Introduction: In Aureliano Fernandes vs. State of Goa and Ors. (MANU/SC/0572/2023) Civil Appeal No. 2482 of 2014, decided on May 12, 2023, the Ap ...
Supreme Court’s Mandates for Effective Implementation of POSH Act: Directives to Union and State Governments
Brief Background: A writ petition was filed under Article 32 of Indian Constitution before the Supreme Court by an organization named Initiatives ...
Supreme Court says ‘Courts Should Avoid Hyper-Technical Interpretation of Service Rules’
On 3rd December, 2021, in the case of Union of India vs. M, (“case”), it was held by the Supreme Court of India that courts should avoid hyper-techni ...
Supreme Court said that Madhya Pradesh Judge had not resigned voluntarily
On 9th December 2021, in the case of Ms X vs Registrar General, High Court of Madhya Pradesh and another, it was held by the Supreme Court that ...
Supreme Court: Acquittal in criminal trial has no bearing on disciplinary proceedings
The Supreme Court on 3rd January 2022 in the matter of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Vs. Dilip Uttam Jayabhay held ...
Supreme Court: Employee has no absolute right to be represented in departmental proceedings through agent of his choice
The Supreme Court on 4th January 2022 in the matter of The Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank (RMGB) & Anr. Vs Ramesh Chandra Me ...
Supreme Court Pronounced That Death Certificate Of a Person Who Died Due To COVID 19 Complications Must Specify “Death Due To COVID 19”
On 30th June 2021, in the case of Reepak Kansal vs Union of India & Gaurav Kumar Bansal vs Union of India, The Supreme Court of India held that t ...
Supreme Court On Illegal Adoption of Children Orphaned Due To Coronavirus
On 7th June 2021, in the case of In Re Contagion of COVID Virus In Children Protection Homes, The Supreme Court has expressed their concerns to State ...
Supreme Court Ordered To States/UTs To Ensure No Break In Education Of Children Who Lost Parents Due To COVID
The Supreme Court of India on 7th June 2021, In Re Contagion of COVID Virus in Children Protection Homes has directed the State and Union Territories ...
Supreme Court orders West Bengal to Upload The Information Of Children Orphaned During COVID
The Supreme Court of India, on 7th June 2021, while hearing a case extended orders to the state of West Bengal to collect and upload the information ...
Supreme Court Directs Centre For Issuance Of Death Certificates To COVID-19 Victims For Ex-Gratia Assistance For Their Families
In the matter of Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs. Union Of India & Ors., the Supreme Court of India on 24th May 2021, issued direction to the Central Gove ...
Supreme Court of India’s Circular on Urgent Matters during Summer Vacations
The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, in order to meet the demand of justice and hearing matters, which are extremely important du ...
The Testimony Of A Prosecutrix With A Disability Cannot Be Considered Weak Or Inferior – Supreme Court
In the matter of Patan Jamal Vali v. State of Andhra Pradesh, the Apex Court on 27th April, 2021 held that the testimony of a prosecutrix with a disa ...
An Order Without Reasons Is Fundamentally Contrary To The Norms Which Guide The Judicial Process: Supreme Court
In the matter of Sonu v. Sonu Yadav & Anr., the Supreme Court on 5th April 2021 set aside the Allahabad High Court decision to grant bail to a ma ...
Supreme Court on flirting with junior officer and suo motu cognizance of conduct
While cases dealing with sexual harassment at workplace continues to surge, the Supreme Court on 16 February, 2021 observed that it is unacceptable t ...
Supreme Court on ‘External Member’ of IC and Transfer of Complainant
Recently, in the case of Punjab Sind Bank & Ors (“Bank”) vs. Durgesh Kunwar (“Respondent”), decided by the Supreme Court of India on External Mem ...
Supreme Court on application of service rules and termination of Respondent based on IC’s report
Recently, in a judgment dated 28th January, 2020, the Supreme Court (“SC“), in the case of Vijayakumaran C.P.V. (“Appellant”) v/s Central University o ...
The Supreme Court on legality of parallel departmental and criminal court proceedings
The Supreme Court on 8th April 2019, in the case of The Secretary, Lucy Sequeira Trust And Anr. v. Kailash Ramesh Tandel held that departmental proce ...

















