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SC to hear on Monday Tamil Nadu's plea for directions to Karnataka to release Cauvery water

The state government, in its plea, claimed that the quantum allocated to it by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) as well as that released by its neighbour Karnataka was far less.

SC set to hear on Monday Rahul Gandhi's plea against HC order on petition alleging disproportionate assets

NGT forms panel to verify claim of illegal burning of medical waste in Aligarh

Nation overcame several challenges, time for young law grads, lawyers to take responsibilities: CJI

SC asks Centre to decide on appearance of Front-of-Package-Labels on food packets

Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies Non-Requirement of Judicial Proceedings for Pregnancy Terminations Beyond 24 Weeks

Cockroach row: CJI Kant says remarks misused with malicious intent to mislead youth

SC to hear on Aug 21 plea to frame regulations for conducting CBSE exams through OSM system

Must be tired of fighting, think of restoring peace, reopening roads: SC to Kuki, Meitei groups

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Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Monday August 17:

SC to hear pleas seeking fair, time-bound probe into alleged embezzlement of donation money at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Aug 17

CJP's Dipke joins protest as candidates claim glitches during online Bombay HC clerk typing test

Dipke alleged that several candidates were declared failed without their fault and joined the demonstration demanding that the test be conducted afresh.

Aug 16

Kerala man acquitted in POCSO case over alleged sexual assault of minor daughter

Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act judge Bilkul G R acquitted Saji Kuttappan after finding him not guilty in the case.

Aug 16

Tribunal awards Rs 23.83 lakh compensation to man who lost arm in road accident

According to the claim, Jagan Rama Jadhav was riding a scooter on the Kalyan-Murbad road when a truck crashed into his two-wheeler. His left arm was severed in the accident.

Aug 16

Don't just adapt but lead in determining use of technology to reshape legal system: CJI to NLUs

Addressing the Vice Chancellors' Conclave 2.0 at National Law University, Jodhpur, the CJI said that the legal profession can no longer remain a late adopter of technology and rejected an outright prohibition of tools like generative AI in legal education.

Aug 16

Pune court remands 'drug kingpin' Virender Singh Basoya to NCB custody till Aug 21

The NCB's Mumbai unit took over the investigation and identified Basoya as the alleged mastermind who coordinated activities of the syndicate from foreign shores and smuggled out mephedrone consignments from India to other countries.

Aug 16

BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra apologises to law students over NALSAR row

In a statement issued on Independence Day, Mishra said recent developments had caused concern among students and expressed regret if any of his words or communications had hurt their feelings.

Aug 16

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 2.92 crore compensation to man disabled in 2020 road accident

Presiding Officer Abhilash Malhotra was hearing the claim petition of Nilmani Chauhan, who suffered 88 per cent permanent disability because of a traumatic spinal cord injury, leaving him unable to stand or walk for the rest of his life.

Aug 16

Supreme Court

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SC to hear on Monday Tamil Nadu's plea for directions to Karnataka to release Cauvery water

The state government, in its plea, claimed that the quantum allocated to it by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) as well as that released ...

SC set to hear on Monday Rahul Gandhi's plea against HC order on petition alleging disproportionate assets

Expressing dissatisfaction with the CBI's response, the Alla...

Nation overcame several challenges, time for young law grads, lawyers to take responsibilities: CJI

Speaking at the national flag hoisting ceremony organised by...

SC asks Centre to decide on appearance of Front-of-Package-Labels on food packets

Front-of-package labelling (FOPL) is a nutritional informati...

Cockroach row: CJI Kant says remarks misused with malicious intent to mislead youth

The CJI said his oral remarks were misquoted and misused wit...

High Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies Non-Requirement of Judicial Proceedings for Pregnancy Terminations Beyond 24 Weeks

Court Directs Health Authorities to Implement Guidelines in Compliance with Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971

Delhi HC receives bomb threat via email ahead of Independence Day

Odisha: Man gets life imprisonment for raping girl last year

Delhi HC upholds conviction of man for sodomising 11-yr-old rag picker

Bank account freeze must be proportionate to suspected proceeds of crime: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court Quashes Gangster Act Proceedings Due to Procedural Lapse

'Sand mafia' Tulu Mondal moves Cal HC seeking quashing of FIR against him

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Relief to Contractual Teacher; Questions State on Regularization

Kerala High Court Upholds Civil Court Precedence in Malankara Church Property Disputes

Articles

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Fair Trial

Section 314 Criminal Procedure Code provides that any party to a proceeding make oral arguments and can submit written arguments in support of his cas...

Intervention Of Third Parties Including Defacto Complainant In Criminal Proceedings

The basic distinction drawn in the statute by introducing th...

Voice of Dissent under the Shadow of LATHI and Rule of Law

The true test of any democracy is not how it treats those wh...

Hierarchy Of Revenue Officers Under Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887

Financial Commissioner shall control all revenue officers in...

Love or a Crime?

Thereafter, what followed was the pain disintegration of hum...

Glorification of Singham Style Police Encounters is a Vicious Attempt to Deviate From the Due Process of Law Exigency of Anti Torture Shield to Curb the Sin in the Cells

The argument of the government that the notification and imp...

Consumer Laws

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Hospital 'callous, insensitive' for delaying newborn's discharge over insurance: Consumer panel

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), in an order passed last month in the 2017 case, asked the hospital to pay a compensation of ...

Mumbai consumer panel orders insurance firm to cough up Rs 1.2 cr for liquor stock ruined in floods

The South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commis...

Delhi consumer commission fines railways Rs 25,000 for making two passengers share same blanket

A bench comprising commission president Monika Aggarwal Sriv...

Ordered iPhone, got beard oil: Flipkart, seller told to pay over 1.8 lakh to customer

The failure to investigate the complaint, recover the wrongl...

Men in 'ladies only' tour: Travel firm directed to pay compensation for service deficiency

The unilateral alteration of the itinerary after receiving t...

Taxation Laws

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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when valuation done by registered valuers per Rule 11UA; clarifies payments to joint venture for ...