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Madras High Court: Equal Coparcenary Rights for Daughters May Reduce Property Shares of Mothers and Widows Under Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

The Madras High Court recently highlighted that, while the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act granted daughters equal coparcenary rights, it may unintentionally reduce the shares of mothers and…

Supreme Court Dismisses Somnath Bharti’s Plea to Transfer Criminal Case from UP to Delhi, Emphasizes Need for Compliance with Court’s Jurisdiction

On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed a transfer petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, who sought to relocate…

Supreme Court Warns Puducherry Home Minister, Threatens Contempt Over Sentence Review Board’s Failure to Act on Remission Plea

12 Nov 202412 Nov 2024

On Monday, November 11, the Supreme Court issued a strong warning to the Sentence Review Board (SRB) of the Union Territory of Puducherry for failing to consider the remission plea…

Supreme Court Extends Anticipatory Bail for Malayalam Actor Siddique in Rape Case

Siddique v. State of Kerala and Anr, SLP(Crl) No.13463/2024 On Tuesday (November 12), the Supreme Court extended Malayalam actor Siddique's interim anticipatory bail by a week in a 2016 rape…

Supreme Court Grants Three-Month Extension to Heera Gold MD Nowhera Shaikh for Surrender, Orders Auction of Assets to Repay Defrauded Investors

12 Nov 202412 Nov 2024

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for Nowhera Shaikh, Managing Director of Heera Gold Exim Private Limited, to surrender by three months. The extension came as part of ongoing…

Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Challenge in Udaipur Beheading Case

On Monday, November 11, the Supreme Court issued a notice in response to a plea challenging the bail granted to Mohammed Javed, an accused in the 2022 murder of Udaipur…

Timely Implementation of Resolution Plans: A Supreme Court Mandate

11 Nov 202411 Nov 2024

State Bank of India & Ors. v/s Consortium of Mr. Murari Lal Jalan and Mr. Florian Fritsch & Anr. 2024 INSC 852 In a critical ruling, a Supreme Court bench,…

Supreme Court Condemns ‘Bulldozer Justice’ as a Violation of Rule of Law

10 Nov 202410 Nov 2024

Suo Motu Writ Petition on the Illegal Demolition in Uttar Pradesh (2020) The Supreme Court, in its final judgment under Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, denounced the growing trend…

Supreme Court Criticizes UPPCL for Erroneous Termination of Candidates Possessing Required Certifications

Mukul Kumar Tyagi v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., 2024 INSC 83 The Supreme Court recently reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for wrongfully terminating candidates…

Supreme Court Takes Notice of CBI’s Plea on Karnataka’s Withdrawal of Consent in DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Investigation

9 Nov 20249 Nov 2024

Central Bureau of Investigation v. The State of Karnataka and Others, SLP(Crl) No. 14992/2024 The Supreme Court recently issued a notice in response to the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI)…