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Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Centre, States On Plea Seeking National Judicial Pay Commission For Judges
The plea also challenges inclusion of judges of Union Territories in the 8th Central Pay Commission.
'What Protection Exists For A Person Whose Likeness Is Misused But Whose Name Has No Market Value?': Justice V. Mohana
Supreme Court judge Justice V. Mohana has highlighted a crucial question that has arisen with the rampant and rapid advance of technology – What is the protection available to a common man whose name has no market value when his likeness is misused?The food for thought came up when the judge on Saturday (September 12) delivered the keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of the Seminar...
AP Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former APSBCL Managing Director & Ex-IT Advisor To YSRCP Govt
The Supreme Court has denied anticipatory bail to former IT Advisor to the previous YSRCP government, Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, in connection with the alleged manipulation of the liquor transportation tender process of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL). The Court has also denied anticipatory bail to former APSBCL Managing Director...
Explained | Controversy Surrounding UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar
From praising the UP Chief Minister and handing down 22 death sentences in nearly 5 months, Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has repeatedly found himself at the centre of controversy.
Electricity Act | Past Dues Beyond Two Years Can Be Recovered Only If Continuously Shown As Arrear : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that ordinarily an electricity bill needs to be raised within two years of the consumption, and if the amount is sought to be recovered beyond the two-year limitation, then the said amount needs to be continuously treated as a recoverable arrear. A bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice NV Anjaria dismissed the appeal of an Uttar Pradesh-based...
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LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest: January-June 2026 [Part 1]
Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026Administrative LawAdministrative Law – Departure from Competitive Tendering – Requirement of Reasons – While competitive tendering is the ordinary method to secure public interest, any departure must be justified by rational and recorded reasons - Non-production of core records like tender documents and vouchers by the State is a...
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat HC Proceedings In Plea To Regulate Deepfake, AI Content, As Centre Seeks Transfer Of Case To SC
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings before the Gujarat High Court in a PIL raising concerns about the rise in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, while issuing notice on the Union's plea for transfer of the case to the Supreme Court. Advocate Zoheb...
Suit Not Maintainable To Recover Money Paid For Illegal Purpose, Must Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently held that where a plaint itself discloses that the money sought to be recovered was paid for an illegal and fraudulent purpose, the suit is barred by the of in pari delicto and the plaint is liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manmohan ruled so while...
UP Govt Persistent In Using 'Goondas Act' As A 'Tool Of Oppression': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has strongly criticized the Uttar Pradesh government's use of the Goondas Act, observing that numerous cases before the Court indicate that the State is "persistent in its approach of using the Goonda Act as a tool of oppression". A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi made the observation while quashing orders passed against a Gonda resident, declaring him a...
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