New Delhi, April 4 – The Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench, which will commence hearing from April 7 in the long-pending Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for April 7 on the apex court's official website, the...
New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday stressed the need for a coordinated, fair, and time-bound investigation into alleged large-scale bank fraud linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom) and its group entities.A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya...
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asset attachment
bank fraud
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enforcement directorate
financial institutions
financial irregularities
gautam doshi
investigation
loan fraud
reliance communications
sateesh seth
solicitorgeneral
special investigation team
status report
supreme court
New Delhi, March 21 The Supreme Court has expressed its concern over the trend of people instantly uploading videos shot on mobile phones on social media and said that such activities pose a serious threat to a fair trial.The remark was made by a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and...
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cybercrime
digital media
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fair trial
india
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media trial
mobile phones
new delhi
pil (public interest litigation)
police procedures
social media
social media platforms
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others to respond to the CBI's petition challenging their discharge in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma listed the CBI's petition...
New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly objected to the social media reactions of some "malicious individuals" regarding its February 26 order in the NCERT textbook controversy, and said they must understand how to deal with the current Chief Justice of India.A bench...
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corruption in judiciary
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digital dissemination
government action
india
judicial review
legal proceedings
misinformation
ncert textbook controversy
publishing
social media
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
textbooks
New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Unnao rape survivor to be a party in the petition filed by the CBI challenging the suspension of life imprisonment for former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, stating that the victim has the right to be heard in the proceedings.A bench...
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criminal justice
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india
kuldeep singh sengar
l k advani case
legal proceedings
pocso act
prison suspension
sexual assault
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
unnao rape case
victim's rights
New Delhi, March 9 – The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the bail granted to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.Due to the unavailability of Solicitor...
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criminal justice
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delhi high court
intervention application
kuldeep singh sengar
protection
rape
solicitorgeneral
supreme court of india
trial court
unnao rape case
uttar pradesh
New Delhi, March 2 The Supreme Court has warned that artificial judgments will have real consequences, coming down hard on a trial court that relied on fake, AI-generated verdicts in its decision-making process. Orders based on fictitious judgments will not just be seen as an error in...
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bar council of india
civil revision petition
judicial misconduct
legal process
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solicitorgeneral
special leave petition
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trial court
New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a complete ban on the Class 8 NCERT textbook that contains a chapter on corruption in the judiciary, and ordered the seizure of all physical copies, as well as the removal of its digital versions.The apex court ordered that the...
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court proceedings
criminal contempt
education policy
institution integrity
judicial conduct
legal disciplinary action
ministry of education
ncert textbook
new delhi
seizure of books
show cause notices
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
textbook ban
New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court, in a Monday hearing, orally observed that land acquisition cases from before 2018 cannot be reopened to grant compensation with interest to farmers whose land was acquired under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Act.This observation was...
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farmer claims
interest payments
land acquisition
land disputes
national highways authority of india
nhai
nhai act
section 3j
solatium
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
tarsem singh
New Delhi, February 22 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear appeals filed by Meta Platforms and WhatsApp LLC challenging a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that upheld a penalty of ₹213.14 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over the messaging...
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data protection
data sharing
dominant position
indian law
legal proceedings
meta platforms
nclat
privacy policy
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
surya kant
user data
whatsapp llc
New Delhi, February 19 The Supreme Court has directed bar associations across the country to submit to it the agreed terms of reference for strengthening and enhancing the institutional strength of bar associations.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma directed the bar...
bar associations
case management
court orders
district courts
high courts
india
institutional strengthening
legal counsel
legal institutions
legal proceedings
new delhi
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
terms of reference
vipin nair
Mumbai, February 18 – UK-based businessman Vijay Mallya informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that he is unable to specify when he will return to India. He cited restrictions imposed by courts in England that he said prevented him from leaving the country.The matter was heard by a bench...
New Delhi, February 16 – A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing the issues raised in the Sabarimala review case from April 7.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while dealing with a batch of review petitions against the September 2018...
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india
legal disputes
legal proceedings
religious freedom
religious law
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sabarimala temple
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
temple access
written submissions
New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court said on Monday that a nine-judge bench will begin the final hearing on a batch of petitions related to discrimination against women in religions and at religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya...
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constitutional law
kerala
legal proceedings
new delhi
nine-judge bench
petition review
religious discrimination
religious freedom
religious practices
sabarimala temple
solicitorgeneral
supreme court
women's rights
New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court announced on Monday that a nine-judge bench will begin the final hearing on a batch of petitions related to discrimination against women in religions and religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya...
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india
judicial review
kerala
legal counsel
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petition review
religious freedom
religious places
sabarimala temple
solicitorgeneral
supreme court