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CASE BACKGROUND Justices D. Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah stated that it was necessary to set up a monitored system to track the movement of the cases between the arbitrator and the court, including all direct and indirect judgments regarding the revenue department of the Central Government. li style="text-align..

Background The case was Pichra Warga Kalyan Mahasabha Haryana v. State of Haryana. A notification which was issued by the Haryana State Government specified the criteria for excluding the creamy layer in backward classes. The High Court ha..

Background The name of the case was Tamminedi Ramakrishna v. N. Jayalakshmi. The plaintiffs had filed a suit against the defendant since the defendant was not ready to execute the sale deed. The defendant had filed applications under Order..

FACTS OF THE CASE In October 2019, Twitter had blocked Hegde’s account stating that it was depicting ‘hateful imagery’. He had posted a picture of August Landmesser wherein he had refused to the Nazi salute at a rally, while everyone around him was doing it./l..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The petitioners, senior-citizen couples, have been allegedly detained in the Indira Gandhi International Airport since the morning of 23 August. They have been denied access to food, water or medicines. After the cou..

Background The name of the case was Simranjeet Kaur and Anr. v. State of Haryana. A woman had filed a plea seeking protection from the court. She had married the respondent in July 2018 against her free will. li style="text-align: ..

Background& & & &The case was of Showkat Hussain v. Nazia Jeelani. & & &A petition under Section 482 of the Indian Penal Code was filed against the judgment passed on triple talaq placing reliance on the Shayara Bano case. li style="text-align..

Background Sharjeel Imam is an alumnus of IIT Mumbai and had joined JNU for pursuing his PhD. He is an activist and was protesting against the CAA and NRC implementation. He was allegedly delivering instigating speeches against the governm..

Bail Plea Advanced To Sajjan Kumar As Medical Condition Is Precarious The Supreme Court has preponed the interim bail plea of ex Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh Riots case, for September 3, 2021. It was said that Kumar’s medical condition was precarious. The Apex Court, while directing ..

FACTS OF THE CASE Letzkit Foundation, the petitioner, drew the attention of the court to a newspaper article. It was written that a young couple staying in a live-in relationship had handed over their 12-day old child to the Child Welfare Committee. li style="text-align:..

Supreme Court Relegates Individual Grievances To Armed Forces Tribunal Individual male and female naval officers have challenged the rejection of their claim for the grant of permanent commission. Alternatively, they have sought pensionary benefits in terms of the directions issued by the Court in the Annie Nagaraja case. The..

Key Points Capital punishment is to be given in the ‘rarest of rare’ cases. The Law Commission in its 262nd report, 2015 has suggested to abolish capital punishment. Indian legislation and Courts have observed that capital puni..

Key Takeaways The Indian legislators have very thoughtfully made the provisions so that an offender is punished for his actions. Some offences call for fine and in case of inability to make the payment, the Courts also have the power to determine the sentence in case of default...

WHAT WAS THE MATTER The case Rani Devi and Anr. V. Indo Tibetan Border Police (2021) involved two female ITBP constables who wished to be redeployed to their post in Afghanistan. The constables were posted in 8 Battalion and 47 Battalion respectively. Their job was to check the ..

Name of the Case Bhagwati Dev Gupta and Anr. v. Star Infratech Pvt. Ltd. Background A petition was filed for the appointment of an arbitrator for arbitrating a dispute between parties, under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration ..