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Supreme Court to decide whether to grant interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal for election campaigns, next hearing on May 09 or next week

07-May-2024 - While hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the ED (Enforcement Directorate) in the money laundering case in connection with the De...
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Teacher Recruitment Scam Case: SC pulls up the West Bengal Government authorities, and says, “Nothing remains if the faith of the public goes. This is systemic fraud”

07-May-2024 - Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of India was hearing petitions against the order of the Calcutta High Court canceling the jobs of over 25,000 teachers in Bengal Schools concerning th...
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Cash-for-jobs Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court to hear V Senthil Balaji’s plea on May 15, 2024

06-May-2024 - The Supreme Court (SC) bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan posted the hearing of the MLA and former Minister V Senthil Balaji’s plea to Ma...
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Irretrievable breakdown of marriage: Supreme Court grants a decree of divorce using its discretionary power under Article 142(1)

07-May-2024 - While hearing the Jatinder Kumar Sapra vs. Anupama Sapra case on May 06, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) of India used its discretionary power under Article 142(1) of the Constit...
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Minimum qualifying marks in the interview as a part of the selection criteria for appointment to the District Judiciary in the States of Bihar and Gujarat is legally valid: SC

07-May-2024 - The Supreme Court (SC) of India on May 06, 2024, heard the Abhimeet Sinha & Ors. vs. High Court of Judicature at Patna & Ors. case where the six writ petitions challen...
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Costs of air conditioning services provided to the children in the school have to be borne by the parents: Delhi High Court

06-May-2024 - Recently, the Delhi High Court (HC) dismissed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) against a private school, the Maharaja Agrasain Public School, charging Rs. 2000 per month for...
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Model Code Violation Case: Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari

06-May-2024 - Today (May 06, 2024), the Supreme Court (SC) of India granted anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a model code violation ...
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SC quashes proceedings under Section 498A and requests the Legislature to consider making necessary changes to the corresponding Section in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

06-May-2024 - While quashing a criminal case against the husband and in-laws by the wife under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in the Achin Gupta vs. State of Haryana & Anr....
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Abetment and Criminal Conspiracy: Key Differences

Published on 03-May-2024

Abetment is a genus while criminal conspiracy is a species. In this article, we will explore the definition of abetment and criminal conspiracy as well as illustrate the key differ...
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Supreme Selections: Top Supreme Court Judgments of April 2024

Published on 30-Apr-2024

Overview of April MonthThe Supreme Court (SC) of India delivered approximately a total of 84 judgments in April. Along with this, the bench also heard matters related to contempt p...
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Harassment and Stalking: Key Differences

Published on 26-Apr-2024

In today’s world, Harassment and stalking are crimes that have become rampant with numerous cases filed, especially by women, claiming to be stalked or harassed. While both involve...
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