Justice Tashi Rabstan
Know thy Judge

Justice Tashi Rabstan was earlier recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court; however, the SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend him as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh.

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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“This was not an internal spark but it was a heavy vibration that the roter and the other components rubbed causing the spark of fire at the exciter end that propagated towards the generator. The exclusion clause therefore would not apply”.

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furnish accurate information to Court in writing
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Court should also pass orders only based on the written instructions, to enable it to fix the liability on the correct officials, responsible for any such wrongful representations/ instructions”.

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overtaking senior's vehicle
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court pointed out that small excesses like overtaking the vehicle of one’s senior at a railway crossing may be an incident of indiscipline in defense services, but the balance and proportion that needs to be maintained between such an infraction and its punishment will always be at the core of good governance.

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Justice KS Puttaswamy passes away
Know thy Judge

Late Justice K.S. Puttaswamy played a crucial role in the recognition of the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right.

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Aadhar date of birth proof
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court also referred to multiple High Court decisions regarding the issue of using Aadhar card to determine age and clarified that it has not expressed any view on the merits of those cases.

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remission of sentence conditions revocation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court further explained that Registration of a cognizable offence against the convict, per se, is not a ground to cancel the remission order. Every case of breach cannot invite cancellation of the remission order.

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Appointment of Additional Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

Between 23-10-2024 and 24-10-2024, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of 8 advocates as Additional High Court Judges.

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Justice S. Rachaiah
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 15-10-2024, the SC Collegium recommended Justice Siddaiah Rachaiah’s name for appointment as a Permanent Judge of the High Court of Karnataka against the existing vacancy.

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Industrial alcohol
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nagarathna, J., was of the view that Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, did not require overruling and it continues to be good law in the context of what is comprised in the expression “industrial alcohol” and “intoxicating liquors”.

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Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was elevated to the Supreme Court on 18-1-2019 and is due to retire on 13-5-2024, which means he will have a tenure of almost 6 months as Chief Justice of India.

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access to Free Legal Aid for prison inmates
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Division Bench of the Court, while deliberating over the matter, identified 2 major issues- (1) Open Correctional Institutions and (2) Modalities for visitation by lawyers in jail to ensure free legal aid to the deserving prison inmates.

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States power to regulate intoxicating liquor
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

This majority decision overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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States power to tax Industrial Alcohol
Hot Off The PressNews

This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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guilt under S. 498-A IPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Division Bench opined that in Section 498-A IPC cases, the courts have to be careful to identify instances of over implication and to avert the suffering of ignominy and inexpiable consequences.

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SC Guidelines time limit pronouncement of judgments
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court emphasised that Judges must be mindful of the impact of their actions on society at large. Dealing with lakhs of litigation is no mean task, but at the same time, Judges must realize that instances do emerge leaving absolutely no margin for error.

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grant Indian citizenship to foreign citizens
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“There is no scope to bring equitable considerations while interpreting such a statute as the language of Sections 5, 8 and 9 is plain and simple, hence there is no scope for its liberal interpretation”.

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appointment Catering supervisor
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The respondent had filed original application before Central Administrative Tribunal challenging selection of Catering Supervisor based only on marks obtained in the interview and excluding marks of written test.

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Pune Triple Murder case accused acquitted
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The accused was arrested in 2012 on the suspicion of murdering his wife, mother and 2-year-old daughter. In 2016, the Trial Court convicted him and imposed death penalty which was confirmed by Bombay High Court

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AERA TDSAT orders
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TDSAT had ruled that AERA lacked the authority to regulate tariffs for services like Ground Handling Services (GHS) and Cargo Handling Services (CHS).

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