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09/03/2023, 3 months ago

Petition to challenge a binding judgement not maintainable under Article 32: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a petition filed under Article 32 to challenge a binding judgement passed by the Court is not maintainable. The petition sought to declare that the judgement in Indore Development Authority  Manoharlal was not a good law and overrule it and the subsequent judgments which followed it. In that concerned […]

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07/03/2023, 3 months ago

High Court Administration have no right to seek review of judicial order: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently in the case of The High Court of Judicature at Madras, rep. by its Registrar General v. Thirumalai ruled that the administration side of the High Court has no power to seek review of any orders passed by the judicial side. Justice PT Asha dismissed a review application filed by […]

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27/02/2023, 3 months ago

“Agnipath scheme” is in National Interest: Delhi HC upholds its Validity

The Delhi High Court in its verdict upheld the Constitutional validity of the Agneepath Scheme and also observed that it was introduced in the National interest. The Court while giving its judgement observed, “This court finds no reason to interfere with the scheme. All petitions are dismissed. We can conclude that the scheme was introduced […]

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25/02/2023, 3 months ago

CJI DY Chandrachud raises alarm over increasing suicide rates among marginalized communities

People aged between 15-24 have the highest suicide rate in India. The average suicide rate among students in India is increasing at a rate of 30% every year. Recently chief justice of India DY Chandrachud mentioned that the suicide rate among marginalised sections such as Adivasi and Dalit communities is increasing as per the latest […]

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23/02/2023, 3 months ago

Supreme Court published transcript copy of hearing for First Time

Transparency is vital in court proceedings. For years activists have demanded that live proceedings should be done in apex courts such as the supreme court and various high courts so that the public have access to audio and visuals, and transcript of court proceedings. In Swapnil Tripathi vs Supreme Court of India case:- The petitioner […]

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23/02/2023, 3 months ago

Poking Finger at Vagina not ‘insertion and penetration’, will not attract POCSO: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed before the Kerala High Court, challenging the judgement that “Poking one’s finger at the vagina of a minor does not amount to the act of ‘insertion’ into private parts, to attract the offence of ‘penetrative sexual assault’ under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act […]

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21/02/2023, 3 months ago

Making law is not in our domain: Supreme Court reply to petition on uniform personal law

In the case of Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. UoI And Ors, the bench was held by supreme court Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. Lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay filed 4 PIL and Lubna Qureshi filed one petition and Doris Martin filed one petition, the bench was hearing 6 petitions.  Senior […]

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20/02/2023, 3 months ago

No law can override court’s discretion on bail : Bombay HC

Bombay High Court in the case of Mahipati Aatu Jadhav vs State of Maharashtra held by Justice SK Modak while deciding the case observed that in obtaining bail there are two essential elements consisting of first the submission of bail application and second the discretion of the court to grant bail or not and such […]

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20/02/2023, 3 months ago

Absence of Penal Code in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019, request a response by the government: Delhi High Court

Recently a division bench of Delhi High Court held by Justice Mukta Gupta and Poonam A Bamba issued a notice to the government to respond to a plea filed in the court stating the absence of a penal code in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.  The plea observed that it remained unamended even […]

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