Dowry And Cruelty Case | Says Allegations Were Vague And Bereft Of Specifics | Misuse Of Section 498A Cannot Be A Tool For Harassment

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Supreme Court Acquits All Accused In Murder Case | Holds High Court Proceeded On Presumptions And Assumptions Based On The Story Scripted By The Prosecution Without Any Legal Evidence

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Supreme Court Invalidates Moderator’s Election In Church Of South India | Finds Amendment To Retirement Age Was Not Duly Ratified | Holds Election Process Lacks Legitimacy And Integrity

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Supreme Court Issues Directions For Regularisation Of Court Managers | Directs All High Courts To Frame Rules On Recruitment And Service Conditions Within Three Months

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Supreme Court Directs Creation Of Exclusive POCSO Courts On Top Priority |Timelines Under POCSO Act Must Be Adhered To As Far As Possible | Mandates Expedited Trials And Forensic Processing

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Supreme Court : MSMED Act Overrides Arbitration Agreements | Statutory Mechanism Under Section 18(1) Prevails Over Contractual Seat Clauses

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Supreme Court : Article 20 of the Concession Agreements| Not An Arbitration Clause | Lacks Judicial Element And Finality | Warns Legal Fraternity Against Ambiguous Dispute Resolution Drafting

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No Limitation To Enforce Perpetual Injunction | Supreme Court Restores Execution Petition Saying Satisfaction In Earlier Proceedings Cannot Bar Fresh EP For Subsequent Interference

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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrator’s Discretion On Interest Award | Compound Interest Permissible Under Section 31(7) Of Arbitration Act

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Supreme Court Quashes Death Sentence In Child Rape-Murder Case | Slams Maharashtra Police For Shabby And Fabricated Investigation.

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Supreme Court Mandates Minimum 3 Years Of Bar Practice To Enter Judicial Service | Book Knowledge Not Enough | Fresh Graduates Without Court Exposure Have Led To Many Problems

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Supreme Court Upholds Equal Pension For All Retired High Court Judges | One Rank One Pension Must Be The Norm | Source Of Appointment Cannot Determine Post-Retirement Benefits

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"A Person Once Declared a Foreigner Cannot Claim Citizenship Based on NRC Inclusion"; Supreme Court Upholds Tribunal's Order Declaring Appellant as Foreigner

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Supreme Court Restructures Judicial Appointments | LDCE Quota Restored To 25% | Three Years’ Bar Practice Mandatory For Entry-Level Judges

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Supreme Court Quashes Kerala’s Corpus Fund Order | Says NRI Fee-Based Welfare Measures Need Legislative Backing Not Just Executive Action

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Supreme Court Refers Trademark Dispute To Arbitration | Existence Of Arbitration Clause Is Sufficient To Oust Civil Jurisdiction And Must Be Enforced

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Supreme Court Denies Bail In ₹3200 Crore Liquor Scam | S.161 CrPC Statement Of Accused Cannot Be Used Against Co-Accused At Bail Stage

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Supreme Court : Domestic Violence Act Complaints Can Be Quashed By High Courts Under Section 482 CrPC Or 528 BNSS | Inherent Powers Exist But Must Be Exercised With Caution

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Supreme Court: IAS Officers Can't Write ACRs Of Indian Forest Service Officers Up To APCCF Rank | Reporting Authority Must Be Immediate Superior Within Forest Department

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No Written Test For Presidents | Need For 5-Year Tenure In Consumer Fora | Directs Centre To Amend Rules For Structural Reforms: Supreme Court

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Highways Under Siege | Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Inaction On Encroachments | “Machinery Available Only On Paper” As Road Safety Crisis Deepens

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Supreme Court Reinstates Tribal Woman Judge | Discharge Termed Stigmatic And Unjust | “No Purpose Served By Throwing Her Out”

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Zudpi Jungle Lands Get Legal Clarity | Supreme Court Upholds Historical Rights And Social Justice | “Denial Would Dishouse Lakhs” As Court Balances Ecology With Livelihood And Livability

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System Failed Her | Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 To Protect Victim’s Future | Says ‘Law, Society And Family Did Enough Damage’ | Not A Precedent

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Supreme Court Upholds Reproductive Autonomy | Grants Maternity Leave For Third Child From Second Marriage | Right To Maternity Leave Is A Facet Of Article 21

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Supreme Court Defines Scope Of Section 11 SARFAESI | Disputes Between Banks Must Go To Arbitration | Mandates That Section 11 Is Mandatory And Does Not Require Prior Arbitration Agreement

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Supreme Court Slams Misuse Of Gangsters Act | Application Of Law Must Be Reasoned Not Routine | Liberty Cannot Be Sacrificed To Mechanical Arrests And Pre-Printed Gang Charts

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Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict | Says ‘Last Seen Together Is A Weak Link’ And ‘Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof’ | Slams Lower Courts For Conviction Without Conclusive Evidence

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Supreme Court Upholds Adani Power’s Compensation Claim | Obligation To Supply Power Arose Only After Amended PPAs Received Regulatory Approval

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order On Kakiho Village Recognition | Directs Nagaland Government To Reassess Public Objections And Follow Due Process

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Supreme Court Slams Assam Over Encounter Killings | Justice Must Not Be Illusory | AHRC To Probe Alleged Police Excesses

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Supreme Court Upholds Verandah And Eco-Parking Orders For Punjab And Haryana High Court | Aesthetic Integrity Can Be Preserved Without Sacrificing World Heritage Status

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Supreme Court Closes Contempt Proceedings With Strict Directives | Orders Afforestation, Environmental Fee On DDA For Delhi Ridge Tree Felling | Warns Against Recurrence

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Supreme Court of India Restores Old Logo, Removes Glass Partitions in Return

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Nine Years In Jail Without Proof Beyond Doubt | Supreme Court Slams Conviction Based On 'Misreading Of Evidence' And 'Ignored Striking Features' | Acquits All Eleven Accused In Triple Murder

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Restoration Cannot Supersede Public Welfare Where Reversal Imposes Greater Ecological Harm | Supreme Court Quashes High Court Demolition Order | Preserves Recreational Park In Public Interest

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SC Upholds Cancellation Of Land Allotment To Trust | Terms Defaults A Deliberate Strategy To Evade Payment | Raps UPSIDC For Non-Transparent Allocation Violating Public Trust Doctrine

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SC Cancels Bail In Post-Poll Violence Case | Crime Was A Grave Attack On The Roots Of Democracy | Fair Trial Impossible Amid Political Clout And Witness Intimidation

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NEET-PG 2025 Postponed: Supreme Court Directs Single-Shift Exam to Ensure Fairness and Transparency

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Standard Chartered | Calls Case A Clear Abuse Of Law Over Escrow Dispute

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Supreme Court Upholds Dignity In Divorce | Divorced Wife Who Remained Unmarried Entitled To Maintain Marital Standard Of Living

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No Mens Rea In Mere Scolding | Supreme Court Discharges School Correspondent Accused Under Section 306 For Student’s Suicide

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Writ Petitions Would No Longer Survive For Consideration | Supreme Court Disposes Of Long Pending PILs And Contempt Plea Against Chhattisgarh Over Salwa Judum And SPOs

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"No Individual Should Be Forcibly Subjected to Narco-Analysis": Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Directive, Affirms Voluntariness and Safeguards as Prerequisites

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Right To Do Business Includes Right To Shut Down | Supreme Court Upholds Article 19(1)(g) Protection

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Suo Motu Conviction In Appeal By Accused | Says High Courts Cannot Invoke Revisional Powers To Enhance Punishment

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Supreme Court Restores FIR Over Alleged Gold Loan Fraud | Says Patna HC Erred In Treating Complaint As Malicious Without Trial Evidence

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Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof In Criminal Trial | Supreme Court Acquits Man Of Murder As Prosecution Fails To Prove Who Pulled The Trigger

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Preventive Detention Must Not Circumvent Ordinary Criminal Law | Order Set Aside As State Failed To Show Threat To Public Order : Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Restores Rejection Of Possession Claim Over 53 Acres In Raidurg | Title Based On Unregistered 1982 Agreement Is Legally Void And Possession Not Proved

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Supreme Court Upholds Railway’s Right To Levy Penal Charges After Delivery | Section 66 Permits Demand For Misdeclared Goods Irrespective Of Timing

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Supreme Court Restores Criminal Case Under Section 387 IPC | Says Fear Of Death To Extort Money Is Punishable Even Without Actual Delivery

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Supreme Court Slams Tamil Nadu Over ADGP Suspension | You Can’t Do This, This Is Very Demoralising | Shocked By High Court’s Arrest Order

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Unregistered Sale Deeds Based On Revoked Power Of Attorney Cannot Confer Title | Supreme Court Restores Suit Over Disputed Land Transfer

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence | Last Seen, Ballistic Trail And Absconding Form Unbroken Chain Of Circumstantial Evidence

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Supreme Court Revises Working Hours | No More 2nd And 4th Saturday Closures From July 14

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Summoning Defence Counsel Threatens Justice System | Subjecting Lawyers To Police Beck And Call Prima Facie Appears Completely Untenable : Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Slams UP Jail Authorities For Unlawful Detention | Man Kept In Prison 28 Days Despite Release Order | Court Awards ₹5 Lakh Compensation And Orders Judicial Inquiry

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Fit Case For Furlough Release As Petitioner Has Completed 20 Years Of Uninterrupted Incarceration Without Remission | Supreme Court Orders Three Month Conditional Relief

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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment of Judicial Officers and Advocates as Judges Across Multiple High Courts

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Supreme Court Upholds Victim’s Right To Appeal Acquittal | Proviso To Section 372 CrPC Is A Standalone Provision Not Controlled By Section 378

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Supreme Court Confirms Life Term In Intel Engineer Murder Case | Criminal Appeals Dismissed But Sentence Temporarily Suspended | Accused Allowed To Seek Pardon From Karnataka Governor Under Artic...

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Supreme Court Quashes Rape And Assault FIRs Based On Settlement | Says Continuation Of Proceedings Would Be Abuse Of Process | Complainant Married And Unwilling To Pursue Charges Under Section 37...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Petrol Pump NOC | Finds Environmental Plea Filed To Serve Rival Business Interest | Imposes ₹50,000 Costs For Suppressing Parallel High Court Proceedings

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Supreme Court : Secretly Recorded Calls Between Spouses Are Admissible In Divorce Cases | Section 122 Evidence Act Does Not Bar Disclosure In Matrimonial Suits | Right To Fair Trial Outweighs Spo...

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State Must Uphold Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities | Supreme Court Issues Binding Directives To Tamil Nadu For Disability-Compliant Prisons And Police Sensitization

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Section 39 Specific Relief Act Not A Tool To Bypass Policy Conditions | Supreme Court Explains Principles For Grant Of Mandatory Injunction In Oustee Plot Cases

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Lawyer Must Disclose Party’s Death To Court Under Rule 10A | Supreme Court Says Suit Cannot Abate If Defendant’s Counsel Suppressed Death

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Res Judicata Requires Full Trial If Fraud And Collusion Are Alleged | Supreme Court Says Objection Cannot Be Decided At Threshold Under Order VII Rule 11

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Free Power Beyond 13% Is Not Illegal If Contractually Agreed | Supreme Court Says CERC Cap Applies Only To Tariff Calculation, Not State Royalties

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PSU Cannot Deny Partnership Recognition Over Non-Participation Of All Heirs | Supreme Court Raps IOCL For Misreading Policy And Acting Arbitrarily After Partner’s Death

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SEBI Can Levy Interest From Adjudication Order Date Even If Not Mentioned | Supreme Court Says Liability Under SEBI Act Applies Retrospectively Through Statutory Mandate

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‘Savior Turned Devil’ In Shelter Home Trafficking Case Loses Bail | Supreme Court Cancels Relief For Violating SC/ST Act And Ignoring Victim’s Right To Be Heard

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Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142 | Quashes 498A IPC Case And Directs IPS Officer-Wife And Her Parents To Apologize Publicly For False Allegations And Social Media Defamation

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Supreme Court Acquits Two Men In Murder Case | Says Witnesses’ 16 Km Bicycle Ride In 30 Minutes Improbable, Disbelieves Eye-Witness Account And Questions Single-Assailant Theory In 26-Injury Deat...

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Registered Will Raises Presumption Of Genuineness | Supreme Court Confirms Second Wife’s Exclusive Ownership, Says Burden To Disprove Validity Lies On Opponent

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Supreme Court : "Fraud Unravels Everything," Recalls Its Own Judgment and Sets Aside High Court Order in NOIDA Land Dispute

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Supreme Court Slams Jammu And Kashmir Police Over Custodial Torture | Orders CBI Probe And Rs 50 Lakh Compensation For Genital Mutilation Of Constable

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Supreme Court Rejects Hyatt’s Appeal On India Tax Liability | Says Foreign Entity’s Temporary Indian Base Creates Permanent Establishment

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Second Quashing Petition Under Section 482 CrPC Not Maintainable On Pre-Existing Grounds | Supreme Court Restores Criminal Complaint

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Supreme Court Calls For Clear Guidelines On ED Summons To Lawyers | Even If Advice Is Wrong It Is Privileged Communication

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"Section 26 of AP Reorganisation Act Must Yield to Article 170(3); No Premature Delimitation Permissible": Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Bar and Rejects Plea for Increased Assembly Seats i...

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Supreme Court: Mental Health A Fundamental Right Under Article 21 | Transfers NEET Student Death Probe To CBI | Issues Guidelines to Protect Mental Health Of Students In Colleges & Coaching Centr...

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S.129 CGST Act | Mere Payment Of Penalty To Release Goods Doesn’t Waive Right To Challenge Levy | Supreme Court

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"Court Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to the Trauma Inflicted on the Child": Supreme Court Restores Custody to Mother, Directs Structured Visitation Rights for Father Based on Psychological Evidence

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"Non-mention of Wife in Will a 'Tell-Tale Insignia' of Propounder, Not Testator": Supreme Court Invalidates Will Bequeathing Entire Property to Nephew, Upholds High Court's Reversal of Concurrent...

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Brutality Alone Cannot Justify Capital Punishment | Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Without Remission in Child Rape-Murder Case

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against National Badminton Stars | Criminal Process Cannot Be Used as Tool of Harassment Over Settled Birth Record Dispute

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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Series of Judicial Appointments Across High Courts

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Farmers After 30-Year Legal Battle | Rejects Averaging Method, Affirms Right to Highest Bona Fide Sale Exemplar in Land Acquisition Case

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Case but Modifies Life Sentence | Says Retrospective Application of Harsher 2019 Amendment Violates Article 20(1)

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Supreme Court to Begin Hearings on Presidential Reference on Governor and President’s Powers under Articles 200 and 201 from August 19

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S. 138 NI Act | Cheque Bounce Complaint Maintainable Against Partners Alone | Firm Merely a Compendious Expression With No Separate Legal Persona

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S. 3 Employees’ Compensation Act | Death While Commuting To Work Covered Under Employment Injury | Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Notional Extension’ Doctrine Applies Even Beyond Factory Gates

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Excluding Outside State Experience to Deny Retirement Age Extension Arbitrary: Supreme Court Grants Relief to Bengal University Officer

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Supreme Court Revives IL&FS IBC Plea | Says Naming Creditor in Balance Sheet Not Mandatory for Acknowledgment Under Limitation Act

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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Highway Dispute | Says ‘Work Contract’ Claims Against MP Govt Bodies Must Be Referred to MP Arbitration Tribunal Under Statutory Mandate

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Supreme Court Bars Use Of WhatsApp, Electronic Means For Section 35 Notices | Reaffirms Personal Service Mandate To Protect Liberty

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CCS (CCA) Rules | Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated by Minor Penalty Authority for Major Charges | Sets Aside Karnataka HC Relief to Retired Telecom Officer

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"No Bail Orders Based on Financial Undertakings, Litigants Taking Courts for a Ride Must End": Supreme Court Cancels Bail, Orders Pan-India Compliance with Merits-Only Evaluation

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Supreme Court Quashes Two-Decade-Old Criminal Case Over Alleged Forged Will | Says Civil Dispute Was Misused to Launch Criminal Proceedings

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR In ₹3.5 Crore Land Deal | Says Criminal Case Cannot Proceed When Civil Dispute Is Pending And Criminality Is Absent

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Supreme Court Dismisses Hotel Firm’s Plea Against Shimla Green Zone Notification | Warns Entire Himachal Pradesh May Vanish If Revenue Generation Overrides Environmental Protection

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Supreme Court Dismisses MSME’s Plea Against SARFAESI Proceedings | Says Framework For Revival Must Be Invoked Timely And Cannot Be Used To Stall Recovery After Default

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Supreme Court Directs Telangana Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of BRS MLAs Who Defected To INC Within 3 Months | Quashes High Court Order And Warns Against Delay Tactics By Legislators

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Compensatory Action Not Punitive | Supreme Court Upholds Pollution Boards’ Power To Levy Environmental Damages And Seek Bank Guarantees Under Sections 33A And 31A

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Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case Over Consensual Relationship | Says Promise Of Marriage Doesn’t Make It Rape

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Retirement Of Colour-Blind Driver | Says Employer Must Reasonably Accommodate Disability Acquired During Service

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"Passing Of Such Absurd And Erroneous Orders Is Something Unpardonable" | Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Judgment, Bars Judge From Criminal Roster Pending Reassignment

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S.142(2)(a) NI Act | Complaint Lies Where Payee’s Bank Is Located, Not Where Cheque Is Presented: Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction In Cheque Bounce Cases

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Electricity Act | Tariff Under PPA Must Align With Regulatory Framework, Not Private Agreement: Supreme Court Dismisses GUVNL’s Challenge

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FIR Not Substantive Evidence Of Guilt | Supreme Court Sets Aside Jail Sentence Imposed Without Notice, Restores Fine-Only Conviction

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Supreme Court Flags Regulatory Failure | Says Power Sector Cannot Operate On “Perpetual Revenue Gaps” | Directs Time-Bound Recovery Of ₹27,000 Crore Regulatory Asset Within Seven Years

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Paddy Scam Dispute Arbitrable Despite Criminal Proceedings | Mere Allegation Of Simple Fraud No Bar To Arbitration | Supreme Court Limits Referral Court’s Role To Existence Of Arbitration Clause

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Absence Of Injuries Cannot Undermine Credible Testimony | Supreme Court Says Survivor’s Sole Account Enough For Rape Conviction

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IBC Moratorium Doesn’t Bar Voluntary Surrender Of Leased Property | Supreme Court Upholds CoC’s Commercial Wisdom In CIRP

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Supreme Court Slams Suspension Of Rape Convict’s Sentence | Says High Court's Reasoning Falls Far Short Of S. 389 CrPC Standards | Fair Chance Of Acquittal A Must For Bail

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“A Society Engaged in Charitable Work Holds the Character of a Constructive Trust”: Supreme Court Says Registration Under Societies Act Doesn’t Diminish Public Trust Nature

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Supreme Court Upholds Father’s POCSO Conviction And Life Sentence | Says Incestuous Sexual Violence By Parent Warrants Severest Punishment

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Supreme Court Disappointed With Yet Another Allahabad HC Order | Says Ignoring Law On Sentence Suspension Defeats Right To Appeal

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CJI Has Authority To Recommend Judge’s Removal | Supreme Court Says In-House Mechanism And Recommendation Are Constitutionally Valid

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“Directions in Paragraphs 25 and 26 Are Deleted”: Supreme Court Recalls Order Removing Allahabad HC Judge From Criminal Jurisdiction After CJI’s Request

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Supreme Court: There Is Nothing Like Optional | Bar Councils Cannot Collect Any Additional Fee During Enrolment

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Motor Accidents | Passengers Accompanying Goods Not Gratuitous | Insurer Of Registered Owner Liable If Registration Not Changed After Transfer: Supreme Court

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Jail Official Found Guilty Of Orchestrating Escape Plot | Supreme Court Says Actions Showed Conscious Participation And Unity Of Design In Conspiracy To Free Undertrial

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Statements In FIR By An Accused Cannot Be Used Against Another | Supreme Court Quashes Conviction Over Confessional FIR

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Supreme Court Strikes Down 8.1% Alcohol Cap In Coconut Toddy | Expert Report Sets Limit At 8.98% | All Prosecutions Quashed

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Supreme Court Quashes Army Policy Reserving More JAG Posts For Men | Calls It ‘Against Equality’ And Upholds Gender Parity In Selection

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Supreme Court | Convict Completing Fixed-Term Life Imprisonment Entitled To Release Without Applying For Remission

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Fraudulent Settlement Sparks Supreme Court Recall | Detailed Bar Council Probe Ordered Into ‘Well-Planned Conspiracy’ And Forged Representation

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Pre-Independence Records Hold Greater Probative Value | Supreme Court Says Affinity Test Alone Cannot Defeat Claim, Quashes Orders And Directs Koli Mahadev Tribe Validity Certificate

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Is Judicial Officer Eligible For District Judge Post In Bar Quota? | Supreme Court Flags Article 233(2) Issue And Refers Matter To Constitution Bench

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Demand And Acceptance Is A Sine Qua Non | Supreme Court Acquits One Accused In ₹500 Bribe Trap For Lack Of Connivance Evidence, Cuts VAO’s Sentence To Statutory Minimum

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Supreme Court Resets Paradeep Port Tariff Battle | Arbitral Award, Appellate And HC Orders Quashed, Both Tariff Periods Remitted To TAMP For Fresh Decision, Legislative Review Ordered

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Place Of Exclusive Jurisdiction Deemed Seat Of Arbitration | Supreme Court Says Parties “Clearly Intended To Exclude All Other Courts”

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case | Says Liberty Cannot Dilute Gravity Of Heinous Crimes And Orders Surrender In A Week

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Permission For Non-Signatories In Arbitration | Presence ‘Unknown To Law’, Court Becomes Functus Officio After Section 11(6) Appointment

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Bail | Slams “Callous” Release Of Kannada Actors Darshan, Pavitra Gowda In Chilling Renukaswamy Murder Case

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Supreme Court Warns: ‘No Five-Star Treatment in Jail —or Superintendent Will Be Suspended’"

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Supreme Court Clarifies GST Jurisdiction | Central Authority Can Issue Summons As “Not Initiation Of Proceedings” Under S.6(2)(b) CGST Act

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Premium Whisky Consumers Won’t Confuse Blenders Pride With London Pride | Pernod Ricard Plea Rejected | Supreme Court Dismisses Pernod Ricard Appeal

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WB Premises Tenancy Act | Tenant Loses Protection Against Eviction If Rent Not Deposited Within 30 Days Under S.7 | Supreme Court Says Deposit With Application Is A Precondition To Avoid Eviction

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR In Delkar Suicide Case | S. 306 IPC Test Is Clear Mens Rea | No Abetment Without Intent To Drive Victim To Suicide

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Supreme Court Ends 15-Year Separation | Marriage Has Irretrievably Broken Down | ₹1.25 Crore Alimony Ordered Under Article 142

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Supreme Court Orders Clubbing Of 81 FIRs Against Builder | Grants Six-Month Temporary Bail On Condition To Deposit ₹9.94 Crore | Court Warns Keeping Him In Jail Serves No Purpose For Home Buyers

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RP Act | Mere Failure To Disclose Assets Won’t Invalidate Election Unless Substantial | Vox Populi, Vox Dei — The Will Of The People Is Sacrosanct : Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Slams Double Standards | Parties Who Consented To Arbitration Estopped From Opposing Award On Ground Of Non-Arbitrability

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Disciplinary Proceedings Cannot Survive Breach Of Mandatory Safeguards | Supreme Court Reaffirms Natural Justice As Integral To Article 14 And Strikes Down Bank’s Dismissal Order

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Govts Must Not Extract Regular Work From Ad-hoc Workers | Cannot Exploit Them | Must Create Sanctioned Posts For Recurring Jobs : Supreme Court

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Indian Telegraph Act | Supreme Court Strikes Down Uniform Compensation Award | Recommends Creation Of Statutory Appeal Against District Judge’s Orders Under S.16(3)

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Supreme Court | Conviction Under Section 411 IPC Unsustainable Without Proof of Theft | High Court of Telangana Judgment Set Aside

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Supreme Court | Govt Press Release Not “Change in Law” Under PPA | FTP Para 8.3 Benefits Inapplicable to Thermal Power Projects

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Supreme Court | Toll Collection Impermissible Where Highways Are In Disrepair | Kerala High Court View On User Fee Under National Highways Act Affirmed

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Supreme Court | Judicial Review Confined to Procedural Errors | High Court Orders Set Aside | Removal with Superannuation Benefits Restored

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Offences Connected To S.172–188 IPC Cannot Be Split To Bypass Bar Under S.195 CrPC | Supreme Court Explains Principles, Clarifies Scope Of ‘Obstruction’

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Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka High Court’s Bail Grant to Accused | AL-Hind Not a Banned Organisation Under UAPA | Trial Court Directed to Expedite Proceedings

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Supreme Court Modifies Stray Dog Directions | Bars Street Feeding, Mandates Dedicated Zones | Vaccinated Dogs to Be Released Except Aggressive or Rabies-Infected

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Supreme Court | Class A Andhra Pradesh Forest Service Officers Held to Be State Forest Service | Forest Range Officers To Be Considered for Promotion to Indian Forest Service

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Supreme Court Affirms Preferential Right of Landowners in Slum Redevelopment | Acquisition by Slum Rehabilitation Authority Held Invalid Under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act

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Defects in Form 25 Affidavit on ‘Corrupt Practices’ Not Automatically Fatal | Supreme Court Remits Election Petition to Orissa High Court to Examine Substantial Compliance Under Representation of...

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Supreme Court Upholds TS-Transco’s Fresh Recruitment Notification | Cancelling 2011–12 AP-Transco Selection Process Not Arbitrary, Candidates Had No Vested Right to Appointment

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Supreme Court Clarifies Section 25(1) Of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 | Consumer Fora Empowered To Enforce Final Orders Between 2003–2020 | Anomaly In “Interim Order” Provision Rectified

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Supreme Court | Landowner’s Preferential Right To Redevelop Recognised Under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act | Acquisition Proceedings Set Aside

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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation of Chief Justices Alok Aradhe and Vipul Pancholi to Supreme Court

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Supreme Court | Mere Non-Signing Will Not Invalidate Arbitration Agreement Where Parties Consented and Acted Upon Contract | Section 45, Arbitration and Conciliation Act

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Supreme Court | NGT Cannot Impose Turnover-Based Environmental Compensation or Direct ED Probe Under PMLA

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Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka HC Partition Decree | Refusal to Enter Witness Box Invites Adverse Inference | Oral Testimony Under Evidence Act Outweighs Revenue Records

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Supreme Court | Directions to All High Courts on Timely Pronouncement of Reserved Judgments | If Not Delivered Within Three Months, Registrar General Must Place Matter Before Chief Justice

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Supreme Court Orders SIT Inquiry | Vantara Wildlife Centre’s Affairs and Animal Acquisition to Be Examined Under Wildlife (Protection) Act and CITES

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Supreme Court | Sanctity of Power Purchase Agreements Reaffirmed | Absence of Force Majeure Notice Bars Relief; Regulators Cannot Rewrite Contracts Under Equity

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‘Shabby Investigation, Laconic Trial’ | Supreme Court Acquits Death Row Convict in Child Rape-Murder | Broken Chain of Custody Renders DNA Evidence Inadmissible

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Supreme Court | DGFT and CBIC Directed to Upgrade Systems | Genuine Exporters’ MEIS Entitlements Cannot Be Defeated by Clerical Errors in Shipping Bills

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Order XXX Rule 10 CPC | Proprietorship Not Juristic Person | Absence of Firm Name Not Fatal Where Proprietor Is Defendant: Supreme Court

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Supreme Court | Criminal Courts Cannot Review or Recall Own Judgments | Only Clerical or Arithmetical Errors Permissible Under Section 362 CrPC

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Supreme Court | Karnataka HC Directed To Decide If Secured Creditors Or EPFO Hold First Charge Over Defaulter’s Assets | Priority Dispute Between SARFAESI and PF Act Remitted

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Supreme Court | Delay in Compliance of Order Does Not Constitute Wilful Contempt | Pension Claim Rejected as Beyond Scope of Original Relief | Compensation Directed to Legal Heirs

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Supreme Court | Order XXI Rule 102 CPC Bar Not Applicable Where Suit Property Purchased From Third Party and Not Judgment-Debtor

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Supreme Court Clears Arunachal Pradesh PSC Member Mepung Tadar Bage in 2022 Paper Leak Case | No Misconduct Established Under Article 317

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Supreme Court | Executive Instructions Cannot Override Statutory Recruitment Rules | Tripura Rifles Appointments Cancellation Held Arbitrary Under TSR Act

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Supreme Court Pulls Up Income Tax Department | Prosecution Under Section 276C Quashed for Ignoring CBDT Circulars Requiring ITAT Confirmation | ₹2 Lakh Costs Imposed

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Supreme Court Refers Applicability of RTE Act to Minority Institutions to Larger Bench | TET Qualification Held Mandatory for Teacher Recruitment and Promotions in Non-Minority Schools

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Supreme Court | Electronic Evidence Admissible Under Customs Act Without S.138C(4) Certificate If Admitted in S.108 Statement | CESTAT Order Set Aside

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Supreme Court Upholds Telangana Domicile Rule Requiring Four-Year Continuous Study in State | Limited Relaxation Granted for Children of Government, Defence and PSU Employees

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Supreme Court: Past Misconduct Can Fortify Dismissal Order Even If Not Cited in Show Cause | High Court’s Reinstatement of Absentee Constable Set Aside

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Supreme Court | Power Generators and Discoms Cannot Privately Fix Tariffs | Section 86 Electricity Act Requires Regulatory Commission’s Approval; KKK Hydro Appeal Dismissed

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Supreme Court | “Every Acquittal of Actual Culprit a Blot on System” | Restores Conviction in POCSO Rape Case, Says Misapplication of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Cannot Defeat Justice

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Supreme Court | Agreement to Sell and GPA Do Not Confer Title in Property | Succession Opens on Father’s Death, Possession Suit Dismissed

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Supreme Court | NGT Cannot Outsource Its Adjudicatory Functions to Expert Committees | Quashes ₹18 Crore Environmental Compensation on Triveni Engineering

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Supreme Court | NCLT Empowered Under Companies Act to Examine Fraud and Document Validity in Oppression & Mismanagement Cases | Fraudulent Gift Deed and Share Transfers Declared Invalid

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Supreme Court | Arbitration Act — Delivery of Award to Govt Official Unconnected With Case Not Valid Service on State Under S.31(5)

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Supreme Court | Clause Barring Interest on Delayed Payments Does Not Bar Pendente Lite Interest | Arbitral Tribunal Empowered Under S.31(7) Arbitration Act

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Supreme Court | Section 18 of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Bars Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 CrPC Where Prima Facie Offence Is Disclosed

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Supreme Court | Conviction Under Section 138 NI Act Unsustainable Once Parties Enter Into Voluntary Settlement | Section 147 Declares Offence Compoundable at Any Stage

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Supreme Court | S.100 CPC Bars High Courts from Introducing New Grounds Without Pleadings | Kerala HC’s Reliance on S.67 Succession Act Set Aside | Testamentary Succession Restored

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Supreme Court | Witness Protection Scheme Not Substitute For Bail Cancellation | Allahabad High Court’s Cyclostyled Orders Deprecated | Matter Remanded For Fresh Decision

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Supreme Court Quashes U.P. State’s Refusal To Sanction Posts | Holds Selective Regularisation Of Similarly Situated Daily Wagers Violates Equity | Orders Regularisation In Higher Education Servic...

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Supreme Court: Article 226 Cannot Be Invoked To Quash Charge-Sheet Once Cognisance Is Taken | Remedy Lies Under Section 528 BNSS

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Supreme Court Terms ‘Judicial Impropriety’ | Criticises Kerala High Court For Modifying Bail Conditions While Bail Order Was Under Challenge In Apex Court

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Supreme Court | S.482 CrPC / S.528 BNSS | Four-Step Test Laid Down for High Courts to Quash Criminal Proceedings | Summoning on Vague, Delayed and Uncorroborated Allegations Held Abuse of Process

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Supreme Court Upholds Full Recovery Under Promissory Note | Cash Component Cannot Be Disregarded for Lack of Documentary Proof

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC | Warns High Courts Against Delayed Uploading of Judgments

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Supreme Court | Scope of Review Under S.114 & Order 47 CPC Restated | High Courts Cannot Re-Appreciate Evidence or Substitute Findings Under Guise of Review

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Supreme Court | Direct Approach to High Court for Pre-Arrest Bail Discouraged | Notice Issued to Kerala High Court

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Supreme Court | Consumer Fora Cannot Travel Beyond Pleadings | NCDRC’s Antenatal Negligence Finding Set Aside, ₹10 Lakh Compensation Ordered to Be Refunded

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Supreme Court Clarifies Migration to Unreserved Posts | Relaxations in Age Barred Under RPF Standing Orders, Physical Standards Not a Disqualification in CISF Recruitment

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Supreme Court | Verified Homebuyer Claims Under IBC Must Be Honoured in Full | Possession Cannot Be Denied Once Admitted by Resolution Professional

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Supreme Court Upholds FIRs Against Ex-CBI Officers | Delhi Police to Probe Alleged Intimidation and Forgery, Says Even Investigators May Face Investigation

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