Child adopted by widow after death of govt servant husband not entitled for family pension: SC
The top court noted that Sections 8 and 12 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), 1956 permits a female Hindu who is not…
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Don’t believe in unnecessarily keeping people behind bars: SC on plea opposing bail to accused in Northeast Delhi riots
Hearing the appeal against the June 15, 2021 order of the High Court, the bench, also comprising Justices A K Oka and J B Pardiwala,…
Courts, tribunals should not rely on Wikipedia: Supreme Court
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath observed that more authentic sources should be depended on, since the online encyclopedia is a crowd-sourced…
China-educated medical students move Supreme Court challenging 2-year mandatory internship
China-educated medical students move Supreme Court challenging 2-year mandatory internship.
Different pay scale based on difference in educational qualification and experience not violative of Article 14: Supreme Court
A division bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar held that such difference in pay does not violate the right to equality under Articles…
Pendency of divorce petition between parties not ground to quash criminal case for dowry demand: Supreme Court
The Court said that once the chargesheet is filed, the High Court cannot regard the prosecution case as bogus.
Supreme Court upholds Section 3A(3) of Himachal Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act imposing Special Road Tax
The Court was of the view that such special road tax was well within the power of legislature and could be termed as regulatory in…
Centre bound to appoint judges upon reiteration: Supreme Court collegium
In a stern reminder, the Supreme Court collegium has written to the Union law ministry asserting that the central government is bound by a recommendation…
Court Rescinds Ban, Allows Johnson & Johnson To Make, Sell Baby Powder
The orders of suspension and revoking of license were passed based on the report of a lab which found the powder contained higher pH level…
Supreme Court Recommends 9 Names For Elevation As High Court Judges
The Collegium in its meeting approved the proposal for the elevation of Judicial Officers – Ramachandra Dattatray Huddar and Venkatesh Naik Thavaryanaik as judges in…