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Supreme Court: Illegality in Haryana officer appointments cannot be regularised
The case concerns the legality and validity of the deputation and subsequent absorption of four officers from the Development and Panchayat…
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Supreme Court orders Meta to restore AAP Gujarat's social media pages
The case concerns a petition by the Software Freedom Law Center and another party seeking the restoration of their social media pages (Instagram and…
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Supreme Court orders Centre to explain anomalies in consumer fora jurisdiction
The case concerns a dispute between M/s Avon Elastomers (India) and M/s Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd regarding the determination of…
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Supreme Court frames two issues on maintainability of teacher pay writs
The case concerns whether a writ petition is maintainable against private unaided educational institutions to enforce statutory pay scales for…
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Supreme Court deprecates judicial officers bypassing High Court committees for service disputes
This matter concerns a Writ Petition filed by the All India Judges Association against the Union of India regarding service disputes, which was…
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Supreme Court defers Mahanta's bail plea, orders diligent prosecution in Zubeen Garg case
The case involves Shyamkanu Mahanta seeking special leave to appeal against a judgment by the Gauhati High Court in a criminal matter against the…
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Supreme Court grants appeal leave, says life sentences must run concurrently
The case concerns an appeal by Gopi @ Sahaya Puruna challenging the Madras High Court's decision to enhance his sentence from life imprisonment to…
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Supreme Court refers arbitration pre-deposit case to larger bench
The case concerns a dispute over whether a contractual clause requiring a contractor to deposit 10% of the claim amount as security before invoking…
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Supreme Court directs Election Commission to submit election guidelines
This case concerns the use of unaccounted cash ('black money') to influence voters during elections, specifically arising from a criminal appeal…
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Supreme Court orders Maharashtra police to arrest Nigerian drug accused, trace sureties
The Union of India appealed against the grant of bail to a Nigerian national accused of smuggling 4935 grams of heroin under the NDPS Act, raising…
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Supreme Court: Age limit for compassionate appointment determined by date of application, not…
The case concerns an appeal by the family of a deceased employee against the rejection of a compassionate appointment claim for the deceased's son…
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Supreme Court rules remand not required if appellate court can decide issue from existing evidence
The case concerns a dispute over the validity of a 1982 sale deed for a specific property (Item No. 5) and whether the High Court was legally…
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Supreme Court rules S.69 Evidence Act can prove will only if S.68 attestation impossible
This case involves a family succession and partition dispute between the heirs of the first wife and the heirs of the second wife of the original…
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Supreme Court: No abetment of suicide without intent to drive subordinate to death
The case concerns a criminal appeal by a senior Forest Department officer (Vinod Shivakumar) against his charge-sheet for abetment of suicide…
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Supreme Court orders murder trial to proceed despite pending Gangsters Act case
The case concerns whether a murder trial (Session Trial No. 934 of 2023) must be kept in abeyance to prioritize a pending case under the Uttar…
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Supreme Court finds no homicidal death in friend's drowning case
The case concerns a criminal appeal by two accused individuals against their conviction for the murder of a friend who was found drowned in a river.
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Supreme Court: Legal reps can claim motor accident compensation without financial dependency
The case concerns a dispute over the quantum of motor accident compensation awarded to the legal heirs of a deceased pedestrian, specifically…
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Supreme Court hears appeal on residential property exemption claim
The case concerns a dispute over the auction sale of a residential property in Delhi, where the Supreme Court is determining whether the exemption…
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Supreme Court cites 150% rise in ultra-processed foods market since 2009
This matter concerns a petition by 3S And Our Health Society against the Union of India regarding the adoption of Front-of-Package Labelling (FOPL)…
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Supreme Court imposes ₹10 lakh cost on Reliance for obstructing NTPC suit
The case concerns a dispute between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and NTPC Limited regarding the existence of a binding contract for natural gas…
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Supreme Court says tenancy not ended by agreement to sell without surrender of possession
The case concerns a dispute between a tenant-petitioner and landlord-respondents regarding whether the landlord-tenant relationship ceased upon the…
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Supreme Court rules secret info not needed immediately for NDPS seizure
This case involves a criminal appeal by Kashmir Ram @ Pappi against his conviction and sentence for possession of poppy husk under the NDPS Act…
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Supreme Court upholds murder conviction but declares adult sentence invalid for juvenile
The case concerns a criminal appeal by Dinesh Kumar against his conviction for murder and robbery, where the Court had to determine if the conviction…
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Supreme Court warns against fake site 'sp-court-in.com'
This is a public advisory issued by the Supreme Court of India to warn the public about a specific fraudulent website impersonating the Court's…
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Supreme Court sets aside one-week arrest protection in GST case
The case concerns an appeal by the Union of India against a High Court order that granted the respondent protection from arrest for one week after…
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Supreme Court dismisses petitions over CBSE exam scheme for Gulf students
The case concerns writ petitions filed by students affected by the cancellation of CBSE examinations in the West Asia region due to war, challenging…
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Supreme Court examines High Court's substitution of interim injunction order
The case concerns a dispute over the validity of share transfers and property transactions made by an elderly widow to her granddaughter and…
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Supreme Court: Strict, Not Absolute Liability Applies To Electricity Boards In Electrocution Cases
The case concerns whether the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation is liable for compensation in electrocution incidents and whether such claims…
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Supreme Court rules composite appeal against common judgment is maintainable
The case concerns whether a single composite appeal filed under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging a common judgment…
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Supreme Court rules retired judges in CGIT-cum-LCs can't claim pay parity with other tribunal members
The case concerns retired judges appointed as Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals (CGIT-cum-LCs) who sought pay parity with…