Preventive Detention Orders Must Reflect Independent Application of Mind : Supreme Court
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has held that preventive detention orders must reflect an independent application of mind…
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Supreme Court Deplores Oral Mentions for Modifying Orders Under the Guise of Review
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court condemned the practice of making oral mentions to seek modifications of judicial orders…
Supreme Court Considers Stronger Mechanisms to Address Caste Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions
In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging caste discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), the Union Government recently informed the…
Supreme Court Clarifies Approach for High Courts When Faced with Conflicting Precedents
When two Supreme Court judgments appear inconsistent, how should a High Court decide which one to follow? A recent ruling…
Landlord is the Best Judge of Which Property to Vacate for Bona Fide Need: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a landlord is the best judge of which rented premises should be vacated to…
Supreme Court Acquits Two Murder Convicts, Cites Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence
The Supreme Court, in a judgment dated February 24, acquitted two individuals convicted of murder, holding that the discovery of…
Supreme Court: Pension Cannot Be Denied if Absence is Regularized as Extraordinary Leave
The Supreme Court has ruled that pensionary benefits cannot be denied to a retired government employee whose unauthorized absence from…
Supreme Court: Testimony of a Child Witness Cannot Be Rejected Solely on Age Grounds
The Supreme Court has held that the testimony of a child witness cannot be dismissed outright, as the Evidence Act…
Supreme Court to Reconsider Senior Advocate Designation Framework on March 19
The Supreme Court will hear on March 19 the issue of reconsidering the Indira Jaising judgments of 2017 and 2023,…
Supreme Court Issues Notice in Lakshya Sen’s Plea Against Karnataka High Court’s Order in Birth Certificate Case
The Supreme Court on February 25 issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen,…