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The Supreme discussed the very foundation of Article 254(2) of the Constitution and commented that comparing two legislations of State and Centre would be akin to comparing chalk and cheese, i.e., two essentially unequal entities. Supreme Court: In a batch of Civil Writ Petitions challenging the validity of Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 on theRead more

Supreme Court: In a case where ISKCON, Kolkata has filed criminal cases against the President and Vice President of ISKCON over theft of a deluxe bus, the bench of Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ has quashed the cases after observing that the complaint filed after an inordinate unexplained delay of eight years wasRead more

The contempt petition against the US resident was outcome of matrimonial dispute as he had committed breach of settlement orders and showed scant respect for the Court by defying the orders of the Court. Supreme Court: While hearing a contempt petition, the Court had found the contemnor/respondent guilty of contempt in the previous order ofRead more

“To be truly unified both in form and in substance, there must be integration in terms of pay, pension and other service conditions between the District Judiciary, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. Hence, any increase in the salary of the judges of the High Court must reflect in the same proportion to theRead more

“The Courts should not use a magnifying glass while scanning the tenders and make every small mistake appear like a big blunder. In fact, the courts must give ‘fair play in the joints’ to the government and public sector undertakings in matters of contract”. Supreme Court: In a batch of appeals filed by TATA MotorsRead more

The Supreme Court observed that it is desirable that before an accused is subjected to a trial for alleged commission of offence under section 3(1)(x), the utterances made by him in any place within public view are outlined, if not in the F.I.R., but at least in the charge-sheet so as to enable the courtRead more

The saga of twists and turns in facts of the matter starting with a lease deed, revenue entries, compensation, expunction orders, and what not? The series of developments over the past 100 years of suit land even cautioned the Supreme Court from deciding the matter casually. Supreme Court: In a batch of Civil Appeals relatedRead more

“Quality of lawyers is an important aspect and part of administration of justice and access to justice. Half-baked lawyers serve no purpose. It is this quality control, which has been the endeavour of all the efforts made over a period of time.”   Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul*, Sanjiv Khanna,Read more

The Allahabad High Court had directed the Astrology Department of Lucknow University to determine if the alleged rape victim is a Mangalik, after the accused refused to marry her due to her Mangal Dosh. Supreme Court: Taking Suo Motu cognizance of the matter where the Allahabad High Court had directed the Astrology Department of LucknowRead more

The Supreme Court ruled that the value of the plant and machinery must be considered and ascertained for payment of stamp duty on sale deeds Supreme Court: In a civil appeal challenging the Judgment of the Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, wherein the Division Bench of K.M. Joseph* and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.,Read more