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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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 Citation                :  2024 INSC 831   Date of judgment :  5 November 2024   Court                    :  Supreme Court Of India   Petitioner              :  Anjum Kadari & Anr   Respondent           :  Union of …

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CASE DETAILS Judgement Date: 9th September 2024 Court: Supreme Court of India Appellant: Abhishek Banerjee Bench: J. Bela M.Trivedi, J. Satish Chandra Sharma INTRODUCTION The Abhishek Banerjee Vs Directorate Of Enforcement gives a dynamic perspective about the use of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) while marking its significance under the impositions and restrictions …

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Case Title  Jaggo V. Union of India (2024 INSC 1034) Court Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement  20th December 2024 Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Petitioner Jaggo Respondent Union of India Facts of the Case  The case involved four individuals who had been working for the Central …

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INTRODUCTION: The Supreme Court’s decision in Mineral Area Development Authority v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. (2024) & SCC 1, represents a landmark constitutional adjudication that fundamentally reshapes India’s mining taxation landscape. This nine-judge Constitution Bench ruling delivered by an 8:1 majority addresses a decade-old question relating to the federal distribution of the taxation powers …

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Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay s. Oka, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol Date of Judgment: 19 October 2023 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1730 of 2012 Background: The case of Indrakunwar vs. State of Chhattisgarh arose out of a complex intersection of societal prejudice, procedural oversight, and lack of scientific investigation. …

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1. Abstract: Let’s be real Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya aren’t just names that pop up in news tickers; they’re practically poster figures for everything that’s gone sideways with India’s banking and regulatory circus. Modi cooked up this wild ₹14,000 crore scam using fake Letters of Undertaking from Punjab National Bank. Like, how does that …

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Facts: The appellants, Ravinder Kaur Grewal and others, claimed ownership and possession of a property based on adverse possession. They asserted that they have been in continuous, uninterrupted, and exclusive possession for over 50 years. A suit was filed under Article 65 of the Limitations Act, 1963, seeking declaration of ownership based on such possession. …

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 INTRODUCTION: According  Article 142 of the ‘Indian Constitution’ empowers the apex court i.e  Supreme Court to administer complete justice in any matter. Concurrently, Section 5 of the ‘Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996’ lays down that the court should refrain from interference unless permitted by the Act. This provision is designed to protect the autonomy and …

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Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1598 of 2023 Court: Supreme Court of IndiaBench: Justice Vikram NathDate of Judgment: November 1, 2023 FACTS ISSUES RAISED CONTENTION Appellant’s Contention The appellant (Shakeel Ahmed) presented three main arguments: Respondent’s Contention The respondent (Syed Akhlaq Hussain) advanced two primary arguments: RATIONALE The supreme Court primarily found that the statutory provisions governing property …

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Case Title: Rahul Gandhi v. Purnesh Ishwerbhai Modi Citation: 2023 (SC) 598 Court: Honourable Supreme Court of India Date of Final Judgment: August 4th, 2023 Bench: 3 Judge Bench, (Justice Sanjay Kumar, Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice B.R. Gavai) Legal Domains: Criminal law Defamation, Constitutional law Freedom of speech, Electoral law Disqualification of Members of …

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All India Judges Association v. Union of India (2025): Bridging the Gap or Building Barriers ABSTRACT: In the judgement of All India Judges Association versus Union of India, 2025[1] benched by honorable  Chief Justice B.R.Gavai, Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice K. Vinod Chandranon May 20th 2025 marked a pivotal moment in Judicial reform restoring …

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Court– supreme court of India (civil original Jurisdiction ) Bench – N.V. Ramana , R. Subhas Reddy and B.R. Gavai. JJ. Citation – AIR 2020 SC 1308, para 20 Date of Judgement – 10th January 2020 1. Facts of the Case The Indian government’s Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order for a total communication …

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FACTS In this issue, the Tamil Nadu government and the governor are at odds over the governor’s decision to not sign off on ten bills that the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly had enacted. Several significant laws addressing a range of public issues were passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly following the proper legislative process. …

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FACTS OF THE CASE ISSUES RAISED 1. Whether mere possession or viewing of child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) without the intention to transmit, publish, or share it constitutes an offence under Section 15 of the POCSO Act? 2. Whether Section 67B of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which criminalizes publishing or transmitting child …

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CASE SUMMARY: Citation: 2022 SSC Online SC 825 Civil Appeal No. 7598 of 2021 Date of Judgement: 11th July 2022 Bench comprises: S.K. Kaul and M.M Sundresh Petitioner: Satendra Kumar Antil Respondent: Central Bureau of Investigation INTRODUCTION The landmark case of Satendra Kumar Antil V. CBI addressed the crucial aspects of Arrest, Bail, and criminal …

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1. FACTS The genesis of the current case in history goes back to a chain of Right to Information (RTI) requests made by Subhash Chandra Agrawal, a well-known RTI activist, for information about the working and administration of the Supreme Court of India. Agrawal’s RTIs under the Right to Information Act, 2005,[2] requested access to …

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Citation: (2023) INSC 1051 Court: Supreme Court of India Counsel for Petitioner: Hiroo Advani, Divyakant Lahoti Counsel for Defendant: Dheeraj Nair Bench: D.Y Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy, P.S Narsimha, J.B Pardiwala, Monoj Misra, JJ. Date of Judgment: December 06, 2023 Facts: Issues Raised Contentions Petitioner (Cox and Kings Ltd.) Respondent (SAP SE) Rationale The Supreme Court of …

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Case Name: Bloomberg Television Production Services India Pvt. Ltd. & Others v. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.,2024 SCC OnLine SC 426 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 4602 of 2024 Decided on: 22nd March 2024 Bench: Before Dr. D Y Chandrachud, C.J. AND J.B.Pardiwala  and Manoj Mishra,JJ. FACTS The ex parte injunction was issued without sufficient justification. The …

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Title: Kirti & Anr. v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. (2021) – Supreme Court of India 1. FACTS On 12th April 2014, a tragic road accident occurred in Delhi at about 7 AM. Vinod and his wife Poonam, a young couple in their late twenties, were riding a motorcycle when they were hit by a Santro …

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Citation: C.A. No. 2526/2025 (SC, India). Court: Supreme Court Of India Jurisdiction: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Appeal Number: Civil Appeal No. 2526 Of 2025                              (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) No. 20178 OF 2022) Appellant: K. Umadevi Respondent:   Government Of Tamil Nadu & Ors. Bench:   Justice Abhay S. Oka,  Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Date of Judgment: May 23, 2025 …

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FACTS Gender discrimination is still a big problem in India, where women are often treated as less important than men. This case directly relates to that issue, as it deals with the unequal treatment of women in the Indian Army. The matter began in 2003, when Babita Puniya, the woman involved in this case, filed …

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SLP (Crl) NO. 3450 of 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 711 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta Date of Judgment: May 15, 2025 Introduction- The case of Hansura Bai & Anr v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr (2025 INSC 711) is a reminder of the well-established problem of custodial violence in …

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Introduction Case Name –  All India Judges Association & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2025) Citation–  All India Judges Ass’n v. Union of India, (2025) 4 S.C.C. 501 (India). Petitioners–  All India Judges Association (AIJA) Respondents–  Union of India (UOI) Date of Judgment-  20th  May 2025 Court- Supreme Court Of India Bench–  Justice B.R. …

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Can love be forced? Can betrayal be jailed? In India, until 2018 — yes. And that’s the real crime. ABSTRACT: For over 150 years, adultery was not just a moral failing — it was a criminal offence under Section 497 [1]of the Indian Penal Code. But what was seen as the ‘protection of the sanctity …

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Citation: 2019 SCC OnLine SC 520 Court: Supreme Court of India  Case No.WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 306/2019 Bench: Justice Hemant Gupta and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud Date of judgement: 11 April 2019 Advocate Sanjay Parikh appeared for the appellant/petitioners. The main contentions were:            Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for the respondents. The main contentions …

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Shalini Dharmani v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2024 SCC OnLine SC 653) 1. Facts 2. Issues 3. Contention 3.1 Petitioner’s Arguments 3.2 Respondent (State) Argument 4. Rationale of Supreme Court Decision A bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice J.B. Pardiwala largely favoured the petitioner, laying down important legal doctrines and policy directions: 4.1 …

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Facts The case A (Mother of X) v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., 2024, concerns a 14-year-old girl (‘X’) who became pregnant following a rape in September 2023. Due to trauma and fear of stigma, she did not disclose the incident or the pregnancy until she experienced irregular menstruation. When she informed her parents, she …

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Citation: 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1010 Date of the Judgement: 2nd May 2025 Authority: Supreme Court of India Bench: The Bench comprising of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma FACTS: ISSUES: CONTENTIONS BY APPELLANTS: CONTENTIONS BY RESPONDENT: RATIONALE: Ratio Decidendi: Obiter Dicta: DEFECTS OF LAW: INFERENCE: The Supreme Court’s ruling in the …

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Citation: (2021) 5CC ONLINE All 255 Court: Allahabad High Court Date: March 22, 2021 The March 2021 decision by the Allahabad High Court marked a critical moment in the discourse on judicial accessibility in India. This marked a significant shift in how the judiciary addresses accessibility with far-reaching implications for the judicial system. For all the fancy talk …

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1.FACTS: In July 2021, a global investigative report called the Pegasus Project was published by a group of media houses, coordinated by the non-profit group Forbidden Stories along with Amnesty International. The project involved 17 news organizations worldwide, including The Wire from India. This report brought to light the possible misuse of Pegasus spyware across …

MANOHAR LAL SHARMA V. UNION OF INDIA &ORS.W.P.(Crl) no. 314 of 2021Decided on:27 october 2021,Bench: CJI N.V. Ramana, Justice Suryakant &Himakohli Read More »

Decided : March 29,2019 Bench : Justice N.V Raman              Justice M.M. Shantanagoudar              Justice Indira Banarjee Facts:  Appellant Pattu Rajan, who is recognized as the founder of the renowned Saravana Bhawan hotels in Tamil Nadu, was embroiled in a controversial and heinous case that captured public attention. Allegedly, Rajan developed an inappropriate attraction toward Jeevajyoti, the …

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Facts The case of Shajan Skaria v. State of Kerala is one of disagreement between freedom of the press and the shielding offered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereafter “SC/ST Act”). Appellant Shajan Skaria is a journalist as well as the editor of an online news channel, “Marunadan Malayali.” On …

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