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Supreme Court: In a case where Rajasthan High Court had granted bail by merely “keeping in view the facts and circumstances of

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“Mere receipt and recording of such information (through an FIR) by itself does not mean that the investigation has also commenced. Rather, the investigation commences when the police takes the first step (of proceeding to the spot or collecting evidence or speaking to a witness or arresting the accused person) on the basis of such information.”

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Supreme Court: In the case where two different criminal appeals were being heard against two sets of accused, on account of one

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“Preventive detention in independent India is to be exercised with utmost regard to constitutional safeguards.”

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“How an individual copes up with a threat- both physical and emotional, expressing (or refraining to express) love, loss, sorrow and happiness, varies greatly in view of the multi-faceted nature of the human mind and emotions.”

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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 33rd ft. Nilufer Bhateja, Associate Editor is out now. The written episode along with the video episode

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Supreme Court: The 3-judg bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, JJ has upheld the validity of Sections 52

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“The IBC, as a prescriptive mechanism, affecting rights of stakeholders who are not necessarily parties to the proceedings, mandates diligence on the part of applicants who are aggrieved by the outcome of their litigation.”

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“Although furlough can be claimed without a reason, the prisoner does not have an absolute legal right to claim furlough.”

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Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, JJ has lucidly laid down the principles governing

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The settlement agreement subsumes the original complaint.

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Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that a Preliminary Enquiry is

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Whether the State had the legislative competence to levy duty on the sale of electricity to an intermediary distributor is a question of law.

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“Craftsmanship on the judicial side cannot transgress into the legislative domain by re-writing the words of a statute.”

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Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has elaborately discussed the principles governing the grant of bail,

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Supreme Court: In a case where a man was allegedly murdered by his wife and colleague, the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*

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“While exercising powers of judicial review, the Court is not concerned with the ultimate decision but the decision-making process.”

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Supreme Court: A three-Judge Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. is considering a writ petition seeking to

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A comprehensive roundup of all the important Supreme Court judgments/orders from the month of August, 2021.

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Supreme Court: The Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., addressed a matter with respect to registration of

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