Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices for 5 High Courts
Collegium recommended appointment of Chief Justices for Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 Judges to the Supreme Court
In his first meeting as head of the Collegium, CJI B.R. Gavai recommended the elevation of 2 High Court Chief Justices and 1 High Court Judge to the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court grants bail to accused person whose application was adjourned by Allahabad HC on 27 occasions
“In matters of personal liberty, the High Courts are not expected to keep the matter pending for such a long time and do nothing, except for adjourning from time to time”.
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Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, 28th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, retires
Retiring after a tenure of 8 months as Chief Justice of MP High Court, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait’s rise from a modest background to higher echelons of the legal world is a perfect example of “where there is a will, there is a way”.
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Supreme Court directs Central Govt. to consider feasibility of permanent adjudicatory forum for consumer disputes
“The essence of consumerism is embedded within the Constitution, there is absolutely no reason to fill up the Consumer fora with tenure based offices for the Staff, Members and Presidents”.
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Unregistered document affecting immovable property can be an admissible evidence of contract in a suit for specific performance: Supreme Court
In S. Kaladevi v. V.R. Somasundaram, (2010) 5 SCC 401, the Supreme Court had held that an unregistered document may be received as evidence of a contract in a suit seeking specific performance.
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Justice D. Krishnakumar, the 8th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, retires after a tenure of 6 months
Justice Krishnakumar, who was the senior-most puisne Judge of Madras High Court, took the reins as Manipur High Court’s Chief Justice on 22-11-2024.
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CJI B.R. Gavai inaugurates Supreme Court’s Annual Sports Events – 2025
Organising Committee for the Sports Events have received 3636 entries from 1752 employees of the Supreme Court for 13 sports events.
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President appoints Justice K. Somashekar as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
Justice Somashekar will take charge as the High Court’s Chief Justice after retirement of Justice D. Krishna Kumar, who demits office on 21-5-2025.
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Encashment of bank guarantees offered as security cannot be treated as payment of customs duty: Supreme Court
“Under the scheme of the Customs Act, 1962, duty is assessed provisionally or finally whereafter an assessment order or order-in-original is passed. Post assessment order or order-in-original, the concerned importer is required to pay the assessed duty”.
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S. 25 HMA | SC stays Gujarat HC order remanding matter to Family Court for reconsideration on issue of Permanent Alimony; Issues notice
The Family Court while decreeing the dissolution marriage, had directed the appellant-husband to pay a sum of Rs. 70 lakhs towards permanent alimony to the respondent-wife.
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Supreme Court constitutes SIT to probe BJP Minister Vijay Shah’s controversial remarks on Col. Sofiya Quraishi
During a public function at Raikunda village in Ambedkar Nagar at Mhow, BJP Minster Vijay Shah used scurrilous and offensive language against Col. Sofia Quraishi.
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SCBA Elections 2025 | SCBA to organise Public Debate for candidates for the posts of President & Secretary
The debate would be conducted by the members of the Election Committee and its proceedings will be uploaded on the SCBA website.
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[Forest Conservation] | Supreme Court directs constitution of SITs to investigate illegal conversions of Forest Land
In the instant case, reserved Forest Land in Village Kondhwa Budruk, Pune was allotted to private builders after bypassing the doctrine of public trust, thereby revealing an unholy nexus of Politicians, Bureaucrats and the Builders.
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Justice Bela Madhurya Trivedi, bids adieu to Supreme Court after tenure of 4 years
Justice Bela M. Trivedi, who was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in 2021, became the first woman Judge from Gujarat High Court to be elevated to the Supreme Court and is a Limca Book of Records holder.
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Karnataka HC directs that no coercive action be taken against singer Sonu Nigam accused of offending Kannadiga Community
The matter stemmed from a concert in Bengaluru wherein Sonu Nigam had berated a fan for allegedly rudely requesting a Kannada song.
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Supreme Court proposes framing of mandatory guidelines for expeditious appraisal of criminal appeals
“We say so being fully cognizant of the fact that the judiciary’s efficient functioning is a necessary pre-requisite to maintain the trust and faith of the consumers of justice in the justice delivery system”.
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There can be a departure from the Schedule of Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 in deciding functional disability: Supreme Court
“A careful reading of the provisions clearly demonstrates that if more than one injury is caused in the same accident the amount of compensation payable under the Act shall be aggregated, but not to the extent of such aggregation exceeding the amount which would have been payable if permanent total disablement had resulted from the injuries.”
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Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India
Justice Gavai’s elevation is a milestone moment in the history of Supreme Court as he will be the first Buddhist to hold the position of CJI and only the 2nd Chief Justice belonging to the Scheduled Caste community.
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Outgoing CJI, Justice Sanjiv Khanna inaugurates mediation facility with integrated virtual access and children’s room
The virtual mediation facility enables parties to participate in the sessions from different locations, ensuring greater flexibility and convenience.
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