The Supreme Court has invalidated a Jharkhand Government memorandum that forced cooperative societies to secure a recommendation from the Assistant Registrar before claiming stamp duty exemption. The Court held that executive actions that require unnecessary and redundant procedural steps are Read more…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that when a government employee nominates a parent for General Provident Fund (GPF) benefits, but the nomination form states that it will become invalid once the employee acquires a family through marriage, the nomination automatically Read more…
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that funds belonging to temples and kept in cooperative banks cannot be used to support financially weak banking institutions. The Court said that temple assets are the property of the deity and must Read more…
The Supreme Court has refused an urgent listing of a petition seeking immediate intervention in the nationwide aviation disruption caused by large-scale flight cancellations by IndiGo Airlines. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, with Justice Joymalya Read more…
The Supreme Court has asked for the 2009 decision in Bharat Drilling & Foundation Treatment Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand to be reviewed by a larger bench, citing concerns over its repeated and incorrect use when interpreting prohibitory claim clauses in Read more…
The Supreme Court has taken a firm stand against an NGO that tried to reopen a settled constitutional question about the rights of minority educational institutions under the Right to Education Act. In a sharp order, the Court imposed a Read more…
The Supreme Court has stepped in to pause a Kerala High Court decision that had ruled the Munambam land in Ernakulam district was not Waqf property. In an interim order, the Court said the current situation must remain as it Read more…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a person who accepts a job on compassionate grounds cannot later demand appointment to a higher post by invoking recruitment norms meant for regular candidates. The Court said compassionate appointments are a limited concession Read more…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday outlined an ambitious vision for the country’s courts, placing technology at the heart of judicial reform and the future of the Rule of Law. Speaking at the Regional Judicial Conference of Western Read more…
The Supreme Court has raised strong concerns about the Enforcement Directorate’s authority to attach and seize assets without any prior judicial oversight. The comments came during a hearing on proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The bench noted Read more…