This is a landmark case of Intellectual Property Rights. The Supreme Court considered the entire case de novo despite it being an appeal from the IPAB. This case was considered as a test case for Section 3(d) of the Patents Act...
A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhya passed a landmark judgment on 10th July, 2013 that reformed the conduct of elections. The judgement dealt with exemption of convicted representative..
Shreya Singhal v/s. Union of India is the landmark case in relation to the online freedom of speech & expression and has played vital role in establishing intermediary liability with respect to the Information Technology Act of 2000. This case was ..
Rameshwar Prasad v/s. Union of India, popularly known as the ‘BIHAR ASSEMBLY DISSOLUTION CASE’ is a matter as one of its kind which primarily relates to the subject matter of Election Law which has paved the way for more fairer & transparent process ..
In the aforesaid facts the judges were firmly of the view that there is no question of any violation of any of the rights of the appellant under the Indian Constitution. He was offered the services of a lawyer at the time of his arrest and at all rel..
The Supreme Court set aside the order of the Bombay High Court dated 8th September, 2010 and allowed the appeal. The Court has ascertained the transaction through the tests and removed the doubts pertaining to the transaction. This decision has furth..
This Case is popularly known as Habeas Corpus Case. A Presidential order was issued on 25th June, 1975, by exercising power conferred under Article - 352 (2) of the Indian Constitution, which declared emergency due to internal disturbances...
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of India, which declared transgender people to be a 'third gender', affirmed that the fundamental rights granted under the Constitution of India will be e..
In the matter of Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors. Transferred Case (Civiil) No. 66 of 2018 In Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1399 of 2018 ..
Judgement passed in Rafale Review Petition. Centre's objections on admissibility of documents dismissed by the Supreme Court. ..
FACTS OF THE CASE In 1978, a Muslim Lawyer in Madhya Pradesh divorced Shah Bano, his wife by pronouncing ‘triple talaq’. The main reason behind the divorce being disputes between Shah Bano’s children and her husband’s other wife. As per Muslim per..
The case was called Shayara Bano v. Union of India & Others. The bench that heard the controversial Triple talaq case in 2017 was made up of multifaith members. The five judges from five different communities are Chief Justice JS Khehar, a Sikh, Just..
The application filed by the appellant under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed and the proceedings initiated based on the FIR instituted at the instance of espondent no. 2 are hereby quashed. ..
The opinion of the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case is summarized as below: Backward Classes of the Citizens of in Article 16(4) can be identified on the basis of caste and not only on the economic basis. Article 16(4) is not an exception ..
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In a recent case between Fast Track v. Ola, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) prima - facie opined that the radio taxi service Ola cabs had abused its dominant position within the meaning of Sec 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 (hereinafter ref..
The appellant had an exhausted relationship with his wife within two years of marriage. After one year of living with his brother she returned and was mistreated and starved while she was being kept under locks. She somehow breaks free from the confi..
In a recent Judgment of Supreme Court of India, dated 13th July 2018 in a case between National High Ways Authority of India Vs Gwalior Jhansi Express Way Limited (2018 Online SC 688), the court set aside an Arbitrators order on the ground of “Fundam..
The victim had gone to the field to collect green grass where the appellant approached her for sexual intercourse. At the victim’s protest, the appellant took the victim to the ground and proceeded to conduct sexual intercourse with her by force. Thi..
The victim had been hit on his head and face by the accused while he was walking on a public road. That, in turn, caused him grievous hurt. After the investigation was complete and the charges were laid down before the court, the court found the a..