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In a possibly unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court, a while ago, rapped the Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, observing that a Governor does not possess the authority to indefinitely withhold bills sent by a state legislature. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan reprehended the handling of 10 bills that would […]

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court underscored the challenge of securing government jobs in India, observing that even after decades of independence, the dream of public employment remains out of reach for countless eligible candidates. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan, while delivering the judgment, lamented the stark reality stating “While

In view of increasing transparency in the judiciary, all 33 sitting judges of the Supreme Court have unanimously agreed to publicly disclose their assets on the Supreme court's official website. This decision was taken during a full court meeting held on April 1, where such resolution was adopted and to be applicable for future judges

The Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment on March 25, 2025 in the case of Ashish Kakkar v. UT of Chandigarh, making a crucial distinction between an arrest memo and the grounds of arrest. The bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal ruled that merely providing an arrest memo does not

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma withdrew its order, which had held that the advocates had prima facie committed contempt of court by filing a vexatious petition. After belligerent opposition and protests from members of the Bar the order was rolled back. The issue of contention came by when

When a property transfer is made out of love and affection, with the donor retaining a life interest, it qualifies as a settlement deed in the form of a gift, decreed the bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan of the Supreme Court in a significant ruling. The court further clarified that once a

The Supreme Court in a recent ruling underscored that to qualify as a "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, there must be a direct contractual relationship between the parties. The bench, comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, emphasized that a party lacking privity of contract with the service provider cannot be considered

The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) challenge to a Kerala High Court order that allowed two murder convicts to attend law classes virtually from jail. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh ruled that BCI had no business to interfere in matters of legal education and

The Supreme Court of India, in its recent order, upheld the Bombay High Court’s directive to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe businessman Anand Jain in connection with an alleged Rs. 2,400 crore fraud. The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, commended the Bombay High Court for its

In a significant ruling addressing the procedural norms for advocates appearing before the Supreme Court, a bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma clarified that only the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) or those specifically instructed by the AOR are permitted to appear, plead, or address the Court. The judgment, delivered on March 19,