private properties as resource of community
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“Unless and until private ownership and control of the material resources are transformed or converted into the “material resources of the community” which is a condition precedent, there cannot be distribution of the said resources by the State. Otherwise, the State would merely transfer privately owned material resources from one owner to another person, without first making it a “material resource of the community” which, is not the intent of the framers of the Constitution and neither is the same envisaged under Article 39(b).”

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Justice B V Nagarathna
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Justice B. V Nagarathna who is currently serving as a Judge of Supreme Court of India, formerly served as a Judge of Karnataka High Court until her elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice Nagarathna is also the potential contender for the first ever woman Chief Justice of India.

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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 Nagarathna dissent on ‘royalty’ as tax
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“Royalty is in the nature of a tax or an exaction. It is not merely a contractual payment but a statutory levy under Section 9 of the MMDR Act.”

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tax on mineral rights
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This matter was the oldest pending nine-judge Bench case before the Supreme court. The Bench had reserved its judgment in the matter on 14-03-2024

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GM mustard
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The failure to adequately assess health and environmental impact of Genetically Modified crops seriously infringes upon intergenerational equity as it potentially endangers the ability of future citizens to enjoy the highest attainable standard of health.”

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Justice BV Nagarathna
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Justice B V Nagarathna
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Justice B. V Nagarathna is currently serving as a Judge of Supreme Court of India. She formerly served as a Judge of Karnataka High Court until her elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice Nagarathna is also the potential contender for the first ever woman Chief Justice of India.

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minister
Case BriefsSupreme CourtSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

The issue emerged after SP leader Azam called the unfortunate incident of 2016 gang-rape of a minor and her mother in Uttar Pradesh a “political conspiracy only and nothing else”. V Ramasubramanian, J delivered the verdict for himself and SA Nazeer, AS Bopanna, BR Gavai, JJ, however, BV Nagarathna, J, while agreeing with the reasoning and conclusions arrived at by the majority on certain questions referred, went on to lend a ‘different perspective’ on some issues.

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Justice BV Nagarathna: Igniting hope for the first ever woman Chief Justice of India
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by Arunima Bose†

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Law School NewsLive Blogging

The Courts and the Constitution hosted by NALSAR University of Law is all set to begin! Courts and Constitution is an annual

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Case BriefsSupreme Court

“There is a trend of poorly pleaded public interest litigations being filed instantly following a disclosure in the media, with a conscious intention to obtain a dismissal from the Court and preclude genuine litigants from approaching the Court in public interest.”

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of B V Nagarathna and Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar, JJ. allowed the petition and directed the release

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Khetri Estate
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court held that a State has no locus standi to challenge a Will of a private citizen by claiming to be a person interested in the estate of the deceased due to the action taken under Escheats Act.

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cheating and forgery case against Education Society Chairman
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The High Court failed to consider these relevant issues which clearly demonstrate that the uncontroverted allegations in the chargesheet, in the teeth of order dated 25-04-2018 do not disclose essential ingredients of cheating or forgery.”

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Neighbourhood Quarrels
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Though ‘love thy neighbour’ is the ideal scenario, neighbourhood quarrels are not unknown to societal living. They are as old as community living itself. The question is whether on facts there has been a case of abetment of suicide?”

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Landmark Constitutional Law Judgments 2024
Experts CornerSiddharth R Gupta

by Siddharth R. Gupta* and Vedanshi Gangrade**

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Supreme Court August 2025
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Stay informed with the latest Supreme Court judgments from August 2025, covering critical topics such as Stray dog case; Optional fees by BCI; Renukaswamy murder case; Judge Advocate General Recruitment; SIT probe in Ambani’s ‘Vantara’; Appointment of Judicial Officers as District Judges; BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy’s election case; Asst. Engineer Mains Paper Leak; and more

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Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
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Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, who started his legal career from the District Courts and then High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, was appointed as Supreme Court Judge on 18-5-2023.

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Justice Sanjay Karol
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Hailing from Garli, India’s first heritage village, Justice Sanjay Karol served his parent High Court of Himachal Pradesh as Acting Chief Justice and High Courts of Tripura and Patna as Chief Justice before his elevation as a Supreme Court Judge on 06-02-2023.

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