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April 28, 2025 7:56 am

Sexual harassment against Ex. Chief Justice of India – Not able obtain various records including electronic records of Whatsapp, Telegram etc. – the proceedings are accordingly closed and the Suo Motu petition is disposed of.

Feb 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IN RE : MATTER OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE TOUCHING UPON THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY- MENTIONED BY SHRI TUSHAR MEHTA, SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA (…

Constitution

Appellant has a disability in the form of dysgraphia, commonly known as a Writer’ Cramp – Appellant requested the UPSC to provide him with a scribe for the examination – Appeal allowed.

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH VIKASH KUMAR — Appellant Vs. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv…

Constitution

Relief has been sought is (i) cancellation of all the agreements; (ii) refund of moneys to purchasers; and in the alternative (iii) ensuring that the construction is carried out and that the premises are handed over within a reasonable period of time -Entertaining a petition of this nature will involve the Court in virtually carrying out a day to day supervision of a building project

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UPENDRA CHOUDHURY — Appellant Vs. BULANDSHAHAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah, JJ.…

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Recalling of order – Merely because the order might not be in favour of the applicant earlier, cannot be a ground for recusal – A litigant cannot be permitted to browbeat the Court by seeking a Bench of its choice.

Feb 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NEELAM MANMOHAN ATTAVAR — Appellant Vs. MANMOHAN ATTAVAR (D) THROUGH LRS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ.…

Constitution

Recording of Reasons – It is not necessary in the matter below to record elaborate reasons but since these matters are carried forward to this Court, the reasons, albeit brief, have to be recorded to facilitate this Court to understand

Feb 13, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUNITA AGRAWAL — Appellant Vs. BHANWARLAL AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. ) Civil Appeal No.…

Constitution

Wastage of judicial time – Imposition of costs – Amount be recovered from the officers responsible for the delay in filing the Special Leave Petition.

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. R. JAYASANKARAN — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. ) SLP…

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Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 – Imposition of Costs for Wastage of Judicial Time – Amount be recovered from the officers responsible for the delay in filing the Special Leave Petition.

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI — Appellant Vs. SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh…

Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 137 – Review petition – Rejection of Miscellaneous Application seeking recall of a judgment cannot be precluded from filing the present review petition – Rectification of an order emanates from the fundamental principles that justice is above all

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJENDRA KHARE — Appellant Vs. SWAATI NIRKHI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and Indu Malhotra, JJ. ) Review Petition (Crl.)…

Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 – Imposition of costs for wastage of judicial time – Amount to be recovered from the officers responsible for the delay in filing the

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. RADHEY SHYAM — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ.…

Constitution

Right to property is still a constitutional right under Article 300A of the Constitution of India though not a fundamental right – Deprivation of the right can only be in accordance with the procedure established by law – Provisions of the Act had to be complied with to deprive a person of the land being surplus

Jan 24, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH BAJRANGA (DEAD) BY LRS. — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari…

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I P C

Defamation — Imputation in Good Faith for Protection of Interests — Exception 9 to S. 499 IPC engrafts the principle of qualified privilege, stating it is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another, provided it is made in good faith for the protection of the interest of the person making it, or of any other person, or for the public good

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw

Corporate

ESI – The definition of ‘principal employer’ under Section 2(17) is wide and includes not only the owner or occupier of a factory (or head of department in government establishments) but also the managing agent or any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment — Designation is immaterial if the person functions as a managing agent or supervises/controls the establishment

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw

Anticipatory Bail

Habitual Offender/Criminal Antecedents — Consideration of Nature of Current Offence — While the criminal antecedents and alleged status of an accused as a habitual offender are extremely relevant factors that ordinarily weigh against the grant of anticipatory bail, the High Court’s discretion in granting such bail may not warrant interference

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw

Circumstantial Evidence I P C

Murder (Filicide) vs. Suicide — In cases based on circumstantial evidence where the question is whether the death was homicidal (filicide) or suicidal, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstances that points exclusively to the guilt of the accused and is inconsistent with any hypothesis of innocence

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw

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