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The working strength of the Supreme Court has now gone upto 28 judges after today’s swearing in of 4 new judges. The number is just 3 short of the sanctioned strength of 31 SC judges. The central government had notified the appointments of Justices MR Shah, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta and R Subhash Reddy to the Supreme Court j..

In a striking departure from the past, a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Navin Sinha in a landmark judgment titled Mohammed Imran v State of Maharashtra and others in Civil Appeal No(s). 10571 of 2018 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 6599 of 2018) delivered on October 12, 2018 has directed..

The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute in the Supreme Court has been adjourned for January 2019. The order was passed by a bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi & Justices KM Joseph and Sanjay Kishan Kaul. The matter was listed before the aforementioned Bench after a 3-judge Bench gave a verdict on S..

Freedom of speech The expanse of freedom of expression, a fundamental right is well known. Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which restricted online speech, as unconstitutional on grounds of violating the freedom of speech.  But can that justify paid trolli..

It has be said right at the beginning with considerable degree of satisfaction that the Supreme Court which is the top court of our country has in a latest landmark judgment titled Mallikarjun Kodagali (Dead) represented through Legal Representatives versus State of Karnataka and others in Criminal Appeal Nos. 1281-82 of 2018 [Arising out of S.L.P. (Cri.) Nos. 7040-70..

It's official now that the Supreme Court which is the highest court in India has now finally in the landmark case titled Joseph Shine v Union of India in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 194 of 2017 delivered on September 27, 2018 struck down the 158 year old most discriminatory and most reprehensible law of adultery under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code! The 5 J..

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s order which set aside the extension of time granted for the completion of investigation in the Bhima Koregaon case. The Bombay High Court yesterday passed an order which effectively set aside the Special Judge’s order extending the deten..

To begin with, in a latest landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Apex Court Bench comprising of Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee in Ram Lal vs. State of Himachal Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 576 of 2010 with Criminal Appeal No. 577 of 2010, Criminal Appeal No. 578 of 2010 on October 3, 2018 minced no words in stating it clearly and con..

A learning system based on formalised teaching but with the help of electronic resources is known as E- learning. While teaching can be based in or out of the classrooms, the use of computers and the Internet forms the major component of E-learning. E-learning can also be termed as a network enabled transfer of skills and knowledge, and the delivery of education is ma..

Introduction: E-waste or electronic waste is created when an electronic product is discarded after the end of its useful life. Some examples are discarded computers, office electronic equipment, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, television sets, and refrigerators. This i..

The need for a central law on Tourism has been a long pending demand. This article seeks to explore the need and the means towards this. Existing Situation and Requirement for a law. A. As of 2017 - 18 Tourism in India generated over Rs.1,35,000/- crore (i.e. USD.20 billion) plu..

The use of plastic has revolutionized the way we handle our finances today. Debit cards and credit cards help us do transactions of withdrawal and deposit in just a few seconds; and purchase goods and services instantly. Such things that save our time are a boon in our fast paced lives. But a number of fraudulent activities have also been linked to the use of the ca..

It has to be stated at the very outset that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences which will go a long way in ensuring that leaders of outfits calling for mob violence are held liable for damages, the Supreme Court just recently on October 1, 2018 in the landmark case titled Kodungallur Film Society vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 330 o..

Let me begin with a disclaimer: I have never met the new Chief Justice of India (CJI) in person nor have I ever interacted with any of his friends or relatives or close companions nor do I know any of them in any manner. But from the news and the articles which I have read about him since last few years, one conclusion is inescapable: He is a man of integrity with im..

Crimes are created by law and committed by the people. The law also prescribes punishments for the crimes including imprisonment to disable the culprit from repeating the crime. In the case of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, the main observation of the learned Chief Justice is that adultery shall not be treated as a crime at ..