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Supreme Court says: Annoying or mishandling SC ST individual inside four pillars of a house isn’t an offense under SC ST act

The apex court held that affront or terrorizing of a SC ST individual inside the four pillars of the house, isn't an offense under schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribes (prevention…

Delhi HC asked Spice Jet to deposit Rs 243 crore, SC put a stay

On 6th Nov., 2020, in a relief to SpiceJet, a 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde, & comprising Justices A S Bopanna & V…

Jharkhand commercial mining: Supreme Court orders stay on action by miners till further orders

As coal blocks start being auctioned in Jharkhand, the Supreme Court has ordered that all these and any subsequent order of license, lease, etc shall be provisional for now, subject…

SC orders Airtel, Vodafone to disclose segmented offer details to TRAI

A three judge bench of Chief Justices SA Bobde, A S Bopanna and V S Subramaniam has ordered telecom companies Airtel and Vodafone to disclose details on their offers to…

Maintenance in all cases to be awarded from the date of filing application: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the right to claim maintenance under all enactments must date back to the date of filing the application. It would be appropriate to grant…

Consumer Forums are not barred from entertaining RERA grievances: Supreme Court

Justice U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, hearing an appeal against a 2018 decision, have held that real estate developers can also approach authorities such as the National Consumer Disputes…

SC asks Arnab Goswami to file affidavit, matter to be heard on Friday : Privilege Motion Case

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and Justices A. S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian today heard a plea filed by Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network, challenging…

Babri verdict judge, now retired, claims threat perception and seeks extension in security; SC denies

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant extension in security cover provided to a former judge who had delivered the recent verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case.Former special…

Supreme Court has held that depression cannot be considered as unsound mind under section 84 of IPC

The petition was filed by an ex-army officer who was dismissed by the Lucknow bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal in 2018 after attacking his senior officer with stones. The…

Police Presence During Test Identification makes statements by Identifiers fall within the ban of Section 162 CrPc: Supreme Court

When the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements made by the identifiers to a police officer in course of investigation and they…