'Sensitise Future Generation About Equality In Marriage' : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Tackle Dowry Evil

Youngsters should be made aware that parties to marriage are not subservient to each other.

Supreme Court Issues Directions To Trial Courts On Cataloguing Witnesses & Evidence In Criminal Case Judgments

The Court issued the directions to have a standard and uniform tabular chart in judgments.

Buyer Not At Fault: Supreme Court Orders Seller to Refund Buyer for Hiding Bank Encumbrance

"It is a common practice for landowners to keep original title deeds in the bank lockers for security purposes," the Court observed.

Income Tax | Foreign Companies' Head Office Expenses For Indian Business Subject To Deduction Limit Under S. 44C : Supreme Court

In a set-back to foreign companies doing business operations in India, the Supreme Court on Monday (December 15) held that all head office expenditure incurred by them outside India, whether common or exclusively for their Indian business operations, must be subjected to the statutory ceiling prescribed under Section 44C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, thereby ruling out any claim for...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Action Against Persons Spreading Defamatory Remarks Against Justice GR Swaminathan

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking actions against the protestors who allegedly spread defamatory remarks against Justice G.R. Swaminathan, Judge of the Madras High Court, subsequent to his order to light the Karthigai Deepam on the Deepa Thoon (lamp pillar) at the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy Hill Temple, Madurai.The PIL has been filed by...

Banke Bihari Temple : Supreme Court Issues Notice To High-Powered Committee On Plea Challenging Change Of Darshan Timings

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the State of UP and the Court-constituted High Powered Committee on a plea challenging the changed temple darshan timings and discontinuation of Dehri Pooja at the Bankey Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple, Mathura. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing the writ petition filed by the Management Committee...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed challenging the election of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran from the Chennai Central constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi dismissed a petition filed by ML Ravi, who approached the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court dismissing...

Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu Govt To Ascertain Land Needed To Establish Navodaya Vidyalayas, Directs Consultations With Centre

The Court said that Tamil Nadu can raise its two-language formula during its consultations with the Centre

'We Wonder If High Court Is Aware Of Our Decisions' : Supreme Court Dismayed At MP HC Condoning 5 Year Delay In State's Appeal

While expressing dismay over the manner in which the Madhya Pradesh High Court condoned the delay of 1612 days on the mere request of the State Government, the Supreme Court reminded that the law is well-settled in terms of limitation and condoning delay that sufficient cause has to be looked into. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice PB Varale was dealing with a civil...

Supreme Court Orders FSL Examination Of Mobile Device Containing Alleged Hate Speech Voice Clip Of UP Police Officer

The Supreme Court has ordered the forensic examination of the mobile phone containing an alleged audio clip in which Uttar Pradesh DIG Sanjeev Tyagi, then Superintendent of Police of Bijnor, is purportedly heard making anti-Muslim remarks.The bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K Vinod Chandran directed the Superintendent of Police, Bijnor, to ensure the safe delivery of...

Art. 136 | Second SLP Barred After Dismissal Of Earlier SLP & Failed High Court Review, Unless Liberty Was Reserved: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a second Special Leave Petition (SLP) is not maintainable once an earlier SLP has been dismissed and a subsequent review before the High Court has also failed, unless the Court has expressly granted liberty to approach it again. “there is no doubt that a party does not require any liberty to move in review before the High Court after dismissal simpliciter of an...

WhatsApp Privacy Policy Case: NCLAT Clarifies CCI's Safeguards For Non-Advertising Data Apply To Advertising Data Too

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Monday allowed the Competition Commission of India's plea seeking clarification on whether the privacy and consent safeguards upheld in its November 4 judgment would also govern WhatsApp's sharing of user data with Meta for advertising purposes. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Arun...