SC Judgements
Good conduct is key to early release: SC - The Hindu - 03/10/2020
2020-10-03 21:05Supreme Court Judgement: Justice Kant wrote: “Society has a right to lead a peaceful and fearless life, without free-roaming criminals creating h… Continue Reading
Intention to abet suicide cannot be assumed, it has to be evident: SC - The Hindu - 03/10/2020
2020-10-03 20:59Supreme Court Judgement: The intention to abet suicide cannot be assumed and it needs to be backed by solid, visible proof. A three-judge Bench … Continue Reading
Life goes off the rails- The Hindu -14-09-2020
2020-09-14 20:40The Supreme Court, in an order on 31st August 2020 had directed the removal of 48,000 slums along the railway tracks in the national capital within th… Continue Reading
SC looks into cases against legislators - The Hindu - 11-09-2020
2020-09-13 12:15The Supreme Court has prioritised the need to expeditiously complete trial in over 4,000 criminal cases, from corruption to money laundering, pending … Continue Reading
SC seeks A-G’s aid in Bhushan case - The Hindu - 11-09-2020
2020-09-13 12:13The Supreme Court has reached out to Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal to act as amicus curiae and assist it with legal questions raised in a contempt c… Continue Reading
SC to Centre: adhere to Ministry circular on roads in Char Dham - The Hindu - 09-09-2020
2020-09-11 08:11The Supreme Court has ordered the Centre to adhere to a Union Road Ministry circular of March 2018. The circular had advised against building full-… Continue Reading
Daughters have equal right to inherit property, says SC -THE HINDU- 12 AUG-2020
2020-08-12 19:48NEWS: The Supreme Court has expanded a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint legal heir and inherit ancestral property on terms equal to male heirs. … Continue Reading
Article 142 - 19/03/2020
2020-03-20 22:51The Supreme Court has removed a Minister against whom disqualification petitions were pending before the Speaker since 2017. The court invoked its dis… Continue Reading
CJI alarmed at hasty death warrants- THE HINDU - 21/02/2020
2020-02-22 10:33News: CJI Sharad A. Bobde expressed alarm about trial courts issuing death warrants in undue haste without offering condemned prisoners a chance to… Continue Reading
Women-at-arms-THE HINDU-18-02-2020
2020-02-18 20:13News: The Supreme Court has delivered a sharp rebuke to the government by asking it to adhere to its own stated policy, articulated on February 25,… Continue Reading
Women Army officers eligible for permanent commission-THE HINDU -18-02-2020
2020-02-18 19:59Details: Women Army Officers in a jubilant mood in New Delhi on Monday after Supreme Court directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to wom… Continue Reading
SC orders parties to publish criminal history of Lok Sabha-THE HINDU-14-02-2020
2020-02-15 15:48News: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha… Continue Reading
SC on SABARIMALA: HINDUSTAN TIMES : 11/02/2020
2020-02-11 23:12News: A five-judge bench that heard the Sabarimala review petitions framed seven questions to be answered by a larger bench, resulting in the const… Continue Reading
SC upholds amendments of SC/ST Act-THE HINDU -11-02-2020
2020-02-11 23:10News: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act of 2018, which nullified its own controversial… Continue Reading
Reservation in promotion in public posts not a FR: SC- THE HINDU- 09/02/2020 - PRELIMS
2020-02-09 16:56Context: Supreme Court Judgment. Details: The SC emphasizing its past judgments has held that reservation in advancement in open posts cannot… Continue Reading
One cannot go on fighting endlessly for everything- THE HINDU-24-01-2020
2020-01-24 21:05Abstract: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde on Thursday said a condemned person cannot fight the death penalty endlessly and it was impo… Continue Reading
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Supreme Court declines to stay poll bond scheme
2020-01-21 23:49News: CJI's statement clarifying that the electoral bond scheme will not be stayed by the SC. Details: There have been pleas filed in the SC … Continue Reading
Private property is a fundamental right, says SC-THE HINDU-13-01-2020
2020-01-14 00:45Context: Supreme Court Judgment. Background: Right to private property was a fundamental right under Article 31 of the Indian Constitution. … Continue Reading
