Supreme Court To Consider Gujarat Govt’s Objection To Sharing Records With Petitioners

Supreme Court To Consider Gujarat Govt’s Objection To Sharing Records With Petitioners

Apr 12, 2023

In a case wherein the Supreme Court is monitoring 22 alleged ‘fake encounters’ conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2007, it indicated, on Monday, that it would consider the reservation expressed by the State of Gujarat in sharing records of three

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Supreme Court directs Centre to frame a uniform national policy for menstrual hygiene in schools

Supreme Court directs Centre to frame a uniform national policy for menstrual hygiene in schools

Apr 12, 2023

The apex court on Monday directed the central government to frame and implement a uniform policy on menstrual hygiene in schools including free distribution of sanitary napkins. It also asked the states to provide details on the availability of girls’ toilets and the

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Technology not a cure for all malaise, Said CJI DY Chandrachud highlighting the Need of Digital Inclusion

Technology not a cure for all malaise, Said CJI DY Chandrachud highlighting the Need of Digital Inclusion

Apr 11, 2023

On Friday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud emphasised the importance of digital inclusion and an ecosystem that allows the benefits of technology to be realised. “Technology is not a cure in and of itself,” the Supreme Court judge recalled, emphasising the significance

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SC refuses to entertain the Interlocutory application for the stay on expansion of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant

SC refuses to entertain the Interlocutory application for the stay on expansion of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant

Apr 7, 2023

The background of the case is that the incineration plant was constructed at an open dump in Okhla, which is a public-private venture between Jindal ITF Urban Infrastructure Limited and the Delhi government, which was commissioned in the year 2012. It is the

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Apex Court States That There Can Be No Equality In The Matter Of Illegality

Apex Court States That There Can Be No Equality In The Matter Of Illegality

Apr 7, 2023

The supreme court bench of justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal decided to deny the relief to a school teacher who was dismissed from the service for the reason that he secured through distance education. The petitioner in the case at hand was

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SC: “Unjustified Compassion Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish Offenders” HC Judgment on Motor Accident Case Quashed

SC: “Unjustified Compassion Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish Offenders” HC Judgment on Motor Accident Case Quashed

Apr 6, 2023

Issue In overturning a decision by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to reduce a sentence imposed on a man convicted in a motor accident case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence, the Supreme Court stated that the Indian Penal

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Overcoming the “Narrow, Excessively Legalistic” Discussion over the SC Election Commission’s Decision

Overcoming the “Narrow, Excessively Legalistic” Discussion over the SC Election Commission’s Decision

Apr 6, 2023

Issue The Supreme Court’s most recent decision on the appointment of the chief electoral commission and election commissioners was overly legalistic and restricted to the institution’s constitutional and legal structure and judicial interpretations of the status and authority of the Election Commission of

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In a Suit For Possession, Prior Possession Becomes Relevant When Both Parties Fail To Establish Title: Supreme Court

In a Suit For Possession, Prior Possession Becomes Relevant When Both Parties Fail To Establish Title: Supreme Court

Apr 2, 2023

What: “When both parties fail to establish title, prior possession becomes relevant in a suit for possession”: Apex Court. Facts: The side that can demonstrate earlier possession will prevail in a possession lawsuit if neither party has proven title, the Supreme Court has

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The Supreme Court recalls the Unitech case’s order disbursing money to two individuals, saying “There Was Mistake On Part Of this Court.”

The Supreme Court recalls the Unitech case’s order disbursing money to two individuals, saying “There Was Mistake On Part Of this Court.”

Apr 2, 2023

Recently, the Supreme Court used the restitution principle and ordered two people to return the funds paid out in accordance with its order, which came from the proceeds of the sale of the property owned by Unitech that was sold to M/s. Devas

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Suits will not be abated for not impleading all the Legal Representatives of the deceased defendant

Suits will not be abated for not impleading all the Legal Representatives of the deceased defendant

Apr 1, 2023

It has been held by the supreme court that the abatement of a suit won’t take place merely for not implementing all legal representatives of the deceased defendant.  Suits can be said to be abated if the death of one of the defendants

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