Citation: (2020) 8 SCC 1 Date of Judgment: 27 August 2020 Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah, Aniruddha Bose Facts of the Case: Issues Raised: Contentions of the Parties: Petitioner (State of Punjab): Respondents (Davinder Singh & Ors.): Judgment & Rationale: The Supreme Court’s Views: Decision: Defects in Law / Criticism: …
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IN WRIT PETITION No. 48367 OF 2018 CASE COMMENTARY 1. INTRODUCTION: The aforementioned case pertains to the issue of non-consensual intercourse within marriage, generally accounts to as marital rape. Marital rape is rape committed within the arrangement of marriage. The offence of marital rape is committed when the husband forces sexual intercourse on his wife …
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Date of Judgement: 30th April 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 605 Area of Law: Court’s Power to modify an Arbitral Award, Section 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Constitutional Bench: CJI Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai J, P.V. Sanjay Kumar J, K.V. Viswanathan J, A.G. Masih J Appellant: Gayatri Balasamy Lawyers: Senior Advocate …
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DATE OF JUDGEMENT: 15 November, 2019 CASE NUMBER: CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8766-67 OF 2019 DIARY NO.24417 OF 2019 BENCH: V. Ramasubramanian, Surya Kant, R.F. Nariman CITATION: AIRONLINE 2019 SC 1494 INTRODUCTION The Essar Steel case was a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India that significantly reshaped the understanding of judicial review and clarified …
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JUST RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE v. S. HARISH (2024) INSC 716, decided on 23 September 2024, Supreme Court of India CASE Details – CASE NAME – JUST RIGHT FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE V. S.HARISH COURT – SUPREME COURT OF INDIA BENCH- 2 BENCH JUDGES; JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD CASE TYPE – CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL APPEAL …
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COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) ….Petitioner VERSUS UNION OF INDIA ….Respondent MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1699 OF 2019 WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 215 OF 2005 FACTS The petitioner, Common Cause, a registered non-governmental organization, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in 2005 before …
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FACTS The issue stems from a long-standing family dispute over ancestral real estate in Bengaluru, Karnataka. According to the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) framework, the three brothers in question—C. Jayaramappa, C. Thippeswamy, and C. Eshwarappa—were joint owners of the family estate after their father passed away. On May 9, 1986, a partition deed was signed …
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The case “Vihaan Kumar v/s the State of Haryana” is marked as a landmark case by the Supreme Court of India. It puts light on the Article 22 of the Constitution while proving the validity and importance of Section 50 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc). The case also relies on 3 other landmark judgements …
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RAJESH MONGA Vs HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITIED & ORS. ON 4 MARCH,2024 Civil Appeal No. 1495/2023 Bench- M.M. Sundresh, A.S. Bopanna Before the Supreme Court, New Delhi Date of order: 4.03.2024 Parties Appellant: Rajesh Monga Respondent: Housing development finance corporation limited & Ors Laws and Acts Involved Facts The appellant Rajesh Monga was in …
Citation: Writ Petition (C) No. 1022 of 1989; 2025 INSC 735 Bench: CJI B.R. Gavai, Justice A.G. Masih, Justice K. Vinod Chandran Date of Judgment: 20 May 2025 Court: Supreme Court of India FACTS OF THE CASE The case of All India Judges Association v. Union of India (2025) marks the continuation of a historic …
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FACTS Deepika Singh was employed as a nursing officer at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, a premier medical institution run by the Government of India. She was appointed to the post in the year 2009 under the Central Government employment scheme and was governed by the Central Civil Services …
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Bench (Supreme Court of India): Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Justice Aniruddha Bose Justice V. Ramasubramanian Date of Judgment: March 4, 2020 Petitioner Internet and Mobile Association of India (IMAI) (A not-for-profit industry body representing digital companies in India, including crypto exchange platforms like WazirX and CoinDCX.) Respondent: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Facts Issues Contentions …
FACTS The dispute arose out of a design consultancy agreement entered into between the Respondent, HSCC (India) Ltd., and a consortium of the Applicants, Perkins Eastman Architects DPC, an architecture company based in New York, and Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd., formed in Mumbai, in pursuance of a tender process. Clause 24 was a part of …
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO . 289 OF 2024 PRAGYA PRASUN & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. With WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO . 49 OF 2025 AMAR JAIN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Date of decision: 30.04.2025 Judge: Justice R.Mahadevan FACTS: The issues involved in both the writ …
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Civil Appeal No. 274/2023 BENCH- Hon’ble Mr. justice B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. Before the Supreme Court Decided on: 10.01.2023 FACTS OF THE CASE Chandigarh was designed after India’s independence as a well-planned city by the Chandigarh master plan 2031. It was designed in such a way which strictly separates residential and commercial zones …
INTRODUCTION The landmark case of accused x vs. state of Maharashtra (2019) 7 SCC1 explores the intersection of criminal procedural law and mental health in India. It highlights the significance of safeguarding human dignity under article 21 of the constitution even for individuals convicted of heinous crimes. This case is particularly notable for addressing the …
FACTS On the 28th of July, 2018, a brutal crime was reported from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Jai Prakash, a daily-wage earning laborer living temporarily on a construction site, called a number of children to his hut by giving them money. While most of the children took the money and left, one 10 year old girl was …
ABOUT THE CASE Case title: Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana & Anr. Citation: 2025 INSC 162 Jurisdiction: Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Arising out of Special Leave Petition:(Crl.) No. 13320 of 2024 Date of judgment: 7th February, 2025 Bench: Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Petitioner: Vihaan Kumar Respondent: the state …
Appellant– Gayatri Balasamy Respondent– M/s ISG Novasoft Tech. Limited Court- Supreme Court of India (Civil Appeal Nos. Of 2025) ( Arising out of SLP (C) Nos.15336 – 15337 Of 2021) JUDGES- Hon’ble Sanjiv Khanna ,CJI , B.R. Gavai J , P.V. Sanjay Kumar J , K.V. Vishwanathan J , A.G. Masih J. Date of Judgement- …
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FACTS In the case of All India Judges Association v. Union of India, a batch of interlocutory applications were heard before the Supreme Court of India with its judgement delivered on May 20, 2025 by Justice BR Gavai. These applications raise fundamental issues relating to qualification, promotion and selection processes of candidates aspiring to enter …
Name of Court: The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement: January 8, 2024 Type of Case: This particular case is one of Constitutional law with elements of Criminal law Petitioners: Subhashini Ali; Bilkis Bano; Roop Rekha Verma; Revati Laul Respondent: The State of Gujarat Legal Counsel: Judges on Bench: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and …
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Forensics and witnesses: Petitioner’s Arguments Respondent’s Arguments: The court’s rationale for reducing the sentence was that while the crime was “barbaric” and “shocks the conscience,” there was no evidence to suggest the murder was premeditated. The possibility that the accused “might not have realized that his act could lead to death cannot altogether be ruled …
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Court: Supreme Court of India, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1545 OF 2025 Bench: Hon’ble Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Legal provision: criminal-constitutional case Parties: -Appellant: IMRAN PRATAPGADHI Lawyer: Sr. Adv. Kapil Sibal -Respondents: STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR. Lawyer: Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta Judgement Delivered on: 28th March, 2025 …
ABOUT THE CASE: Case Title: Internet and Mobile Association of India vs. Reserve Bank of IndiaCitation: AIR 2021 SC 2720Date of the Judgment: 4th March, 2020 Case Type: Writ Petition (Civil) Type of Bench: Three-judge benchBench Justice: V. Ramasubramanian, Aniruddha Bose, Rohinton Fali Nariman Petitioner: Internet and Mobile Association of India Respondent: Reserve Bank of …
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Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd. (2025 INSC 605) INTRODUCTION This landmark ruling resolves a significant legal dispute about Indian courts’ ability to alter arbitral awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (henceforth referred to as the “1996 Act”), which resulted from Civil Appeal Nos. of 2025 (which was based on S.L.P.(C) Nos. …
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1.FACTS Famous paint manufacturer Asian Paints Limited, which has been in business for roughly 73 years, found that fake paint products that closely resembled its packaging and bore its trademark were being sold in the market. Through a Power of Attorney, the business designated M/s Solution, an intellectual property rights (IPR) consulting firm, to keep …
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FACTS: This writ Petition challenged the insertion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 on the grounds of retrospectivity and, of that it was passed during emergency. ISSUES: CONTENTIONS: On behalf of Petitioner On Behalf of Respondents: Generally, the word secular was …
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Citation: (2020) 7 SCC 469 Court: Supreme Court of India. Bench: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. Date of Judgment: February 17th, 2020 Introduction The Supreme Court’s judgment in The Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Ors. (2020) is more than just a legal milestone. It is a powerful assertion of …
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Case Name– Urmila Dixit V. Sunil Sharan Dixit And OrsCitation– 2025 INSC 20Date of the Judgment– 2nd January 2025Bench – Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Chudalayil T. Ravikumar Appellant– Urmila DixitRespondent– Sunil Sharan DixitLegal Provisions Involved– Section 23rd Maintenance and welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 INTRODUCTION In any civilized society, the respect and …
Citation: AIR 2020 SUPREME COURT 476, AIRONLINE 2020 SC 15 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR, JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI Date of Judgment: January 7, 2020 Appellants: (1) Purshottam Chopra (2) Suresh 1. FACTS On December 18, 1997, Sher Singh was discovered suffering severe burns at a locality in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. He …
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CASE: The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan, (2019) Bench: Justice M.R. Shah Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Justice A.K. Sikri Laws involved: Facts: In this case, the accused persons were charged in a First Information Report (FIR) under sections 307, 294 , 323, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for an event …
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Supreme Court Constitution Bench The debate over the constitutional position and the autonomy of the election commission of India (ECI) has been simmering for a long time. As per Article 324(2) of the Indian Constitution, the President, while taking into account any law made by Parliament, nominates the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election …
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Mahnoor Fatima Imran vs M/S Visweswara Infrastructure Pvt Ltd case Case Number: Special Leave Petition (C) No.1866 of 2024 Bench: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K. Vinod Chandran Court: Supreme Court of India Date of Judgment: 07.05.2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 646 Parties Involved: Appellants: Respondents: LAWS INVOLVED: FACTS OF THE CASE: ISSUES BEFORE THE COURT: CONTENTIONS …
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Case: All India Judges Association v. Union of India, W.P. (C) No. 1022 of 1989, 2025 INSC 735 (Supreme Court of India) FACTS In 1989, the All India Judges Association filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, for judicial directions regarding the recruitment and service …
1. Introduction One of the most puzzling problems courts have in the field of anti-corruption jurisprudence is the regular occurrence of complainants becoming antagonistic. A significant court ruling that addresses this exact conundrum is presented in the case of Neeraj Dutt v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi). In this decision, the Supreme Court considered …
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1. FACTS The case of Indian Medical Association v. Union of India emerged against the backdrop of a long-standing conflict between practitioners of modern medicine (allopathy) and those practicing traditional Indian systems of medicine, collectively referred to as AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy). The petition was filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), …
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Court : Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Bench : Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine Geeoge Masih Petitioners : Maya P.C. and Ors. Respondents : State of Kerala and Public institutions Judgment delivered on : May 23, 2025 Laws and Acts associated with the case : The State shall not deny to …
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Facts of the Case: The Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, passed by the State of Maharashtra in 2018, gives the Maratha group a sixteen percent reservation in public jobs and educational institutions. Due to this law, Maharashtra’s overall reservation percentage increased to roughly 68%, exceeding the 50% ceiling on …
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Citation: 2022 SCC Online SC 825 Bench: Hon’ble Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh Date Of Judgement: July 11, 2022 1.Case Fact: The petitioner, Satender Kumar Antil, was accused in a criminal case but was not arrested during the investigation. He was cooperating with the police, had appeared whenever called, and was even on …
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CASE: Shalini Dharmani v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others BENCH: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud Justice J.B. Pardiwala LAWS INVOLVED: Section 80: Empowers the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to: FACTS Shalini Dharmani is an assistant professor at Government College, Nalagarh. She is the mother of a fourteen-year-old son who …
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Parties Involved Jyostnamayee Mishra (Petitioner) Versus The State of Odisha and Others (Respondent) Hon’ble Judges J.K. Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. Laws involved Facts of the Case Jyostnamayee Mishra was joined service in 1978, working as a peon in the department of architecture, Government of Orissa. She applied to be promoted to the post of …
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Petition Type: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019 Bench: Hon’ble Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud (CJI), Hon’ble J.B. Pardiwala, and Hon’ble Manoj Misra Date of Judgment: April 19, 2024 1. Facts of the Case The case revolves around the conservation of two critically endangered avian species: the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and the Lesser Florican. The …
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Facts of the Case: The Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, passed by the State of Maharashtra in 2018, gives the Maratha group a sixteen percent reservation in public jobs and educational institutions. Due to this law, Maharashtra’s overall reservation percentage increased to roughly 68%, exceeding the 50% ceiling on …
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CASE COMMENT: SATENDER KUMAR ANTIL vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR. Citation: 2022 SCC Online SC 825 Bench: Hon’ble Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh Date Of Judgement: July 11, 2022 1.Case Fact: The petitioner, Satender Kumar Antil, was accused in a criminal case but was not arrested during the investigation. He was cooperating with …
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CASE: Shalini Dharmani v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others BENCH: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud Justice J.B. Pardiwala LAWS INVOLVED: Section 80: Empowers the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to: FACTS Shalini Dharmani is an assistant professor at Government College, Nalagarh. She is the mother of a fourteen-year-old son who …
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Parties Involved Jyostnamayee Mishra (Petitioner) Versus The State of Odisha and Others (Respondent) Hon’ble Judges J.K. Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. Laws involved Facts of the Case Jyostnamayee Mishra was joined service in 1978, working as a peon in the department of architecture, Government of Orissa. She applied to be promoted to the post of …
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OM PRAKASH @ ISRAEL @ RAJU @ RAJU DAS …APPELLANT(S) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ANR. …RESPONDENT(S) CITATION 2025 INSC 43 BENCH Justice M.M. SundreshJustice Aravind Kumar JUDGEMENT January 8, 2025 COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT Dr. S. Muralidhar, Senior Advocate COUNSELS FOR THE RESPONDENTS Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Additional Solicitor General (ASG)Ms. Vanshaja Shukla, Advocate FACTS: …
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ABOUT THE CASE: Title: Vihan Kumar vs The State of Haryana Citation: 2025 INSC 162 Jurisdiction: Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Date of the Judgment: 07th February 2025 Bench: Justice Abhay S. Oka Petitioner: Vihan Kumar Respondent: The State of Haryana Legal Provisions Involved: Article 22 of the Constitution of India, Sub-section (1) of Section 41 of …
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Supreme Court of India, Civil Appeal No. 5783 of 2022, judgment dated 23 August 2022 For Special Leave Petition– Bench: Hima Kohli, Krishna Murari, N.V. Ramana Review Order dated 18 October 2024 For Review Petition– Bench: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud FACTS OF THE CASE In relation to tax enforcement, corporate structuring, and constitutional …
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NARENDER KUMAR GOSWAMI VS UNION OF INDIA (2025) Court: Supreme Court of IndiaDate of Decision: 16 May 2025 Case No: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 300 of 2025Hon’ble Bench: Justice Surya Kant, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar SinghPetitioner: Narendra Kumar Goswami (Advocate, U.P. Bar Council)Respondent: Union of India & Others Statutes & Provisions Referred: Information Technology Act, 2000 …
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CITATION – MANU/SC/0041/2025 CORAM – Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Arvind Kumar DECIDED ON – January 8, 2025 INTRODUCTION – The Supreme Court of India delivered the judgement on January 8, 2025 which is built on the basic principles of juvenile justice. This case commentary brings out the intricate details of the ruling which pointed …
Citation: AIRONLINE 2019 SC 1452, 2020 (2) SCC 338, (2019) 16 SCALE 1, (2019) 4 MAD LJ (CRI) 539 Bench: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice K.M. Joseph The rationale of the Yashwant Sinha v. CBI (2019) judgment on April 10, 2019, is founded on the following core legal principles: The case …
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S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 4463 of 2025 (India, decided July 19, 2025) (Supreme Court of India) 1. FACTS In this case, The Supreme Court heard bail plea of Kailash Ramchandani, a Naxal sympathizer from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra accused of IED blast in 2019 killing 15 policemen of quick response team. Kailash Ramchandani was booked under the …
INTRODUCTION In the matrimonial alliance the couple are tend to be together and supporting each other till the end of their lives.Marriage in Indian system is told and believed to be a sacred code of conduct and its the union of minds and is often based on self respect ,love ,affection and harmony in the …
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (2020)About the case: 1) Case Title- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (2020)2) Citations- AIR online 2020 SC 6843) Jurisdiction- Original Jurisdiction under Ar. 324) Date of Judgement- 21st March 20245) Bench- Justice Arun Mishra, Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Krishna Murari6) Petitioners- M.C. Mehta7) Respondent – Union of India8) …
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Facts Omkar Gond, the appellant, was born into a middle-class family in Latur, Maharashtra. He scored 97.2% in his tenth standard examinations. Following surgery for a bilateral cleft palate, the appellant was diagnosed with hypernasality and misarticulation. This condition causes excessive nasal resonance during speech and makes certain sounds unclear or difficult to understand, which …
Case Number: Civil Appeal No. 2368 of 2011 Decided: May 10, 2019 Decided in: Hon’ble Supreme Court of India Citation: AIR 2019 SC 2723 Parties: BK Pavitra and Ors. vs Union of India, the State of Karnataka. Introduction: The government of Karnataka in 2002 enacted a legislation which granted consequential seniority to Schedule Class and …
Citation: (2025) INSC 845 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta, JJ. Date of Judgment: July 15, 2025 A horrific double murder occurred in the vicinity of Suruli Falls, Tamil Nadu, in May 2011. The woman had also been sexually assaulted, and the victims were a pair. Because of …
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Court: Supreme Court of India, Court No. 1Citation: SLPC 16864/2021Judges: Hon’ble CJI D Y Chandrachud, Hon’ble Justice J.B. Pardiwala 1. Facts The petitioner in the above case, Shalini Dharmani (further referred to as the petitioner), is an assistant professor at the Department of Geography in Government College, Nalagarh. The petitioner has a 14-year-old son who …
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Citation: W.P. (Crl) No. 314/2021, (2021) 10 SCC 1 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Hima Kohli, Surya Kant, N.V.Ramana Date of Judgment: 27th October, 2021 Facts The Pegasus case originated as a worldwide collaborative investigation by global media organisations and by Amnesty International in July 2021, called the “Pegasus Project” collectively. The investigation also …
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Facts: Petitioner: The Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited (insurer) Respondents: R1: Smt. Honamma (wife of deceased), R2: Kum. Bhagya and R3 Kum. Ramya (daughters of the deceased), R4: Sri H. Nagaraja (owner of tractor and trailer; policyholder) Appeal against Respondent No. 5, Sri Keernaik (driver) previously dismissed under Supreme Court order dated 20 February, …
Citation: Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. v. Cyrus Invs. Pvt. Ltd., Civil Appeal Nos. 440–441 of 2020 (India Sup. Ct. Mar. 26, 2021).Date of Judgment: March 26, 2021Bench: Hon’ble Justices S.A. Bobde (CJI), A.S. Bopanna & V. Ramasubramanian INTRODUCTION The landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. v. Cyrus Investments …
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Bench: Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep MehtaDate of judgment: 7th March, 2025Parties:Appellant(s)– Gyanendra Singh (alias Raja Singh)Respondent(s)– State of U.P. Facts: Before the Incident The Allegation After the Incident At first, Smt. Rajani did not want to go back to her marital home because she was scared. But in the end, she found the courage …
CASE COMMENTARY ANUN DHAWAN & ORS. ………………PETITIONERS V. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. …….………… RESPONDENTS (2024) ABOUT THE CASE: Case Title: Anun Dhawan & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Citation: (2024) 2 S.C.R. 812: 2024 INSC 136 Quorum: Honorable Justice Pankaj Mithal, Honorable Justice Bela …