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Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Strict rules of evidence are not applicable to a Departmental Enquiry”; Supreme Court permits to exhibit case diary as a document in a departmental proceeding

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai, JJ., held that strict Rules Of Evidence do not apply

Published on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021By Editor
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Supreme Court Collegium recommends for transfer of Chief Justices

Recommendation for transfer of following Chief Justices S. No. Name of the Judge High Court From High Court To 1. A.A. Kureshi

Published on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of 8 Judges as Chief Justices of HCs

Elevation of 8 Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts S. No. Name of the Judge Present High Court High Court where

Published on September 21, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

High Courts Monthly Round-Up: August, 2021

Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court’s section on the SCC Online Blog for the month of

Published on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Legal RoundUpWatch Now

SCC Online Weekly Rewind Vol.1 Episode 20

SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 20 ft. Devika Sharma, Senior Editorial Assistant is out now. The written episode along with the video

Published on July 28, 2021July 29, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Satyen Vaidya appointed as Additional Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court

Appointment of Additional Judge President of India, appoints Shri Satyen Vaidya, to be an Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court,

Published on June 25, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Megh HC | Whether vaccination can at all be made mandatory and whether such mandatory action can adversely affect the right of a citizen to earn his/her livelihood? Court answers

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J., decided on the question as to whether vaccination

Published on June 25, 2021October 3, 2023By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Whether Advocates who appear on behalf of agencies like CBI, ED etc. before HC and lower Courts, appointed by process of consultation with HC, in terms of S. 24(1) and 24(4) of CrPC? Court seeks clarification from State

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., heard a petition which was in

Published on June 24, 2021July 23, 2021By Editor
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Legal RoundUpWatch Now

SCC Online Weekly Rewind Vol. 1 Episode 14

Watch the latest episode of SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 14 featuring Devika Sharma, Senior Editorial Assistant (Legal). Pride Month Judge “removes

Published on June 15, 2021June 19, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Decongest prisons, upgrade other State buildings to meet prison requirements; Orissa HC asks for a detailed plan from State

Orissa High Court: The Division Bench of Dr S. Muralidhar, CJ. and Savitri Ratho, J., took up a matter which was pursuant

Published on June 3, 2021June 11, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Decentralized opening of Primary Health Care centers into ICU hospitals with beds & oxygen facilities is of paramount importance; Himachal Pradesh HC directs State to take steps

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy and Anoop Chitkara JJ., took stock of the situation and laid

Published on June 3, 2021October 3, 2023By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | In case of an application for amendment of pleadings, what would be the principal condition that Courts need to consider? Read on

Bombay High Court: Milind N. Jadhav, J., addressed a matter with regard to the amendment of pleadings. Petitioners have submitted that they

Published on June 3, 2021June 11, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Vol. 1 Episode 12

The 12th Episode of SCC Online Weekly Rewind featuring Devika Sharma, Senior Legal Editor bringing you the most important and interesting stories from

Published on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

“No coercive measures to be taken”| Can High Courts pass such blanket orders while refusing to quash investigation? Here’s the law laid down by the Supreme Court

“Granting of such blanket order would not only adversely affect the investigation but would have far reaching implications for maintaining the Rule of Law.”

Published on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC | “Not fair to expect judges to expend too much time, energy in proof-reading”: HC stresses counsels should reflect ‘distilled understanding’ while preparing drafts

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., emphasised that all stakeholders in the process of administration of justice should discharge their commitments sincerely.

Published on May 25, 2021June 4, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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High Court Round UpHigh CourtsLegal RoundUp

High Courts Monthly Round-up: April 2021

Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Courts section in the month of April 2021. Allahabad High Court

Published on May 4, 2021June 3, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Vol. 1 Episode 7

7th Episode of SCC Online Weekly Rewind featuring Bhumika Indulia, Associate Editor bringing you the most important and interesting stories from the

Published on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained: Rule of alternate remedy and maintainability of writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution

“An alternate remedy by itself does not divest the High Court of its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution in an appropriate case though ordinarily, a writ petition should not be entertained when an efficacious alternate remedy is provided by law;.”

Published on April 20, 2021April 23, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Volume 1 Episode 4

The 4th Episode of our SCC OnLine Weekly Rewind was released on 4-04-2021. If you haven’t yet checked out the latest updates

Published on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained: What happens to a petition filed under wrong nomenclature?

Supreme Court:  The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SA Nazeer and Hemant Gupta*, JJ has reiterated that the nomenclature under which the

Published on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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