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SC adjourns Umar Khalid’s bail plea due to the unavailability of lawyers on both sides and lists the matter on January 10, 2024

29-Nov-2023 - Today, the Supreme Court (SC) adjourned the hearing in the bail plea filed by former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi Riots conspiracy ca...
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SC refuses to entertain medical bail plea of V Senthil Balaji stating, “Your sickness doesn’t appear to be serious or life-threatening”

29-Nov-2023 - On November 28, 2023, the Supreme Court (SC) refused to entertain the medical bail plea of Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) leader V Senthil B...
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Manipur Violence: SC issues direction to ensure dignified burial of unidentified bodies of persons killed during ethnic clashes

28-Nov-2023 - The Supreme Court (SC) of India today ordered the Manipur government to ensure dignified and decent burial or cremation of the unclaimed and unidentified bodies of those ...
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Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Periyar Lake Lease Agreement dispute: SC directs to conduct a survey and lists the matter on March 11, 2024

29-Nov-2023 - On November 28, 2023, in a dispute between the state of Kerala and the state of Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court (SC) bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice&n...
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Supreme Court lifts stay on the election of Wrestling Federation of India

29-Nov-2023 - The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC), on November 28, 2023 (yesterday), lifted the stay imposed on the election to the Executive Council of the Wrestling Federation o...
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking to ban the engagement of Pakistani artists in India, says, “Do not be so narrow-minded”

28-Nov-2023 - On November 28, 2023 (today), the Supreme Court (SC) refused to entertain a petition filed by Faaiz Anwar Qureshi, a cine worker, seeking to ban the engagement of Pakistani artists...
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SC dismisses plea for Use of Gujarati as an Additional Language in Courts, upholds HC’s decision terming it as ‘wholly misconceived’

28-Nov-2023 - Today, the Supreme Court of India was hearing a petition seeking directions against the 2012 decision of the top Court, which refused to give permission to use Gujarati a...
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Supreme Court Upholds Lawmaking Power of State Legislatures and Defines Governor's Limits in State of Punjab vs. Principal Secretary Case

24-Nov-2023 - In a recent judgment, State of Punjab vs. Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab and Another, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Governor is a symbolic head of t...
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The Writ of Prohibition

Published on 29-Nov-2023

to the Writ of ProhibitionThe Writ of Prohibition is a legal term that implies ‘to prohibit, prevent, forbid, or restrain’ and is also known as ‘Stay Order’. It is a l...
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Supreme Selections: Yearly Digest 2023, PART-I

Published on 24-Nov-2023

Part-I: January And February JanuaryIn the month of January, the Supreme Court (SC) of India gave a total of 93 Judgments including around 86 Reportable Judgments. T...
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The Writ of Quo Warranto

Published on 22-Nov-2023

Quo Warranto is a Latin term that translates to ‘By what authority or warrant’ in English. It refers to a legal action or writ that challenges a person’s right to hold ...
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