News Update – Page 43 – Lawcutor

Farewell to CJI Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud: A Legacy of Justice, Compassion, and Progress

On November 10, 2023, Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud offered parting reflections on his final working day before stepping down from office. Speaking during a ceremonial farewell in…

Supreme Court Reconsiders Minority Status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

8 Nov 20248 Nov 2024

Case Title: Aligarh Muslim University Through Its Registrar Faizan Mustafa vs. Naresh Agarwal, 2024 INSC 856 and connected matters Background of the Case The question of whether Aligarh Muslim University…

Supreme Court Dismisses Former SCBA President’s Challenge Against Kapil Sibal’s Statement on RG Kar Medical College Incident

The Supreme Court today declined to consider an application filed by Senior Advocate Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), challenging a public statement…

Supreme Court Orders JetAirways Liquidation

7 Nov 20247 Nov 2024

The Supreme Court, exercising its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways due to the "peculiar and alarming" situation where the airline's resolution plan…

Insurance company to deny insurance claim if there is no proper registration of vehicle: SC

The complainant had obtained an insurance policy from the insurer for his Bolero car, somewhere in Punjab, though he was a resident of Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. The vehicle had a…

QUASH PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS MAINTAINABLE???

In this case, the petition was filed under two different forums for maintenance under sec 125 Crpc and sought relief under the Domestic Violence Act.Petitioners moved two different forums which…

Bail granted to Ex-BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki

Today Gujarat High Court dismissed the sentence of Life imprisonment of Ex-BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki. He was convicted for the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 by…

Central Government rebrands the mid-day meal scheme

On September 29th, the Central Government decided to rebrand the 26-year old national mid-day meal scheme. The scheme is called PM POSHAN (Poshan Shakti Nirman) scheme. The scheme aims at…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission through videoconferencing on 27th September, 2021. Prime Minister praised Arogya Setu App and CoWIN for the helpful role they played…

Supreme Court rules that a defendant who refuses to answer a summons is not entitled to seek the setting aside of an ex-parte decree

The defendant in this case had refused to accept the summons issued in the action. Execution procedures were begun after the action was decreed ex parte. The defendant officially…