The Supreme Court declined a plea for an early hearing of a case pending before the Allahabad High Court, stressing it cannot set strict timelines for already overburdened judges. The CJI cited an order noting a judge worked till 7:10 PM, exhausted and hungry.
The Supreme Court of India emphasised that lawyers must disclose both favourable and unfavourable judgments before courts, observing that contradictory rulings create uncertainty and stressing advocates’ duty to ensure judicial consistency by informing courts about relevant and latest legal pronouncements across jurisdictions.
The Gujarat High Court set aside the man’s conviction for cruelty and abetment, stating that a single incident of slapping his wife for staying at her parental home without informing was not cruelty while acquitting him in law.
The Delhi High Court held that SC/ST candidates cannot claim an automatic right to relax eligibility rules for selection as prosecutors in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office. The Court said relaxation applies only when specific conditions are fully satisfied
The Delhi High Court held a wife cannot seek residence under the DV Act if she moved to housing and is not roofless. Court said the law protects against dispossession, not reinstatement to a home abandoned by choice.
Today, On 17th October, The Supreme Court dismissed Roche’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court’s refusal to restrain Natco Pharma from producing Risdiplam for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, observing it would not interfere since the High Court’s concurrent findings were interim in nature.
The Supreme Court declared that the government, as a constitutional employer, cannot act like a market player. It ruled that outsourcing cannot be misused to exploit workers or deny them fair engagement, regularization, and basic pay parity rights. New Delhi: The Supreme Court ruled that public institutions cannot exploit workers through job outsourcing, denying long-term […]
The Supreme Court has directed the Bombay High Court to urgently hear petitions challenging the 10% Maratha reservation ahead of NEET 2025. This urgent move impacts many students preparing for medical entrance exams.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who served on over 480 benches, delivered significant rulings on crucial legal and social issues, including the RTI, Waqf Amendment Act, and Article 370, shaping India’s judicial landscape.
The Supreme Court stayed the contempt conviction of a woman sentenced by the Bombay High Court for distributing a circular that accused judges of being part of a “dog mafia”, staying her jail term for now.
