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Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple: Supreme Court Upholds Managerial Rights of Travancore Ex-Royal Family
On 13 July, the Apex Court upheld the administrative rights of the erstwhile royal family over Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy Temple & its riches. As a...
CM Palaniswamy Shouldn’t Hold Office until the Victims of Police Brutality, Jayaraj-Bennicks, get Justice:...
In light of the Jayaraj-Bennicks murder case, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court of the country. The PIL seeks to restrain...
Supreme Court asks Tablighi Petitioners to Approach Respective High Courts
The Supreme Court on July 2, 2020, heard a plea which questioned the Ministry of Home Affairs blacklisting of foreign nationals. Because of involvement...
Supreme Court Sternly Directs Centre to Ensure Payment of Salaries to Doctors Fighting COVID-19
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to issue directions to State governments regarding payment of salaries and quarantine facility; while hearing the plea...
Petition in Supreme Court Raises Concern Over Shortage of Ambulance Services
An NGO named 'Earth' filed a petition before the Supreme Court; it urged the need to issue directions to increase the ambulance services. Being...
Plea Filed Against ‘Pick and Choose’ Policy of Registry Officers Before the Supreme Court
Advocate Reepak Kansal has filed a Public interest litigation before the Supreme Court. The plea sought directions from the court for impartiality and equal...
Supreme Court Takes Cognizance of Mishandling of COVID-19 Dead Bodies
The Supreme Court takes suo moto cognizance of certain reports; which alleged the mishandling of the dead bodies affected by COVID-19. The bench consists of...
Supreme Court Issues Directions in Investigation of the Death of NLU Jodhpur Student in...
The Supreme Court, on 8th June, agreed to hear an appeal regarding the death of a third year law student from NLU Jodhpur in...
Supreme Court Allows NHRC’s Petition Concerning Miseries of Migrants
The National Human Rights Commission filed an application before the Supreme Court. It was concerning the plight of migrant workers; stranded in different parts...
Supreme Court Allows Cyrus Mistry’s Appeal Against NCLAT’s Decision, Tags Ratan Tata’s Appeal
The Apex Court allowed Cyrus Mistry's cross-action appeal against NCLAT's decision on May 29, 2020. Explicitly, the judgement had reinstated Mistry to his post...
PIL in Supreme Court Seeks Renaming of High Court of Bombay
A former judge of the Labor Court filed a PIL in the Apex Court today. He sought directions to change the name of the...
Employee Can be Punished Even After Retirement : Supreme Court
Hon'ble Supreme Court heard the case of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited v. Sri Rabindra Choubey. The Court by a majority of 2:1 observed...
Dushyant Dave: “Supreme Court has Failed the Citizens of India in the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Dushyant Dave opined that the Judges chose to sit silently in their ivory towers; when great misery befell on the citizens of India; after...
Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Access To Lawyers’ Chamber Block
The Supreme Court has issued guidelines for entrants to all the Lawyers' Chamber Block in the Supreme Court premises; taking into account the suggestions...
Vizag Gas Leak: Supreme Court Refuses to Issue Notice in LG Polymers Petition
The Supreme Court on May 19 refused to issue notice in a plea filed by LG Polymers. The petition challenged the order of the...
Supreme Court Refuses to Quash FIRs Against Arnab Goswami
The Supreme Court, on May 19, 2020, declined to transfer the investigation into the First Information Reports (FIRs); filed against journalist Arnab Goswami to...
Summer Vacation Being Converted Into A Period Of Functioning: Supreme Court
The Hon'ble Chief Justice of India declared the five-week summer vacation period to be a period of functioning of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The...
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat High Court’s Order Against the Election of Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
Earlier today, the Supreme Court stayed the Gujarat High Court order; allowing the election of former state law minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama as void. A...
Dilution of Labour Laws Challenged in the Supreme Court
Advocate on record Nirmal Kumar Ambastha moved a petition in the Supreme Court. The petition sought directions to quash the notifications issued by the...
Supreme Court Exempts Lawyers from Using A4 Sized Paper Amid Lockdown
In view of the nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court exempted lawyers and petitioners-in-persons from filing petitions and documents on A4 size papers; until June...
Supreme Court’s Single Judge Benches to Tackle Piled-Up Cases
In a first for the Supreme Court, the single-judge benches will be hearing certain kinds of petitions from May 13, 2020. The purpose of...
Supreme Court Refuses to Pass Directions on Internet Speed Restrictions in J&K
On May 11, 2020, the Supreme Court disposed of the petition on internet speed restrictions. The Foundation of Media Professionals filed this petition. The...
Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Petition for Special Purpose Fund for the NRIs
The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation by an organisation, 'Kerala Pravasi Sangham' seeking directions to the Centre; to frame proper guidelines for...
Babri Masjid Demolition: Supreme Court Sets Deadline For CBI Court To Pronounce Verdict
In a major development, the Supreme Court on May 8, 2020, directed the CBI Court in Lucknow to conduct the proceedings of the decades-old...
228 Lawyers Appointed as Advocates-on-Record by the Supreme Court
On May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of India designated as many as 228 Lawyers as Advocates-on-record. After the lawyers moved in an application...
Bois Locker Room: Petition Filed in Supreme Court for Probe
Three practising lawyers have submitted a letter petition to the Supreme Court. It asks for proceedings to be instituted in regard to the Instagram...
Arnab Moves Supreme Court in Bandra Case; Accuses Police of Malice & Ill-Will
Days after an FIR was registered against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, the senior journalist approached the Supreme Court; demanding to quash the FIR....
Supreme Court Decides on Plea by Mahua Moitra Challenging MCA Circular on CSR
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a circular under challenge in the Supreme Court. The impugned circular excludes donations made to Chief Minister’s...
Palghar Lynching: Supreme Court Refuses to Stay the On-going Investigation by the CID
On April 16, two saints travelling from Mumbai to Surat lynched at Palghar by a mob of 200 people. As a result, both the...
Supreme Court Grants Virtual Visitation Rights to Parents
The Supreme Court held that parents having visitation rights; may resort to electronic means to meet their children due to the nationwide lockdown. All...