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The Supreme Court upholds the overturning of the Madras High Court's acquittal, convicting a man and his relatives for the murder of his wife, who had become a "stumbling block" in his purported incestuous relationship with his aunt. The Court observed that when the offence was committed in the presence of the accused in the […]

The Supreme Court of India clarified the standard of medical negligence, observing that a doctor can only be held liable if they lack the requisite qualification or fail to administer treatment with due expertise. The case originated from complaints filed by a minor patient, Jaswinder Singh, and his father against Dr. Neeraj Sud and the

The Supreme Court has directed two former Director of General Police of Uttar Pradesh to conduct an independent investigation into an issue prevailing in a village in Haryana's Hisar district pertaining to allegations of social boycott of Dalit individuals that were raised in 2017. A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar passed

On Monday, October 21, the Supreme Court struck down a bail condition set by the Delhi High Court in a murder case, which required the accused to secure accommodation in Delhi and remain there throughout the trial. The Appellant is charged under Sections 302, 201, 120B, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), along

The Supreme Court has observed procedural irregularity cannot defeat substantive rights and provided relief to the decree objector, whose objection plea was refused by the High Court on the grounds of misapplication of the provisions in filing his objections towards execution of the decree. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sanjay Karol sets

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court today upheld the Bombay High Court's decision to cancel the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s lookout circular against actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family, related to the investigation following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.  A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan dismissed the CBI's

The Crown Is Heavy: SC Suggests HC Judges To Avoid Dictating Lengthy Judgements In Court To enhance judicial efficiency and avoid lengthy courtroom dictations, the Supreme Court recommended on October 21 that High Court judges practice delivering the operative part of judgements or orders when they anticipate that dictating the full judgement will take longer

In a Civil Appeal before the Supreme Court division bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Sandeep Mehta, the court held that Public Premises Act does not override the Arbitration & Conciliation Act in a case of dispute arising from contracts involving public premises. The case concerns a dispute between the appellant, a statutory

After Blame Game Between Senior Advocate & AoR On False Statement, Supreme Court Mulls Guidelines On Conduct Of Advocates-on-Record On October 21, 2024, in a Petition for Special Leave to Appeal Criminal case involving false statements made to seek remission for a client, the Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine

The Supreme Court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution, which raised an issue to address the failure of authorities to prevent child marriages despite it being debated in India for over one and a half centuries. The court has rejected the center's plea to enforce the Prohibition of Child